Editing Arcadia

|name=Arcadia

|image=[[File:Arcadia(blur).png|300px]]

|position=Fourth planet{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}

|moon(s)=Two; [[Gihon]], [[Pishon]]{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}

|species=[[Human]]s {{c|formerly}}{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}

|population=2,998,230 {{c|formerly}}{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}

|government=[[Unified Earth Government]] {{C|formerly}}{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}

}}

==Overview==

[[File:HW Risk Arcadia Map.jpg|250px|thumb|left|A map of Arcadia and its various locations.]]

====Locations====

*[[Avalon]]

**[[Dunwich]]

**[[Rungholt]]

**[[Skara Brae]]

*[[Saqsin]]

*[[Daylam]]

*[[Fort Deen (location)|Fort Deen]]

*[[Deep Space Research Array]]

===Known residents===

*[[Jordan Gaines]] - [[ONI]] operative

*[[Ellen Anders]] - Scientist

==History==

===Rise of humanity===

[[File:Arcadia Colonized.jpg|thumb|250px|left|''Phoenix''-class colony ships colonizing Arcadia]]

The planet quickly became exploited for agricultural and recreational reasons, becoming both a farming world and a tourist destination.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} Arcadia's surface was barely explored by its human colonists, though the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] was aware of the Forerunner ruins hidden among the planet's dense jungles.<ref>''[[Data Drop|Data Drop #4]]''</ref> On [[2498#January|January 16, 2498]], Arcadians opened the [[Deep Space Research Array]] in the planet's orbit, with the intent to research and study extremely high-gravity events.{{Ref/Game|Id=timeline|HW|Detail=''[[Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline Events]]''}}

While Pirth was heavily assaulted by Covenant forces, the [[Arcadian Patrol]] and [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] [[Red Team]] attempted to evacuate the city, with their efforts supported by forces deployed by ''Spirit of Fire''.{{Ref/Reuse|arcadia city}} As the battle spread across Arcadia's surface, the rest of the Fleet of Glorious Interdiction arrived over the planet.{{Ref/Comic|HE|Detail=''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 5|Issue 5]]''}} However, [[Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]] and the rest of the Third Fleet arrived at Arcadia and engaged the Covenant fleet.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} Towards the end of the battle, Covenant forces located their target—the Forerunner ruins deep within the Arcadian jungles.{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} After a protracted engagement at the ruins, 'Moramee traveled to the planet's surface and captured [[Ellen Anders]], requiring her to further his plans at [[Trove]]. While 'Moramee left the system, he was pursued by ''Spirit of Fire''.{{Ref/Reuse|scarab}} Meanwhile, the Third Fleet succeeded in destroying the majority of the Covenant fleet and the remaining forces retreated from the system.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}}

===Post-war===

Following the Covenant War, Arcadia became the site of multiple salvage operations undertaken by [[Kig-Yar]]. The United Nations Space Command, in response, launched [[Operation: EASTERN AZURE]], which not only involved the surveillance of these activities but also the mapping of new potential slipspace routes to and from the planet; [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan]] [[Jameson Locke]] participated in this operation.{{Ref/Game|Id=H5GLtd|Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition|[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers#Jameson Locke|Dossier files]] - Jameson Locke}}

In [[2557#January|January 2557]], the [[salvaging]] ship ''[[Ace of Spades]]'' passed by the glassed Arcadia on her way to the neighboring planet of [[Laconia]], searching for the ''[[Radiant Perception]]'' which had crash landed on Laconia following the Battle for Arcadia years earlier.{{Ref/Novel|Id=sas71|SaS|Page=71-72}} After retrieving a [[log buoy]] from the ''Radiant Perception'', the crew of ''Ace of Spades'' briefly hid from pursuing forces of [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant remnant]] on the dark side of Arcadia.{{Ref/Novel|SaS|Page=106}}

Arcadia was an [[Outer Colony]] administrated by the [[Unified Earth Government]]. The colony was divided into forty-two{{Ref/Tabletop|Id=risk|Risk|Halo Wars Risk}} 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/Map|HW|[[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}}  

Like many Outer Colonies, Arcadia was exploited for its natural resources, and 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}}

===Culture===

File:Arcadia Escalation.png|The ''Spirit of Fire'' arriving at Arcadia.  

File:HaloPlanets.jpg|A comparison of Arcadia and multiple other planets.

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*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' {{Mo}}

*''[[Halo: Envoy]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==