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{{Main|Battle of Mombasa}} | {{Main|Battle of Mombasa}} | ||
[[File:H2A-daniil-kuksov-metropolis-scarab.png|300px|thumb|left|A Scarab attacks the city at the start of the invasion on New Mombasa.]] | [[File:H2A-daniil-kuksov-metropolis-scarab.png|300px|thumb|left|A Scarab attacks the city at the start of the invasion on New Mombasa.]] | ||
Regret's carrier came to arrive over [[New Mombasa]] in the [[East African Protectorate]] via [[slipspace]] and deployed troops into the city and the surrounding area in an attempt to clear and secure it.{{Ref/Game|Id=sscirc1arc2|ODST|Detail=Sadie's Story, Circle 1, Arc 2}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=HGN|HGN|Detail=[[Second Sunrise Over New Mombasa]]}}{{Ref/Level|Id=H2Out|Game=Halo 2|Level=Outskirts}} While the [[Mombasa Tether]] | Regret's carrier came to arrive over [[New Mombasa]] in the [[East African Protectorate]] via [[slipspace]] and deployed troops into the city and the surrounding area in an attempt to clear and secure it.{{Ref/Game|Id=sscirc1arc2|ODST|Detail=Sadie's Story, Circle 1, Arc 2}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=HGN|HGN|Detail=[[Second Sunrise Over New Mombasa]]}}{{Ref/Level|Id=H2Out|Game=Halo 2|Level=Outskirts}} While the [[Mombasa Tether]] had been shut down, the city's population were trying to leave the city.{{Ref/Game|Id=sscirc5arc2|ODST|Detail=Sadie's Story, Circle 5, Arc 2}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HGN}} While the UNSC, [[militia]]s and armed citizens was fighting against the Covenant forces, UNSC high command wished to discover why the Covenant were landing only in Mombasa, and [[John-117]] was ordered to capture Regret for interrogation. The Spartan deployed with marines and [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]] in a trio of [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelicans]] from the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} near the city. The dropships were shot down by a Covenant [[Protos-pattern Scarab|Scarab]] in [[Old Mombasa]].{{Ref/Reuse|H2Out}} John-117 and the survivors regrouped and pursued the walker to [[New Mombasa 105 East|NM 105E]], and across the bridge to New Mombasa [[New Mombasa Sector B|Sector B]]. At the time, the [[Alpha-Five]] was tasked to [[Operation: WINDOW PANE|recover]] the [[Conduit]] that was brought by the Covenant on the city while another ODST [[Unidentified ODST squad|squad]] were ordered to retrieve information the Covenant were interested in.{{Ref/Game|Id=ss|Game=Halo: Spartan Strike}} The Scarab was eventually trapped and destroyed by John-117 at the end of a canal. Covenant forces started to withdraw to the carrier for [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] departure to the [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 05]].{{Ref/Level|Id=H2Metro|Game=Halo 2|Level=Metropolis}} | ||
In orbit the Home Fleet [[Operation: BUMRUSH|began deploying]] ODSTs to [[Mombasa]] in [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIVs]], intending to board the carrier and capture the Prophet of Regret. One Squad, [[Alpha-Nine]], deploying from the {{UNSCShip|Say My Name}} and led by Gunnery Sergeant [[Edward Buck]], was diverted by [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] to secure the city's [[Superintendent|infrastructure AI]].{{Ref/Level|Id=H3RDrop|Game=Halo 3: ODST|Level=Prepare To Drop}} | In orbit the Home Fleet [[Operation: BUMRUSH|began deploying]] ODSTs to [[Mombasa]] in [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIVs]], intending to board the carrier and capture the Prophet of Regret. One Squad, [[Alpha-Nine]], deploying from the {{UNSCShip|Say My Name}} and led by Gunnery Sergeant [[Edward Buck]], was diverted by [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] to secure the city's [[Superintendent|infrastructure AI]].{{Ref/Level|Id=H3RDrop|Game=Halo 3: ODST|Level=Prepare To Drop}} | ||