Soell

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Soell is the star that Threshold, Basis and Installation 04 orbit.^[1]

The star's location in the galaxy is unknown. Prior to Halo's release, some speculated and theorized that it was factually the star Iota Horologii^{[verification needed]} (50 light-years from Earth^[2]), based on lateral hints from Bungie that the star was connected to the game somehow (specifically a sign left in front of the Bungie Webcam).

[edit] Behind the scenes

• Although an excerpt in the 2003 Halo Sybex Guide is the first canon source to refer to the star as "Soell", the name was originally proposed by a fan, Loren Petrich, a reference to former Bungie Community Guy Matt Soell.^[3][4]

[edit] References

1. ↑ "Halo Story Bible: Halo", Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets, Chapter 5, page 63
2. ↑ Iota Horologii at Wikipedia (revision as of 23:22, 12 January 2008)
3. ↑ Forum post by Matt Soell at halo.bungie.org
4. ↑ Post number 5494 at halo.bungie.org's forum, confirmed to be original by Matt Soell in post 6615