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New Alexandria was a metropolitan city located at Eposz on the human colony world of Reach.[2]
History
Background
Unlike on Earth, where most cities have grown across the centuries and often feature a mix of architecture from different eras, New Alexandria and Reach's other cities were "planned communities"; the buildings and infrastructure were prefabricated units designed and built into a cohesive urban habitat from the start.[3] The city's architecture and overall design reflected this; conventional streets were a rarity, and a large part of the city consisted of massive high rises of sleek, modular design. Many of the buildings were lined with multiple levels of walkways, terraces and plazas and connected by sky bridges.[4]
In the city center, a central MagLev train line connected some of the buildings, terminating at the Nomolos Tower. Closer to the city's cargo port, numerous container transport tracks crisscrossed in the space between the lower levels of the buildings. Three space elevators were located on the ocean some distance away from the city. Notably, the city was also the location of the UNSC's Fleet Command Headquarters and the ONI Olympic Tower.[1] The city was governed by the New Alexandria City Council.[4]
Human-Covenant War
- Main article: Siege of New Alexandria
The city became the target of a Covenant attack during the Fall of Reach in 2552, which resulted in the five-day Siege of New Alexandria. Although several civilian transports successfully evacuated the city thanks to the efforts of Noble Six, the city was ultimately glassed by the Covenant.[4][1]
Post War
At some point after the Human-Covenant War the city was reconstructed to some effort, and a statue to Noble Team was built at Hősök tere as a memorial.[5]
Locations
Trivia
- New Alexandria is most likely named after the ancient Egyptian city of Alexandria.
- The city was apparently known as "Manassas" during the development of Halo: Reach.[6][7] However, Manassas and New Alexandria were later confirmed to be separate cities.
Gallery
- ReachUrbanConcepts.jpg
Early concept art of New Alexandria's urban landscapes.
Early concept art of the city's glassing.
- Reach-Concept-CCS-Glassing.jpg
Early concept art of CCS-class battlecruisers firing upon New Alexandria.
- SiegeNAConcept.jpg
Concept art of the city under siege during the Fall of Reach.
- FalconNAConcept.jpg
Concept art of the ruined city at night.
- New Alexandria CA.jpeg
Concept art of New Alexandria's skyscrapers.
- Ih monassas jetpack02b.jpg
Concept art of the city's interconnected buildings.
- BoardwalkConcept.jpg
Concept art of a civilian concourse in New Alexandria.
- Ih panoptical back wall01.jpg
A sketch of the city's buildings.
An example of the city's multi-layered design.
The New Alexandria starport, with the city center in the background.
Noble Six arrives to the city under siege.
Four Covenant corvettes holding position over the city.
New Alexandria prior to the Covenant glassing.
A view of New Alexandria from the Concourse.
New Alexandria under siege.
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.
An overhead view of Caracalla Park, one of the city's public recreational areas.
List of appearances
- Halo: Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: New Blood (Mentioned only)
- Hunt the Truth (Mentioned only)
- Halo 5: Guardians (Mentioned only)
- Limited Edition (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Ground Command
Sources
- ^ a b c Halo: Reach, campaign level New Alexandria
- ^ Youtube.com: Halo: Reach Firefight 2.0 Gameplay
- ^ Halo: Reach Legendary Edition Guide, page 460
- ^ a b c Halo: Reach, campaign level Exodus
- ^ Halo: Reach Legendary Edition letter "Dear Cousin"
- ^ Isaac Hannaford blog: ih_monassas+jetpack+02
- ^ YouTube: Halo Reach E3 Presentation (2of2) - Exclusive Access!