New Phoenix Incident

The New Phoenix Incident is the title given to the instantaneous mass-composing of everyone in the city of New Phoenix at the hands of the Ur-Didact.
==Background==
Following the destruction of Ivanoff Research Station at Installation 03, The Didact gained possession of the Composer and set a course in his ship Mantle's Approach for Earth.Halo 4 - Level: Composer
==Battle==
Unbeknownst to him, John-117 was in hot pursuit in a Broadsword fighter, and upon arrival at the human home world, assisted the UNSC in the defense effort. Despite disabling the bulk of the ship's defenses and gaining access to the interior, before John could stop him, The Didact fired the Composer at New Phoenix, instantly killing and composing its entire population.Halo 4 - Level: Midnight
John managed to cause the Didact to fall into the Mantle's Approach's slipspace, at the cost of Cortana.
==Aftermath==
Though John-117 supposedly killed the Didact and the UNSC prevailed, the New Phoenix population was massacred, leaving nothing but streets filled with blue ash piles where its citizens last stood.Halo 4 - Level: Epilogue It remained a danger zone for at least six months afterwards.
The New Phoenix event was covered up by Waypoint News Service, and an alternate cover story of a localized pandemic was instead published. In addition, an ONI Agent from Section II named John Sullivan told the public that it was not a Covenant attack.Spartan Ops - Episode 1: Departure
While it appeared that the Ur-Didact and Cortana were killed, neither were. The Ur-Didact survived the fall and ended up at the Composer's Forge.Halo: Escalation Issue 10 Cortana was actually sent to the Forerunner world of Genesis.Halo 5: Guardians - Level: Reunion
==Gallery==
Phoenixstreet.jpg|The empty streets of New Phoenix.
==Sources==
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