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{{Planet infobox | |||
{{Planet | |||
|name=Ballast | |name=Ballast | ||
|image= | |image= | ||
| | |system=[[Kennewick system]]{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=50}} | ||
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|position= | |||
|moon(s)= | |moon(s)= | ||
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|gravity= | |gravity= | ||
|daylength= | |daylength= | ||
|yearlength= | |yearlength= | ||
|atmosphere= | |atmosphere= | ||
| | |composition= | ||
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|demonym= | |||
|species=[[Human]] {{C|non-native}} | |||
|population= | |population= | ||
| | |colonized=[[2373]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} | ||
| | |government=[[Unified Earth Government]] | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''Ballast''' is a [[ | '''Ballast''' is a [[human]] [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony]] [[planet|world]], governed by the [[Unified Earth Government]].{{Ref/Book|Id=ENC300|Enc11|Page=300}}{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3fraggrenade|Site=Bungie.net|Page=The M9 Frag Grenade|D=31|M=01|Y=2021|LocalArchive=Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present/M9}} | ||
==Overview== | |||
===Topography=== | |||
====Locations==== | |||
*[[Havenwinter]] | |||
*[[Vallejo]] | |||
===Known residents=== | |||
*[[Frederic-104|Frederic Ellsworth]] - [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]]{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/frederic-104|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Frederic-104|D=30|M=07|Y=2021}} | |||
==History== | |||
===Colonization=== | |||
In [[2373]], [[human]]ity arrived in the [[Kennewick system]] and [[Human colonies|established]] Ballast as an [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony]] [[planet|world]] under the jurisdiction of the [[Unified Earth Government]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} | |||
===Human-Covenant War=== | |||
Prior to [[2552]] but during the [[Human-Covenant War]], an operation on Ballast took place, where the [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST]] [[Gretchen Ketola]] lost her leg when she stepped an [[Insurrectionist]] landmine.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p97|Enc22|Page=97}} | |||
In [[2550]],{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} Ballast was [[Battle of Ballast|attacked]] by the [[Covenant]]. During the course of the battle, a rumor that the [[UNSC Armed Forces|UNSC Defense Force]] succeeded in defeating the Covenant began circulating, although many thought it possible that the rumor was created by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] to raise morale.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC300}} Regardless of the rumors, Ballast did indeed escape being [[Glassing|glassed]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} and the colony still intact during the [[Battle for Earth]] in late 2552, as evidenced by active transports from the colony to the [[Quito Space Tether]].{{Ref/Map|H3|Orbital}} | |||
===Post-war=== | |||
After the war, as part of [[Project ALOHA-19]], an [[Acheron Security]] AI memory matrix containment and display module was shipped from [[Havenwinter]] on Ballast to [[UNSC Transit Dock L22]] on [[Luna]], and from there to an [[Outpost Discovery]] on [[Earth]].<ref name="outpost">''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''</ref> | |||
==Government and society== | |||
===Economy=== | |||
The car manufacturing company [[Kabord]] was originally based out of [[Vallejo]], a [[city]] on the world,{{Ref/Site|Id=canon fodder|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-hog-on-the-horizon|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Hog on the Horizon|D=30|M=07|Y=2021}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
On the ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer map [[Orbital]], one of the incoming transports is from Ballast. | |||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{Fm}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Helljumper]]'' {{C|Flashback only}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{Im}} | |||
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' | |||
**''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers|Limited Edition dossiers]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
[[Category:Human colonies]] | |||
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