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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Halo_wars_arcadia_planet_by_JJasso-1-.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Arcadia as seen from its orbit.]] | [[File:Halo_wars_arcadia_planet_by_JJasso-1-.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Arcadia as seen from its orbit.]] | ||
A "tropical paradise", it was a popular destination for tourists<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''</ref> and received many shipments from [[Harvest]].<ref name = "Gamepro">Gamepro, July Edition</ref> It was also home to the [[Deep Space Research Array]].<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' timeline</ref> By [[2531]] it had a population of approximately three million. However, it became a [[First Battle of Arcadia|site of conflict]] in [[2531]], caught up in the [[Human-Covenant War]], after a Forerunner [[Relic (Structure)|stellar map]] on [[Harvest]] pointed the [[Arbiter (Rank)|Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]] towards the colony. Eventually the Covenant were pushed off by the efforts of the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, allowing much of its civilian populace to be evacuated. The capital city of [[Pirth]] would soon become overtaken by nature. Meanwhile, the remaining colonists formed the farming community of [[Abaskun]] on the continent of [[Mu]]. It would remain a mostly lawless region, but continued to supply the UNSC with food. The Covenant would eventually return to Arcadia later in the war, [[Second Battle of Arcadia|destroying it]]. | |||
==Locations== | |||
*[[Pirth City]] - The capital city of Arcadia. | |||
*[[Deep Space Research Array]] - A research facility on Arcadia. | |||
*[[ONI]] base - Curiously enough, there was a secret ONI base in Arcadia's jungles.<ref>Halo Wars, [[Dome of Light (Level)]]</ref> | |||
*[[Forerunner]] structures - Arcadia had some Forerunner ruins deep in it's jungles.<ref>Halo Wars, [[Scarab (Level)]]</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[Image:Arcadiaoutskirts.png|thumb|right|250px|[[UNSC]] troops on Arcadia.]] | |||
*It may have been named after the actual [[Wikipedia:Arcadia|Arcadia]], a region and city south of [[Greece]] in the Peloponnesus.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Arcadia|Wikipedia]]</ref> | *It may have been named after the actual [[Wikipedia:Arcadia|Arcadia]], a region and city south of [[Greece]] in the Peloponnesus.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Arcadia|Wikipedia]]</ref> | ||
*[[Wikipedia:Arcadia_(utopia)|Arcadia]] is also a name for a paradise in [[Greek mythology]], as well as in later fiction.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Arcadia|Wikipedia]]</ref> | |||
*The [[Arcadian Patrol]] was the main law enforcement force on the planet. | *The [[Arcadian Patrol]] was the main law enforcement force on the planet. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Greece]] | *[[Greece]] | ||
*[[Greek Mythology]] | *[[Greek Mythology]] | ||
Revision as of 17:09, May 17, 2009
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Arcadia is a United Nations Space Command colony located in the Procyon System.[1]
History
File:Halo wars arcadia planet by JJasso-1-.jpg
Arcadia as seen from its orbit.
A "tropical paradise", it was a popular destination for tourists[2] and received many shipments from Harvest.[3] It was also home to the Deep Space Research Array.[4] By 2531 it had a population of approximately three million. However, it became a site of conflict in 2531, caught up in the Human-Covenant War, after a Forerunner stellar map on Harvest pointed the Arbiter Ripa 'Moramee towards the colony. Eventually the Covenant were pushed off by the efforts of the crew of the UNSC Spirit of Fire, allowing much of its civilian populace to be evacuated. The capital city of Pirth would soon become overtaken by nature. Meanwhile, the remaining colonists formed the farming community of Abaskun on the continent of Mu. It would remain a mostly lawless region, but continued to supply the UNSC with food. The Covenant would eventually return to Arcadia later in the war, destroying it.
Locations
- Pirth City - The capital city of Arcadia.
- Deep Space Research Array - A research facility on Arcadia.
- ONI base - Curiously enough, there was a secret ONI base in Arcadia's jungles.[5]
- Forerunner structures - Arcadia had some Forerunner ruins deep in it's jungles.[6]
Trivia
File:Arcadiaoutskirts.png
UNSC troops on Arcadia.
- It may have been named after the actual Arcadia, a region and city south of Greece in the Peloponnesus.[7]
- Arcadia is also a name for a paradise in Greek mythology, as well as in later fiction.[8]
- The Arcadian Patrol was the main law enforcement force on the planet.
Sources
- ^ Halo Wars, level Arcadia City, former name "World of Arcadia"
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest
- ^ Gamepro, July Edition
- ^ Halo Wars timeline
- ^ Halo Wars, Dome of Light (Level)
- ^ Halo Wars, Scarab (Level)
- ^ Wikipedia
- ^ Wikipedia
