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|city=Elysium City | |city=Elysium City | ||
|image= | |image= | ||
|location=[[Eridanus II]] | |location=[[Eridanus II]] | ||
| | |built= | ||
| | |destroyed=[[2530]]<ref name="FS">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 240</ref> | ||
|notable=Birthplace of [[John-117]] | |notable=Birthplace of [[John-117]] | ||
| | |affiliation=[[UNSC]] and [[Eridanus Rebels]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Elysium City''' is | '''Elysium City''' is a urban center located on the planet [[Eridanus II|Eridanus II]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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 [[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> | |||
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 [[ | |||
Elysium City was | Elysium City was the city in which [[Master Chief|John-117]] grew up, before he was chosen for the [[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 Elizabeth 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, along with the rest of Eridanus II, was glassed by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] in [[2530]] in the [[Battle of Eridanus II]].<ref name="FS"/> | |||
Elysium City, along with the rest of Eridanus II, was | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The city's [[Civilian | *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 | *Elysium has strong links with the trends of the Halo series, especially through its name. "Elysium" was a Latinization of the [[Greece|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. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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