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Subject: Whats in the ONI building?

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Background story:
Link to More Info: http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/New_Mombasa

On October 20th, 2552, a small cluster of Covenant warships exited Slipspace just off of Earth's defensive network. During the ensuing battle, a Covenant Assault Carrier breached the orbital fortifications and made its way to the surface. The ship, which carried the Covenant Hierarch known as the High Prophet of Regret, took position over New Mombasa, deploying troops and vehicles which occupied the city. The city's civilians either evacuated, took shelter, or were killed. In Old Mombasa, announcements in Swahili are broadcast over a public address system. These announcements encourage New Mombasa's citizens to fight against the polytheistic "alien zealots."[2]

The Master Chief arrived in Old Mombasa to help UNSC forces liberate the city from the Covenant. After fighting through the maze-like streets of the mainland, the Master Chief crossed the empty beach below the seawall and then entered the highway system and the bridge to New Mombasa. After a series of quick battles in a public park (the Amphitheater) and the city streets, the Chief boarded and destroyed a Covenant Scarab as it passed through the city's artificial canals. The High Prophet of Regret fled from Earth in his flagship, with the Chief and the In Amber Clad pursuing. The Slipspace rift that the ship opened filled the whole city, but didn't destroy it all, just causing heavy damage to most structures. Although the whole of Mombasa Island was consumed by the Explosion, only the buildings close to the Slip-space vortex were sucked through, though two of its three bridges linking it with the mainland were destroyed.[3] What remains of the city is used by all of the UNSC forces still stationed within the city.
[edit] Aftermath
The Tanaga district of New Mombasa after Regret's Assault Carrier jumped inside of the city. Note the wreckage of the Space Elevator towards the left in the distance.

Originally, it was assumed that the slipspace jump of the Prophet of Regret's Assault Carrier had completely obliterated the city, creating the crater seen later in Halo 3. In fact the city, while devastated, still stood long after the ship jumped, and UNSC and Covenant forces clashed for control of the region. It is assumed that the area was later excavated during the Second Battle of Earth, either by Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform's or by Covenant warships, revealing the Portal to the Ark. Although it was never destroyed.

During the battles for control of the city, an ODST force was inserted to bolster the ground forces already present - the majority were caught in the blast caused by the Assault Carrier's transition. It is unknown exactly how many ODSTs were killed on their way down, though at least six survived landing.[4]

  • 06.03.2009 10:32 AM PDT

Sexiest Muffin In The Factory.

probably something very important..

  • 06.03.2009 10:33 AM PDT

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I imagine its over an access point to the portal. Presumably we go in there too.

Class 12 combat skins!!! Woo!

  • 06.03.2009 10:35 AM PDT

Live Free, or Die!

Could it be Forerunner in origin? Maybe the portal to the Ark?

  • 06.03.2009 10:35 AM PDT

Live Free, or Die!

Does the ODST go into the portal? Can this be a link to REACH?

  • 06.03.2009 10:36 AM PDT

28, Architect ll Deviantart ll TWP(Formerly Halo 3 in the WorkPLace) - Assistant Director ll SIP ll OTK ll DMH

I did an image analysis on the ONI building yesterday. There is a lot more going on then we think.

  • 06.03.2009 10:44 AM PDT

Thats right.

Also from Halo wiki:


The Covenant invaded primarily on the east coast of Africa. It was in this area that the Covenant began digging in the area of what was formerly the city of New Mombasa, where a Forerunner artifact had been partially uncovered by the in-atmosphere slipspace jump of the Prophet of Regrets carrier during the First Battle of Earth. The Covenant's excavation revealed and disclosed what was then thought to be the Ark, but eventually turned out to be only a portal to the Ark. As the Covenant ships excavated the artifact, Truth deployed Covenant forces throughout East Africa. Earth's UNSC defenses suffered significant casualties in the ongoing days.


The ONI building was probably hiding some sort of access to the forerunner structure.

  • 06.03.2009 10:44 AM PDT