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The '''Babd Catha Ice Shelf''' was an [[Wikipedia:Ice shelf|ice shelf]] located on the [[human]] colony of [[Reach]] at [[Eposz]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref> It was the location of one of several [[Forerunner]] artifact sites on the planet. The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[SWORD Base]], which was tasked with the primary purpose of studying | The '''Babd Catha Ice Shelf''' was an [[Wikipedia:Ice shelf|ice shelf]] located on the [[human]] colony of [[Reach]] at [[Eposz]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref> It was the location of one of several [[Forerunner]] artifact sites on the planet. The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[SWORD Base]], which was tasked with the primary purpose of studying an [[Babd Catha Forerunner complex|enormous Forerunner vessel]] embedded in the ice,<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 192''</ref> was located near Babd Catha. The ice shelf was the site of a battle between the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and the [[Covenant]] in the early stages of the [[Fall of Reach]] on [[2552#July|July 26, 2552]]. | ||
Most of the ice shelf melted when the Covenant [[Glassing|glassed]] the planet.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Package (level)|The Package]]''</ref> | Most of the ice shelf melted when the Covenant [[Glassing|glassed]] the planet.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Package (level)|The Package]]''</ref> | ||
Revision as of 01:52, February 20, 2014
The Babd Catha Ice Shelf was an ice shelf located on the human colony of Reach at Eposz.[1] It was the location of one of several Forerunner artifact sites on the planet. The Office of Naval Intelligence's SWORD Base, which was tasked with the primary purpose of studying an enormous Forerunner vessel embedded in the ice,[2] was located near Babd Catha. The ice shelf was the site of a battle between the UNSC and the Covenant in the early stages of the Fall of Reach on July 26, 2552.
Most of the ice shelf melted when the Covenant glassed the planet.[3]
Trivia
In Irish mythology, Babd Catha was a war goddess who took the form of a crow.
List of appearances
- Halo: Reach (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level ONI: Sword Base
- ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 192
- ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level The Package
