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{{Quote|The city of promise|Promesa's tagline<ref name="Plaza">''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', multiplayer map [[Plaza]]</ref>}} | {{Quote|The city of promise|Promesa's tagline<ref name="Plaza">''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', multiplayer map [[Plaza]]</ref>}} | ||
'''Promesa''' is a [[City|city]] on [[Andesia]], home to a large, prominent research center<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/ | '''Promesa''' is a [[City|city]] on [[Andesia]], home to a large, prominent research center<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-shadow-of-intense ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Shadow of Intense]</ref> and the [[Galeria Andinos]], advertised as "the number one shopping destination in the quadrant".<ref name="Plaza"/> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The city was established shortly after the [[Unified Earth Government]] [[Human colonies|colonized]] the planet, funded by biotech associations looking to exploit Andesia's rich ecosystem for life-extending pharmaceuticals and exotic foodstuffs. Following the [[Human-Covenant War]], turf wars between [[Insurrectionist]] factions and their criminal allies, corrupt [[law enforcement]] personnel, and UEG peacekeepers ensured there would be no peace on the streets of Promesa. | The city was established shortly after the [[Unified Earth Government]] [[Human colonies|colonized]] the planet, funded by biotech associations looking to exploit Andesia's rich ecosystem for life-extending pharmaceuticals and exotic foodstuffs. Following the [[Human-Covenant War]], turf wars between [[Insurrectionist]] factions and their criminal allies, corrupt [[law enforcement]] personnel, and UEG peacekeepers ensured there would be no peace on the streets of Promesa.<ref name="canonfodder"/> | ||
As part of training for teams returning to abandoned Outer Colonies, [[War Games]] designers on the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} created two simulations of Promesa: one depicting it in a recent state | As part of training for teams returning to abandoned Outer Colonies, [[War Games]] designers on the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} created two simulations of Promesa: one depicting it in a recent state<ref name="Plaza"/> and one in a theoretical state showing what could have happened to the city if the colony had succumbed to social collapse and famine during the [[Covenant War]].<ref>''Halo 5: Guardians'', multiplayer map [[Overgrowth]]</ref> | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
===Locations=== | ===Locations=== | ||
*[[Flamenco Street]] | *[[Flamenco Street]]<ref name="Plaza"/> | ||
**[[Eperanza Station]] | **[[Eperanza Station]]<ref name="Plaza"/> | ||
**[[Galeria Andinos]] | **[[Galeria Andinos]]<ref name="Plaza"/> | ||
***[[Bamboo Food Court]] | ***[[Bamboo Food Court]]<ref name="Plaza"/> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}} | {{Linkbox|gallery=yes}} | ||
*Promesa is [[Spanish]] for "promise". | *Promesa is [[Spanish]] for "promise". | ||
*Promesa is the setting for the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' multiplayer maps [[Overgrowth]] and [[Plaza]]. | *Promesa is the setting for the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' multiplayer maps [[Overgrowth]] and [[Plaza]].<ref name="canonfodder"/> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
