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[[Image:FloodVoi.jpg|thumb|The city of Voi, thorougly infested by the Flood.]]
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'''Voi''' is a current-day market city in [[Kenya]], [[Africa]], and is part of the plot of ''[[Halo 3]]''.
{{City infobox
|city= Voi
|image= [[File:H3 TheStorm VoiView.jpg|300px]]
|location= [[Kenya]], [[Earth]]
|destroyed= [[2552#November|November, 2552]]
|notable= [[Battle for Earth]]
|governance= [[East African Protectorate]]
}}


==Location==
'''Voi''' was an industrial city in [[Kenya]], [[East African Protectorate]] in [[Africa]] on planet [[Earth]].<ref name="tsavo">''[[Halo 3]]'', campaign level [[Tsavo Highway]]</ref><ref name="storm">''Halo 3'', campaign level [[The Storm]]</ref> After its infestation by the [[Flood]] and subsequent glassing by the [[Fleet of Retribution]], it became known as the '''Voi Exclusion Zone'''.{{Ref/Reuse|H5GLtd}}
It is nearby [[New Mombasa]], Kenya, and serves as the crossroads for railway lines between three Kenyan cities, including New Mombasa and Nairobi.


==Topography==
==Background==
Voi is described in its concept art to be a "worker town", and is filled with mechanical factories and shoreline buildings. It is littered with the remains of the New Mombasa Orbital Elevator, which is scattered across the level.
Voi is located about 140 kilometers away from the coastal city of [[New Mombasa]], and on the edge of the [[Tsavo|Tsavo National Park]], the largest wildlife reserve in the region. The town served as the crossroads for railway lines between three Kenyan cities.<ref name="Voi">[[Wikipedia:Voi|''Wikipedia'': Voi]]</ref> In Voi, a highway known as [[Tsavo highway (location)|Tsavo Highway]], or A23, joined with the [[Nairobi Road]] which connected the cities of [[Mombasa]] and [[Nairobi]]. By the 26th century, Voi was a futuristic worker town, and it was filled with mechanical factories and shoreline buildings. A number of [[water]] pumping stations managed by the [[GWC Trans-African Pipelines]], such as the [[Voi Municipal Water Pump House 03]] located around 17 kilometers from Voi, took care of the water supply in the town.


==''[[Halo 3]]''==
In the mid 26th century, Voi was situated beside a large man-made lake,<ref>''Halo 3'', campaign level [[The Storm]] (''"We’ve got Anti-Air Wraiths in the next '''lake bed''', Chief!"'')</ref> which was connected to an ocean inlet leading all the way to New Mombasa on the coast. This waterway provided a way of carrying large amounts of cargo from the facilities in Voi to the [[Mombasa Tether|space tether]] in New Mombasa and other locations around the globe. The shorelines of the lake were filled with warehouses and docking structures; one of the most prominent industrial facilities in Voi was the [[Traxus Factory Complex 09|Factory Complex 09]] of the [[Traxus Heavy Industries]]. Another facility, [[Traxus Factory Complex 71]], was also located nearby on the shores of the lake.<ref>''Halo 3'', multiplayer map [[Foundry]]</ref>
Three successive ''Halo 3'' campaign levels - ''[[Tsavo Highway (Level)|Tsavo Highway]]'', ''[[The Storm (Level)|The Storm]]'' and ''[[Floodgate (Level)|Floodgate]]'', take place in or around Voi<ref>[[Halo 3 Achievements|''Halo 3'' Achievements]]</ref>. The multiplayer map [[Foundry]] is set in a Voi warhouse.


''[[Tsavo Highway (Level)|Tsavo Highway ]]'', the third campaign level, takes place along the road to Voi, as does most of the following level ''The Storm'' in which the [[Master Chief]] must defeat a [[Scarab]].  
The [[Civilian security forces|law enforcement agency]] of Voi was called [[Voi Greater Outlands Police Bureau]]. [[New Mombasa Waste Management]] provided the waste management services in Voi.{{Ref/Reuse|storm}}


''[[The Storm (Level)|The Storm]]''  deals mainly with the character assaulting [[Covenant]] forces entrenched in Voi.  
== History ==
About [[97,445 BCE]], near the end of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the [[Librarian]] landed on Earth near the site where the town of Voi would be built millennia later. There, she oversaw the creation and subsequent burying of the [[Installation 00|Ark]] [[Portal at Voi|Portal]] structure, which would be hidden for thousands of years to come, and would spend her last days in the nearby region before the [[Halo Array]] purged the galaxy of sentient life.


''[[Floodgate (Level)| Floodgate]]'' deals with clearing the [[Flood]] from the city, although the city is eventually destroyed.
Voi has a long history. The town is centuries old, and was formerly a simple market town. According to local history the name of town comes from a slave trader called Chief Kivoi who settled near the Voi river around the 17th century. There after the town grew as a trade post between the local Taita people, other Kenyan tribes and Arabs. The town started to grow at the end of the 19th century when the Kenya-Uganda railway was constructed. People started to move in to work on the railway and the nearby Sisal estates.{{Ref/Reuse|Voi}}


==[[Battle of Voi]]==
===Covenant occupation===
The Master Chief arrives in Voi via [[Tsavo Highway]] and joins up with the [[Arbiter]] and a large group of [[Marines]]. The [[Battle of Voi]] begins with the [[UNSC]] attacking entrenched [[Covenant Loyalist]] forces. Together they destroy many [[Anti-Air Wraith]]s, a Scarab, and a Covenant anti-air gun. With the anti-air forces destroyed, [[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]]'s ships begin to attack the [[High Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Forerunner Ship|Forerunner Dreadnought]], until Truth activates the portal to the [[Ark]] and escapes. After this, a damaged Covenant Cruiser crashes in the middle of the city. This ship is full of [[Flood]], and the Master Chief and the Arbiter begin to fight this new threat. They start to move to the downed Cruiser, hoping to destroy it and contain the Flood. As they near the Cruiser, a [[Covenant Separatist]] ship arrives, led by [[Shipmaster Rtas 'Vadum]]. The ship, the ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'', deploys [[Elite]] ground forces to assist the humans. The humans learn that the Separatists are looking for [[Cortana]], who is supposedly aboard the Flood Cruiser. Separating from the Arbiter, the Chief goes aboard the Cruiser. What he finds is not Cortana, but a damaged message left by her. As he is inspecting it, [[343 Guilty Spark]] arrives to repair "Cortana." All human and Elite forces retreat to the ''Shadow of Intent'' as 'Vadum [[glassing|glasses]] Voi and half of Africa, therefore destroying all Flood in the vicinity.
{{Main|Battle of Voi}}
When the [[Covenant]] [[Battle for Earth|invaded Earth]] in [[2552]], the general region between Voi and Mombasa became their top priority due to the Portal buried underneath it. When the Mombasa Tether collapsed on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], debris rained down upon Voi and the surrounding region. At one point, the UNSC placed a [[Surface-to-air missile launcher|SAM launcher]] in the vicinity of Factory Complex 09 in Voi.{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} During the following weeks, the Covenant forces occupied the city and placed heavy defenses around their excavation.{{Ref/Reuse|tsavo}}
 
On November 17, due to the return of [[John-117]], the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] was ready for a counterattack. By disabling a Covenant [[Type-27 Anti-Aircraft Cannon|anti-aircraft battery]] from the ground, the UNSC would be able to assault the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] resting on the center of the Portal.{{Ref/Reuse|storm}}
 
The Master Chief arrived in Voi via the Tsavo Highway and joined up with the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] and a large group of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]]. The battle for the city begun with the UNSC attacking entrenched Covenant forces. During the engagement, many [[Civilian|surviving workers]] from the Traxus facilities, armed with recovered UNSC weapons joined the Marines in their fight to liberate Voi. Together they destroyed multiple {{Pattern|Ogab'd|anti-aircraft Wraith}}s, a [[Deutoros-pattern Scarab|Scarab]], and the Covenant anti-air gun. With the anti-air forces destroyed, [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]]'s ships attacked the Prophet of Truth's Dreadnought, until Truth activated the Portal to the Ark and escaped through it, with his [[Truth's fleet|fleet]] following.{{Ref/Reuse|storm}}
 
===Flood infestation===
{{Main|Outbreak on Earth}}
[[File:Halo3 E3 TRAILER 2007 720p30 ST 6300Kbps 002 0001.jpg|thumb|250px|Voi and the surrounding areas are [[glassed]] by the [[Fleet of Retribution]] in order to contain the threat of the Flood.]]
 
After this, a [[Indulgence of Conviction|Flood-controlled ship]] slipped in, and crashed in at the western edge of the city. This ship was full of Flood, and the Master Chief and the Arbiter began to fight this new threat. Under orders from [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]], they started to move to the downed cruiser, hoping to destroy it in an effort to contain the Flood. As they neared the cruiser, the [[Swords of Sanghelios|Sangheili]] [[Fleet of Retribution]] arrived, led by [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]]. The Sangheili flagship, ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'', deployed [[Sangheili]] ground forces to assist the humans. Voi was ravaged by the Flood infestation and many Marines and surviving civilian personnel were infected in the ensuing chaos, but the Chief and his surviving allies forged ahead into the heart of the city.
 
The humans learned that the Sangheili were looking for the [[Artificial intelligence|AI construct]] [[Cortana]], who was supposedly aboard the Flood cruiser. Separating from the Arbiter, the Chief went aboard the cruiser. What he found was not [[Cortana]], but a damaged message left by her. As he was inspecting it, [[343 Guilty Spark]] arrived to repair Cortana. All human and Elite forces retreated to the ''Shadow of Intent'' as the fleet [[Glassing|glassed]] Voi, therefore destroying all Flood in the vicinity and preventing the parasite from spreading any further.<ref>''Halo 3'', campaign level [[Floodgate]]</ref>
 
Voi was terminated as a result of the excavation event; only a few industrial buildings remained. The area was subsequently termed the "Voi Exclusion Zone". [[Operation: JOINT MONITOR]] saw [[Alpha-Nine]] deployed to the zone to ensure any and all Flood were eliminated.{{Ref/Game|Id=H5GLtd|Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition|[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers#Edward Buck|Dossier files]] - Edward Buck}} They did not encounter any remnants of it.<ref name="HNB">''[[Halo: New Blood]]''</ref>
 
===Post-war===
{{Main|Invasion of Earth}}
On [[2553#March|March 3, 2553]], after the end of the war, [[Voi Memorial|a memorial ceremony]] was held atop a hill in the remains of the town. As humanity began the arduous process of rebuilding, it was decided that this hillside be kept untouched as a memorial to those who did not return from [[Installation 00]] and those fallen in the war at large.<ref>''Halo 3'', campaign level [[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]</ref>
 
Within a couple years, [[ONI]] had established extensive facilities at Voi as part of the effort to study the [[Portal at Voi|portal artifact]], now closed. In [[2555#March|March, 2555]], a joint operations team arrived in town in preparation for [[Operation: FAR STORM]], the third manned mission to Installation 00 that commenced once the portal was reactivated. However, in [[Invasion of Earth|a plot to mine the Earth's resources]] as recompense for the damage incurred to the installation during the battle a few years prior, [[000 Tragic Solitude|its monitor]] sent thousands of [[Sentinels]] streaming through the portal over Voi; this attempt was foiled by elements of the [[UNSC Home Fleet]].<ref>''Halo: Hunters in the Dark'', page 321</ref>
 
Due to the artifact's importance, by [[2558]] Voi housed the largest [[Spartan-IV]] garrison on Earth.<ref>''Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual''</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In Volume Two of the [[Soundtrack|Halo 2 Official Soundtrack]], it featured a song titled "Road to Voi".
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
 
*The last movement of the ''Halo 2 Soundtrack'' is called "The Road to Voi".
==References==
*One of the ferries used to transport cargo across the lake is encountered stranded on a beach during the level ''[[The Storm]]''.
<references/>


==Images==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:H3_Voi_1.jpg|The factories of Voi.
File:H3 TheStorm Factory Concept 1.jpg|Sketch of Voi.
Image:H3_Voi_2.jpg|The worker sections of Voi.
File:H3 TheStorm Lakebed Concept.jpg|Sketch of the dried port.
Image:H3_Voi_3.jpg|The waterfront of Voi.
File:H3 TheStorm Interior Concept.jpg|Concept art of the factories of Voi.
Image:H3_Voi_4.jpg|The shoreside factories of Voi.
File:H3 TheStorm WorkerTown Concept.jpg|Concept art of the worker sections of Voi.
Image:H3_Voi_Tether.jpg|The tethers of Voi.
File:H3 TheStorm ColourStudy Concept.jpg|Concept art of the waterfront of Voi.
Image:H3_Voi_Ship.jpg|A ship associated with Voi.
File:H3 TheStorm Lakebed Concept 2.jpg| Another concept art of the shore side facilities at Voi.
Image:Voi.jpg|Voi after a battle
File:H3 - Manual interior.jpg|Concept art of the remnants of the collapsed Mombasa space elevator at Voi.
File:H3 Crow'sNest_Interior_Concept 3.jpg|Concept art of the savannahs of Voi, as seen from [[Crow's Nest]].
File:H3 TheStorm Boats Concept 2.jpg|Concept art of a cargo ship in Voi.
File:H3 Glassing Concept.jpg|Concept art of John-117 and Marines making their way toward Voi.
File:Voi.jpg|Voi after a battle.
File:H3_Voi_Infested.jpg|The city of Voi, thoroughly infested by the Flood.
File:Traxus Factory Complex 09 entrance.jpg|A factory complex in Voi.
File:Tsavo_Highway_Mountains.jpg|[[Tsavo highway (location)|Tsavo Highway]], leading to Voi.
File:H3_Foundry_FactoryComplex71_1.jpg|[[Traxus Factory Complex 71]] near Voi.
File:Attend2.PNG|The [[Voi Memorial]] after the end of the war.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
**''[[Petra]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
**''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers|Limited Edition dossiers]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Renegades]]''


[[Category:UNSC]]
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}


[[Category:Places]]
[[Category:Human cities]]
[[Category:East African Protectorate]]

Latest revision as of 11:53, April 12, 2023

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Voi
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Overview

Location:

Kenya, Earth

Notable structure(s):

Battle for Earth

Governed by:

East African Protectorate

 

Voi was an industrial city in Kenya, East African Protectorate in Africa on planet Earth.[1][2] After its infestation by the Flood and subsequent glassing by the Fleet of Retribution, it became known as the Voi Exclusion Zone.[3]

Background[edit]

Voi is located about 140 kilometers away from the coastal city of New Mombasa, and on the edge of the Tsavo National Park, the largest wildlife reserve in the region. The town served as the crossroads for railway lines between three Kenyan cities.[4] In Voi, a highway known as Tsavo Highway, or A23, joined with the Nairobi Road which connected the cities of Mombasa and Nairobi. By the 26th century, Voi was a futuristic worker town, and it was filled with mechanical factories and shoreline buildings. A number of water pumping stations managed by the GWC Trans-African Pipelines, such as the Voi Municipal Water Pump House 03 located around 17 kilometers from Voi, took care of the water supply in the town.

In the mid 26th century, Voi was situated beside a large man-made lake,[5] which was connected to an ocean inlet leading all the way to New Mombasa on the coast. This waterway provided a way of carrying large amounts of cargo from the facilities in Voi to the space tether in New Mombasa and other locations around the globe. The shorelines of the lake were filled with warehouses and docking structures; one of the most prominent industrial facilities in Voi was the Factory Complex 09 of the Traxus Heavy Industries. Another facility, Traxus Factory Complex 71, was also located nearby on the shores of the lake.[6]

The law enforcement agency of Voi was called Voi Greater Outlands Police Bureau. New Mombasa Waste Management provided the waste management services in Voi.[2]

History[edit]

About 97,445 BCE, near the end of the Forerunner-Flood war, the Librarian landed on Earth near the site where the town of Voi would be built millennia later. There, she oversaw the creation and subsequent burying of the Ark Portal structure, which would be hidden for thousands of years to come, and would spend her last days in the nearby region before the Halo Array purged the galaxy of sentient life.

Voi has a long history. The town is centuries old, and was formerly a simple market town. According to local history the name of town comes from a slave trader called Chief Kivoi who settled near the Voi river around the 17th century. There after the town grew as a trade post between the local Taita people, other Kenyan tribes and Arabs. The town started to grow at the end of the 19th century when the Kenya-Uganda railway was constructed. People started to move in to work on the railway and the nearby Sisal estates.[4]

Covenant occupation[edit]

Main article: Battle of Voi

When the Covenant invaded Earth in 2552, the general region between Voi and Mombasa became their top priority due to the Portal buried underneath it. When the Mombasa Tether collapsed on October 20, 2552, debris rained down upon Voi and the surrounding region. At one point, the UNSC placed a SAM launcher in the vicinity of Factory Complex 09 in Voi.[2] During the following weeks, the Covenant forces occupied the city and placed heavy defenses around their excavation.[1]

On November 17, due to the return of John-117, the UNSC was ready for a counterattack. By disabling a Covenant anti-aircraft battery from the ground, the UNSC would be able to assault the Prophet of Truth's Forerunner Dreadnought resting on the center of the Portal.[2]

The Master Chief arrived in Voi via the Tsavo Highway and joined up with the Arbiter and a large group of Marines. The battle for the city begun with the UNSC attacking entrenched Covenant forces. During the engagement, many surviving workers from the Traxus facilities, armed with recovered UNSC weapons joined the Marines in their fight to liberate Voi. Together they destroyed multiple Ogab'd-pattern anti-aircraft Wraiths, a Scarab, and the Covenant anti-air gun. With the anti-air forces destroyed, Fleet Admiral Terrence Hood's ships attacked the Prophet of Truth's Dreadnought, until Truth activated the Portal to the Ark and escaped through it, with his fleet following.[2]

Flood infestation[edit]

Main article: Outbreak on Earth
Voi and the surrounding areas are glassed by the Fleet of Retribution in order to contain the threat of the Flood.

After this, a Flood-controlled ship slipped in, and crashed in at the western edge of the city. This ship was full of Flood, and the Master Chief and the Arbiter began to fight this new threat. Under orders from Commander Miranda Keyes, they started to move to the downed cruiser, hoping to destroy it in an effort to contain the Flood. As they neared the cruiser, the Sangheili Fleet of Retribution arrived, led by Shipmaster Rtas 'Vadum. The Sangheili flagship, Shadow of Intent, deployed Sangheili ground forces to assist the humans. Voi was ravaged by the Flood infestation and many Marines and surviving civilian personnel were infected in the ensuing chaos, but the Chief and his surviving allies forged ahead into the heart of the city.

The humans learned that the Sangheili were looking for the AI construct Cortana, who was supposedly aboard the Flood cruiser. Separating from the Arbiter, the Chief went aboard the cruiser. What he found was not Cortana, but a damaged message left by her. As he was inspecting it, 343 Guilty Spark arrived to repair Cortana. All human and Elite forces retreated to the Shadow of Intent as the fleet glassed Voi, therefore destroying all Flood in the vicinity and preventing the parasite from spreading any further.[7]

Voi was terminated as a result of the excavation event; only a few industrial buildings remained. The area was subsequently termed the "Voi Exclusion Zone". Operation: JOINT MONITOR saw Alpha-Nine deployed to the zone to ensure any and all Flood were eliminated.[3] They did not encounter any remnants of it.[8]

Post-war[edit]

Main article: Invasion of Earth

On March 3, 2553, after the end of the war, a memorial ceremony was held atop a hill in the remains of the town. As humanity began the arduous process of rebuilding, it was decided that this hillside be kept untouched as a memorial to those who did not return from Installation 00 and those fallen in the war at large.[9]

Within a couple years, ONI had established extensive facilities at Voi as part of the effort to study the portal artifact, now closed. In March, 2555, a joint operations team arrived in town in preparation for Operation: FAR STORM, the third manned mission to Installation 00 that commenced once the portal was reactivated. However, in a plot to mine the Earth's resources as recompense for the damage incurred to the installation during the battle a few years prior, its monitor sent thousands of Sentinels streaming through the portal over Voi; this attempt was foiled by elements of the UNSC Home Fleet.[10]

Due to the artifact's importance, by 2558 Voi housed the largest Spartan-IV garrison on Earth.[11]

Trivia[edit]

Main-Superintendent.png Browse more images in this article's gallery page.
  • The last movement of the Halo 2 Soundtrack is called "The Road to Voi".
  • One of the ferries used to transport cargo across the lake is encountered stranded on a beach during the level The Storm.

Gallery[edit]

  • Sketch of Voi.

    Sketch of Voi.

  • Sketch of the dried port.

    Sketch of the dried port.

  • Concept art of the factories of Voi.

    Concept art of the factories of Voi.

  • Concept art of the worker sections of Voi.

    Concept art of the worker sections of Voi.

  • Concept art of the waterfront of Voi.

    Concept art of the waterfront of Voi.

  • Another concept art of the shore side facilities at Voi.

    Another concept art of the shore side facilities at Voi.

  • Concept art of the remnants of the collapsed Mombasa space elevator at Voi.

    Concept art of the remnants of the collapsed Mombasa space elevator at Voi.

  • Concept art of the savannahs of Voi, as seen from Crow's Nest.

    Concept art of the savannahs of Voi, as seen from Crow's Nest.

  • Concept art of a cargo ship in Voi.

    Concept art of a cargo ship in Voi.

  • Concept art of John-117 and Marines making their way toward Voi.

    Concept art of John-117 and Marines making their way toward Voi.

  • Voi after a battle.

    Voi after a battle.

  • The city of Voi, thoroughly infested by the Flood.

    The city of Voi, thoroughly infested by the Flood.

  • A factory complex in Voi.

    A factory complex in Voi.

  • Tsavo Highway, leading to Voi.

    Tsavo Highway, leading to Voi.

  • The Voi Memorial after the end of the war.

    The Voi Memorial after the end of the war.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo 3, campaign level Tsavo Highway
  2. ^ a b c d e Halo 3, campaign level The Storm
  3. ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition, Dossier files - Edward Buck
  4. ^ a b Wikipedia: Voi
  5. ^ Halo 3, campaign level The Storm ("We’ve got Anti-Air Wraiths in the next lake bed, Chief!")
  6. ^ Halo 3, multiplayer map Foundry
  7. ^ Halo 3, campaign level Floodgate
  8. ^ Halo: New Blood
  9. ^ Halo 3, campaign level Halo
  10. ^ Halo: Hunters in the Dark, page 321
  11. ^ Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual
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