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[[File:H5G-Jackal Neural Network.png|right|350px|thumb|A readout displaying the results of an Asteroidea formulation on the neural network of an [[Ibie'sh|Ibie'shan]] Kig-Yar.]] '''Asteroidea merozoite''' was a virulant protozoal disease. In 2553, it was being weaponized by the [[Forerunner]] [[Archeon-class ancilla|archeon-class]] [[ancilla]] [[Intrepid Eye]] through the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] aboard the research and development station, ''[[Argent Moon]]''.<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/argent-moon '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Argent Moon'']</ref> The compounds were designed with the goal of creating a [[biological weapon]] that could remain dormant and asymptomatic as it spread through a population before being activated by a certain otherwise harmless aerosol dispersal.<ref name="blue">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', campaign level, ''[[Blue Team (level)|Blue Team]]''</ref><ref name="Blue Team">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level, ''Blue Team'' - [[Mission Intel]]</ref> The formulas developed by the researchers were tested on live [[Kig-Yar]] prisoners, and possibly on [[Creatures aboard Argent Moon|unknown, misshapen creatures]] that were present in at least one laboratory on the station. | [[File:H5G-Jackal Neural Network.png|right|350px|thumb|A readout displaying the results of an Asteroidea formulation on the neural network of an [[Ibie'sh|Ibie'shan]] Kig-Yar.]] '''Asteroidea merozoite''' was a virulant protozoal disease, native to [[Barugi]].<ref name="R17">''[[Halo: Retribution]]'', ''Chapter 17''</ref> In 2553, it was being weaponized by the [[Forerunner]] [[Archeon-class ancilla|archeon-class]] [[ancilla]] [[Intrepid Eye]] through the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] aboard the research and development station, ''[[Argent Moon]]''.<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/argent-moon '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Argent Moon'']</ref> The compounds were designed with the goal of creating a [[biological weapon]] that could remain dormant and asymptomatic as it spread through a population before being activated by a certain otherwise harmless aerosol dispersal.<ref name="blue">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', campaign level, ''[[Blue Team (level)|Blue Team]]''</ref><ref name="Blue Team">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level, ''Blue Team'' - [[Mission Intel]]</ref> The formulas developed by the researchers were tested on live [[Kig-Yar]] prisoners, and possibly on [[Creatures aboard Argent Moon|unknown, misshapen creatures]] that were present in at least one laboratory on the station. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In [[2538]], there was an outbreak of asteroidea merozoite at the [[Barugi Preparatory Academy]]. In just thirty hours, ten thousand people at the school were infected and all but nine died shortly after. The nine survivors were all partially resistant to being infected thanks to mutations they had that resulted in variants of [[Wikipedia:thalassemia|thalassemia]]. Six with [[Wikipedia:Delta-beta thalassemia|delta-beta thalassemia]] survived for years before finally succumbing to the disease but those with gamma-thalessemia from a novel mutation did not suffer any adverse effects. The three survivors were [[Kerbasi Tuwa]], the medical officer of the academy, and his two children, [[Catalin Tuwa|Catalin]] and [[Yuso Tuwa|Yuso]]. The devastation wrought by the infection caused the academy to be shut down and by [[2541]], the entire planet was placed under biohazard quarantine (BQ). This required encircling Barugi with a net of thermonuclear [[Hornet mine]]s and blockade beacons that would alert any vessels that showed an intention to approach. The [[Barugi Incident]] was first made a matter of public record around a year after it occurred but in late [[2553]] it was mysteriously classified and compartmentalized.<ref name="R17"/> | |||
In [[2557#March|March of 2557]], an accident caused a particularly aggressive form of Asteroidea to vaporize and spread throughout the station via its air systems, killing nearly all aboard. Those closer to the accident were killed instantly, being liquidized from the inside out, and, depending on distance from the accident, the rest of the vessel's personnel began suffering symptoms from the chemical minutes to hours later. Although shipboard [[smart AI]] [[Rooker]] attempted to enforce quarantine protocols, they failed massively and all personnel aboard Argent Moon were dead by [[2557#March|March 19]]. Two days later, Rooker made the decision to quarantine the vessel by jettisoning what portion of the Asteroidea compounds and dead bodies he could into empty space and setting the ''Argent Moon'' on a course that would keep it clear of any inhabited systems. He also recorded a message which was set to repeat for any potential ONI personnel that would try to reclaim the station, warning them that her air was not safe for humans to breathe. Rooker eventually succumbed to rampancy and chose to initiate his own final dispensation on [[2557#September|September 12, 2557]]. | In [[2557#March|March of 2557]], an accident caused a particularly aggressive form of Asteroidea to vaporize and spread throughout the station via its air systems, killing nearly all aboard. Those closer to the accident were killed instantly, being liquidized from the inside out, and, depending on distance from the accident, the rest of the vessel's personnel began suffering symptoms from the chemical minutes to hours later. Although shipboard [[smart AI]] [[Rooker]] attempted to enforce quarantine protocols, they failed massively and all personnel aboard Argent Moon were dead by [[2557#March|March 19]]. Two days later, Rooker made the decision to quarantine the vessel by jettisoning what portion of the Asteroidea compounds and dead bodies he could into empty space and setting the ''Argent Moon'' on a course that would keep it clear of any inhabited systems. He also recorded a message which was set to repeat for any potential ONI personnel that would try to reclaim the station, warning them that her air was not safe for humans to breathe. Rooker eventually succumbed to rampancy and chose to initiate his own final dispensation on [[2557#September|September 12, 2557]]. | ||