Basis
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Basis is the largest moon orbiting the planet Threshold in the Soell system.[1] The diameter of this moon is 23,848km (14,818 miles).[2] Installation 04 was positioned between Basis and Threshold.[1] After Installation 04's destruction, the Covenant Heretics built a makeshift camp on Basis, amid the wreckage from the Alpha Halo.[3] Basis was the location of the Halo 2 multiplayer level Burial Mounds. The atmosphere beholds a sundown-modeled appearance, with hazy clouds and a an orange skyline.
In the Halo 2 levels Sacred Icon and Quarantine Zone, you can see Threshold with Basis in the background in the sky. This is most likely an error due to time constraints or they are meant to be similar planets/satellites.
Trivia
- On Burial Mounds, you can see wreckage from Installation 04 falling into the atmoshpere and burning up.
- Originally, the level The Arbiter was suppose to take place on the moon Basis.
References
- ^ a b "Halo Story Bible: Halo", Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets, Chapter 5, page 63
- ^ http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_planetscale
- ^ In-game flavor text for Burial Mounds in Halo 2.
