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Chi Rho was a human colony world in the Ectanus 45 system. It was one of the worlds said to separate the Inner Colonies from the Outer Colonies.

History

In 2535, during the Human-Covenant War, following the loss of most of the Outer Colonies, refugees had started flooding the planet and all available space was being used for victory gardens and refugee camps.^[1] Vice Admiral Jean Mawikizi resolved to make a stand against the Covenant on Chi Rho, digging in deep within the planet's crust to survive a glassing attack, forcing the Covenant to come down and flush them out man-to-man.^[2]

Locations

Trivia

"Chi Rho (XP)" was a symbol used by the early Christian church to abbreviate the name of Jesus Christ. It is formed from the first two letters of the original Greek title Christos:ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ.

List of appearances

Halo: The Cole Protocol (First appearance)

Sources

^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 25
^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 31

[1] Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 25

[2] Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 31

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 ==Trivia==
-The name "Chi Rho" could be a [[List of references to religion in Halo|religious reference]]. In Catholicism, the symbol of the letter ''X'' combined with the letter ''P'', called ''chi-rho'', stands for the first two letters of ''Christ'' in Greek. It is the reason that Christmas can be abbreviated as X-mas.
+"[[Wikipedia:Chi Rho|Chi Rho (XP)]]" was a symbol used by the early Christian church to abbreviate the name of Jesus Christ. It is formed from the first two letters of the original Greek title Christos:'''ΧΡ'''ΙΣΤΟΣ.
 ==List of appearances==