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In [[2513]], [[M-EDF 9/21/1]], commanded by [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Ponder]], had an operation in Elysium City. M-EDF 9/21/1 was ordered by [[FLEETCOM]] to neutralize the second-in-command to the Insurrectionist leader, [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]]. Against FLEETCOM's insistence on a show of force, Ponder attempted to personally speak to family members of the second-in-command, when a M-EDF 9/21/1 sharpshooter took a hasty shot, completely collapsing the situation.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', page 111</ref> | In [[2513]], [[M-EDF 9/21/1]], commanded by [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Ponder]], had an operation in Elysium City. M-EDF 9/21/1 was ordered by [[FLEETCOM]] to neutralize the second-in-command to the Insurrectionist leader, [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]]. Against FLEETCOM's insistence on a show of force, Ponder attempted to personally speak to family members of the second-in-command, when a M-EDF 9/21/1 sharpshooter took a hasty shot, completely collapsing the situation.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', page 111</ref> | ||
Elysium City was the city in which [[ | Elysium City was also the city in which [[John-117]] grew up, before he was chosen for the [[Spartan-II]] project and replaced with a [[Flash-Cloning|flash-clone]]. John originally attended school at [[Elysium City Primary Education Facility Number 119|Elysium City Primary Education Facility No. 119]], where he met both [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Halsey]] and [[Jacob Keyes]] in [[2517]]. The school had a substantial playground, including [[Gravball]] courts, and a grassy hill were John-117 played King of the Hill.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', pages 24-31</ref> | ||
In 2525, an insurrectionist attack on a nightclub resulted in the deaths of a number of innocent civilians as well as one [[Colonial Military Authority]] pilot, sending another into a coma. The resulting investigation into poor managementand guarding of military equipment on the CMA's part would be one of the causes of the organisation's downfall.<ref>"[[Dirt]]"</ref> | |||
Elysium City, along with the rest of Eridanus II, was glassed by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] in [[2530]] in the [[Battle of Eridanus II]].<ref name="FS"/> | Elysium City, along with the rest of Eridanus II, was glassed by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] in [[2530]] in the [[Battle of Eridanus II]].<ref name="FS"/> | ||
