Manassas
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Manassas was a city in the state of Alföld of the Ütközet province on the planet Reach. It was among the three largest cities on Reach, the other two being Ezhtergom and Quezon.[1] Just outside the city were rugged mountains. One of Reach's spaceports, the Manassas Spaceport, was located in the city.[2] Manassas was also home to one of Reach's nine space elevators.[3]
History
Fall of Reach
The city was attacked by the Covenant during the final day of the Fall of Reach on August 30, 2552 when a massive contingent of Covenant forces led by the Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee and a combined fleet of 315 vessels arrived over Reach.[3] The Covenant assault on the city was led by a flotilla of at least one Ket-pattern battlecruiser and Ceudar-pattern heavy corvette.[3] ODST air assault troopers were deployed to harass Covenant forces in the mountains outside the city.[4] One of the planet's civilian evacuation stations was located in Manassas, but it was apparently destroyed by the Covenant prior to the glassing of the entire globe.[5]
Production notes
- Manassas was named after the city of the same name located in the state of Virginia in the United States of America.
- New Alexandria was known by the working title "Manassas" during the development of Halo: Reach.[6][7] It was supposedly changed to New Alexandria because of the expected fan reaction to naming the city "Man-ass-as," according to concept artist Isaac Hannaford.[8] However, Manassas would still become a city on Reach.
- Developers used the Strahov tunnel ventilation towers located in Prague as a realistic model for Manassas Spaceport.
Gallery
Manassas attacked by the Covenant.
List of appearances
- Remember Reach
- Halo: Reach (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Fall of Reach
- Halo: The Television Series
- Solace (Map-only)
- Transcendence
Sources
- ^ Bungie.net: Halo: Reach - Intel
- ^ Remember Reach, New Life
- ^ a b c Halo: Fall of Reach, Invasion
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Log of War
- ^ Halo: Reach, Beachhead radio conversation
- ^ Isaac Hannaford blog: ih_monassas+jetpack+02
- ^ YouTube: Halo Reach E3 Presentation (2of2) - Exclusive Access!
- ^ Twitter, Isaac Hannaford - ...I think the name was changed because Man ass as... (Retrieved on Jun 20, 2021) [archive]
