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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> | 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 | In 2525, an insurrectionist attack on a nightclub resulted in the deaths of a number of innocent civilians as well as one [[Colonial Military Administration]] pilot, sending another into a coma. The resulting investigation into poor management and guarding of military equipment on the CMA's part would be one of the causes of the organisation's downfall.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[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"/> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The city's [[Civilian | *The city's [[Civilian security forces|law enforcement agency]] was called the [[Elysium City Law Enforcement]]. | ||
*Elysium has strong links with the trends of the Halo series, especially through its name. "Elysium" was a Latinization of the [[Greece|Greek]] word "Elysion," which meant paradise. In [[List of Greek Mythology References in Halo|Greek mythology]], the Elysium Fields were a series of areas where the virtuous dead could exist in happiness. | *Elysium has strong links with the trends of the Halo series, especially through its name. "Elysium" was a Latinization of the [[Greece|Greek]] word "Elysion," which meant paradise. In [[List of Greek Mythology References in Halo|Greek mythology]], the Elysium Fields were a series of areas where the virtuous dead could exist in happiness. | ||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | |||
**''[[Dirt]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Cities]] | [[Category:Cities]] | ||