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| | The '''[[Epsilon Indi]] system''' was the system that the [[Human]] colony world of [[Harvest]] was in. Described as being approximately six weeks away from the nearest human colony [[Madrigal]], and a little more than two months from [[Reach]]. The system was first colonized in [[2468]]. There was one habitable planet in the system.<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 32</ref> ''[[Sif]]'', an [[AI]] that operates all of Harvest's orbital elevators, often wonders why humans colonized this world. The reason is that Epsilon Indi was more than a little out of the way, but the only answer that she could come up with was Harvest. The fact that Harvest was habitable was enough to elicit a colonization effort. |
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| The '''Epsilon Indi system''', designated '''UC-901-9081''' by the [[Forerunner]]s,{{Ref/Reuse|Catalog}} is a planetary system that consists of the star Epsilon Indi and five planets in close orbit,<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 80''</ref> One of these planets, [[Harvest]], was habitable prior to its [[First Battle of Harvest|destruction]] by the [[Covenant]] in [[2525]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 32''</ref> The system exists on the frontier of [[Unified Earth Government|UEG]] space, largely due to the topology of local [[slipspace]];<ref name="Catalog">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969317_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2969317 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction'' (post 2969317)]</ref> it is located weeks from the nearest human colony, [[Madrigal]], and slightly more than two months from [[Reach]].
| | It contained an amber sun in the middle and three planets, one of which, Harvest, was habitable. All were in close orbit. It was briefly occupied by the [[UNSC]] around [[2525]] and was a new colony at that time. The UNSC established a population of three hundred thousand citizens and an orbital platform orbiting the planet, but it was still considered to be on the frontier of explored space. |
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| ==History==
| | In 2525, the [[Covenant]] sent a ship into the system. It was the Human's first contact with the Covenant and after a [[First Battle of Harvest|violent first contact]], the Covenant [[glassed]] most of the surface. In [[2526]], the [[Second Battle of Harvest]] took place in the system and the UNSC took it back from the Covenant. |
| Epsilon Indi was part of the Forerunner [[ecumene]] prior to the activation of the [[Halo Array]]; the Forerunners built an unknown number of structures on Harvest.{{Ref/Reuse|Catalog}}<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref> The system was colonized by the [[Unified Earth Government]] in [[2468]]. The fact that Harvest was habitable without any [[terraforming]] necessary was enough to elicit a colonization effort to a such faraway world. At eleven light-years from [[Earth]], Epsilon Indi is not the most linearly distant star system in human territory; however, a combination of [[propaganda]] and the vagaries of slipspace travel led to it being declared the farthest-flung system in UEG space.{{Ref/Reuse|Catalog}} A population of 3,000,000 citizens was ultimately established on Harvest and an orbital platform was built for exporting and importing goods.
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| In 2525, the [[Covenant]] discovered the system. It was humanity's first contact with the Covenant and after a [[First Battle of Harvest|violent first contact]], the Covenant [[Glassing|glassed]] most of the surface. In [[2526]], the [[Second Battle of Harvest]] took place in the system and the UNSC took it back from the Covenant.
| | The Covenant [[Third Battle of Harvest|attacked again]] in [[2531]], but were driven off by UNSC forces. As of [[2553]], it is unclear who currently possesses the Epsilon Indi system. Planet Harvest is dead, and so neither the UNSC nor the Covenant has any real tactical value for the system, short of orbital resources that are likely easier to find than in one of the most remote star systems from Earth. |
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| The Covenant [[Harvest campaign|attacked again]] later in the same year and were not driven off from the system by UNSC forces until [[2531]].
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| The real Epsilon Indi is regarded as a prime candidate for human colonization. | | *The Epsilon Indi system exists in real life<ref>http://www.solstation.com/stars/eps-indi.htm</ref>, but it is only 11 light years from [[Earth]], whereas Epsilon Indi in ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' is not given an exact distance from anywhere. It is assumed to be the same distance as in reality. |
| | | *Today, the real-life Epsilon Indi System is part of a list of systems most likely to have planets that can support life. |
| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
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| *''[[Halo Wars]]'' | |
| *''[[Halo Legends]]''
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| **''[[Origins]]''
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| **''[[Homecoming]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
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| **''[[Dirt]]''
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| **''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Reach]]''
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| **''[[Data pads]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
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| *''[[Halo 4]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo Mythos]]''
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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