London

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London
The London skyline during the Battle for Earth.
Overview
Location:	Britain, European Union
Governed by:	European Union, Unified Earth Government

London is a city located in Britain. It was considered a major city on Earth.

Overview

Geography

Locations

• Heathrow Spaceport
• Central London
  • Lambeth Bridge
  • Victoria Embankment
  • Waterloo Station
  • Bridge Street
  • Westminster
    • Big Ben
    • Houses of Parliament
  • Westminster Bridge
  • Parliament Street
• Motorways
  • M1
  • M4
  • M25

Known residents

• Luther Mann - After the glassing of Verent, family relocated to London.
• Holden Agryna - A former ORION supersoldier and leader of the Beekeepers courier group.
• Laurette Agryna - Holden's daughter and a survivor of Battle of Earth in late 2552 who would become a SPARTAN-IV Commander

History

Pre-Covenant war

At some point prior to 2170, the Houses of Parliament was badly damaged in an act of domestic terrorism. The United Kingdom ceased to exist as a governing entity shortly thereafter (though the term still continued to be used for areas of its former governance).

In the late twenty-fifth century, pieces of the Houses of Parliament were gathered and some were restored, fashioning the building into a new cavernous space where trials were held. The symbolic action of such a restoration was vital to the creation of the UEG, and was also seen by some as a cynical attempt to play on the twin vices of nostalgia and patriotism.

By the twenty-sixth century, London was part of the European Union. London's skyline had come to be dominated by monolithic arcology-like megastructures, though historic buildings like Big Ben remained.

London during the Battle of London.

Human-Covenant war

Main article: Human-Covenant War

During the Battle for Earth on October 22, 2552, the Covenant attacked the city with Mikpramu-pattern Phantoms, Is'belox-pattern Banshees, and Jiralhanae patrolling several areas. While UNSC M808 Scorpions were deployed, they were soon left abandoned. Sometime after this, multiple Spartans were deployed into London via drop pods. A team of them successfully rescued a civilian from a group of Jiralhanae, with one of the Spartans being injured in the process.

Post-Covenant war

London was one of the locations that Jake Courage's collection of photography from the Second Battle of Mombasa, titled 'Shooting a Hero', was displayed.

On October 28, 2558, Cortana and her Created sent two Guardians to enforce martial law on Earth, subjugating London in the process. London and the rest of Earth would remain under Cortana's control during the Created uprising.

Government

Service organizations and utilities

London had three spaceports: Heathrow, Gatwick, and Luton.

The London Underground was a centuries-old network of rapid-transit vehicles and tunnels that connected Central London.

Production notes

Despite showing Her/His Majesty's Revenue and Customs across the river from Big Ben, HM Revenue and Customs is actually located on Parliament Street which is the on the same side as Big Ben.

Gallery

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  Concept art of Spartans saving Laurette Agryna in London during the Battle for Earth.
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  A 3D model of actual Central London, used as reference for the design of the city in Halo Infinite.
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  A team of Spartans standing on Bridge Street.
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  Covenant Jiralhanae on Bridge Street.

List of appearances

• Believe (First mentioned)
• Halo: Hunters in the Dark (Mentioned only)
• Halo: Saint's Testimony (Mentioned only)
• Halo Infinite (First appearance)
• Halo: London Calling