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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|HCW}} |
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| | '''Cygnus''' is a colony world of the [[Unified Earth Government]] located in the [[Cygnus system]]. The colony saw heavy fighting between the [[Insurrectionist]]s and the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] during the [[Insurrection]].<ref name="squad">'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Squad]]'''</ref> In the late 2540's, a [[colony ship]] traveling to Cygnus suffered a catastrophic [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] malfunction due to its improperly mounted [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]]. When the drive was activated, the ship was cut in half and 700 crew and passengers were killed.<ref name="LNoS">'''Halo: Reach,''' campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> |
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| |system=[[Cygnus system]]{{Ref/Site|Id=Fodder|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-that-escalated-quickly|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - That Escalated Quickly}}
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| '''Cygnus''', also designated as '''Cygnus II''', is an [[Outer Colony|Outer]] [[Human colonies|Colony]] [[planet|world]] of the [[Unified Earth Government]] and the second planet in orbit in the [[Cygnus system]].{{Ref/Reuse|Fodder}} | |
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| ==Overview== | | ==Notable residents== |
| ===Known residents===
| | *[[Chyler Silva]] — <small>''UNSC officer cadet, [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]]''</small> <ref name="squad"/> |
| *[[Chyler Silva]] — [[United Nations Space Command|United Nations Space Command (UNSC)]] officer cadet, [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]]<ref name="squad">''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Squad]]''</ref> | |
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| ==History==
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| ===Human colonisation and expansion===
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| Cygnus was one of two habitable worlds in the system colonized by the [[Unified Earth Government]], the other being [[New Jerusalem]].{{Ref/Reuse|Fodder}}
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| ===Human-Covenant war===
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| In [[2550]], a [[colony ship]] traveling to Cygnus suffered a catastrophic [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] malfunction due to its improperly mounted [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]]. When the drive was activated, the ship was cut in half and 700 crew and passengers were killed.{{Ref/Level|Id=LNoS|Halo: Reach|[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]}}
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| ===Post-war===
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| After the [[Human-Covenant War]], [[Fetching|fetcher]] [[Oliver Birch]] was intending to deliver a "[[saddle box]]" slipspace drive to an [[ONI]] agent, [[Steve (ONI)|Steve]], on Cygnus.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' (2010), [[Tug o' War]]</ref>
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| By September [[2559]] the [[New Colonial Alliance]], under [[Banished]] banner, attacked Cygnus.{{Ref/Site|Id=HVS|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-venezian-sonata|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo: Venezian Sonata|D=23|M=9|Y=2024}}
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
| | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{First mentioned}} |
| **''[[Tug o' War]]'' {{1st}}
| | *''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' {{mo}} |
| *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{Fm}} | |
| *''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' {{Mo}} | |
| *''[[Halo: Venezian Sonata]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
| {{Ref/Sources}}
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| [[Category:Human colonies]] | | [[Category:Human colonies]] |