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[[File:BasisCentered.jpg| | {{Planet infobox | ||
'''Basis''' is the largest [[natural satellite]] | |name=Basis | ||
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|system=[[Soell system]]<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/threshold '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Threshold'']</ref> | |||
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|government=*[[Ecumene]] {{C|formerly}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | |||
*[[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction]] {{C|formerly}} | |||
*[[United Nations Space Command]]/[[Swords of Sanghelios]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | |||
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'''Basis''' is the largest [[natural satellite]] of the gas giant [[Threshold]] in the [[Soell]] system.<ref name="sybex-halo">'''[[Halo Story Bible]]''': '''Halo''', ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets]]'', ''Chapter 5'', page 63</ref> | |||
==Description== | |||
[[File:H2_BurialMounds.jpg|thumb|200px|The surface of Basis.]] | |||
Basis is the largest of the twelve satellites orbiting the gas giant [[Threshold]] in the [[Soell]] system of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy. Basis is Silvery-gray in color. [[Halo]] [[Installation 04]] was positioned in the L1 [[Lagrange point]] between Basis and Threshold.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Debris left over in the wake of Installation 04's [[Battle of Installation 04|destruction]] often rained down on Basis, creating small craters on the moon's surface.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 72''</ref> | |||
==History== | |||
===Forerunner era=== | |||
Circa [[97,445 BCE]], the L1 Lagrange point of Basis and its parent body, Threshold, was used by the remnants of the [[Forerunner]] [[ecumene]] as the location of Installation 04, or Alpha Halo, one of the seven ring-shaped superweapons that made up the Halo Array.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | |||
===Human-Covenant War=== | |||
After Installation 04's destruction, a group of [[Covenant]] [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction|defectors]] built a [[Burial Mounds|makeshift camp]] on Basis, amid the wreckage of the ring.<ref>'''Halo 2''', in-game flavor text for ''[[Burial Mounds]]''</ref> During a [[skirmish over Threshold]] following the Battle of Installation 04, [[Cortana]] maneuvered [[John-117]]'s [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] into the [[Gravity well (physics)|gravity well]] of the moon to slingshot the fighter around Basis to avoid Covenant attacks.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 61''</ref> | |||
===Post-war=== | |||
After [[Human-Covenant War|the war]], [[Spartan-IV]]s were sent on reconnaissance to Basis in order to survey the debris of Alpha Halo scattered across the moon's surface. The mission marked the first use of the [[VECTOR-class Mjolnir|VECTOR-class Mjolnir armor]].<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', ''[[VECTOR-class Mjolnir]] armor description''</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Originally, the level ''[[The Arbiter]]'' was supposed to take place on the moon Basis, instead of the [[Threshold gas mine|gas mine]] over Threshold.<ref name="h3">'''[[Halo 3 Legendary Edition]]''' - ''[https://youtu.be/sBi_xx26ClM?t=1414 DVD Commentary]''</ref> | |||
*Basis's texture in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' appears to be a color-graded image of [[Mars]]'s surface. | |||
*Originally, the level [[The Arbiter]] was supposed to take place on the moon Basis, instead of the [[Threshold gas mine| | *The blue coloring of Basis when seen from space is puzzling, considering that from the surface it has a hazy orange or rust-colored atmosphere and terrain. The ruddy atmospheric coloration from the ground may result from the ash and smoke thrown up by the flaming wreckage of Installation 04. | ||
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*The blue coloring of Basis when seen from space is puzzling, considering that from the surface it has a hazy orange or rust-colored atmosphere and terrain. The ruddy atmospheric coloration from the ground | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:HCE-BasisMoon.png|Basis. | File:HCE-BasisMoon.png|Basis. | ||
File:HCE-Basis.jpg|Closeup of Basis. | File:HCE-Basis.jpg|Closeup of Basis. | ||
File:H2A-BasisFromThreshold.png|Basis, as seen from Threshold's atmosphere. | |||
File:Basis_Mars_Comparison.png|Side by side comparison of the texture of Basis used in [[Combat Evolved]] and Mars. | |||
File:Basis dusk.png|Basis in the level Halo and the multiplayer map Timberland. | |||
File:HCE-BasisDusk2.png|thumb|Another dusk Basis. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{ | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' | |||
**''[[Halo: The Flood#2010 bonus content|Adjunct]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' | *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 2]]'' | *''[[Halo 2]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | |||
**''[[The Mona Lisa]]'' {{C|Motion comic only}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' | *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]'' | *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | ||
**''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{C|Holographic projection only}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
[[Category:Moons]] | [[Category:Moons]] | ||