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<center>'''''New Alexandria''' redirects here. For other uses of New Alexandria, see [[New Alexandria (disambiguation)]].''</center>
 
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|location=[[Eposz]], [[Reach]]
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'''New Alexandria''' was a metropolitan city 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> 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>
{{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.


Three [[space elevator]]s were located near the city.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVTHwwCjKLk '''YouTube''': ''E3 2010 Firefight 2.0 Beachhead Gameplay '']</ref>
Three [[space elevator]]s were located near the city.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVTHwwCjKLk '''YouTube''': ''E3 2010 Firefight 2.0 Beachhead Gameplay '']</ref>
==Locations==
*[[Caracalla Park]]
*[[New Alexandria Concourse]]
*[[New Alexandria Hospital]]
*[[New Alexandria Starport]]
*[[Fleet Command Headquarters]]
**[[Olympic Tower]]
*[[Sinoviet Center]]
*[[Traxus Tower]]
*[[Vyrant Telecom Tower]]
**[[Club Errera]]
*[[Skyway Cafe]]


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*It is most likely named after the Egyptian city of [[wikipedia:Alexandria|Alexandria]].
*New Alexandria is most likely named after the Egyptian city of [[wikipedia:Alexandria|Alexandria]].
*The city of 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 Spaceport, 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 in a damaged building.
File:Noble_Flare.png|Noble Team in a damaged building.
File:Burning_city.png|A Falcon flying through the damaged city.
File:New Alexandria Header.jpg|Noble Six's [[UH-144 Falcon]] over the damaged city during the Fall of Reach.
File:New Alexandria space elevator.jpg|A [[Space elevator]] in the city of New Alexandria.
File:NA_elevators.jpg|Three [[space elevator]]s near the city.
File:HaloReach - Glassing.jpg|The Covenant glass New Alexandria.
File:Alexandria glassed.jpg|Another view of New Alexandria burning
</gallery>
</gallery>


Revision as of 12:03, October 22, 2010

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New Alexandria redirects here. For other uses of New Alexandria, see New Alexandria (disambiguation).

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"Look at this place. Used to be the crown jewel... not any more."
— Jun-A266[1]

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

Trivia

  • New Alexandria is most likely named after the Egyptian city of Alexandria.
  • The city of New Alexandria is featured in the levels Exodus and New Alexandria in Halo: Reach.

Gallery

  • A public garden outside the New Alexandria Spaceport, with the city center in the background.

    A public garden outside the New Alexandria Spaceport, with the city center in the background.

  • Covenant corvettes over the city.

    Covenant corvettes over the city.

  • Noble Flare.png

    Noble Team in a damaged building.

  • Noble Six's UH-144 Falcon over the damaged city during the Fall of Reach.

    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.

    The Covenant glass New Alexandria.

  • Alexandria glassed.jpg

    Another view of New Alexandria burning

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: Reach level "New Alexandria"
  2. ^ Youtube.com: Halo: Reach Firefight 2.0 Gameplay
  3. ^ Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise
  4. ^ YouTube: E3 2010 Firefight 2.0 Beachhead Gameplay
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