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[[File:HR-PlanetReach-Bnet.jpg|330px|thumb|Reach, the most populous of the Inner Colonies and the UNSC's military headquarters prior to 2552.]]


The '''Inner Colonies''' were the first worlds [[Terraforming|terraformed]] and colonized by the [[UN]], relieving the overpopulation pressure on [[Earth]] that resulted in the [[Interplanetary War]].
The '''Inner Colonies''' were the first [[planet|world]]s [[Terraforming|terraformed]] and [[human colonies|colonized]] by the [[Unified Earth Government]], relieving the overpopulation pressure on [[Earth]] that resulted in the [[Interplanetary War]] in the 2160s. Collectively, Earth and the Inner Colonies are known as the '''core worlds'''.<ref name="history">''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', [[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]], p. 429</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', p. 33</ref>
 
For a list of notable Inner Colonies, see [[Human colonies#Inner Colonies|here]].


==History==
==History==
===Settling and formation===
{{Main|Domus Diaspora}}
The Inner Colonies consisted of the 210 worlds which were colonized during the UEG's first wave of colonial expansion between [[2362]] and [[2390]], starting with the launch of the ''[[Odyssey]]'' and its colonization of the [[Epsilon Eridani system]]. Although volunteers for the colonization programs were plentiful due to Earth's deteriorated conditions, interstellar travel was still highly expensive and, as a result, the settlers of the Inner Colonies were subjected to rigorous physical and mental screening. This also led to the Inner Colonies being viewed as humanity's elite. By 2390, 210 human-occupied worlds were in various stages of terraforming and colonisation,{{Ref/Reuse|xbox.com}} including planets, moons, and asteroids.<ref>''[[Halo Mythos]]'', p. 54</ref> As the UNSC began settling the [[Outer Colonies]], the Inner Colonies, with their established social and economic infrastructures, became the political and economic basis of the UNSC, supplied with raw materials from the newer settlements. By [[2490]], [[Reach]], one of the first extrasolar colonies, had become the UNSC's military center.{{Ref/Site|Id=xbox.com|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/storyline.htm|Site=Xbox.com|Page=Halo Storyline|Detail=(Defunct, Copy on [http://halo.bungie.org/misc/mstimeline2.html HBO Forums], [http://web.archive.org/web/20080424150226/www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/storyline.htm Wayback Machine], and [[Archive:Xbox.com/Halo/Timeline|Halopedia]])}}<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe (2011)]]'', p. 43</ref>


The Inner Colonies consisted of the 210 planets which were colonized before [[2390]]. In [[2490]], [[Reach]], which was located near the boundary of the Inner and Outer Colonies, became the UNSC's military center. As the UNSC began settling the [[Outer Colonies]], the Inner Colonies, with their established social and economic infrastructures, became the political and economic basis of the UNSC, supplied with raw materials from the newer settlements.
It is known that there was a war some time before the 26th century called the [[Inner Colony Wars]]. Little is known about this conflict, except the fact that unrestricted news reports during the war caused "massive civil unrest" and threatened to "tear down Earth's culture".<ref>''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', [[Second Sunrise over New Mombasa]]</ref>


During the [[Human-Covenant War]], numerous ships were pulled from their positions in the Outer Colonies to defend the Inner Colonies. Old ships, such as the [[Halcyon-class Cruiser]] {{UNSCship|Pillar of Autumn}}, were refitted and brought back into service to supplement the remaining defense forces. At the beginning of the [[Battle of Reach]], dozens of Inner Colony planets were bypassed by the [[Covenant Fleet]] attacking Reach,<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page ??</ref> so it can be presumed that a number of those Colonies survived, considering the next [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] attack was Earth.
===Insurrection===
During the [[Insurrection]], numerous rebel movements sprang up on Inner Colonies such as Reach, initiating a wave of [[terrorism]] that saw many colonies as the scene of numerous bombings and massacres. The UNSC placed the elimination of these movements as a top priority in restoring order to the UEG's most critically important worlds, leading to the [[Spartan-II program]].  


== The Inner Colony Wars==
[[File:H4 Landfall.png|thumb|left|250px|[[Casbah City]] being attacked by the Covenant.]]
{{Main|Inner Colony Wars}}
===Human-Covenant war===
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], numerous ships were pulled from their positions in the Outer Colonies to defend the Inner Colonies. Old ships, such as the [[Halcyon-class light cruiser]] {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, were refitted and brought back into service to supplement the remaining defense forces. A period of the war known as the [[Siege of the Inner Colonies|Inner Colony Sieges]] began on June 1, [[2536]]<ref name="HWTimeline">''[[Halo Wars Timeline Events]]''</ref>, lasting all the way until the climactic battles in the latter half of [[2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|xbox.com}}{{Ref/Reuse|HWTimeline}}{{Ref/Site|Id=halowars.com|D=01|M=6|Y=2017|URL=http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/Timeline.aspx|Site=Official Halo Wars Community Site|Page=Timeline|Detail=(Defunct, Copy on [[Archive:Halowars.com/Timeline|Halopedia]])}}During this period, the war fell into a cyclic nature of human forces winning isolated battles on the ground, but taking huge losses in space. One by one, the Covenant began to exterminate the Inner Colonies. At the beginning of the [[Fall of Reach]], a dozen Inner Colonies were bypassed by the [[Covenant fleet]] attacking Reach,{{Ref/Novel|Novel=Halo: The Fall of Reach|Chapter=32|Quote=I see. Very well, your squad might as well hear this now, too. I don’t know how they found Reach—they bypassed a dozen Inner Colony worlds to get here.}} and a number of Inner Colonies survived the war.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]] (2010)'', Adjunct: [[Petra]]</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'', p. 481</ref>


It is known that there was a war some time before the 26th century called the "Inner Colony Wars".<ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''[[Second Sunrise over New Mombasa]]''</ref> Very little is known about it and it might just be an alternate name of the Interplanetary Wars, though the name would be of a post-Outer Colonies age, and probably only referring to the Sol system colonies.
===Post-Covenant war===
{{Main|Post-Covenant War conflicts}}
{{Expand-section}}


==Known Inner Colonies==
===Created crisis===
[[Epsilon Eridani system]]
{{Main|Created uprising}}
*[[Reach]] - [[Glassing|Glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] in [[2552]].
{{Expand-section}}
*[[Circumstance]] - Unknown status, likely to have been glassed by the Covenant.
 
*[[Tribute]] - Glassed by the Covenant in 2552.
==Government and politics==
*[[Beta Gabriel]] - Unknown status, likely to have been glassed by the Covenant.
{{Expand-section}}
[[Sol system]]
 
*[[Earth]] - Controlled under [[UNSC]].
==Economy==
*[[Mars]] - Unknown status, most likely to have survived.
[[Kisvárda Metals]] was one of the largest mining and metal production conglomerates in the Inner Colonies.{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Chapter=8}}
*[[Jupiter]] - Unknown status, most likely to have survived.
{{Expand-section}}
*[[Pluto]] - Controlled under UNSC.
 
[[Ectanus 45|Ectanus 45 system]]
==Culture==
*[[Chi Rho]] - Unknown status.
{{Expand-section}}
Unknown system
*[[Skopje]] - Glassed by the Covenant in [[2547]].


==List of Appearances==
{{Appearances|Halo: Combat Evolved|Halo 2|Halo 3|Halo 3: ODST|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Halo: The Flood|Halo: First Strike|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Halo Graphic Novel|Halo: Uprising|Halo: The Cole Protocol|Halo Evolutions}}
==Sources==
==Sources==
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[[Category:Places]]
[[Category:Human colonies]]

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Reach, the most populous of the Inner Colonies and the UNSC's military headquarters prior to 2552.

The Inner Colonies were the first worlds terraformed and colonized by the Unified Earth Government, relieving the overpopulation pressure on Earth that resulted in the Interplanetary War in the 2160s. Collectively, Earth and the Inner Colonies are known as the core worlds.[1][2]

For a list of notable Inner Colonies, see here.

History[edit]

Settling and formation[edit]

Main article: Domus Diaspora

The Inner Colonies consisted of the 210 worlds which were colonized during the UEG's first wave of colonial expansion between 2362 and 2390, starting with the launch of the Odyssey and its colonization of the Epsilon Eridani system. Although volunteers for the colonization programs were plentiful due to Earth's deteriorated conditions, interstellar travel was still highly expensive and, as a result, the settlers of the Inner Colonies were subjected to rigorous physical and mental screening. This also led to the Inner Colonies being viewed as humanity's elite. By 2390, 210 human-occupied worlds were in various stages of terraforming and colonisation,[3] including planets, moons, and asteroids.[4] As the UNSC began settling the Outer Colonies, the Inner Colonies, with their established social and economic infrastructures, became the political and economic basis of the UNSC, supplied with raw materials from the newer settlements. By 2490, Reach, one of the first extrasolar colonies, had become the UNSC's military center.[3][5]

It is known that there was a war some time before the 26th century called the Inner Colony Wars. Little is known about this conflict, except the fact that unrestricted news reports during the war caused "massive civil unrest" and threatened to "tear down Earth's culture".[6]

Insurrection[edit]

During the Insurrection, numerous rebel movements sprang up on Inner Colonies such as Reach, initiating a wave of terrorism that saw many colonies as the scene of numerous bombings and massacres. The UNSC placed the elimination of these movements as a top priority in restoring order to the UEG's most critically important worlds, leading to the Spartan-II program.

Casbah City being attacked by the Covenant.

Human-Covenant war[edit]

During the Human-Covenant War, numerous ships were pulled from their positions in the Outer Colonies to defend the Inner Colonies. Old ships, such as the Halcyon-class light cruiser UNSC Pillar of Autumn, were refitted and brought back into service to supplement the remaining defense forces. A period of the war known as the Inner Colony Sieges began on June 1, 2536[7], lasting all the way until the climactic battles in the latter half of 2552.[3][7][8]During this period, the war fell into a cyclic nature of human forces winning isolated battles on the ground, but taking huge losses in space. One by one, the Covenant began to exterminate the Inner Colonies. At the beginning of the Fall of Reach, a dozen Inner Colonies were bypassed by the Covenant fleet attacking Reach,[9] and a number of Inner Colonies survived the war.[10][11]

Post-Covenant war[edit]

Main article: Post-Covenant War conflicts
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Created crisis[edit]

Main article: Created uprising
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Government and politics[edit]

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Economy[edit]

Kisvárda Metals was one of the largest mining and metal production conglomerates in the Inner Colonies.[12]

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Culture[edit]

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Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole, p. 429
  2. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, p. 33
  3. ^ a b c Xbox.com, Halo Storyline: (Defunct, Copy on HBO Forums, Wayback Machine, and Halopedia) (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  4. ^ Halo Mythos, p. 54
  5. ^ Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe (2011), p. 43
  6. ^ Halo Graphic Novel, Second Sunrise over New Mombasa
  7. ^ a b Halo Wars Timeline Events
  8. ^ Official Halo Wars Community Site, Timeline: (Defunct, Copy on Halopedia) (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2017) [archive]
  9. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, chapter 32: "I see. Very well, your squad might as well hear this now, too. I don’t know how they found Reach—they bypassed a dozen Inner Colony worlds to get here."
  10. ^ Halo: First Strike (2010), Adjunct: Petra
  11. ^ Halo: Mortal Dictata, p. 481
  12. ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 8
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