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'''Charybdis IX''' is a planet in the [[Charybdis System]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page ??''</ref> | |||
==Overview== | |||
The planet was a [[UNSC]] [[Outer Colonies|outer colony]] prior to the [[Human-Covenant War]] with [[Scyllion]] being its capital. As the war escalated martial law was declared in [[2533]] and led to [[Insurrectionist]] [[Scyllion Warehouse District Riot|rioting in the capital]] two years later. The colony was [[Battle of Charybdis IX|destroyed]] shortly after by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page ??''</ref> | |||
A joint [[ONI]] and [[UNSC Navy]] operation to the colony in [[2535]] was one of then-[[Lieutenant (J.G.)]] [[Jacob Keyes]]' first assignments. He killed his [[Jason Kincaide|first human]], an Insurrectionist leader, during the riots.<ref>Halo: The Cole Protocol, ''page 198''</ref> He eventually recalled and lost this memory while infected by the [[Proto-Gravemind|Proto-Gravemind Flood entity]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page ??''</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | |||
[[Image:Charybdis ix orbital.png|thumb|right|The planet being referenced in ''Halo 3''.]] | |||
*[[Wikipedia:Charybdis|Charybdis]] was the daughter of the god [[Wikipedia:Poseidon|Poseidon]] in [[Greek mythology]]. She was a nymph that was turned into a sea monster resembling a gigantic whirlpool by [[Wikipedia:Zeus|Zeus]]. Charybdis' companion sea monster was [[Wikipedia:Scylla|Scylla]]. | *[[Wikipedia:Charybdis|Charybdis]] was the daughter of the god [[Wikipedia:Poseidon|Poseidon]] in [[Greek mythology]]. She was a nymph that was turned into a sea monster resembling a gigantic whirlpool by [[Wikipedia:Zeus|Zeus]]. Charybdis' companion sea monster was [[Wikipedia:Scylla|Scylla]]. | ||
* On the [[Halo 3]] [[multiplayer]] map [[Orbital (Level)|Orbital]], there is an illuminated sign regarding an apparent transport from Charybdis IX that appears to have been 'delayed.' | *On the ''[[Halo 3]]'' [[multiplayer]] map [[Orbital (Level)|Orbital]], set on [[Earth]]'s [[Quito Space Tether]], there is an illuminated sign regarding an apparent transport from Charybdis IX that appears to have been 'delayed.' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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Charybdis IX is a planet in the Charybdis System.[1]
Overview
The planet was a UNSC outer colony prior to the Human-Covenant War with Scyllion being its capital. As the war escalated martial law was declared in 2533 and led to Insurrectionist rioting in the capital two years later. The colony was destroyed shortly after by the Covenant.[2]
A joint ONI and UNSC Navy operation to the colony in 2535 was one of then-Lieutenant (J.G.) Jacob Keyes' first assignments. He killed his first human, an Insurrectionist leader, during the riots.[3] He eventually recalled and lost this memory while infected by the Proto-Gravemind Flood entity.[4]
Trivia
- Charybdis was the daughter of the god Poseidon in Greek mythology. She was a nymph that was turned into a sea monster resembling a gigantic whirlpool by Zeus. Charybdis' companion sea monster was Scylla.
- On the Halo 3 multiplayer map Orbital, set on Earth's Quito Space Tether, there is an illuminated sign regarding an apparent transport from Charybdis IX that appears to have been 'delayed.'
Sources
- ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page ??
- ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page ??
- ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 198
- ^ Halo: The Flood, page ??
