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[[File:OM_north.png|thumb|250px|A portion of Old Mombasa north of Mombasa Island.]] | [[File:OM_north.png|thumb|250px|A portion of Old Mombasa north of Mombasa Island.]] | ||
On [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], the [[Covenant]] [[Battle of Earth|invaded Earth]]. During the orbital battle, the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s flagship, ''[[Solemn Penance]]'', slipped past Earth's [[Orbital defense platform|defense grid]] and descended near the surface, and started deploying troops in both New and Old Mombasa. During [[Battle of Mombasa|the battle]], three [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] dropships, one with [[John-117|SPARTAN-117]] onboard, were deployed to the city with the mission to capture the Prophet of Regret. On their way to New Mombasa, all of the Pelicans were shot down by a Covenant [[Type- | On [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], the [[Covenant]] [[Battle of Earth|invaded Earth]]. During the orbital battle, the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s flagship, ''[[Solemn Penance]]'', slipped past Earth's [[Orbital defense platform|defense grid]] and descended near the surface, and started deploying troops in both New and Old Mombasa. During [[Battle of Mombasa|the battle]], three [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] dropships, one with [[John-117|SPARTAN-117]] onboard, were deployed to the city with the mission to capture the Prophet of Regret. On their way to New Mombasa, all of the Pelicans were shot down by a Covenant [[Type-47A 'Protos' Scarab|Scarab]], and crash-landed in Old Mombasa Sector 0-5. Throughout the rest of the mission, the Chief, accompanied by [[Avery Johnson|Sergeant Johnson]] and a number of [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]], fought their way through the slums of the old city, to the [[Hotel Zanzibar]], out onto the beaches, and finally to the underground [[New Mombasa 105 East|highway system]] that connects the city to [[New Mombasa]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Outskirts (Level)|Outskirts]]''</ref> | ||
When Regret's carrier jumped into slipspace above the city, the jump created a large crater in Old Mombasa, north of the Mombasa island. The Slipspace rift also sucked several city blocks through, and some of the buildings ended up in outer space near [[Installation 05]]. After the battle, large portions of Old Mombasa were [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Truth's fleet|Covenant fleet]] in order to unearth the [[Forerunner]] [[Portal at Voi|portal artifact]] the city was built upon.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'''</ref> | When Regret's carrier jumped into slipspace above the city, the jump created a large crater in Old Mombasa, north of the Mombasa island. The Slipspace rift also sucked several city blocks through, and some of the buildings ended up in outer space near [[Installation 05]]. After the battle, large portions of Old Mombasa were [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Truth's fleet|Covenant fleet]] in order to unearth the [[Forerunner]] [[Portal at Voi|portal artifact]] the city was built upon.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'''</ref> | ||