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When the [[Covenant]] first arrived at [[Biko]] in [[2526]], they engaged the [[UNSC]] forces defending the planet.<ref name="tug">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''' (2010), ''[[Tug o' War]]''</ref> Biko was one of the first [[human colonies]] to be attacked by the Covenant. Directly before their assault on Biko, the Covenant transmitted a message to the human colonists on its surface that stated "Your world will burn until its surface is but glass".<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Data pads|Data pad #10]]''</ref> After a short engagement, the UNSC forces had been quickly and comprehensively destroyed.<ref name="tug"/> | When the [[Covenant]] first arrived at [[Biko]] in [[2526]], they engaged the [[UNSC]] forces defending the planet.<ref name="tug">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''' (2010), ''[[Tug o' War]]''</ref> Biko was one of the first [[human colonies]] to be attacked by the Covenant. Directly before their assault on Biko, the Covenant transmitted a message to the human colonists on its surface that stated "Your world will burn until its surface is but glass".<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Data pads|Data pad #10]]''</ref> After a short engagement, the UNSC forces had been quickly and comprehensively destroyed.<ref name="tug"/> | ||
After the battle over the planet, the debris field of human vessels was pushed over Biko's northern pole by the Covenant to allow their fleet to proceed [[glassing]] the planet unobstructed. Following the Human-Covenant War, a [[Fetching|fetcher]], [[Oliver Birch]] visited the debris field over Biko, to retrieve a | ==Aftermath== | ||
After the battle over the planet, the debris field of human vessels was pushed over Biko's northern pole by the Covenant to allow their fleet to proceed [[glassing]] the planet unobstructed. Following the Human-Covenant War, a [[Fetching|fetcher]], [[Oliver Birch]] visited the debris field over Biko, to retrieve a [[saddle box|"saddle box" slipspace engine]] from the {{UNSCShip|Dresden}}, one of the {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}s that had participated in the engagement years prior.<ref name="tug"/> | |||
Some of the future [[SPARTAN-III]]s of [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]], including [[Carter-A259]], were orphaned in the battle.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 70''</ref> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== |