Editing Elysium City
From Halopedia, the Halo wiki
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then publish the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
| Latest revision | Your text | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ | {{Era|UNSC|HCW}} | ||
{{City | {{Template:City | ||
|city=Elysium City | |city=Elysium City | ||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:Elysium_city.png|250px]] | ||
|location=[[Eridanus II]] | |location=[[Eridanus II]] | ||
|totalarea= | |totalarea= | ||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Elysium City''' is | '''Elysium City''' is a urban center located on the planet [[Eridanus II]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File: | [[File:ElysiumCity.png|thumb|250px|left|Primary Education Facility Number 119 in Elysium City.]] | ||
In [[2513]], [[M-EDF 9/21/1]], commanded by [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Ponder]], had an operation in Elysium City. M-EDF 9/21/1 was ordered by [[UNSC Fleet Command|FLEETCOM]] to neutralize the second-in-command to the Insurrectionist leader, [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]]. Against FLEETCOM's insistence on a show of force, Ponder attempted to personally speak to family members of the second-in-command, when a M-EDF 9/21/1 sharpshooter took a hasty shot, completely collapsing the situation.<ref>'' | In [[2513]], [[M-EDF 9/21/1]], commanded by [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Ponder]], had an operation in Elysium City. M-EDF 9/21/1 was ordered by [[UNSC Fleet Command|FLEETCOM]] to neutralize the second-in-command to the Insurrectionist leader, [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]]. Against FLEETCOM's insistence on a show of force, Ponder attempted to personally speak to family members of the second-in-command, when a M-EDF 9/21/1 sharpshooter took a hasty shot, completely collapsing the situation.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 111''</ref> | ||
Elysium City was also the city in which [[John-117]] grew up, before he was chosen for the [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-II project]] and replaced with a [[flash cloning|flash clone]]. John originally attended school at [[Elysium City Primary Education Facility Number 119|Elysium City Primary Education Facility No. 119]], where he met both [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]] and [[Jacob Keyes]] in [[2517]]. The school had a substantial playground, including [[Gravball]] courts, and a grassy hill were John-117 played King of the Hill.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', pages 24-31</ref> | Elysium City was also the city in which [[John-117]] grew up, before he was chosen for the [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-II project]] and replaced with a [[flash cloning|flash clone]]. John originally attended school at [[Elysium City Primary Education Facility Number 119|Elysium City Primary Education Facility No. 119]], where he met both [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]] and [[Jacob Keyes]] in [[2517]]. The school had a substantial playground, including [[Gravball]] courts, and a grassy hill were John-117 played King of the Hill.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 24-31''</ref> | ||
In 2525, an insurrectionist attack on a nightclub resulted in the deaths of a number of innocent civilians as well as one [[Colonial Military | In 2525, an insurrectionist attack on a nightclub resulted in the deaths of a number of innocent civilians as well as one [[Colonial Military Administration]] pilot, sending another into a coma. The resulting investigation into poor management and guarding of military equipment on the CMA's part would be one of the causes of the organization's downfall.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Dirt]]"</ref> | ||
Elysium City, along with the rest of Eridanus II, was [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] in [[2530]].<ref>'' | Elysium City, along with the rest of Eridanus II, was [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] in [[2530]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 240''</ref> | ||
By 2557, the city had been rebuilt to a certain amount, as [[Nova Austin Station]] offered flights to the city from [[Mindoro]]. | By 2557, the city had been rebuilt to a certain amount, as [[Nova Austin Station]] offered flights to the city from [[Mindoro]]. | ||
| Line 29: | Line 29: | ||
*The city's [[Civilian security forces|law enforcement agency]] was called the [[Elysium City Law Enforcement]]. | *The city's [[Civilian security forces|law enforcement agency]] was called the [[Elysium City Law Enforcement]]. | ||
*Elysium has strong links with the trends of the ''Halo'' series, especially through its name. "Elysium" was a Latinization of the Greek word "Elysion," which meant paradise. In [[List of Greek mythology references in Halo|Greek mythology]], the Elysium Fields were a series of areas where the virtuous dead could exist in happiness. | *Elysium has strong links with the trends of the ''Halo'' series, especially through its name. "Elysium" was a Latinization of the Greek word "Elysion," which meant paradise. In [[List of Greek mythology references in Halo|Greek mythology]], the Elysium Fields were a series of areas where the virtuous dead could exist in happiness. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
| Line 47: | Line 40: | ||
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | *''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | ||
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | |||
[[Category:Cities]] | |||
[[Category: | |||
