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Skopje was a Unified Earth Government inner colony world located in the Macedon system.[1] Home to several million people, the planet featured highly developed urban areas, with roads and railways sprawling across its island continents. It also housed the headquarters of a shipbuilding corporation. The colony was glassed by the Covenant during the Human-Covenant War in 2547 after a large battle that took place there.[2]
HistoryEdit
Rise of humanityEdit
Humanity arrived in the Macedon system in the 24th-century, settling on Skopje and establishing it as a colony of the UEG in the year 2378.[1] At some point, a wealthy CEO built a castle in the colony, which would later prove valuable during the Battle of Skopje.
Human-Covenant WarEdit
- Main article: Battle of Skopje
In 2547, the Covenant discovered and attacked the planet. Orbital Drop Shock Troopers were called in to defend the headquarters of a shipbuilding corporation during the evacuation of their shipyards, under the justification that the machines, tools, and personnel that could be saved would be relocated to Reach to continue building parts for the war effort. The Covenant deployed numerous ground troops against the ODSTs, including Sangheili and Kig-Yar Snipers. The Covenant eventually overran the ODSTs.[3]
Gage Yevgenny and another ODST were rescued from approaching Covenant forces by a Spartan-II. The soldier led the survivors to safety while engaging the other aliens. The ODSTs were led to a stone castle that was being used as the Marines' command center. The Covenant's low-level energy weapons couldn't vaporize or burn the stone, just melt it slightly, making it stronger.[4]
The UNSC was eventually forced to abandon the planet, leaving it to be glassed by the Covenant.[5]
TriviaEdit
Skopje was most likely named after the capital city of the modern-day Republic of North Macedonia.
List of appearancesEdit
- Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
- Dirt (First appearance)
SourcesEdit
- ^ a b c d Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 51
- ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "Dirt", pages 171-172
- ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "Dirt", page 172
- ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "Dirt", page 173
- ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "Dirt", page 175