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'''Chiron''' is a [[UNSC]] space station orbiting [[Mars]]. The platform is known for its extreme-conditions facility, where [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[Li-008]] underwent extensive training with microgravity equipment and [[martial arts]].<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', page 219 ''(He had trained extensively with microgravity equipment and martial arts at the UNSC's extreme-conditions facility on Chiron in orbit about Mars."'')</ref> At some point following the [[Human-Covenant War]], trainees at Chiron utilized [[MIRAGE-class Mjolnir|Mirage IIC]] armor with [[UA attachments|UA/GUARDPRO MAX]] shoulder pads.{{Ref/Game|Id=ShoulderDescription|HINF|Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|Armor Hall|Detail=UA/GUARDPRO MAX - Shoulder Pad Description|Quote=Variant armor pattern used by trainees at Chiron.}}
The '''Chiron Test Station''' on [[Mars]] was one of the main training facilities for the [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-II]]'s elite super soldiers.
Chiron also contained several micro-gravity equipment and martial arts training facilities. [[Li-008|SPARTAN-008]] trained extensively in these facilities.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 219</ref>
 
==Chiron TL34==
[[Chiron TL-34]] was one of the harsher training areas that the Spartans had to train in, simulating close quarters for engagements within [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] ships. The courses are filled with [[teleporter|"warpers"]], as the troops came to call them,{{Citation needed}} based on Covenant technology which was obviously derived from [[Forerunner]] technology.
 
Chiron TL34 is also a [[Multiplayer|multiplayer]] map in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Chiron TL34 may be reference to 3+4=7, [[list of "seven" references in Halo|seven]] being a number Bungie incorporates into many features of the Halo series.
*The station is the setting of the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' [[multiplayer]] map "[[Chiron TL-34]]".
*[[Wikipedia:Chiron|Chiron]] is also one of the few noble centaurs who trained Achilles in Greek Mythology. This could also be a reference as the Spartans were believed to have been near invincible, as was Achilles, although Achilles' only weak spot was his ankle, the so-called "Achilles Heel."
*[[Wikipedia:Chiron|Chiron]] is a centaur who trained [[Wikipedia:Achilles|Achilles]] in Greek mythology.
*The "TL" in Chiron TL-34 can be presumed to mean 'Testing Lab'.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
**''[[Season 03: Echoes Within]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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[[Category:Mars locations]]
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Latest revision as of 17:20, March 26, 2023

Chiron is a UNSC space station orbiting Mars. The platform is known for its extreme-conditions facility, where Spartan Li-008 underwent extensive training with microgravity equipment and martial arts.[1] At some point following the Human-Covenant War, trainees at Chiron utilized Mirage IIC armor with UA/GUARDPRO MAX shoulder pads.[2]

Trivia[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 219 (He had trained extensively with microgravity equipment and martial arts at the UNSC's extreme-conditions facility on Chiron in orbit about Mars.")
  2. ^ Halo Infinite, Armor Hall: UA/GUARDPRO MAX - Shoulder Pad Description "Variant armor pattern used by trainees at Chiron."
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