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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|UNSC|HCW|Post}} |
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| {{Planet infobox | | {{Planet |
| |name=Eridanus II
| | |image=[[File:Eridanus II.jpg|250px]] |
| |image=[[File:WFEridanusII.png|300px]] | | |name= Eridanus II |
| |system=[[Eridanus system]] | | |star, position= [[Eridanus system|Eridanus]], II |
| |body=[[Eridanus system|Eridanus]] | | |moon(s)= [[Ehilend]]<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Bestiarum]]''</ref><ref group="note">Although stated to have only one moon in the ''Bestiarum'', Eridanus II is depicted with two prominent natural satellites in ''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp''.</ref> |
| |position=Second planet
| | |gravity= 1.01 G |
| |moon(s)=One; [[Ehilend]]{{Ref/Game|[[Halo 3]]|Detail=[[Bestiarum]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|JALP}}{{Ref/Audio|HIMA|Chapter 4: Unsavory Means}} | |
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| |gravity=1.01 G | |
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| |atmosphere=1 ([[Wikipedia:Nitrogen|N<sub>2</sub>]], [[Oxygen|O<sub>2</sub>]]) | | |atmosphere= 1 ([[Wikipedia:Nitrogen|N<sub>2</sub>]], [[Oxygen|O<sub>2</sub>]]) |
| |temperature=-18°C to 38°C (0.4°F to 100.4°F) | | |temperature= -18°C to 38°C (0.4°F to 100.4°F) |
| |demonym= | | |population= |
| |species=[[Human]] {{c|Non-native}} | | |species= [[Human]] |
| |population= 510,000 (Post-war) {{Ref/Book|Id=JALP|[[Halo: Warfleet]]|Page=22}}
| | |government=*[[Unified Earth Government]] |
| |colonized=[[2440]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=50}}{{Ref/Book|Id=encpg47|Enc22|Page=47}}
| | *[[Eridanus Government]]<ref name="enc44">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 44''</ref> |
| |government=*[[Unified Earth Government|UEG]] | | |technology tier= Tier 3 |
| **[[Eridanus Government]]
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| *[[Secessionist Union]]
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| **[[Eridanus secessionists]] {{c|Briefly}}}}
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| '''Eridanus II''' is a [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] [[planet]] in the [[Eridanus system]]. The planet was mostly rural, devoid of pollution or crowding, and had climate-controlled weather.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]|Page=22}} It was famous for its beautiful landscapes and higher learning centers.{{Ref/Reuse|JALP}} It was the location of the [[city|cities]] of [[Luxor]] and [[Elysium City]], where [[John-117]] grew up until he was abducted and sent into the [[SPARTAN-II program]] in [[2517]]. [[Emile-A239]] was from Luxor, born there in 2523.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24523|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Emile's profile page|Detail=(Quote)}} | | '''Eridanus II''' was a [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] planet in the [[Eridanus system]]. The planet was mostly rural, devoid of pollution or crowding, and had climate-controlled weather.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 22''</ref> It was the location of the cities of [[Luxor]] and [[Elysium City]], where [[John-117]] grew up until he was abducted and sent into the [[SPARTAN-II program]] in [[2517]]. [[Emile-A239]] was from Luxor, born there in 2523.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24523 '''Bungie.net''': ''Emile's profile page'']</ref> |
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| ==Overview== | | ==History== |
| ===Topography and ecology=== | | The [[Insurrectionist|secessionist rebels]] in the system staged a localized rebellion against the UNSC in [[2494]]. The UNSC struck back two years later in [[Operation: CHARLEMAGNE]] and forced the rebels out at the cost of four [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]].<ref name="enc44"/> A large number of rebels survived, however, and under the command of the UNSC turncoat [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]], overthrew the civilian government of the system in [[2513]]. Watts was presumed killed in the UNSC's counterattack, [[Operation: TREBUCHET]], but in fact he escaped to [[Eridanus Secundus]] in the system's [[asteroid]] belt with the rest of the rebels. |
| Eridanus II boasted vast territories free of pollution.{{Ref/Reuse|encpg47}}
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| | In [[2517]], [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] and [[Jacob Keyes|Lieutenant Jacob Keyes]] visited the planet during the former's mission to observe the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] candidates. Halsey met [[John-117]] at a playground in [[Elysium City]]'s [[Elysium City Primary Education Facility Number 119|Education Facility 119]], where she determined his admission into the program with the flip of [[quarter|an antique coin]].<ref>'''Halo: the Fall of Reach''', ''pages 21-25'' (2001)</ref> |
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| | As part of Operation: TREBUCHET in [[2524]], [[Colonial Military Administration]] Marines attempted to raid an [[Insurrectionist]] base on [[Teribus Island]]. Sympathizers in the unit tipped the Insurrectionists off, and by the time the dropship arrived it had been abandoned. Later, a nightclub in Elysium City was targeted by Insurrectionist bombers because it was a favorite CMA area for off-duty personnel, killing dozens of civilians and a CMA pilot, [[Allison Stark]] and putting a CMA Marine, [[Eric Santiago]], into a coma. [[Gage Yevgenny]] and [[Felicia Sanderson]] were injured, but survived the attack.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "Dirt"</ref> |
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| | It remained a place of much hostility against the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]], and many [[piracy|pirates]] and rebels continued to operate across the system, with the asteroid belt as their main base of operations. John-117 returned to the system in [[2525]] with the other Spartan-IIs aboard the [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] {{UNSCShip|Pioneer}} for their [[Assault on Eridanus Secundus|first mission]] to capture the rebel leader, [[Robert Watts|Colonel Robert Watts]]. The Spartan team boarded the cargo freighter ''[[Laden]]'' and traveled to the rebel asteroid base Eridanus Secundus, where they successfully captured the Colonel and escaped. |
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| | The planet was [[glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] in [[2530]] and the UNSC abandoned the planet.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 240''</ref> By [[2557]], the UNSC has apparently reclaimed and resettled the planet, as [[Nova Austin Station]] on the planet [[Cascade]] offered flights to Eridanus II that year.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', multiplayer level ''[[Skyline]]''</ref> |
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| | ==Locations== |
| *[[Elysium City]] | | *[[Elysium City]] |
| **[[Elysium City Primary Education Facility Number 119]] | | **[[Elysium City Primary Education Facility Number 119]] |
| *[[Eridanus II space docks]]
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| *[[Lake Gusev]] | | *[[Lake Gusev]] |
| *[[Luxor]] | | *[[Luxor]] |
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| *[[Teribus Island]] | | *[[Teribus Island]] |
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| ===Known residents===
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| *[[John-117]] - The [[Master Chief Petty Officer|Master Chief]]; [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] | | *[[John-117]] |
| *[[Ellie Bloom]] | | *[[Ellie Bloom]] |
| *[[Emile-A239]] | | *[[Emile-A239]] |
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| *[[Palmer (Marine)|Palmer]] | | *[[Palmer (Marine)|Palmer]] |
| *[[Parisa]] | | *[[Parisa]] |
| *[[Katrina]]
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| *[[Kiko]]
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| ==History==
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| ===Rise of humanity===
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| Eridanus II was settled in [[2440]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|encpg47}}
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| ====Insurrection====
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| The [[Eridanus secessionists|secessionist rebels]] in the system staged a localized rebellion against the UNSC in [[2494]] and briefly took control of the planet.{{Ref/Book|Id=mythos|Halo Mythos|Page=55}}{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/colonel-watts|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Colonel Watts|D=13|M=4|Y=2016}} The UNSC struck back two years later in [[Operation: CHARLEMAGNE]] and forced the rebels out at the cost of four [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} A large number of rebels survived, however, and under the command of the UNSC turncoat [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]], overthrew the civilian government of the system in [[2513]]. Watts was presumed killed in the UNSC's counterattack, [[Operation: TREBUCHET]], but in fact he escaped to [[Eridanus Secundus]] in the system's [[asteroid]] belt with the rest of the rebels.
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| In [[2517]], Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] and [[Jacob Keyes|Lieutenant Jacob Keyes]] visited the planet during the former's mission to observe the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] candidates. Halsey met [[John-117]] at a playground in [[Elysium City]]'s [[Elysium City Primary Education Facility Number 119|Education Facility 119]], where she determined his admission into the program with the flip of [[quarter|an antique coin]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=FoRpg21-25|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Page=21-25 (2001)}}
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| As part of Operation: TREBUCHET in [[2524]], [[Colonial Military Authority]] Marines attempted to raid an [[Insurrectionist]] base on [[Teribus Island]]. Sympathizers in the unit tipped the Insurrectionists off, and by the time the dropship arrived it had been abandoned. Later, a nightclub in Elysium City was targeted by Insurrectionist bombers because it was a favorite CMA area for off-duty personnel, killing dozens of civilians and a CMA pilot, [[Allison Stark]] and putting a CMA Marine, [[Eric Santiago]], into a coma. [[Gage Yevgenny]] and [[Felicia Sanderson]] were injured, but survived the attack.{{Ref/Anthology|Evo|[[Dirt]]}} Around this time, [[refugee]]s from Eridanus II ended up in [[Pirth City]] on [[Arcadia]] and [[New Jerusalem]].{{Ref/Generic|[[Hunt the Truth]]}}
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| It remained a place of much hostility against the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]], and many [[piracy|pirates]] and rebels continued to operate across the system, with the asteroid belt as their main base of operations. John-117 returned to the system in [[2525]] with the other Spartan-IIs aboard the [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] {{UNSCShip|Pioneer}} for their [[Assault on Eridanus Secundus|first mission]] to capture the rebel leader, [[Robert Watts|Colonel Robert Watts]]. The Spartan team boarded the cargo freighter ''[[Laden]]'' and traveled to the rebel asteroid base Eridanus Secundus, where they successfully captured the Colonel and escaped.
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| At an unknown time, a skirmish between UNSC and Insurrectionist forces during [[Operation: ROCK HOUSE]] took place.{{Ref/Game|Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition|[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers#Frederic-104|Dossier files]] - Frederic-104}}
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| At some point during the Human-Covenant War, [[Operation]]: [[Operation: BLUE MOON|BLUE MOON]] took place on the planet.{{Ref/Game|Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition|[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers#Linda-058|Dossier files]] - Linda-058}} Eridanus II was [[Battle of Eridanus II|attacked]] and [[glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] in [[2530]] and the UNSC abandoned the planet.{{Ref/Novel|FS|Page=240}}
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| The planet was left largely intact, enabling rehab pioneers and original inhabitants to return hoping to rebuild.{{Ref/Reuse|encpg47}} By [[2557]], the UNSC had reclaimed and resettled the planet, as [[Nova Austin Station]] on the planet [[Cascade]] offered flights to Eridanus II that year.{{Ref/Map|H4|[[Skyline]]}}
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| The governing of Eridanus II was under the auspices of the [[Eridanus Government]], an ally of the [[Unified Earth Government|Unified Earth Government (UEG)]].<ref name="enc44">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p. 44</ref> Eridanus II has some of the best educational facilities in the Outer Colonies.{{Ref/Reuse|encpg47}} [[Martial arts|Boxing]] was outlawed on the planet.<ref>''Hunt the Truth'', Episode 03: CRITICAL CONDITION</ref>
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| Briefly, a [[Eridanus secessionists|group of rebels]] from the [[Secessionist Union]] took control of the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}}
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| Children on Eridanus II, at some schools, can play [[gravball]].{{Ref/Reuse|FoRpg21-25}}
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| Originally uninhabited, Eridanus II was settled as a part of the [[Reach for Life project]]. The [[Reach for Life installation]] on Eridanus II was one of only six to survive its pilot stage, becoming a fertile forest built into an otherwise hostile planet. It was where [[John-117/Silver|John-117]] was born and lived for the first several years of his life, at one point discovering a [[Forerunner]] [[keystone]] in a cavern near his home. His parents were the leaders of the Eridanus II colony.{{Ref/Film|Id=Emergence|TV|Episode=[[Emergence]]}}{{Ref/Film|Id=Homecoming|TV|Episode=[[Homecoming (TV Series)|Homecoming]]}}
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
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| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:Eridanus II.jpg|A fleet over Eridanus II in ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''. | | File:E2_space_dock.png|The planet's orbital space docks. |
| File:HTFOR-BC EridanusII Spaceport 1.png|The planet's orbital space docks.
| | File:H4L - John 117 E2 beach.jpg|John-117, as a young child, playing on a beach on Eridanus II. |
| File:H4L - John 117 E2 beach.jpg|John-117, as a young child, playing on a beach on Eridanus II, in ''[[Scanned]]''. | | File:Elysium city.png|Elysium City on Eridanus II. |
| File:Eridanus II & Ehilend.png|Eridanus II in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''. | |
| File:TFoR AS - Elysium City.jpg|Elysium City on Eridanus II.
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| File:TFoR AS - Eridanus space docks.jpg|The Eridanus space docks.
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| *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | | *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' |
| **''[[Dirt]]'' | | **''[[Dirt]]'' |
| **''[[Palace Hotel]]'' {{Mo}} | | **''[[Palace Hotel (short story)|Palace Hotel]]'' {{Mo}} |
| *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | | *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' |
| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]'' | | **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]'' |
| *''[[Scanned]]'' | | *''[[Scanned]]'' |
| *''[[Halo 4]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | | *''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' |
| *''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' {{Mo}} | | *''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' {{Mo}} |
| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''
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| *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
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| **''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers|Limited Edition dossiers]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo Infinite: Memory Agent]]'' {{Mo}}
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| {{Ref/Sources}} | | <references/> |
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| [[Category:Eridanus II locations| ]] | | [[Category:Eridanus II locations| ]] |
| [[Category:Planets]] | | [[Category:Planets]] |
| [[Category:Human colonies]] | | [[Category:Human colonies]] |
