Editing Talk:Battle of Circinius IV

== Body Count ==

At this point in the series, it might be a good idea to start keeping track of the casualties, as I suspect they will be mounting rather quickly.
(I've removed the Spoiler Tags, given that Dimah's own page has now been updated.) 
Feel free to add to it as the count rises. [[User talk:DJenser|DJenser]] 12:44, 19 October 2012 (EDT)

'''Current list of individuals whose deaths have been noted in H4:FUD:'''
* Dimah Tchakova: 2526, KIA vs. Covenant on [[Circinius IV]](Fell to her death after pulling rank to secure a seat on the academy's orbital tether, which was then severed by a Covenant SDV-Class cruiser moments later)
* Junjie Chen: 2526, KIA vs. Covenant on [[Circinius IV]](Impaled by a [[Type-1_Energy_Weapon/Sword|plasma sword]] wielded by a stealth [[Sangheili Zealot]] during the evacuation.)
* Walter Vickers: 2526, KIA vs. Covenant on [[Circinius IV]](Impaled by a [[Type-1_Energy_Weapon/Sword|plasma sword]] while drawing the attention of a [[Sangheili Zealot]] away from his comrades during the evacuation.)
* Col. Mehaffey: 2526, KIA vs. Covenant on [[Circinius IV]] (Killed by a "super-combine" from multiple [[Needler]] impacts, offscreen due to ESRB rating.)
* Gen. Black: 2526, KIA vs. Covenant on [[Circinius IV]] (HEADSHOT!!)

== Move back to "Battle of Circinius IV" ==

In ''FUD'' Part 4, the Chief tells Lasky and co. that they're the only survivors. When Lasky asks, "at the school?", the Chief replies, "no, on the planet". I think we can reasonably assume from this that the battle was planet-wide and not just restricted to Corbulo.--[[User talk:The All-knowing Sith&#39;ari|The All-knowing Sith&#39;ari]] 07:59, 26 October 2012 (EDT)
:I agree [[User:Chief frank 001|<font color="LimeGreen">C</font>]][[User talk:Chief frank 001|<font color="RoyalBlue">F</font>]]<sup>[[Special:Contributions/Chief frank 001|<font color="Salmon">0</font>]]UoH/A Company|<font color="Gold">0</font>]][[Special:Editcount/Chief frank 001|<font color="GreenYellow">1</font>]]</sup> 09:59, 26 October 2012 (EDT)

:Yeah, the fight was over quick at the school, seems more likely it was the whole planet. [[File:Colonel Grade One.png|20px]][[User:Spartansniper450/IRC Quotes|<span style="color:#000000">''Col.''</span>]] [[User:Spartansniper450|<span style="color:#00416A">Snipes</span>]][[User talk:Spartansniper450|<span style="color:gold">4</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Spartansniper450|<span style="color:silver">50</span>]][[File:Colonel Grade One.png|20px]] 10:25, 26 October 2012 (EDT)

:{{Support}} - John's message to Kelly makes it clear that Spartans were deployed elsewhere on the planet. Therefore it was a planet-wide engagement. --[[User talk:Braidenvl|Courage never dies.]] 11:24, 26 October 2012 (EDT)
::Quite clear it was a planet-wide engagement. I just moved it back.--{{User:Spartacus/Sig}} 11:29, 26 October 2012 (EDT)


==What Other Spartans Were on Circinius?==
There were other spartans in the pelican, but do we know who they are? Probably should check that, see if we can find anything that would tell us who they were. If I were guessing, I'd say they're part of blue team, but we obviously can't go by that. If anything finds out who they were, put it on the wiki page for this topic, and on the pages of all people involved. This is [http://www.halopedia.org/User:CraZboy557 <span style="color:orange;">'''craZboy557'''</span>], signing off. 13:06, 31 December 2012 (EST)
:The other Spartans were [[Kelly-087]] and [[Fred-104]].--{{User:Spartacus/Sig}} 13:16, 31 December 2012 (EST)
::Thx
This is [http://www.halopedia.org/User:CraZboy557 <span style="color:orange;">'''craZboy557'''</span>], signing off. 14:20, 9 January 2013 (EST)

== Rename again... ==

I think that the "Battle of Circinius IV" or the "Massacre of Circinius IV" would be better article names for this page. What we saw of the battle was very one-sided, but we don't know what happened on the rest of the planet. The Halo Channel's Encyclopedia page for the planet may provide some insight. The "Fall" of Circinius IV implies that the planet was a major military stronghold, when it seemingly lacked a large planetside military force. The Fall of Arcadia and Reach are appropriate titles because the loss of Arcadia was damaging to moral since the planet was providing proof of humanity's resilience (especially after the Battle of Arcadia was a rare UNSC victory), while Reach was obviously a major UNSC stronghold. Circinius IV was neither of these (as far as we know). I think the "Massacre of Circinius IV" would be a more appropriate title, since the battle appeared largely one-sided. Although, again, since we don't know what was occurring on the rest of the planet, the "Battle of Circinius IV" would also be a reasonable title. - [[User:NightHammer|NightHammer]] ([[User talk:NightHammer|talk]]) 00:02, 13 August 2014 (EDT)
:It seems like ''massacre'' could be noted for a great deal of the UNSC's efforts against the Covenant during the war. Additionally, ''massacre'' could have the potential to be inferred as a more emotionally investing event than it actually is. The neutral ''battle'' would be the most preferable option in my opinion. {{User:Helianthus/Sig}}
::Yeah, you're right about massacre. Perhaps "battle" would be a better title. - [[User:NightHammer|NightHammer]] ([[User talk:NightHammer|talk]]) 21:10, 26 August 2014 (EDT)

==Rename again (again)==
I suggest we rename it "Battle of Circinius IV". Thanks to the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition]]'', we've discovered that there were more events than that of ''FUD''. There are still some issues with the chronology, but I don't think we can say that the planet really "fell" in less than a day. "Battle" is more neutral. [[User:Imrane-117|Imrane-117]] ([[User talk:Imrane-117|talk]]) 03:54, 27 March 2016 (EDT)
:Agreed.[[User:Sith Venator|<span style="color:green">Sith Venator</span>]] [[File:Mega Blastoise.gif|20px]] ([[User talk:Sith Venator|<span style="color:blue">Dank Memes</span>]]) 06:27, 27 March 2016 (EDT)
::Sounds good. --[[User:NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">'''NightHammer'''</span>]]''<sup>[[User talk:NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">(talk)</span>]]</sup><sup>[[Special:Contributions/NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">(contribs)</span>]]</sup>'' 09:58, 27 March 2016 (EDT)

===John and Buck's operations===
shouldn'y Operations: PHALANX and ABLE SENTRY both be a part of this battle/fall? Why do we have them listed as taking place after 2531? -Japeth555