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{{Quote|Your mission is to infiltrate the rebel base, capture Watts, and return him—alive and unharmed—to UNSC-controlled space. This will deprive the rebels of their new leadership. And it will provide ONI a chance to interrogate Watts and root out traitors within FLEETCOM.|Doctor Catherine Halsey<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 97 (2010)</ref>}} | {{Quote|Your mission is to infiltrate the rebel base, capture Watts, and return him—alive and unharmed—to UNSC-controlled space. This will deprive the rebels of their new leadership. And it will provide ONI a chance to interrogate Watts and root out traitors within FLEETCOM.|Doctor Catherine Halsey<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 97 (2010)</ref>}} | ||
'''Operation: TALON''' was an [[operation]] of the [[United Nations Space Command]] to capture [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]] from the [[United Rebel Front]]'s [[Eridanus Secundus]], a hidden [[asteroid]] facility in the [[Eridanus system]]'s asteroid belt.<ref name="universe watts">[[Halo Waypoint]]: [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/colonel-watts ''Colonel Watts'']</ref> | '''Operation: TALON''' was an [[operation]] of the [[United Nations Space Command]] to capture [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]] from the [[United Rebel Front]]'s [[Eridanus Secundus]], a hidden [[asteroid]] facility in the [[Eridanus system]]'s asteroid belt.<ref name="universe watts">[[Halo Waypoint]]: [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/colonel-watts ''Colonel Watts'']</ref>{{Ref/Game|Id=H5GLtd|Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition|[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers#John-117|Dossier files]] - John-117}} The mission was explicitly created to capture Watts and was undertaken by [[Blue Team]], and would be the first operation in which the [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]] participated. Executed in [[2525#September|September of 2525]], the operation proved to be a great success, for Blue Team infiltrated the heavily fortified Eridanus Secundus and captured Watts, with minimal complications and injuries.{{Ref/Reuse|osfm82}}{{Ref/Reuse|for106}} | ||
==Prelude== | ==Prelude== | ||
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[[File:Eridanus battle.png|thumb|250px|left|TREBUCHET waged over Eridanus II]] | [[File:Eridanus battle.png|thumb|250px|left|TREBUCHET waged over Eridanus II]] | ||
Eventually, Watts realigned the surviving insurgent factions in the Outer Colonies and took command of them. These forces eventually unified under the [[United Rebel Front]]. Watts and the URF continued to prove a threat to the UNSC as the insurgent colonel waged many battles against the UNSC and [[Colonial Military | Eventually, Watts realigned the surviving insurgent factions in the Outer Colonies and took command of them. These forces eventually unified under the [[United Rebel Front]]. Watts and the URF continued to prove a threat to the UNSC as the insurgent colonel waged many battles against the UNSC and [[Colonial Military Authority]] on a number of worlds throughout the Insurrection.{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe watts}} Watts and the United Rebel Front eventually re-accumulated enough strength to attempt to overthrow the Eridanus Government once again, as Watts hoped to use Eridanus II as a base of operations for the URF and drag the CMA into a costly guerrilla war.{{Ref/Reuse|universe watts}} In [[2513]], Watts initiated another armed uprising on Eridanus II. Having anticipated the attack, the UNSC engaged United Rebel Front forces as part of [[Operation: TREBUCHET]]. A UNSC [[fleet]] of [[carrier]]s, [[cruiser]]s, and [[destroyer]]s attacked Watts' own fleet of roughly one hundred smaller spaceships, while ground engagements waged across Eridanus II's surface.<ref name="for96">''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 96-98 (2010)</ref> Ultimately, the United Rebel Front's forces were routed and defeated by the UNSC before they could properly establish a presence on Eridanus II.{{Ref/Reuse|universe watts}} Watts called for the exodus of URF forces from the planet and the faction eventually fled Eridanus II through [[slipstream space]].<ref name="bc1">''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp]]'', Issue #1</ref> | ||
The United Rebel Front regrouped and eventually constructed a stronghold within [[Eridanus Secundus]], a hollowed-out [[asteroid]] located in the Eridanus system's largest asteroid belt.{{Ref/Reuse|universe watts}} While the URF worked to regain their former strength yet again, the faction resorted to [[piracy]] throughout the system.<ref>''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp'', Issue #2</ref> Efforts to locate the URF were met with either a lack of results or with an ambush by superior URF forces.{{Ref/Reuse|for96}} | The United Rebel Front regrouped and eventually constructed a stronghold within [[Eridanus Secundus]], a hollowed-out [[asteroid]] located in the Eridanus system's largest asteroid belt.{{Ref/Reuse|universe watts}} While the URF worked to regain their former strength yet again, the faction resorted to [[piracy]] throughout the system.<ref>''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp'', Issue #2</ref> Efforts to locate the URF were met with either a lack of results or with an ambush by superior URF forces.{{Ref/Reuse|for96}} | ||
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The [[UNSC Navy]]'s [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] was aware that the URF was taking shelter in the extensive asteroid belt, though they did not know Eridanus Secundus' location and knew very little about their strength. After initially assuming the rebel forces were largely unorganized, ONI realized that they had remained unified under the URF and Watts' leadership. Meanwhile, [[UNSC Fleet Command]] discovered that rebel sympathizers among its ranks were leaking valuable information to the URF.{{Ref/Reuse|for96}} Furthermore, by [[2525]], ONI had learned that Watts intended to launch an attack against medical satellites throughout the Outer Colonies. In that same year, a member of the URF approached the UNSC and offered to make a deal with ONI. The rebel was not aware of the exact coordinates of Eridanus Secundus, though he revealed to ONI that the {{Class|Parabola|freighter}} ''[[Laden]]'' was a URF supply vessel.<ref name="for as act2">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'', Act Two</ref> Further investigation proved that ''Laden'' was indeed captained by a thought-to-be-dead URF officer and was stocked with enough food and water to supply a small city. With a way to reach Eridanus Secundus in sight, ONI decided to wait until they had the right team and time to enact the operation.{{Ref/Reuse|for96}} | The [[UNSC Navy]]'s [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] was aware that the URF was taking shelter in the extensive asteroid belt, though they did not know Eridanus Secundus' location and knew very little about their strength. After initially assuming the rebel forces were largely unorganized, ONI realized that they had remained unified under the URF and Watts' leadership. Meanwhile, [[UNSC Fleet Command]] discovered that rebel sympathizers among its ranks were leaking valuable information to the URF.{{Ref/Reuse|for96}} Furthermore, by [[2525]], ONI had learned that Watts intended to launch an attack against medical satellites throughout the Outer Colonies. In that same year, a member of the URF approached the UNSC and offered to make a deal with ONI. The rebel was not aware of the exact coordinates of Eridanus Secundus, though he revealed to ONI that the {{Class|Parabola|freighter}} ''[[Laden]]'' was a URF supply vessel.<ref name="for as act2">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'', Act Two</ref> Further investigation proved that ''Laden'' was indeed captained by a thought-to-be-dead URF officer and was stocked with enough food and water to supply a small city. With a way to reach Eridanus Secundus in sight, ONI decided to wait until they had the right team and time to enact the operation.{{Ref/Reuse|for96}} | ||
After the UNSC learned of the [[Covenant]] and their [[First Battle of Harvest|attack]] on [[Harvest]] in [[2525#October|October 2525]], [[UNSC High Command]] and ONI wanted to test the recently [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmented]] [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]] to ensure that the supersoldiers would be able to aid in the [[Human-Covenant War|inevitable war]] against the alien empire. The program's creator, Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]], was contacted by the Admiralty and informed of the attack on Harvest. Agreeing with High Command, Halsey resolved to deploy the Spartans on a mission that ONI had been saving for the proper team—Operation: TALON. While {{Class|Halberd|destroyer}} {{UNSCShip|Pioneer}} transported Halsey, [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]], and the Spartan-IIs to the Eridanus system for the mission on [[2525#September|September 12, 2525]], Halsey and Mendez debriefed the Spartan-IIs on Watts and Eridanus Secundus. A small team of Spartans was to board ''Laden'', gain access to Eridanus Secundus, infiltrate the asteroid, capture Watts, and return to UNSC-controlled space. With a mission window of thirteen hours, the Spartans were given a [[panic button]] in the case of an emergency, with support from ''Pioneer'' and the [[prowler]] ''[[UNSC Athens|Athens]]'' if necessary. After the briefing, Mendez promptly promoted [[John-117]] to [[Petty Officer, Third Class|petty officer, third class]] and ordered him to choose the operation's team and equipment. Deciding he only needed a small team, John selected [[Samuel-034]], [[Linda-058]], [[Kelly-087]], and [[Frederic-104]], forming [[Blue Team]].{{Ref/Reuse|for96}} Donning [[black body suit]]s and outfits worn by those among ''Laden''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew, most of Blue Team armed themselves with [[MA2B assault rifle]]s and [[Combat knife|combat knives]], while Linda chose an [[SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle]].{{Ref/Reuse|for100}} | After the UNSC learned of the [[Covenant]] and their [[First Battle of Harvest|attack]] on [[Harvest]] in [[2525#October|October 2525]], [[UNSC High Command]] and ONI wanted to test the recently [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmented]] [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]] to ensure that the supersoldiers would be able to aid in the [[Human-Covenant War|inevitable war]] against the alien empire. The program's creator, Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]], was contacted by the Admiralty and informed of the attack on Harvest. Agreeing with High Command, Halsey resolved to deploy the Spartans on a mission that ONI had been saving for the proper team—Operation: TALON. While {{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}} {{UNSCShip|Pioneer}} transported Halsey, [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]], and the Spartan-IIs to the Eridanus system for the mission on [[2525#September|September 12, 2525]], Halsey and Mendez debriefed the Spartan-IIs on Watts and Eridanus Secundus. A small team of Spartans was to board ''Laden'', gain access to Eridanus Secundus, infiltrate the asteroid, capture Watts, and return to UNSC-controlled space. With a mission window of thirteen hours, the Spartans were given a [[panic button]] in the case of an emergency, with support from ''Pioneer'' and the [[prowler]] ''[[UNSC Athens|Athens]]'' if necessary. After the briefing, Mendez promptly promoted [[John-117]] to [[Petty Officer, Third Class|petty officer, third class]] and ordered him to choose the operation's team and equipment. Deciding he only needed a small team, John selected [[Samuel-034]], [[Linda-058]], [[Kelly-087]], and [[Frederic-104]], forming [[Blue Team]].{{Ref/Reuse|for96}} Donning [[black body suit]]s and outfits worn by those among ''Laden''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew, most of Blue Team armed themselves with [[MA2B assault rifle]]s and [[Combat knife|combat knives]], while Linda chose an [[SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle]].{{Ref/Reuse|for100}} | ||
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Operation: TALON was first depicted in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', and later in the novel's [[Halo: Fall of Reach|comic]] and [[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series|animated adaptations]]. Partially due to artistic liberties, the adaptations of the operation [[List of changes in Halo: The Fall of Reach rereleases|differ]] from its portrayal in the novel. The comic's depiction of the event is similar to that of the novel with minor differences. In the comic, Watts retreats to a heavily armored safe room before his capture, after Blue Team breaches his apartment. The crate he is placed in is later thrown from his apartment's balcony, rather than carried by the Spartans as they rappel down the building.<ref name="bootcamp 4">''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp'', Issue #4</ref> | Operation: TALON was first depicted in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', and later in the novel's [[Halo: Fall of Reach|comic]] and [[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series|animated adaptations]]. Partially due to artistic liberties, the adaptations of the operation [[List of changes in Halo: The Fall of Reach rereleases|differ]] from its portrayal in the novel. The comic's depiction of the event is similar to that of the novel with minor differences. In the comic, Watts retreats to a heavily armored safe room before his capture, after Blue Team breaches his apartment. The crate he is placed in is later thrown from his apartment's balcony, rather than carried by the Spartans as they rappel down the building.<ref name="bootcamp 4">''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp'', Issue #4</ref> | ||
In the animated series, Blue Team uses [[M7S SMG]]s rather than [[MA2B assault rifle]]s and [[Linda-058]]'s [[SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle]], while the URF use the [[M7 SMG]] instead of the [[HMG-38]]. After Watts' guards are defeated, the colonel attempts to commit suicide with his sidearm, but Linda disarms him by shooting the pistol out of his hand. Watts proceeds to threaten the Spartans before being knocked unconscious by Sam and thrown into the crate.{{Ref/Reuse|for as act2}} In both depictions, John is shot by a rebel when pushing Sam out of the line of fire, rather than John being shot due to him being in an unfortunate position.{{Ref/Reuse|for as act2}}{{Ref/Reuse|bootcamp 4}} | In the animated series, Blue Team uses [[M7S SMG]]s rather than [[MA2B assault rifle]]s and [[Linda-058]]'s [[SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle]], while the URF use the [[M7 SMG]] instead of the [[HMG-38 heavy machine gun]]. After Watts' guards are defeated, the colonel attempts to commit suicide with his sidearm, but Linda disarms him by shooting the pistol out of his hand. Watts proceeds to threaten the Spartans before being knocked unconscious by Sam and thrown into the crate.{{Ref/Reuse|for as act2}} In both depictions, John is shot by a rebel when pushing Sam out of the line of fire, rather than John being shot due to him being in an unfortunate position.{{Ref/Reuse|for as act2}}{{Ref/Reuse|bootcamp 4}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||