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'''Ciudad de Arias'''<ref group="Note">The city is referred to as "Cuidad de Arias" on page 202 of ''Halo: Evolutions'', while page 193 identifies it as "Ciudad de Arias". The spelling on page 202 is clearly either a typographical error or an oversight, as "cuidad" is the second-person plural imperative form of the verb cuidar, meaning "to watch over". "Ciudad" means "city".</ref> was one of a number of cities on [[Verge]], a human colony conquered by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. A [[beacon]] was set up near the city, providing [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]] [[Team Black|Black Team]] with cover as they attempted destroy it. "[[Hopalong]]", a seemingly non-hostile [[Yanme'e]], made contact with the Spartans in a structure in the city, enlisting their aid in a massive escape attempt of a penal colony of Yanme'e [[Unmutuals]]; Yanme'e who are "incapable of socialization". After the Yanme'e inmates turned on the Spartans, Black Team used the city's still-functioning transit system to escape to a [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican dropship]] for extraction.<ref name="evolutions1">''Halo: Evolutions'', Blunt Instruments</ref>
'''Cuidad de Arias''' was one of a number of cities on [[Verge]], a UNSC colony conquered by the Covenant. A [[Beacon]] was set up near the city, and it provided [[Team Black]] with cover as they inserted into the area to try and destroy it. [[Hopalong]] made contact with the [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartans]] in a structure in the city, enlisting their aid in a massive escape attempt of a [[Unmutuals|Yanme'e colony]]. After the Yanme'e inmates turned on the Spartans, they used the still-functioning Arias transit system to escape to a [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] extraction.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Blunt Instruments]]"</ref>
 
==Trivia==
*"Ciudad de Arias" roughly translates from Spanish as "City of Songs", or, more literally, "City of Sung Music".
*Signs in the city's subway tunnels indicate [[Spanish]] was commonly spoken by the city's inhabitants.{{Ref/Reuse|evolutions1}}


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[Blunt Instruments]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Blunt Instruments]]'' {{1st}}
==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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Latest revision as of 12:01, March 23, 2022

Ciudad de Arias[Note 1] was one of a number of cities on Verge, a human colony conquered by the Covenant. A beacon was set up near the city, providing Spartan Black Team with cover as they attempted destroy it. "Hopalong", a seemingly non-hostile Yanme'e, made contact with the Spartans in a structure in the city, enlisting their aid in a massive escape attempt of a penal colony of Yanme'e Unmutuals; Yanme'e who are "incapable of socialization". After the Yanme'e inmates turned on the Spartans, Black Team used the city's still-functioning transit system to escape to a Pelican dropship for extraction.[1]

Trivia[edit]

  • "Ciudad de Arias" roughly translates from Spanish as "City of Songs", or, more literally, "City of Sung Music".
  • Signs in the city's subway tunnels indicate Spanish was commonly spoken by the city's inhabitants.[1]

List of appearances[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The city is referred to as "Cuidad de Arias" on page 202 of Halo: Evolutions, while page 193 identifies it as "Ciudad de Arias". The spelling on page 202 is clearly either a typographical error or an oversight, as "cuidad" is the second-person plural imperative form of the verb cuidar, meaning "to watch over". "Ciudad" means "city".

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo: Evolutions, Blunt Instruments