Kamchatka: Difference between revisions

{{Era|Forerunner|Post}}

{{disambig header|the Forerunner planet|the song|Kamchatka (music)}}

|image=[[File:H5G-Stormbreak.jpg|300px]]

|system=[[Caspar system]]<ref name="HW">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/kamchatka '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Kamchatka'']</ref>

|body=[[Caspar system|Caspar]]<ref name="HW"/>

|position=Fifth planet<ref name="HW"/>

|moon(s)=None<ref name="HW"/>

|diameter={{Convert|3231|mi|km}}<ref name="HW"/>

|gravity=0.98 G {{C|anomalous}}<ref name="HW"/>

|atmosphere=0.7 ([[Carbon dioxide|CO₂]], [[Oxygen|O₂]], [[Wikipedia:Nitrogen|N₂]])<ref name="HW"/>

|temperature=-87°C to -12°C (-125°F to 10°F)<ref name="HW"/>

|species=[[Forerunner]]s<ref name="HW"/> {{C|formerly}}

|government=[[Ecumene]]<ref name="HW"/> {{C|formerly}}

'''Kamchatka''' is the fifth planet in the [[Caspar system]]. A remote planet, Kamchatka was created by the [[Forerunner]]s and served as a node of the [[Domain]] for the [[ecumene]]. 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 name="HW"/>

Kamchatka was a product of [[Forerunner]] [[astroengineering]], created to serve as a link to the [[Domain]]—the Forerunner knowledge network. Though the planet has an unusual lack of various structures and facilities located on its surface, Kamchatka has many structures buried under its snow and ice, including a communications hub.<ref name="HW"/> The [[Stormbreak]] mountain range, considered to be "the broken spine" of Kamchatka, was mended by the Forerunners.<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-know-for-an-answer '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Know for an Answer'']</ref>

In [[2558]], a communications hub on the planet activated, attracting the attention of both the [[United Nations Space Command]] and [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction]].<ref name="HW"/> The Covenant established an outpost on Kamchatka and 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]]. Halsey contacted the UNSC, and [[Fireteam Osiris]] was tasked with assassinating 'Mdama and retrieving Halsey. Osiris was deployed to the surface of the planet, where a three-way [[Battle of Kamchatka|battle]] ensued between them, Jul 'Mdama's Covenant forces, and [[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>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', campaign level ''[[Osiris (level)|Osiris]]''</ref>

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 name="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 name="HW"/>

==Trivia==

*[[Wikipedia:Kamchatka Peninsula|Kamchatka]] is the name of a peninsula in Russia.

*The ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' multiplayer maps [[March on Stormbreak]] and [[Summit (level)|Summit]] are set on Kamchatka.

File:H5G-Kamchatka concept.jpg|Concept art of a Forerunner temple on the planet.

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