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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 (2009 edition)]]''', ''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 | [[File:TFOR Animated Insurrectionists.jpg|thumb|250px|URF guards fighting back against the [[SPARTAN-IIs]].]] | ||
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]] undertook 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. | 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]] undertook 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. | ||
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By [[2531]], the United Rebel Front's operations had been disrupted by [[Blue Team]], who had resumed their campaign against the Insurrectionist faction even as they continued to engage the Covenant. 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/Novel|Id=Onyx1|GoO|Chapter=1}} 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 [[Operation: SMOKING ACES]], 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. | By [[2531]], the United Rebel Front's operations had been disrupted by [[Blue Team]], who had resumed their campaign against the Insurrectionist faction even as they continued to engage the Covenant. 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/Novel|Id=Onyx1|GoO|Chapter=1}} 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 [[Operation: SMOKING ACES]], 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 {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}}-''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' hybrid vessel to make repairs. [[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''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> 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 | In [[2552]], the Spartans returned to the belt aboard {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}}-''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' hybrid vessel to make repairs. [[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''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> 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.{{Ref/Novel|FS|Chater=28-30}} | ||
===Post-war resurgence=== | ===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 [[WETWORK-class Mjolnir]] in the former,{{Ref/Game|H4|[[WETWORK-class Mjolnir|Wetwork]] armour description}} and to help reclaim the latter.{{Ref/Game|H4|[[OCEANIC-class Mjolnir|Oceanic]] armour description}} | 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 [[WETWORK-class Mjolnir]] in the former,{{Ref/Game|H4|[[WETWORK-class Mjolnir|Wetwork]] armour description}} and to help reclaim the latter.{{Ref/Game|H4|[[OCEANIC-class Mjolnir|Oceanic]] armour description}} | ||
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, [[ | 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, [[Jonathan Doherty|"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/Novel|NB|Chapter=17}} | 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/Novel|NB|Chapter=17}} | ||
===The Created=== | ===The Created=== | ||
In [[2558|October 2558]], after the [[Guardian Custode|Guardians]]<nowiki>'</nowiki> resurgence and led by [[Cortana]], the [[Created]] subjugated some URF sites, including Talitsa and [[Cassidy III]].{{Ref/Novel| | In [[2558|October 2558]], after the [[Guardian Custode|Guardians]]<nowiki>'</nowiki> resurgence and led by [[Cortana]], the [[Created]] subjugated some URF sites, including Talitsa and [[Cassidy III]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Bad Blood|Chapter=14}} | ||
== Military assets == | == Military assets == | ||
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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/Reuse|Onyx1}} | 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/Reuse|Onyx1}} | ||
The Eridanus-based rebels utilized numerous vessels, including upgraded [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] dropships, {{Class|Mako|corvette|corvettes}}, and {{Class|Chiroptera| | The Eridanus-based rebels utilized numerous vessels, including upgraded [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] dropships, {{Class|Mako|corvette|corvettes}}, and {{Class|Chiroptera|subprowler}} as an improvised fleet. They had at least a hundred such vessels in their fleet at any time. Two {{Class|Laden|freighter|freighters}} 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. | 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. | ||
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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 (2009 edition)]]'', 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}} | ||