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{{Planet infobox | {{Planet infobox | ||
|name=Tantalus | |name=Tantalus | ||
|image= | |image= | ||
|system=[[Epsilon Eridani system]] | |system=[[Epsilon Eridani system]]<ref name="enc299">''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', page 287 (2009); page 299 (2011)</ref> | ||
|body=[[Epsilon Eridani]] | |body=[[Epsilon Eridani]]<ref name="enc299"/> | ||
|position= | |position= | ||
|moon(s)= | |moon(s)= | ||
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|temperature= | |temperature= | ||
|demonym=Tantalusian{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR16|HSoR|Chapter=16}} | |demonym=Tantalusian{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR16|HSoR|Chapter=16}} | ||
|species=[[Human]] | |species=[[Human]]<ref name="enc299"/> | ||
|population= | |population= | ||
|colonized= | |colonized= | ||
|government=[[Unified Earth Government]] | |government=[[Unified Earth Government]]<ref name="enc299"/> | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''Tantalus''' is a [[human]] [[Inner Colony]] of the [[Unified Earth Government]], located in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]]. The colony had a small contingent of [[UNSC Navy]] [[warship]]s orbiting the [[planet|world]]. | '''Tantalus''' is a [[human]] [[Inner Colony]] of the [[Unified Earth Government]], located in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]]. The colony had a small contingent of [[UNSC Navy]] [[warship]]s orbiting the [[planet|world]].<ref name="enc299"/> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Human-Covenant war=== | |||
{{Main|Human-Covenant war}} | |||
===Human-Covenant | During the [[Fall of Reach|Fall]] of [[Reach]] in [[2552]], Tantalus hosted a small number of warships in orbit. These vessels were called upon by [[Admiral]] [[Roland Freemont]] to aid in the defense of Reach.<ref name="enc299"/> Like all other [[human colonies]] in the Epsilon Eridani system, Tantalus was attacked during the [[Covenant]]'s invasion of the system.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/tribute|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Tribute}} | ||
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During the [[Fall of Reach|Fall]] of [[Reach]] in [[2552]], Tantalus hosted a small number of warships in orbit. These vessels were called upon by [[Admiral]] [[Roland Freemont]] to aid in the defense of Reach. | |||
==Government and society== | ==Government and society== | ||
===Culture=== | ===Culture=== | ||
Tantalus is the location of the [[Tantalus 10,000]] motorsport race, of which [[Bella Disztl]] was a three-time winner.{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Chapter= | Tantalus is the location of the [[Tantalus 10,000]] motorsport race, of which [[Bella Disztl]] was a three-time winner.{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Chapter=??}} | ||
==Production note== | ==Production note== | ||
In the 2001 version of ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', [[Admiral]] [[Roland Freemont]] requests all UNSC ships from the Epsilon Eridani, Tantalus, and [[Lambda Serpentis system|Jericho systems]] to aid in the defense of [[Reach]]. However, the ''2011 Definitive Edition'' removes the latter references,{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]|Page=289}} likely because the so-called "Jericho system" had been [[Battle of Jericho VII|compromised]] in [[2535]], while the ''Halo Encyclopedia | In the 2001 version of ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', [[Admiral]] [[Roland Freemont]] requests all UNSC ships from the Epsilon Eridani, Tantalus, and [[Lambda Serpentis system|Jericho systems]] to aid in the defense of [[Reach]]. However, the ''2011 Definitive Edition'' removes the latter references,{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]|Page=289}} likely because the so-called "Jericho system" had been [[Battle of Jericho VII|compromised]] in [[2535]], while the ''Halo Encyclopedia'' had previously established Tantalus to be a planet in the same system as Reach. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
[[Category:Human colonies]] | [[Category:Human colonies]] | ||
