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'''Chiron''' is a [[UNSC]] space station orbiting [[Mars]]. The platform is known for its extreme-conditions facility, where [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] [[Li-008]] underwent extensive training with microgravity equipment and martial arts.<ref>''' | '''Chiron''' is a [[UNSC]] space station orbiting [[Mars]]. The platform is known for its extreme-conditions facility, where [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] [[Li-008]] underwent extensive training with microgravity equipment and martial arts.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 219'' ''(He had trained extensively with microgravity equipment and martial arts at the UNSC's extreme-conditions facility on Chiron in orbit about Mars."'')</ref> | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*Chiron | *Chiron is the setting for the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' [[multiplayer]] map, [[Chiron TL-34]]. | ||
*[[Wikipedia:Chiron|Chiron]] is also one of the few noble centaurs who trained Achilles in Greek Mythology. This could also be a reference as the Spartans were believed to have been near invincible, as was Achilles, although Achilles' only weak spot was his ankle, the so-called "Achilles Heel." | *[[Wikipedia:Chiron|Chiron]] is also one of the few noble centaurs who trained Achilles in Greek Mythology. This could also be a reference as the Spartans were believed to have been near invincible, as was Achilles, although Achilles' only weak spot was his ankle, the so-called "Achilles Heel." | ||
Revision as of 14:56, February 4, 2014
Chiron is a UNSC space station orbiting Mars. The platform is known for its extreme-conditions facility, where SPARTAN-II Li-008 underwent extensive training with microgravity equipment and martial arts.[1]
Trivia
- Chiron is the setting for the Halo: Combat Evolved multiplayer map, Chiron TL-34.
- Chiron is also one of the few noble centaurs who trained Achilles in Greek Mythology. This could also be a reference as the Spartans were believed to have been near invincible, as was Achilles, although Achilles' only weak spot was his ankle, the so-called "Achilles Heel."
List of appearances
- Halo: Combat Evolved (First appearance)
- Halo: First Strike (Mentioned only)
Sources
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page 219 (He had trained extensively with microgravity equipment and martial arts at the UNSC's extreme-conditions facility on Chiron in orbit about Mars.")
