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|notable=Birthplace of [[John-117]]
|notable=Birthplace of [[John-117]]
|notable-title=Notable events
|notable-title=Notable events
|governance=[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and [[Insurrectionist|Eridanus Rebels]]
|governance=*[[Colonial Administration Authority]]
*[[Insurrectionist]]s ''(temporarily)''
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==History==
==History==
[[File:ElysiumCity.png|thumb|250px|left|Primary Education Facility Number 119 in Elysium City.]]
[[File:ElysiumCity.png|thumb|250px|left|Primary Education Facility Number 119 in Elysium City.]]
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 [[UNSC Fleet Command|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 [[UNSC Fleet Command|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 also the city in which [[John-117]] grew up, before he was chosen for the [[SPARTAN-II Program|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 Program|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 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 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 organization's downfall.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Dirt]]"</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 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 organization'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>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 240''</ref>
Elysium City, along with the rest of Eridanus II, was [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] in [[2530]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 240''</ref>


By 2557, the city had been rebuilt to a certain amount, as [[Nova Austin Station]] offered flights to the city from [[Mindoro]].
By 2557, the city had been rebuilt to a certain amount, as [[Nova Austin Station]] offered flights to the city from [[Mindoro]].