Editing Asia

{{Status|Canon}}

[[File:H2A - InAmberCladEarth.png|thumb|300px|Eastern Asia, as seen from orbit.]]

'''Asia''' is [[Earth]]'s largest, most populated and most polluted continent.<ref name="encyc296">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', Earth, p. 285, (2009); p. 296 (2011)</ref>

==History==
During humanity's earliest period of [[Human colonies|interstellar colonization]], [[China]] was an effective colonizing force, starting multiple off-world colonies.{{Ref/Reuse|encyc296}}

A few hundred years prior to the Human-Covenant war, the [[Korea]] unified its formerly disparate north and south.{{Ref/Reuse|encyc296}}

Due to its vast size, the [[UNSC]] has long taken an interest in Asia. Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and Pakistani interests have been influential to humanity's decision-making processes, before and after the formation of the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|encyc296}}

===Human-Covenant War===
[[File:H2A Terminals - BorneoTether.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The ''UNSC Gettysburg'' docked at the Borneo Space Tether to deploy [[SPARTAN-II]]s [[Linda-058]] and [[Frederic-104]] before the Covenant's arrival at Earth.]]
Researchers at the [[University of Songnam]] developed the [[OF92 Booster Frame]] under the oversight of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] and the [[UNSC Special Forces]]. This was done in tandem with work pertaining to the [[Project MJOLNIR]]. Korea's Special Warfare Center, or SWC, was responsible for the development of several [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Mjolnir armor]] systems, including the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]],<ref name="armortesting">''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'' - [[Armor Testing]]</ref> [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Black|MJOLNIR: Black]],<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'' - [[Blunt Instruments]], p. 135</ref> the [[Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/C variant|CQB variant]], and the K variant of the GEN1 [[COMMANDO-class Mjolnir]].{{Ref/Game|Game=[[Halo 3]]|Detail=CQB armor description}} [[CQC-class Mjolnir]] was developed in the [[Germany]] but was first tested at the SWC in Korea. 

Right before the [[Battle of Earth]], it was at Seongnam's SWC that [[Maria-062]] tested the MJOLNIR Mark VI armor that would be presented to [[John-117]] aboard [[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]].{{Ref/Reuse|armortesting}}

Late in the battle, as the [[Prophet of Truth]] arrived aboard the [[Forerunner Dreadnaught]], UNSC Marines were engaged with [[Covenant]] forces in [[Sector Six]]. Though several of the Marines were killed, [[S. Hartley|one]] was able to determine the trajectory of SPARTAN John-117's descent from the keyship.<ref name="lastonestanding">''[[Halo: Landfall]]'', [[Halo: Last One Standing|Last One Standing]]</ref> This enabled the UNSC to quickly locate the Spartan, who landed in [[Africa]].{{Ref/Level|Id=arrival|Game=Halo 3|Level=[[Arrival]]}}

===Post-war===
[[Nightfall armor]], a variant of [[ODST Body Armor]] for [[ONI]] operatives, was developed at Seongnam's SWC. Additionally, ''Selene's Lance'', a variant of the [[M6 Spartan Laser|M6/E Spartan laser]], was built from components designed in the labs there.

==Geography==
===Locations===
*[[Korea]]
**[[Kyonggi Province]]
***[[Songnam]]
****[[University of Songnam]]
****[[Special Warfare Center]]
*[[Japan]]
*[[Pakistan]]
*[[China]]
*[[Sector Six]]
*[[Borneo]]
**[[Borneo Space Tether]]
**[[Unidentified UNSC firebase]]
*[[India]]

==List of appearances==
*''[[i love bees]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'' 
**''[[Armor Testing]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Landfall]]''
**''[[Halo: Combat]]''
**''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''
**''[[Blunt Instruments]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' 
**''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
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