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'''Soell''' is the star that [[Threshold]], [[Basis]], and [[Installation 04]] orbit.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets]]''', ''page 63''</ref> The star seems to be located near the rim of the [[Milky Way]].<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved'''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach'''</ref>
'''Soell''' is the star that [[Threshold]], [[Basis]], and [[Installation 04]] orbit.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets]]''', "chapter 5", ''page 63''</ref> The star's location in [[Milky Way Galaxy|the galaxy]] is unknown.
 
{{Conjecturalization}}
Prior to ''Halo: Combat Evolved'''s release, it was speculated that Soell is actually the star [[Wikipedia:Iota Horologii|Iota Horologii]], which is roughly fifty-five lightyears from Earth, based on hints from Bungie that the star was connected to the game somehow, specifically a sign left in front of the Bungie Webcam.{{citation needed}}
{{Conjecturalization End}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
The system is named in reference to [[Matt Soell]], a former [[Bungie]] employee.<ref>[http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive.pl?read=6615 '''Halo.bungie.org''': ''Re: Climate?'']</ref>
*The system is named in reference to [[Matt Soell]], a former [[Bungie]] employee.<ref>[http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive.pl?read=6615 '''Halo.bungie.org''': ''Re: Climate?'']</ref>
*Prior to ''Halo: Combat Evolved'''s release, it was speculated that Soell is actually the star [[Wikipedia:Iota Horologii|Iota Horologii]], based on hints from Bungie that the star was somehow connected to the game's story, specifically a sign left in front of the Bungie Webcam.{{citation needed}} However, ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'', and ''Halo: Reach'' show that Soell is located near the edge of, if not outside, the Milky Way; Iota Horologii is roughly fifty-five lightyears from Earth, well within the boundaries of the galaxy.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[The Mona Lisa]]''
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
**''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]''
**''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]''
**''[[Breaking Quarantine]]''
**''[[Breaking Quarantine]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[The Mona Lisa]]''
**''[[Origins]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
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Revision as of 18:34, October 23, 2011

Soell is the star that Threshold, Basis, and Installation 04 orbit.[1] The star seems to be located near the rim of the Milky Way.[2][3][4]

Trivia

  • The system is named in reference to Matt Soell, a former Bungie employee.[5]
  • Prior to Halo: Combat Evolved's release, it was speculated that Soell is actually the star Iota Horologii, based on hints from Bungie that the star was somehow connected to the game's story, specifically a sign left in front of the Bungie Webcam.[citation needed] However, Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, and Halo: Reach show that Soell is located near the edge of, if not outside, the Milky Way; Iota Horologii is roughly fifty-five lightyears from Earth, well within the boundaries of the galaxy.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets, page 63
  2. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved
  3. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
  4. ^ Halo: Reach
  5. ^ Halo.bungie.org: Re: Climate?