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{{Era|Forerunner|Covenant|Human|UNSC|HCW}}
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{{Planet infobox
|name=Basis
|image=[[File:BasisCentered.jpg|270px]]
|system=[[Soell system]]<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/threshold '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Threshold'']</ref>
|body=[[Threshold]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
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|government=*[[Ecumene]] {{C|formerly}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
*[[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction]] {{C|formerly}}
*[[United Nations Space Command]]/[[Swords of Sanghelios]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
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'''Basis''' is the largest [[natural satellite]] of the gas giant [[Threshold]] in the [[Soell]] system.<ref name="sybex-halo">'''[[Halo Story Bible]]''': '''Halo''', ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets]]'', ''Chapter 5'', page 63</ref>


[[File:BasisCentered.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Basis]]
==Description==
'''Basis''' is the largest [[natural satellite]] orbiting the gas giant [[Threshold]] in the [[Soell]] system and is silvery-gray in color.<ref name="sybex-halo">'''[[Halo Story Bible]]''': '''Halo'''", ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets]]'', ''Chapter 5'', page 63</ref> The diameter of this moon is {{Convert|23848|km|mi}},<ref>[http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_planetscale '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Halo-verse Planetary Scale'']</ref> almost double that of [[Earth]]. Basis has a gravitational pull equivalent to that of Earth. [[Installation 04]] was positioned in the [[Lagrange point]] between Basis and Threshold.<ref name="sybex-halo"/> After Installation 04's destruction, the [[Covenant]] [[Heretics]] built a [[Burial Mounds|makeshift camp]] on Basis, amid the wreckage from Alpha Halo.<ref>'''Halo 2''', in-game flavor text for ''[[Burial Mounds]]''</ref> Debris from Installation 04 often rained down on Basis, creating small craters on the moon's surface.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 72''</ref> During the [[Skirmish over Threshold]], [[Cortana]] maneuvered [[John-117]]'s [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] into the [[gravity well]] of the moon to slingshot the fighter around Basis to avoid Covenant attacks.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 61''</ref>
[[File:H2_BurialMounds.jpg|thumb|200px|The surface of Basis.]]
Basis is the largest of the twelve satellites orbiting the gas giant [[Threshold]] in the [[Soell]] system of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy. Basis is Silvery-gray in color. [[Halo]] [[Installation 04]] was positioned in the L1 [[Lagrange point]] between Basis and Threshold.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Debris left over in the wake of Installation 04's [[Battle of Installation 04|destruction]] often rained down on Basis, creating small craters on the moon's surface.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 72''</ref>
 
==History==
===Forerunner era===
Circa [[97,445 BCE]], the L1 Lagrange point of Basis and its parent body, Threshold, was used by the remnants of the [[Forerunner]] [[ecumene]] as the location of Installation 04, or Alpha Halo, one of the seven ring-shaped superweapons that made up the Halo Array.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
 
===Human-Covenant War===
After Installation 04's destruction, a group of [[Covenant]] [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction|defectors]] built a [[Burial Mounds|makeshift camp]] on Basis, amid the wreckage of the ring.<ref>'''Halo 2''', in-game flavor text for ''[[Burial Mounds]]''</ref> During a [[skirmish over Threshold]] following the Battle of Installation 04, [[Cortana]] maneuvered [[John-117]]'s [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] into the [[Gravity well (physics)|gravity well]] of the moon to slingshot the fighter around Basis to avoid Covenant attacks.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 61''</ref>
 
===Post-war===
After [[Human-Covenant War|the war]], [[Spartan-IV]]s were sent on reconnaissance to Basis in order to survey the debris of Alpha Halo scattered across the moon's surface. The mission marked the first use of the [[VECTOR-class Mjolnir|VECTOR-class Mjolnir armor]].<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', ''[[VECTOR-class Mjolnir]] armor description''</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:BurialMoundsBigger.jpg|thumb|200px|The surface of Basis.]]
*Originally, the level ''[[The Arbiter]]'' was supposed to take place on the moon Basis, instead of the [[Threshold gas mine|gas mine]] over Threshold.<ref name="h3">'''[[Halo 3 Legendary Edition]]''' - ''[https://youtu.be/sBi_xx26ClM?t=1414 DVD Commentary]''</ref>
*On [[Burial Mounds]], wreckage from [[Installation 04]] can be seen falling into the atmosphere and burning up.
*Basis's texture in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' appears to be a color-graded image of [[Mars]]'s surface.
*Originally, the level [[The Arbiter]] was supposed to take place on the moon Basis, instead of the [[Threshold gas mine|Gas Mine]] on Threshold.
*The blue coloring of Basis when seen from space is puzzling, considering that from the surface it has a hazy orange or rust-colored atmosphere and terrain. The ruddy atmospheric coloration from the ground may result from the ash and smoke thrown up by the flaming wreckage of Installation 04.
*In the first cinematic of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', as the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' is hit by several [[plasma turret|plasma torpedoes]] and the camera pivots around the ''Autumn'', one can catch a glimpse of Basis.
*When Basis is seen in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', the surface texture is just a picture of Mars, tinted blue.
*The blue coloring of Basis when seen from space is puzzling, considering that from the surface it has a hazy orange or rust-colored atmosphere and terrain. The ruddy atmospheric coloration from the ground is most likely a result of the ash and smoke thrown up by the flaming wreckage of Installation 04.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:HCE-BasisMoon.png|Basis.
File:HCE-BasisMoon.png|Basis.
File:HCE-Basis.jpg|Closeup of Basis.
File:HCE-Basis.jpg|Closeup of Basis.
File:H2A-BasisFromThreshold.png|Basis, as seen from Threshold's atmosphere.
File:Basis_Mars_Comparison.png|Side by side comparison of the texture of Basis used in [[Combat Evolved]] and Mars.
File:Basis dusk.png|Basis in the level Halo and the multiplayer map Timberland.
File:HCE-BasisDusk2.png|thumb|Another dusk Basis.
File:H2 Alphamoon Concept.jpg|Concept art of Basis' surface for the cut level [[alphamoon]].
</gallery>
</gallery>


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**''[[The Mona Lisa]]'' {{C|Motion comic only}}
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*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
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==Sources==
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[[Category:Moons]]
[[Category:Moons]]

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Basis
BasisCentered.jpg
Astrographical

System:

Soell system[1]

Orbiting:

Threshold[1]

Societal

Government:

 

Basis is the largest natural satellite of the gas giant Threshold in the Soell system.[2]

Description[edit]

The surface of Basis.

Basis is the largest of the twelve satellites orbiting the gas giant Threshold in the Soell system of the Milky Way galaxy. Basis is Silvery-gray in color. Halo Installation 04 was positioned in the L1 Lagrange point between Basis and Threshold.[1] Debris left over in the wake of Installation 04's destruction often rained down on Basis, creating small craters on the moon's surface.[3]

History[edit]

Forerunner era[edit]

Circa 97,445 BCE, the L1 Lagrange point of Basis and its parent body, Threshold, was used by the remnants of the Forerunner ecumene as the location of Installation 04, or Alpha Halo, one of the seven ring-shaped superweapons that made up the Halo Array.[1]

Human-Covenant War[edit]

After Installation 04's destruction, a group of Covenant defectors built a makeshift camp on Basis, amid the wreckage of the ring.[4] During a skirmish over Threshold following the Battle of Installation 04, Cortana maneuvered John-117's GA-TL1 Longsword into the gravity well of the moon to slingshot the fighter around Basis to avoid Covenant attacks.[5]

Post-war[edit]

After the war, Spartan-IVs were sent on reconnaissance to Basis in order to survey the debris of Alpha Halo scattered across the moon's surface. The mission marked the first use of the VECTOR-class Mjolnir armor.[6]

Trivia[edit]

  • Originally, the level The Arbiter was supposed to take place on the moon Basis, instead of the gas mine over Threshold.[7]
  • Basis's texture in Halo: Combat Evolved appears to be a color-graded image of Mars's surface.
  • The blue coloring of Basis when seen from space is puzzling, considering that from the surface it has a hazy orange or rust-colored atmosphere and terrain. The ruddy atmospheric coloration from the ground may result from the ash and smoke thrown up by the flaming wreckage of Installation 04.

Gallery[edit]

  • Basis.

    Basis.

  • Closeup of Basis.

    Closeup of Basis.

  • Basis, as seen from Threshold's atmosphere.

    Basis, as seen from Threshold's atmosphere.

  • Side by side comparison of the texture of Basis used in Combat Evolved and Mars.

    Side by side comparison of the texture of Basis used in Combat Evolved and Mars.

  • Basis in the level Halo and the multiplayer map Timberland.

    Basis in the level Halo and the multiplayer map Timberland.

  • Another dusk Basis.

    Another dusk Basis.

  • Concept art of Basis' surface for the cut level alphamoon.

    Concept art of Basis' surface for the cut level alphamoon.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Halo Waypoint: Threshold
  2. ^ Halo Story Bible: Halo, Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets, Chapter 5, page 63
  3. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 72
  4. ^ Halo 2, in-game flavor text for Burial Mounds
  5. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 61
  6. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, VECTOR-class Mjolnir armor description
  7. ^ Halo 3 Legendary Edition - DVD Commentary
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