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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
During the [[Battle of Voi]] in [[2552]] the factory (originally involved with space elevator shipments) was attacked by [[Covenant Loyalists]]. The small defending contingent of [[UNSC Marines]] was wiped out and most of the complex was occupied by the attackers. The factory was then retaken by a UNSC counter-attack, led by [[SPARTAN-117]], and assisted by some surviving [[Voi Factory Workers|civilian workers]]<ref>''[[The Storm (Level)]]'', ''[[Halo 3]]''</ref>. Shortly | During the [[Battle of Voi]] in [[2552]] the factory (originally involved with space elevator shipments) was attacked by [[Covenant Loyalists]]. The small defending contingent of [[UNSC Marines]] was wiped out and most of the complex was occupied by the attackers. The factory was then retaken by a UNSC counter-attack, led by [[SPARTAN-117]], and assisted by some surviving [[Voi Factory Workers|civilian workers]]<ref>''[[The Storm (Level)]]'', ''[[Halo 3]]''</ref>. Shortly afterward the complex was overrun by [[Flood]] from a Flood-controlled {{Class|CCS|Battlecruiser}} that crashed in a nearby lake bed <ref>''[[Halo 3: The Official Guide]]''</ref>. | ||
The Flood were pursued by a [[Covenant Separatists]] [[Sangheilian Fleet|fleet]], led by [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] aboard the [[Assault Carrier]] ''[[Shadow of Intent]]''. The fleet reverted from [[slipspace]] above Complex 09 and deployed [[Elite|Elites]] against the Flood in the surrounding environs. However, the outbreak could not be contained and Rtas 'Vadum opted to [[glass]] some of the African landmass, including Complex 09, to prevent the Flood from spreading further <ref>''[[Floodgate (Level)]]'', ''[[Halo 3]]''</ref>. | The Flood were pursued by a [[Covenant Separatists]] [[Sangheilian Fleet|fleet]], led by [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] aboard the [[Assault Carrier]] ''[[Shadow of Intent]]''. The fleet reverted from [[slipspace]] above Complex 09 and deployed [[Elite|Elites]] against the Flood in the surrounding environs. However, the outbreak could not be contained and Rtas 'Vadum opted to [[glass]] some of the African landmass, including Complex 09, to prevent the Flood from spreading further <ref>''[[Floodgate (Level)]]'', ''[[Halo 3]]''</ref>. |
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