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'''Ariel''' is a [[human]] colony world | '''Ariel''' is a [[human]] colony world in the twenty-sixth century. The planet is a remote, barren world with two archaeological dig sites and one settlement, with a population of approximately 4000 residents.<ref name="is1">'''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''', ''[[Halo: Helljumper Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Human-Covenant War=== | ===Human-Covenant War=== | ||
{{Main|Battle of Ariel}} | {{Main|Battle of Ariel}} | ||
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Battle of Ariel|invaded the colony]], 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 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 name="is1"/> | During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Battle of Ariel|invaded the colony]], 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 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 name="is1"/> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Ariel is also the name of the planet [[Wikipedia:Uranus|Uranus]]' | *Ariel is also the name of the planet [[Wikipedia:Uranus|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). | *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). | ||
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Ariel is a human colony world in the twenty-sixth century. The planet is a remote, barren world with two archaeological dig sites and one settlement, with a population of approximately 4000 residents.[1]
History
The Forerunner
During the height of the Forerunner civilization, they built 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.[2]
Human-Covenant War
- Main article: Battle of Ariel
During the Human-Covenant War, the Covenant invaded the colony, and one of the civilians managed to send out a distress signal, to which UNSC High Command responded with sending a force of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers from the 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.[1]
The object the Covenant sought was discovered to be the Forerunner AI. Shortly after being found by the ODST squad, it self-destructed. As a result, the Covenant fleet broke off their attack, not even wasting the energy required to glass the planet.[2]
Trivia
- Ariel is also the name of the planet Uranus' fourth largest moon.
- Ariel is also the name of a planet in the television series Firefly, which starred the voice actors for Buck, Dutch and Mickey (being Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin and Alan Tudyk, respectively).
List of appearances
- Halo: Helljumper (First appearance)
