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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Geography=== | ===Geography=== | ||
[[File:H4-NewPhoenix.jpg|thumb | [[File:H4-NewPhoenix.jpg|thumb|250px|The desert [[city]] of [[New Phoenix]].]] | ||
The URNA features deserts and tundra. It is as well verdant.{{Ref/Reuse|enc285}} The URNA has a west coast<ref>''I love bees'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 12|Chapter 12]] - Jersey: "Just a Little Sting"</ref> and an east coast.<ref>''I love bees'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 9|Chapter 9]] - Kamal: "The Devil"</ref> One of the aforementioned deserts appears to be near the west coast while snow appears in the northern areas.{{Ref/Reuse|midnight}} | The URNA features deserts and tundra. It is as well verdant.{{Ref/Reuse|enc285}} The URNA has a west coast<ref>''I love bees'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 12|Chapter 12]] - Jersey: "Just a Little Sting"</ref> and an east coast.<ref>''I love bees'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 9|Chapter 9]] - Kamal: "The Devil"</ref> One of the aforementioned deserts appears to be near the west coast while snow appears in the northern areas.{{Ref/Reuse|midnight}} | ||
====Locations==== | ====Locations==== | ||
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*[[Seattle]] | *[[Seattle]] | ||
*[[Texas]] | *[[Texas]] | ||
*[[Abilene]] | **[[Abilene]] | ||
***[[Buffalo Breaker Yards]] | |||
*[[Washington]] | *[[Washington]] | ||
**[[Capital City Station]] | **[[Capital City Station]] | ||
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*[[Gladys Wilson]] - Retired [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marine]] (Born in Tahoka, Texas) | *[[Gladys Wilson]] - Retired [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marine]] (Born in Tahoka, Texas) | ||
*[[Luther Mann]] - [[Xenoanthropology|xenoanthropologist]] and [[Xenoarchaeology|xenoarchaeologist]] (Resided in Seattle) | *[[Luther Mann]] - [[Xenoanthropology|xenoanthropologist]] and [[Xenoarchaeology|xenoarchaeologist]] (Resided in Seattle) | ||
*[[Rani Sobeck]] - [[ONI Section One]] analyst (Born in Kentucky) | *[[Rani Sobeck]] - [[ONI Section One]] analyst (Born in Kentucky) | ||
*[[Rosenda-A344]] - [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] (Born in Greater Chicago Industrial Zone) | |||
*[[Sarah-John Pope]] (Kentucky) | *[[Sarah-John Pope]] (Kentucky) | ||
{{Col-end}} | {{Col-end}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
=== | ===Later United States=== | ||
At some point | At some point before [[2524]],{{Ref/Novel|Id=harvestchapt2|Halo: Contact Harvest|Chapter=2}} the [[United States of America]] had ceased to exist as an independent nation, leaving "political remnants" and former states.{{Ref/Reuse|enc285}} Despite this, citizens in the former country still identified as "American".{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Contact Harvest|Chapter=2}} By the 26th-century, [[Wikipedia:Washington (state)|Washington state]] had ceased to exist as a political entity.<ref name="Catalog">[[Catalog/Archive/2014]]</ref> However, [[Kentucky]] had been absorbed into the URNA.{{Ref/Reuse|enc285}} Around the early 2540s, [[New Phoenix]] was the fourth most populated city, behind [[Chicago]] in third, [[Los Angeles]] in second, and [[New York City]] in first.{{Ref/Comic|Id=esc7|[[Halo: Escalation]]|Issue=[[Halo: Escalation Issue 7|#7]]}} | ||
===Human-Covenant war=== | ===Human-Covenant war=== | ||
[[File:Cleveland in 2552.PNG|thumb | [[File:Cleveland in 2552.PNG|thumb|250px|[[Cleveland]], Ohio during the [[Battle of Cleveland]].]] | ||
{{Quote|no=two|[[Durga]]|[[Kamal Zaman]]|q1=It's a Covenant [[capital ship|capital]] [[Covenant starship|ship]]. Those little sparkles of light are Seraph fighters.|q2=They're here.|Durga explaining to Kamal and his family what they are seeing outside of their home in the first attack on URNA soil in Berkeley.{{Ref/Reuse|axon12}}}} | {{Quote|no=two|[[Durga]]|[[Kamal Zaman]]|q1=It's a Covenant [[capital ship|capital]] [[Covenant starship|ship]]. Those little sparkles of light are Seraph fighters.|q2=They're here.|Durga explaining to Kamal and his family what they are seeing outside of their home in the first attack on URNA soil in Berkeley.{{Ref/Reuse|axon12}}}} | ||
{{Main|Battle of Cleveland|URNA Southwest Campaign}} | {{Main|Battle of Cleveland|URNA Southwest Campaign}} | ||
Several engagements of the [[Human-Covenant War]] took place in the URNA in the climactic year of [[2552]]. One of the earliest engagements in what would become the [[Battle for Earth]] took place in [[2552#October|October]] in the [[Berkeley]] area, a city on the west coast of the URNA.<ref name="axon12">''I love bees'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 12|Chapter 12]] - Kamal: "Fiancée"</ref>{{Ref/Note|This is derived from numerous pieces of information from within the Axon Clips including: Chapter 12 which mentions Kamal taking a flight back to the west coast; Chapter 9 where Sophia mentions that one of the people she is talking to isn't a Berkeley police officer and Kamal having to take a packbus to Reno, Nevada as his first stop; Chapter 10 where Kamal mentions waiting for said bus outside of Oakland.}} Either | Several engagements of the [[Human-Covenant War]] took place in the URNA in the climactic year of [[2552]]. One of the earliest engagements in what would become the [[Battle for Earth]] took place in [[2552#October|October]] in the [[Berkeley]] area, a city on the west coast of the URNA.<ref name="axon12">''I love bees'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 12|Chapter 12]] - Kamal: "Fiancée"</ref>{{Ref/Note|This is derived from numerous pieces of information from within the Axon Clips including: Chapter 12 which mentions Kamal taking a flight back to the west coast; Chapter 9 where Sophia mentions that one of the people she is talking to isn't a Berkeley police officer and Kamal having to take a packbus to Reno, Nevada as his first stop; Chapter 10 where Kamal mentions waiting for said bus outside of Oakland.}} Either due to this specific attack or the [[Battle of Mombasa|attack]] on [[Mombasa]] around the same time, air raid sirens were activated on the east coast.<ref>''I love bees'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 12|Chapter 12]] - Rani</ref><ref>''I love bees'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 12|Chapter 12]] - Jersey</ref> | ||
Later in November, the [[Battle of Cleveland]], was fought in North America; during which many citizens of the metropolitan city attempted to flee north in boats from the invading [[Covenant]] forces to Canada. While the city suffered minimal damage from hostile and friendly fire, many citizens were killed by the genocidal Covenant. The UNSC established a relief camp in the nearby city of [[Wikipedia:Akron, Ohio|Akron]].{{Ref/Comic|[[Halo: Uprising]]|Issue=[[Halo: Uprising Issue 4|#4]]}} | Later in November, the [[Battle of Cleveland]], was fought in North America; during which many citizens of the metropolitan city attempted to flee north in boats from the invading [[Covenant]] forces to Canada. While the city suffered minimal damage from hostile and friendly fire, many citizens were killed by the genocidal Covenant. The UNSC established a relief camp in the nearby city of [[Wikipedia:Akron, Ohio|Akron]].{{Ref/Comic|[[Halo: Uprising]]|Issue=[[Halo: Uprising Issue 4|#4]]}} | ||
In the final stages of the Battle for Earth, Covenant forces retreated to North America while the [[Prophet of Truth]] fled to [[Installation 00]], with at least one [[Jiralhanae]] expedition deploying to Arizona to locate and activate a Forerunner artifact. This effort was foiled by elements of the [[UNSC Home Fleet]]. | In the final stages of the Battle for Earth, Covenant forces retreated to North America while the [[Prophet of Truth]] fled to [[Installation 00]], with at least one [[Jiralhanae]] expedition deploying to Arizona to locate and activate a Forerunner artifact. This effort was foiled by elements of the [[UNSC Home Fleet]]. | ||
===Post-war=== | ===Post-war=== | ||
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==Government and society== | ==Government and society== | ||
The URNA is home to the [[UNSC]]'s [[UNSC Supreme Headquarters|Supreme Headquarters]] and is home to numerous facilities and [[military base]]s. This is mostly due to | The URNA is home to the [[UNSC]]'s [[UNSC Supreme Headquarters|Supreme Headquarters]] and is home to numerous facilities and [[military base]]s. This is mostly due to its historic association to the [[United Nations]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc285}} The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] also maintained a branch headquarters in [[Boston]].<ref name="crossingtheblack">''[[Hunt the Truth]]'', [[Hunt the Truth Season 1|Season 1]], [[Hunt the Truth Season 1/Transcripts|Episode 04: CROSSING THE BLACK]]</ref> | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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*''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' {{Im}} | *''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' {{Im}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Infinite]]'' {{C|Hologram only}} | |||
{{Col-end}} | {{Col-end}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
{{Ref/Notes}} | {{Ref/Notes}} | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
{{URNA Territories}} | {{URNA Territories}} | ||
{{Earth Nations}} | {{Earth Nations}} | ||
[[Category:Earth]] | [[Category:Earth]] | ||