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'''Tantalus''' | '''Tantalus''' is a [[human]] [[Inner Colony]] of the [[Unified Earth Government]], located in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]]. The colony had a small contingent of [[UNSC Navy]] [[warship]]s orbiting the [[planet|world]].<ref name="enc299"/> | ||
During the [[Fall of Reach|Fall]] of [[Reach]] in [[2552]], these ships were called upon by [[Admiral]] [[Roland Freemont]] to aid in the defense of Reach.<ref name="enc299"/> Like all other [[human colonies]] in the Epsilon Eridani system, Tantalus was attacked during the [[Covenant]]'s invasion of the system | ==History== | ||
===Human-Covenant war=== | |||
{{Main|Human-Covenant war}} | |||
During the [[Fall of Reach|Fall]] of [[Reach]] in [[2552]], these ships were called upon by [[Admiral]] [[Roland Freemont]] to aid in the defense of Reach.<ref name="enc299"/> Like all other [[human colonies]] in the Epsilon Eridani system, Tantalus was attacked during the [[Covenant]]'s invasion of the system.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/tribute|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Tribute}} | |||
Tantalus is the location of the [[Tantalus 10,000]] motorsport race, of which [[Bella Disztl]] was a three-time winner. | ==Government and society== | ||
===Culture=== | |||
Tantalus is the location of the [[Tantalus 10,000]] motorsport race, of which [[Bella Disztl]] was a three-time winner.{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Chapter=??}} | |||
==Production note== | ==Production note== | ||
In the 2001 version of ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', [[Admiral]] [[Roland Freemont]] requests all UNSC ships from the Epsilon Eridani, Tantalus, and [[Lambda Serpentis system|Jericho systems]] to aid in the defense of [[Reach]]. However, the ''2011 Definitive Edition'' removes the latter references, | In the 2001 version of ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', [[Admiral]] [[Roland Freemont]] requests all UNSC ships from the Epsilon Eridani, Tantalus, and [[Lambda Serpentis system|Jericho systems]] to aid in the defense of [[Reach]]. However, the ''2011 Definitive Edition'' removes the latter references,{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]|Page=289}} likely because the so-called "Jericho system" had been [[Battle of Jericho VII|compromised]] in [[2535]], while the ''Halo Encyclopedia'' had previously established Tantalus to be a planet in the same system as Reach. | ||
==Trivia== | |||
The planet was named for a [[Wikipedia:Tantalus|figure]] from Greek mythology. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
[[Category:Human colonies]] | [[Category:Human colonies]] | ||