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==History== | ==History== | ||
===The Forerunner=== | ===The Forerunner=== | ||
During the height of the [[Forerunner]] civilization, they built [[Ariel Forerunner complex|an underground complex]] on Ariel. The facility housed [[The Knowing]], an [[AI]] construct designed to observe and archive information. The entrance to the facility was defended by booby traps consisting of crisscrossing [[laser]] beams.<ref name="is5">'''Halo: Helljumper''', ''[[Halo: Helljumper Issue 5|Issue 5]]''</ref> | During the height of the [[Forerunner]] civilization, they built [[Ariel Forerunner complex|an underground complex]] on Ariel. The facility housed [[The Knowing]], an [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] construct designed to observe and archive information. The entrance to the facility was defended by booby traps consisting of crisscrossing [[laser]] beams.<ref name="is5">'''Halo: Helljumper''', ''[[Halo: Helljumper Issue 5|Issue 5]]''</ref> | ||
===Human-Covenant War=== | ===Human-Covenant War=== | ||
In [[2532]], the ONI rerouted several chemical precursors used in the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures]] to the Section III lab on Ariel, along with similar facilities on other colonies, likely to serve as the basis for the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-III]] [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|augmentations]].<ref name="journal"/> | In [[2532]], the ONI rerouted several chemical precursors used in the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures]] to the Section III lab on Ariel, along with similar facilities on other colonies, likely to serve as the basis for the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-III]] [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|augmentations]].<ref name="journal"/> | ||
In [[2552#January|January 2552]], the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Battle of Ariel|invaded the colony]], and one of the [[civilian]]s managed to send out a distress signal, to which [[UNSC High Command]] responded with sending a force of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s from the [[105th ODST Division]] to investigate. The UNSC forces came to notice that the Covenant were not operating in their usual fashion: [[glassing]] of the planet was not their intent, but they were searching for something under the surface instead.<ref name="is1"/> | In [[2552#January|January 2552]], the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Battle of Ariel|invaded the colony]], and one of the [[civilian]]s managed to send out a distress signal, to which [[UNSC High Command]] responded with sending a force of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s from the [[105th Shock Troops Division|105th ODST Division]] to investigate. The UNSC forces came to notice that the Covenant were not operating in their usual fashion: [[glassing]] of the planet was not their intent, but they were searching for something under the surface instead.<ref name="is1"/> | ||
The object the Covenant sought was discovered to be the Forerunner AI. Shortly after being found by the ODST squad, it self-destructed. As a result, the Covenant fleet broke off their attack, not even wasting the energy required to glass the planet.<ref name="is5"/> | The object the Covenant sought was discovered to be the Forerunner AI. Shortly after being found by the ODST squad, it self-destructed. As a result, the Covenant fleet broke off their attack, not even wasting the energy required to glass the planet.<ref name="is5"/> | ||
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Ariel is a human colony world in the twenty-sixth century. The planet is a remote, barren world with two archaeological dig sites and one settlement, with a population of approximately 4000 residents.[1] The colony also housed an ONI Section Three laboratory.[2]
History
The Forerunner
During the height of the Forerunner civilization, they built an underground complex on Ariel. The facility housed The Knowing, an AI construct designed to observe and archive information. The entrance to the facility was defended by booby traps consisting of crisscrossing laser beams.[3]
Human-Covenant War
In 2532, the ONI rerouted several chemical precursors used in the SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures to the Section III lab on Ariel, along with similar facilities on other colonies, likely to serve as the basis for the SPARTAN-III augmentations.[2]
In January 2552, the Covenant invaded the colony, and one of the civilians managed to send out a distress signal, to which UNSC High Command responded with sending a force of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers from the 105th ODST Division to investigate. The UNSC forces came to notice that the Covenant were not operating in their usual fashion: glassing of the planet was not their intent, but they were searching for something under the surface instead.[1]
The object the Covenant sought was discovered to be the Forerunner AI. Shortly after being found by the ODST squad, it self-destructed. As a result, the Covenant fleet broke off their attack, not even wasting the energy required to glass the planet.[3]
Trivia
- Ariel is also the name of the planet Uranus' fourth largest moon.
- Ariel is also the name of a planet in the television series Firefly, which starred the voice actors for Buck, Dutch and Mickey (being Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin and Alan Tudyk, respectively).
Gallery
One of Ariel's archaeological settlements.
Covenant digging in Ariel's reactor complex.
A large Covenant ground force amassing on Ariel.
Covenant forces leaving Ariel.
List of appearances
- Halo: Helljumper (First appearance)
- Dr. Halsey's personal journal
Sources
- ^ a b Halo: Helljumper, Issue 1
- ^ a b Dr. Halsey's personal journal, January 18, 2532
- ^ a b Halo: Helljumper, Issue 5
