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The '''United Republic of North America''' (abbreviated '''URNA'''{{Ref/Level| | The '''United Republic of North America''' (abbreviated '''URNA'''{{Ref/Level|Halo 3|[[Floodgate]]}}) is a loose association between the [[national government|nation]]s of [[Canada]], [[Mexico]], and the political remnants of the former [[United States of America]]. It is located on the continent of [[North America]] on the [[human]] [[planet|homeworld]] of [[Earth]].<ref name="enc285">''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', Earth, p. 284-285, (2009); p. 296-297 (2011 edition)</ref> | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Geography=== | ===Geography=== | ||
[[File:H4-NewPhoenix.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The desert [[city]] of [[New Phoenix]].]] | [[File:H4-NewPhoenix.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The desert [[city]] of [[New Phoenix]].]] | ||
The URNA features deserts and tundra. It is as well verdant.<ref name="enc285"/> | The URNA features deserts and tundra. It is as well verdant.<ref name="enc285"/> The URNA has a west coast<ref>''I love bees'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 12|Chapter 12]] - Jersey: "Just a Little Sting"</ref> and an east coast.<ref>''I love bees'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 9|Chapter 9]] - Kamal: "The Devil"</ref> One of the aforementioned deserts appears to be near the west coast while snow appears in the northern areas.{{Ref/Reuse|midnight}} | ||
====Locations==== | ====Locations==== | ||
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**[[New Phoenix]] | **[[New Phoenix]] | ||
***[[New Phoenix ONI facility]] | ***[[New Phoenix ONI facility]] | ||
*[[Berkeley]] | |||
*[[Los Angeles]] | |||
*[[Oakland]] | |||
*[[Stanford University]] | |||
*[[Atlanta]] | *[[Atlanta]] | ||
*[[Great Lakes]] | *[[Great Lakes]] | ||
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*[[Wisconsin]] | *[[Wisconsin]] | ||
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===Known residents=== | ===Known residents=== | ||
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*[[Sarah-John Pope]] (Kentucky) | *[[Sarah-John Pope]] (Kentucky) | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
=== | ===Rise of humanity=== | ||
At some point between [[2468]]<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]'', Human Colonies, p. 286-287 (2009); p. 298-299 (2011 edition)</ref> and [[2524]],{{Ref/Novel|Id=harvestchapt2|Halo: Contact Harvest|Chapter=2}} the [[United States of America]] no longer existed, only leaving remnants{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Contact Harvest|Chapter=2}} and former states.<ref name="enc285"/> By the 26th-century, [[Wikipedia:Washington (state)|Washington state]] had ceased to exist as a political entity.<ref name="Catalog">[[Catalog/Archive/2014]]</ref> However, the [[Kentucky|Commonwealth of Kentucky]] had been absorbed into the URNA.<ref name="enc285"/> Around the early 2540s, [[New Phoenix]] was the fourth most populated city, behind [[Chicago]] in third, [[Los Angeles]] in second, and [[New York City]] in first.{{Ref/Comic|Id=esc7|[[Halo: Escalation]]|Issue=[[Halo: Escalation Issue 7|#7]]}} | At some point between [[2468]]<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]'', Human Colonies, p. 286-287 (2009); p. 298-299 (2011 edition)</ref> and [[2524]],{{Ref/Novel|Id=harvestchapt2|Halo: Contact Harvest|Chapter=2}} the [[United States of America]] no longer existed, only leaving remnants{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Contact Harvest|Chapter=2}} and former states.<ref name="enc285"/> By the 26th-century, [[Wikipedia:Washington (state)|Washington state]] had ceased to exist as a political entity.<ref name="Catalog">[[Catalog/Archive/2014]]</ref> However, the [[Kentucky|Commonwealth of Kentucky]] had been absorbed into the URNA.<ref name="enc285"/> Around the early 2540s, [[New Phoenix]] was the fourth most populated city, behind [[Chicago]] in third, [[Los Angeles]] in second, and [[New York City]] in first.{{Ref/Comic|Id=esc7|[[Halo: Escalation]]|Issue=[[Halo: Escalation Issue 7|#7]]}} | ||
===Human-Covenant war=== | |||
[[File:Cleveland in 2552.PNG|thumb|right|250px|[[Cleveland]], Ohio during the [[Battle of Cleveland]].]] | [[File:Cleveland in 2552.PNG|thumb|right|250px|[[Cleveland]], Ohio during the [[Battle of Cleveland]].]] | ||
{{Quote|no=two|[[Durga]]|[[Kamal Zaman]]|q1=It's a Covenant [[capital ship|capital]] [[Covenant starship|ship]]. Those little sparkles of light are Seraph fighters.|q2=They're here.|Durga explaining to Kamal and his family what they are seeing outside of their home in the first attack on URNA soil in Berkeley.<ref name="axon12"/>}} | |||
{{Main|Battle of Cleveland|URNA Southwest Campaign}} | |||
Several engagements of the [[Human-Covenant War]] took place in the URNA in the climactic year of [[2552]]. One of the earliest engagements in what would become the [[Battle for Earth]] took place in [[2552#October|October]] in the [[Berkeley]] area, a city on the west coast of the URNA.<ref name="axon12">''I love bees'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 12|Chapter 12]] - Kamal: "Fiancée"</ref><ref group="note">This is derived from numerous pieces of information from within the Axon Clips including: Chapter 12 which mentions Kamal taking a flight back to the west coast; Chapter 9 where Sophia mentions that one of the people she is talking to isn't a Berkeley police officer and Kamal having to take a packbus to Reno, Nevada as his first stop; Chapter 10 where Kamal mentions waiting for said bus outside of Oakland.</ref> Either do to this specific attack or the [[Battle of Mombasa|attack]] on [[Mombasa]] around the same time, air raid sirens were activated on the east coast.<ref>''I love bees'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 12|Chapter 12]] - Rani</ref><ref>''I love bees'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 12|Chapter 12]] - Jersey</ref> | |||
Later in November, the [[Battle of Cleveland]], was fought in North America; during which many citizens of the metropolitan city attempted to flee north in boats from the invading [[Covenant]] forces to Canada. While the city suffered minimal damage from hostile and friendly fire, many citizens were killed by the genocidal Covenant. The UNSC established a relief camp in the nearby city of [[Wikipedia:Akron, Ohio|Akron]].{{Ref/Comic|[[Halo: Uprising]]|Issue=[[Halo: Uprising Issue 4|#4]]}} | |||
In the final stages of the Battle for Earth, Covenant forces retreated to North America while the [[Prophet of Truth]] fled to [[Installation 00]], with at least one [[Jiralhanae]] expedition deploying to Arizona to locate and activate a Forerunner artifact. This effort was foiled by elements of the [[UNSC Home Fleet]]. | |||
=== | ===Post-war=== | ||
In [[2557#July|July 24, 2557]], the city of [[New Phoenix]] was attacked by the [[Forerunner]] known as [[Ur-Didact|the Didact]]. Using a device called the [[Composer]], the Didact [[Mind transfer|extracted]] the mental patterns of over 7 million people.{{Ref/Reuse|esc7}} [[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]] [[John-117]] stopped him using a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon#Mark 2556 MFDD|HAVOK nuke]], destroying the Composer and the Didact's [[Mantle's Approach|flagship]],{{Ref/Level|Id=midnight|[[Halo 4]]|[[Midnight]]}} although some of the consciousnesses of the composed New Phoenix residents were transferred back to [[Requiem]] and converted into new [[Promethean Knight]]s.<ref>''[[Spartan Ops]]'', [[Memento Mori]]</ref> | |||
== | ==Government and society== | ||
The URNA is home to the [[UNSC]]'s [[UNSC Supreme Headquarters|Supreme Headquarters]] and is home to numerous facilities and [[military base]]s. This is mostly due to it's historic association to the [[United Nations]].<ref name="enc285"/> The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] also maintained a branch headquarters in [[Boston]].<ref name="crossingtheblack">''[[Hunt the Truth]]'', [[Hunt the Truth Season 1|Season 1]], [[Hunt the Truth Season 1/Transcripts|Episode 04: CROSSING THE BLACK]]</ref> | |||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{Im}} | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{Im}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{Fm}} | *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{Fm}} | ||
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**''[[The Mona Lisa]]'' {{Im}} | **''[[The Mona Lisa]]'' {{Im}} | ||
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' | **''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' | *''[[Halo 4]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' {{Im}} | *''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' {{Im}} | ||
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==Notes== | |||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||