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In the year [[2552]], the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] launched a small [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|attack]] against the Sigma Octanus system in hopes to retrieve a [[Forerunner]] [[Sigma Octanus IV artifact|artifact]] that was on display at the [[Côte d'Azur Museum of Natural History]] on Sigma Octanus IV's surface. When the Covenant invaded Côte d'Azur, they killed the entire population, save for twenty civilians (some of whom were wounded) who hid in a cargo ship. It is assumed that these twenty are the only to have survived. | In the year [[2552]], the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] launched a small [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|attack]] against the Sigma Octanus system in hopes to retrieve a [[Forerunner]] [[Sigma Octanus IV artifact|artifact]] that was on display at the [[Côte d'Azur Museum of Natural History]] on Sigma Octanus IV's surface. When the Covenant invaded Côte d'Azur, they killed the entire population, save for twenty civilians (some of whom were wounded) who hid in a cargo ship. It is assumed that these twenty are the only to have survived. | ||
The Covenant were in the process of securing the artifact and relaying messages to the ships above when the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] [[Blue Team]] entered the city. Blue Team managed to retrieve the artifact, save the remaining civilians, and escape back to their [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] Dropship. Upon entering the Pelican and exiting the atmosphere, [[John-117]] detonated a [[HAVOK | The Covenant were in the process of securing the artifact and relaying messages to the ships above when the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] [[Blue Team]] entered the city. Blue Team managed to retrieve the artifact, save the remaining civilians, and escape back to their [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] Dropship. Upon entering the Pelican and exiting the atmosphere, [[John-117]] detonated a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]] underneath the city streets, which destroyed the city and prevented the Covenant from finding anything else of value. Sigma Octanus IV and the remnants of Côte d'Azur still remain under human control. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||