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'''Arcadia''' is the fourth [[planet]] in the [[Procyon system]], orbited by two [[natural satellite]]s—[[Gihon]] and [[Pishon]]. Colonized in [[2429]],{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} Arcadia was a [[human]] [[Outer Colony|Outer]] [[Human colonies|Colony]] of the [[Unified Earth Government]], home to a population of nearly three million.{{Ref/Reuse|arcadia city}} A thriving colony,{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} Arcadia was a popular tourist destination, famed for its lush jungles and forests.<ref name="waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/locations/gallery/arcadia/3c9e9ac6-f13f-4712-ae1b-24d9c0e5504b ''Halo Waypoint'': ''Arcadia''] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20111008060744/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/locations/gallery/arcadia/3c9e9ac6-f13f-4712-ae1b-24d9c0e5504b Archive.org])</ref>

On [[2531#February|February 9, 2531]], Arcadia was [[Battle for Arcadia|attacked]] by the [[Covenant]], leading to a brief, yet brutal, battle between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} Although [[Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]] successfully fought off the Covenant forces, Arcadia's major [[city|population center]]s were destroyed and the Arcadians abandoned their home. However, over the following years, many Arcadians slowly returned to their homeworld and began rebuilding their colony, reestablishing [[Abaskun]] as a farming community.<ref name="journal">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', ''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref> On [[2549#September|September 9, 2549]], the Covenant [[Second Fall of Arcadia|returned]] to Arcadia and finally [[Glassing|glassed]] the planet, eradicating nearly its entire population.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}

Arcadia is a tropical planet orbiting the star [[Procyon]],{{Ref/Reuse|enc298}} once famed for its dense, lush forests and jungles that covered most of the world's surface. Arcadia's landmasses were divided into six designated continents: [[Eire]], [[Pacifica]], [[Mu]], [[Caledonia]], [[Lemuria]], and [[Avalon]]. Even before [[human]]s colonized the planet, Arcadia already maintained environments and natural resources suitable for human habitation, requiring no aggressive [[terraforming]] measures.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} Arcadia's surface was largely unexplored beyond the colony's limited settlements and tourist zones, preventing the discovery of the [[Forerunner]] [[Arcadia Forerunner ruins|ruins]] on the planet for a long period of time.{{Ref/Reuse|enc298}} The [[water]] in the jungles of Arcadia likely contains many bacteria and protists that cause disease; [[Cadmon Lasky]] contracted diarrhea after drinking a mouthful of river water.{{Ref/Reuse|p2}}

*[[Adam (civilian)|Adam]]

Arcadia was colonized by the [[Unified Earth Government]] in [[2429]], where the planet was established as an [[Outer Colony]].{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} The colony did not require any aggressive [[terraforming]] measures to be suitable for [[human]] habitation, as the planet had a plentiful supply of resources needed to support human settlement.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} Several {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}}s were involved with the initial colonization of Arcadia, supporting the establishment of the metropolitan capital of [[Pirth City]].{{Ref/Film|HLeg|Detail=''[[Origins]]''}}

Following the Battle for Arcadia, the planet's major population centers were destroyed and the surviving Arcadians fled their ruined homeworld. However, over the following years, many Arcadians slowly began returning to their world and rebuilding. While flora had overgrown most of their cities, the Arcadians resettled in [[Abaskun]] on [[Mu]], a mostly lawless community that provided much needed food supplies to the UNSC and the [[Inner Colonies]].{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}} However, on [[2549#September|September 9, 2549]], a massive Covenant fleet [[Second Fall of Arcadia|returned]] to Arcadia and [[Glassing|glassed]] the planet. The Arcadians attempted to flee aboard hundreds of transports, although only a handful successfully escaped.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} The surviving Arcadians eventually relocated to the UEG refugee camps in the southern dunes of [[Terra Cimmeria]] on [[Mars]].{{Ref/Novel|Fra|Detail=''[[Oasis]]''|Page=298}}{{Ref/Novel|Env|Page=73}}

==Government and society==

Arcadia was an [[Outer Colony]] administrated by the [[Unified Earth Government]]. The colony was divided into forty-two<ref name="risk">''[[Risk|Halo Wars Risk]]''</ref> provincial regions, the largest of which was the metropolitan capital of [[Pirth City]],{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} located on the continent of [[Eire]].{{Ref/Reuse|risk}} Other major cities on Arcadia included [[Abaskun]], [[Arcadia City (location)|Arcadia City]], [[Daylam]], and [[Saqsin]].{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} The [[Arcadian Patrol]] served as the colony's [[Law enforcement|police force]].{{Ref/Reuse|arcadia city}} The [[United Nations Space Command]] maintained [[Fort Deen (location)|Fort Deen]] on the colony,{{Ref/Game|HW|Detail=multiplayer level [[Fort Deen]]}} while the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] also had their own [[Arcadia ONI facility|facility]] in the jungles of Arcadia.{{Ref/Level|HW|[[Dome of Light]]}} In early [[2531]], the colony had a population of 2,998,230.{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} After the [[Covenant]]'s [[Battle for Arcadia|attack]], most Arcadians abandoned their homeworld, though many returned over the following years and resettled in Abaskun.{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}} Although Abaskun maintained a colonial government,<ref name="gaines">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/jordan-gaines ''Halo Waypoint'': ''Jordan Gaines'']</ref> the colony was regarded as lawless and anachronistic.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}

Like many Outer Colonies, Arcadia was exploited for its nature resources. The planet was quickly exploited for recreational purposes, becoming a popular tourist destination.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} Described as a "tourist paradise", Arcadia became famed for its safaris and other recreational amenities, with cruise ships in constant transit between the colony and [[Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc298}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=ch127|CH|Page=127}} Due to the planet's fertile environment, the colony soon had a large agricultural industry, providing foodstuffs to other [[Human colonies|colonies]] of the Unified Earth Government.

Even after the Covenant had first attacked the planet, the remaining Arcadians at Abaskun continued to plant and grow crops for the [[Inner Colonies]], clinging to their trade{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} and providing the United Nations Space Command with much needed food supplies.{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}}

The Arcadians were regarded as a peaceful and thriving people.{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} The colony's inhabitants had only explored a relatively small portion of the planet; the creation of the [[Deep Space Research Array]] in Arcadia's orbit led some to point out the irony that the Arcadians knew more about the galaxy than about the dense forests and jungles of their own planet. The population appeared to be loyal to the [[Unified Earth Government]], providing the [[Inner Colonies]] with much needed foodstuff even after their civilization had fallen into a bizarre state of anarchy and lawlessness, following the [[Covenant]]'s [[Battle for Arcadia|first attack]] on Arcadia.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} The Arcadians had their own style of fashion, unique to their world.{{Ref/Book|Id=evg8|EVG|Page=8}}

File:Halo wars arcadia planet by JJasso-1-.jpg|Arcadia as seen from its orbit