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The '''Mombasa Mapping Project''' aims to cross-reference both in-game and supplementary material to attempt to make sense of Mombasa's regional structure.
The '''Mombasa Mapping Project''' aims to cross-reference both in-game and supplementary material to attempt to make sense of Mombasa's regional structure.


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File:Mombasa View From Sky.jpg|The entirety of Mombasa island and some of the mainland as seen in ''Halo 3: ODST''.
File:Mombasa View From Sky.jpg|The entirety of Mombasa island and some of the mainland as seen in ''Halo 3: ODST''.
File:HA - Breakneck Overview.jpeg|Overhead of Breakneck from ''Halo: Reach''.
File:HA - Breakneck Overview.jpeg|Overhead of Breakneck from ''Halo: Reach''.
File:H3ODST Uplift Nature Reserve Overhead.jpg|Overhead of [[Uplift Reserve]] from ''Halo 3: ODST''.
File:H3ODST - Waterfront Highway Overhead.jpg|Overhead of [[Coastal Highway]] near Uplift Reserve from ''Halo 3: ODST''.
File:H2 Turf Overhead.jpg|Overhead of Turf from ''Halo 2''.
File:H2 - MombasaDev2.jpg|An overhead behind the scenes shots of the city as seen in cutscene and the ''Halo 2'' [[main menu]].
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*[[Sadie's Story]] - A complimentary story to main narrative of ''Halo 3: ODST''. Provides some new information.
*[[Sadie's Story]] - A complimentary story to main narrative of ''Halo 3: ODST''. Provides some new information.
*[[Breakneck]] - A map set in Mombasa in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
*[[Breakneck]] - A map set in Mombasa in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
*[[Bazaar]] and [[Streets]] - Two maps set in Mombasa in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''. These maps explicitly take place in a post-[[Project Rebirth]] Mombasa, and it is not fully known how faithful the rebuilt city is to its original form.
*[[Bazaar]] - A map set in Mombasa in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.


==Confirmed information==
==Confirmed information==
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*''ODST'' confirms that [[Uplift Reserve]] is the landing site of ''Solemn Penance''.
*''ODST'' confirms that [[Uplift Reserve]] is the landing site of ''Solemn Penance''.
*''Sadie's Story'' confirms there is a bridge on the other side of the island connecting [[Tononoka]] with [[Obote]] (the mainland).
*''Sadie's Story'' confirms there is a bridge on the other side of the island connecting [[Tononoka]] with [[Obote]] (the mainland).
**''Sadie's Story'' also repeatedly refers to locations visited across ODST's gameplay as part of the City center, meaning that the locations seen in the various levels including Mombasa Streets are part of the City center.


==Discrepancies==
==Discrepancies==
*'''Mombasa''' - The entire city has been quite radically redesigned several times with the island portion of the city being seen in different configurations and designs. See the above collection of overheads and maps to see these drastic design differences
*'''New Mombasa 105 E Bridge''' - The large cable-stayed bridge seen in ''Halo 2''/''Halo 2: Anniversary'' is slightly different in design from the one seen in ''Spartan Strike''. Notable issues include width and and differences in median (the one in ''Halo 2''/''Halo 2: Anniversary'' features a metal median while the one in ''Spartan Strike'' is glass).
*'''New Mombasa 105 E Bridge''' - The large cable-stayed bridge seen in ''Halo 2''/''Halo 2: Anniversary'' is slightly different in design from the one seen in ''Spartan Strike''. Notable issues include width and and differences in median (the one in ''Halo 2''/''Halo 2: Anniversary'' features a metal median while the one in ''Spartan Strike'' is glass).
*'''Mombasa Tether''' - Mombasa Tether has been shown to be on it's own island, shown to be a part of either the mainland, or part of Mombasa island itself. The tether itself has varied quite a bit.
*'''Mombasa Tether''' - Mombasa Tether has bee shown to be on it's own island and shown to be a part of either the mainland or Mombasa island itself. Due to these placement differences, it's placement in the skyline in FPS games is often contradictory to other media.
*'''Section 21''' - Many details of Section 21 are quite inconsistent with other incarnations of the city. For one, what is supposed to be Uplift Reserve is incredibly close. The skyline's orientation also doesn't quite make sense relative to the compass.
*'''Makupa-Hope''' - In ''Sadie's Story'', from [[Kikowani Station]], Sadie boards a train that stops at [[Makupa]], [[Nairobi Road]] and [[Hope Station]] before terminating at the suburb of [[Magongo]]. In ''Halo Infinite'', the map [[Streets]] portrays Makupa Station and Hope Station as mutual interchanges, with both stations being accessible from the same entrance. There are several possibilities as to why the line would seemingly loop around on itself before leaving Mombasa: Since Streets takes place post-war, it could represent a completely new transit system with a new layout that isn't relevant to Sadie's experience. An alternate explanation is that Sadie boarded a train on a commuter rail network distinct from the [[New Mombasa MagLev train network]]. Evidence for this includes the fact that her train is dispatched by a conductor (unusual for an urban rapid transit system), and the fact that her train terminates in a distant suburb with very few stops in-between. In this hypothesis, the Makupa and Hope Stations that Sadie would pass through are distinct from the Makupa and Hope stations on the Mombasa [=MagLev=].
 
==Locational hierarchy==
==Locational hierarchy==
*[[Haller Street]]
**[[West Market]]
*Mainland
*Mainland
**[[West Market]]
***[[Haller Street]]
***[[The Corner]]
**[[Kuku Street]]
**[[The Roost Star]]
**[[Kuku's Cafe]]
**[[Grid Kilo 23]]
**[[Grid Kilo 23]]
**[[Mombasa Quays]]
**[[Mombasa Quays]]
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**[[Section 14]]
**[[Section 14]]
**[[Section 21]]
**[[Section 21]]
***[[Unidentified hotel]]
*[[New Mombasa Orbital Elevator|Orbital Elevator]]
*[[New Mombasa Orbital Elevator|Orbital Elevator]]
*Island
*Island
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*****[[New Mombasa Data Center]]
*****[[New Mombasa Data Center]]
***[[Uplift Nature Reserve]]
***[[Uplift Nature Reserve]]
**[[Kilindini Harbor]]
**[[Ivory Tower (location)|Ivory Tower]]
**[[Ivory Tower (location)|Ivory Tower]]
**[[New Mombasa Sector A|Sector A]]
**[[New Mombasa Sector A|Sector A]]
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File:H2ACampaign MetropolisBridge.png|The multi-towered building on the right.
File:H2ACampaign MetropolisBridge.png|The multi-towered building on the right.
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*'''[[Section 21]]''' - Though there are some differences, when accounting for landmark placement and similar levels of building density, it does appear that Section 21 and the built up district with elephant horns might be the same.
*'''[[Section 21]]''' - Though there are some differences, when accounting for landmark placement and other details it does appear that Section 21 and the built up district with elephant horns might be the same.
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File:Old Mombasa.jpg|The elephant horns district from ODST.
File:Old Mombasa.jpg|The elephant horns district from ODST.
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**{{AID|}} [[Edward Buck]]
**{{AID|}} [[Edward Buck]]
**{{AID|}} [[Michael Crespo]]
**{{AID|}} [[Michael Crespo]]
**{{AID|}} [[Jonathan Doherty]]
**{{AID|}} [[Rookie]]
**{{AID|}} [[Kojo Agu]]
**{{AID|}} [[Kojo Agu]]
**{{AID|}} [[Taylor Miles]]
**{{AID|}} [[Taylor Miles]]

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