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'''New Mombasa''' was a major port city and industrial center on [[Mombasa|Mombasa Island]] in south [[Republic of Kenya|Kenya]], in the [[East African Protectorate]] on [[Earth]].  

It was the main target of the initial [[Covenant]] attack during the [[Battle for Earth]].<ref name="outskirts">''[[Halo 2]]'', campaign level [[Outskirts]]</ref> The city was invaded, occupied, and destroyed in the course of the conflict.

===Formation of New Mombasa===

[[File:H3ODST PreparetoDropCinematic.jpg|250px|thumb|left|A hologram of New Mombasa, with ''Solemn Penance'' above it.]]

{{main|Battle of Mombasa}}

[[File:Mombasa area.png|thumb|left|250px|New Mombasa and its surroundings after the [[Battle of Mombasa]].]]

===Post-war===

==Geography==

[[File:Mombasa View From Sky.jpg|thumb|250px|An overhead view of the general area of New Mombasa.]]

===City center===

The city center was a large area. It covered Tanaga and the entirety of the south-east portion of the island.<ref group="notes">In [[Sadie's Story]], multiple areas seen in the ODST campaign are referred to as the city center. This includes [[Kikowani Station (location)|Kikowani Station]] (Audio log 1, Circle 1, Arc 1), [[ONI Alpha Site (location)|ONI Alpha Site]] and the [[New Mombasa Data Center]] (Audio log 8, Circle 3, Arc 2),  the [[NMPD headquarters]] (Audio log 24, Circle 8, Arc 3), and the area in which the ''Solemn Penance'' arrived at (Audio log 3, Circle 1, Arc 3).</ref>

Southeast of the arcology wall, the layout of the city was near-symmetrical, and was divided to ten sectors. The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] had [[ONI Alpha Site (location)|their EAP headquarters]] and research building on the southeast end of the island. The main building was surrounded by a pool of water and an additional wall similar to the sea wall surrounding the whole island. Southeast of the city center, [[Uplift Nature Reserve]], a large park and a wildlife reserve, was located on a series of circular, artificial islands.<ref name="upliftreserve">''Halo 3: ODST'', campaign level [[Uplift Reserve]]</ref>

===Other===

The city also contained a massive network of underground installations, such as the Superintendent's [[New Mombasa Data Center|data center]] deep beneath the surface. The facility consisted of at least twelve sublevels, with the AI's data core residing on the tenth sublevel in a massive cavern with an underground lake on the bottom.<ref>''Halo 3: ODST'', campaign level [[Data Hive]]</ref> Secretly from the general populace, the facility was used to conduct research on a subterranean Forerunner artifact, which was later revealed to be a small section of the [[Portal at Voi]].<ref>''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 132</ref>

**[[Mwatate Street Transit Center]]

**[[Beria Plaza]]

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*[[New Mombasa 105 East]]

*[[Kilindini Underpass]]

*[[Moi Avenue]]

*[[Shimanzi Road]]

==Government==

==Gameplay==

In ''[[Halo 2]]'', the city was shaped much like its real-world counterpart, with the metropolis residing on the Mombasa island instead of the whole surrounding area having been filled with a gargantuan megalopolis.

New Mombasa is the setting of the level ''[[Metropolis]]'', in which the player crosses the massive suspension bridge from Old Mombasa to the Mombasa Island, following a Covenant Scarab headed into the city. After traversing the highway tunnel and Kilindini Park, they push through a section of the city's industrial zone. There, they come face to face with the Scarab which is eventually trapped in the canals facing the space tether and is destroyed by the player, moments before Regret flees the city with the ''In Amber Clad'' in pursuit.

===''Halo 3: ODST''===

Originally, it was assumed that the slipspace jump of the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s assault carrier had completely destroyed the city, creating the crater seen later in ''[[Halo 3]]''. It was revealed in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' that it did in fact create a crater, although much smaller than what was originally assumed, while the rest of the city survived mostly undamaged. The initial crater, located north of the Mombasa Island, was where the Covenant began their excavation of the Forerunner structure, [[Portal at Voi|the Portal]], as seen in the ''Halo 3: ODST'' level ''[[Kikowani Station (location)|Kikowani Station]]''.

===''Halo: Reach''===

Mombasa appears in ''Halo: Reach''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Anniversary Map Pack]] DLC released in conjunction with ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''. The map pack features [[Breakneck]], a remake of [[Headlong]] from ''Halo 2'' set in Section 21, as opposed to the original's Section 14. The city as displayed in the background of the map is not displayed consistently with other visual depictions of Mombasa; several large circular platforms connected by a suspension bridge appear to heavily resemble the Uplift Reserve as depicted in ''Halo 3: ODST'', with the bridge even facing toward the destroyed tether as depicted in the aforementioned game. However, this camera angle would suggest that Breakneck and, by extension Section 21, are placed inside one of the west-most platforms of Uplift Reserve which would be illogical. Another possibility lies that the map is in fact set in Old Mombasa or otherwise across the water and simply depicts a similar set of round platforms, though this map's placement if this is the case is also another mystery. The city skyline in the map's skybox is heavily resemblant of that of ''Halo 3: ODST''.

===''Halo 2: Anniversary''===

==Production notes==

===''Halo 2'' E3 demo===

[[File:NM E303.png|thumb|250px|New Mombasa in the ''Halo 2'' E3 demo.]]

The massive tree-like structure from the ''Halo 2'' E3 demo has been used several times in subsequent ''Halo'' media. In ''Halo 2'', it can be seen as an Easter egg when looking at reflections in large enough glass windows in maps set in New Mombasa, such as at the ground floor of the building with the [[Soccer ball|giant soccer ball]] in ''Metropolis'' or the large glass side of one of the buildings in the multiplayer level ''[[Headlong]]''. In ''[[Halo Legends]]'' ''[[Origins]]'' Part I, the design is used to represent a Forerunner structure covered in [[Flood]] biomass.<ref>''[[Halo Legends]]'', [[Origins]] ([[:File:HL Origins Halo2 E3 NM.png|Screenshot]])</ref> Likewise, a similar structure is present in the colony development sequence in Part II of ''Origins''.

File:H2 Mombasa Concept 2.jpg|Another early ''Halo 2'' concept of the city.

File:H2 Mombasa Concept 3.jpg|Concept art of the city.

File:H2 Mombasa Concept 4.jpg|A matte painting of the New Mombasa skyline for ''Halo 2''.

File:H3ODST_Mombasa_Haze_Concept.jpg|Early ''Halo 3: ODST'' concept art.

File:H3ODST Mombasa ModularKit 3.jpg|The initial blockout of the city from early in the development of ''Halo 3: ODST''.

File:H3ODST Mombasa Blockout.jpg|The initial blockout of the city from early in the development of ''Halo 3: ODST''.

File:HR Breakneck Concept.jpg|''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''/ ''Halo: Reach'' concept art for the map Breakneck, set in Mombasa.

File:HR Breakneck Concept 2.jpg|''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''/ ''Halo: Reach'' concept art for city skyline.

File:H2A_MombasaSkyline_Concept.jpg|Concept of the New Mombasa skyline for ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.

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===Iconography===

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File:Newmombasabanner.jpg|A banner promoting New Mombasa.

File:NM_Emblem.png|The emblem of the city.

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===Maps/Birds-eye views===

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File:Mombasa Area Map.png|A map of New Mombasa, with major locations marked.

File:New Mombasa Spartan Strike map.png|Map of a part of New Mombasa seen in ''Halo: Spartan Strike''.

File:NM sectors.png|The sectors in New Mombasa's business district, near the southeast end of the city.

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===Images of the city===

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File:Mombasa Glassing.jpg|New Mombasa being [[glassing|glassed]].

File:HR_Breakneck_1.jpg|A construction site in [[Section 21]] during the Battle of Mombasa.  

File:H2A-ADatB-Mombasa.jpg|New Mombasa in the ''Anniversary'' version of ''[[Another Day at the Beach]]''.

File:H2A - Mombasa Harbor.jpg|The harbors of New Mombasa as seen in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.

*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''

*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''

*''[[Halo Reach]]''

*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{Mo}}

*''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'' {{Mo}}

*''[[Halo: Renegades]]''

==Notes==

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==Sources==