46,719
edits
Harvest: Difference between revisions
→List of appearances
m (→First Battle of Harvest: Link update, replaced: [[Type-25 Rapid Assault Vehicle| → [[Barukaza Workshop Chopper|) |
Sith Venator (talk | contribs) |
||
| (5 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown) | |||
| Line 26: | Line 26: | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Topography=== | ===Topography=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:HW HarvestIce MattePainting 2.jpg|thumb|300px|Panorama of Harvest's landscape.]] | ||
Harvest was a small planet, approximately one-third the size of [[Earth]] with an equatorial diameter of slightly more than 4,000 kilometers (2,484 miles), making Harvest slightly smaller than the [[Sol system|Sol]] planet [[Mercury]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=pg33|HCH|Page=33}} In terms of surface area, Harvest possessed ~50 million km², roughly one-tenth the surface area of Earth. Harvest orbited [[Epsilon Indi system|Epsilon Indi]] extremely quickly, much faster than most other UNSC colonies, at roughly 150,000 km/h, or ~41 km/sec (by comparison, Earth orbits Sol at roughly 30 km/sec). Harvest had no natural satellites. Harvest also has a day/night cycle only 17.5 Earth hours long. Out of a total of five planets in the Epsilon Indi system, Harvest was the only habitable planet, as well as being fertile for farming. The super-continent [[Edda]] dominated the planet, taking up roughly 67% of its surface. Two low-salinity seas covered the remainder of the planet, [[Hugin Sea|Hugin]] to the north, and [[Munin Sea|Munin]] to the south.{{Ref/Novel|HCH|Page=74}} Almost 86% of Edda is within 500 meters of sea level, the only major change in elevation is the [[Bifrost]], an escarpment that "cuts" Edda in half. | Harvest was a small planet, approximately one-third the size of [[Earth]] with an equatorial diameter of slightly more than 4,000 kilometers (2,484 miles), making Harvest slightly smaller than the [[Sol system|Sol]] planet [[Mercury]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=pg33|HCH|Page=33}} In terms of surface area, Harvest possessed ~50 million km², roughly one-tenth the surface area of Earth. Harvest orbited [[Epsilon Indi system|Epsilon Indi]] extremely quickly, much faster than most other UNSC colonies, at roughly 150,000 km/h, or ~41 km/sec (by comparison, Earth orbits Sol at roughly 30 km/sec). Harvest had no natural satellites. Harvest also has a day/night cycle only 17.5 Earth hours long. Out of a total of five planets in the Epsilon Indi system, Harvest was the only habitable planet, as well as being fertile for farming. The super-continent [[Edda]] dominated the planet, taking up roughly 67% of its surface. Two low-salinity seas covered the remainder of the planet, [[Hugin Sea|Hugin]] to the north, and [[Munin Sea|Munin]] to the south.{{Ref/Novel|HCH|Page=74}} Almost 86% of Edda is within 500 meters of sea level, the only major change in elevation is the [[Bifrost]], an escarpment that "cuts" Edda in half. | ||
| Line 34: | Line 34: | ||
====Locations==== | ====Locations==== | ||
[[File:HW HarvestIce MattePainting 1.jpg|thumb|250px|The ice sheets of Harvest's northern pole.]] | |||
*[[Edda]] | *[[Edda]] | ||
**[[Bifrost]] | **[[Bifrost]] | ||
| Line 78: | Line 79: | ||
===Rise of humanity=== | ===Rise of humanity=== | ||
[[File:Harvest2.jpg | [[File:Harvest2.jpg|thumb|250px|Harvest before the Covenant assault.]] | ||
Harvest was founded in [[2468]] when the {{UNSCShip|Skidbladnir}} arrived transporting colonists, then dismantled to form the core of Utgard. One of the furthest and most isolated colonies to be founded by the UEG,{{Ref/NoteReuse|17th}} the population was still small when Sergeant [[Avery Johnson|Avery J. Johnson]] engaged in his first mission on the planet. Harvest was settled by [[Religion|Lutheran]] [[United States of America|Americans]] of [[Germany|Germanic]] descent.{{Ref/Book|Enc09|Page=286-287}}{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Page=298-299}} Most locations on Harvest were named for elements of Norse mythology, as were its primary AIs, [[Sif]] and [[Loki]]/Mack. This is because many of Harvest's settlers were of [[Scandinavia]]n ancestry. | Harvest was founded in [[2468]] when the {{UNSCShip|Skidbladnir}} arrived transporting colonists, then dismantled to form the core of Utgard. One of the furthest and most isolated colonies to be founded by the UEG,{{Ref/NoteReuse|17th}} the population was still small when Sergeant [[Avery Johnson|Avery J. Johnson]] engaged in his first mission on the planet. Harvest was settled by [[Religion|Lutheran]] [[United States of America|Americans]] of [[Germany|Germanic]] descent.{{Ref/Book|Enc09|Page=286-287}}{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Page=298-299}} Most locations on Harvest were named for elements of Norse mythology, as were its primary AIs, [[Sif]] and [[Loki]]/Mack. This is because many of Harvest's settlers were of [[Scandinavia]]n ancestry. | ||
| Line 96: | Line 97: | ||
=====First Battle of Harvest===== | =====First Battle of Harvest===== | ||
[[File:Harvest Plasma Glassed.jpg | [[File:Harvest Plasma Glassed.jpg|thumb|250px|Harvest, partially [[glassed]] by the Covenant.]] | ||
{{Main|First Battle of Harvest}} | {{Main|First Battle of Harvest}} | ||
During the first Covenant attack on Harvest about 250,000+ humans managed to escape the planet by packing into 236 freight containers which were then loaded into seven elevator depots in Utgard. Every five to [[seven]] minutes, seven pairs of freight containers were loaded into the space elevator. Loaded ahead of these freight containers were seven "grease buckets", maintenance containers, two which were loaded with Johnson's men and [[Jilan al-Cygni]]. The other five were decoys rigged with claymore mines which were used to soften the Brutes, Grunts and Drones which had boarded and taken control of ''[[Tiara]]''.{{Ref/Novel|HCH|Page=351-352}} While the other two "grease buckets" holding Johnson and Co. stopped and they were fighting off the Covenant, the number seven strand of the space elevator snapped a few thousand kilometers above its anchor due to the stress caused by the load becoming unbalanced. There were 11 pairs of freight containers on the strand when it snapped, killing around 20,000 people.{{Ref/Novel|HCH|Page=372}} The remaining freight containers carrying the survivors of Harvest continued up the elevator, out into space, where they met up with [[propulsion pod]]s that [[Sif]] had placed previously. Once Johnson and Co. finished fighting the Covenant on the ''Tiara'', they joined the survivors and used the propulsion pods to enter Slipspace.{{Ref/Novel|HCH|Page=352}} | During the first Covenant attack on Harvest about 250,000+ humans managed to escape the planet by packing into 236 freight containers which were then loaded into seven elevator depots in Utgard. Every five to [[seven]] minutes, seven pairs of freight containers were loaded into the space elevator. Loaded ahead of these freight containers were seven "grease buckets", maintenance containers, two which were loaded with Johnson's men and [[Jilan al-Cygni]]. The other five were decoys rigged with claymore mines which were used to soften the Brutes, Grunts and Drones which had boarded and taken control of ''[[Tiara]]''.{{Ref/Novel|HCH|Page=351-352}} While the other two "grease buckets" holding Johnson and Co. stopped and they were fighting off the Covenant, the number seven strand of the space elevator snapped a few thousand kilometers above its anchor due to the stress caused by the load becoming unbalanced. There were 11 pairs of freight containers on the strand when it snapped, killing around 20,000 people.{{Ref/Novel|HCH|Page=372}} The remaining freight containers carrying the survivors of Harvest continued up the elevator, out into space, where they met up with [[propulsion pod]]s that [[Sif]] had placed previously. Once Johnson and Co. finished fighting the Covenant on the ''Tiara'', they joined the survivors and used the propulsion pods to enter Slipspace.{{Ref/Novel|HCH|Page=352}} | ||
| Line 106: | Line 107: | ||
The discovery of humans on Harvest was the catalyst for the attempted Covenant genocide of the human race, due to a mistranslation of the Forerunner glyph for "Reclaimer", for "Reclamation". | The discovery of humans on Harvest was the catalyst for the attempted Covenant genocide of the human race, due to a mistranslation of the Forerunner glyph for "Reclaimer", for "Reclamation". | ||
[[File: | [[File:HWG SecondBattleOfHarvest.png|left|thumb|250px|Cole's victory in the [[Second Battle of Harvest]].]] | ||
By April 20, the [[Colonial Military Authority]] sent the scout ship {{CMAShip|Argo}} to investigate. Other then confirming its arrival at Epsilon Indi no other transmissions were sent, and the ''Argo'' was presumed MIA. | By April 20, the [[Colonial Military Authority]] sent the scout ship {{CMAShip|Argo}} to investigate. Other then confirming its arrival at Epsilon Indi no other transmissions were sent, and the ''Argo'' was presumed MIA. | ||
| Line 113: | Line 114: | ||
=====Harvest campaign===== | =====Harvest campaign===== | ||
[[File:HW Trailer Battle.jpg|250px|thumb|Marine forces battle the Covenant in the frozen remnants of the formerly-lush planet.]] | [[File:HW Trailer Battle.jpg|250px|thumb|Marine forces battle the Covenant in the frozen remnants of the formerly-lush planet.]] | ||
[[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston J. Cole]] fought and barely won the [[ | [[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston J. Cole]] fought and barely won the [[Battle of Harvest]] in [[2526]]. The [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] was able to retake the planet but with the loss of 2/3 of their fleet, even when they had outnumbered the single [[Covenant starship|Covenant ship]] in Harvest orbit.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'', [[Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline]]</ref> Harvest would continue to be contested in the following years, as not long after, the Covenant attacked again. The [[Harvest campaign|battle for control of the planet]] lasted for five years until 2531, when Admiral Cole led a group of ships, including the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} into the system and neutralized the Covenant force. They later discovered that the Covenant had established a presence on the planet's surface, and more shockingly, had uncovered the previously unknown [[Forerunner]] relic which lead the ''Spirit of Fire'' to [[Arcadia]],{{Ref/Level|HW|Relic Interior}} where the Covenant then led them to [[Trove|a]] [[shield world]] where they were able to stop a major Covenant threat. | ||
Ultimately, the Covenant once again returned to Harvest in [[2534]], glassing the planetary surface for a second and decisively final time.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=51}} After this event, Harvest was effectively abandoned by humanity. | Ultimately, the Covenant once again returned to Harvest in [[2534]], glassing the planetary surface for a second and decisively final time.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=51}} After this event, Harvest was effectively abandoned by humanity. | ||
| Line 217: | Line 218: | ||
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]'' | |||
**''[[Sanctuary (TV Series)|Sanctuary]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
{{Col-end}} | {{Col-end}} | ||