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'''Elysium City''' is a urban center located on the planet [[Eridanus II|Eridanus II]]. | '''Elysium City''' is a urban center located on the planet [[Eridanus II|Eridanus II]]. | ||
== | ==History== | ||
In [[2513]], [[M-EDF 9/21/1]], commanded by [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Ponder]], had an operation in Elysium City. M-EDF 9/21/1 was ordered by [[FLEETCOM]] to neutralize the second-in-command to the Insurrectionist leader, [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]]. Against FLEETCOM's insistence on a show of force, Ponder attempted to personally speak to family members of the second-in-command, when a M-EDF 9/21/1 sharpshooter took a hasty shot, completely collapsing the situation.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 111</ref> | |||
Elysium City was the city in which [[Master Chief|John-117]] grew up, before he was chosen for the [[Spartan-II]] project and replaced with a [[Flash-Cloning|flash-clone]]. John originally attended school at [[Elysium City Primary Education Facility Number 119|Elysium City Primary Education Facility No. 119]], where he met [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Halsey]] and [[Jacob Keyes]] in [[2517]].<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''</ref> The school had a substantial playground, including [[Gravball]] courts, and a grassy hill were John-117 played King of the Hill. | |||
Elysium City, along with the rest of Eridanus II, was glassed by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] in [[2530]] in the [[Battle of Eridanus II]]. | |||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The city's [[Civilian Security Forces|Law Enforcement Agency]] was called the [[Elysium City Law Enforcement]]. | |||
*Elysium has strong links with the trends of the Halo series, especially through its name. "Elysium" was a Latinization of the [[Greece|Greek]] word "Elysion," which meant paradise. In [[List of Greek Mythology References in Halo|Greek mythology]], the Elysium Fields were a series of areas where the virtuous dead could exist in happiness. | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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Elysium City is a urban center located on the planet Eridanus II.
History
In 2513, M-EDF 9/21/1, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Ponder, had an operation in Elysium City. M-EDF 9/21/1 was ordered by FLEETCOM to neutralize the second-in-command to the Insurrectionist leader, Colonel Robert Watts. Against FLEETCOM's insistence on a show of force, Ponder attempted to personally speak to family members of the second-in-command, when a M-EDF 9/21/1 sharpshooter took a hasty shot, completely collapsing the situation.[1]
Elysium City was the city in which John-117 grew up, before he was chosen for the Spartan-II project and replaced with a flash-clone. John originally attended school at Elysium City Primary Education Facility No. 119, where he met Dr. Halsey and Jacob Keyes in 2517.[2] The school had a substantial playground, including Gravball courts, and a grassy hill were John-117 played King of the Hill.
Elysium City, along with the rest of Eridanus II, was glassed by the Covenant in 2530 in the Battle of Eridanus II.
Trivia
- The city's Law Enforcement Agency was called the Elysium City Law Enforcement.
- Elysium has strong links with the trends of the Halo series, especially through its name. "Elysium" was a Latinization of the Greek word "Elysion," which meant paradise. In Greek mythology, the Elysium Fields were a series of areas where the virtuous dead could exist in happiness.
Sources
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 111
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach
