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[[File:Escalation - Black Team.png|thumb|300px|Black Team on Installation 03.]] | [[File:Escalation - Black Team.png|thumb|300px|Black Team on Installation 03.]] | ||
By [[2557#July|July 2557]], Black Team had been assigned to [[Installation 03]].<ref name="catalog"/> On [[2557#July|July 25]], shortly after the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]'s [[Raid on Ivanoff Station|attack]] on [[Ivanoff Station]], Team Black was serving as security detail for a science camp in a desert on the Halo's surface. Unaware of the recent attack on Ivanoff, the Spartans were attempting to establish contact with the station when they noticed a large number of objects exiting [[slipspace]] and falling from the sky; one of the objects crashed nearby, prompting Black to investigate. The team made their way to the impact crater and discovered an unconscious [[Ur-Didact]], who had been knocked into a slipspace rupture by [[John-117]] during the [[New Phoenix Incident]]. Unaware of who the Didact was, Team Black speculated the arriving objects to be an invasion force, though one member questioned the efficacy of the invaders given the Didact's unresponsive state. However, the Didact suddenly awoke. Furious at the sight of more [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartans]], the Didact | By [[2557#July|July 2557]], Black Team had been assigned to [[Installation 03]].<ref name="catalog"/> On [[2557#July|July 25]], shortly after the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]'s [[Raid on Ivanoff Station|attack]] on [[Ivanoff Station]], Team Black was serving as security detail for a science camp in a desert on the Halo's surface. Unaware of the recent attack on Ivanoff, the Spartans were attempting to establish contact with the station when they noticed a large number of objects exiting [[slipspace]] and falling from the sky; one of the objects crashed nearby, prompting Black to investigate. The team made their way to the impact crater and discovered an unconscious [[Ur-Didact]], who had been knocked into a slipspace rupture by [[John-117]] during the [[New Phoenix Incident]]. Unaware of who the Didact was, Team Black speculated the arriving objects to be an invasion force, though one member questioned the efficacy of the invaders given the Didact's unresponsive state. However, the Didact suddenly awoke. Furious at the sight of more [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartans]], the Didact declared the humans' presence "unacceptable" and brutally killed Team Black along with the nearby scientists.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 9|Issue 9]]''</ref> | ||
Following the loss of contact with Black Team as well as the scientists, [[Terrence Hood|Admiral Terrence Hood]] sent [[Blue Team]] to Installation 03 to investigate the disturbance. Upon their arrival the next day, Blue Team found all four members of Team Black dead and were attacked by Promethean constructs shortly after.<ref name="HE8"/> | Following the loss of contact with Black Team as well as the scientists, [[Terrence Hood|Admiral Terrence Hood]] sent [[Blue Team]] to Installation 03 to investigate the disturbance. Upon their arrival the next day, Blue Team found all four members of Team Black dead and were attacked by Promethean constructs shortly after.<ref name="HE8"/> | ||