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The '''United Rebel Front''', known as the '''Front''' for short,<ref>'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', ''Preview''</ref> is a prominent faction of [[human]] [[Insurrectionists]] devoted to complete liberation from the influence of the [[Unified Earth Government]] and the [[United Nations Space Command]]. Led by a triumvirate of generals as of [[2531]],<ref name="goo37">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 37'' ("''Howard Graves was one of the three men believed to be in charge of the united rebel front.''")</ref> the United Rebel Front is not a singular group, instead containing many cells across human-controlled space. 

== History ==
===Insurrection===
[[File:FoR_innies.png|thumb|left|250px|URF combatants in [[Eridanus Secundus]].]]
Around [[2511]], the Eridanus rebels had overthrown the colonial government of [[Eridanus II]] and largely controlled all activities within the system. The UNSC responded harshly, seeking to put down the rebellion forcibly.

In [[2513]], a space battle occurred between the Eridanus rebels and the UNSC as part of [[Operation: TREBUCHET]]. During the battle, the UNSC achieved a Pyrrhic victory with the loss of four destroyers. Unfortunately, elements of the rebellion escaped into the nearby [[Eridanus Asteroid Belt]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 75-76''</ref>

In [[2525]], the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] reported that it had uncovered a breach within [[UNSC Fleet Command]]: there were several spies for the URF within FLEETCOM. They had also discovered that the rebels were led by [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]] and that they had connections to the outside world and were being supplied by outside sources such as the cargo [[freighter]] ''[[Laden]]''.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 76-77''</ref> That year, a group of [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartans]] underwent a covert operation and captured Watts from the very heart of the rebel operations base, the rebel stronghold at [[Eridanus Secundus]], killing many URF soldiers and civilians who were present at the base.

===Human-Covenant War===
By [[2531]], the United Rebel Front's operations had been disrupted by a four-man team of SPARTAN supersoldiers known as [[Blue Team]]. The team disrupted URF operations including ''[[Station Jefferson]]'', the destroyer ''[[Origami]]'', a saboteur cell on Reach, an incident in [[wikipedia:Micronesia|Micronesia]], and a high-explosives manufacturing facility at an unspecified location.<ref name="Onyx36">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 36''</ref> In response, the rebels gathered three stolen [[FENRIS Nuclear Warhead]]s at [[Camp New Hope]] in a way so sloppy that the Office of Naval Intelligence easily noticed, then contacted the UNSC and offered to trade the nukes in exchange for medicine for their people suffering from [[Boren's Syndrome]]. They then set a trap for Blue Team, whom they anticipated would be sent. During the [[raid on Camp New Hope]], the rebels successfully ambushed [[John-117]], [[Frederic-104]], [[Kelly-087]] and [[Linda-058]] by using an [[antigravity plate]]. However, the rebels were unaware of the presence of a fifth SPARTAN; a new addition to the team, [[Kurt-051]], who had avoided the trap. Kurt was able to free the other members of Blue Team and they then retreated from the camp with the recovered warheads before the camp could launch a proper counterattack. [[General]] [[Howard Graves]] was killed in the process.

In [[2552]], the Spartans returned to the belt aboard the {{UNSCship|Gettysburg}}-''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' hybrid vessel to make repairs. [[Jacob Jiles|Governor Jacob Jiles]] was the leader of the rebels at that time. Jiles engaged in a brief "showdown" with UNSC [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]], in which Whitcomb threatened to fire ''Ascendant Justice'''s plasma cannons, while Jiles claimed to aim nuclear weapons at ''Ascendant Justice''. The two soon revealed to one another that all but one of Whitcomb's plasma cannons were nonfunctional and that Jiles' nukes were fake. Suddenly, a [[Covenant]] cruiser that had followed the trail of the vessel appeared in the system. After a short fight, the Covenant ship was destroyed  after dealing severe damage to the ''Gettysburg''-''Ascendant Justice''. Several days later, three dozen Covenant vessels appeared in the system, forcing the ''Gettysburg''-''Ascendant Justice'' to retreat. The Covenant then eradicated the base entirely. The Eridanus rebels were massacred in the process.

===Post-war resurgence===
Even after the [[Human-Covenant War]], the United Rebel Front was still a formidable force. After the war, they had multiple planets under their control, [[Talitsa]] and [[Terceira]] being a known two. [[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IVs]] were sent to these two planets, to conduct raids, with widespread use of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Wetwork]] in the former,<ref>'''Halo 4''', Wetwork Armor description</ref> and to help reclaim the latter.<ref>'''Halo 4''', Oceanic Armor description</ref>

In [[2554]], the United Rebel Front launched an invasion of the newly resettled colony of [[Draco III]], occupying the capital city of [[New Albany]] and establishing themselves in the capital building. The UNSC immediately responded to the threat, deploying [[ODST]]s and a team of [[SPARTAN-IV]]s led by [[Sarah Palmer]] to eliminate the threat. These URF forces, led by Captain [[Ingridson]] attempted to defend their hold on the city, but were swiftly routed by the UNSC who regained control of the city as the surviving URF forces made a last stand in the capital building. One of these ODST squads, [[Alpha-Nine]] attempted to corner and overpower Ingridson's forces but one of their members, [[The Rookie|"the Rookie"]], was taken hostage during the engagement. In their final stand against the ODSTs and Spartan forces, the URF soldiers were wiped out and Ingridson neutralized, but not before executing the Rookie during Alpha-Nine's attempt to save him. The entire URF force was killed or captured, effectively restoring order to Draco III.

In [[2555|August 2555]], the United Rebel Front had managed to capture the ONI [[Huragok]] now known as [[Quick to Adjust|Vergil]] and his human handler, [[Sadie Endesha]] and held them in one of their strongholds on [[Talitsa]]. In response, the UNSC sent [[SPARTAN-IV]]s [[Edward Buck]], [[Michael Crespo]] and [[Kojo Agu]] to rescue them, but Crespo had been colluding with the URF and helped set a trap for the rest of his team. Even though Buck and Agu were captured by a large number of rebels led by [[Schein|Dr. Schein]], they ultimately managed to fight off the rebels and the rogue Spartan and successfully rescued Sadie and Vergil.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', Chapter 17</ref>

== Military assets ==
The United Rebel Front has a highly organized intelligence division and a far-flung network of facilities, comprised of a network of different rebel movements, such as the Eridanus rebels. They have commanded facilities across human-controlled space, including Eridanus Secundus, Camp New Hope on planet [[Victoria]], and ''[[Station Jefferson]]'', which was located in the asteroid belt of Eridanus. They also had a high explosives manufacturing facility, operations of an unknown kind on [[wikipedia:Micronesia|Micronesia]], and a saboteur cell on [[Reach]]. All these operations were shut down by the Spartans of Blue Team.<ref name="Onyx36"/>

Camp New Hope had an impressive security system, even by Spartan standards: motion and seismic sensors, a triple layering of guards, trained dogs and overhead [[MAKO drone]]s.<ref name="Onyx31">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 31''</ref>

They also have a number of arms, ranging from military grade MAKO drones and [[FENRIS nuclear warhead]]s to [[Archer missile]]s and [[.30 caliber light machine gun|.30 caliber ''"Confetti Maker"'' machine guns]]. <ref name="Onyx31"/> They used [[Parabola-class freighter]]s such as the ''[[Laden]]'', to ship diverse equipment, resources, and weapons from planet systems to their base. They even managed to acquire the [[UNSC Destroyer|destroyer]] ''Origami''.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 37''</ref> Graves' rebel cell also made use of a jury-rigged [[Warthog armored personnel carrier]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 34''</ref>

They possess some "old technology that never panned out", such as the [[antigravity plate]] Graves' cell used to fool the SPARTANs' armor systems into thinking they were in a 10 G environment, temporarily giving them decompression sickness, otherwise known as "the bends."<ref name="Onyx36"/>

The Eridanus-based rebels utilized numerous vessels, including upgraded [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] dropships, [[Mako-class corvette]]s, and [[Chiroptera-class stealth vessel]]s as an improvised fleet. They had at least a hundred such vessels in their fleet at any time. Two [[Laden-class freighter]]s were also used as part of their improvised fleet, being used to tow the damaged hybrid vessel ''Gettysburg''/''Ascendant Justice'' back to Eridanus Secundus. They received almost everything in their armament and ships from pirating other vessels, including both civilian merchant vessels and UNSC warships.<ref name="fs254">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 254''</ref>

Their ability to infiltrate the UNSC ranks caused the UNSC to keep a small orbital force in the system to respond to rebel attacks. Another reason for their success was their location, which was extremely difficult and time-consuming to discover and was easily defended against even medium-scale assaults.

==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"). The origin of this misconception is a singular reference to a "united rebel front" in ''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'' (p. 37), although 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 an organization or group.

This misunderstanding was carried over to the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', as a sizable portion of the content in the book is ostensibly based on that of ''Halopedia''. 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 Story So Far'', a featurette from the Blu-ray version of ''Halo Legends'', explicitly identifies the United Rebel Front as a major Insurrectionist group. Furthermore, a reference to the "URF" is made in [[Halo: Reach radio conversations|''Halo: Reach'' radio conversations]], where it is used by a UNSC trooper to refer to the Insurrectionists. Most recently, the description for the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Oceanic|Oceanic]] armor variant in ''Halo 4'' also mentions the "United Rebel Front". Although the name originates from a misunderstanding in the fanbase, the existence of the organization has since been canonized.

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'' {{Mo}} 
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: New Blood]]''

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