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'''Criterion''' is a [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] [[world]]. | |||
==History== | |||
It was attacked by the [[Covenant]] near the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} It was defended by both the [[UNSC Army]] and the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]. [[Gabriel Thorne]], then serving in the Army, participated in the battle, during which he single-handedly saved his entire [[platoon]].{{Ref/Book|EVG}} | |||
After hijacking a Covenant [[Dextro Xur-pattern Spirit|Spirit]] to exfiltrate from [[Imber]], [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]] [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Malcolm Geffen]], [[Corporal]] [[Vasily Beloi]], and [[Emanuel Barakat]] left the [[dropship]] on Criterion. In [[2553]], while selling an [[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5B assault rifle]] to an [[black market|arms dealer]] on [[Venezia]], Vasily wondered if the Spirit was still there.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Thursday War|Page=429}} | |||
==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances== | |||
===Silver Timeline=== | |||
{{Main|Silver Timeline}} | |||
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In the Silver Timeline, Criterion was attacked by the Covenant, resulting in 11 million casualties. Footage of the glassed [[city]] of Agade would be received on [[Reach/Silver|Reach]].{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/silver-debrief-allegiance|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Silver Debrief: Allegiance|D=16|M=2|Y=2023}} | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' {{ | *''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' {{Fm}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: The Television Series]]'' | |||
**''[[Allegiance]]'' {{1st}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
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[[Category:Human colonies]] | [[Category:Human colonies]] | ||
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Criterion is a human colony world.
History[edit]
It was attacked by the Covenant near the end of the Human-Covenant War in 2552.[1] It was defended by both the UNSC Army and the Marine Corps. Gabriel Thorne, then serving in the Army, participated in the battle, during which he single-handedly saved his entire platoon.[2]
After hijacking a Covenant Spirit to exfiltrate from Imber, ODSTs Staff Sergeant Malcolm Geffen, Corporal Vasily Beloi, and Emanuel Barakat left the dropship on Criterion. In 2553, while selling an MA5B assault rifle to an arms dealer on Venezia, Vasily wondered if the Spirit was still there.[3]
Non-canon and dubious canon appearances[edit]
Silver Timeline[edit]
- Main article: Silver Timeline
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This article contains information about the Silver Timeline, and is not a part of the established Halo canon. |
In the Silver Timeline, Criterion was attacked by the Covenant, resulting in 11 million casualties. Footage of the glassed city of Agade would be received on Reach.[4]
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: The Thursday War (First mentioned)
- Halo: Mortal Dictata (Mentioned only)
- Halo: The Television Series
- Allegiance (First appearance)
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b c Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 50
- ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide
- ^ Halo: The Thursday War, page 429
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Silver Debrief: Allegiance (Retrieved on Feb 16, 2023) [archive]
