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[[File: | [[File:Damascus_Facility.png|thumb|250px|The Damascus facility as drawn by Dr. Halsey.]] | ||
The '''Damascus Materials Testing Facility''' was | The '''Damascus Materials Testing Facility''' was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] base located in [[Vhalkem]],<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/07/10/The-Halo-Bulletin-71013.aspx ''The Halo Bulletin 7.10.13]''</ref> on the [[Outer Colonies|Outer Colony]] of [[Chi Ceti IV]]. This top-secret base is where the [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-II]] supersoldiers were relocated for their final stage of training and the inclusion of their [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR]] Mark IV battle armor in [[2525]]. Though it was only manned by three technicians, it had a curious feature, which was that a dozen [[Artificial intelligence|AIs]] could operate and utilize the facility in close proximity to one another, which is typically impossible under normal circumstances for technical reasons.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page 114</ref> [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] also worked here for a while to refine the MJOLNIR armor series. In [[2542]], under the supervision of Halsey, the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V]] underwent development here. The [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/EOD variant|MJOLNIR/EOD]] and [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|second generation]] [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Soldier|MJOLNIR/Soldier]] variants were also created and constructed here. There were also obstacle courses for the Spartans to become accustomed with their new armor. | ||
Right after the Spartans received their armor, the facility was attacked by a nearby [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] ship, the ''[[Unrelenting]]''. All personnel were evacuated and the AIs were deactivated by Halsey when she removed them in the form of data cubes. Spartans [[John-117]], [[Kelly-087]], and [[Samuel-034|Sam-034]] boarded the ''Unrelenting'' and destroyed the ship by detonating missiles requisitioned from their [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] dropship on one of the plasma cannons.<ref>'''Halo: Fall of Reach'''</ref> | |||
The remaining Covenant force captured weapons and armor, which were studied later by a '[[Science lance]]' dispatched by the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', ''Timeline''</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The facility was likely named after [[Wikipedia:Damascus|Damascus]], the capital city of Syria. The facility also may have been named after [[Wikipedia:Damascus steel|Damascus steel]], a type of steel used in sword-making during the Middle Ages. This steel was renowned for its strength and sturdiness. The exact process for forging it is believed to have been lost. | *The facility was likely named after [[Wikipedia:Damascus|Damascus]], the capital city of Syria. The facility also may have been named after [[Wikipedia:Damascus steel|Damascus steel]], a type of steel used in sword-making during the Middle Ages. This steel was renowned for its strength and sturdiness. The exact process for forging it is believed to have been lost. | ||
*In the ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' comic adaptation, the Damascus Facility is depicted as an orbital station, a departure from the novel and Dr. Halsey's journal which depict it as a base located deep underground. The facility's depiction in the | *In the ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' comic adaptation, the Damascus Facility is depicted as an orbital station, a departure from the novel and Dr. Halsey's journal which depict it as a base located deep underground. The facility's depiction in the comic book also bears a striking resemblance to the central section of the space station [[W:c:memoryalpha:Deep Space 9|Deep Space 9]] from the [[W:c:memoryalpha:Star Trek|''Star Trek'']] [[W:c:memoryalpha:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|series of the same name]]. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | ||
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]'' | **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo | *''[[Halo 3]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:UNSC military bases]] | [[Category:UNSC military bases]] |