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=ONI logo=
=ONI logo=
[[File:ONI Seal 1.png|thumb|right|200px|The most common ONI symbol, with the arrowhead design.]]
[[File:ONI Seal 1.png|thumb|right|150px|The most common ONI symbol, with the arrowhead design.]]
The '''ONI symbol''' is the primary logo used to identify the organization.
The '''ONI symbol''' is the primary logo used to identify the organization.


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===Arrow design===
===Arrow design===
The agency's insignia has many layers of meaning: superficially it is a stylized surveillance satellite, but it also represents a pyramid of knowledge with an all-seeing eye and an arrowhead directed to the heavens.<ref>''[[Halo Mythos]]'', p. 141</ref> Above the center circle reads "UNSC" and at the bottom, in between the edges of the outer circle reads "Office of Naval Intelligence".
The agency's insignia has many layers of meaning: superficially it is a stylized surveillance satellite, but it also represents a pyramid of knowledge with an all-seeing eye and an arrowhead directed to the heavens.<ref>''[[Halo Mythos]]'', p. 141</ref> Above the center circle reads "UNSC" and at the bottom, in between the edges of the outer circle reads "Office of Naval Intelligence".
The colors of the logo can be inverted on dark surfaces.<ref name="darkonilogo"/>


===UNSC derived===
===UNSC derived===
Another symbol, based on the UNSC's is also occasionally used. Featuring the bird with the globe, the main differences include the globe containing the "all-seeing eye" with triangles and stars surrounding it and the ribbon at the bottom containing the text "Office of Naval Intelligence" in it.
[[File:ONI emblem.png|150px|thumb|right|The UNSC derived variant.]]
==Variants==
Another symbol, based on the UNSC's is also occasionally used. Featuring the bird with the globe, the main differences include the globe containing the "all-seeing eye" with triangles and stars surrounding it and the ribbon at the bottom containing the text "Office of Naval Intelligence" in it.<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', [[Veronica Dare]] model</ref>
===Arrow design===
*'''Textless''' - A variant of the logo without any of the text, leaving only the arrow shape and the circles.
*'''Ivanoff text''' - A special version of the logo is used for [[Ivanoff Station]], where the text is replaced with


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:ONI emblem.png|The UNSC derived variant.
File:Bigclassified.png|A variant of the logo without any of the text, leaving only the arrow shape and the circles.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=enemies&cid=24043 ''Bungie.Net'': Reach Project page]</ref>
File:HR-DR44 Transit Box.png|On some dark surfaces, an inverted color scheme is used for the logo like with the [[Transit Box DR44]].<ref name="darkonilogo">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', [[Transit Box DR44]] model</ref>
File:Promo Kilo 5 patch.jpg|A version of the logo was created for [[Kilo-Five]]. This version adds in the text "K5" to the center dot of the arrow.<ref>''[[Kilo-Five Trilogy]]'', promotional patch</ref>
</gallery>
</gallery>


Revision as of 16:35, February 3, 2020

The most common ONI symbol, with the arrowhead design.

The ONI symbol is the primary logo used to identify the organization.

Description

Arrow design

The agency's insignia has many layers of meaning: superficially it is a stylized surveillance satellite, but it also represents a pyramid of knowledge with an all-seeing eye and an arrowhead directed to the heavens.[1] Above the center circle reads "UNSC" and at the bottom, in between the edges of the outer circle reads "Office of Naval Intelligence".

The colors of the logo can be inverted on dark surfaces.[2]

UNSC derived

The UNSC derived variant.

Another symbol, based on the UNSC's is also occasionally used. Featuring the bird with the globe, the main differences include the globe containing the "all-seeing eye" with triangles and stars surrounding it and the ribbon at the bottom containing the text "Office of Naval Intelligence" in it.[3]

Gallery

  • A variant of the logo without any of the text, leaving only the arrow shape and the circles.[4]

    A variant of the logo without any of the text, leaving only the arrow shape and the circles.[4]

  • On some dark surfaces, an inverted color scheme is used for the logo like with the Transit Box DR44.[2]

    On some dark surfaces, an inverted color scheme is used for the logo like with the Transit Box DR44.[2]

  • A version of the logo was created for Kilo-Five. This version adds in the text "K5" to the center dot of the arrow.[5]

    A version of the logo was created for Kilo-Five. This version adds in the text "K5" to the center dot of the arrow.[5]

Sources

City hub page

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 There is more information available on this subject at CMDR RileySV/Sandbox on the English Wikipedia.

A city is a type of settlement that sapient species create.

Types

Human

Human cities often have transit systems featuring Maglev trains.[6][7][8] Quite a few cities also prominently hosted Space elevators.[9][10][7]

Human cities are sometimes arcologies. Several examples of this include the Castra Arcology[11] and the Haven arcology.[12][13]

Species of the Covenant

  • Covenant - Designed as the Covenant's capital, High Charity featured it's own city.[14]

Sources

Human history page/section

Pre-UN founding

In 480 BCE,[17] 300 soldiers from Sparta defended Greece[18] from a Persian invasion.[17]

Kurt Ambrose detailing the Battle of Agincourt.

In 1415, the Battle of Agincourt took place.[19] In 1759, the Battle of Minden took place. This battle became the namesake for a UNSC starship.[20]

In the 18th-century, the conical bullet was developed[21] and the piezoelectric effect was discovered.[22]

Over the course of the 18th and 19th-centuries, the colonies of Britain diverged socially and economically resulting in a schism. In one case, a war.[23]

World War II started in 1939.[24] John Forge's family had members fight in World War II.[25] During the war, the British cracked a German encryption scheme.[26] The war came to a close with the first usage of human Nuclear weapons at Nagasaki and Hirshima.[27] Chief Petty Officer McRobb compared the 26th-century Fall of Reach to the attack on Pearl Harbor.[28]

UN era

File:NeilArmstrongluna.jpg
Early human steps on Luna.[29]

In 1945, the United Nations was founded. 24 years later, human beings would take their first steps on Luna.[27] The United Nations first established the Unified Earth Government in 2075.[30] Luna, Mars, the Jovian Moons and several asteroids would first be settled by humans in 2080.[31] 2090 and 2103 also saw the ends of large scale conflicts.[32] In the 2100s, British Houses of Parliament were destroyed in a domestic terrorist act.[33]

Sources

UK/Britain page

A snow covered Scotland.

The United Kingdom was a former nation on Earth.[34] It is colloquially referred to as Britain.[35]

History

In the 18th-century and 19th-centuries, British colonies began to diverge from Britain itself, in one case leading to war.[36] During World War II, the British managed to crack a German code.[26]

In the 22nd-century, the Houses of Parliament were destroyed in an act of domestic terrorism.[34]

Status as of 26th-century

By the 26th-century, the island of Iona, formerly of Scotland were part of the North Atlantic Protectorate.[34] Following the Human-Covenant War, a collection of photographs by Jake Courage toured Britain.[35]

Geography

Sources

  1. ^ Halo Mythos, p. 141
  2. ^ a b Halo: Reach, Transit Box DR44 model
  3. ^ Halo 3: ODST, Veronica Dare model
  4. ^ Bungie.Net: Reach Project page
  5. ^ Kilo-Five Trilogy, promotional patch
  6. ^ Halo 2, multiplayer map, Terminal
  7. ^ a b Halo: Reach, campaign level, Exodus
  8. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, p. 45
  9. ^ Halo 3: ODST, campaign level, Prepare To Drop
  10. ^ Halo 4, campaign level, Skyline
  11. ^ Bungie.net: Meet the Squad (6/2/2009)
  12. ^ Halo: Reach Limited Edition, Intersystem News: HAVEN TERROR BOMBING KILLS TWO MILLION
  13. ^ Halo: Reach, Dr. Halsey's personal journal
  14. ^ Halo Waypoint: High Charity
  15. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level, Battle of Sunaion
  16. ^ Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo, p. 144
  17. ^ a b Wikipedia: Battle of Thermopylae
  18. ^ Dr. Halsey's personal journal, June 19, 2513
  19. ^ Dr. Halsey's personal journal
  20. ^ Official Xbox Magazine: Halo - The 10th Anniversary — Glasslands excerpt
  21. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level, The Package
  22. ^ Dr. Halsey's personal journal, July 30, 2511
  23. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole, p. 256-258 (2010 edition, Vol. I)
  24. ^ Wikipedia: World War II
  25. ^ Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide, Factions, UNSC Leaders, p. 22-23
  26. ^ a b I love bees, Axon Clips, Chapter 4 - Herzog: "Enigma"
  27. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe, Timeline, p. 31
  28. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, p. 283
  29. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Terminal 1
  30. ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, Glossary (p. 229)
  31. ^ Halo Mythos, Rise of Humanity (p. 47)
  32. ^ Halo: Glasslands, Chapter 1
  33. ^ Halo: Saint's Testimony, p. 7-8 (Google Play edition)
  34. ^ a b c Halo: Saint's Testimony, p. 7-8 (Google Play)
  35. ^ a b Jake Courage
  36. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole, p. 256-258 (2010 edition, Vol. I)
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