What is the Earth called in Halo?

— Thomas Lasky discussing Earth, with John-117. Earth, also known as Sol III, known in the Forerunner era as "Erde-Tyrene" (pronounced "Er-da-ty-reen") or "Erda", is the third planet and one of four terrestrial worlds of the Sol system.

What is Earth in the Halo universe?

Earth (known as Erde-Tyrene by prehistoric humans and Forerunners) is the third planet of the Sol system, and one of its four terrestrial worlds. Homeworld of the human species, Earth has been at the forefront of galactic history, from encounters with the Precursors to the end of the Covenant Empire.

What are the names of the planets in Halo?

What is the name of the planet in Halo: Infinite?

The game is set on the Forerunner ringworld Installation 07 (Zeta Halo), which has mysteriously suffered damage. The player character, Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 is a UNSC "Spartan" supersoldier on a mission to neutralize Cortana, his former partner.

What planet is in Halo series?

Madrigal was a thriving human Outer Colony world in the 23 Librae system, and is the only planet within the star's habitable zone. It was the closest world to Harvest in 2525, and in 2528 Madrigal joined Harvest on the list of human colonies to have been glassed by the Covenant.

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Is Earth the Ark in Halo?

"Earth Ark" was the working title for a series of three campaign levels cut from Halo 2. The three missions would have served as the penultimate in the game, showcasing the Master Chief's return to Earth and the final stand of the Prophet of Truth.

What species is human in Halo?

Humans, taxonomically referred to as Homo sapiens (Latin for "wise man") and known as hamanune (plural hamanush) in the Forerunner era, are a sentient species native to Earth.

Which planet is Master Chief from?

The Master Chief, originally named John, was born in March 7 2511 and first lived with his family on the human colony planet Eridanus II.

What is the alien called in Halo?

The Covenant were first introduced in the 2001 video game Halo: Combat Evolved as enemies hunting the player character, a human supersoldier known as Master Chief.

What is the ring planet called?

Saturn is a funny-looking planet. True, it's not the only planet with rings. Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune have rings, too. But Saturn's rings are the biggest and brightest.

What is the farthest human colony in Halo?

Beyond that were the Outer Colonies. Other colonies were established even further - Coral, at 42 light-years; and Madrigal, the most distant known colony, which lay in the 23 Librae system, 83.7 light-years from Earth.

What planet was John born on Halo?

Born in 2511 on the human colony world of Eridanus II, John and other selected children are covertly taken from their homes and conscripted by the United Nations Space Command (UNSC) into the SPARTAN-II Project.

Who built the Halo rings?

As it is known in modern times, the Halo Array is a network of seven ring-shaped megastructures created by the Forerunners, designed to exterminate all sentient life within the Milky Way galaxy.

How many Covenant died in halo?

The war was incredibly costly to both sides, with over twenty-three billion humans and billions of Covenant individuals killed during the hostilities.

Who is the leader of Earth halo?

Ruth Charet remains the incumbent President of the Unified Earth Government since her inauguration in January 2553.

How many humans are alive in halo?

The population of known human settlements preceding the Human-Covenant war would amount to 39 billion humans according to the UNSC and Halsey's records and estimates. After twenty seven years of war with the genocidal Covenant, Cortana approximated the death count to 23 billion (16 billion remaining).

What is the strongest Halo alien?

Who is the strongest Spartan in Halo?

Why is John-117 so special?

Only 33 Spartan trainee's emerged unscathed, John-117 was one of them. The augmentation process improved his already impressive reflexes, gave him superhuman strength, enhanced his eyesight, and made his bones nearly unbreakable.

How old is the human race?

Anatomically modern humans emerged around 300,000 years ago in Africa, evolving from Homo heidelbergensis or a similar species and migrating out of Africa, gradually replacing or interbreeding with local populations of archaic humans. For most of history, humans were nomadic hunter-gatherers.

What happened to ancient humans in Halo?

As punishment for defying the Forerunners, nearly all of humanity was wiped out and the remnants and technological achievements of their civilization were extirpated.