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[[File:H5G-Stormbreak.jpg|250px|right|thumb|A UNSC base on Kamchatka]] | |||
'''Kamchatka''' is a planet that was once colonized by the [[Forerunner]] [[ecumene]] prior to the firing of the [[Halo Array]]. | |||
==History== | |||
The [[Stormbreak]] mountain range, considered to be "the broken spine" of Kamchatka, was mended by the Forerunners. By the middle of the 26th century, Kamchatka was discovered by the [[United Nations Space Command]]. The UNSC intended to establish a military complex and power station to control the planet's Forerunner sites, shortly after Kamchatka's discovery.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-know-for-an-answer '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Know for an Answer'']</ref> | |||
In [[2558]], [[Fireteam Osiris]] was tasked with retrieving Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]], who claimed to have information about recent attacks by [[Guardian]]s on human colonies. Osiris was deployed to the surface of the planet, where a three-way [[Battle of Kamchatka|battle]] ensued between them, [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant forces]], and [[Promethean]]s.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44oJi5w2Wjc '''YouTube''', ''Halo 5 Opening Cinematic'']</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 11:03, September 1, 2015
Kamchatka is a planet that was once colonized by the Forerunner ecumene prior to the firing of the Halo Array.
History
The Stormbreak mountain range, considered to be "the broken spine" of Kamchatka, was mended by the Forerunners. By the middle of the 26th century, Kamchatka was discovered by the United Nations Space Command. The UNSC intended to establish a military complex and power station to control the planet's Forerunner sites, shortly after Kamchatka's discovery.[1]
In 2558, Fireteam Osiris was tasked with retrieving Doctor Catherine Halsey, who claimed to have information about recent attacks by Guardians on human colonies. Osiris was deployed to the surface of the planet, where a three-way battle ensued between them, Jul 'Mdama's Covenant forces, and Prometheans.[2]
Trivia
Kamchatka is the name of a peninsula in Russia.
List of appearances
- Halo 5: Guardians (First appearance)
