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{{Planet infobox | {{Planet infobox | ||
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|name=Ballast | |name=Ballast | ||
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|temperature= | |temperature= | ||
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|species=[[Human]] | |species=[[Human]] (non-Native) | ||
|population= | |population= | ||
|colonized= | |colonized= | ||
|government=[[Unified Earth Government]] | |government=[[Unified Earth Government]] | ||
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'''Ballast''' is a [[human]] [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony]] [[planet|world]], governed by the [[Unified Earth Government]].{{Ref/Book|Id=ENC300| | '''Ballast''' is a [[human]] [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony]] [[planet|world]], governed by the [[Unified Earth Government]].{{Ref/Book|Id=ENC300|[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]|Page=300 (2011)}}{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3fraggrenade|Site=Bungie.net|Page=UNSC Weaponry update}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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====Locations==== | ====Locations==== | ||
*[[Havenwinter]] | *[[Havenwinter]] | ||
*[[Vallejo]] | *[[Vallejo]] | ||
===Known residents=== | ===Known residents=== | ||
*[[Frederic-104 | *[[Frederic-104]] - [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]]{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/frederic-104|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Frederic-104}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
=== | ===Human-Covenant war=== | ||
Prior 2552, 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}} | |||
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/Reuse|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/Map|[[Halo 3]]|[[Orbital]]}} | |||
===Post-war=== | ===Post-war=== | ||
After the war, as part of [[Project ALOHA-19]], an [[Acheron Security]] | 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> | ||
==Government and society== | ==Government and society== | ||
===Economy=== | ===Economy=== | ||
The car manufacturing company [[Kabord]] was originally based out of [[Vallejo]], a [[city]] on the world | 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}} | ||
==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== | ||
