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[[File:Bxr.png|thumb|200px|right|The logo of BXR Industries.]] | |||
'''BXR Mining Corporation''' is a [[human]] corporation | '''BXR Mining Corporation''' is a [[human]] mining corporation.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/defiant-to-the-end/f2595044-7e26-4928-a24b-8e1a2db3ce45 ''Halo Waypoint'': Defiant to the End]</ref> | ||
== | ==History== | ||
===Facilities | BXR had several facilities on the [[Inner Colonies|colony world]] of [[Reach]]. During the [[Covenant]] [[Fall of Reach|invasion of Reach]], one of the corporation's mining facilities on the [[Szurdok Ridge]] at [[Ütközet]] was made into a stronghold by Covenant forces.<ref name="tip">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', campaign level, [[Tip of the Spear]]</ref> | ||
In [[2556]], BXR was under "active investigation" by [[ONI]] after the [[Terrorist attack on Sedra City|Sedra terrorist attack]].<ref name="Halo Nightfall">''[[Halo: Nightfall: ONI: Walk the Path|ONI: Walk the Path]]''</ref> | |||
After the [[Human-Covenant War]], BXR was actively involved in mining [[lechatelierite|silicate glass]] from former colonies destroyed by the Covenant, including Site #1774 on [[Bliss]], which was visited by [[Benjamin Giraud]].<ref name="htt">[http://huntthetruth.tumblr.com/ ''HUNT the TRUTH'': Benjamin Giraud Entry 0384]</ref> | |||
==Facilities== | |||
The company had facilities in the following cities and locations: | The company had facilities in the following cities and locations: | ||
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!scope="col"|Location | !scope="col"|Location | ||
!scope="col"|Facility Name/Facility Role | !scope="col"|Facility Name/Facility Role | ||
!scope="col"|Citation | |||
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|rowspan="2"|[[Reach]] | |rowspan="2"|[[Reach]] | ||
|[[Szurdok Ridge]] | |[[Szurdok Ridge]] | ||
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|<ref name="tip"/> | |||
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|[[Viery Territory]] | |[[Viery Territory]] | ||
|[[Unidentified BXR titanium mine|Unidentified titanium mine]] | |[[Unidentified BXR titanium mine|Unidentified titanium mine]] | ||
|<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=30646 ''Bungie.net'': Defiant Map Pack]</ref> | |||
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|[[Meridian]] | |[[Meridian]] | ||
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|<ref>''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', campaign level, ??</ref> | |||
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|[[BXR-730]] | |[[BXR-730]] | ||
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|<ref name="apology">[http://huntthetruth.tumblr.com/image/130137892268 ''Tumblr'': Hunt the Truth (image)]</ref> | |||
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|[[Bliss]] | |[[Bliss]] | ||
|[[Manikata]] (Site #1744) | |[[Manikata]] (Site #1744) | ||
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|<ref name="htt"/> | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The abbreviation is a reference to the [[ | *The abbreviation is a reference to the [[Melee Fire|button combination]] which could be used to ensure an instant kill in Halo 2. | ||
*Some [[civilian]]s in [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]] wear shirts that bear the BXR logo. | *Some [[civilian]]s in [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]] wear shirts that bear the BXR logo. | ||
*One variation of the BXR logo is that of three colored squares, a blue square on the left, a yellow square on top, and a red square to the right, representing the X, Y, and B buttons, respectively, on a standard Xbox 360 control pad, another obvious reference to the button combination. | *One variation of the BXR logo is that of three colored squares, a blue square on the left, a yellow square on top, and a red square to the right, representing the X, Y, and B buttons, respectively, on a standard Xbox 360 control pad, another obvious reference to the button combination. | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:BXR_Mining.jpg|A variant of the BXR logo. | |||
File:BXR_facility.jpg|A Covenant-occupied BXR mining facility during the [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge|Battle of Viery]]. | |||
File:BXR_Mining.jpg| | |||
File:BXR_facility.jpg|A BXR mining facility at Szurdok Ridge | |||
File:HtT - BXR 1774.jpg|Site #1774, a silicate mine on [[Bliss]]. | File:HtT - BXR 1774.jpg|Site #1774, a silicate mine on [[Bliss]]. | ||
File:Halo_5_BXR.png| | File:Halo_5_BXR.png|BXR on Meridian in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' | *''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' | *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
[[Category:Human | [[Category:Human Businesses]] |