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|name= Eridanus II | |name= Eridanus II | ||
|star, position= [[Eridanus system]], II | |star, position= [[Eridanus system|Eridanus]], II | ||
|moon(s)= [[Ehilend]] <ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Bestiarum]]''</ref><ref group="note">Although stated to have only one moon in the ''Bestiarum'', Eridanus II is depicted with two prominent natural satellites in ''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp''.</ref> | |moon(s)= [[Ehilend]]<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Bestiarum]]''</ref><ref group="note">Although stated to have only one moon in the ''Bestiarum'', Eridanus II is depicted with two prominent natural satellites in ''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp''.</ref> | ||
|satellite(s)= | |satellite(s)= | ||
|gravity= 1.01 G | |gravity= 1.01 G | ||
|daylength= | |daylength= | ||
|yearlength= | |yearlength= | ||
|atmosphere= 1 atm (N<sub>2</sub>, O<sub>2</sub>) | |atmosphere= 1 atm ([[Nitrogen|N<sub>2</sub>]], [[Oxygen|O<sub>2</sub>]]) | ||
| | |temperature= -18°C to 38°C (0.4°F to 100.4°F) | ||
|population= | |population= | ||
|species= [[Human]] | |species= [[Human]] | ||
|societal approximation= Human colony | |societal approximation= Human colony | ||
|government= [[Unified Earth Government | |government= [[Unified Earth Government]] | ||
|technology tier= Tier 3 | |technology tier= Tier 3 | ||
|current threat to array= | |current threat to array= | ||
Revision as of 13:13, March 29, 2014
Eridanus II was a human colony world in the Eridanus system. The planet was mostly rural, devoid of pollution or crowding, and had climate-controlled weather.[1] It was the location of the cities of Luxor and Elysium City, where John-117 grew up until he was abducted and sent into the SPARTAN-II program in 2517. Emile-A239 was from Luxor, born there in 2523.[2]
History
The Eridanus rebels had staged a localized rebellion against the UNSC in 2494. The UNSC struck back two years later in Operation: CHARLEMAGNE and forced the rebels out at the cost of four destroyers. A large number of rebels survived, however, and under the command of the UNSC turncoat Colonel Robert Watts, overthrew the civilian government of the system in 2513. Watts was presumed killed in the UNSC's counterattack, Operation: TREBUCHET, but in fact he escaped to Eridanus Secundus in the system's asteroid belt with the rest of the rebels.
As part of Operation: TREBUCHET, Colonial Military Administration Marines attempted to raid an Insurrectionist base on Teribus Island. Sympathizers in the unit tipped the Insurrectionists off, and by the time the dropship arrived it had been abandoned. Later, a nightclub in Elysium City was targeted by Insurrectionist bombers because it was a favorite CMA area for off-duty personnel, killing dozens of civilians and a CMA pilot, Allison Stark and putting a CMA Marine, Eric Santiago, into a coma. Gage Yevgenny and Felicia Sanderson were injured, but survived the attack.[3]
It remained a place of much hostility against the UNSC, and many pirates and rebels continued to operate across the system, with the asteroid belt as their main base of operations. John later returned there in 2525 with the other Spartan-IIs aboard the destroyer Template:UNSCship for their first mission to capture the rebel leader, Colonel Robert Watts. The Spartan team boarded the cargo freighter Laden and traveled to a rebel base, where they successfully captured the Colonel and escaped.
The planet was glassed by the Covenant in 2530 and the UNSC abandoned the planet.[4]
By 2557, the UNSC has apparently reclaimed and resettled the planet, as Nova Austin Station on the planet Cascade offered flights to Eridanus II that year.
Locations
Known residents
Trivia
Eridanus (or Eridanos) is a river in Greek mythology, associated by Herodotus with the Po River.
Gallery
- E2 space dock.png
The planet's orbital space docks.
John-117, as a young child, playing on a beach on Eridanus II.
Elysium City on Eridanus II.
List of appearances
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: First Strike
- Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
- Halo: Fall of Reach
- Scanned
Notes
Sources
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 22
- ^ Bungie.net - Emile's profile page
- ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "Dirt"
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page 240
