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==History==
==History==
[[File:ElysiumCity.png|thumb|250px|left|Primary Education Facility Number 119 in Elysium City.]]
[[File:ElysiumCity.png|thumb|250px|left|Primary Education Facility Number 119 in Elysium City.]]
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>
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 [[UNSC Fleet Command|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 also the city in which [[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 both [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Halsey]] and [[Jacob Keyes]] in [[2517]]. The school had a substantial playground, including [[Gravball]] courts, and a grassy hill were John-117 played King of the Hill.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 24-31''</ref>
Elysium City was also the city in which [[John-117]] grew up, before he was chosen for the [[SPARTAN-II Program|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 both [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Halsey]] and [[Jacob Keyes]] in [[2517]]. The school had a substantial playground, including [[Gravball]] courts, and a grassy hill were John-117 played King of the Hill.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 24-31''</ref>


In 2525, an insurrectionist attack on a nightclub resulted in the deaths of a number of innocent civilians as well as one [[Colonial Military Administration]] pilot, sending another into a coma. The resulting investigation into poor management and guarding of military equipment on the CMA's part would be one of the causes of the organisation's downfall.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Dirt]]"</ref>
In 2525, an insurrectionist attack on a nightclub resulted in the deaths of a number of innocent civilians as well as one [[Colonial Military Administration]] pilot, sending another into a coma. The resulting investigation into poor management and guarding of military equipment on the CMA's part would be one of the causes of the organisation's downfall.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Dirt]]"</ref>
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The city's [[Civilian security forces|law enforcement agency]] was called the [[Elysium City Law Enforcement]].
*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.
*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.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

Revision as of 23:34, May 14, 2011

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Elysium City is a urban center located on the planet Eridanus II.

History

Primary Education Facility Number 119 in Elysium City.

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 also 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 both Dr. Halsey and Jacob Keyes in 2517. The school had a substantial playground, including Gravball courts, and a grassy hill were John-117 played King of the Hill.[2]

In 2525, an insurrectionist attack on a nightclub resulted in the deaths of a number of innocent civilians as well as one Colonial Military Administration pilot, sending another into a coma. The resulting investigation into poor management and guarding of military equipment on the CMA's part would be one of the causes of the organisation's downfall.[3]

Elysium City, along with the rest of Eridanus II, was glassed by the Covenant in 2530 in the Battle of Eridanus II.[4]

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.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 111
  2. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 24-31
  3. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "Dirt"
  4. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named FS
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