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{{Military infobox | {{Military infobox | ||
|image= | |image=[[File:H2A E2-BAG 1 7.jpg|300px]] | ||
|formed= | |formed=[[2552]] | ||
|affiliation= [[United Nations Space Command]] | |affiliation= [[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|branch= [[UNSC Marine Corps]] | |branch= [[UNSC Marine Corps]] | ||
|type= [[Battalion]] | |type= [[Battalion]] | ||
|role= | |role= Light infantry | ||
|size= | |size= | ||
|nicknames= | |nicknames= | ||
|battles= [[Battle of Mombasa]] | |battles= *Presumably the [[Battle of Eridanus II]] | ||
|commanders= [[Lieutenant]] [[Parisa]] | *[[Battle of Mombasa]] | ||
*[[Battle of Installation 05]] | |||
|commanders=*Unknown battalion commander | |||
*[[Lieutenant]] [[Parisa]], 1st Plt commander | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''E2-BAG/1/7''', or First [[Battalion]], [[ | '''E2-BAG/1/7''', or First [[Battalion]], [[Seven]]th Marine [[Regiment]], is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] [[list of UNSC military units|unit]] recruited from [[Eridanus II]].<ref name="evo">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Palace Hotel", ''pages 349 and 366''</ref>{{Ref/Site|Id=bnet|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGBruteGrenade|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Spike Grenade|D=07|M=02|Y=2021|LocalArchive=Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present/Spike grenade}} | ||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
After Eridanus II | After Eridanus II fell in [[2530]], the unit was reassigned to defend other [[human colonies]]. Retaining the "E2" designation despite the loss of their homeworld, they became known as one of the "ghost battalions".{{Ref/Reuse|evo}} Following the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552]], elements of E2-BAG/1/7 were reassigned to [[New Mombasa]], [[Earth]] along with other units as a part of the UNSC's efforts to bolster the defenses of Earth's [[space elevator|tether]] cities.{{Ref/Reuse|evo}} During the [[Battle of Earth]], the Third Squad from the Kilo Company of E2-BAG/1/7 fought alongside [[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]] [[John-117]] in New Mombasa. The Spartan later met Kilo Company's [[commanding officer]], [[Lieutenant]] [[Parisa]], in the unit's command post at [[Palace Hotel (location)|Palace Hotel]] where they planned a counterattack to retake the city's [[New Mombasa industrial zone|industrial center]] from the Covenant and destroy a [[Protos-pattern Scarab|Scarab]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Palace Hotel"</ref> Some members of the unit would later deploy on [[Installation 05]], and see action against the [[Flood]] on the installation.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3shotgun|Site=Bungie.net|Page=The M90A Shotgun|D=08|M=6|Y=2020|LocalArchive=Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present/M90A}} | ||
E2-BAG/1/7 was at some point interviewed by [[Robert McLees (ship designer)|Dr. Robert McLees]] on multiple late-war UNSC and [[Covenant]] vehicles and firearms to produce a report entitled ''[[Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}} | |||
==Subordinate units== | ==Subordinate units== | ||
*Kilo Company | *[[Kilo Company]] | ||
**First Platoon | **[[First Platoon (E2-BAG/1/7)|First Platoon]] | ||
***Third Squad | ***[[Third Squad]] | ||
==Known personnel== | ==Known personnel== | ||
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*[[Pineada|LCpl Pineada]] | *[[Pineada|LCpl Pineada]] | ||
*[[Galliard|PFC Galliard]] | *[[Galliard|PFC Galliard]] | ||
*[[Locke|PFC Locke]] | *[[Locke (Mombasa)|PFC Locke]] | ||
*[[Sullivan|PFC Sullivan]] | *[[Sullivan|PFC Sullivan]] | ||
*[[Emerson|Pvt Emerson]] | *[[Emerson|Pvt Emerson]] | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*E2-BAG/1/7 | *Robert McLees "interviews" with E2-BAG/1/7 were posted on [[Bungie.net]]'s front page prior to the release of ''[[Halo 3]]'' as a conceit to give an introduction to the weapons and vehicles in the game.{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}} | ||
*It is possible that [[A Company]], elements of which are encountered by John-117 near the end of the ''[[Halo 2]]'' level ''[[Metropolis]]'', was part of E2-BAG/1/7. | |||
*It is possible that [[A Company]], elements of which are encountered by John-117 near the end of | *It is possible that the designation "E2-BAG/1/7" is simply an administrative designation, similar to the prefix "V" used for infantry battalions in the [[Wikipedia:United States Marine Corps|US Marine Corps]] (ex. "V27 for 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment). | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:E2-BAG_1_7.png|Members of E2-BAG/1/7 in ''Halo 2''. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | ||
**''[[Palace Hotel | **''[[Palace Hotel]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
[[Category:UNSC | |||
[[Category:UNSC Marine Corps units]] | |||