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'''Ciudad de Arias'''<ref group="Note">The city is referred to as "Cuidad de Arias" in ''Blunt Instruments''. However, this is clearly either a typographical error or an oversight, as "cuidad" is the second-person plural imperative form of 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>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Blunt Instruments"</ref> | '''Ciudad de Arias'''<ref group="Note">The city is referred to as "Cuidad de Arias" in ''Blunt Instruments''. However, this 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>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Blunt Instruments"</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
"Ciudad de Arias" roughly translates from Spanish as "City of Songs", or, more literally, "City of Sung Music". | "Ciudad de Arias" roughly translates from Spanish as "City of Songs", or, more literally, "City of Sung Music". | ||
==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}} | ||
==Note== | |||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Cities]] | [[Category:Cities]] | ||
Revision as of 10:22, June 2, 2011
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
"Ciudad de Arias" roughly translates from Spanish as "City of Songs", or, more literally, "City of Sung Music".
List of appearances
- Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
- Blunt Instruments (First appearance)
Note
- ^ The city is referred to as "Cuidad de Arias" in Blunt Instruments. However, this 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
- ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "Blunt Instruments"
