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'''Madrigal''' was a thriving [[UNSC]] [[Outer Colony]] world in the [[23 Librae]] system,<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 13''</ref> and is the only planet within 23 Librae's habitable zone.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 155''</ref> It was the closest world to [[Harvest]] in [[2525]],<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 24''</ref> and in [[2528]] Madrigal followed Harvest to become the fourth known colony glassed by the [[Covenant]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 72''</ref> [[Second Base]] and [[Green Hills]] were the two colonies lost just after Harvest fell. The survivors fled to the asteroids, nicknamed the [[Rubble]], trailing the gas giant [[Hesiod]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 11''</ref> Later, with the help of the [[UNSC]] ''[[Midsummer Night]]'' and Spartan [[Gray Team]], the Rubble was evacuated after the [[Battle of the Rubble]] and the [[Battle of Metisette]], using the habitat Exodus to reach UNSC controled space and saftey once more to the excitment of everyone to have survivors back from behind enemy lines.  Before this happened, two Covenant ships returned to Madrigal, having tracked "stolen" Covenant weapons to that system and found it completely glassed with no sign of survivors.  The future [[Arbiter]], [[Thel Vadamee]] fought in the destruction of Madrigal.
'''Madrigal''' was a thriving [[United Nations Space Command]] [[Outer Colony]] world in the [[23 Librae]] system.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 13''</ref> It is the only planet within 23 Librae's habitable zone.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 155''</ref> It was the closest world to [[Harvest]] in [[2525]],<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 24''</ref> and in [[2528]] Madrigal followed Harvest to become the fourth known colony to be [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]],<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 72''</ref> following [[Second Base]] and [[Green Hills]].<ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', [[datapads]]</ref> The survivors fled to the asteroids trailing the nearby gas giant [[Hesiod]], which they nicknamed [[the Rubble]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 11''</ref> The [[Sangheili]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee, a future [[Arbiter]], participated in the destruction of Madrigal.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page ???''</ref>


The names of known residents of Madrigal indicate that it may have had a large Hispanic population.
In [[2535]], with help from the crew of the [[UNSC light frigate|frigate]] {{UNSCship|Midsummer Night}} and [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN]] [[Gray Team]], the Rubble was evacuated after the [[Battle of the Rubble|battles of the Rubble]] and the [[Battle of Metisette|Metisette]], using [[Habitat Exodus]] to reach UNSC-controlled space.


==Notable Residents==
The names of most known Madrigali residents, as well as the names of places they established on the Rubble, seem to indicate that much of Madrigal's population was of Hispanic heritage.
 
==Notable residents==
*[[Kojo Agu]]
*[[Kojo Agu]]
*[[Peter Bonifacio]]
*[[Peter Bonifacio]]
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*[[Kojo Agu]] spent the first four years of his life on Madrigal.
*Madrigal is a city in [[Bungie]]'s ''Myth'' series. It serves as the namesake of ''[[Siege of Madrigal]]'', a musical piece from ''Myth''. The song serves as an Easter egg in all games in the ''Halo'' series, with the exception of ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
*Madrigal was a city in [[Bungie]]'s Myth series, as well in the ''[[Siege of Madrigal]]'', a music piece from [[Myth]]. While the song had been in the ''Halo'' franchise as an Easter Egg for some time, it was only upon publication of ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' that its namesake became canon.
*Most of Madrigal's population seemed to be of Latino or Hispanic descent. This may be connected to the fact that the planet is named after localities in Spain on Earth, such as Madrigal de las Altas Torres and Madrigal del Monte, municipalities in Castile and León and Madrid, Spain.
*[[Ignatio Delgado]] and [[Maria Esquival]] were evacuated from the city of Nueva Lima when they were both 14 years old, immediately before Madrigal was glassed. Their parents loaded them onto an Insurrectionist cargo ship containing many refugee children.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 41''</ref>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''{{mo}}
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' {{mo}}
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''{{First mentioned}}
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''{{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''{{1st}}
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' {{mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==

Revision as of 10:59, March 6, 2011

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This article is about the planet. For the music piece from Myth, see Siege of Madrigal.

Template:Planet Madrigal was a thriving United Nations Space Command Outer Colony world in the 23 Librae system.[1] It is the only planet within 23 Librae's habitable zone.[2] It was the closest world to Harvest in 2525,[3] and in 2528 Madrigal followed Harvest to become the fourth known colony to be glassed by the Covenant,[4] following Second Base and Green Hills.[5][6] The survivors fled to the asteroids trailing the nearby gas giant Hesiod, which they nicknamed the Rubble.[7] The Sangheili Thel 'Vadamee, a future Arbiter, participated in the destruction of Madrigal.[8]

In 2535, with help from the crew of the frigate Template:UNSCship and SPARTAN Gray Team, the Rubble was evacuated after the battles of the Rubble and the Metisette, using Habitat Exodus to reach UNSC-controlled space.

The names of most known Madrigali residents, as well as the names of places they established on the Rubble, seem to indicate that much of Madrigal's population was of Hispanic heritage.

Notable residents

Trivia

  • Madrigal is a city in Bungie's Myth series. It serves as the namesake of Siege of Madrigal, a musical piece from Myth. The song serves as an Easter egg in all games in the Halo series, with the exception of Halo Wars.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 13
  2. ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 155
  3. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 24
  4. ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 72
  5. ^ Halo Wars: Genesis
  6. ^ Halo: Reach, datapads
  7. ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 11
  8. ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page ???
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