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| [[File:HR-PlanetReach-Bnet.jpg|330px|thumb|Reach, the most populous of the Inner Colonies and the UNSC's military headquarters prior to 2552.]]
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| The '''Inner Colonies''' were the first [[planet|world]]s [[Terraforming|terraformed]] and [[human colonies|colonized]] by the [[Unified Earth Government]], relieving the overpopulation pressure on [[Earth]] that resulted in the [[Interplanetary War]] in the 2160s. Collectively, Earth and the Inner Colonies are known as the '''core worlds'''.<ref name="history">''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', [[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]], p. 429</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', p. 33</ref> | | The '''Inner Colonies''' were the first worlds [[Terraforming|terraformed]] and colonized by the [[UN]], relieving the overpopulation pressure on [[Earth]] that resulted in the [[Interplanetary War]]. |
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| For a list of notable Inner Colonies, see [[Human colonies#Inner Colonies|here]].
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| ===Settling and formation===
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| The Inner Colonies consisted of the 210 worlds which were colonized during the UEG's first wave of colonial expansion between [[2362]] and [[2390]], starting with the launch of the ''[[Odyssey]]'' and its colonization of the [[Epsilon Eridani system]]. Although volunteers for the colonization programs were plentiful due to Earth's deteriorated conditions, interstellar travel was still highly expensive and, as a result, the settlers of the Inner Colonies were subjected to rigorous physical and mental screening. This also led to the Inner Colonies being viewed as humanity's elite. By 2390, 210 human-occupied worlds were in various stages of terraforming and colonisation,{{Ref/Reuse|xbox.com}} including planets, moons, and asteroids.<ref>''[[Halo Mythos]]'', p. 54</ref> As the UNSC began settling the [[Outer Colonies]], the Inner Colonies, with their established social and economic infrastructures, became the political and economic basis of the UNSC, supplied with raw materials from the newer settlements. By [[2490]], [[Reach]], one of the first extrasolar colonies, had become the UNSC's military center.|{{Ref/Site|Id=xbox.com|URL=http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/storyline.htm|Site=Xbox.com|Page=Halo Storyline|D=24|M=04|Y=2008|LocalArchive=Archive:Xbox.com/Halo/Timeline|Detail=(Additional copy on [http://halo.bungie.org/misc/mstimeline2.html HBO Forums])}}<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe (2011)]]'', p. 43</ref>
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| It is known that there was a war some time before the 26th century called the [[Inner Colony Wars]]. Little is known about this conflict, except the fact that unrestricted news reports during the war caused "massive civil unrest" and threatened to "tear down Earth's culture".<ref>''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', [[Second Sunrise over New Mombasa]]</ref>
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| ===Insurrection===
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| During the Insurrection, numerous rebel movements sprang up on Inner Colonies such as Reach, initiating a wave of [[terrorism]] that saw many colonies as the scene of numerous bombings and massacres. The UNSC placed the elimination of these movements as a top priority in restoring order to the UEG's most critically important worlds, leading to the [[Spartan-II program]].
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| [[File:H4 Landfall.png|thumb|left|250px|[[Casbah City]] being attacked by the Covenant.]]
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| ===Human-Covenant war===
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| During the Human-Covenant War, numerous ships were pulled from their positions in the Outer Colonies to defend the Inner Colonies. Old ships, such as the [[Halcyon-class light cruiser]] {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, were refitted and brought back into service to supplement the remaining defense forces. As well, [[UNSC Navy]] [[battle group]]s assigned to the Inner Colonies during this time made use of the {{Class|Gladius|heavy corvette}}s.{{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=19}}
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| After the [[Battle for Arcadia]], the planet would provide needed foodstuffs for the Inner Colonies.{{Ref/Site|Id=waypoint|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/locations/gallery/arcadia/3c9e9ac6-f13f-4712-ae1b-24d9c0e5504b|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Arcadia|D=8|M=10|Y=2011}}{{Ref/Reuse|HWTimeline}}
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| A period of the war known as the [[Siege of the Inner Colonies|Inner Colony Sieges]] began on June 1, [[2536]],{{Ref/Game|Id=HWTimeline|HW|Detail=''[[Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline Events]]''}} lasting all the way until the climactic battles in the latter half of [[2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|xbox.com}}{{Ref/Reuse|HWTimeline}}{{Ref/Site|Id=halowars.com|D=01|M=6|Y=2017|URL=http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/Timeline.aspx|Site=Official Halo Wars Community Site|Page=Timeline|Detail=(Defunct, Copy on [[Archive:Halowars.com/Timeline|Halopedia]])}} During this period, the war fell into a cyclic nature of human forces winning isolated battles on the ground, but taking huge losses in space. One by one, the Covenant began to exterminate the Inner Colonies.
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| At the beginning of the [[Fall of Reach]], a dozen Inner Colonies were bypassed by the [[Covenant fleet]] attacking Reach,{{Ref/Novel|Novel=Halo: The Fall of Reach|Chapter=32|Quote=I see. Very well, your squad might as well hear this now, too. I don’t know how they found Reach—they bypassed a dozen Inner Colony worlds to get here.}} and a number of Inner Colonies survived the war.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]] (2010)'', Adjunct: [[Petra]]</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'', p. 481</ref>
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| ===Post-Covenant war===
| | The Inner Colonies consisted of the 210 planets which were colonized before [[2390]]. In [[2490]], [[Reach]], which was located near the boundary of the Inner and Outer Colonies, became the UNSC's military center. As the UNSC began settling the [[Outer Colonies]], the Inner Colonies, with their established social and economic infrastructures, became the political and economic basis of the UNSC, supplied with raw materials from the newer settlements. |
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| ===Created crisis===
| | During the [[Human-Covenant War]], Nnmerous ships were pulled from their positions in the Outer Colonies to defend the Inner Colonies. Old ships, such as the [[Halcyon-class Cruiser]] {{UNSCship|Pillar of Autumn}}, were refitted and brought back into service to supplement the remaining defense forces. At the beginning of the [[Battle of Reach]], dozens of Inner Colony planets were bypassed by the [[Covenant Fleet]] attacking Reach,<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page ??</ref> so it can be presumed that a number of those Colonies survived, considering the next [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] attack was Earth. |
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| ==Government and politics== | | == The Inner Colony Wars== |
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| ==Economy==
| | It is known that there was a war some time before the 26th century called the "Inner Colony Wars".<ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''[[Second Sunrise over New Mombasa]]''</ref> Very little is known about it and it might just be an alternate name of the Interplanetary Wars, though the name would be of a post-Outer Colonies age, and probably only referring to the Sol system colonies. |
| [[Kisvárda Metals]] was one of the largest mining and metal production conglomerates in the Inner Colonies.{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Chapter=8}} | |
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| ==Culture== | | ==Known Inner Colonies== |
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| | [[Epsilon Eridani system]] |
| | *[[Reach]] - [[Glassing|Glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] in [[2552]]. |
| | *[[Circumstance]] - Unknown status, likely to have been glassed by the Covenant. |
| | *[[Tribute]] - Glassed by the Covenant in 2552. |
| | *[[Beta Gabriel]] - Unknown status, likely to have been glassed by the Covenant. |
| | [[Sol system]] |
| | *[[Earth]] - Controlled under [[UNSC]]. |
| | *[[Mars]] - Unknown status, most likely to have survived. |
| | *[[Jupiter]] - Unknown status, most likely to have survived. |
| | *[[Pluto]] - Controlled under UNSC. |
| | [[Ectanus 45|Ectanus 45 system]] |
| | *[[Chi Rho]] - Unknown status. |
| | Unknown system |
| | *[[Skopje]] - Glassed by the Covenant in [[2547]]. |
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| | ==List of Appearances== |
| | {{Appearances|Halo: Combat Evolved|Halo 2|Halo 3|Halo 3: ODST|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Halo: The Flood|Halo: First Strike|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Halo Graphic Novel|Halo: Uprising|Halo: The Cole Protocol|Halo Evolutions}} |
| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| [[Category:Human colonies]] | | [[Category:Places]] |
