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{{Planet infobox | {{Planet infobox | ||
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|image=[[File:HTV- | |image=[[File:HTV-Idontlikesand.png|300px]] <br/>Madrigal as it appears in the [[Silver Timeline]]. | ||
|system= [[23 Librae system]] | |system= [[23 Librae system]] | ||
|body= [[23 Librae]] | |body= [[23 Librae]] | ||
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|atmosphere= | |atmosphere= | ||
|temperature= | |temperature= | ||
|demonym=Madrigali{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=Halo3ODSTsquad|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Meet the Squad (6/2/2009)| | |demonym=Madrigali{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=Halo3ODSTsquad|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Meet the Squad (6/2/2009)|Detail=(Defunct)}} | ||
|species=[[Human]] {{c|non-Native}} | |species=[[Human]] {{c|non-Native}} | ||
|population= | |population= | ||
|colonized= | |colonized= | ||
|government=[[Unified Earth Government]] | |government=[[Unified Earth Government]] | ||
|hideb=yes | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Madrigal''' was a thriving [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] [[planet|world]] in the [[23 Librae]] system,{{Ref/Novel| | '''Madrigal''' was a thriving [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] [[planet|world]] in the [[23 Librae]] system,{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Cole Protocol|Page=13}} and is the only planet within the star's habitable zone.{{Ref/Novel|Id=cp155|Halo: The Cole Protocol|Page=155}} It was the closest world to [[Harvest]] in [[2525]],{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Contact Harvest|Page=24}} and in [[2528]] Madrigal followed Harvest to become one of the first human colonies to be [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=cp72|Halo: The Cole Protocol|Page=72}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Human-Covenant war=== | ===Human-Covenant war=== | ||
The Covenant arrived in the [[23 Librae]] system in [[2528]]. While the [[United Nations Space Command]] battled the Covenant, it was the planet's [[insurrectionist]]s and rebels that had gathered the planet's civilians and helped them escape the [[Fall of Madrigal]].{{Ref/Novel| | The Covenant arrived in the [[23 Librae]] system in [[2528]]. While the [[United Nations Space Command]] battled the Covenant, it was the planet's [[insurrectionist]]s and rebels that had gathered the planet's civilians and helped them escape the [[Fall of Madrigal]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Cole Protocol|Page=70}} Many civilians of Madrigal evacuated the planet aboard [[freighter]]s and cargo ships.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Cole Protocol|Page=41}} The [[Sangheili]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee, a future [[Arbiter]], participated in the destruction of Madrigal.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Cole Protocol|Page=146}} Despite being prepared for the Covenant since Harvest was glassed in [[2525]], Madrigal's defenses failed.{{Ref/Reuse|cp72}} Madrigal became the sixth human colony to be [[glassed]] by the Covenant, following [[Harvest]], [[Second Base]], [[Green Hills]], [[Bliss]] and [[Biko]].{{Ref/Comic|[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]}}<ref>''[[Halo: Reach]]'', [[data pads]]</ref> The survivors fled to the asteroids trailing the nearby gas giant [[Hesiod]], which they nicknamed [[the Rubble]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Cole Protocol|Page=11}} | ||
In [[2535]], Covenant ships, the ''[[Retribution's Thunder]]'' and ''[[A Psalm Every Day]]'', entered the system in search for [[Kig-Yar]] "rebels" hiding in the Rubble. The Covenant searched Madrigal's surface to make sure the Kig-Yar were not hiding on the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|cp155}} With help from the crew of the [[UNSC light frigate|frigate]] {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}} and [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN]] [[Gray Team]], the Rubble was evacuated after the [[Battle of the Rubble|battles of the Rubble]] and [[Battle of Metisette|Metisette]], using [[Habitat Exodus]] to reach UNSC-controlled space. | In [[2535]], Covenant ships, the ''[[Retribution's Thunder]]'' and ''[[A Psalm Every Day]]'', entered the system in search for [[Kig-Yar]] "rebels" hiding in the Rubble. The Covenant searched Madrigal's surface to make sure the Kig-Yar were not hiding on the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|cp155}} With help from the crew of the [[UNSC light frigate|frigate]] {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}} and [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN]] [[Gray Team]], the Rubble was evacuated after the [[Battle of the Rubble|battles of the Rubble]] and [[Battle of Metisette|Metisette]], using [[Habitat Exodus]] to reach UNSC-controlled space. | ||
==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances== | ==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances== | ||
===Silver Timeline=== | ===Silver Timeline=== | ||
{{Main| | {{Main|Silver Timeline}} | ||
In [[2552]], the [[Covenant]] [[Attack on Madrigal|attacked]] an [[Insurrectionist]] outpost on Madrigal while searching for a [[Forerunner]] [[Madrigal Forerunner artifact|artifact]] in a nearby cave system. Despite the intervention of [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] [[Silver Team]], all of the Insurrectionists were wiped out except for teenager [[Kwan Ah]]. The attacking [[Sangheili]] were wiped out by the Spartans and their [[Type-52 Phantom|Phantom]] was captured by the UNSC, but a single Sangheili managed to escape in a Banshee to report to the [[Prophet of Mercy/Silver|Prophet of Mercy]]. [[John-117]] retrieved the artifact from the cave system before leaving the planet with Kwan Ah.{{Ref/Film|TV|Contact}} | |||
Madrigal in the [[Silver | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Madrigal is a [[city]] in [[Bungie]]'s [http://myth.bungie.org/ ''Myth'' series]. It serves as the namesake of ''[[Siege of Madrigal]]'', a musical piece from ''Myth: The Fallen Lords''. This song serves as an Easter egg in all the Bungie ''Halo'' games. | *Madrigal is a [[city]] in [[Bungie]]'s [http://myth.bungie.org/ ''Myth'' series]. It serves as the namesake of ''[[Siege of Madrigal]]'', a musical piece from ''Myth: The Fallen Lords''. This song serves as an Easter egg in all the Bungie ''Halo'' games. | ||
*The names of most known Madrigali residents, as well as the names of places they established on [[the Rubble]], seem to indicate that much of Madrigal's population was of Hispanic heritage. | *The names of most known Madrigali residents, as well as the names of places they established on [[the Rubble]], seem to indicate that much of Madrigal's population was of Hispanic heritage. | ||
*Given that Nueva Lima is named for the capital of Peru, it is possible that a significant portion of Madrigal's population was of Peruvian descent. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo 4]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: The Television Series]]'' {{C|Silver Timeline appearance}} | |||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
