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{{ | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
{{ | {{Planet infobox | ||
|name=Ariel | |||
|image=[[File:Ariel.png|300px]] | |image=[[File:Ariel.png|300px]] | ||
| | |system=[[Timmerick system]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=50}} | ||
| | |body= | ||
|moon(s)= | |position= | ||
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|gravity= | |diameter= | ||
|atmosphere= | |gravity= | ||
| | |daylength= | ||
| | |yearlength= | ||
| | |atmosphere=Breathable{{Ref/Reuse|is1}} | ||
| | |composition= | ||
| | |temperature= | ||
| | |demonym= | ||
|species=[[Human]] {{C|Non-native}}{{Ref/Reuse|is1}} | |||
|population=4,000{{Ref/Reuse|is1}} | |||
|colonized=[[2485]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
|government=[[Unified Earth Government]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Ariel''' is a [[human]] colony world in the | '''Ariel''' is a [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] [[world]] located in the [[Timmerick system]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The planet is a remote, barren world with two archaeological dig sites and one settlement, with a population of approximately 4,000 residents.{{Ref/Comic|Id=is1|[[Halo: Helljumper]]|Issue=[[Halo: Helljumper Issue 1|#1]]}} The colony also housed an [[ONI]] [[ONI Section Three|Section Three]] laboratory.<ref name="journal">'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''', ''January 18, 2532''</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
=== | ===Ancient history=== | ||
During the height of the [[Forerunner]] civilization, they built [[Ariel Forerunner complex|an underground complex]] on Ariel. The facility housed [[The Knowing]], an [[AI]] construct designed to observe and archive information. The entrance to the facility was defended by booby traps consisting of crisscrossing [[laser]] beams. | During the height of the [[Forerunner]] civilization, they built [[Ariel Forerunner complex|an underground complex]] on Ariel. The facility housed [[The Knowing]], an [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] construct designed to observe and archive information. The entrance to the facility was defended by booby traps consisting of crisscrossing [[laser]] beams.{{Ref/Comic|Id=is5|Halo: Helljumper|Issue=[[Halo: Helljumper Issue 5|#5]]}} | ||
===Human-Covenant War=== | ===Rise of humanity=== | ||
Ariel was [[Human colonies|colonized]] by [[humanity]] in [[2485]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} In [[2532]], the ONI rerouted several chemical precursors used in the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures]] to the [[ONI Section Three|Section Three]] lab on Ariel, along with similar facilities on other colonies, likely to serve as the basis for the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-III]] [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|augmentations]].{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} At some point during the [[Human-Covenant War]], rumors originating on Ariel emerged of advanced [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mark IV MJOLNIR armor]] prototypes with the architecture for energy shields.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''',</ref> | |||
===Invasion=== | |||
{{Main|Battle of Ariel}} | {{Main|Battle of Ariel}} | ||
In [[2552#January|January 2552]], the [[Covenant]] [[Battle of Ariel|invaded]] Ariel, and one of the [[civilian]]s managed to send out a distress signal, to which [[UNSC High Command]] responded with sending a force of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s from the [[105th Shock Troops Division|105th ODST Division]] to investigate. The UNSC forces came to notice that the Covenant were not operating in their usual fashion: [[glassing]] of the planet was not their intent, but they were searching for something under the surface instead.{{Ref/Reuse|is1}} | |||
The object the Covenant sought was discovered to be the Forerunner AI. Shortly after being found by the ODST squad, it [[self-destruct]]ed on the orders of ODST [[Kojo Agu]]. As a result, the Covenant fleet broke off their attack, not even wasting the energy required to glass the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|is5}} | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*Ariel is also the name of the planet [[Uranus]]' [[Wikipedia:Ariel (moon)|fourth largest moon]]. | |||
*Ariel is also the name of a planet in the television series [[Wikipedia:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]], which starred the voice actors for [[Edward Buck|Buck]], [[Taylor H. Miles|Dutch]], and [[Michael Crespo|Mickey]] (being [[Nathan Fillion]], [[Adam Baldwin]], and [[Alan Tudyk]], respectively). | |||
== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | |||
File:Ariel_settlement.png|One of Ariel's archaeological settlements. | |||
File:Ariel_excavation.png|Covenant digging in Ariel's reactor complex. | |||
File:Ariel_legion.png|A large Covenant ground force amassing on Ariel. | |||
File:Ariel_CovenantLeaving.png|Covenant forces leaving Ariel. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Helljumper]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Helljumper]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | |||
**''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
[[Category:Human colonies]] | [[Category:Human colonies]] | ||