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[[File:MITHOM Scotland 02.png|thumb|right|200px|A snow covered Scotland.<ref>''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'', Motion Comic</ref>]]
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'''Britain'''<ref name="jakecourage">''[[Archive:Jake Courage|Jake Courage]]''</ref><ref name="JC"/> is a region of formerly constituent parts of a defunct [[National government|nation]].<ref name="saintspg7-8">''[[Halo: Saint's Testimony]]'', p. 7-8 (Google Play)</ref>
[[File:H2A - British Isles, France, BeNeLux.png|class=blackbg|300px|thumb|Britain, seen in the center left with the lights of various cities shining at night.{{Ref/Level|H2A|[[Cairo Station]]}}]]
'''Britain'''{{Ref/Generic|Id=jakecourage|[[Archive:Jake Courage|Jake Courage]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|JC}} is a region of formerly constituent parts of a defunct [[National government|nation]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=saintspg7-8|[[Halo: Saint's Testimony]]|Page=7-8 (Google Play)}}


The adjective for Britain is British.<ref name="jakecourage"/> A distinct accent was known to come from Britain.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]|Chapter=16}}
The adjective for Britain is British.{{Ref/Reuse|evg113}}{{Ref/Reuse|jakecourage}} A distinct accent was known to come from Britain.{{Ref/Novel|HGOO|Chapter=16}}


==Overview==
==Overview==
===Geography===
[[File:MITHOM Scotland 02.png|thumb|250px|A snow covered Scotland.{{Ref/Generic|[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]|Motion Comic}}]]
*[[Wikipedia:Birmingham|Birmingham]] - One of the cities chosen to display [[Jake Courage]]'s "Shooting a Hero" exhibit, demonstrating imagery of the [[Second Battle of New Mombasa]].<ref name="JC">''Xbox.com'': Jake Courage (defunct, [https://archives.halopedia.org/halo3/jakecourage/ Archived])</ref>
===Topography and ecology===
*[[Wikipedia:Bristol|Bristol]] - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.<ref name="JC"/>
====Locations====
*[[Wikipedia:Cheshire|Cheshire]] - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.<ref name="JC"/>
*[[Wikipedia:Birmingham|Birmingham]] - One of the cities chosen to display [[Jake Courage]]'s "Shooting a Hero" exhibit, demonstrating imagery of the [[Second Battle of New Mombasa]].{{Ref/Generic|Id=JC|Xbox.com|Jake Courage|Detail=defunct, [https://archives.halopedia.org/halo3/jakecourage/ Archived]}}
*[[Wikipedia:Doncaster|Doncaster]] - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.<ref name="JC"/>
*[[Wikipedia:Bristol|Bristol]] - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.{{Ref/Reuse|JC}}
*[[Wikipedia:Cheshire|Cheshire]] - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.{{Ref/Reuse|JC}}
*[[Wikipedia:Doncaster|Doncaster]] - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.{{Ref/Reuse|JC}}
*[[Wikipedia:Kingston upon Hull|Hull]] - birthplace of [[Randall Aiken]]
*[[Wikipedia:Kingston upon Hull|Hull]] - birthplace of [[Randall Aiken]]
*[[Wikipedia:Leeds|Leeds]] - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.<ref name="JC"/>
*[[Wikipedia:Leeds|Leeds]] - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.{{Ref/Reuse|JC}}
*[[London]] - Previously the capital of England and home to the Houses of Parliament, the site of a terror attack in the 22nd century and the location chosen for [[Halo: Saint's Testimony|Iona's trial]].
*[[London]] - Previously the capital of England and home to the Houses of Parliament, the site of a terror attack in the 22nd century and the location chosen for [[Halo: Saint's Testimony|Iona's trial]].
*[[Wikipedia:Plymouth|Plymouth]] - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.<ref name="JC"/>
*[[Wikipedia:Plymouth|Plymouth]] - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.{{Ref/Reuse|JC}}
*[[Wikipedia:Portsmouth|Portsmouth]] - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.<ref name="JC"/>
*[[Wikipedia:Portsmouth|Portsmouth]] - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.{{Ref/Reuse|JC}}
*[[Wikipedia:Reading|Reading]] - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.<ref name="JC"/>
*[[Wikipedia:Reading|Reading]] - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.{{Ref/Reuse|JC}}
*[[Wikipedia:Romford|Romford]] - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.<ref name="JC"/>
*[[Wikipedia:Romford|Romford]] - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.{{Ref/Reuse|JC}}
*[[Wikipedia:Sheffield|Sheffield]] - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.<ref name="JC"/>
*[[Wikipedia:Sheffield|Sheffield]] - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.{{Ref/Reuse|JC}}
*[[Wikipedia:Wolverhampton|Wolverhampton]] - birthplace of [[Malcolm Geffen]]
*[[Wikipedia:Wolverhampton|Wolverhampton]] - birthplace of [[Malcolm Geffen]]
*[[Scotland]] - Childhood home of [[Michael Baird]]<ref name="baird">''[[Halo Waypoint]]'', [[Archive:Halo Waypoint/2009 to 2014/Universe/Characters#Sergeant Mike Baird|Sergeant Mike Baird]]</ref>
*[[Scotland]] - Childhood home of [[Michael Baird]]{{Ref/Generic|Id=baird|[[Halo Waypoint]]|[[Archive:Halo Waypoint/2009 to 2014/Universe/Characters#Sergeant Mike Baird|Sergeant Mike Baird]]}}
**[[Wikipedia:Iona|Iona]] - the island of which inspired the name of the AI [[Iona]].
**[[Wikipedia:Iona|Iona]] - the island of which inspired the name of the AI [[Iona]].
**[[Edinburgh]] - Location of The [[University of Edinburgh]]. Later one of the sites to display the "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.<ref name="JC"/>
**[[Edinburgh]] - Location of The [[University of Edinburgh]]. Later one of the sites to display the "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.{{Ref/Reuse|JC}}
***[[Edinburgh University]] - A renowned centre for teaching and research. Unharmed during the [[Battle of Earth]], it was used for research on Forerunner artefacts and home to the [[Department of Xenoarchaeological Studies]].
***[[Edinburgh University]] - A renowned centre for teaching and research. Unharmed during the [[Battle of Earth]], it was used for research on Forerunner artefacts and home to the [[Department of Xenoarchaeological Studies]].
****[[Department of Xenoarchaeological Studies]] - Where Dr. [[William Iqbal]] and his colleagues were hired by ONI to study [[Forerunner]] relics discovered on various worlds including Earth and the [[Ancient humanity|Ancient Human]] ruins of Heian.<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', "[[From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal]]", p. 519</ref>
****[[Department of Xenoarchaeological Studies]] - Where Dr. [[William Iqbal]] and his colleagues were hired by ONI to study [[Forerunner]] relics discovered on various worlds including Earth and the [[Ancient humanity|Ancient Human]] ruins of Heian.{{Ref/Anthology|Evo|[[From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal]]}}


===Known residents===
===Known residents===
*[[Randall Aiken]]
*[[Randall Aiken]]
*[[Laurette Agryna]]
*[[Luther Mann]]
*[[Luther Mann]]
*[[Jake Courage]]
*[[Jake Courage]]
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==History==
==History==
[[File:HINF London Skyline.png|250px|thumb|London under attack in the 26th century.{{Ref/Reuse|intro}}]]
===18th and 19th-century===
===18th and 19th-century===
In the 18th and 19th-centuries, British colonies began to diverge from Britain itself, in one case leading to war.<ref>
In the 18th and 19th-centuries, British colonies began to diverge from Britain itself, in one case leading to war.{{Ref/Anthology|Evo|[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]}} At some point, the British constructed a training and refueling base on [[Diego Garcia]] due to the island's position near [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Hong Kong]], and [[Africa]].{{Ref/Reuse|encyc296}}{{Ref/Reuse|encyc2009}} During [[World War II]], the British managed to crack a [[Germany|German]] code.<ref name="ilbenigma">''[[I love bees]]'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 4|Chapter 4]] - Herzog: "Enigma"</ref>
''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', [[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]], p. 256-258 (2010 edition, Vol. I)</ref> At some point, the British constructed a training and refueling base on [[Diego Garcia]] due to the island's position near [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Hong Kong]], and [[Africa]].<ref name="encyc296"/> During [[World War II]], the British managed to crack a [[Germany|German]] code.<ref name="ilbenigma">''[[I love bees]]'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 4|Chapter 4]] - Herzog: "Enigma"</ref>


===22nd-century===
===22nd-century===
In the 22nd-century, the [[Houses of Parliament]] were destroyed in an act of domestic terrorism.<ref name="saintspg7-8"/>
In the 22nd-century, the [[Houses of Parliament]] were destroyed in an act of domestic terrorism.{{Ref/Reuse|saintspg7-8}}


===Status as of 26th-century===
===25th and 26th-century===
By the 26th-century, the [[Wikipedia:Iona|island of Iona]], was part of the [[North Atlantic Protectorate]].<ref name="saintspg7-8"/> As well, the [[city|cities]] of London and Edinburgh were a part of the [[European Union]].<ref name="encyc296">''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', Earth, p. 284-285, (2009); p. 296-297 (2011 edition)</ref> Following the [[Human-Covenant War]], a collection of photographs by [[Jake Courage]] toured Britain.<ref name="jakecourage"/><ref name="JC"/>
By the 26th-century, the [[Wikipedia:Iona|island of Iona]], was part of the [[North Atlantic Protectorate]].{{Ref/Reuse|saintspg7-8}} As well, the [[city|cities]] of London and Edinburgh were a part of the [[European Union]].{{Ref/Book|Id=encyc296|Enc11|Section=Earth|Page=296-297}}{{Ref/Book|Id=encyc2009|Enc09|Section=Earth|Page=284-285}}
 
During the [[Battle for Earth]] in the [[Human-Covenant War]], London came under attack by [[Covenant]] forces.{{Ref/Generic|Id=intro|[[Halo Infinite Multiplayer Season 1 Cinematic Intro]]}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://axisstudiosgroup.com/work/halo-infinite/|Site=Axis Studios|Page=Halo Infinite|Quote=Focusing on the recollections of Spartan Commander Laurette Agryna, the trailer delves into her own heroic journey as a young girl caught in the crosshairs of a battle in the centre of London 2552 AD, her rescue by Spartans and her inspiration to become a Spartan herself.|D=31|M=8|Y=2021}}
 
Following the Human-Covenant War, a collection of photographs by [[Jake Courage]] toured Britain.{{Ref/Reuse|jakecourage}}{{Ref/Reuse|JC}}
 
==Government and society==
===Culture===
Some form of nobility existed in Britain until at least the 25th or 26th-centuries, with [[Terrence Hood]] being a member. He would take the title of "Lord".{{Ref/Book|Id=enc73|Enc11|Page=73}}{{Ref/Book|Id=evg113|EVG|Page=113}}


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
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**''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]''
**''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]''
*''[[Halo: Saint's Testimony]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Saint's Testimony]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' {{Im}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
{{Ref/Sources}}
{{Earth Nations}}
{{Earth Nations}}
[[Category:Earth]]
[[Category:Earth]]

Latest revision as of 20:44, January 12, 2024

Britain, France and other parts of Europe.
Britain, seen in the center left with the lights of various cities shining at night.[1]

Britain[2][3] is a region of formerly constituent parts of a defunct nation.[4]

The adjective for Britain is British.[5][2] A distinct accent was known to come from Britain.[6]

Overview[edit]

A snow covered Scotland.[7]

Topography and ecology[edit]

Locations[edit]

Known residents[edit]

History[edit]

London in the 26th century.
London under attack in the 26th century.[10]

18th and 19th-century[edit]

In the 18th and 19th-centuries, British colonies began to diverge from Britain itself, in one case leading to war.[11] At some point, the British constructed a training and refueling base on Diego Garcia due to the island's position near India, Pakistan, Hong Kong, and Africa.[12][13] During World War II, the British managed to crack a German code.[14]

22nd-century[edit]

In the 22nd-century, the Houses of Parliament were destroyed in an act of domestic terrorism.[4]

25th and 26th-century[edit]

By the 26th-century, the island of Iona, was part of the North Atlantic Protectorate.[4] As well, the cities of London and Edinburgh were a part of the European Union.[12][13]

During the Battle for Earth in the Human-Covenant War, London came under attack by Covenant forces.[10][15]

Following the Human-Covenant War, a collection of photographs by Jake Courage toured Britain.[2][3]

Government and society[edit]

Culture[edit]

Some form of nobility existed in Britain until at least the 25th or 26th-centuries, with Terrence Hood being a member. He would take the title of "Lord".[16][5]

Gameplay[edit]

Halo 2 and Halo 2: Anniversary[edit]

The southern coast of Britain as well as the nighttime city lights of London and other urban centers on the island can be seen on the levels The Armory and Cairo Station.

Other[edit]

The Halo Experience Showcase, a race in Forza Horizon 4, is set in Britain albeit with a Halo ring in the sky.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo 2: Anniversary, campaign level Cairo Station
  2. ^ a b c Jake Courage
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Xbox.com, Jake Courage: defunct, Archived
  4. ^ a b c Halo: Saint's Testimony, page 7-8 (Google Play)
  5. ^ a b Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 113
  6. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, chapter 16
  7. ^ Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian, Motion Comic
  8. ^ Halo Waypoint, Sergeant Mike Baird
  9. ^ Halo: Evolutions - From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal
  10. ^ a b Halo Infinite Multiplayer Season 1 Cinematic Intro
  11. ^ Halo: Evolutions - The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole
  12. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition) - Earth, page 296-297
  13. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition) - Earth, page 284-285
  14. ^ I love bees, Axon Clips, Chapter 4 - Herzog: "Enigma"
  15. ^ Axis Studios, Halo Infinite: "Focusing on the recollections of Spartan Commander Laurette Agryna, the trailer delves into her own heroic journey as a young girl caught in the crosshairs of a battle in the centre of London 2552 AD, her rescue by Spartans and her inspiration to become a Spartan herself." (Retrieved on Aug 31, 2021) [archive]
  16. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 73

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