Editing Tribute

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{{Center|''Were you looking for [[Tribute (song)|Tribute]], a song from [[Halo 3 Original Soundtrack]]?''|}}
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'''Tribute''' is a [[Inner Colonies|inner colony]] world in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]] governed by the [[Unified Earth Government]]. Tribute is a major human colony with a large population and thriving [[spaceport]] traffic. Its strong economy was centered around the planet's large industrial capacity.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 299''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 7''</ref> Its largest populated urbanized metropolis was [[Casbah City]], located in a region of past volcanic activity.<ref name="ch14">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 14''</ref> Tribute was the homeworld of [[Daniel Clayton]] and [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]] [[Carris-137]], who was born on [[2510|December 15th, 2510]] in [[Irbid]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref>

==History==
===Insurrection===
Tribute was one of the major focus points of [[Operation: TREBUCHET]] in [[2524]], where UNSC forces operated against [[Insurrectionist]] bomb cells hiding throughout the colony. At least one [[battalion]] of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] were involved in operations on the planet, supported by the {{UNSCShip|Bum Rush}} and flights of [[AV-14 Hornet]]s. Due to the increasing amount of civilian casualties and injuries caused by the Insurrectionists, [[combat support hospital]]s were  built on Tribute as a form of aid and relief.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 81''</ref>

One of the missions involved [[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Avery Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]], who led two [[squad]]s of Marines in a raid on a rebel bomb shop in a town nearby [[Casbah City]]. During the raid, it was discovered that the explosives were mixed into the tires of a truck headed for Casbah. The Marines tracked the truck to a [[Jim Dandy]] restaurant in the city.<ref name="ch14"/> Three members of Byrne's team, as well as thirty-eight civilians, were killed in the restaurant when a rebel detonated a bomb during a hostage situation. Byrne was critically injured in the explosion and Johnson was lightly wounded.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 20''</ref>

Between 2524 and [[2525]], Captain [[James Cutter]] had an extramarital affair with a woman on Tribute. This liaison produced a son, [[Daniel Clayton]].<ref name="HE5">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''Issue #5''</ref>

===Human-Covenant War===
{{Main|Battle of Tribute}}
During the [[Fall of Reach]], the [[Covenant]] also attacked the other colonies in the system, [[Battle of Tribute|including Tribute]]. The [[UNSC Navy]] escort fleet suffered 90% losses during the evacuation of civilian refugees. [[Taylor Miles|Corporal Taylor "Dutch" Miles]] witnessed the near-total destruction of the fleet, which instilled in him a thorough respect for the Navy.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', ''"Dutch" Firefight Character Profile''</ref> Several [[SPARTAN programs|Spartans]] were deployed to Casbah City to assist the evacuation effort, resulting the in deaths of an entire [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-III]] team.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', multiplayer map ''[[Landfall]]''</ref> The colony remained under siege by the Covenant fleet for some time. During the battle, [[Team Black]] was sent to [[Verge]] on a mission to destroy a Covenant [[beacon]] that was mining [[Helium|helium-3]] to provide energy for the fleet blockading Tribute.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[Blunt Instruments]]''</ref> Although they were successful, Tribute was eventually [[glassing|glassed]] by the Covenant.<ref name="h4evg">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 177''</ref>

===Post-war===
Tribute's glassing may have been only partial, or the planet was [[terraforming|reterraformed]] following the war, allowing humans to resettle there.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]] (2010)''', ''[[Tug o' War]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo 4''', multiplayer map ''[[Skyline (level)|Skyline]]''</ref> A series of ship graveyards continued to orbit the planet's northern pole; these graveyards served as the testing ground for the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Deadeye|MJOLNIR Deadeye]] variant.<ref name="Armory">'''Halo 4''', ''MJOLNIR/Deadeye armor description''</ref>

==Locations==
*[[Bolvadin]]
*[[Casbah City]]
*[[Irbid]]

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
**''[[Tug o' War]]''
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[ONI Candidate Assessment Program V5.02A]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[Blunt Instruments]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo 4]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
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