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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''' 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)}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Topography | ===Topography=== | ||
====Locations==== | ====Locations==== | ||
*[[Elysium City]] | *[[Elysium City]] | ||
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===Known residents=== | ===Known residents=== | ||
*[[John-117 | *[[John-117]] | ||
*[[Ellie Bloom]] | *[[Ellie Bloom]] | ||
*[[Emile-A239]] | *[[Emile-A239]] | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Rise of humanity=== | ===Rise of humanity=== | ||
====Insurrection==== | ====Insurrection==== | ||
The [[ | 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/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. | ||
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)}} | 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)}} | ||
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. | 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>''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', "Dirt"</ref> Around this time, [[refugee]]s from Eridanus II ended up in [[Pirth City]] on [[Arcadia]] and [[New Jerusalem]].<ref>''[[Hunt the Truth]]''</ref> | ||
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. | 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}} | 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}} | ||
===Human-Covenant | ===Human-Covenant war=== | ||
{{Main|Human-Covenant | {{Main|Human-Covenant war}} | ||
At some point during the Human-Covenant | 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 [[glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] in [[2530]] and the UNSC abandoned the planet.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: First Strike]]|Page=240}} | |||
===Post-war=== | ===Post-war=== | ||
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|[[Halo 4]]|[[Skyline]]}} | |||
==Government and society== | ==Government and society== | ||
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> | 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> [[Martial arts|Boxing]] was outlawed on the planet.<ref>''Hunt the Truth'', Episode 03: CRITICAL CONDITION</ref> | ||
===Culture=== | ===Culture=== | ||
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===Silver Timeline=== | ===Silver Timeline=== | ||
{{Notice/Silver|category=no}} | {{Notice/Silver|category=no}} | ||
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]]}} | |||
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]]}} | |||
However, the program was abruptly terminated when an unauthorized transport brought a plague with no cure to Eridanus II. The plague spread quickly and killed off most of the population with the survivors being relocated to [[Ehilend]]. In accordance withe Emergence Contact Protocol Upsilon, the planet was subsequently sealed off to contain the virus. The Reach for Life project's operational files were lost following this.{{Ref/Reuse|Emergence}} | |||
In [[2552]], after touching the [[Madrigal]] keystone, some of John's blocked childhood memories from his life on Eridanus II were unlocked.{{Ref/Film|Id=Contact|TV|Episode=[[Contact]]}}{{Ref/Film|Id=Unbound|TV|Episode=[[Unbound]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|Emergence}} With the help of [[Cortana/Silver|Cortana]] and the [[FLEETCOM Central Database]], John eventually identified Eridanus II as the planet from his memories after recalling Eridanus II's visible ice rings which greatly narrowed his search parameters. Cortana revealed what little information she could find about the disaster on Eridanus II, but the Reach for Life project's operational files had been lost when it was abruptly terminated following the fall of the colony. John decided to return to Eridanus II himself to find the second keystone with Dr. [[Catherine Halsey/Silver|Catherine Halsey]] accompanying him.{{Ref/Reuse|Emergence}} | |||
John, Halsey and [[Adun Saly]] visited the ruins of the Reach for Life installation and John's childhood home where John uncovered his drawings of the keystone and its location. At John's request, Cortana digitally recreated his ruined house which triggered more of John's memories of finding the keystone in a cavern outside of the installation during a family picnic. It also caused John to remember meeting Halsey on Eridanus II before their first supposed meeting at an orphanage on Ehilend. John was then able to lead Halsey to the cavern where the two found the keystone.{{Ref/Reuse|Homecoming}} | |||
Led by Halsey, the UNSC set up a camp on the planet as they attempted to recover the keystone from the caves. Although Saly succeeded in freeing the keystone from the crystal, it sent out an energy pulse that alerted [[Makee]] and the [[Covenant]] to its location. During his time on Eridanus II, John became more and more suspicious of his "adoption" with Cortana warning him that all of the records about the plague had been lost and there were no records on the Spartan program. Touching the keystone once again, John recalled that he had been kidnapped by Halsey and the UNSC who had replaced him with a [[flash cloning|flash clone]].{{Ref/Film|Id=Reckoning|TV|Episode=[[Reckoning]]}} | |||
The Covenant subsequently attacked Eridanus II for the keystone, destroying the {{UNSCShip|Pioneer}} in orbit. During [[Battle of Eridanus II|the battle]] that followed, [[Atriox/Silver|Atriox]] successfully stole the keystone and Makee was deployed from a {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} in an effort to infiltrate the UNSC and get the Madrigal keystone.{{Ref/Reuse|Reckoning}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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File:TFoR AS - Elysium City.jpg|Elysium City on Eridanus II. | File:TFoR AS - Elysium City.jpg|Elysium City on Eridanus II. | ||
File:TFoR AS - Eridanus space docks.jpg|The Eridanus space docks. | File:TFoR AS - Eridanus space docks.jpg|The Eridanus space docks. | ||
File:HTV EridanusII Keyframe Concept.jpg|Concept art of the planet for the TV series. | |||
File:HTV-Homecoming-Reach For Life.png|Eridanus II in ''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''. | |||
File:HTV-Homecoming-Keystone.png|John-117 and Dr. Halsey approach a Forerunner artifact on Eridanus II. | |||
File:HTV UNSCTent Interior Concept 1.png|Concept art of the UNSC military base on Eridanus II. | |||
File:HTV UNSCTent Interior Concept 2.png|Concept art of the UNSC military base on Eridanus II. | |||
File:HTV UNSCTent Interior Concept 3.png|Concept art of the UNSC military base on Eridanus II. | |||
File:HTV UNSCTent Interior Concept 4.png|Concept art of the UNSC military base on Eridanus II. | |||
File:HTV UNSCTent Interior Concept 5.png|Concept art of the UNSC military base on Eridanus II. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo Infinite: Memory Agent]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo Infinite: Memory Agent]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: The Television Series]]'' | |||
**''[[Contact]]'' | |||
**''[[Unbound]]'' | |||
**''[[Emergence]]'' | |||
**''[[Homecoming (TV Series)|Homecoming]]'' | |||
**''[[Reckoning]]'' | |||
**''[[Solace (TV Series)|Solace]]'' {{c|Mentioned and flashback only}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
