Editing Sigma Octanus IV

{{Status|Canon}}
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|image=[[File:Enc22_SigmaOctanusIV.jpg|300px]]
|system=[[Sigma Octanus system]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=48}}
|body=[[Sigma Octanus]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|position=Fourth planet
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|species=[[Human]] {{C|Non-native}}
|population=17 million{{Ref/Reuse|for144}}
|colonized=[[2371]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|government=[[Unified Earth Government]]
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{{Quote|Should'a been on Sigma O4 by now. Nothing but blue skies, beaches and college girls.|UNSC trooper<ref>'''[[halo.bungie.org]]''', [http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1132258 community forum]</ref>}}

'''Sigma Octanus IV''', located in the [[Sigma Octanus system|Sigma Octanus star system]] in [[FLEETCOM Sector Three]],<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 214''</ref> is a [[human]] [[Inner colonies|Inner colony]] planet with one natural satellite named [[Highpoint]].<ref name="for188">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 188''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

==Overview==
===Topography and ecology===
It features a warm, humid atmosphere, and much of the planet is a dense jungle.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', "chapter 20"</ref><ref name="for233">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 233-234''</ref> The human colonists found the atmospheric conditions to be perfect for growing warm weather crops, giving rise to the many [[rice]] fields around [[Côte d'Azur]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', "chapter 20"</ref><ref name="for144">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 144''</ref> UNSC personnel considered it to be a desirable location for leave owing to the weather and beaches.<ref>'''[[halo.bungie.org]]''', [http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1132258 community forum]</ref>
====Locations====
*[[Caracas]]
*[[Côte d'Azur]]
**[[Côte d'Azur Museum of Natural History]]
*[[Enfield]]
*[[Huiren]]
*[[Silma]]
*[[Sigma Octanus IV Grid 13 x 24]]
**[[Firebase Bravo]]
*[[Sigma Octanus IV Grid 19 x 37]]
**[[Alpha Headquarters]]
===Known residents===
*[[Franklin Mendez]] - Head instructor for both the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] and [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] programs.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/chief-mendez '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Franklin Mendez'']</ref>

==History==
===Ancient history===
60,000 years prior to human colonization, a meteor containing a [[Sigma Octanus IV Artifact|Forerunner artifact]] crashed on the planet on [[57,448 BCE]]. It was later discovered by humanity and was placed on display in the [[Côte d'Azur Museum of Natural History]].{{Ref/Reuse|for233}}

===Rise of humanity===
In [[2371]], the planet was colonized.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
[[File:HM SigmaOctanus.jpg|250px|thumb|{{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} engaging Covenant forces over the planet.]]

===Human-Covenant war===
{{Main|Human-Covenant War}}
In the July 2552, the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] began with the invasion of the crusading alien faction, the [[Covenant]]. One of the planet's major population centers, [[Côte d'Azur]], was attacked by Covenant ground forces and a team of Spartan IIs were deployed to find out why the Covenant were so interested in the city. The Forerunner artifact in the Museum of Natural History was being analysed by the Covenant, and the Spartans were able to retrieve it, before leveling Côte d'Azur and the Covenant presence within with a [[HAVOK Tactical Nuclear Weapon|HAVOK nuclear weapon]]. Later on, it was discovered that the Forerunner artifact contained directions to [[Installation 04]] in the form of a star map reference.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', "Epilogue", ''page 336''</ref>

The assault on Sigma Octanus was a distraction to remove the Forerunner artifact, and as such, it escaped being [[glassing|glassed]] by the Covenant.<ref>'''[[i love bees]]''', [[Axon]] [[Media:ILB_Alt_burgundy.ogg|alt_burgundy]]</ref> However, in addition to Côte d'Azur, at least four other cities on the planet - [[Caracas]], [[Huiren]], [[Silma]] and [[Enfield]] — were destroyed in the battle, either due to Covenant invasion or to preemptive destruction by the UNSC to deny the Covenant the objects they sought.<ref name=BRAVADO>[[Halo Waypoint]] - [http://www.halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/ONI/239409409548923768/DDR-A340021-2300-07-18-52.pdf Data Drop Two]</ref>

==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances==
[[File:HTV-Solace-SO4.png|200px|thumb|Sigma Octanus IV in the Silver Timeline.]]
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:FoRCovenant - Highpoint.png|An orbital view of [[Côte d'Azur]] as it is destroyed by a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon|HAVOK Grade Nuclear Device]].
File:Invasion; Sigma Octanus IV.jpg|The Spartan-IIs exfiltrate from Sigma Octanus IV as [[Côte d'Azur]] is destroyed with a [[HAVOK Tactical Nuclear Weapon|HAVOK nuclear weapon]].
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[i love bees]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
**''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers|Limited Edition dossiers]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
**''[[Breaking Strain]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''
**''[[Solace (TV Series)|Solace]]''

==Sources==
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