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'''Ballast''' is a [[UNSC]]-controlled colony, possibly in the [[Inner Colonies]]. <ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3fraggrenade Bungie.net's UNSC Weaponry update]</ref>
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==Human-Covenant War==
'''Ballast''' is a [[human]] [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony]] [[planet|world]], governed by the [[Unified Earth Government]].{{Ref/Book|Id=ENC300|Enc11|Page=300}}{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3fraggrenade|Site=Bungie.net|Page=The M9 Frag Grenade|D=31|M=01|Y=2021|LocalArchive=Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present/M9}}
The [[Battle of Ballast]] is rumored to be a battle in which the [[UNSC|UNSC Defense Force]] defeated the [[Covenant]] in the later years of the war.<ref>[[Halo Encyclopedia]]</ref> Not much else is known.
 
==Overview==
===Topography===
====Locations====
*[[Havenwinter]]
*[[Vallejo]]
 
===Known residents===
*[[Frederic-104|Frederic Ellsworth]] - [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]]{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/frederic-104|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Frederic-104|D=30|M=07|Y=2021}}
 
==History==
===Colonization===
In [[2373]], [[human]]ity arrived in the [[Kennewick system]] and [[Human colonies|established]] Ballast as an [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony]] [[planet|world]] under the jurisdiction of the [[Unified Earth Government]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
 
===Human-Covenant War===
Prior to [[2552]] but during the [[Human-Covenant War]], an operation on Ballast took place, where the [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST]] [[Gretchen Ketola]] lost her leg when she stepped an [[Insurrectionist]] landmine.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p97|Enc22|Page=97}}
 
In [[2550]],{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} Ballast was [[Battle of Ballast|attacked]] by the [[Covenant]]. During the course of the battle, a rumor that the [[UNSC Armed Forces|UNSC Defense Force]] succeeded in defeating the Covenant began circulating, although many thought it possible that the rumor was created by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] to raise morale.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC300}} Regardless of the rumors, Ballast did indeed escape being [[Glassing|glassed]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} and the colony still intact during the [[Battle for Earth]] in late 2552, as evidenced by active transports from the colony to the [[Quito Space Tether]].{{Ref/Map|H3|Orbital}}
 
===Post-war===
After the war, as part of [[Project ALOHA-19]], an [[Acheron Security]] AI memory matrix containment and display module was shipped from [[Havenwinter]] on Ballast to [[UNSC Transit Dock L22]] on [[Luna]], and from there to an [[Outpost Discovery]] on [[Earth]].<ref name="outpost">''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''</ref>
 
==Government and society==
===Economy===
The car manufacturing company [[Kabord]] was originally based out of [[Vallejo]], a [[city]] on the world,{{Ref/Site|Id=canon fodder|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-hog-on-the-horizon|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Hog on the Horizon|D=30|M=07|Y=2021}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*On [[Orbital]] one of the incoming transports is from Ballast.
On the ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer map [[Orbital]], one of the incoming transports is from Ballast.


==Related Articles==
==List of appearances==
*[[United Nations Space Command]]
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo: Helljumper]]'' {{C|Flashback only}}
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{Im}}
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
**''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers|Limited Edition dossiers]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}
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[[Category:Places]]
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[[Category:Planets]]
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Latest revision as of 10:18, February 14, 2024

Ballast
Astrographical

System:

Kennewick system[1]

Societal

Species:

Human (non-native)

Colonized:

2373[1]

Government:

Unified Earth Government

 

Ballast is a human Inner Colony world, governed by the Unified Earth Government.[2][3]

Overview[edit]

Topography[edit]

Locations[edit]

Known residents[edit]

History[edit]

Colonization[edit]

In 2373, humanity arrived in the Kennewick system and established Ballast as an Inner Colony world under the jurisdiction of the Unified Earth Government.[1]

Human-Covenant War[edit]

Prior to 2552 but during the Human-Covenant War, an operation on Ballast took place, where the ODST Gretchen Ketola lost her leg when she stepped an Insurrectionist landmine.[5]

In 2550,[1] Ballast was attacked by the Covenant. During the course of the battle, a rumor that the UNSC Defense Force succeeded in defeating the Covenant began circulating, although many thought it possible that the rumor was created by the Office of Naval Intelligence to raise morale.[2] Regardless of the rumors, Ballast did indeed escape being glassed[1] and the colony still intact during the Battle for Earth in late 2552, as evidenced by active transports from the colony to the Quito Space Tether.[6]

Post-war[edit]

After the war, as part of Project ALOHA-19, an Acheron Security AI memory matrix containment and display module was shipped from Havenwinter on Ballast to UNSC Transit Dock L22 on Luna, and from there to an Outpost Discovery on Earth.[7]

Government and society[edit]

Economy[edit]

The car manufacturing company Kabord was originally based out of Vallejo, a city on the world,[8]

Trivia[edit]

On the Halo 3 multiplayer map Orbital, one of the incoming transports is from Ballast.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 50
  2. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 300
  3. ^ Bungie.net, The M9 Frag Grenade (Retrieved on Jan 31, 2021) [local archive] [external archive]
  4. ^ Halo Waypoint, Frederic-104 (Retrieved on Jul 30, 2021) [archive]
  5. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 97
  6. ^ Halo 3, multiplayer map Orbital
  7. ^ Halo: Outpost Discovery
  8. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Hog on the Horizon (Retrieved on Jul 30, 2021) [archive]
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