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[[File:H2A Terminals - The Rubble.jpg|thumb|300px|The Rubble.]]

'''The Rubble''' was a settlement in the [[23 Librae]] system. It consisted of hundreds of hollowed-out [[asteroid]]s,<ref name="cp11">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 11''</ref> moved together and connected by docking tubes,<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 62''</ref> trailing the gas giant [[Hesiod]] in the [[Lagrange point|L5 Lagrange point]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 166''</ref> The Rubble was inhabited by [[Kig-Yar]] and [[Insurrectionist]]s in an uneasy peace, with a large portion of its population made up by survivors from the human colony of [[Madrigal]], which had been [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 13''</ref> The Rubble also had its own insurrectionist-owned, and [[Rampancy|rampant]] [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] [[Juliana]].<ref name="cp86">'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 86''</ref>

Meanwhile, the people of the Rubble considered their relationship with the Kig-Yar to be a first step toward peace with the Covenant—they viewed the [[Human-Covenant War]] as being the UNSC's fault, and believed that through negotiation, humanity could actually become a client race of the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 210''</ref> However, the Kig-Yar began wanting coordinates to human colonies in exchange for money, power and Covenant technology. Most of the [[Rubble Security Council]] agreed that if they did so, their usefulness to the Kig-Yar would be over and the aliens would betray the Rubble and its residents.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 43''</ref> Bonifacio was still in favor of selling the information to the Kig-Yar, however. He had begun to bribe other Council members to gain a majority vote for selling the navigation data. In case the Kig-Yar betrayed the Rubble, or in case the Covenant or UNSC were to discover the Rubble, the Security Council began working on the [[Exodus Project]], a mass evacuation plan.<ref name="cp236"/>

{{Main|Battle of the Rubble}}

In [[2535]], after discovering modified Covenant weaponry originating from the Rubble's system, the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]] declared [[Reth]] and his associates to be heretics, and ordered [[Thel 'Vadamee]] and his team of [[Sangheili Zealot]]s to deal with them. Thel and his crew traveled to the system aboard the vessel ''[[Retribution's Thunder]]'', along with the [[Kig-Yar raider]] ''[[A Psalm Every Day]]'' captained by [[Shipmaster|Shipmistress]] [[Chur'R-Mut]] and the [[Jiralhanae]] [[Chieftain]] [[Pellius]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 155''</ref> After the Covenant force discovered the Rubble, ''A Psalm Every Day'' opened fire on the ''Thunder''; Pellius had decided to seize control of the vessel and betray Thel and his crew, so that he would have the sole honor of finding the Rubble. Thel and his team were subsequently captured and imprisoned in the Rubble's [[Habitat Pineapple]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 188''</ref> Shortly afterwards, the Rubble was discovered by the UNSC, who sent [[Spartan]] [[Gray Team]] to investigate it. Later, the {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}} {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}} tracked the freighter ''[[Kestrel]]'' to the Rubble, where they were subsequently attacked and forced to dock with one of the asteroids.<ref name="cp205">'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 205''</ref>

The Rubble consisted of numerous [[asteroid]]s from [[Hesiod]]'s asteroid belt. The asteroids were linked together by flexible docking tubes which allowed residents to move between asteroids. [[Airlock]]s were used to ensure safe traveling between the asteroids. The asteroids themselves were hollowed out. [[Artificial gravity]] in the asteroids was created from a rocky cylinder in the center of each individual asteroid that would slowly spin upwards.<ref name="cp11"/> The Rubble contained many space docks and shipping areas for incoming [[freighter]]s. Many of the asteroids contained parks, patches of gardens, and trees. Each asteroid fulfilled a purpose. Some provided housing to the Rubble's residents, or was used for military or political purposes.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 117''</ref>

 

The Rubble was divided between the "Inner Rubble" and the "Outer Rubble". [[Habitat Korrah]] was one of the first asteroids colonized and was located at the center of the Rubble. It served as the meeting area for the [[Rubble Security Council]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 291''</ref>

The Rubble's government was a "technocracy" —an internet [[democracy]]—that allowed all of the residents to vote on everything, including laws and its municipal functions.<ref name="cp205"/> It was governed by the [[Rubble Security Council]]. The Council consisted of nine members that were elected by the Rubble's residents.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 119''</ref> They would allow anyone to become Rubble citizens, although all UNSC military had to swallow a motion tracker in the form of a pill that would allow the Rubble's AI to track their location. They would also have to report for counseling and would be assigned a case officer that would review their integration process.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 207''</ref>

*[[Peter Bonifacio]] – Security Council member, deceased

*[[Diego Esquival]] – Security Council member, deceased

*[[Karl Simon]] – Resident, [[Rubble Defense Force]] member

*[[Maria Esquival]] – Resident

*[[Melko Hollister]] – Resident, co-pilot of the ''[[Distancia]]'', deceased

*[[Ignatio Delgado]] – Resident, pilot of ''Distancia''

*[[Owen]] – Resident

*[[Adriana-111]] – Temporary

*[[Jai-006]] – Temporary

*[[Mike-120]] – Temporary

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