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The '''Rain Forest Wars'''<ref name="HE33">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 33''</ref><ref name="halostory">[ | The '''Rain Forest Wars'''<ref name="HE33">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 33''</ref><ref name="halostory">'''[[Xbox.com/Halo]]''' - ''Timeline''</ref> were a series of bloody conflicts between [[United Nations]], [[Koslovics|Koslovic]] and [[Frieden]] forces in [[2162]]. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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*Two of [[Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]]'s great-grandfathers (on his mother's side) served in the Rain Forest Wars. One did not survive. The other, [[Captain (Ground forces)|Captain]] [[Oliver Franks]], received the [[Bronze Star]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'', page 415</ref> | *Two of [[Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]]'s great-grandfathers (on his mother's side) served in the Rain Forest Wars. One did not survive. The other, [[Captain (Ground forces)|Captain]] [[Oliver Franks]], received the [[Bronze Star]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'', page 415</ref> | ||
*An early timeline had the Rain Forest Wars take place in [[2170]]. This was changed a few months later in development.<ref>[http://marathon.bungie.org/story/halo_backstory.html '''marathon.bungie.org''': ''Halo Backstory'']</ref> | *An early timeline had the Rain Forest Wars take place in [[2170]]. This was changed a few months later in development.<ref>[http://marathon.bungie.org/story/halo_backstory.html '''marathon.bungie.org''': ''Halo Backstory'']</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | |||
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{Indirect mention}} | |||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 06:35, May 22, 2012
Template:Battle Infobox The Rain Forest Wars[1][2] were a series of bloody conflicts between United Nations, Koslovic and Frieden forces in 2162.
Background
In 2162, following the Jovian Moons Campaign, armed conflict ripped through South America as Koslovic, Frieden and UN forces clashed over ideological differences, sparking additional conflicts off-planet, such as the Argyre Planitia Campaign. This war brought a great deal of suffering to the people of Earth, and caused an enormous famine.[2]
Trivia
- A Soldier's Tale: Rainforest Wars was written about this event by Jeremiah Mendez. This book is a favorite of CPO Mendez, and described as a "military classic" in Halo: Ghosts of Onyx.[3]
- Two of Admiral Preston Cole's great-grandfathers (on his mother's side) served in the Rain Forest Wars. One did not survive. The other, Captain Oliver Franks, received the Bronze Star.[4]
- An early timeline had the Rain Forest Wars take place in 2170. This was changed a few months later in development.[5]
List of appearances
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (Mentioned only)
- Halo: The Cole Protocol (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
- The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Glasslands Template:Indirect mention
Sources
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 33
- ^ a b Xbox.com/Halo - Timeline
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, pages 378-379
- ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole, page 415
- ^ marathon.bungie.org: Halo Backstory
