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Cygnus, also designated as Cygnus II, is an Outer Colony world of the Unified Earth Government and the second planet in orbit in the Cygnus system.[1]
Overview[edit]
Known residents[edit]
- Chyler Silva — United Nations Space Command (UNSC) officer cadet, Corbulo Academy of Military Science[2]
History[edit]
Human colonisation and expansion[edit]
Cygnus was one of two habitable worlds in the system colonized by the Unified Earth Government, the other being New Jerusalem.[1]
Human-Covenant war[edit]
In 2550, a colony ship traveling to Cygnus suffered a catastrophic slipspace malfunction due to its improperly mounted slipspace drive. When the drive was activated, the ship was cut in half and 700 crew and passengers were killed.[3]
Post-war[edit]
After the Human-Covenant War, fetcher Oliver Birch was intending to deliver a "saddle box" slipspace drive to an ONI agent, Steve, on Cygnus.[4]
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: First Strike
- Tug o' War (First appearance)
- Halo: Reach (First mentioned)
- Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn (Mentioned only)
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b c d Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - That Escalated Quickly
- ^ Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Squad
- ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace
- ^ Halo: First Strike (2010), Tug o' War
