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'''New Phoenix''' is a metropolitan area of [[Wikipedia:Arizona|Arizona]], a state in the [[United Republic of North America]] on [[Earth]]. It was the fourth most populated city of URNA, after [[New York City]], [[Los Angeles]], and [[Greater Chicago Industrial Zone|Chicago]].<ref name="escalation 7"/>

'''New Phoenix''' is a metropolitan area of [[Wikipedia:Arizona|Arizona]], a state in the [[United Republic of North America]] on [[Earth]]. It was the fourth most populated city in the URNA, after [[New York City]], [[Los Angeles]], and [[Greater Chicago Industrial Zone|Chicago]].<ref name="escalation 7"/>

==History==

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During his swift attack on Earth on [[2557|July 24, 2557]], the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] was able to position his flagship, ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'', in [[geosynchronous orbit]] above the city. Despite resistance from the [[UNSC Home Fleet]], he activated the [[Composer]], [[mind transfer|converting]] New Phoenix's population of seven million into virtual form and disintegrating their bodies within ninety seconds.<ref name="escalation 7"/> Though [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] soon destroyed the Composer, some of the harvested minds were sent to the [[Composer's Abyss]] on [[Installation 03]] and later to [[Requiem]] via [[slipspace translocation]], to be implanted into new [[Promethean Knight]]s for the Didact's army.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 9|Issue 9]]''</ref><ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[Memento Mori|E5: ''Memento Mori'']]</ref>

Not long after the attack, the Didact's [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant followers]] opened [[slipspace portal]]s in an [[New Phoenix ONI facility|ONI base]] located in ~~New Phoenix~~ through a Forerunner device ONI had been studying there. Covenant and Promethean forces invaded the city through the portals, but an ONI research team, with the help of a ~~Spartan~~ [[Headhunter]], managed to use a [[Forerunner]] artifact known as the [[Conduit]] to close the portals and halt the assault.<ref>'''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''', ''[[Operation D: Adamantine Shield]]''</ref>

===Attack on the ONI facility===

Not long after the attack, the Didact's [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant followers]] opened [[slipspace portal]]s in an [[New Phoenix ONI facility|ONI base]] located in the city through a Forerunner device ONI had been studying there. Covenant and Promethean forces invaded the city through the portals, but an ONI research team, with the help of a [[Unidentified Headhunter|Spartan Headhunter]], managed to use a [[Forerunner]] artifact known as the [[Conduit]] to close the portals and halt the assault.<ref name="HSS">'''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''', ''[[Operation D: Adamantine Shield]]''</ref>

===Quarantine===

[[File:New Phoenix rebirth.jpg|thumb|200px|New Phoenix's Rebirth ceremony in March 2558]]

Due to the nature of the Composer, the city's infrastructure remained ~~completely~~ intact.<ref>'''Halo 4''' - ''[[Epilogue (Halo 4 level)|Epilogue]]''</ref> New Phoenix was quarantined after the holocaust and remained off-limits. The UNSC hid the details of the ~~attack~~ from the public, concealing it as a attack ~~by the [[Covenant remnants]].~~<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''Issue #3''</ref> Six months later, however, [[John Sullivan]], an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] public relations officer, released a statement that the attack was not of [[Covenant]] origin.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[Departure]]''</ref>

Due to the nature of the Composer, the city's infrastructure remained intact.<ref>'''Halo 4''' - ''[[Epilogue (Halo 4 level)|Epilogue]]''</ref> New Phoenix was quarantined after the holocaust and remained off-limits. The UNSC hid the details of the incident from the public, concealing it as a Covenant attack,<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''Issue #3''</ref> a story that was likely corroborated by the invasion of the ONI facility.<ref name="HSS"/> Six months later, however, [[John Sullivan]], an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] public relations officer, released a statement that the attack was not of [[Covenant]] origin.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[Departure]]''</ref>

On March 24, [[2558]], eight months after the attack, the city's quarantine was lifted.<ref name="escalation 7"/> Doctor [[Ruth Charet]], [[President of the Unified Earth Government]], presided over New Phoenix's Rebirth ceremony. Spartan [[Tedra Grant]] accompanied [[Gabriel Thorne]] as he ~~return~~ to the city and visited [[Thorne family|his family]]'s home.<ref name="escalation 7"/>

On [[2558#March|March 24, 2558]], eight months after the attack, the city's quarantine was lifted.<ref name="escalation 7"/> Doctor [[Ruth Charet]], [[President of the Unified Earth Government]], presided over New Phoenix's Rebirth ceremony. Spartan [[Tedra Grant]] accompanied Spartan [[Gabriel Thorne]] as he returned to the city and visited [[Thorne family|his family]]'s home.<ref name="escalation 7"/>

==Trivia==

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-'''New Phoenix''' is a metropolitan area of [[Wikipedia:Arizona|Arizona]], a state in the [[United Republic of North America]] on [[Earth]]. It was the fourth most populated city of URNA, after [[New York City]], [[Los Angeles]], and [[Greater Chicago Industrial Zone|Chicago]].<ref name="escalation 7"/>
+'''New Phoenix''' is a metropolitan area of [[Wikipedia:Arizona|Arizona]], a state in the [[United Republic of North America]] on [[Earth]]. It was the fourth most populated city in the URNA, after [[New York City]], [[Los Angeles]], and [[Greater Chicago Industrial Zone|Chicago]].<ref name="escalation 7"/>
 ==History==
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 During his swift attack on Earth on [[2557|July 24, 2557]], the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] was able to position his flagship, ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'', in [[geosynchronous orbit]] above the city. Despite resistance from the [[UNSC Home Fleet]], he activated the [[Composer]], [[mind transfer|converting]] New Phoenix's population of seven million into virtual form and disintegrating their bodies within ninety seconds.<ref name="escalation 7"/> Though [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] soon destroyed the Composer, some of the harvested minds were sent to the [[Composer's Abyss]] on [[Installation 03]] and later to [[Requiem]] via [[slipspace translocation]], to be implanted into new [[Promethean Knight]]s for the Didact's army.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 9|Issue 9]]''</ref><ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[Memento Mori|E5: ''Memento Mori'']]</ref>
-Not long after the attack, the Didact's [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant followers]] opened [[slipspace portal]]s in an [[New Phoenix ONI facility|ONI base]] located in New Phoenix through a Forerunner device ONI had been studying there. Covenant and Promethean forces invaded the city through the portals, but an ONI research team, with the help of a Spartan [[Headhunter]], managed to use a [[Forerunner]] artifact known as the [[Conduit]] to close the portals and halt the assault.<ref>'''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''', ''[[Operation D: Adamantine Shield]]''</ref>
+===Attack on the ONI facility===
+{{Main|Battle of New Phoenix}}
+Not long after the attack, the Didact's [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant followers]] opened [[slipspace portal]]s in an [[New Phoenix ONI facility|ONI base]] located in the city through a Forerunner device ONI had been studying there. Covenant and Promethean forces invaded the city through the portals, but an ONI research team, with the help of a [[Unidentified Headhunter|Spartan Headhunter]], managed to use a [[Forerunner]] artifact known as the [[Conduit]] to close the portals and halt the assault.<ref name="HSS">'''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''', ''[[Operation D: Adamantine Shield]]''</ref>
 ===Quarantine===
 [[File:New Phoenix rebirth.jpg|thumb|200px|New Phoenix's Rebirth ceremony in March 2558]]
-Due to the nature of the Composer, the city's infrastructure remained completely intact.<ref>'''Halo 4''' - ''[[Epilogue (Halo 4 level)|Epilogue]]''</ref> New Phoenix was quarantined after the holocaust and remained off-limits. The UNSC hid the details of the attack from the public, concealing it as a attack by the [[Covenant remnants]].<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''Issue #3''</ref> Six months later, however, [[John Sullivan]], an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] public relations officer, released a statement that the attack was not of [[Covenant]] origin.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[Departure]]''</ref>
+Due to the nature of the Composer, the city's infrastructure remained intact.<ref>'''Halo 4''' - ''[[Epilogue (Halo 4 level)|Epilogue]]''</ref> New Phoenix was quarantined after the holocaust and remained off-limits. The UNSC hid the details of the incident from the public, concealing it as a Covenant attack,<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''Issue #3''</ref> a story that was likely corroborated by the invasion of the ONI facility.<ref name="HSS"/> Six months later, however, [[John Sullivan]], an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] public relations officer, released a statement that the attack was not of [[Covenant]] origin.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[Departure]]''</ref>
-On March 24, [[2558]], eight months after the attack, the city's quarantine was lifted.<ref name="escalation 7"/> Doctor [[Ruth Charet]], [[President of the Unified Earth Government]], presided over New Phoenix's Rebirth ceremony. Spartan [[Tedra Grant]] accompanied [[Gabriel Thorne]] as he return to the city and visited [[Thorne family|his family]]'s home.<ref name="escalation 7"/>
+On [[2558#March|March 24, 2558]], eight months after the attack, the city's quarantine was lifted.<ref name="escalation 7"/> Doctor [[Ruth Charet]], [[President of the Unified Earth Government]], presided over New Phoenix's Rebirth ceremony. Spartan [[Tedra Grant]] accompanied Spartan [[Gabriel Thorne]] as he returned to the city and visited [[Thorne family|his family]]'s home.<ref name="escalation 7"/>
 ==Trivia==