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|commanders2=Unidentified Minor Prophet | |commanders2=[[Unidentified Prophet (Battle of Ariel)|Unidentified Minor Prophet]] | ||
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== Background == | == Background == | ||
At some point during or before [[2552#January|January 2552]], the archaeological colony of Ariel came under attack by the Covenant, | At some point during or before [[2552#January|January 2552]], the archaeological colony of Ariel came under attack by the Covenant. Led by a [[Unidentified Prophet (Battle of Ariel)|Lesser Prophet]], they were looking for a Forerunner construct referred to as [[the Knowing]]. One of the colony's civilians managed to send a distress call, to which the UNSC responded with sending ODST forces to investigate on January 8th, [[2552]].<ref>'''Halo: Helljumper''', ''Issue 1'', page 3: "UNSC Operation 2552-JA-8 Codename: Fireside", ''page 3''</ref> | ||
== Battle == | == Battle == | ||