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===Insurrection=== | ===Insurrection=== | ||
[[File:FoR_innies.png|thumb|left|250px|URF combatants in Eridanus Secundus.]] | [[File:FoR_innies.png|thumb|left|250px|URF combatants in Eridanus Secundus.]] | ||
After defecting from the [[UNSC Marine Corps]], Colonel [[Robert Watts]] led the [[Secessionist Union]] and allied cells on [[Eridanus II]] and overthrew the [[Eridanus Government]]. The [[United Nations Space Command]] eventually [[Operation: CHARLEMAGNE|responded]] by harshly putting down the rebellion and eliminating a large percentage of Watts' faction and other allied cells.<ref name="enc44">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia | After defecting from the [[UNSC Marine Corps]], Colonel [[Robert Watts]] led the [[Secessionist Union]] and allied cells on [[Eridanus II]] and overthrew the [[Eridanus Government]]. The [[United Nations Space Command]] eventually [[Operation: CHARLEMAGNE|responded]] by harshly putting down the rebellion and eliminating a large percentage of Watts' faction and other allied cells.<ref name="enc44">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]''', ''pages 44-45'' (2011)</ref> The surviving insurgents left the [[Eridanus system]] and were reorganized under Watts' control. In the subsequent years, Watts led insurrectionist forces throughout the [[Outer Colonies]] as the [[Insurrection]] spread.{{Ref/Site|Id=watts|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/colonel-watts|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Colonel Watts}} With Watts in command of most of the insurgents,<ref name="dirt109">'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''', "[[Dirt]]", ''page 109''</ref> the UNSC branded Watts' faction a "united rebel front". Although this term was intended to be a pejorative, the rebels adopted it as a badge of honor and became known as the United Rebel Front.{{Ref/Reuse|watts}} After regaining enough assets, the URF attempted to retake Eridanus II, but their uprising was anticipated by the UNSC and [[Operation: TREBUCHET]] was launched in response. After a long battle in space and on the planet's surface, the URF pulled back from Eridanus II and retreated into the system's largest [[asteroid]] belt,<ref name="for96">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 96-98'' (2010)</ref> where the United Rebel Front established a base in one of the asteroids—[[Eridanus Secundus]].{{Ref/Reuse|watts}} While the URF attempted to rebuild their strength yet again, they were initially forced to rely on [[piracy]] to replenish their supplies.{{Ref/Comic|HFoRBC|Issue=2}} | ||
[[File:TFOR Animated Insurrectionists.jpg|thumb|250px|URF guards fighting back against the [[SPARTAN-IIs]].]] | [[File:TFOR Animated Insurrectionists.jpg|thumb|250px|URF guards fighting back against the [[SPARTAN-IIs]].]] | ||
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==Production note== | ==Production note== | ||
The usage of the term "United Rebel Front" in official media results from a widespread misinterpretation originally appearing on Halopedia. The term was never used as a proper name in official material before its erroneous adoption by this wiki; this is because article titles on Halopedia were once capitalized as if they were proper nouns (''e.g.'' "UNSC Carrier"). This misunderstanding was carried over to the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia | The usage of the term "United Rebel Front" in official media results from a widespread misinterpretation originally appearing on Halopedia. The term was never used as a proper name in official material before its erroneous adoption by this wiki; this is because article titles on Halopedia were once capitalized as if they were proper nouns (''e.g.'' "UNSC Carrier"). This misunderstanding was carried over to the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]'', a sizable portion of which was derived from this wiki. For example, the rebel destroyer ''Origami'' is referred to as the "URF ''Origami''"; Halopedia had formerly titled the article as such, but the ship is only referred to as the ''Origami'' in the original source. | ||
The origin of this misconception is a singular reference to a "united rebel front" in ''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'' (p. 37), in which the lowercase lettering indicates the term is simply a descriptor used to refer to the nature of the Insurrectionists in question as opposed to being a proper name of a group. Years later, [[Colonel Robert Watts]]' biography on [[Halo Waypoint]] clarified that although the name began as a simple descriptor (as used in ''Ghosts of Onyx'') it was adopted by many insurgents as a badge of honor, hence the treatment of "United Rebel Front" as a proper name in newer media.{{Ref/Reuse|watts}} | The origin of this misconception is a singular reference to a "united rebel front" in ''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'' (p. 37), in which the lowercase lettering indicates the term is simply a descriptor used to refer to the nature of the Insurrectionists in question as opposed to being a proper name of a group. Years later, [[Colonel Robert Watts]]' biography on [[Halo Waypoint]] clarified that although the name began as a simple descriptor (as used in ''Ghosts of Onyx'') it was adopted by many insurgents as a badge of honor, hence the treatment of "United Rebel Front" as a proper name in newer media.{{Ref/Reuse|watts}} |