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{{Quote|Look at this place. Used to be the crown jewel... | {{Quote|Look at this place. Used to be the crown jewel... Not any more.|[[Jun-A266]]}}<ref>''[[Halo: Reach]]'' level "[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]"</ref> | ||
'''New Alexandria''' was a metropolitan city located at [[Eposz]] on the [[human]] colony world of [[Reach]].<ref name="firefight">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyWmnbni02U '''Youtube.com''': ''Halo: Reach Firefight 2.0 Gameplay'']</ref> During the [[Raid of New Alexandria]], it became the target of a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] attack during the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552]], and was defended by [[Noble Team]].<ref>''[[Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise]]''</ref> Although civilian transports successfully [[Evacuation of New Alexandria|evacuated]] the city thanks to the efforts of [[Noble Six]], the city was ultimately glassed by the Covenant. | '''New Alexandria''' was a metropolitan city located at [[Eposz]] on the [[human]] colony world of [[Reach]].<ref name="firefight">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyWmnbni02U '''Youtube.com''': ''Halo: Reach Firefight 2.0 Gameplay'']</ref> During the [[Raid of New Alexandria]], it became the target of a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] attack during the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552]], and was defended by [[Noble Team]].<ref>''[[Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise]]''</ref> Although civilian transports successfully [[Evacuation of New Alexandria|evacuated]] the city thanks to the efforts of [[Noble Six]], the city was ultimately glassed by the Covenant. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *New Alexandria is most likely named after the Egyptian city of [[wikipedia:Alexandria|Alexandria]]. | ||
* | *New Alexandria is featured in the levels [[Exodus]] and [[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]] in ''Halo: Reach''. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="left"> | <gallery captionalign="left"> | ||
File:Reach E310 Firefight Beachhead03.jpg|A public garden outside the New Alexandria | File:Reach E310 Firefight Beachhead03.jpg|A public garden outside the New Alexandria Starport, with the city center in the background. | ||
File:Noble Six City.jpg|[[Covenant corvette]]s over the city. | File:Noble Six City.jpg|[[Covenant corvette]]s over the city. | ||
File:Noble_Flare.png|Noble Team | File:Noble_Flare.png|Noble Team looking at the glassed city. | ||
File:New Alexandria Header.jpg|Noble Six's [[UH-144 Falcon]] over the damaged city during the Fall of Reach. | File:New Alexandria Header.jpg|Noble Six's [[UH-144 Falcon]] over the damaged city during the Fall of Reach. | ||
File:NA_elevators.jpg|Three [[space elevator]]s near the city. | File:NA_elevators.jpg|Three [[space elevator]]s near the city. | ||
File:HaloReach - Glassing.jpg|The Covenant glass New Alexandria. | File:HaloReach - Glassing.jpg|The Covenant glass New Alexandria. | ||
File: | File:NA_Glassed.jpg|Noble Team looking at the glassed city. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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New Alexandria was a metropolitan city located at Eposz on the human colony world of Reach.[2] During the Raid of New Alexandria, it became the target of a Covenant attack during the Fall of Reach in 2552, and was defended by Noble Team.[3] Although civilian transports successfully evacuated the city thanks to the efforts of Noble Six, the city was ultimately glassed by the Covenant.
Three space elevators were located near the city.[4]
Locations
- Caracalla Park
- New Alexandria Concourse
- New Alexandria Hospital
- New Alexandria Starport
- Fleet Command Headquarters
- Sinoviet Center
- Traxus Tower
- Vyrant Telecom Tower
- Skyway Cafe
Trivia
- New Alexandria is most likely named after the Egyptian city of Alexandria.
- New Alexandria is featured in the levels Exodus and New Alexandria in Halo: Reach.
Gallery
A public garden outside the New Alexandria Starport, with the city center in the background.
Covenant corvettes over the city.
- Noble Flare.png
Noble Team looking at the glassed city.
Noble Six's UH-144 Falcon over the damaged city during the Fall of Reach.
- NA elevators.jpg
Three space elevators near the city.
The Covenant glass New Alexandria.
Noble Team looking at the glassed city.
