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Following the end of the war, the East African Protectorate began planning an ambitious and expensive project to rebuild the destroyed urban core.{{Ref/Reuse|CFShowcase}} | Following the end of the war, the East African Protectorate began planning an ambitious and expensive project to rebuild the destroyed urban core.{{Ref/Reuse|CFShowcase}} | ||
Around the same time, the [[Unified Earth Government]] began [[Project Rebirth]] to rehabilitate war torn areas on Earth.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]|Chapter=2}} UEG investments through Rebirth and UNSC activity at the nearby [[Portal at Voi]] did revitalize some of the city.{{Ref/Reuse|CFShowcase}} Eventually as well through Rebirth, the old city hall thoroughfare for Mombasa was to be transformed into the [[United Nations Space Command Memorial Park|UNSC Memorial Park]].<ref name="mombasapressrelease">''[[McFarlane Toys/Halo Point Prizes]]'', [[McFarlane Toys/Halo Point Prizes#Golden Master Chief|Master Chief Statue Press Release]]</ref> | Around the same time, the [[Unified Earth Government]] began [[Project Rebirth]] to rehabilitate war torn areas on Earth.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]|Chapter=2}} UEG investments through Rebirth and UNSC activity at the nearby [[Portal at Voi]] did revitalize some of the city.{{Ref/Reuse|CFShowcase}} Eventually as well through Rebirth, the old city hall thoroughfare for Mombasa was to be transformed into the [[United Nations Space Command Memorial Park|UNSC Memorial Park]].<ref name="mombasapressrelease">''[[McFarlane Toys/Halo Point Prizes]]'', [[McFarlane Toys/Halo Point Prizes#Golden Master Chief|Master Chief Statue Press Release]]</ref> Part of the Rebirth investment was in reality to act as a smokescreen to allow for exploration of branching Forerunner mechanisms under the city as well as other work at the Excession.{{Ref/Site|Id=cflegendend|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-legendary-endings|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Canon Fodder - Legendary Endings|D=13|M=12|Y=2021}} | ||
By [[2560]], much of the city was in a habitable state, and the Mombasa Tether was under reconstruction.{{Ref/Map|Id=infinitestreets|Halo Infinite|[[Streets]]}} | By [[2560]], much of the city was in a habitable state, and the Mombasa Tether was under reconstruction.{{Ref/Map|Id=infinitestreets|Halo Infinite|[[Streets]]}} | ||
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The transit of Mombasa is run by the [[New Mombasa Transit Authority]]. They are known to operate the extensive [[Maglev train]] [[New Mombasa MagLev train network|network]] within the city.{{Ref/Level|Id=streets|[[Halo 3: ODST]]|[[Mombasa Streets]]}}{{Ref/Map|[[Halo 2]]|[[Terminal (map)|Terminal]]}} | The transit of Mombasa is run by the [[New Mombasa Transit Authority]]. They are known to operate the extensive [[Maglev train]] [[New Mombasa MagLev train network|network]] within the city.{{Ref/Level|Id=streets|[[Halo 3: ODST]]|[[Mombasa Streets]]}}{{Ref/Map|[[Halo 2]]|[[Terminal (map)|Terminal]]}} | ||
The [[New Mombasa Police Department]] is the police force of the city. They have stations in Old Mombasa{{Ref/Level|Id=ani|[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]|[[Outskirts]]}} and their headquarters is located in the New Mombasa city center.{{Ref/Level|Id=nmpdhq|[[Halo 3: ODST]]|[[NMPD HQ|NMPD HQ]]}} | The [[New Mombasa Police Department]] is the police force of the city. They have stations in Old Mombasa{{Ref/Level|Id=ani|[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]|[[Outskirts]]}} and their headquarters is located in the New Mombasa city center.{{Ref/Level|Id=nmpdhq|[[Halo 3: ODST]]|[[NMPD HQ|NMPD HQ]]}} The UNSC's [[Joint Task Force MARIAH]] which guards the Excession, also guarded the Forerunner elements under Mombasa.{{Ref/Reuse|cflegendend}} | ||
The waste management of the city is handled by the [[New Mombasa Waste Management]]. They operate all sorts of garbage cans throughout New Mombasa and Old Mombasa. They also operate the [[M312 Heavy Recovery Vehicle#Halo 3: ODST|Olifant]].{{Ref/Level|Id=coastal|[[Halo 3: ODST]]|[[Coastal Highway]]}} The [[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]] owned [[Mombasa Sewer..Ltd]] appears to be involved in some form with the sewer system of the city.{{Ref/Map|Id=bazaar|Halo Infinite|[[Bazaar]]}} Storm drains from the city ran out to the [[Mombasa Quays]].{{Ref/Reuse|palacehotel}} | The waste management of the city is handled by the [[New Mombasa Waste Management]]. They operate all sorts of garbage cans throughout New Mombasa and Old Mombasa. They also operate the [[M312 Heavy Recovery Vehicle#Halo 3: ODST|Olifant]].{{Ref/Level|Id=coastal|[[Halo 3: ODST]]|[[Coastal Highway]]}} The [[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]] owned [[Mombasa Sewer..Ltd]] appears to be involved in some form with the sewer system of the city.{{Ref/Map|Id=bazaar|Halo Infinite|[[Bazaar]]}} Storm drains from the city ran out to the [[Mombasa Quays]].{{Ref/Reuse|palacehotel}} | ||
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====People==== | ====People==== | ||
The culture also seems displaced between the different parts of the city; while New Mombasa was populated with industrial workers and ambitious cosmopolitans, Old Mombasa was considered to be more of an old rundown slum that deteriorates by the day. The denizens of the old city were largely isolated from the residents of New Mombasa; even their dialect was completely different from the standard language.{{Ref/Reuse|sunrise}} | The culture also seems displaced between the different parts of the city; while New Mombasa was populated with industrial workers and ambitious cosmopolitans, Old Mombasa was considered to be more of an old rundown slum that deteriorates by the day. The denizens of the old city were largely isolated from the residents of New Mombasa; even their dialect was completely different from the standard language.{{Ref/Reuse|sunrise}} | ||
With the rebuilding of the city, a new divide among the people has formed; between the original citizens, and the researchers and workers from colonial diaspora brought to the city.{{Ref/Reuse|cflegendend}} | |||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||