Talk:Joint Occupation Zone

Former Covenant territory

Should we assume that this is referring to space previously under the governance of the former Covenant and its member species with the inclusion of occupation in the name for these areas of operation? Helianthus — All right. Shoot!

I've come to the same conclusion. The Joint Occupation Zones are probably similar to Cold War-era Berlin, though relations between the UNSC and the Arbiter's forces seem to be more civil than those between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. ONI, of course, is a different story. --Our vengeance is at hand. (Talk to me.) 16:36, 7 July 2014 (EDT)

My thoughts exactly. The name alone reminds me of the post-war fragmentation of Germany and Berlin into occupation zones each controlled by an Allied power. Coincidentally, however, Catalog's record of the loss of three ONI prowlers, perhaps at the hand of Shadow of Intent, may make this the perfect Cold War analog. Helianthus — All right. Shoot!

My initial impression was that it referred to former UNSC territory conquered by the Covenant, and being transitioned back to UNSC control from the ex-Covenant occupiers. We know that at least some Covenant occupation has occurred - the penal Yanme'e colony on Verge, for example. The process of determining which planets are worth terraforming, dealing with new tenants, and what can be policed by the still rebuilding UNSC would be an enormous one. -- Qura 'Morhek ^{The Autocrat of Morheka} 19:59, 7 July 2014 (EDT)