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|name=Algolis | |name=Algolis | ||
|image=[[File:Algolis.png|250px]] | |image=[[File:Algolis.png|250px]] | ||
|government=[[ | |government=[[Unified Earth Government]] | ||
|technology tier=Tier 3 | |technology tier=Tier 3 | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Algolis''' was a human colony in the [[Wikipedia:Algol|Algol]] system. | '''Algolis''' was a human colony in the [[Wikipedia:Algol|Algol]] system. The planet possessed a single moon. Algolis housed a relatively small [[civilian]] population and was home to some of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s research and development projects for prototype weapons, including the [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I Prototype Armor Defense System]].<ref name="waypoint">'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''': ''[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/theuniverse/locations/gallery/algolis/c37d512a-eed7-44c0-bc3b-eb5b362b3160?filter=all Algolis]''</ref> | ||
The | The Office of Naval Intelligence's [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Three|Section Three]] had facilities on the planet, to which several [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|SPARTAN-II augmentation]] chemical precursors were sent without [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey's]] consent, likely in order to be researched for [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM]].<ref>''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref> | ||
The colony was attacked by | The colony was attacked by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] at some time between [[2532]] and [[2552]], perhaps due to their interest in the weapons programs on the planet.<ref name="waypoint"/> During the [[Battle of Algolis|battle]], the planet's civilians were evacuated while [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] from the UNSC [[UNSC Engineering Corps|Engineering Corps]] made a last stand against Covenant forces. The [[UNSC destroyer]] {{UNSCship|Heart of Midlothian}} was en route to the planet to secure the prototypical HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL powered armor from [[Weapons Research Facility T12A]] before the facility was attacked. All Covenant forces seemingly perished in the attack when a Marine sergeant known as "[[Ghost (Marine)|Ghost]]" detonated the powered armor's nuclear self-destruct device.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian''</ref><ref>'''Halo Legends''': ''Prototype''</ref> | ||
Algolis' ultimate fate is unknown, as it was not [[Glassing|glassed]] during the battle. However, assuming that the entire human presence evacuated in the aftermath of the battle, the planet may have been spared from total destruction. | Algolis' ultimate fate is unknown, as it was not [[Glassing|glassed]] during the battle. However, assuming that the entire human presence evacuated in the aftermath of the battle, the planet may have been spared from total destruction. | ||
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File:Algolis_3.png|Landscape on Algolis. | File:Algolis_3.png|Landscape on Algolis. | ||
File:Algolis_6.png|Facility T12A on the planet. | File:Algolis_6.png|Facility T12A on the planet. | ||
File:Algolis_4.png|A | File:Algolis_4.png|A UNSC frigate over Algolis. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | ||
**''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'' {{ | **''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'' {{First mentioned}} | ||
*''[[Halo Legends]]'' | *''[[Halo Legends]]'' | ||
**''[[Prototype]]'' | **''[[Prototype]]'' {{1st}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== |
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