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{{City | {{City | ||
|city=London | |city=London | ||
|image=[[File:HINF London Skyline.png|300px]]<br/>The London skyline | |image=[[File:HINF London Skyline.png|300px]]<br/>The London skyline in the 26th century. | ||
|location=[[Britain]], [[European Union]]{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} | |location=[[Britain]], [[European Union]]{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} | ||
|population= | |population= | ||
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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 a [[city]] located in [[Britain]] apart of the [[European Union]].<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}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Geography=== | ===Geography=== | ||
====Locations==== | ====Locations==== | ||
*[[Houses of Parliament]] | *[[Houses of Parliament]] | ||
===Known residents=== | ===Known residents=== | ||
*[[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)}} | *[[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)}} | ||
*[[Laurette Agryna]] - | *[[Laurette Agryna]] - [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV]] [[Spartan Commander|Commander]]{{Ref/Reuse|intro}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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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}} | 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}} | ||
By the twenty-sixth century, London's skyline had come to be dominated by monolithic [[Wikipedia:Arcology|arcology]]-like megastructures | By the twenty-sixth century, London's skyline had come to be dominated by monolithic [[Wikipedia:Arcology|arcology]]-like megastructures.{{Ref/Generic|Id=intro|[[Halo Infinite Multiplayer Season 1 Cinematic Intro]]}} | ||
[[File:HINF-Oiyougotapermitforthat.jpg|225px|right|thumb|Jiralhanae on a London street.]] | |||
===Human-Covenant war=== | ===Human-Covenant war=== | ||
During the [[Battle for Earth]] in the final stages of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2552#November|late 2552]] | During the [[Battle for Earth]] in the final stages of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2552#November|late 2552]], the [[Covenant]] attacked the city, with [[Type-57 Phantom]]s, [[Type-26B 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 [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|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}} | ||
===Post-Covenant war=== | ===Post-Covenant war=== | ||
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]]. | 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|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]]. | ||
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}} | 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}} | ||
