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{{Military infobox | {{Military infobox | ||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:E2-BAG_1_7.png|300px]] | ||
|formed=[[2552]] | |formed=[[2552]] | ||
|affiliation= [[United Nations Space Command]] | |affiliation= [[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|branch= [[UNSC Marine Corps]] | |branch= [[UNSC Marine Corps]] | ||
|type= [[Battalion]] | |type= [[Battalion]] | ||
|role= | |role= | ||
|size= | |size= | ||
|nicknames= | |nicknames= | ||
|battles= | |battles= [[Battle of Mombasa]] | ||
|commanders=[[Lieutenant]] [[Parisa]], 1st Plt commander | |||
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}} | }} | ||
'''E2-BAG/1/7''', or First [[Battalion]], [[Seven]]th Marine [[Regiment]], is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] [[list of UNSC military units|unit]] recruited from [[Eridanus II]].<ref name="evo">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Palace Hotel", ''pages 349 and 366''</ref> | '''E2-BAG/1/7''', or First [[Battalion]], [[Seven]]th Marine [[Regiment]], is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] [[list of UNSC military units|unit]] recruited from [[Eridanus II]].<ref name="evo">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Palace Hotel", ''pages 349 and 366''</ref><ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGBruteGrenade Bungie.net's preview of the Spike Grenade]</ref> | ||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
After Eridanus II fell in [[2530]], the unit was reassigned to defend other [[human colonies]]. Retaining the "E2" designation despite the loss of their homeworld, they became known as one of the "ghost battalions". | After Eridanus II fell in [[2530]], the unit was reassigned to defend other [[human colonies]]. Retaining the "E2" designation despite the loss of their homeworld, they became known as one of the "ghost battalions".<ref name="evo"/> Following the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552]], elements of E2-BAG/1/7 were reassigned to [[New Mombasa]], [[Earth]] along with other units as a part of the UNSC's efforts to bolster the defenses of Earth's [[space elevator|tether]] cities.<ref name="evo"/> During the [[Battle of Earth]], the Third Squad from the Kilo Company of E2-BAG/1/7 fought alongside [[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]] [[John-117]] in New Mombasa. The Spartan later met Kilo Company's [[commanding officer]], [[Lieutenant]] [[Parisa]], in the unit's command post at [[Palace Hotel]] where they planned a counterattack to retake the city's [[New Mombasa industrial zone|industrial center]] from the Covenant and destroy a [[Type-47A Scarab|Scarab]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Palace Hotel"</ref> | ||
E2-BAG/1/7 was at some point interviewed by [[Robert McLees (ship designer)|Dr. Robert McLees]] on multiple late-war UNSC and [[Covenant]] vehicles and firearms to produce a report entitled ''[[Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present]]''. | E2-BAG/1/7 was at some point interviewed by [[Robert McLees (ship designer)|Dr. Robert McLees]] on multiple late-war UNSC and [[Covenant]] vehicles and firearms to produce a report entitled ''[[Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present]]''.<ref name="bnet"/> | ||
==Subordinate units== | ==Subordinate units== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Robert McLees "interviews" with E2-BAG/1/7 were posted on [[Bungie.net]]'s front page prior to the release of ''[[Halo 3]]'' as a conceit to give an introduction to the weapons and vehicles in the game. | *Robert McLees "interviews" with E2-BAG/1/7 were posted on [[Bungie.net]]'s front page prior to the release of ''[[Halo 3]]'' as a conceit to give an introduction to the weapons and vehicles in the game.<ref name="bnet"/> | ||
*It is possible that [[A Company]], elements of which are encountered by John-117 near the end of the ''[[Halo 2]]'' level ''[[Metropolis]]'', was part of E2-BAG/1/7. | *It is possible that [[A Company]], elements of which are encountered by John-117 near the end of the ''[[Halo 2]]'' level ''[[Metropolis]]'', was part of E2-BAG/1/7. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | ||
**''[[Palace Hotel]]'' | **''[[Palace Hotel (short story)|Palace Hotel]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:UNSC Marine Corps units]] | [[Category:UNSC Marine Corps units]] | ||
