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{{Quote|We are outnumbered and we are outgunned but our spirit is stronger. Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won with soul.|Ilsa Zane}} | {{Quote|We are outnumbered and we are outgunned but our spirit is stronger. Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won with soul.|Ilsa Zane}} | ||
The '''New Colonial Alliance''' ('''NCA''') is an [[Insurrectionist]] group that was founded by [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Admiral]] [[Mattius Drake]] some time prior to [[2553#January|January 2553]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=HI3|HInit|Issue=3 | The '''New Colonial Alliance''' ('''NCA''') is an [[Insurrectionist]] group that was founded by [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Admiral]] [[Mattius Drake]] some time prior to [[2553#January|January 2553]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=HI3|HInit|Issue=3}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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In [[2558]], a Forerunner [[Guardian]] was activated on Conrad's Point, causing large-scale destruction to one of its cities. All NCA forces on the colony were sent to secure the site and sought to search the ruins for clues of the Guardian's next site of attack. Not willing to let the Guardian site fall into the NCA's hands, ONI tasked [[Commander]] [[Maya Sankar]] to go undercover as the [[insurrectionist]] leader "FERO" and gather information by infiltrating the NCA, with the help of the [[AI]] [[Black-Box]]. After rendezvousing with her contact [[Ari Rezneck]], they moved into the NCA encampment and discovered that the insurgents were celebrating the apparent death of [[Spartan-II]] [[John-117]]. ONI discovered Zane's presence in the camp and had warned Sankar of an incoming UNSC airstrike. Gaining what information they could, they attempted to leave but the camp was put on lock down and were then approached by Zane herself. Zane revealed both of them to be ONI operatives, killed Rezneck, then attempted to kill Sankar but was halted when the airstrike began. As the compound was bombarded, Sankar fled the planet and Zane with her NCA forces attempted to stop her but failed.{{Ref/Reuse|HtTS2E2}} Tracking down Sankar's group to [[Laika III]], Zane and her NCA forces shot down her ship and pursued her, intending to kill Sankar and then secure the planet's Guardian to use as a weapon against the UNSC.{{Ref/Audio|HtT|Season=2|Episode 05: Where the Third Life Shines}} During their pursuit, they encountered UNSC and ONI forces and engaged them as the Guardian started to rise.{{Ref/Audio|HtT|Season=2|Episode 06: Transcendance}}{{Ref/Reuse|T3L}} | In [[2558]], a Forerunner [[Guardian]] was activated on Conrad's Point, causing large-scale destruction to one of its cities. All NCA forces on the colony were sent to secure the site and sought to search the ruins for clues of the Guardian's next site of attack. Not willing to let the Guardian site fall into the NCA's hands, ONI tasked [[Commander]] [[Maya Sankar]] to go undercover as the [[insurrectionist]] leader "FERO" and gather information by infiltrating the NCA, with the help of the [[AI]] [[Black-Box]]. After rendezvousing with her contact [[Ari Rezneck]], they moved into the NCA encampment and discovered that the insurgents were celebrating the apparent death of [[Spartan-II]] [[John-117]]. ONI discovered Zane's presence in the camp and had warned Sankar of an incoming UNSC airstrike. Gaining what information they could, they attempted to leave but the camp was put on lock down and were then approached by Zane herself. Zane revealed both of them to be ONI operatives, killed Rezneck, then attempted to kill Sankar but was halted when the airstrike began. As the compound was bombarded, Sankar fled the planet and Zane with her NCA forces attempted to stop her but failed.{{Ref/Reuse|HtTS2E2}} Tracking down Sankar's group to [[Laika III]], Zane and her NCA forces shot down her ship and pursued her, intending to kill Sankar and then secure the planet's Guardian to use as a weapon against the UNSC.{{Ref/Audio|HtT|Season=2|Episode 05: Where the Third Life Shines}} During their pursuit, they encountered UNSC and ONI forces and engaged them as the Guardian started to rise.{{Ref/Audio|HtT|Season=2|Episode 06: Transcendance}}{{Ref/Reuse|T3L}} | ||
Unfortunately for all of the humans on the ground, the devastation caused by the Guardian was so great as to effectively render the battle meaningless. With most of the people on the ground incapacitaed by the Guardian, the site was left open for the arrival of the [[Banished]], who were quick to round up prisoners and put them in an open pen. Ilsa Zane was quick to kill [[Amatus]] - one of the [[Jiralhanae]] guards who had sized her up as a threat - impressing the [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] in charge enough to allow her to dine with the Brutes and choose a victim for them to eat. Initially, Zane expected to simply wait out the Brutes until Admiral Drake would arrive with a force of NCA troops to rescue her from captivity. Unfortunately for Zane, this never happened, and Zane spent weeks and months waiting for help to arrive. Zane grew to resent the admiral for this, and slowly grew accustomed to her life among the Banished{{Ref/ | Unfortunately for all of the humans on the ground, the devastation caused by the Guardian was so great as to effectively render the battle meaningless. With most of the people on the ground incapacitaed by the Guardian, the site was left open for the arrival of the [[Banished]], who were quick to round up prisoners and put them in an open pen. Ilsa Zane was quick to kill [[Amatus]] - one of the [[Jiralhanae]] guards who had sized her up as a threat - impressing the [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] in charge enough to allow her to dine with the Brutes and choose a victim for them to eat. Initially, Zane expected to simply wait out the Brutes until Admiral Drake would arrive with a force of NCA troops to rescue her from captivity. Unfortunately for Zane, this never happened, and Zane spent weeks and months waiting for help to arrive. Zane grew to resent the admiral for this, and slowly grew accustomed to her life among the Banished{{Ref/Novel|Id=T3L|Halo: The Third Life}} - eventually rising to the title of [[Bloodstar]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFZane}} | ||
By [[2559#May|May 2559]], Zane - now fully-integrated within the Banished - was able to arrange a meeting with Admiral Drake and the bulk of the NCA forces holed up at an ex-[[Covenant]] [[space station]] in the [[Edolas system]]. This force included the NCA's [[flagship]] [[NCA D'artagnan|NCA ''D'artagnan'']], around two dozen [[UNSC frigate|light frigates]], [[UNSC corvette|corvettes]] and merchant trawlers, and the remnants of Vata 'Gajat's mercenaries - now led by [[Tek]]. During the meeting, Zane demonstrated her distaste for Drake by tying him into his chair and executing him in front of the Banished [[War Chief]] [[Escharum]], before swearing the NCA's loyalty to the Banished as a whole. Zane felt that Drake had critically missed the NCA's prime opportunity to kickstart their war with the UEG and was too cowardly to do what needed to be done - in turn risking that all of the support the NCA had worked to build would eventually abandon them and go their own ways. By this time, Zane noted that NCA agents were dispersed across numerous front lines, and the NCA fleet was stationed throughout the colonies, and soon after pledging their allegiance, Escharum quickly put his new allies in the New Colonial Alliance to work.{{Ref/Reuse|T3L | By [[2559#May|May 2559]], Zane - now fully-integrated within the Banished - was able to arrange a meeting with Admiral Drake and the bulk of the NCA forces holed up at an ex-[[Covenant]] [[space station]] in the [[Edolas system]]. This force included the NCA's [[flagship]] [[NCA D'artagnan|NCA ''D'artagnan'']], around two dozen [[UNSC frigate|light frigates]], [[UNSC corvette|corvettes]] and merchant trawlers, and the remnants of Vata 'Gajat's mercenaries - now led by [[Tek]]. During the meeting, Zane demonstrated her distaste for Drake by tying him into his chair and executing him in front of the Banished [[War Chief]] [[Escharum]], before swearing the NCA's loyalty to the Banished as a whole. Zane felt that Drake had critically missed the NCA's prime opportunity to kickstart their war with the UEG and was too cowardly to do what needed to be done - in turn risking that all of the support the NCA had worked to build would eventually abandon them and go their own ways. By this time, Zane noted that NCA agents were dispersed across numerous front lines, and the NCA fleet was stationed throughout the colonies, and soon after pledging their allegiance, Escharum quickly put his new allies in the New Colonial Alliance to work.{{Ref/Reuse|T3L}} | ||
When {{UNSCShip|Nereid}} was powered-down by a Guardian pulse during the Created uprising, [[Kell Tanris]] speculated that the attack may be the work of the NCA or [[Kig-Yar]] raiders.{{Ref/Comic|TfS|Story=Undefeated}} | When {{UNSCShip|Nereid}} was powered-down by a Guardian pulse during the Created uprising, [[Kell Tanris]] speculated that the attack may be the work of the NCA or [[Kig-Yar]] raiders.{{Ref/Comic|TfS|Story=Undefeated}} | ||
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By [[2559#May|May 9, 2559]], the NCA's forces included over 24 [[UNSC frigate|light frigates]], [[UNSC corvette|corvettes]], and converted merchant trawlers alongside the remnants of Vata 'Gajat's mercenaries and an ex-Covenant space station in the [[Edolas system]], with further agents and fleets spread across the human colonies as the New Colonial Alliance grew large enough to bring war to the UNSC. At this time, the NCA's flagship was [[NCA D'artagnan|NCA ''D'artagnan'']], commanded by Drake himself.{{Ref/Reuse|T3L}} | By [[2559#May|May 9, 2559]], the NCA's forces included over 24 [[UNSC frigate|light frigates]], [[UNSC corvette|corvettes]], and converted merchant trawlers alongside the remnants of Vata 'Gajat's mercenaries and an ex-Covenant space station in the [[Edolas system]], with further agents and fleets spread across the human colonies as the New Colonial Alliance grew large enough to bring war to the UNSC. At this time, the NCA's flagship was [[NCA D'artagnan|NCA ''D'artagnan'']], commanded by Drake himself.{{Ref/Reuse|T3L}} | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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*''[[Halo: Envoy]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Envoy]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: The Third Life]]'' | *''[[Halo: The Third Life]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Rebel organizations]] | [[Category:Rebel organizations]] | ||