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{{Planet infobox | {{Planet infobox | ||
|name=New Jerusalem | |name=New Jerusalem | ||
|image= | |image= | ||
|system=[[Cygnus system]]<ref name="escalated">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/ | |system=[[Cygnus system]]<ref name="escalated">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-that-escalated-quickly '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - That Escalated Quickly'']</ref> | ||
|body= | |body= | ||
|position=Third planet | |position=Third planet{{Ref/Reuse|escalated}} | ||
|moon(s)= | |moon(s)= | ||
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|temperature= | |temperature= | ||
|demonym= | |demonym= | ||
|species=[[Human]] | |species=[[Human]]s{{Ref/Reuse|escalated}} | ||
|population= | |population= | ||
|colonized= | |colonized=[[2441]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=51}} | ||
|government=[[Unified Earth Government]] | |government=[[Unified Earth Government]]{{Ref/Reuse|escalated}} | ||
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'''New Jerusalem''', formally designated as '''Cygnus III''', was the third planet in the [[Cygnus system]] and a [[human]] [[Outer Colony]].{{Ref/Reuse|escalated}} A major world of the [[Unified Earth Government]],<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 301'' (2011)</ref> New Jerusalem was one of the two [[human colonies]] in the Cygnus system,<ref name="ch69">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 69''</ref> the other being [[Cygnus]]. The planet's capital city is also named [[New Jerusalem (city)|New Jerusalem]].{{Ref/Reuse|escalated}} | |||
==History== | |||
An [[Outer Colony]] with citizens that were united by shared creed and ethnicity, neither New Jerusalem nor [[Cygnus]] saw conflict resulting from the [[Insurrection]].<ref name="ch61">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 61''</ref> Around [[2524]], [[refugee]]s fleeing from the ongoing civil conflict on [[Eridanus II]] sought asylum on New Jerusalem.<ref>''[[Hunt the Truth]]''</ref> | |||
Towards the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]], the colony was discovered and attacked by the [[Covenant]] before or during [[2552|July]] or [[2552|August 2552]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Dirt]]", ''page 153''</ref> New Jerusalem was defended by the [[UNSC Army]] and the [[26th Marine Expeditionary Force]], who suffered "near annihilation" in the resulting [[Battle of New Jerusalem]]. [[Jonathan Doherty]] was part of the 26th MEF and fought in the battle.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo 3: ODST Field Guide - The Rookie'']</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
New Jerusalem is named after the city of [[Wikipedia:Jerusalem|Jerusalem]] | New Jerusalem is named after the city of [[Wikipedia:Jerusalem|Jerusalem]] located on [[Earth]] in the Middle East. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Fm}} | *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Fm}} | ||
*''[[ | *''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
[[Category:Planets]] | [[Category:Planets]] | ||
[[Category:Human colonies]] | [[Category:Human colonies]] | ||