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|government=[[Unified Earth Government]] | |government=[[Unified Earth Government]] | ||
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'''Ballast''' is a [[human]] [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony]] | '''Ballast''' is a [[human]] [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony]] world, governed by the [[Unified Earth Government]].<ref name="ENC300">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 300'' (2011)</ref><ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3fraggrenade '''Bungie.net's UNSC Weaponry update''']</ref> Ballast was the homeworld of Spartan [[Fred-104|Frederic-104]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/frederic-104 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Frederic-104'']</ref> [[Vallejo]] is a city on the world, where the car manufacturing company [[Kabord]] was originally based out of.<ref name="canon fodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-hog-on-the-horizon '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Hog on the Horizon'']</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the world was [[Battle of Ballast|attacked]] by the [[Covenant]]. During the course of the battle, it is rumored that the [[UNSC Armed Forces|UNSC Defense Force]] succeeded in defeating the Covenant, although it is possible that the rumor was created by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] to raise morale.<ref name="ENC300"/> The colony was apparently still intact during the [[Battle for Earth]], as evidenced by active transports from the colony to the [[Quito Space Tether]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', multiplayer level, ''[[Orbital]]''</ref> | |||
After the war, as part of [[Project ALOHA-19]], an [[Acheron Security]] A.I. 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> | |||
==Locations== | |||
*[[Havenwinter]] | |||
== | *[[Vallejo]] | ||
**[[Kabord]] | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
On the ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer map [[Orbital]], one of the incoming transports is from Ballast. | On the ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer map [[Orbital]], one of the incoming transports is from Ballast. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{Fm}} | *''[[Halo 3]]'' {{Fm}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{Im}} | *''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{Im}} | ||
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' | *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' | ||
**''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition | **''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition|Limited Edition]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | |||
[[Category:Human colonies]] | [[Category:Human colonies]] | ||
