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'''Draetheus V'''{{Ref/Note|Official material from [[343 Industries]] (including the game itself) consistently renders the planet's name as "Draetheus-V". The same naming scheme is used for [[Circinius IV]] from ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''. However, ''Halopedia'' omits the hyphen for the sake of convenience and for consistency with other planetary designations (''e.g.'' [[Jericho VII]] and [[Draco III]]).}} was a [[human]] colony world in the [[Draetheus system]].<ref name="Image">[[:File:HSA mission overview.jpg|Image of Draetheus mission briefing]]</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9R34L_HBuM '''Youtube''' ''Spartan Assault Walkthrough''] (41:00)</ref> It had one moon, designated [[X50]]; unbeknownst to the colonists, the moon was actually a Forerunner superweapon. | '''Draetheus V'''{{Ref/Note|Official material from [[343 Industries]] (including the game itself) consistently renders the planet's name as "Draetheus-V". The same naming scheme is used for [[Circinius IV]] from ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''. However, ''Halopedia'' omits the hyphen for the sake of convenience and for consistency with other planetary designations (''e.g.'' [[Jericho VII]] and [[Draco III]]).}} was a [[human]] colony world in the [[Draetheus system]].<ref name="Image">[[:File:HSA mission overview.jpg|Image of Draetheus mission briefing]]</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9R34L_HBuM '''Youtube''' ''Spartan Assault Walkthrough''] (41:00)</ref> It had one moon, designated [[X50]]; unbeknownst to the colonists, the moon was actually a Forerunner superweapon.{{Ref/Reuse|Image}} The planet had a unique magnetic signature.<ref>'''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''', ''[[Mission 8: Hunt for the Sangheili Command|Hunt for the Sangheili Command]]''</ref> | ||
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While defending the moon, Davis was killed by an overwhelming amount of [[Sangheili]] forces. In order to ensure the safe evacuation of the colonists, Palmer was dispatched to X50 to kill Merg Vol so he couldn't rally his forces. Palmer succeeded in killing Merg Vol and sabotaging X50 to ensure that no one would ever be able to use it again, allowing the Draetheus V colonists to escape safely.<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Assault''', ''[[Mission 25: Battle for the Moon|Battle for the Moon]]''</ref> | While defending the moon, Davis was killed by an overwhelming amount of [[Sangheili]] forces. In order to ensure the safe evacuation of the colonists, Palmer was dispatched to X50 to kill Merg Vol so he couldn't rally his forces. Palmer succeeded in killing Merg Vol and sabotaging X50 to ensure that no one would ever be able to use it again, allowing the Draetheus V colonists to escape safely.<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Assault''', ''[[Mission 25: Battle for the Moon|Battle for the Moon]]''</ref> | ||
Shortly after the battle, the UNSC discovered a looping transmission of low-frequency static from X50. Palmer and UNSC forces returned to the moon to investigate. However, the UNSC quickly realized that Covenant forces remained on the moon. | Shortly after the battle, the UNSC discovered a looping transmission of low-frequency static from X50. Palmer and UNSC forces returned to the moon to investigate. However, the UNSC quickly realized that Covenant forces remained on the moon.{{Ref/Reuse|Operation F}} It was discovered that the disintergration of Draetheus V had caused large chunks of the planet's crust to crash into the moon's surface, revealing parts of a massive Forerunner structure miles wide.<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Assault''', ''[[Mission 28: Superstructure Assault|Superstructure Assault]]''</ref> After fighting through numerous Covenant soldiers, Palmer discovered that the message had originated from her Spartan compatriot Davis, moments before his death. She shut the device down in order to allow her friend to pass away peacefully.<ref name="Operation F">'''Halo: Spartan Assault''' - ''[[Operation F: Hydra]]''</ref> | ||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||