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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|H3}} |
| {{Planet infobox | | {{Ratings}} |
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| |name=Ballast | | |name=Ballast |
| |image= | | |image= |
| |system=[[Kennewick system]]{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=50}} | | |star, position= |
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| |moon(s)= | | |moon(s)= |
| |diameter= | | |satellite(s)= |
| |gravity= | | |gravity= |
| |daylength= | | |daylength= |
| |yearlength= | | |yearlength= |
| |atmosphere= | | |atmosphere= |
| |composition= | | |surface temperature= |
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| |species=[[Human]] {{C|non-native}}
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| |population= | | |population= |
| |colonized=[[2373]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} | | |species=[[Human]]s |
| |government=[[Unified Earth Government]] | | |societal approximation= |
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| | |technology tier=Tier 3 |
| | |current threat to array= |
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| '''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}} | | '''Ballast''' is a [[UNSC]]-controlled colony, possibly in the [[Inner Colonies]].<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3fraggrenade Bungie.net's UNSC Weaponry update]</ref> During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the [[Battle of Ballast]] is rumored to be a battle in which the [[UNSC|UNSC Defense Force]] defeated the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] in the later years of the war.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'''</ref> The colony was apparently still intact during the [[Battle of Earth]], as evidenced by active transports from the colony to the [[Quito Space Tether]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''' ''multiplayer map [[Orbital (Level)|Orbital]]''</ref> |
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| ==Overview==
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| ===Topography===
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| ====Locations====
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| *[[Havenwinter]]
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| *[[Vallejo]]{{Ref/Site|Id=CFHogontheHorizon|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=09|Y=2023|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-hog-on-the-horizon.html}}
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| ===Known residents===
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| *[[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}}
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| ==History==
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| ===Colonization===
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| 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}}
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| ===Human-Covenant War===
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| 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}}
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| 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}}
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| ===Post-war===
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| 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>
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| ==Government and society==
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| ===Economy===
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| The car manufacturing company [[Kabord]] was originally based out of [[Vallejo]], a [[city]] on the world.{{Ref/Reuse|CFHogontheHorizon}}
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| On the ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer map [[Orbital]], one of the incoming transports is from Ballast. | | *On the ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer map [[Orbital (Level)|Orbital]], one of the incoming transports is from Ballast. |
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| File:Gretchen fight.png|Gretchen, Romeo and Dutch fighting together on Ballast.
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| File:Gret.PNG|Gretchen is severely injured by an enemy landmine on Ballast.
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo 3]]'' {{Fm}}
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| *''[[Halo: Helljumper]]'' {{C|Flashback only}}
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| *''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{Im}}
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| *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
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| **''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers|Limited Edition dossiers]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
| {{Ref/Sources}}
| | <references/> |
| | | [[Category:UNSC]] |
| [[Category:Human colonies]] | | [[Category:Places]] |
| | [[Category:Planets]] |
| | [[Category:UNSC Colonies]] |
