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|name=Camber | |name=Camber | ||
|system=[[Farwatch system]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=50}} | |system=[[Farwatch system]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=50}} | ||
|moon(s)= | |moon(s)= | ||
|gravity= | |gravity= | ||
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|daylength= | |daylength= | ||
|yearlength= | |yearlength= | ||
|atmosphere= | |atmosphere=1 | ||
|temperature= | |temperature= | ||
|population=5.6 million {{C|pre-glassing}}{{Ref/Reuse|Term2}} | |population=5.6 million {{C|pre-glassing}}{{Ref/Reuse|Term2}} | ||
|demonym= | |demonym= | ||
|species=[[Human]] {{c|Non-native | |species=[[Human]] {{c|Non-native}} | ||
|government= | |government=[[Unified Earth Government]] | ||
|colonized=[[2522]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |colonized=[[2522]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
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'''Camber''' | '''Camber''' was a [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] planet. 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}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Topography and ecology=== | ===Topography and ecology=== | ||
Camber | Camber has vast blue oceans and large, sprawling continents. One of the largest continents features a massive desert or plains biome, with greener environments closer to the eastern coast. Camber presumably has breathable air and comfortable gravity for [[human]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Term2}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:H2A Terminals - UNSC base.jpg|250px|thumb|The UNSC's system headquarters.]] | [[File:H2A Terminals - UNSC base.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The UNSC's system headquarters.]] | ||
===UNSC powerhouse=== | ===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 | 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 planet's cities, the UNSC had a key system headquarters where the [[3rd Battalion Reserves]] were stationed.{{Ref/Reuse|Term2}} | ||
===Covenant invasion=== | ===Covenant invasion=== | ||
{{Main|Battle of Camber}} | {{Main|Battle of Camber}} | ||
In [[2542]],{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=50}} Camber's location was discovered by the [[Covenant]], sending [[Thel 'Vadamee]]'s [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] to cleanse the planet of its human inhabitants. '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}} | |||
===Banished occupation=== | ===Banished occupation=== | ||
By [[2560]], the [[Banished]] had stationed forces on Camber and installed a ship breaking facility.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=S2Intro|n6mwJDgfnO0|HALO|Halo Infinite - Season 2: Lone Wolves Intro Cinematic|Y=2022|M=5|D=4}} During a mission to 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/halo-infinite|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Halo Infinite - Season 2 Story|D=3|M=5|Y=2022}}{{Ref/Reuse|S2Intro}} | |||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' multiplayer map [[Breaker]] takes place at the Banished | *The ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' multiplayer map [[Breaker]] takes place at the Banished ship breaking facility on Camber.{{Ref/Reuse|S2Intro}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:H2A Terminals - Camber bombardment.jpg|'Vadamee's fleet bombarding key UNSC defensive positions. | 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:H2A Terminals - Camber.jpg|Camber after it was glassed. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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**''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]'' {{1st}} | **''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' | *''[[Halo Infinite]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Planets]] | ||
[[Category:Human colonies]] | [[Category:Human colonies]] | ||
