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'''Voi''' is a current-day market city in [[Kenya]], [[Africa]].
'''Voi''' is an industrial city in [[Kenya]], [[East African Protectorate]] in [[Africa]] on planet [[Earth]].<ref name="h3">''[[Halo 3]]''</ref>


==Location==
==Background==
Voi was near [[New Mombasa]], Kenya, and served as the crossroads for railway lines between three Kenyan cities, including New Mombasa and Nairobi before being destroyed by [[Flood]] and then glassed by the [[Covenant Separatists]].
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, including [[Mombasa]] and Nairobi. A highway known as A23 or [[Tsavo Highway (Location)|Tsavo Highway]] also runs through the town. Voi is a futuristic worker town, and it is filled with mechanical factories and shoreline buildings.  


==Topography==
== History ==
Voi is described in its concept art to be a "worker town", and it is filled with mechanical factories and shoreline buildings. Nearby are the remains of the New Mombasa [[Orbital Elevator]] from ''[[Halo 2]]'', which are scattered across the level [[Tsavo Highway (Level)]]. Voi in the mid 26th century is situated around a man-made lake. As a result of the global warming period of the 21st century, the snow melt that supplied Voi with a water supply died off, creating a major water shortage. It was decided to construct a man-made lake to store water from the remaining mountain runoff, this lake was built at what was then the southeastern edge of Voi. By now Voi has grown to such a size that it almost totally surrounds it and a ferry service was constructed to carry cargo and people across the lake. One of the ferries is encountered stranded on a beach during the level [[The Storm (Level)|The Storm]]. Along with that, the Voi River still runs through, providing easy transport up and down the river for the industry.
About 100,000 years ago, when the [[Forerunner]]s discovered Earth near the end of the [[Forerunner-Flood War]], the [[Librarian]] landed on Earth near Voi. There, she oversaw the burying of the [[Installation 00|Ark]] [[Portal]] structure, which would be hidden for thousands of years to come.


==Battle of Voi==
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 near by sisal estates.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Voi|Wikipedia article of Voi]]</ref>
The [[Master Chief]], arrives in Voi via [[Tsavo Highway (Location)|Tsavo Highway]] and joins up with the [[Arbiter (Character)|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, [[Lord Hood]]'s ships begin to attack the [[High Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Forerunner Dreadnought]], until Truth activates the [[Portal]] to the [[Ark]] and escapes. After this, a damaged Covenant [[Cruiser]] crashes in at the western edge 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 [[Human]]s. 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 (Monitor)|343 Guilty Spark]] arrives to repair Cortana. All Human and Elite forces retreat to the ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'' as [['Vadum]] glasses Voi, therefore destroying all Flood in the vicinity and preventing the parasite from spreading any further.


==''[[Halo 3]]''==
Voi in the mid 26th century is situated beside a man-made lake. As a result of the global warming period of the 21st century, the snow melt that supplied Voi with a water supply died off, creating a major water shortage. It was decided to construct a man-made lake to store water from the remaining mountain runoff, this lake was built at what was then the southeastern edge of Voi. A ferry service was constructed to carry cargo and people across the lake, all the way to New Mombasa on the coast. Along with that, the Voi River still runs through, providing easy transport up and down the river for the industry.
Voi is a key location in [[Halo 3]].


Three successive ''Halo 3'' [[campaign]] levels - [[Tsavo Highway (Level)|Tsavo Highway]], [[The Storm]] and [[Floodgate]], take place in or around Voi<ref>[[Halo 3 Achievements|''Halo 3'' Achievements]]</ref>. The [[multiplayer]] maps [[Foundry]] and [[Ghost Town (Level)|Ghost Town]] are also set in Voi. More specifically:
===Covenant Invasion===
{{Main|Battle of Voi}}
When the [[Covenant Empire]] [[Battle of 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 [[New Mombasa Orbital Elevator]] collapsed on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], debris rained down upon Voi and the surrounding region. During the following weeks, the [[Covenant Loyalists]] occupied the city and placed heavy defenses around their excavation.


*[[Tsavo Highway (Level)|Tsavo Highway]], the third campaign level, takes place along the Tsavo highway, leading to Voi.  
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 [[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.
 
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 Loyalist]] forces. Together they destroyed multiple [[Anti-Air Wraith]]s, a [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|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.
 
After this, a [[Unnamed Flood-Captured Battlecruiser|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 begun to fight this new threat. Under orders from [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]], they started to move to the downed Cruiser, hoping to destroy it and contain the Flood. As they neared the Cruiser, the [[Covenant Separatist]] fleet arrived, led by [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]]. The Separatist flagship, ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'', deployed [[Sangheili]] ground forces to assist the Humans.
 
The Humans learned that the Separatists 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 (Monitor)|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.
 
==Appearances==
Voi is a key location in ''[[Halo 3]]''. Three successive ''Halo 3'' [[Campaign Mode|campaign]] levels - [[Tsavo Highway (Level)|Tsavo Highway]], [[The Storm (level)|The Storm]] and [[Floodgate (Level)|Floodgate]], take place in or around Voi.<ref name="h3"/> The [[multiplayer]] maps [[Foundry]] and [[Ghost Town (Level)|Ghost Town]] are also set in Voi. More specifically:
 
*[[Tsavo Highway (Level)|Tsavo Highway]], the third campaign level, takes place along the Tsavo Highway, leading to Voi.  
*[[The Storm]] deals mainly with the character assaulting [[Covenant]] forces entrenched in Voi.  
*[[The Storm]] deals mainly with the character assaulting [[Covenant]] forces entrenched in Voi.  
*[[Floodgate]] deals with clearing the Flood from the city, although the city is eventually [[Glassing|glassed]] by [[Covenant Separatists]].
*[[Floodgate]] deals with clearing the Flood from the city, although the city is eventually [[Glassing|glassed]] by [[Covenant Separatists]].
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*There is a [[Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher|SAM launcher]] similar to the one on [[High Ground]] pointed directly at the AA battery.
*There is a [[Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher|SAM launcher]] similar to the one on [[High Ground]] pointed directly at the AA battery.
*The last movement of the ''Halo 2 Soundtrack'' is called "The Road to Voi".
*The last movement of the ''Halo 2 Soundtrack'' is called "The Road to Voi".
*One of the ferries used to transport cargo across the artificial lake is encountered stranded on a beach during the level [[The Storm (Level)|The Storm]].


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Image:Voi.jpg|Voi after a battle.
Image:Voi.jpg|Voi after a battle.
Image:FloodVoi.jpg|The city of Voi, thoroughly infested by the Flood.
Image:FloodVoi.jpg|The city of Voi, thoroughly infested by the Flood.
Image:Ccs-over-voi.jpg|A CCS Battlecruiser above Voi.
Image:Voi_Plains.jpg|The plains around Voi.
Image:1209088296_Voi_assault.PNG|A factory in Voi.
Image:1209088296_Voi_assault.PNG|A factory in Voi.
Image:Tsavo_Highway_Mountains.jpg|[[Tsavo Highway (Location)|Tsavo Highway]], leading to Voi.
Image:Tsavo_Highway_Mountains.jpg|[[Tsavo Highway (Location)|Tsavo Highway]], leading to Voi.
</gallery>
</gallery>
== Links ==
===Internal===
*[[Africa]]
*[[Republic of Kenya]]
*[[Tsavo Highway (Location)|Tsavo Highway]]
===External===
*[[Wikipedia:Voi|Voi on Wikipedia]]
*[[Wikipedia:Kenya|Kenya on Wikipedia]]
*[[Wikipedia:Africa|Africa on Wikipedia]]
*[[Wikipedia:Tsavo|Tsavo on Wikipedia]]
*[[Wikipedia:Tsavo National Park|Tsavo National Park on Wikipedia]]
*[[Wikipedia:A23 road (Kenya)|Tsavo Highway on Wikipedia]]


==Sources==
==Sources==

Revision as of 10:48, November 26, 2009

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Voi is an industrial city in Kenya, East African Protectorate in Africa on planet Earth.[1]

Background

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, including Mombasa and Nairobi. A highway known as A23 or Tsavo Highway also runs through the town. Voi is a futuristic worker town, and it is filled with mechanical factories and shoreline buildings.

History

About 100,000 years ago, when the Forerunners discovered Earth near the end of the Forerunner-Flood War, the Librarian landed on Earth near Voi. There, she oversaw the burying of the Ark Portal structure, which would be hidden for thousands of years to come.

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 near by sisal estates.[2]

Voi in the mid 26th century is situated beside a man-made lake. As a result of the global warming period of the 21st century, the snow melt that supplied Voi with a water supply died off, creating a major water shortage. It was decided to construct a man-made lake to store water from the remaining mountain runoff, this lake was built at what was then the southeastern edge of Voi. A ferry service was constructed to carry cargo and people across the lake, all the way to New Mombasa on the coast. Along with that, the Voi River still runs through, providing easy transport up and down the river for the industry.

Covenant Invasion

Main article: Battle of Voi

When the Covenant Empire invaded Earth in 2552, the general region between Voi and Mombasa became their top priority due to the Portal buried underneath it. When the New Mombasa Orbital Elevator collapsed on October 20, 2552, debris rained down upon Voi and the surrounding region. During the following weeks, the Covenant Loyalists occupied the city and placed heavy defenses around their excavation.

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.

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 Loyalist forces. Together they destroyed multiple Anti-Air 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.

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 begun to fight this new threat. Under orders from Lieutenant Commander Miranda Keyes, they started to move to the downed Cruiser, hoping to destroy it and contain the Flood. As they neared the Cruiser, the Covenant Separatist fleet arrived, led by Shipmaster Rtas 'Vadum. The Separatist flagship, Shadow of Intent, deployed Sangheili ground forces to assist the Humans.

The Humans learned that the Separatists 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.

Appearances

Voi is a key location in Halo 3. Three successive Halo 3 campaign levels - Tsavo Highway, The Storm and Floodgate, take place in or around Voi.[1] The multiplayer maps Foundry and Ghost Town are also set in Voi. More specifically:

Trivia

  • The town of Voi was actually first seen in the Halo 3 Announcement Trailer more recently to the launch of the game, the only part seen was the billboard on fire (Floodgate) and the Master Chief emerging from the destroyed elevator out of Crow's Nest which wasn't near Voi at all.
  • There is a SAM launcher similar to the one on High Ground pointed directly at the AA battery.
  • The last movement of the Halo 2 Soundtrack is called "The Road to Voi".
  • One of the ferries used to transport cargo across the artificial lake is encountered stranded on a beach during the level The Storm.

Gallery

  • H3 Voi 1.jpg

    The factories of Voi.

  • H3 Voi 2.jpg

    The worker sections of Voi.

  • H3 Voi 3.jpg

    The waterfront of Voi.

  • H3 Voi 4.jpg

    The shore side factories of Voi.

  • H3 Voi Tether.jpg

    Remnants of the collapsed New Mombasa Orbital Elevator at Voi.

  • H3 Voi Ship.jpg

    A ship associated with Voi.

  • Voi after a battle.

    Voi after a battle.

  • FloodVoi.jpg

    The city of Voi, thoroughly infested by the Flood.

  • 1209088296 Voi assault.PNG

    A factory in Voi.

  • Tsavo Highway, leading to Voi.

    Tsavo Highway, leading to Voi.

Links

Internal

External

Sources

  1. ^ a b Halo 3
  2. ^ Wikipedia article of Voi
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