Editing Tau Ceti

== Overview ==

The Tau Ceti system was the first solar systems colonized by humanity. The [[UESC Marathon]] reached the star system in 2773 and began colonization efforts. The first colony on the planet Tau Ceti IV was established in 2787. 

The star system would come under attack by the [[Pfhor]] Empire in 2794, and the colony on Tau Ceti IV would be destroyed. <ref name = "packet">Marathon Lost Network Packets, https://marathon.bungie.org/story/bungie.html</ref> 

== History ==

Plans to colonize the Tau Ceti system began in 2395 at the latest, when the Mars government sold Deimos to the [[UESC]]. Despite hostility to the colonization plan by the Martian populace and the Third Martian War, the UESC Marathon was completed in 2472. Despite appearances that all was well, the pro-Martian terrorist organization ,[[MIDA]], had infiltrated the project in the hopes of hijacking the planned Tau Ceti Colony. 

<sup>See page [[UESC Marathon]] for more information</sup>

The Marathon arrived in Tau Ceti in 2773<ref name = "packet"></ref>, and began colonization efforts. 

===Tau Ceti IV===
The first official colony on Tau Ceti IV would be completed on 2787.<ref name = "packet"></ref>.

However, due to the machinations of the rampant AI [[Durandal]], the colony would come under Pfhor attack in 2794. Despite being successful in repelling the initial attack thanks to the efforts of Durandal, [[Leela]], the 9 Mjolnir [[Battleroid]]s, and the [[Security Officer]], the colony would be unable to hold its own against the Pfhor reinforcements. It was subsequently destroyed. 

<sup>See page [[UESC Marathon]] for more information</sup>

===[[Project Goliath]]===

The UESC officially lost contact with Tau Ceti in 2795, and began drafting a response codenamed "''Project Goliath''". The [[UESC Equanimity]] was modified and dispatched to the colony in the hopes of reestablishing contact. However, other elements from [[Traxus]] and MIDA discovered that the colony had gone dark, and are scrambling their own responses. <ref>Marathon (202x) ARG, UESC documents, https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M4iwWZGP6-uAnPk89B_kbnKA5i3laB0ITtJ79g0ySco/preview#heading=h.waqrasblcpil</ref> <ref>Marathon (202x), TRAXUS chatroom https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M4iwWZGP6-uAnPk89B_kbnKA5i3laB0ITtJ79g0ySco/preview#heading=h.fiq7lzkxcr82</ref>

== Demographics ==

The exact population is unknown. Colonists were 
Tycho claimed that there were 24,000 colonists killed during the Pfhor bombardment, though this number refers to the original crew of the Marathon upon its departure. <ref>Marathon 2, Sorry Don't Make It So, https://marathon.bungie.org/story/durandal2.html#M2.15.1.1</ref>

== AI ==

While the UESC Marathon sported 3 dedicated AIs who kept it running, the colony below had its own dedicated compliment to aid them in a variety of tasks. 
There are 8 known Colony AIs:
*   [[Ar_1814419v4.93]]
*	[[Ba_0423419v4.89]]
*	[[Da_1907420v4.86]]
*	[[Ga_2815420v4.81]]
*	[[Ic_1624420v4.73]]
*	[[Jo_0309421v4.69]] 
*	[[Li_1817421v4.65]]
*	[[Na_0602422v4.61]] <ref>Marathon 202x, ARG Document, AI rampancy memo, https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M4iwWZGP6-uAnPk89B_kbnKA5i3laB0ITtJ79g0ySco/preview?usp_dm=true#heading=h.7fqa3zf5oaag</ref> <ref>Marathon Manual, Pg 15, https://marathon.bungie.org/story/_files/Marathon_Manual.pdf</ref>

== Notes ==
* All details are under development. As more information about the new Marathon game comes out, this Article will become increasingly out of date
* This was one of the first articles written as a part of this wiki. Referencing standards may have changed, and as such please follow the links in the reference tab for more information.
* Dates in the original game were officially retconned by Bungie in the "Lost Network Packets" document. Any dates given are based on that article.

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== References ==

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