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'''2554''' was a year in the 2550s in the 26th century. | |||
==Events== | |||
===January=== | ===January=== | ||
'''January 3''' | '''January 3''' | ||
*Insurrectionist forces of the [[United Rebel Front]] unsuccessfully attempt to invade and occupy [[Draco III]]'s rebuilt capital of [[New Albany]], resulting in a prolonged standoff between themselves and the UEG. Standoff results in the death of all insurgents but at least [[ | *Insurrectionist forces of the [[United Rebel Front]] unsuccessfully attempt to [[Draco III rebellion|invade and occupy]] [[Draco III]]'s rebuilt capital of [[New Albany]], resulting in a prolonged standoff between themselves and the UEG. Standoff results in the death of all insurgents but at least [[Jonathan Doherty|one UNSC soldier]] who was being held hostage was killed.<ref>[https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/683713456873148418?lang=en '''Jessica Shea's twitter''': ''Today in Halo 1/3/2554'']</ref> | ||
===March=== | ===March=== | ||
'''March 29''' | '''March 29''' | ||
*An incident occurs on [[Spartan-IV Training Station|a space station]] operated by the [[SPARTAN-IV program]] as a training facility, beginning with the murder of Spartan-IV trainee [[Hideo Wakahisa]] by fellow Spartan candidate [[Rudolf Schein]], now working as an agent of the [[United Rebel Front]]. Schein subsequently attempts to destroy the station with explosives, though [[Musa-096]] and [[Jun-A266]] are able to stop him; however, [[O'Day|Captain O'Day]] is killed in the process, while Jun and Schein are propelled into space through a [[Hull breach|breached]] viewport. Jun is rescued on time by [[Lucy-B091]] and [[Tom-B292]] while Schein is left to die in the vacuum of space, with the three Spartan-IIIs receiving medical treatment for several days for their vacuum exposure.<ref name="lessons">'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', ''"[[Lessons Learned]]"''</ref> | *An [[Spartan-IV station terror attack|incident]] occurs on [[Spartan-IV Training Station|a space station]] operated by the [[SPARTAN-IV program]] as a training facility, beginning with the murder of Spartan-IV trainee [[Hideo Wakahisa]] by fellow Spartan candidate [[Rudolf Schein]], now working as an agent of the [[United Rebel Front]]. Schein subsequently attempts to destroy the station with explosives, though [[Musa-096]] and [[Jun-A266]] are able to stop him; however, [[O'Day|Captain O'Day]] is killed in the process, while Jun and Schein are propelled into space through a [[Hull breach|breached]] viewport. Jun is rescued on time by [[Lucy-B091]] and [[Tom-B292]] while Schein is left to die in the vacuum of space, with the three Spartan-IIIs receiving medical treatment for several days for their vacuum exposure.<ref name="lessons">'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', ''"[[Lessons Learned]]"''</ref> | ||
===April=== | ===April=== | ||
'''Unknown date''' | '''Unknown date''' | ||
*Shortly after Schein's failed [[Terrorism|terrorist]] attack, Tom-B292 and Lucy-B091 are reassigned from their duties as Spartan-IV instructors to serve under [[Franklin Mendez]] as part of the security staff of the [[Onyx United Research Project]] on [[Shield World 006]]. | *Shortly after Schein's failed [[Terrorism|terrorist]] attack, Tom-B292 and Lucy-B091 are reassigned from their duties as Spartan-IV instructors to serve under [[Franklin Mendez]] as part of the security staff of the [[Onyx United Research Project]] on [[Shield World 006]].{{Ref/Reuse|lessons}} | ||
'''April 15''' | |||
*[[Edward Buck]], [[Kojo Agu]], and [[Michael Crespo]] formally complete their induction as [[Spartan-IV]]s. | |||
'''April 22''' | '''April 22''' | ||
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'''August 18''' | '''August 18''' | ||
*After 8.3 days, all contact with the RCTs is severed, after being attacked by the installation's fauna and constructs. | *After 8.3 days, all contact with the RCTs is severed, after being attacked by the installation's fauna and constructs.{{Ref/Reuse|HitD}} Only [[RCT-06]] returns to the prowler, having suffered extensive casualties. However, they bring the source of the signal aboard: the remains of the monitor [[343 Guilty Spark]].{{Ref/Reuse|provenance}} | ||
*After properly calibrating their AI translator, the human team began to interrogate Spark, hoping to gain insight into the ancient human-Forerunner relations and [[Ur-Didact|the Didact]].<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 11-13''</ref> Spark, acknowledging the humans as "the true Reclaimers"<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 371''</ref> proceeds to describe the events that led to [[Chakas|his former human self]] becoming a monitor. | *After properly calibrating their AI translator, the human team began to interrogate Spark, hoping to gain insight into the ancient human-Forerunner relations and [[Ur-Didact|the Didact]].<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 11-13''</ref> Spark, acknowledging the humans as "the true Reclaimers"<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 371''</ref> proceeds to describe the events that led to [[Chakas|his former human self]] becoming a monitor. | ||
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===November=== | ===November=== | ||
'''November 21''' | '''November 21''' | ||
*[[Indrid Lota]] dies on Aleria. | *[[Indrid Lota]] dies on Aleria.{{Ref/Reuse|Nightfall}} | ||
===December=== | ===December=== | ||
'''December 15''' | '''December 15''' | ||
*[[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]], working on [[Ivanoff Station]], files an [[Halo 4 | *[[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]], working on [[Ivanoff Station]], files an [[Audio log (Halo 4)|audio log]] regarding the discovery of the [[Composer]] on the nearby [[Installation 03]] and is fascinated by the similarities between the Forerunner device and the UNSC's [[Smart AI#Creation|AI matrix compiler]].<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Composer (level)|Composer]]'', [[Audio log (Halo 4)|Audio log]]''</ref> | ||
===Unknown date=== | ===Unknown date=== | ||
*Manufactured by [[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]], the {{Class|Autumn|heavy cruiser}} enters service.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=125}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P118|Enc22|Page=118}} | |||
*[[Jul 'Mdama]] and [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|his followers]] find the [[shield world]] [[Requiem]]. They attempt to gain entrance to the shield world but are unsuccessful until [[2557]].<ref name="terminal">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/detail/halo-4-terminal-jul-mdama/0f378de5-e0e3-4f31-a1e1-2a363af4094d '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Halo 4 Terminal: Jul 'Mdama'']</ref> | *[[Jul 'Mdama]] and [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|his followers]] find the [[shield world]] [[Requiem]]. They attempt to gain entrance to the shield world but are unsuccessful until [[2557]].<ref name="terminal">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/detail/halo-4-terminal-jul-mdama/0f378de5-e0e3-4f31-a1e1-2a363af4094d '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Halo 4 Terminal: Jul 'Mdama'']</ref> | ||
*The [[United Nations Space Command]]'s Budgetary Retention Hearings of 2554 are held.<ref>'''[[Halo 4 Interactive Guide]]'''</ref> | |||
*The [[United Nations Space Command]]'s Budgetary Retention Hearings of 2554 are held.<ref>'''[[Halo 4 Interactive | |||
*[[Tedra Grant]] visits [[Earth]] for the first time.<ref>'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''Issue #7''</ref> | *[[Tedra Grant]] visits [[Earth]] for the first time.<ref>'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''Issue #7''</ref> | ||
*The [[Battle of Draetheus V]] takes place as [[Merg Vol's Covenant]] attack [[Draetheus V]].<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2994218_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2994218 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Catalog Interaction (Page 43)'']</ref> The battle sees significant losses on both sides and Draetheus V itself is nearly destroyed when [[Merg Vol]]'s activates [[X50]]. The main hostilities conclude with Spartan [[Sarah Palmer]] killing Vol and sabotaging X50's main weapon, bringing Vol's Covenant's quest to a halt. | |||
*The [[Battle of Draetheus V]] takes place as [[Merg Vol's Covenant | *Some time after the battle, Vol's Covenant return when a looping Forerunner code begins emanating from X50.<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Assault''', ''[[Mission 26: Battle at the Arid Sea|Battle at the Arid Sea]]''</ref> After arriving at the source of the signal, Spartan Palmer discovers that the source is the remains of Spartan [[Edward Davis]].<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Assault''' - ''[[Mission 30: The Source]]''</ref> | ||
*Some time after the battle, | |||
*The [[Aleria]]n mining union [[Mols'Desias]] is dissolved. [[Silas Lota]] dies shortly after.<ref name="Nightfall">'''[[Halo: Nightfall]]''', ''[[Halo: Nightfall: ONI: Trade Barriers|ONI: Trade Barriers]]''</ref> | *The [[Aleria]]n mining union [[Mols'Desias]] is dissolved. [[Silas Lota]] dies shortly after.<ref name="Nightfall">'''[[Halo: Nightfall]]''', ''[[Halo: Nightfall: ONI: Trade Barriers|ONI: Trade Barriers]]''</ref> | ||
*[[Jordan Gaines]] is transferred from the [[UNSC Air Force]] to [[ONI]] Section One.<ref name="WaypointGaines">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/jordan-gaines '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Jordan Gaines'']</ref> | *[[Jordan Gaines]] is transferred from the [[UNSC Air Force]] to [[ONI]] Section One.<ref name="WaypointGaines">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/jordan-gaines '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Jordan Gaines'']</ref> | ||
*The [[Concord]] incident takes place, involving the use of outer-plated Mjolnir armor legs by Spartan-IVs.<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''Outer-plated'' legs description</ref> | *The [[Concord]] incident takes place, involving the use of outer-plated Mjolnir armor legs by Spartan-IVs.<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''Outer-plated'' legs description</ref> | ||
*A recolonization support fleet of the UEG arrives to [[Alluvion]], discovering a strange anomaly under the planet's [[Sundark Sea]]; Forerunner shield pylons, which emerged and forced back massive walls of water revealing the seafloor.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/alluvion '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Alluvion'']</ref> | *A recolonization support fleet of the UEG arrives to [[Alluvion]], discovering a strange anomaly under the planet's [[Sundark Sea]]; Forerunner shield pylons, which emerged and forced back massive walls of water revealing the seafloor.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/alluvion '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Alluvion'']</ref> | ||
*[[Fathom Station]] is commissioned by [[Imbrium Machine Complex]] and designed to locate the crash sites of ''[[Splendid Intention]]'' and {{UNSCShip|Of Uncommon Courage}}.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/fathom-station '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Fathom Station'']</ref> | *[[Fathom Station]] is commissioned by [[Imbrium Machine Complex]] and designed to locate the crash sites of ''[[Splendid Intention]]'' and {{UNSCShip|Of Uncommon Courage}}.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/fathom-station '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Fathom Station'']</ref> | ||
*[[Naphtali Contractor Corporation]] took control over the [[EOD-class Mjolnir]] production.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]'''</ref> | *[[Naphtali Contractor Corporation]] took control over the [[EOD-class Mjolnir]] production.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]'''</ref> | ||
*The {{Class|Gladius|corvette}} ''{{UNSCShip|Sagan Blue}}'' and the twin [[Kig-Yar]]-helmed [[Mutan Et-pattern storm cutter|storm cutters]] ''[[Mark of Prophecy]]'' and ''[[Divine Breath]]'' engage each other near [[New Carthage]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/stay-frosty '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Canon Fodder: Stay Frosty'']</ref> | |||
*The {{Class|Gladius|corvette}} '' | *The [[F-41 Broadsword|F-41E Broadsword]] enters service with the UNSC, featuring several improvements over the original F-41 Broadsword.<ref name="Warfleet">'''[[Halo: Warfleet]]''', pp 28-29</ref> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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