Eridanus II (Earth-5875)

Eridanus II was a human Outer Colony in the Eridanus system. A rural planet with dozens of megalopolises, it was devoid of pollution with climate-controlled weather, and was famous for its beautiful, lush landscapes. It was orbited by one natural satellite, Ehilend.

History
In 2494, the Insurrectionist group United Liberation Front took control of ridanus II, deposing the Republic of Eridanus II. The UNSC responded to this, driving the insurgents back away. They would try to do again in 2513, now under the command of insurgent leader, Colonel Robert Watts. During Operation TREBUCHET, the whole rebellion was dismantled, and Watts was presumed dead. He, in fact, had faked his own death and hid in the asteroid Eridanus Secundus, starting to lead the remaining of his forces from there.

In 2517, Dr. Catherine Halsey and Lieutenant Jacob Keyes traveled to Eridanus II in order to observe potential SPARTAN-II candidates. There, Halsey met a young John-117 at the Malala Yousafzai Elementary School, on Elysium City. After being amazed by his intelligence and personality, she chose him to her SPARTAN Program after flipping an antique coin.

During Operation TREBUCHET in 2524, the CAA tried raiding an Insurrectionist base on Teribus Island. Later the same day, a nightclub favored by CAA personnel after their duty was attacked by Insurrectionist bombers, which killed dozens of civilians, the CAA pilot Allison Stark, and putting Eric Santiago into a coma. Gage Yevgeny and Felicia Sanderson were two of the only survivors.

In 2525, SPARTAN-II Blue Team was deployed on the system aboard the UNSC Pioneer, later boarding the freighter Laden in order to infiltrate Eridanus Secundus and kidnap Watts.

Eridanus II, the only human-inhabited planet in the system, was glassed by the Covenant in 2530, and the UNSC was forced to abandon the system.

Locations

 * Elysium City
 * Malala Yousafzai Elementary School
 * Luxor
 * Teribus Island

Trivia

 * In Greek mythology, Eridanos (better known as Eridanus), is a river associated with Hades and Herodotus.