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{{Quote|Welcome to Tribute. A world of opportunity.|A sign on Tribute<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]''</ref>}}
'''Tribute''', also known as '''Epsilon Eridani III''',<ref name="Halo Channel">''[[Halo Channel]]'', Encyclopedia</ref> is a [[human]] [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony]] [[planet]] in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]], governed by the [[Unified Earth Government]]. The third planet in orbit around Epsilon Eridani, Tribute is orbited by a single [[natural satellite]] [[Emese]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Tribute is one of the most prominent commercial [[Human colonies|colonies]] in all of [[human]]-occupied space, with a large population and thriving [[spaceport]] traffic. Its strong economy was centered around the planet's large industrial capacity.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc299|Enc11|Page=299}}<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', p. 7</ref>
Tribute's fall to the [[Covenant]] in [[2552]] was considered to be one of the tragedies of the [[Human-Covenant War]], which resulted in huge economic ramifications on [[Earth]] and the surviving colonies in the post-war period. However, the planet was not completely lost and its surviving residents have begun to rebuild Tribute's once powerful economy.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}


'''Tribute''' is a [[human]] [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony]] planet in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]], governed by the [[Unified Earth Government]]. The third planet in orbit around Epsilon Eridani, Tribute is orbited by a single [[natural satellite]] [[Emese]].<ref name="universe"/> Tribute is one of the most prominent commercial [[Human colonies|colonies]] in all of [[human]]-occupied space, with a large population and thriving [[spaceport]] traffic. Its strong economy was centered around the planet's large industrial capacity.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 299''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 7''</ref> Its largest populated urbanized metropolis was [[Casbah City]], located in a region of past volcanic activity.<ref name="ch14">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 14''</ref>
==Overview==
===Topography and ecology===
Its largest populated urbanized metropolis was [[Casbah City]], located in a region of past volcanic activity.<ref name="ch14">''Halo: Contact Harvest'', p. 14</ref>
====Locations====
*[[Bolvadin]]
*[[Casbah City]]
**[[Casbah Station]]
*[[Irbid]]
*[[Jaeraub]]
*[[Tribute's ship graveyard]]


Tribute's fall to the [[Covenant]] in [[2552]] was considered to be one of the tragedies of the [[Human-Covenant War]], which resulted in huge economic ramifications on [[Earth]] and the surviving colonies in the post-war period. However, the planet was not completely lost and its surviving residents have begun to rebuild Tribute's once powerful economy.<ref name="universe"/> Tribute was the homeworld of [[Daniel Clayton]] and [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]] [[Carris-137]], who was born on [[2510|December 15th, 2510]] in [[Irbid]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref>
===Known residents===
*[[Daniel Clayton]] - [[New Colonial Alliance]]-aligned [[UNSC Navy]] defector
*[[Carris-137|Carris R. Parnault]] - [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]]
*[[Victor Ramos]] - [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]


==History==
==History==
===Colonization===
===Rise of humanity===
Tribute was the second planet to be colonized by the [[Unified Earth Government]] and the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]], after its sister planet of [[Reach]]. The UEG officially records Tribute's colonization as beginning on [[2364|August 8, 2364]] when {{CAAShip|Casbah}} arrived and established the initial navigation and communication satellite constellation, though the date of colonial establishment is contested by some. Personnel of {{CAAShip|Irbid}} claim that they had landed and begun colonization earlier, on [[2364|July 24, 2364]].<ref name="universe"/>
Tribute is one of the [[Epsilon Eridani system]]'s improbably high number of habitable planets, a fact that was seen as serendipitous to the early colonization efforts. Initial colonization efforts in the system faced significant challenges in marshalling political and economic support. Interest in the system's colonization potential initially focused on Tribute and [[Circumstance]], though it was [[Reach]] that would soon capture the attention of [[Unified Earth Government]] planners.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}


Tribute is one of the Epsilon Eridani system's improbably high number of habitable planets, a fact that was seen as serendipitous to the early colonization efforts. Initial colonization efforts in the system faced significant challenges in marshalling political and economic support. Interest in the system's colonization potential initially focused on Tribute and [[Circumstance]], though it was Reach that would soon capture the attention of UEG planners.<ref name="universe"/>
Tribute was the second planet to be colonized by the Unified Earth Government and the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] in the Epsilon Eridani system, after its sister planet of Reach. The UEG officially records Tribute's colonization as beginning on [[2364|August 8, 2364]] when {{CAAShip|Casbah}} arrived and established the initial navigation and communication satellite constellation, though the official date of colonial establishment is contested by some. Personnel of {{CAAShip|Irbid}} claim that they had landed and begun colonization earlier, on [[2364|July 24, 2364]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}


===Insurrection===
====Insurrection====
Tribute was one of the major focus points of [[Operation: TREBUCHET]] in [[2524]], where UNSC forces operated against [[Insurrectionist]] bomb cells hiding throughout the colony. At least one [[battalion]] of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] were involved in operations on the planet, supported by the {{UNSCShip|Bum Rush}} and flights of [[AV-14 Hornet]]s. Due to the increasing amount of civilian casualties and injuries caused by the Insurrectionists, [[combat support hospital]]s were built on Tribute as a form of aid and relief.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 81''</ref> The UNSC's efforts to root out the insurgents failed spectacularly, triggering a wave of bombings, assassinations, and UNSC raids in urban areas that led to massive numbers of civilian casualties.<ref name="universe"/>
Tribute was one of the major focus points of [[Operation: TREBUCHET]] in [[2524]], where forces of the [[United Nations Space Command]] operated against [[insurrectionist]] bomb cells hiding throughout the colony. At least one [[battalion]] of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] were involved in operations on the planet, supported by [[UNSC corvette|corvette]] {{UNSCShip|Bum Rush}} and flights of [[AV-14 Hornet]]s. Due to the increasing amount of [[civilian]] casualties and injuries caused by the insurrectionists, numerous [[combat support hospital]]s were built on Tribute as a form of aid and relief.<ref>''Halo: Contact Harvest'', p. 81</ref> The UNSC's initial efforts to root out the insurgents failed spectacularly, triggering a wave of bombings, assassinations, and UNSC raids in urban areas that led to massive numbers of civilian casualties.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}


One of the missions involved [[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Avery Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]], who led two [[squad]]s of Marines in a raid on a rebel bomb shop in a town nearby [[Casbah City]]. During the raid, it was discovered that the explosives were mixed into the tires of a truck headed for Casbah. The Marines tracked the truck to a [[Jim Dandy]] restaurant in the city.<ref name="ch14"/> Three members of Byrne's team, as well as thirty-eight civilians, were killed in the restaurant when a rebel detonated a bomb during a hostage situation. Byrne was critically injured in the explosion and Johnson was lightly wounded.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 20''</ref> The Insurrectionists on Tribute initially enjoyed tacit support from the population, though as violence escalated it quickly became clear to Tribute's population that the rebels were not the romantic freedom fighters imagined by many and their popular support quickly waned. Although periodic outbreaks of violent rebellions continued for over a decade, the destruction of the [[Outer Colonies]] and draconian restrictions on inter-system transport effectively cut off the Tribute rebels from any outside support as the [[Human-Covenant War]] began.<ref name="universe"/>
One of the missions involved [[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Avery Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]], who led two [[squad]]s of Marines in a raid on a rebel bomb shop in a town nearby [[Casbah City]]. During the raid, the squads discovered that the explosives were mixed into the tires of a truck headed for Casbah. The Marines tracked the truck to a [[Jim Dandy]] restaurant in the [[city]], eventually resulting in a hostage situation.{{Ref/Reuse|ch14}} Three members of Byrne's team, as well as thirty-eight civilians, were killed in the restaurant when a rebel detonated a bomb during the event. Byrne was critically injured in the explosion and Johnson was lightly wounded.<ref>''Halo: Contact Harvest'', p. 20</ref> The insurrectionists on Tribute initially enjoyed tacit support from the population, though as violence escalated it quickly became clear to Tribute's population that the rebels were not the romantic freedom fighters imagined by many and their popular support quickly waned. Although periodic outbreaks of violent rebellions continued for over a decade, the destruction of the [[Outer Colonies]] and draconian restrictions on inter-system transport effectively cut off the Tribute rebels from any outside support as the [[Human-Covenant War]] began. A handful of insurgents remained active on Tribute throughout the Human-Covenant War, apparently convinced that the war against the [[Covenant|Covenant Empire]] was simply a plot by the UEG to shore up support in the colonies, at least until the Covenant arrived on Tribute.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}


Between 2524 and [[2525]], Captain [[James Cutter]] had an extramarital affair with a woman on Tribute. This liaison produced a son, [[Daniel Clayton]].<ref name="HE5">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''Issue #5''</ref>
Between 2524 and [[2525]], [[Captain]] [[James Cutter]] had an extramarital affair with a woman on Tribute. This liaison produced a son, [[Daniel Clayton]].<ref name="HE5">''[[Halo: Escalation]]'', [[Halo: Escalation Issue 5|Issue #5]]</ref>


===Human-Covenant War===
===Human-Covenant War===
{{Main|Battle of Tribute}}
{{Main|Battle for Tribute}}
During the [[Fall of Reach]], the [[Covenant]] also attacked the other colonies in the system, [[Battle of Tribute|including Tribute]]. Despite the efforts of [[UNSC]] forces, the Covenant eventually gained the upper hand in the Battle of Tribute and began targeting population and industrial centers for [[orbital bombardment]].<ref name="universe"/> The [[UNSC Navy]] escort fleet suffered 90% losses during the evacuation of civilian refugees. [[Taylor Miles|Corporal Taylor "Dutch" Miles]] witnessed the near-total destruction of the fleet, which instilled in him a thorough respect for the Navy.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', ''"Dutch" Firefight Character Profile''</ref> [[Jiralhanae]] forces began to land on the planet in force, though stiff UNSC and civilian resistance left their [[pack]]s bloodier than their [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|chieftains]] had anticipated. However, the Covenant gained uncontested control of the skies and Tribute's orbit; there was little the UNSC could do to save the colony.<ref name="universe"/>
[[File:H4 Landfall.png|thumb|250px|left|Casbah City under Covenant siege.]]
As the [[Fall of Reach]] began in late [[2552#July|July 2552]], the Covenant also attacked the other colonies in the system, [[Battle for Tribute|including Tribute]]. Despite the efforts of UNSC ground forces and the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]], the Covenant eventually gained the upper hand in the Battle for Tribute and began targeting population and industrial centers for [[orbital bombardment]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} The [[UNSC Navy]] [[fleet]] charged with evacuating the colony's populace suffered ninety percent losses.<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', "Dutch" Firefight Character Profile</ref> [[Jiralhanae]] forces began to land on the planet in force, though stiff UNSC and civilian resistance left their [[pack]]s bloodier than their [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|chieftains]] had anticipated. However, the Covenant gained uncontested control of the skies and Tribute's orbit; there was little the UNSC could do to save the colony.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}


Several [[SPARTAN programs|Spartans]] were deployed to Casbah City to assist the evacuation effort, resulting the in deaths of an entire [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-III]] team.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', multiplayer map ''[[Landfall]]''</ref> The colony remained under siege by the Covenant fleet for some time. During the battle, [[Team Black]] was sent to [[Verge]] on a mission to destroy a Covenant [[beacon]] that was mining [[Helium|helium-3]] to provide energy for the fleet blockading Tribute.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[Blunt Instruments]]''</ref> Although they were successful, Tribute was eventually partially [[glassing|glassed]] by the Covenant.<ref name="h4evg">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 177''</ref> Ironically, Tribute's "survival" was due to interference from the Covenant's [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophets of Truth]] and [[Prophet of Regret|Regret]], who both began to consolidate their loyal forces once [[Installation 04]] was discovered on [[2552|September 19, 2552]]. The few remaining Covenant ships at Tribute targeted human forces when able, with little interest, but otherwise simply waited for new orders and began moving orbital wreckage in preparation for a renewed campaign of the glassing of Tribute. However, when the [[Great Schism]] began on [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]], the Jiralhanae and [[Sangheili]] vessels then fought each other in orbit over Tribute and across the planet's skies. As the Covenant civil war led to the destruction of most Covenant vessels, Tribute's [[human]] survivors could only look on in confusion.<ref name="universe"/>
Several [[SPARTAN programs|Spartans]] were deployed to Casbah City to assist the evacuation effort, resulting in the deaths of an entire [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-III]] team.<ref>''[[Halo 4]]'', multiplayer map, [[Landfall]]</ref> At least one platoon of the [[105th Shock Troops Division]] was also deployed to the city of [[Jaeraub]].<ref name="HOD">''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' - [[Hall of History]] - MA5D assault rifle exhibit</ref> The colony remained under siege by the Covenant fleet for some time. During the battle, [[Team Black]] was sent to [[Verge]] on a mission to destroy a Covenant [[beacon]] that was mining [[Helium|helium-3]] to provide energy for the fleet blockading Tribute.<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'', "[[Blunt Instruments]]", p. 194</ref> Although they were successful, Tribute was eventually partially [[glassing|glassed]] by the Covenant.<ref name="h4evg">''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 177</ref> Ironically, Tribute's "survival" was due to interference from the Covenant's [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophets of Truth]] and [[Prophet of Regret|Regret]], who both began to consolidate their loyal forces once [[Installation 04]] was discovered on [[2552|September 19, 2552]]. The few remaining Covenant ships at Tribute targeted human forces when able, with little interest, but otherwise simply waited for new orders and began moving orbital wreckage in preparation for a renewed campaign of the glassing of Tribute. However, when the [[Great Schism]] began on [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]], the Jiralhanae and [[Sangheili]] vessels then fought each other in orbit over Tribute and across the planet's skies. As the Covenant civil war led to the destruction of most Covenant vessels, Tribute's [[human]] survivors could only look on in confusion.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}


===Post-Covenant War===
===Post-war===
Tribute was not completely razed or glassed by the Covenant during the battle on the planet,<ref name="universe"/> allowing humans to continue living on its surface.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]] (2010)''', ''[[Tug o' War]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo 4''', multiplayer map ''[[Skyline (level)|Skyline]]''</ref> However, all of its major cities were almost completely destroyed and few industrial sites survived unscathed. Over half of the population was killed in the battle and [[Earth]] was unable to spare any immediate assistance with colonies of the [[Sol system]] in ruins. Nevertheless, the colony survived, and enough infrastructure remained intact that survivors began rebuilding the ecology and economy.<ref name="universe"/> A series of ship graveyards continued to orbit the planet's northern pole; these graveyards served as the testing ground for the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Deadeye|MJOLNIR Deadeye]] variant.<ref name="Armory">'''Halo 4''', ''MJOLNIR/Deadeye armor description''</ref> A handful of insurgents remained active on Tribute even after the Covenant's attack, apparently convinced that the war against the Covenant Empire was simply a plot by the UEG to shore up support in the colonies.<ref name="universe"/>
Tribute was not completely razed or glassed by the Covenant during the battle on the planet,{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} allowing humans to continue living on its surface.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]] (2010)'', [[Tug o' War]]</ref><ref>''Halo 4'', multiplayer map, [[Skyline (level)|Skyline]]</ref> However, all of its major cities were almost completely destroyed and few industrial sites survived unscathed. Over half of the population was killed in the battle and [[Earth]] was unable to spare any immediate assistance with colonies of the [[Sol system]] in ruins. Nevertheless, the colony survived, and enough infrastructure remained intact that survivors began rebuilding the ecology and economy.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}


==Locations==
A series of ship graveyards continued to orbit the planet's northern pole; these graveyards served as the testing ground for the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Deadeye|MJOLNIR Deadeye]] variant.<ref name="Armory">''Halo 4'', MJOLNIR/Deadeye armor description</ref> At some point, prototypes of the [[Visor color|Rex VISR]] were tested by [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]] units to track down [[Jiralhanae]] holdouts on the planet. The wreckage of the {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}} ''[[Supplication of Purity]]'', downed during the war, would be recovered from the planet and later displayed at [[Outpost Discovery]].<ref>''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' - [[Covenant Escape]]</ref> Between [[2555]] and [[2558]], Region One of [[Central Command]] entered [[Operation: SENTRY|negotiations]] with [[Covenant fleet]] remnants, with [[Olympia Vale]] serving as an advisor.<ref name="H5GLtd">''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition]]'', Spartan Locke's Classified Orders</ref> By 2558, Tribute is now home to major shipbuilding yards of the UNSC Navy, building a new generation of [[warship]]s along with the shipyards orbiting [[Mars]]. In addition, a new [[slipstream space]] route between Epsilon Eridani and Sol was discovered and established as a trade route, with the minor [[Outer Colony]] of [[Ruthersburg]] providing metals and rare earths to both Tribute and Mars.<ref name="buzz generating">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-buzz-generating ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Buzz Generating]</ref>
*[[Bolvadin]]
 
*[[Casbah City]]
==Gallery==
*[[Irbid]]
<gallery>
File:Tribute Sign.png|A sign on Tribute from Dutch's memories.
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
**''[[Tug o' War]]''
**''[[Tug o' War]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{C|Mentioned in ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' only}}
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[ONI Candidate Assessment Program V5.02A]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
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*''[[Halo 4]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers|Limited Edition dossiers]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Renegades]]'' {{mo}}
*''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''
**''[[Covenant Escape]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Hall of History]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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This article is about the planet. For the soundtrack, see Tribute (music).
Tribute
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Astrographical

System:

Epsilon Eridani system[1]

Orbiting:

Epsilon Eridani[1]

Orbital position:

Third planet[1]

Moon(s):

Emese[1]

Physical

Diameter:

14,000 kilometers (8,700 mi)[1]

Gravity:

1.08 g[1]

Atmosphere:

Breathable

Societal

Species:

Human

Colonized:

August 8, 2364[1]

Government:

Unified Earth Government

 

"Welcome to Tribute. A world of opportunity."
— A sign on Tribute[2]

Tribute, also known as Epsilon Eridani III,[3] is a human Inner Colony planet in the Epsilon Eridani system, governed by the Unified Earth Government. The third planet in orbit around Epsilon Eridani, Tribute is orbited by a single natural satellite Emese.[1] Tribute is one of the most prominent commercial colonies in all of human-occupied space, with a large population and thriving spaceport traffic. Its strong economy was centered around the planet's large industrial capacity.[4][5]

Tribute's fall to the Covenant in 2552 was considered to be one of the tragedies of the Human-Covenant War, which resulted in huge economic ramifications on Earth and the surviving colonies in the post-war period. However, the planet was not completely lost and its surviving residents have begun to rebuild Tribute's once powerful economy.[1]

Overview[edit]

Topography and ecology[edit]

Its largest populated urbanized metropolis was Casbah City, located in a region of past volcanic activity.[6]

Locations[edit]

Known residents[edit]

History[edit]

Rise of humanity[edit]

Tribute is one of the Epsilon Eridani system's improbably high number of habitable planets, a fact that was seen as serendipitous to the early colonization efforts. Initial colonization efforts in the system faced significant challenges in marshalling political and economic support. Interest in the system's colonization potential initially focused on Tribute and Circumstance, though it was Reach that would soon capture the attention of Unified Earth Government planners.[1]

Tribute was the second planet to be colonized by the Unified Earth Government and the Colonial Administration Authority in the Epsilon Eridani system, after its sister planet of Reach. The UEG officially records Tribute's colonization as beginning on August 8, 2364 when CAA Casbah arrived and established the initial navigation and communication satellite constellation, though the official date of colonial establishment is contested by some. Personnel of CAA Irbid claim that they had landed and begun colonization earlier, on July 24, 2364.[1]

Insurrection[edit]

Tribute was one of the major focus points of Operation: TREBUCHET in 2524, where forces of the United Nations Space Command operated against insurrectionist bomb cells hiding throughout the colony. At least one battalion of Marines were involved in operations on the planet, supported by corvette UNSC Bum Rush and flights of AV-14 Hornets. Due to the increasing amount of civilian casualties and injuries caused by the insurrectionists, numerous combat support hospitals were built on Tribute as a form of aid and relief.[7] The UNSC's initial efforts to root out the insurgents failed spectacularly, triggering a wave of bombings, assassinations, and UNSC raids in urban areas that led to massive numbers of civilian casualties.[1]

One of the missions involved Staff Sergeants Avery Johnson and Nolan Byrne, who led two squads of Marines in a raid on a rebel bomb shop in a town nearby Casbah City. During the raid, the squads discovered that the explosives were mixed into the tires of a truck headed for Casbah. The Marines tracked the truck to a Jim Dandy restaurant in the city, eventually resulting in a hostage situation.[6] Three members of Byrne's team, as well as thirty-eight civilians, were killed in the restaurant when a rebel detonated a bomb during the event. Byrne was critically injured in the explosion and Johnson was lightly wounded.[8] The insurrectionists on Tribute initially enjoyed tacit support from the population, though as violence escalated it quickly became clear to Tribute's population that the rebels were not the romantic freedom fighters imagined by many and their popular support quickly waned. Although periodic outbreaks of violent rebellions continued for over a decade, the destruction of the Outer Colonies and draconian restrictions on inter-system transport effectively cut off the Tribute rebels from any outside support as the Human-Covenant War began. A handful of insurgents remained active on Tribute throughout the Human-Covenant War, apparently convinced that the war against the Covenant Empire was simply a plot by the UEG to shore up support in the colonies, at least until the Covenant arrived on Tribute.[1]

Between 2524 and 2525, Captain James Cutter had an extramarital affair with a woman on Tribute. This liaison produced a son, Daniel Clayton.[9]

Human-Covenant War[edit]

Main article: Battle for Tribute
Casbah City under Covenant siege.

As the Fall of Reach began in late July 2552, the Covenant also attacked the other colonies in the system, including Tribute. Despite the efforts of UNSC ground forces and the Epsilon Eridani Fleet, the Covenant eventually gained the upper hand in the Battle for Tribute and began targeting population and industrial centers for orbital bombardment.[1] The UNSC Navy fleet charged with evacuating the colony's populace suffered ninety percent losses.[10] Jiralhanae forces began to land on the planet in force, though stiff UNSC and civilian resistance left their packs bloodier than their chieftains had anticipated. However, the Covenant gained uncontested control of the skies and Tribute's orbit; there was little the UNSC could do to save the colony.[1]

Several Spartans were deployed to Casbah City to assist the evacuation effort, resulting in the deaths of an entire SPARTAN-III team.[11] At least one platoon of the 105th Shock Troops Division was also deployed to the city of Jaeraub.[12] The colony remained under siege by the Covenant fleet for some time. During the battle, Team Black was sent to Verge on a mission to destroy a Covenant beacon that was mining helium-3 to provide energy for the fleet blockading Tribute.[13] Although they were successful, Tribute was eventually partially glassed by the Covenant.[14] Ironically, Tribute's "survival" was due to interference from the Covenant's High Prophets of Truth and Regret, who both began to consolidate their loyal forces once Installation 04 was discovered on September 19, 2552. The few remaining Covenant ships at Tribute targeted human forces when able, with little interest, but otherwise simply waited for new orders and began moving orbital wreckage in preparation for a renewed campaign of the glassing of Tribute. However, when the Great Schism began on November 3, 2552, the Jiralhanae and Sangheili vessels then fought each other in orbit over Tribute and across the planet's skies. As the Covenant civil war led to the destruction of most Covenant vessels, Tribute's human survivors could only look on in confusion.[1]

Post-war[edit]

Tribute was not completely razed or glassed by the Covenant during the battle on the planet,[1] allowing humans to continue living on its surface.[15][16] However, all of its major cities were almost completely destroyed and few industrial sites survived unscathed. Over half of the population was killed in the battle and Earth was unable to spare any immediate assistance with colonies of the Sol system in ruins. Nevertheless, the colony survived, and enough infrastructure remained intact that survivors began rebuilding the ecology and economy.[1]

A series of ship graveyards continued to orbit the planet's northern pole; these graveyards served as the testing ground for the MJOLNIR Deadeye variant.[17] At some point, prototypes of the Rex VISR were tested by UNSC Marines units to track down Jiralhanae holdouts on the planet. The wreckage of the Ceudar-pattern heavy corvette Supplication of Purity, downed during the war, would be recovered from the planet and later displayed at Outpost Discovery.[18] Between 2555 and 2558, Region One of Central Command entered negotiations with Covenant fleet remnants, with Olympia Vale serving as an advisor.[19] By 2558, Tribute is now home to major shipbuilding yards of the UNSC Navy, building a new generation of warships along with the shipyards orbiting Mars. In addition, a new slipstream space route between Epsilon Eridani and Sol was discovered and established as a trade route, with the minor Outer Colony of Ruthersburg providing metals and rare earths to both Tribute and Mars.[20]

Gallery[edit]

  • A sign on Tribute from Dutch's memories.

    A sign on Tribute from Dutch's memories.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Halo Waypoint - Universe, Locations, Tribute (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [local archive] [external archive]
  2. ^ Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation
  3. ^ Halo Channel, Encyclopedia
  4. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 299
  5. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, p. 7
  6. ^ a b Halo: Contact Harvest, p. 14
  7. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, p. 81
  8. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, p. 20
  9. ^ Halo: Escalation, Issue #5
  10. ^ Halo 3: ODST, "Dutch" Firefight Character Profile
  11. ^ Halo 4, multiplayer map, Landfall
  12. ^ Halo: Outpost Discovery - Hall of History - MA5D assault rifle exhibit
  13. ^ Halo: Evolutions, "Blunt Instruments", p. 194
  14. ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, p. 177
  15. ^ Halo: First Strike (2010), Tug o' War
  16. ^ Halo 4, multiplayer map, Skyline
  17. ^ Halo 4, MJOLNIR/Deadeye armor description
  18. ^ Halo: Outpost Discovery - Covenant Escape
  19. ^ Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition, Spartan Locke's Classified Orders
  20. ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Buzz Generating

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