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**[[Eridanus Government]]}}

===Topography===

*[[John-117]]

The [[Insurrectionist|secessionist rebels]] in the system staged a localized rebellion against the UNSC in [[2494]]. The UNSC struck back two years later in [[Operation: CHARLEMAGNE]] and forced the rebels out at the cost of four [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} A large number of rebels survived, however, and under the command of the UNSC turncoat [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]], overthrew the civilian government of the system in [[2513]]. Watts was presumed killed in the UNSC's counterattack, [[Operation: TREBUCHET]], but in fact he escaped to [[Eridanus Secundus]] in the system's [[asteroid]] belt with the rest of the rebels.

As part of Operation: TREBUCHET in [[2524]], [[Colonial Military Authority]] Marines attempted to raid an [[Insurrectionist]] base on [[Teribus Island]]. Sympathizers in the unit tipped the Insurrectionists off, and by the time the dropship arrived it had been abandoned. Later, a nightclub in Elysium City was targeted by Insurrectionist bombers because it was a favorite CMA area for off-duty personnel, killing dozens of civilians and a CMA pilot, [[Allison Stark]] and putting a CMA Marine, [[Eric Santiago]], into a coma. [[Gage Yevgenny]] and [[Felicia Sanderson]] were injured, but survived the attack.<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', "Dirt"</ref> Around this time, [[refugee]]s from Eridanus II ended up in [[Pirth City]] on [[Arcadia]] and [[New Jerusalem]].<ref>''[[Hunt the Truth]]''</ref>

===Human-Covenant war===

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At some point during the Human-Covenant war, [[Operation]]: [[Operation: BLUE MOON|BLUE MOON]] took place on the planet.{{Ref/Game|Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition|[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers#Linda-058|Dossier files]] - Linda-058}}

Eridanus II was [[glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] in [[2530]] and the UNSC abandoned the planet.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: First Strike]]|Page=240}}  

By [[2557]], the UNSC had reclaimed and resettled the planet, as [[Nova Austin Station]] on the planet [[Cascade]] offered flights to Eridanus II that year.{{Ref/Map|[[Halo 4]]|[[Skyline]]}}

The governing of Eridanus II was under the auspices of the [[Eridanus Government]], an ally of the [[Unified Earth Government|Unified Earth Government (UEG)]].<ref name="enc44">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p. 44</ref> [[Martial arts|Boxing]] was outlawed on the planet.<ref>''Hunt the Truth'', Episode 03: CRITICAL CONDITION</ref>

Kids on Eridanus II, at some schools, can play [[gravball]].{{Ref/Reuse|FoRpg21-25}}

Originally uninhabited, '''Eridanus II''' was settled as a part of the [[Reach for Life project]]. The [[Reach for Life installation]] on Eridanus II was one of only six to survive its pilot stage, becoming a fertile forest built into an otherwise hostile planet. It was where [[John-117/Silver|John-117]] was born and lived for the first several years of his life, at one point discovering a [[Forerunner]] [[keystone]] in a cavern near his home. His parents were the leaders of the Eridanus II colony.{{Ref/Film|Id=Emergence|TV|Episode=[[Emergence]]}}{{Ref/Film|Id=Homecoming|TV|Episode=[[Homecoming (TV Series)|Homecoming]]}}

 

 

 

John, Halsey and [[Adun Saly]] visited the ruins of the Reach for Life installation and John's childhood home where John uncovered his drawings of the keystone and its location. At John's request, Cortana digitally recreated his ruined house which triggered more of John's memories of finding the keystone in a cavern outside of the installation during a family picnic. It also caused John to remember meeting Halsey on Eridanus II before their first supposed meeting at an orphanage on Ehilend. John was then able to lead Halsey to the cavern where the two found the keystone.{{Ref/Reuse|Homecoming}}