Editing Camber

{{Status|Canon}}
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|species=[[Human]] {{c|Non-native}}{{Ref/Reuse|Term2}}
|government=*[[Unified Earth Government]] {{C|formerly}}{{Ref/Reuse|Term2}}
*[[Banished]]{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}}{{Ref/Reuse|S2Intro}}
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'''Camber''' is a former [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] and one of at least two [[natural satellite]]s of a [[Wikipedia:Gas giant|gas giant]] in the [[Farwatch system]].{{Ref/Reuse|Breaker}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} During the [[Human-Covenant War]] it was [[Battle of Camber|attacked]] and [[glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]]'s infamous [[Fleet of Particular Justice]].{{Ref/Game|Id=Term2|Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminal 2}} Following the war, the [[Banished]] set up shop on Camber, constructing numerous shipbreaking facilities on its glassed surface.{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}}{{Ref/Reuse|S2Intro}}

==Overview==
===Topography and ecology===
Camber had vast blue oceans and large, sprawling continents. One of the largest continents featured a massive desert or plains biome, with greener environments closer to the eastern coast. Camber had breathable air and comfortable gravity for [[human]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Term2}} Following the moon's glassing at the hands of the [[Covenant]], large portions of its surface became desolate, but its atmosphere remained intact. Drastic changes to Camber's climate has resulted in frequent storms.{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}}

==History==
[[File:H2A Terminals - UNSC base.jpg|250px|thumb|The UNSC's system headquarters.]]
===UNSC powerhouse===
Camber was a major manufacturing center for [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] fleet materials. As such, it held critical importance to the UNSC war effort and maintained its own grid of [[orbital defense platform]]s, as well as a formidable defensive fleet that included {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}s and {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}s. In one of the colony's cities, the UNSC had a key system headquarters where the [[3rd Battalion Reserves]] were stationed.{{Ref/Reuse|Term2}}

===Covenant invasion===
{{Main|Battle of Camber}}
By [[2542]], Camber's location had been discovered by the [[Covenant]], who attacked the colony in that year, targeting various points of strategic value.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFLore|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-lore-of-the-jungle|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Canon Fodder - Lore of the Jungle|D=7|M=5|Y=2022}} At least one UNSC fleet depot was destroyed during these initial strikes.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=S2Intro|n6mwJDgfnO0|HALO|Halo Infinite - Season 2: Lone Wolves Intro Cinematic|Y=2022|M=5|D=5}}

These early attacks set the stage for the Covenant to return to Camber in [[2546]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} [[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadamee]]'s [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] was deployed with the goal of cleansing the moon of its human inhabitants and destroying the local UNSC headquarters.{{Ref/Reuse|Term2}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}} 'Vadamee and his fleet caught UNSC forces completely unprepared, penetrating the defensive fleet's early warning perimeter without alerting UNSC forces. After diverting seventeen of his ships to target key ground targets, 'Vadamee himself participated in the attack on the UNSC's headquarters. The battle was over shortly and Camber was [[glassing|glassed]], with only 81,313 of the orignal 5.6 million population surviving.{{Ref/Reuse|Term2}} Camber's glassing left large swaths of its surface desolate. Despite this, its atmosphere remained intact, with the moon suffering volatile changes to its climate and frequent storms.{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}}

[[File:HINF BreakerBase.jpg|225px|thumb|The Banished shipbreaking facility in Chiltift Basin.]]
===Banished occupation===
In the years following Camber's destruction, the [[Banished]] moved in and took possession of several UNSC assets that had been left behind. They began to refit and repurpose the ruins into tools to serve their needs.{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}} By [[2560]], the Banished had established an expansive shipbreaking yard on the site of the previously destroyed UNSC fleet depot in [[Chiltift Basin]].{{Ref/Reuse|S2Intro}}{{Ref/Site|Id=S2Intel|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Infinite|Detail=Season 02 Lone Wolves - Intel|D=09|M=10|Y=2022}}  Here, they melted down titanium with a powerful plasma drill, reforging the material into weapons of war.{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}}

During a mission to this facility on Camber, [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartans]] [[Hieu Dinh]] and [[Sigrid Eklund]] encountered a Banished [[artificial intelligence]] known as [[Iratus]], with Dinh capturing the hostile AI within his armor.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-infinite-lone-wolves-intel|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Infinite - Lone Wolves Intel|D=03|M=11|Y=2022|LocalArchive=Halo Infinite Story & Intel}}{{Ref/Reuse|S2Intro}}

==Trivia==
*The ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' multiplayer map [[Breaker]] takes place at the Banished shipbreaking facility on Camber.{{Ref/Reuse|S2Intro}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:H2A Terminals - Camber ODP.jpg|The Fleet of Particular Justice mounts its attack.
File:H2A Terminals - Camber bombardment.jpg|'Vadamee's fleet bombarding key UNSC defensive positions.
File:H2A Terminals - Camber.jpg|Camber after it was glassed.
File:HINF BreakerGasGiant.png|The gas giant around which Camber orbits.
File:HINF BreakerMoon.png|One of the other moons orbiting the same gas giant, as seen from Camber's surface.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
**''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
**''[[Season 02: Lone Wolves]]''

==Sources==
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[[Category:Moons]]
[[Category:Human colonies]]