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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|Human|UNSC|HCW|Post|RW}} |
| {{Wikipedia}} | | {{Wikipedia}} |
| {{City infobox | | {{City |
| |city=London | | |city=London |
| |image=[[File:HINF London Skyline.png|300px]]<br/>The London skyline during the [[Battle for Earth]]. | | |image= |
| |location=[[Britain]], [[European Union]]{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} | | |location=[[England]], [[European Union]] |
| |population= | | |population= |
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| |governance=European Union, [[Unified Earth Government]] | | |governance=England, European Union, [[Unified Earth Government]] |
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| '''London''' is a [[city]] located in [[Britain]].<ref name="ENC">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', Earth, p. 284-285, (2009); p. 296-297 (2011 edition)</ref> It was considered a major city on [[Earth]].{{Ref/Book|[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]|Page=54}} | | '''London''' is the capital city of [[England]], an [[Earth]] nation that is part of the [[European Union]].<ref name="ENC">''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', page 296 (2011 edition)</ref> |
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| ==Overview==
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| ===Geography===
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| ====Locations====
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| *[[Heathrow Spaceport]]{{Ref/Reuse|intro}}
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| *[[Houses of Parliament]]
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| *Motorways
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| **M1{{Ref/Reuse|intro}}
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| **M25{{Ref/Reuse|intro}}
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| *[[Parliament Street]]{{Ref/Reuse|intro}}
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| ===Known residents===
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| *[[Luther Mann]] - After the [[glassing]] of [[Verent]], family relocated to London.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HitD11|[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]|Page=11-18 (Google Play edition)}}
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| *[[Laurette Agryna]] - A survivor of Battle of Earth in late 2552 who would become a [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV]] [[Spartan Commander|Commander]]{{Ref/Reuse|intro}}
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| ===Pre-Covenant war===
| | London has a long history going back thousands of years. It has experienced plague, a devastating fire, civil war, aerial bombardment, and [[Terrorism|terrorist]] attacks. At some point prior to [[2170]], the [[Houses of Parliament|Palace of Westminster]] was badly damaged in an act of domestic terrorism.<ref name="ST"/> The [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]] ceased to exist<ref name="ST"/> as a governing entity shortly thereafter (though the term still continued to be used for areas of its former governance)<ref name="exhibit">''[[Xbox.com]]'' - Jake Courage Exhibition (defunct)</ref> as all the nations on Earth were incorporated into the [[Unified Earth Government]]. Pieces of the [[Houses of Parliament]], as the palace was also known, were gathered and some were restored.<ref name="ST"/> The symbolic action of such a restoration was vital to the creation of the UEG, and was also seen by some as a cynical attempt to play on the twin vices of nostalgia and patriotism. In the late twenty-fifth century, restored pieces of the original building were fashioned used to create a cavernous space where trials were held. In January of [[2558]], a trial for the [[smart AI]] known as [[Iona]] was held in a simulated environment modeled after this space.<ref name="ST">''[[Halo: Saint's Testimony]]'', pages 7-8 (Google Play edition)</ref> |
| At some point prior to [[2170]], the [[Houses of Parliament|Palace of Westminster]] was badly damaged in an act of domestic terrorism.{{Ref/Reuse|ST}} The [[Britain|United Kingdom]] ceased to exist{{Ref/Reuse|ST}} as a governing entity shortly thereafter (though the term still continued to be used for areas of its former governance).<ref name="exhibit">''Xbox.com'': Jake Courage (defunct, [https://archives.halopedia.org/halo3/jakecourage/ Archived])</ref> Pieces of the [[Houses of Parliament]], as the palace was also known, were gathered and some were restored. The symbolic action of such a restoration was vital to the creation of the UEG, and was also seen by some as a cynical attempt to play on the twin vices of nostalgia and patriotism.{{Ref/Reuse|ST}} | |
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| In the late twenty-fifth century, restored pieces of the original building were fashioned used to create a cavernous space where trials were held.{{Ref/Reuse|ST}} | |
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| By the twenty-sixth century, London's skyline had come to be dominated by monolithic [[Wikipedia:Arcology|arcology]]-like megastructures. Though the [[Wikipedia:Big Ben|Elizabeth Tower]] and the headquarters for [[Wikipedia:HM Revenue and Customs|Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs]] remained standing.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/k4gV0z|SiteName=Artstation|PageName=HALO INFINITE|D=04|M=06|Y=2022}}{{Ref/Generic|Id=intro|[[Halo Infinite Multiplayer Season 1 Cinematic Intro]]}}
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| [[File:HINF-Oiyougotapermitforthat.jpg|225px|thumb|Covenant Jiralhanae on a London street.]]
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| ===Human-Covenant war===
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| During the [[Battle for Earth]] in the final stages of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2552#November|late 2552]]{{Ref/Site|URL=https://axisstudiosgroup.com/work/halo-infinite/|Site=Axis Studios|Page=Halo Infinite|Quote=Focusing on the recollections of Spartan Commander Laurette Agryna, the trailer delves into her own heroic journey as a young girl caught in the crosshairs of a battle in the centre of London 2552 AD, her rescue by Spartans and her inspiration to become a Spartan herself.|D=31|M=8|Y=2021}}, the [[Covenant]] attacked the city with {{Pattern|Mikpramu|Phantom}}s, {{Pattern|Is'belox|Banshee}}s, and [[Jiralhanae]] patrolling several areas. While [[UNSC]] [[M808 Scorpion]]s were deployed, they were soon left abandoned. Sometime after this, multiple [[Spartan]]s were deployed into London via [[M8900 drop pod|drop pods]]. A team of them successfully rescued [[Laurette Agryna|a civilian]] from a group of Jiralhanae, with one of the Spartans being injured in the process.{{Ref/Reuse|intro}}
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| ===Post-Covenant war===
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| In January of [[2558]], a trial for the [[smart AI]] known as [[Iona]] was held in a simulated environment modeled after this space.{{Ref/Novel|Id=ST|[[Halo: Saint's Testimony]]|Page=7-8 (Google Play edition)}} Later that year on October 28, [[Cortana]] and her [[Created]] sent two [[Guardian]]s to enforce martial law on Earth,{{Ref/Level|Id=guardians|[[Halo 5: Guardians]]|[[Guardians]]}}<ref>''[[Halo: Fractures]]'', [[Rossbach's World (story)|Rossbach's World]]</ref> subjugating London in the process. London and the rest of Earth would remain under Cortana's control during the [[Created conflict]]. | |
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| London was one of the locations that [[Jake Courage]]'s collection of photography from the [[Battle of Mombasa#Second Battle of Mombasa|Second Battle of Mombasa]], titled 'Shooting a Hero', was displayed.{{Ref/Reuse|exhibit}}
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Trivia== |
| <gallery> | | *After the [[glassing]] of [[Verent]], [[Luther Mann]]'s family relocated to London.<ref name="HitD11">''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', pages 11-18 (Google Play edition)</ref> |
| File:HINF S1IntroConcept.png|Concept art of Spartans saving Laurette Agryna in London during the Battle for Earth.
| | *Following the [[Human-Covenant War]], London was one of the locations that [[Jake Courage]]'s collection of photography from the [[Battle of Mombasa#Second Battle of Mombasa|Second Battle of Mombasa]], titled 'Shooting a Hero', was displayed. |
| File:HINF SpartansOfLondon.png|A team of Spartans standing in a London street.
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
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| *''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' {{Mo}} | | *''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' {{Mo}} |
| *''[[Halo: Saint's Testimony]]'' {{Mo}} | | *''[[Halo: Saint's Testimony]]'' {{Mo}} |
| *''[[Halo Infinite]]''
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| [[Category:Human cities]] | | [[Category:Cities]] |
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