Editing Skopje

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'''Skopje''' was a [[Unified Earth Government]] [[Inner Colonies|inner colony]] world located in the [[Macedon system]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Home to several million people, the [[planet]] featured highly developed urban areas, with roads and railways sprawling across its island continents. It also housed the headquarters of a shipbuilding corporation. The colony was [[glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2547]] after a [[Battle of Skopje|large battle]] that took place there.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Dirt]]", ''pages 171-172''</ref>

==History==
===Rise of humanity===
Humanity arrived in the [[Macedon system]] in the 24th-century, settling on Skopje and establishing it as a [[Human colonies|colony]] of the UEG in [[2378]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} At some point, a wealthy CEO built a castle in the colony, which would later prove valuable during the [[Battle of Skopje]].

===Human-Covenant War===
{{Main|Battle of Skopje}}
In [[2547]], the [[Covenant]] discovered and attacked the planet. [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s were called in to defend the headquarters of a shipbuilding corporation during the evacuation of their shipyards, under the justification that the machines, tools, and personnel that could be saved would be relocated to [[Reach]] to continue building parts for the war effort. The Covenant deployed numerous ground troops against the ODSTs, including [[Sangheili]] and [[Kig-Yar Sniper]]s. The Covenant eventually overran the ODSTs.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Dirt", ''page 172''</ref>

[[Gage Yevgenny]] and another ODST were rescued from approaching Covenant forces by a [[Spartan-II]]. The soldier led the survivors to safety while engaging the other aliens. The ODSTs were led to a stone castle that was being used as the Marines' command center. The Covenant's low-level energy weapons couldn't vaporize or burn the stone, just melt it slightly, making it stronger.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Dirt", ''page 173''</ref>

The UNSC was eventually forced to abandon the planet, leaving it to be [[glassed]] by the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Dirt", ''page 175''</ref>

==Trivia==
Skopje was most likely named after the [[Wikipedia:Skopje|capital city]] of the modern-day [[Wikipedia:North Macedonia|Republic of North Macedonia]].

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' 
**''[[Dirt]]'' {{1st}} 

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