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Arcadia was part of the Outer Colonies of human influence, located in the Procyon system.[1]

History

The Forerunners

The Forerunners had a presence on Arcadia before the Forerunner-Flood War, leaving behind a building complex that became a site of conflict in 2531.

Human colonization

 
Phoenix-class Colony Ships colonizing Arcadia.

Upon humanity's discovery of Arcadia, the planet was found to have no need for terraforming, as it was already inhabited by dense jungles and large oceans. Arcadia was rich in natural resources. Almost no change was made to its geographical features. The largest landmasses were established as six continents; Eire; Pacifica; Mu; Caledonia; Lemuria and Avalon. Humanity first colonized Arcadia in 2429.[2] Pirth City, in Mu, became the largest city on the planet and the capital city of the planet; other major cities on the planet included Abaskun, Daylam and Saqsin. The planet was home to three space elevators.[2] Arcadia's population and structures were all very clustered, leaving huge areas of the planet unexplored.[3]

Arcadia became a center for agriculture, research and recreational activities. It was also home to the Deep Space Research Array. Among other exports, the planet was known for a good vintage of champagne.[4] The planet's police force was known as the Arcadian Patrol.

Arcadia was a center of Insurrectionist activity in the 2520s, during which the ODSTs saw combat against them. Among these ODSTs was Cadmon Lasky, brother of Thomas Lasky.[5]

Professor Ellen Anders, the unwitting protegé of Dr. Catherine Halsey, was a native of the planet.

Human-Covenant War

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UNSC troops fleeing the Covenant-invaded Pirth City.

By 2531, Arcadia had a population of approximately three million. In February 2531, Arcadia was invaded by the Covenant after a Forerunner stellar map on Harvest pointed Arbiter Ripa 'Moramee toward the colony. Over the course of the battle, the Covenant managed to extract the location of a Forerunner Shield World from a complex of ruins near an Office of Naval Intelligence facility. Eventually, the Covenant were pushed off by the efforts of the crew of the UNSC Spirit of Fire, as well as SPARTAN teams Red and Omega, allowing much of its civilian populace to be evacuated.

After the evacuation of the planet, the capital city of Pirth was soon overtaken by nature. Meanwhile, the remaining colonists formed the farming community of Abaskun on the continent of Mu. It would remain a mostly lawless region, but continued to supply the UNSC with food. The Covenant would return to Arcadia later in 2549, glassing it.

Locations

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Arcadia as seen from its orbit.

Main continents

Other locations

Trivia

Gallery

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level, Arcadia City
  2. ^ a b Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named vis
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint, article on Arcadia
  4. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach (2010), page 104
  5. ^ Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, Part 2
  6. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level, Dome of Light
  7. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level, Scarab
  8. ^ Dr. Halsey's personal journal, September 9, 2549
  9. ^ a b Wikipedia: Arcadia
  10. ^ Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn