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[[File:Nm skyline 1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The city center during the [[Battle of Mombasa]]. The [[Tanaga]] district and the [[NMPD Headquarters]] can be seen to the right.]] | [[File:Nm skyline 1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The city center during the [[Battle of Mombasa]]. The [[Tanaga]] district and the [[NMPD Headquarters]] can be seen to the right.]] | ||
The '''city center''' of [[New Mombasa]] was | The '''city center''' of [[New Mombasa]] was a part of Mombasa Island. Portions of the city center were walled into multiple sections.<ref group="note">In [[Sadie's Story]], multiple areas seen in the ODST campaign are referred to as the city center. This includes [[Kikowani Station]] (Audio log 1, Circle 1, Arc 1), [[ONI Alpha Site]] and the [[New Mombasa Data Center]] (Audio log 8, Circle 3, Arc 2), the [[NMPD Headquarters]] (Audio log 24, Circle 8, Arc 3), and the area in which the ''Solemn Penance'' arrived at (Audio log 3, Circle 1, Arc 3).</ref> | ||
The city center housed numerous massive skyscrapers, which easily dwarfed the buildings in the rest of the city. Many of the highest skyscrapers in the city center had 300 stories,<ref>[[:File:H3ODST Buildings Concept 2.jpg|''Halo 3: ODST'' concept art detailing the buildings in the city center]]</ref> with the tallest being the [[Vyrant Telecom]] tower in the very center, reaching two kilometers in height.<ref>Measurable by using pan-cam coordinates: the height cap is at 615 WU, the building extends a bit over that, and 1WU=~3meters</ref> The | The city center housed numerous massive skyscrapers, which easily dwarfed the buildings in the rest of the city. Many of the highest skyscrapers in the city center had 300 stories,<ref>[[:File:H3ODST Buildings Concept 2.jpg|''Halo 3: ODST'', concept art, detailing the buildings in the city center]]</ref> with the tallest being the [[Vyrant Telecom]] tower in the very center, reaching two kilometers in height.<ref>Measurable by using pan-cam coordinates: the height cap is at 615 WU, the building extends a bit over that, and 1WU=~3meters</ref> | ||
==History== | |||
On [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]]'s [[Solemn Penance|Assault Carrier]] came to rest over the city center.<ref>''[[Sadie's Story]]'', [[Audio log#Audio log 3, Circle 1, Arc 3|Circle 1, Arc 3]]</ref> Specifically at the [[Uplift Nature Reserve]].<ref>''Halo 3: ODST'', campaign level, [[Uplift Reserve]]</ref> Over the course of the battle, [[Stephen (Mombasa)|Stephen]] broadcasted messages from the [[NMPD Headquarters]] in the city center.<ref>''Sadie's Story'', [[Audio log#Audio log 24, Circle 8, Arc 3|Circle 8, Arc 3]]</ref> | |||
After several hours of [[Battle of Mombasa|battle]], Regret's carrier initiated a [[Slipstream Space|Slipspace]] [[New Mombasa Slipspace Event|jump in the city]].<ref name="h2metropolis">''[[Halo 2]]'', campaign level, [[Metropolis]]</ref> Immediately after the slipspace event, the city center was occupied by a [[Jiralhanae]]-led invasion fleet<ref>''Halo 3: ODST'', campagin level, [[Tayari Plaza (level)|Tayari Plaza]]</ref> and was eventually [[Glassing|glassed]].<ref name="h3odstcoastalhighway">''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', campaign level, [[Coastal Highway]]</ref> | |||
==Geography== | |||
The [[Tanaga]] district, which sat in the middle of the island, housed most of the city's skyscrapers.<ref name="h3odstnmpdhq">''Halo 3: ODST'', campaign level, [[NMPD HQ (level)|NMPD HQ]]</ref> Further to the southeast sat several numbered districts.<ref name="h3odstmombasastreet"/> [[New Mombasa Sector 10|Sector 10]], the southeast most point of the island,<ref name="h3odstmombasastreet"/> housed a security zone for the [[ONI Alpha Site]].<ref>''Sadie's Story'', [[Audio log#Audio log 8, Circle 3, Arc 2|Circle 3, Arc 2]]</ref><ref>''Halo 3: ODST'', [[Field Operations Guide FM 90-10-140|Instruction Manual, Page 3]]</ref> | |||
*[[Tanaga]] | |||
**[[NMPD Headquarters]] | |||
**[[Vyrant Telecom tower (Mombasa)|Vyrant Telecom tower]] | |||
*[[New Mombasa Sector 0|Sector 0]] | |||
*[[New Mombasa Sector 1|Sector 1]] | |||
*[[New Mombasa Sector 2|Sector 2]] | |||
*[[Kizingo]] | |||
**[[New Mombasa Sector 4|Sector 4]] | |||
**[[New Mombasa Sector 3|Sector 3]] | |||
**[[New Mombasa Sector 10|Sector 10]] | |||
***[[ONI Alpha Site]] | |||
*[[Mbaraki]] | |||
**[[New Mombasa Sector 5|Sector 5]] | |||
***[[Tayari Plaza]] | |||
*[[Lumumba]] | |||
**[[New Mombasa Sector 6|Sector 6]] | |||
**[[New Mombasa Sector 9|Sector 9]] | |||
*[[New Mombasa Sector 7|Sector 7]] | |||
*[[New Mombasa Sector 8|Sector 8]] | |||
*[[Uplift Nature Reserve]] | |||
==Government== | |||
The [[New Mombasa Transit Authority]] runs at least four [[MagLev Train]] stations in the city center. This includes [[Kikowani Station]].<ref name="h3odstmombasastreet">''Halo 3: ODST'', campaign level, [[Mombasa Streets]]</ref> The [[New Mombasa Waterfront Highway]] wraps around much of the city center.<ref name="h3odstcoastalhighway"/> | |||
At the base of the [[Vyrant Telecom tower (Mombasa)|Vyrant Telecom tower]] was the [[NMPD Headquarters]].<ref name="h3odstnmpdhq"/> | |||
==Culture== | |||
===Architecture=== | |||
Much of the city center itself was part of a large, [[Wikipedia:arcology|arcology]]-like building complex which elevated it above the surrounding terrain. This superstructure was bordered by walls which sloped down to ground level. The [[Tanaga]] district, which was home to smaller buildings, was also located within this structure. | |||
All of the buildings in the area, including the walled complex on which the skyscrapers stood, followed a standardized, modular design aesthetic. Using metal and blue-green glass as the primary facade materials, most of the buildings were characterized by a flat shape, and were oriented similarly, with their razor-thin sides pointed southwest toward the Indian Ocean. The buildings were also arranged in a way that their height increased evenly on both sides toward the Vyrant tower in the center, giving New Mombasa a distinctive skyline. | All of the buildings in the area, including the walled complex on which the skyscrapers stood, followed a standardized, modular design aesthetic. Using metal and blue-green glass as the primary facade materials, most of the buildings were characterized by a flat shape, and were oriented similarly, with their razor-thin sides pointed southwest toward the Indian Ocean. The buildings were also arranged in a way that their height increased evenly on both sides toward the Vyrant tower in the center, giving New Mombasa a distinctive skyline. | ||
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== Sources == | ==Notes== | ||
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