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| {{Wikipedia|Epsilon Eridani}} | | {{Wikipedia|Epsilon Eridani}} |
| {{Center|''Not to be confused with the [[Eridanus system]].''}} | | {{Center|''Not to be confused with the [[Eridanus system]].''}} |
| {{Stellar infobox | | {{Stellar Infobox |
| |name=Epsilon Eridani system | | |name=Epsilon Eridani |
| |image=[[File:Epsiloneridani.jpg|300px]] | | |image=[[File:Epsiloneridani.jpg|300px]] |
| |sector=*[[FLEETCOM Sector One]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=for343|[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]|Page=289 (2001); p. 343 (2010)}} | | |sector=[[FLEETCOM Sector One]]<ref name="for343">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 289'' (2001); ''page 343'' (2010)</ref> |
| *[[Central Command|CENTCOM Region One]]{{Ref/Book|[[Halo: Evolutions]]|Section=[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]|Page=468}}
| | |constellation=[[Wikipedia:Eridanus (constellation)|Eridanus]] |
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| | |distance=10.5 light-years<ref name="enc298">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''pages 290-291'' (2011)</ref> |
| |distance=10.5 light-years{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc09|[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]|Section=UNSC Colonies|Page=286}}{{Ref/Book|Id=enc298|[[Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)]]|Section=UNSC Colonies|Page=298}} | | |type=K2V<ref name="bnet">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=intel&cid=24020 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach - Intel'']</ref> |
| |type=K2 Orange-red dwarf system{{Ref/Site|Id=bnet|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=intel&cid=24020|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo: Reach - Intel}} | | |magnitude=6.19 |
| |magnitude= | | |bodies=At least seven |
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| |asteroids=Two [[asteroid]] belts | | |asteroids=Two [[asteroid]] belts |
| |events=*[[Fall of Reach]] | | |events=*[[Fall of Reach]] |
| *[[Battle of Tribute]] | | *[[Battle of Tribute]] |
| *[[Battle of Beta Gabriel]]
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| |affiliation=[[Unified Earth Government]] | | |affiliation=[[Unified Earth Government]] |
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| The '''Epsilon Eridani system''' (sometimes rendered '''ε Eridani'''){{Ref/Generic|Halo: Reach|[[:File:Recon smg.jpg|Recon armor bonus content]]}} is a planetary system situated 10.5 light-years from [[Earth]],{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc298}} and is identified as a region in [[FLEETCOM Sector One]].{{Ref/Reuse|for343}} It was home to several habitable [[planet]]s [[Human colonies|colonized]] by the [[Unified Earth Government]], most notably [[Reach]]. At 10.5 light-years from its sister system, the [[Sol system]], it is one of the closest neighbors of [[human]]ity's [[Earth|homeworld]].{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}} | | The '''Epsilon Eridani system''' is a planetary system situated 10.5 light-years from [[Earth]]<ref name="enc298"/> and is identified as a region in [[FLEETCOM Sector One]].<ref name="for343"/> It was home to several habitable planets [[Human colonies|colonized]] by the [[Unified Earth Government]], most notably [[Reach]]. At 10.5 light-years from the [[Sol system]], it is one of the closest neighbors of [[human]]ity's homeworld.<ref name="bnet"/> |
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| In the summer of [[2552]], the [[Covenant]] invaded the system and attacked Epsilon Eridani's major colonies. Reach ultimately [[Fall of Reach|fell]] to the Covenant and was [[Glassing|glassed]],{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/reach|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Reach}} while [[Tribute]] was brutally [[Battle of Tribute|assaulted]] and partially glassed.{{Ref/Book|Id=h4evg2|[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]|Page=177}} Following the [[Human-Covenant War]], at least Tribute, Reach and [[Beta Gabriel]] had been resettled by humanity.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: First Strike|Chapter=[[Tug o' War]]}}{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/tribute|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Tribute}}{{Ref/Book|[[Halo: Warfleet]]|Page=23}}{{Ref/Map|Id=h5|[[Halo 5: Guardians]]|[[Fathom]]}} | | In the summer of [[2552]], the [[Covenant]] invaded the system and attacked Epsilon Eridani's major colonies. Reach ultimately [[Fall of Reach|fell]] to the Covenant and was [[Glassing|glassed]],<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/reach '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Reach'']</ref> while [[Tribute]] was brutally [[Battle of Tribute|assaulted]] and partially glassed.<ref name="h4evg2">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 177''</ref> Following the [[Human-Covenant War]], at least Tribute and [[Beta Gabriel]] had been resettled by humanity.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''[[Tug o' War]]'' (2010)</ref><ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/tribute '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Tribute'']</ref><ref name="h5">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', multiplayer level ''[[Fathom]]''</ref> |
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| ==Overview==
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| ===Planetary system===
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| The Epsilon Eridani system is home to at least six planets, two [[asteroid]] belts, and at least one [[Wikipedia:Minor planet|minor planet]]. A massive [[Oort cloud#Epsilon Eridani system|Oort cloud]] is located on the outer edge of the system.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: First Strike|Page=232}} At least five of the worlds that orbit Epsilon Eridani are known to be inhabited.
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| |Epsilon Eridani I || NA || Closest planet to the star.{{Ref/Note|Id=DesignationNotName|This planet is only known by its astronomical designation, not its colloquial name. Consequently, this planet may in fact be one of the three planets whose colloquial names are known but whose astrononical designations are not: Beta Gabriel, Circumstance and Tantalus.}} ||
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| |[[Reach]] {{C|Epsilon Eridani II}} || [[File:HR - Prologue Reach.png|300px]] ||The former military center of the UNSC, and the most developed human colony. Glassed in 2552 but at least partially habitable by [[2589]].{{Ref/Reuse|hrlonewolf}} || <br/>
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| *[[Turul]] {{C|Epsilon Eridani IIa}} - The smallest of Reach's two moons, with the shorter orbital radius.
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| *[[Csodaszarvas]] {{C|Epsilon Eridani IIb}} - The larger of Reach's moons, with a longer orbital radius.
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| |[[Tribute]] {{C|Epsilon Eridani III}} || N/A || A major human colony, known for its strong industrial capacity and large population.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]|Chapter=Prologue}} Partially glassed during the [[Battle of Tribute]], under UEG control as of [[2558]]. || [[Emese]] {{C|Epsilon Eridani IIIa}} - Tribute's sole natural satellite.
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| |[[Epsilon Eridani IV]] || N/A || Known to be the site of an [[Insurrection]].{{Ref/Book|[[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide]]|Page=22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Group=Note|Id=DesignationNotName}} ||
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| |[[Beta Gabriel]] {{C|Unknown orbital position}} || N/A || Largely uninhabited, converted into an outdoors resort by wealthy entrepreneurs. Occupied by a [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] [[pack]] during or otherwise soon after the Fall of Reach.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]|Page=324}}{{Ref/Book|[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]|Section=[[Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss]]}} ||
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| |[[Circumstance]] {{C|Unknown orbital position}} || N/A || A world-famous for its universities and courts of justice. Status unknown.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]|Page=62}} ||
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| |[[Tantalus]] {{C|Unknown orbital position}} || N/A || A human colony glassed after the Covenant's siege in the system in 2552.{{Ref/Book|[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]|Page=287}}{{Ref/Book|[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]|Page=51}} ||
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| |[[Oort cloud]] || N/A || A cloud consisting largely of ice, on the edge of the system. || <br/>
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| *Unidentified planetoid - A [[Wikipedia:Planetesimal|planetesimal]] located within the Oort cloud, which once had a Forerunner presence.
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| **[[Site 17]] - A Forerunner site on the planetoid.
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| **[[Teller Station]] - An [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] research facility set up to study Site 17.
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| ===Early history===
| | By the early 21st century, scientific observation had deduced the presence of an inner rocky asteroid belt, an outer icy belt, and at least three planets: a gas giant the size of [[Jupiter]], and possibly two terrestrial planets, near the inner and outer belts, respectively.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Epsilon Eridani|'''Wikipedia''': ''Epsilon Eridani'']]</ref> The Epsilon Eridani system was recognized to have an improbably high number of habitable planets, a fact that was seen as serendipitous to the early colonization efforts. Initial colonization efforts in the system faced significant challenges in marshalling political and economic support. Interest in the system's colonization potential initially focused on [[Tribute]] and [[Circumstance]], though it was [[Reach]] that would soon capture the attention of UEG planners.<ref name="universe"/> |
| The first planetary confirmations of planet Reach in Epsilon Eridani occurred in the 21st-century.{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}}
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| The Epsilon Eridani system was recognized to have an improbably high number of habitable planets, a fact that was seen as serendipitous to the early colonization efforts. Initial colonization efforts in the system faced significant challenges in marshaling political and economic support. Interest in the system's colonization potential initially focused on [[Tribute]] and [[Circumstance]], though it was [[Reach]] that would soon capture the attention of UEG planners.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | |
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| ===Colonization and human hold===
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| The system was originally colonized by the colony ship ''[[Odyssey]]'' with the first wave of humanity's extrasolar colonization in [[2362]], landing on Reach.{{Ref/Book|Halo Encyclopedia (2011)|Page=43}} Beta Gabriel would be settled in [[2363]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=50-51}} Afterwards, Tribute was colonized on [[2364|August 8, 2364]] when {{CAAShip|Casbah}} arrived and established the initial navigation and communication satellite constellation on the planet,{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} with Circumstance being settled the same year.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| By [[2390]], the bulk of the UNSC's administrative and technical infrastructure was moved to the system. Corporate investments followed, with the construction of the first extrasolar shipyard facilities and material refineries.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=42}}
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| By the late 25th century, the system had become home to many of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]'s strongholds and military bases, such as Reach. It was protected by the UNSC [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]]. Before the [[Fall of Reach]], Epsilon Eridani's superior [[interstellar jump point]] had been the most active [[Slipstream space]] transfer zone (arrivals and departures) for over thirty years, with Epsilon Eridani's inferior IJP and Sol's superior IJP regularly trading second and third place spots.{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}}
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| ===System wide assault===
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| {{Main|Fall of Reach|Battle for Tribute|Battle of Beta Gabriel}}
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| In [[2552]], the system came under attack by the Covenant. Initially, the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]] made landfall on Reach triggering [[WINTER CONTINGENCY (protocol)|WINTER CONTINGENCY]].{{Ref/Level|Halo: Reach|[[Winter Contingency]]}} Soon after [[Teller Station]] of [[Site 17]] in the system's Oort cloud was attacked by the fleet.{{Ref/Generic|[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]|[[Scenario Three: Evacuate]]}} At the same time as these events, the other colonies of Epsilon Eridani came under assault by the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} By August 30, Reach was glassed.{{Ref/Level|[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]|[[The Heretic]]}}{{Ref/Level|[[Halo: Reach]]|[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]}} Glassing would cease on September 27, when ships would be pulled away to be redeployed to Tribute or to prepare for the coming [[Battle for Earth|invasion of Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Combat continued on and around Tribute up until around November 2, when Covenant forces began [[Great Schism|attacking one another]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
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| | The system was originally colonized by the colony ship ''[[Odyssey]]'' with the first wave of humanity's extrasolar colonization in [[2362]], landing on Reach.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia (2011)''', ''page 43''</ref> Afterwards, Tribute was colonized on [[2364|August 8, 2364]] when {{CAAShip|Casbah}} arrived and established the initial navigation and communication satellite constellation on the planet, with Circumstance following shortly after.<ref name="universe"/> By the late 25th century, the system had become home to many of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]'s strongholds and military bases, such as Reach. It was protected by the UNSC [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]]. Before the [[Fall of Reach]], Epsilon Eridani's superior [[interstellar jump point]] had been the most active [[Slipstream space]] transfer zone (arrivals and departures) for over thirty years, with Epsilon Eridani's inferior IJP and Sol's superior IJP regularly trading second and third place spots.<ref name="bnet"/> |
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| Between [[2555]] and [[2558]], UNSC [[Central Command|CENTCOM]] for Region One entered into negotiations with [[Covenant remnants]] around Tribute.{{Ref/Generic|[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition]]|Spartan Locke's Classified Orders}}
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| By [[2589]], Reach had returned to a livable state and continued to see an influx of new colonists{{Ref/Level|Id=hrlonewolf|Halo: Reach|[[Lone Wolf]]}} with some [[city|cities]] being populated again around [[2610]].{{Ref/Generic|[[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition]]|[[:File:Journal Package Letter.jpg|package contents letter]]}}
| | Humans held the system for several hundred years, until the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552]]. After that, the system came under control of the [[Covenant]]. By [[2589]], however, humanity had reclaimed the system and had started recolonizing Reach.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Lone Wolf]]''</ref> |
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| ==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances== | | ==Planetary system== |
| ===Silver Timeline===
| | The Epsilon Eridani system is home to at least seven planets and two [[asteroid]] belts. A massive [[Oort cloud#Epsilon Eridani system|Oort cloud]] is located on the outer edge of the system.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 232''</ref> At least six of the worlds that orbit Epsilon Eridani are known to be inhabited: |
| {{Main|Silver Timeline}}
| | *[[Reach]] – The former military center of the UNSC, and the most developed human colony. Glassed in 2552 and partially reterraformed by [[2589]]. |
| The Epsilon Eridani system has a [[Safe Slipspace Entry Point]] called [[SSEP MARCHER]]. This point was used by [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117/Silver|John-117]] tp depart the system in [[Condor 325]] with [[Kwan Ha]].{{Ref/Site|Id=HTVDCHCW1|URL=https://halotheseries.tv/|Site=Halo: The Series|Page=Dr. Catherine Halsey's Computer|Detail=Week 1|D=25|M=3|Y=2022|LocalArchive=Dr._Catherine_Halsey's_Computer}} | | **[[Csodaszarvas]] |
| | **[[Turul]] |
| | *[[Tribute]] – A major human colony, known for its strong industrial capacity and large population.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', "Prologue"</ref> Partially glassed during the [[Battle of Tribute]], under UEG control as of [[2558]]. |
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| | *[[Beta Gabriel]] – largely uninhabited, converted into an outdoors resort by wealthy entrepreneurs. Occupied by a [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] [[pack]] during or otherwise soon after the Fall of Reach.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 324''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss]]"</ref> |
| | *[[Circumstance]] – A world famous for its universities and courts of justice. Status unknown.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 62''</ref> |
| | *[[Tantalus]] – A human colony with an unknown status after the Covenant's siege in the system.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 287''</ref> |
| | *[[Epsilon Eridani IV]] – known to be the site of an [[Insurrection]].<ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide]]''', ''page 22''</ref> |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:HW2_EpsilonEridani_Render_1.jpg|A holographic rendering of the system.
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| File:HW2_EpsilonEridani_Render_2.jpg|A holographic rendering of the system.
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| File:Reach_Orbit.png|Reach, the military center of the Epsilon Eridani system. | | File:Reach_Orbit.png|Reach, the military center of the Epsilon Eridani system. |
| File:Epsilon Eridani.jpg|Epsilon Eridani in the sky as viewed from Earth. | | File:Epsilon Eridani.jpg|Epsilon Eridani in the sky as viewed from Earth. |
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' | | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' |
| *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' | | *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' |
| **''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers|Limited Edition dossiers]]'' {{Mo}}
| | *''[[Halo Online]]'' {{Mo}} |
| *''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''
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| *''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
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