Soell system: Difference between revisions

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Soell is the star that Threshold, Basis, and Installation 04 orbit.^[1] The star seems to be located near the rim of the Milky Way.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The system is named in reference to Matt Soell, a former Bungie employee.^[5]
Prior to Halo: Combat Evolved's release, it was speculated that Soell is actually the star Iota Horologii, based on hints from Bungie that the star was somehow connected to the game's story, specifically a sign left in front of the Bungie Webcam.^{[citation needed]}

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 ==Trivia==
 *The system is named in reference to [[Matt Soell]], a former [[Bungie]] employee.<ref>[http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive.pl?read=6615 '''Halo.bungie.org''': ''Re: Climate?'']</ref>
-*Prior to ''Halo: Combat Evolved'''s release, it was speculated that Soell is actually the star [[Wikipedia:Iota Horologii|Iota Horologii]], based on hints from Bungie that the star was somehow connected to the game's story, specifically a sign left in front of the Bungie Webcam.{{citation needed}} However, ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'', and ''Halo: Reach'' show that Soell is located near the edge of, if not outside, the Milky Way; Iota Horologii is roughly fifty-five lightyears from Earth, well within the boundaries of the galaxy.
+*Prior to ''Halo: Combat Evolved'''s release, it was speculated that Soell is actually the star [[Wikipedia:Iota Horologii|Iota Horologii]], based on hints from Bungie that the star was somehow connected to the game's story, specifically a sign left in front of the Bungie Webcam.{{citation needed}}
 ==List of appearances==