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| '''New Jerusalem''', formally designated as '''Cygnus III''', was the third planet in the [[Cygnus system]] and a [[human]] [[Outer Colony]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFEscalated}} A major world of the [[Unified Earth Government]],{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Page=301}} New Jerusalem was one of the two [[human colonies]] in the Cygnus system,<ref name="ch69">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 69''</ref> the other being [[Cygnus]]. The planet's capital city is also named [[New Jerusalem (city)|New Jerusalem]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFEscalated}} | | '''New Jerusalem''' was a large [[United Nations Space Command]] colony in the [[Human]]-held [[Cygnus System]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page ??''</ref> The city of [[Mount Haven]] was located on the colony.<ref name="dirt">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''' - ''[[Dirt]]''</ref><ref group="note">It has been confirmed in a comment by [[Tobias Buckell]] [http://goingrampant.blogspot.com/2010/03/examination-of-female-characters-part-3.html here] that the rookie in ''Dirt'' is the same character as The Rookie from ''Halo 3: ODST''. Thus, the battle depicted in the story has to be the Battle of New Jerusalem, as it was the last battle in which The Rookie participated before the [[Battle of Earth]].</ref> It was discovered by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] late in the [[Human-Covenant War]] and was known to be defended by the [[26th Marine Expeditionary Force]], who suffered 'near annihilation' in the [[Battle of New Jerusalem]]. Following the battle, the UNSC forces retreated from the planet, leaving it to be [[Glassing|glassed]] by the Covenant.<ref name="dirt"/> [[The Rookie]] fought at New Jerusalem as part of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Force, before transferring to his [[Unnamed Shock Trooper Squad|current unit]].<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo 3: ODST Field Guide - The Rookie'']</ref> |
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| An [[Outer Colony]] with citizens that were united by shared creed and ethnicity, neither New Jerusalem nor [[Cygnus]] saw conflict resulting from the [[Insurrection]].<ref name="ch61">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 61''</ref> Around [[2524]], [[refugee]]s fleeing from the ongoing civil conflict on [[Eridanus II]] sought asylum on New Jerusalem.{{Ref/Audio|HtT|Season=one|Episode=06: Boxing Story}}
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| Towards the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]], the colony was discovered and attacked by the [[Covenant]] before or during [[2552|July]] or [[2552|August 2552]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Dirt]]", ''page 153''</ref> New Jerusalem was defended by the [[UNSC Army]] and the [[26th Marine Expeditionary Force]], who suffered "near annihilation" in the resulting [[Battle of New Jerusalem]]. [[Jonathan Doherty]] was part of the 26th MEF and fought in the battle.{{Ref/Site|Id=BNet|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=Halo3ODSTsquad|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Meet the Squad|D=12|M=10|Y=2014}}{{Ref/Site|Id=fieldguide|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo 3 ODST : Field Guide - Dutch|D=25|M=05|Y=2013|LocalArchive=Archive:Bungie.net/Halo 3: ODST: Field Guide#Personnel}}
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| New Jerusalem is named after the city of [[Wikipedia:Jerusalem|Jerusalem]] located on [[Earth]] in the Middle East. | | *New Jerusalem is named after the city of [[Wikipedia:Jerusalem|Jerusalem]] in Israel, located on [[Earth]]. |
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==Notes== |
| *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Fm}}
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| *''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' {{Mo}}
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| | | [[Category:UNSC Colonies]] |
| [[Category:Planets]] | | [[Category: Planets]] |
| [[Category:Human colonies]] | | [[Category:Places]] |
