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[[File:H5G-Stormbreak.jpg|250px|right|thumb|A UNSC base on Kamchatka]]
{{disambig header|the Forerunner planet|the music piece|Kamchatka (music)}}
'''Kamchatka''' is a planet that was once colonized by the [[Forerunner]] [[ecumene]] prior to the firing of the [[Halo Array]].  
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'''Kamchatka''' ('''Caspar V'''){{Ref/Generic|Id=Halo Channel|[[Halo Channel]]|Detail=Encyclopedia}} is the fifth planet in the [[Caspar system]].{{Ref/Reuse|osfm6}} A remote world, Kamchatka was created by the [[Forerunner]]s and served as a rehabilitation complex for the [[Lifeworker]]s, and as a node of the [[Domain]] for the [[ecumene]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=359}} Following [[Great Purification|the firing]] of the [[Halo Array]], Kamchatka remained an obscure world at the fringes of civilization until the planet's discovery in [[2558]].{{Ref/Reuse|HW}}
 
==Overview==
===Topography and ecology===
Kamchatka is one of a number of a [[astroengineering|megastructural]] worlds artificially engineered by the [[Forerunners]] in ancient times, appearing from orbit to be an ostensibly unremarkable and barely habitable arctic world, underdeveloped and home to a frigid climate.{{Ref/Reuse|osfm6}} Global temperatures are almost always below the freezing level of [[water]], averaging -87°C to -12°C (-125°F to 10°F) - resulting in a the majority of the rugged planetary surface being covered in a layer of thick snow and ice.{{Ref/Reuse|osfm6}}{{Ref/Reuse|HW}} These extreme conditions lent the planet some interest to the [[Lifeworker]] rate in a similar fashion to other ice worlds such as [[Strilun IV]] and [[Zehar VI]], resulting in the planet being targeted for the construction of vast networks of sub-glacial rehabilitation complexes. As such, the level of Forerunner megaengineering on Kamchatka straddles the line between the artificial and natural,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} and may explain the world's breathable atmosphere even with the lack of an apparent widespread native ecosystem, and anomalous .98G surface gravity.{{Ref/Reuse|HW}}
 
Surveys conducted by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] in [[2558]] were able to detect the presence of the underground structures and large exotic mineral deposits on Kamchatka. These surveys considered Kamchatka to have a high strategic significance, and a threat level Delta.{{Ref/Reuse|osfm6}}
 
===Locations===
*[[Stormbreak]] mountain range
**[[March on Stormbreak]]/ [[Summit]] {{C|[[War Games]] simulation-only}}


==History==
==History==
The [[Stormbreak]] mountain range, considered to be "the broken spine" of Kamchatka, was mended by the Forerunners. By the middle of the 26th century, Kamchatka was discovered by the [[United Nations Space Command]]. The UNSC intended to establish a military complex and power station to control the planet's Forerunner sites, shortly after Kamchatka's discovery.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-know-for-an-answer '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Know for an Answer'']</ref>
===Ancient history===
During the [[High Ecumene]] era, Kamchatka was a site of interest primarily to the Forerunner Lifeworker rate, who sought the world's extreme arctic conditions for the construction of massive rehabilitation complexes within the glacial layers of the world.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The megaengineering conducted on Kamchatka blurred the line between the natural and artificial, and additionally resulted in the construction of a communications hub, allowing the planet to serve as a node from which to connect to the [[Domain]] - the vast interstellar knowledge network used by Forerunner society.{{Ref/Reuse|HW}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The [[Stormbreak]] mountain range, considered to be "the broken spine" of Kamchatka, was mended by the Forerunners.{{Ref/Site|Id=canonfodder|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-know-for-an-answer|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Know for an Answer|D=28|M=11|Y=2021}}
 
[[File:H5G MainMenu Fleet.jpg|thumb|left|250px|UNSC ''Infinity'' and its {{Class|Anlace|light frigate}} escort over Kamchatka just prior to [[Operation: ANCHORITE]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CFCalm|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/calm-in-the-storm|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Calm in the Storm|D=09|M=3|Y=2021}}]]
===Post-war era===
In [[2558]], a communications hub on the planet activated, attracting the attention of both the [[United Nations Space Command]] and [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|HW}} The Covenant established an outpost on Kamchatka, concentrating a bulk of their forces on the planet{{Ref/Book|Id=osfm6|OSFM|Page=92}} while they attempted to access the planet's data network. While Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] and [[Jul 'Mdama]] worked to access the network at a large Forerunner structure, Halsey discovered information relating to the recent attacks by [[Guardian]]s on [[human colonies]].{{Ref/Level|Id=guardians|H5G|Osiris (level)|Osiris}} Additionally, the Covenant managed to locate a Guardian on Kamchatka.{{Ref/Novel|Id=loo20|LoO|Chapter=20}} Halsey contacted and warned the UNSC, and in response [[Expeditionary Strike Group 1]] was deployed to Kamchatka as part of [[Operation: ANCHORITE]] to assault the Covenant staging area.{{Ref/Book|Id=osfm1|OSFM|Page=7}} During the battle, [[Fireteam Osiris]] was tasked with assassinating 'Mdama and retrieving Halsey. Osiris was deployed to the surface of the planet, as Jul 'Mdama's Covenant forces [[Battle of Kamchatka|battled]] the rebelling [[Promethean]]s. As Osiris fought their way to the structure, they assassinated 'Mdama and brought Halsey back to {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, which soon left the system.{{Ref/Reuse|guardians}}
 
Some time after the battle, the UNSC intended to establish a military complex and power station on Kamchatka to control the planet's Forerunner sites.{{Ref/Reuse|canonfodder}} While the UNSC is aware of the Forerunner structures under Kamchatka's surface, no detailed surveys have been conducted to observe them as of 2558.{{Ref/Reuse|HW}} As she formed the [[Created]], [[Cortana]] activated the Guardian on Kamchatka.{{Ref/Reuse|loo20}} Following the onset of the [[Created conflict]], Kamchatka was largely abandoned by both the UNSC and Covenant, with the world and its structures having since fallen dormant once again.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}


In [[2558]], [[Fireteam Osiris]] was tasked with retrieving Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]], who claimed to have information about recent attacks by [[Guardian]]s on human colonies. Osiris was deployed to the surface of the planet, where a three-way [[Battle of Kamchatka|battle]] ensued between them, [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant forces]], and [[Promethean]]s.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44oJi5w2Wjc '''YouTube''', ''Halo 5 Opening Cinematic'']</ref>
==Production notes==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
*[[Wikipedia:Kamchatka Peninsula|Kamchatka]] is the name of a peninsula in Siberia.
*The ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' multiplayer maps [[March on Stormbreak]] and [[Summit]] are set on Kamchatka.


==Trivia==
==Gallery==
[[Wikipedia:Kamchatka Peninsula|Kamchatka]] is the name of a peninsula in Russia.
<gallery>
File:H5G-Kamchatka concept.jpg|Concept art of a Forerunner structure on the planet.
File:H5G-Concept-Kamchata-Skyfall.jpg|Concept art of the Battle of Kamchatka
File:H5G-Kamchatkadescent.png|The battle at Kamchatka
File:H5G-Kamchatka Forerunner location.png|A Forerunner interior on Kamchatka.
File:H5G-Kamchatka Guardian glyph.png|A Guardian glyph.
File:H5G-Kamchatka Warden Eternal glyph.png|The Warden Eternal's glyph.
File:H5G-Kamchatka unknown glyph 1.png|An unknown Forerunner glyph.
File:H5G-Kamchatka unknown glyph 2.png|An unknown Forerunner glyph.
File:H5G-Kamchatka unknown glyph 3.png|An unknown Forerunner glyph.
File:Kamchatkap.png|The surface of Kamchatka.
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Battle Born]]
**''[[Glassed|Glassed]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


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Latest revision as of 19:57, March 26, 2024

This article is about the Forerunner planet. For the music piece, see Kamchatka (music).
Kamchatka
Kamchatka in the Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)
Astrographical

System:

Caspar system[1]

Orbiting:

Caspar[1][2]

Orbital position:

Fifth planet[1]

Moon(s):

None[1]

Physical

Diameter:

5,200 kilometers (3,200 mi)[1]

Gravity:

0.98 G (anomalous)[1]

Atmosphere:

0.7 (CO2, O2, N2)[1]

Surface temperature:

-87°C to -12°C (-125°F to 10°F)[1]

Societal

Species:

Forerunners[1] (formerly)

Government:

Ecumene[1] (formerly)

UNSC strategic significance:

High[2]

UNSC threat level:

Delta[2]

 

Kamchatka (Caspar V)[3] is the fifth planet in the Caspar system.[2] A remote world, Kamchatka was created by the Forerunners and served as a rehabilitation complex for the Lifeworkers, and as a node of the Domain for the ecumene.[4] Following the firing of the Halo Array, Kamchatka remained an obscure world at the fringes of civilization until the planet's discovery in 2558.[1]

Overview[edit]

Topography and ecology[edit]

Kamchatka is one of a number of a megastructural worlds artificially engineered by the Forerunners in ancient times, appearing from orbit to be an ostensibly unremarkable and barely habitable arctic world, underdeveloped and home to a frigid climate.[2] Global temperatures are almost always below the freezing level of water, averaging -87°C to -12°C (-125°F to 10°F) - resulting in a the majority of the rugged planetary surface being covered in a layer of thick snow and ice.[2][1] These extreme conditions lent the planet some interest to the Lifeworker rate in a similar fashion to other ice worlds such as Strilun IV and Zehar VI, resulting in the planet being targeted for the construction of vast networks of sub-glacial rehabilitation complexes. As such, the level of Forerunner megaengineering on Kamchatka straddles the line between the artificial and natural,[4] and may explain the world's breathable atmosphere even with the lack of an apparent widespread native ecosystem, and anomalous .98G surface gravity.[1]

Surveys conducted by the Office of Naval Intelligence in 2558 were able to detect the presence of the underground structures and large exotic mineral deposits on Kamchatka. These surveys considered Kamchatka to have a high strategic significance, and a threat level Delta.[2]

Locations[edit]

History[edit]

Ancient history[edit]

During the High Ecumene era, Kamchatka was a site of interest primarily to the Forerunner Lifeworker rate, who sought the world's extreme arctic conditions for the construction of massive rehabilitation complexes within the glacial layers of the world.[4] The megaengineering conducted on Kamchatka blurred the line between the natural and artificial, and additionally resulted in the construction of a communications hub, allowing the planet to serve as a node from which to connect to the Domain - the vast interstellar knowledge network used by Forerunner society.[1][4] The Stormbreak mountain range, considered to be "the broken spine" of Kamchatka, was mended by the Forerunners.[5]

A screenshot of UNSC Infinity and its battlegroup in the Halo 5 main menu.
UNSC Infinity and its Anlace-class light frigate escort over Kamchatka just prior to Operation: ANCHORITE.[6]

Post-war era[edit]

In 2558, a communications hub on the planet activated, attracting the attention of both the United Nations Space Command and Jul 'Mdama's Covenant.[1] The Covenant established an outpost on Kamchatka, concentrating a bulk of their forces on the planet[2] while they attempted to access the planet's data network. While Doctor Catherine Halsey and Jul 'Mdama worked to access the network at a large Forerunner structure, Halsey discovered information relating to the recent attacks by Guardians on human colonies.[7] Additionally, the Covenant managed to locate a Guardian on Kamchatka.[8] Halsey contacted and warned the UNSC, and in response Expeditionary Strike Group 1 was deployed to Kamchatka as part of Operation: ANCHORITE to assault the Covenant staging area.[9] During the battle, Fireteam Osiris was tasked with assassinating 'Mdama and retrieving Halsey. Osiris was deployed to the surface of the planet, as Jul 'Mdama's Covenant forces battled the rebelling Prometheans. As Osiris fought their way to the structure, they assassinated 'Mdama and brought Halsey back to UNSC Infinity, which soon left the system.[7]

Some time after the battle, the UNSC intended to establish a military complex and power station on Kamchatka to control the planet's Forerunner sites.[5] While the UNSC is aware of the Forerunner structures under Kamchatka's surface, no detailed surveys have been conducted to observe them as of 2558.[1] As she formed the Created, Cortana activated the Guardian on Kamchatka.[8] Following the onset of the Created conflict, Kamchatka was largely abandoned by both the UNSC and Covenant, with the world and its structures having since fallen dormant once again.[4]

Production notes[edit]

Main-Superintendent.png Browse more images in this article's gallery page.

Gallery[edit]

  • Concept art of a Forerunner structure on the planet.

    Concept art of a Forerunner structure on the planet.

  • Concept art of the Battle of Kamchatka

    Concept art of the Battle of Kamchatka

  • The battle at Kamchatka

    The battle at Kamchatka

  • A Forerunner interior on Kamchatka.

    A Forerunner interior on Kamchatka.

  • A Guardian glyph.

    A Guardian glyph.

  • The Warden Eternal's glyph.

    The Warden Eternal's glyph.

  • An unknown Forerunner glyph.

    An unknown Forerunner glyph.

  • An unknown Forerunner glyph.

    An unknown Forerunner glyph.

  • An unknown Forerunner glyph.

    An unknown Forerunner glyph.

  • The surface of Kamchatka.

    The surface of Kamchatka.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Halo Waypoint, Kamchatka (Retrieved on Apr 23, 2021) [archive]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual, page 92
  3. ^ Halo Channel: Encyclopedia
  4. ^ a b c d e Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 359
  5. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Know for an Answer (Retrieved on Nov 28, 2021) [archive]
  6. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Calm in the Storm (Retrieved on Mar 9, 2021) [archive]
  7. ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Osiris
  8. ^ a b Halo: Legacy of Onyx, chapter 20
  9. ^ Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual, page 7
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