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|name= | |name=Raid on Heian | ||
|image=[[File:Raid on Heian Main.png|300px|The assassination team observes the Covenant outpost from their sniper position | |image=[[File:Raid on Heian Main.png|300px|The assassination team observes the Covenant outpost from their sniper position]] | ||
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|date=[[ | |date=Between [[2540]] and [[2552]] | ||
|place=[[Heian]] | |place=[[Heian]] | ||
|result=UNSC victory | |result=[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] victory | ||
*[[Unidentified Prophet (Heian)|Target | *[[Unidentified Prophet (Heian)|Target Prophet]] assassinated | ||
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|side2=[[Covenant]] | |side2=[[Covenant Empire]] | ||
|commanders1=*[[Unidentified ONI officer]] | |commanders1=*[[Unidentified ONI officer]] | ||
*[[Master Sergeant|MSgt]] [[Cortez]] | *[[Master Sergeant|MSgt]] [[Cortez]] | ||
|commanders2=*[[Unidentified Prophet (Heian)|Unidentified Prophet]]† | |commanders2=*[[Unidentified Prophet (Heian)|Unidentified Prophet]]† | ||
*[[Unidentified Jiralhanae chieftain (Heian)|Unidentified Jiralhanae Chieftain]]† | *[[Unidentified Jiralhanae chieftain (Heian)|Unidentified Jiralhanae Chieftain]]† | ||
|forces1=*Four [[Orbital Drop Shock | |forces1=*Four [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s | ||
*One [[ | *One [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II commando]] | ||
|forces2=*[[Jiralhanae]] | |forces2=*[[Jiralhanae]] | ||
*Multiple [[Sangheili Honor Guard]] | *Multiple [[Sangheili]] [[Honor Guard of the Covenant|Honor Guards]] | ||
*Multiple [[Unggoy]] | *Multiple [[Unggoy]] | ||
|casual1=*[[Checkman]] | |casual1=*[[Checkman]] | ||
*[[Cal-141]] | *[[Cal-141]] | ||
|casual2=*Unidentified | |casual2=*[[Unidentified Prophet (Heian)|Unidentified Prophet]] | ||
*Unidentified Jiralhanae Chieftain | *[[Unidentified Jiralhanae chieftain (Heian)|Unidentified Jiralhanae Chieftain]] | ||
*Several Unggoy | *Several [[Unggoy]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
''' | The '''Raid on Heian''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] assassination mission during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Taking place between [[2540]] and [[2552]] on the planet [[Heian]], the raid saw the successful assassination of a [[Unidentified Prophet (Heian)|Covenant Prophet]], as well as the discovery of a series of [[Heian#Ruins|ruins]] that were of particular scientific interest.<ref name="baby">'''[[Halo: Legends]]''', ''[[The Babysitter]]''</ref> | ||
==Prelude== | ==Prelude== | ||
Heian was the site of an important | Heian was the site of an important Covenant logistics base, from which supplies were delivered to the rest of the planets in the system, as well as the entire sector. The UNSC's [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] had discovered that a Covenant Prophet was on the planet, and that its death would compromise Covenant logistics operations in the sector, giving the UNSC a strategic advantage. In addition, the planet possessed a series of ruins that pre-dated both the Covenant and the UNSC. As well as killing the Prophet, the assault team had the secondary objective of photographing these ruins. | ||
A team of four [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s led by [[Master Sergeant]] [[Cortez]] was ordered to carry out the mission. However, the killing of the Prophet was to be handled by a [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II commando]], [[Cal-141]]. This caused some resentment among the ODSTs that remained throughout the mission.<ref name="baby"/> | |||
==The raid== | ==The raid== | ||
The team was deployed via [[ | The team was deployed via [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV]] from the [[UNSC destroyer]] [[Unidentified UNSC destroyer (Heian)|Destroyer DD-993]]. Entering the planet's atmosphere under cover of a meteor shower, one ODST, [[Checkman]], was killed after his pod entered at a bad angle. The surviving pods landed in close proximity to each other, but one ODST, [[O'Brien (Heian)|O'Brien]], landed in a swamp. His pod sinking, O'Brien was saved from drowning by Cal. However, as Cal had replaced him as sniper for the mission, O'Brien's contempt for the SPARTAN-II increased. | ||
The team moved north through the ruins to gain a vantage point, taking photographs as they moved. Contact was made with a patrol of [[Unggoy]] led by an [[Unidentified Jiralhanae chieftain (Heian)|unidentified]] [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]]. Though the Unggoy were successfully | The team moved north through the ruins to gain a vantage point, taking photographs as they moved. Contact was made with a patrol of [[Unggoy]] led by an [[Unidentified Jiralhanae chieftain (Heian)|unidentified]] [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]]. Though the Unggoy were successfully taken out, O'Brien was nearly killed by the Chieftain and had to be saved by Cal. The Chieftain was thrown over a waterfall and presumed dead, but in fact survived and followed the team to their sniping position. | ||
The team arrived at the sniping point with only two minutes before the Prophet arrived to inspect the ruins. However, they were ambushed by the | The team arrived at the sniping point with only two minutes before the Prophet arrived to inspect the ruins. However, they were ambushed by the Jiralhanae Chieftain and Cal was mortally wounded before she could fire on the Prophet. O'Brien, despite hesitating, fired on and killed the Prophet.<ref name="baby"/> | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
Cal died shortly after the Prophet's death, | The UNSC's objective had been completed. Cal died shortly after the Prophet's death, giving Cortez the recordings of the ruins. These sparked interest within the scientific community after the [[Human-Covenant War]], and the [[Department of Xenoarchaeological Studies]] at the [[University of Edinburgh]] was commissioned by ONI to research the ruins.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal]]"</ref> | ||
Relations between ODSTs and SPARTAN-IIs seemed to warm in the aftermath of the mission. Cal's actions during the mission and her saving O'Brien's life many times until the loss of her own changed the team's thoughts and opinions on the SPARTANs. Upon their return to DD-993, the surviving ODSTs reacted aggressively to an [[Berger|Army Specialist]] who suggested the SPARTANs were inferior to them based on Cal's death.<ref name="baby"/> Later in the war, ODSTs showed few convictions against working with SPARTAN-IIs in combat.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 2]]'''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 3]]'''</ref> | |||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo Legends]]'' | *''[[Halo Legends]]'' | ||
**''[[The Babysitter]]'' {{1st}} | **''[[The Babysitter]]'' {{1st}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Human-Covenant War}} | {{Human-Covenant War}} | ||
[[Category:UNSC Victories]] | |||
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