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===Battle of Earth=== | ===Battle of Earth=== | ||
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In a swift attack on Earth's orbital and territorial defenses, the [[Didact]] was able to position the [[Composer]] in a high geosynchronous orbit above the desert city on an early [[2557|July 2557]] morning. The Composer was finally activated and its entire population, likely numbering in the hundreds of thousands, were each converted into a "digital intelligence" and their bodies reduced to ash. Quarantine procedures were still enforced up to six months after the holocaust; the [[United Earth Government]] released a statement soon after that the attack was not of [[Covenant]] origin. <ref>'''[[Spartan Ops]]''' - ''[[S1/Departure|Departure]]''</ref> | In a swift attack on Earth's orbital and territorial defenses, the [[Didact]] was able to position the [[Composer]] in a high geosynchronous orbit above the desert city on an early [[2557|July 2557]] morning. The Composer was finally activated and its entire population, likely numbering in the hundreds of thousands, were each converted into a "digital intelligence" and their bodies reduced to ash. Quarantine procedures were still enforced up to six months after the holocaust; the [[United Earth Government]] released a statement soon after that the attack was not of [[Covenant]] origin. <ref>'''[[Spartan Ops]]''' - ''[[S1/Departure|Departure]]''</ref> New Phoenix's infrastructure remained completely unscathed by the Composer's merciless attack. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 19:06, November 8, 2012
Template:City New Phoenix is one of the largest metropolitan areas of Arizona, a state in the United Republic of North America on Earth.
History
Battle of Earth
- Main article: Battle of Earth (2557)
In a swift attack on Earth's orbital and territorial defenses, the Didact was able to position the Composer in a high geosynchronous orbit above the desert city on an early July 2557 morning. The Composer was finally activated and its entire population, likely numbering in the hundreds of thousands, were each converted into a "digital intelligence" and their bodies reduced to ash. Quarantine procedures were still enforced up to six months after the holocaust; the United Earth Government released a statement soon after that the attack was not of Covenant origin. [1] New Phoenix's infrastructure remained completely unscathed by the Composer's merciless attack.
Trivia
New Phoenix is the first North American city to be visually depicted in the story of a Halo game and is the third overall, after the Kenyan cities of New Mombasa and Voi.
