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==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 single issue comic book (1 of 4) bears a striking resemblance to the central section of the space station [[ | *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 single issue comic book (1 of 4) bears a striking resemblance to the central section of the space station [[memory-alpha:Deep Space 9|Deep Space 9]] from the [[memory-alpha:Star Trek|''Star Trek'']] [[memory-alpha:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|series of the same name]]. [[343 Industries]]' fan collaborator [[Stephen Loftus]] brought the potential IP conflict to 343i's attention and the Damascus space station was completely redrawn by Marvel in a new form for publication in the collected trade-sized volume of the ''Fall of Reach: Covenant'' comic. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||