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[[File:HR-PlanetReach-Bnet.jpg|330px|thumb|Reach, the most populous of the Inner Colonies and the UNSC's military headquarters prior to 2552.]]


The '''Inner Colonies''' were the first worlds terraformed and colonized by the [[UN]], relieving the overpopulation pressure on Earth that resulted in the [[Interplanetary War]].  
The '''Inner Colonies''' were the first [[planet|world]]s [[Terraforming|terraformed]] and [[human colonies|colonized]] by the [[Unified Earth Government]], relieving the overpopulation pressure on [[Earth]] that resulted in the [[Interplanetary War]] in the 2160s. Collectively, Earth and the Inner Colonies are known as the '''core worlds'''.<ref name="history">''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', [[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]], p. 429</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', p. 33</ref>


The majority of these planets were settled between 2310, which marked the launch of the first extra-solar colony ship, and 2490, when [[Reach]] became the UNSC's military center. As the UNSC began settling the [[Outer Colonies]], the Inner Colonies, with their established social and economic infrastructures, became the political and economic basis of the UNSC, supplies with raw materials from the newer settlements.
For a list of notable Inner Colonies, see [[Human colonies#Inner Colonies|here]].


Numerous ships were pulled from their positions in the [[Outer Colonies]] to defend the Inner Colonies. Old ships, such as the [[Halcyon-class Cruiser]] {{UNSCship|Pillar of Autumn}}, were refitted and brought back into service to supplement the remaining defense forces.  
==History==
===Settling and formation===
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The Inner Colonies consisted of the 210 worlds which were colonized during the UEG's first wave of colonial expansion between [[2362]] and [[2390]], starting with the launch of the ''[[Odyssey]]'' and its colonization of the [[Epsilon Eridani system]]. Although volunteers for the colonization programs were plentiful due to Earth's deteriorated conditions, interstellar travel was still highly expensive and, as a result, the settlers of the Inner Colonies were subjected to rigorous physical and mental screening. This also led to the Inner Colonies being viewed as humanity's elite. By 2390, 210 human-occupied worlds were in various stages of terraforming and colonisation,{{Ref/Reuse|xbox.com}} including planets, moons, and asteroids.<ref>''[[Halo Mythos]]'', p. 54</ref> As the UNSC began settling the [[Outer Colonies]], the Inner Colonies, with their established social and economic infrastructures, became the political and economic basis of the UNSC, supplied with raw materials from the newer settlements. By [[2490]], [[Reach]], one of the first extrasolar colonies, had become the UNSC's military center.|{{Ref/Site|Id=xbox.com|URL=http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/storyline.htm|Site=Xbox.com|Page=Halo Storyline|D=24|M=04|Y=2008|LocalArchive=Archive:Xbox.com/Halo/Timeline|Detail=(Additional copy on [http://halo.bungie.org/misc/mstimeline2.html HBO Forums])}}<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe (2011)]]'', p. 43</ref>


At the beginning of the Battle of Reach, dozens of Inner Colony planets were bypassed by the Covenant Fleet attacking Reach<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''</ref>, so it can be presumed that a number of those Colonies survived, considering the next Covenant attack was Earth.
It is known that there was a war some time before the 26th century called the [[Inner Colony Wars]]. Little is known about this conflict, except the fact that unrestricted news reports during the war caused "massive civil unrest" and threatened to "tear down Earth's culture".<ref>''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', [[Second Sunrise over New Mombasa]]</ref>


== The Inner Colony Wars==
===Insurrection===
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{{Main|Insurrection}}
During the Insurrection, numerous rebel movements sprang up on Inner Colonies such as Reach, initiating a wave of [[terrorism]] that saw many colonies as the scene of numerous bombings and massacres. The UNSC placed the elimination of these movements as a top priority in restoring order to the UEG's most critically important worlds, leading to the [[Spartan-II program]].


It is known that there was a war some time before the 26th century called the "Inner Colony Wars".<ref>[[Halo Graphic Novel]], "[[Second Sunrise over New Mombasa]]"</ref> Very little is known about it and it might just be an alternate name of the Interplanetary Wars, though the name would be of a post-Outer Colonies age, and probably only referring to the Sol system colonies.
[[File:H4 Landfall.png|thumb|left|250px|[[Casbah City]] being attacked by the Covenant.]]
===Human-Covenant war===
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During the Human-Covenant War, numerous ships were pulled from their positions in the Outer Colonies to defend the Inner Colonies. Old ships, such as the [[Halcyon-class light cruiser]] {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, were refitted and brought back into service to supplement the remaining defense forces. As well, [[UNSC Navy]] [[battle group]]s assigned to the Inner Colonies during this time made use of the {{Class|Gladius|heavy corvette}}s.{{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=19}}


==Known Inner Colonies==
After the [[Battle for Arcadia]], the planet would provide needed foodstuffs for the Inner Colonies.{{Ref/Site|Id=waypoint|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/locations/gallery/arcadia/3c9e9ac6-f13f-4712-ae1b-24d9c0e5504b|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Arcadia|D=8|M=10|Y=2011}}{{Ref/Reuse|HWTimeline}}
[[Epsilon Eridani system]]
*[[Reach]] - '''Glassed by the Covenant in [[2552]].'''
*[[Circumstance]] - '''Status Unknown.'''
*[[Tribute]] - '''Status Unknown.'''
*[[Beta Gabriel]] - '''Status Unknown, most likely to have been glassed by the Covenant.'''
[[Sol system]]
*[[Earth]] - '''Human controlled.'''
*[[Mars]] - '''Status Unknown, most likely to have survived.'''
*[[Jupiter]] - '''Status Unknown, most likely to have survived.'''
*[[Pluto]] - '''Status Unknown, most likely to have survived.'''
[[Ectanus 45|Ectanus 45 system]]
*[[Chi Rho]] - '''Human controlled'''.


==Related Links==
A period of the war known as the [[Siege of the Inner Colonies|Inner Colony Sieges]] began on June 1, [[2536]],{{Ref/Game|Id=HWTimeline|HW|Detail=''[[Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline Events]]''}} lasting all the way until the climactic battles in the latter half of [[2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|xbox.com}}{{Ref/Reuse|HWTimeline}}{{Ref/Site|Id=halowars.com|D=01|M=6|Y=2017|URL=http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/Timeline.aspx|Site=Official Halo Wars Community Site|Page=Timeline|Detail=(Defunct, Copy on [[Archive:Halowars.com/Timeline|Halopedia]])}} During this period, the war fell into a cyclic nature of human forces winning isolated battles on the ground, but taking huge losses in space. One by one, the Covenant began to exterminate the Inner Colonies.
*[[Outer Colonies]]


==References==
At the beginning of the [[Fall of Reach]], a dozen Inner Colonies were bypassed by the [[Covenant fleet]] attacking Reach,{{Ref/Novel|Novel=Halo: The Fall of Reach|Chapter=32|Quote=I see. Very well, your squad might as well hear this now, too. I don’t know how they found Reach—they bypassed a dozen Inner Colony worlds to get here.}} and a number of Inner Colonies survived the war.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]] (2010)'', Adjunct: [[Petra]]</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'', p. 481</ref>
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[[Category:UNSC Colonies]]
===Post-Covenant war===
[[Category:Planets]]
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===Created crisis===
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==Government and politics==
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==Economy==
[[Kisvárda Metals]] was one of the largest mining and metal production conglomerates in the Inner Colonies.{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Chapter=8}}
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==Culture==
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==Sources==
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[[Category:Human colonies]]
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