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'''Alluvion''', also known as '''Bhaakto III''',<ref name="Halo Channel">''[[Halo Channel]]'': Encyclopedia</ref> is the [[planet|third planet]] in the [[Bhaakto system]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} and a [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] of the [[Unified Earth Government]].<ref name="HE7">''[[Halo: Escalation]]'', [[Halo: Escalation Issue 7|Issue #7]]</ref><ref name="ho9">''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'', Chapter 9</ref> Alluvion is orbited by the [[natural satellite]] [[Fallow]]. Once home to millions, Alluvion was [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. By [[2554]], Alluvion has been recolonized.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | '''Alluvion''', also known as '''Bhaakto III''',<ref name="Halo Channel">''[[Halo Channel]]'': Encyclopedia</ref> is the [[planet|third planet]] in the [[Bhaakto system]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} and a [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] of the [[Unified Earth Government]].<ref name="HE7">''[[Halo: Escalation]]'', [[Halo: Escalation Issue 7|Issue #7]]</ref><ref name="ho9">''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'', Chapter 9</ref> Alluvion is orbited by the [[natural satellite]] [[Fallow]]. Once home to millions, Alluvion was [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] in [[2543]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P50|Enc22|Page=50}} By [[2554]], Alluvion has been recolonized.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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===Human-Covenant war=== | ===Human-Covenant war=== | ||
[[File:Alluvion glassed.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Alluvion is glassed by the Covenant]] | [[File:Alluvion glassed.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Alluvion is glassed by the Covenant]] | ||
[[Covenant]] scouting patrols located Alluvion in [[2541]], though a full-scale invasion—led by [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee—did not occur until [[2542]]. During the [[Battle for Alluvion]], the [[United Nations Space Command]] was able to defend the planet with a substantial military force, keeping the Covenant forces at bay for weeks. However, a Covenant support fleet arrived and quickly severed Alluvion's critical support lines, and the planet fell shortly after.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Spartan [[Gabriel Thorne]]'s [[Thorne family|parents]] were [[UNSC Army]] officers stationed on the planet at the time. They, along with Alluvion's human population, died when the Covenant [[glassed]] the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|HE7}} In the glassing, Alluvion's major population centers and [[spaceport]]s were destroyed and no sign of human activity remained on the planet by [[2544]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} On [[2552#September|September 26, 2552]], Alluvion was used as an example of the planets glassed by Covenant forces in [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] operative [[Jameson Locke]]'s target profile of Thel 'Vadamee.{{Ref/Reuse|h2a3}} | [[Covenant]] scouting patrols located Alluvion in [[2541]], though a full-scale invasion—led by [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee—did not occur until [[2542]]. During the [[Battle for Alluvion]], the [[United Nations Space Command]] was able to defend the planet with a substantial military force, keeping the Covenant forces at bay for weeks. However, a Covenant support fleet arrived and quickly severed Alluvion's critical support lines, and the planet fell shortly after.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Spartan [[Gabriel Thorne]]'s [[Thorne family|parents]] were [[UNSC Army]] officers stationed on the planet at the time. They, along with Alluvion's human population, died when the Covenant [[glassed]] the planet in [[2543]].{{Ref/Reuse|HE7}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P50}} In the glassing, Alluvion's major population centers and [[spaceport]]s were destroyed and no sign of human activity remained on the planet by [[2544]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} On [[2552#September|September 26, 2552]], Alluvion was used as an example of the planets glassed by Covenant forces in [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] operative [[Jameson Locke]]'s target profile of Thel 'Vadamee.{{Ref/Reuse|h2a3}} | ||
===Post-war=== | ===Post-war=== | ||
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*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' | *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||