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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
A [[UNSC]] colony world, little has been revealed about this planet, it is the location of the [[Luxor Spaceport]] and [[Elysium City]], where [[John-117]] grew up until he was abducted and sent into the [[Spartan-II program]] in [[2517]]. John never met his family after he was abducted and after [[2530]] the planet was [[glassed]] by the [[Covenant]]. It is also to be noted that it is a place of much hostility against the [[UNSC]], as [[Dr. Halsey]] stated many pirates and rebels were operating from the system. John later returned there in [[2525]] with the other Spartan-II's aboard the [[Destroyer]] [[UNSC Pioneer]] to board the cargo freighter Laden and travel to a rebel base, [[Eridanus Secundus]] in the system's asteroid field. In fact, the asteroid Eridanus Secundus is where John 117 had his first mission, to capture the rebel leader, Col. Robert Watts. | A [[UNSC]] colony world, little has been revealed about this planet, it is the location of the [[Luxor Spaceport]] and [[Elysium City]], where [[John-117]] grew up until he was abducted and sent into the [[Spartan-II program]] in [[2517]]. John never met his family after he was abducted and after [[2530]] the planet was [[glassed]] by the [[Covenant]]. It is also to be noted that it is a place of much hostility against the [[UNSC]], as [[Dr. Halsey]] stated many pirates and rebels were operating from the system. John later returned there in [[2525]] with the other Spartan-II's aboard the [[Destroyer]] [[UNSC Pioneer|UNSC ''Pioneer'']] to board the cargo freighter Laden and travel to a rebel base, [[Eridanus Secundus]] in the system's asteroid field. In fact, the asteroid Eridanus Secundus is where John 117 had his first mission, to capture the rebel leader, Col. Robert Watts. | ||
The [[Spartan]]s later returned to the system in [[2552]] aboard the captured [[Covenant]] flagship ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', returning to the Rebel base. | The [[Spartan]]s later returned to the system in [[2552]] aboard the captured [[Covenant]] flagship ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', returning to the Rebel base. | ||
Though there is some debate as to the nature of the planet, there is nothing to actually suggest that Eridanus II was a gas giant; rather there is a separate gas giant in the system that [[Dr. Halsey]] used for a slingshot maneuver on her approach to the planet. She did mention "climate-controlled weather"<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 22</ref>, from which one might infer domed environments, although this does not necessarily suggest a world without a breathable atmosphere. | Though there is some debate as to the nature of the planet, there is nothing to actually suggest that Eridanus II was a gas giant; rather there is a separate gas giant in the system that [[Dr. Halsey]] used for a slingshot maneuver on her approach to the planet. She did mention "climate-controlled weather"<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 22</ref>, from which one might infer domed environments, although this does not necessarily suggest a world without a breathable atmosphere. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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==Related Links== | ==Related Links== | ||
*[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' | ||
*[[Halo: First Strike]] | *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Revision as of 11:08, July 22, 2008
Eridanus II is a planet in the Eridanus System.
Background
A UNSC colony world, little has been revealed about this planet, it is the location of the Luxor Spaceport and Elysium City, where John-117 grew up until he was abducted and sent into the Spartan-II program in 2517. John never met his family after he was abducted and after 2530 the planet was glassed by the Covenant. It is also to be noted that it is a place of much hostility against the UNSC, as Dr. Halsey stated many pirates and rebels were operating from the system. John later returned there in 2525 with the other Spartan-II's aboard the Destroyer UNSC Pioneer to board the cargo freighter Laden and travel to a rebel base, Eridanus Secundus in the system's asteroid field. In fact, the asteroid Eridanus Secundus is where John 117 had his first mission, to capture the rebel leader, Col. Robert Watts.
The Spartans later returned to the system in 2552 aboard the captured Covenant flagship Ascendant Justice, returning to the Rebel base.
Though there is some debate as to the nature of the planet, there is nothing to actually suggest that Eridanus II was a gas giant; rather there is a separate gas giant in the system that Dr. Halsey used for a slingshot maneuver on her approach to the planet. She did mention "climate-controlled weather"[1], from which one might infer domed environments, although this does not necessarily suggest a world without a breathable atmosphere.
Trivia
- It is John-117's birth place.
Related Links
Sources
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 22
