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* ImprobableAimingSkills/ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Their sniping skills had to be toned down after ''Halo CE'' because their aim with such a powerful weapon was so accurate. Overall their aim is still good, but they're often prone to killing themselves with their rockets.
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* ImprobableAimingSkills/ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: ImprobableAimingSkills / ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Their sniping skills had to be toned down after ''Halo CE'' because their aim with such a powerful weapon was so accurate. Overall their aim is still good, but they're often prone to killing themselves with their rockets.
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** And now [[Halo4 He's survived the events on Requiem!]]
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Voiced by AdamBaldwin in ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3 ODST}}'' and Rob Mungle in ''HaloLegends''.
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Voiced by AdamBaldwin Creator/AdamBaldwin in ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3 ODST}}'' and Rob Mungle in ''HaloLegends''.
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* BadassNormal: He survived Halo (two of them!) and The Ark, although how he survived ''HaloCombatEvolved'' yet to be explained.
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* BadassNormal: He survived Reach, Halo (two of them!) and The Ark, although how he survived ''HaloCombatEvolved'' yet to be explained.
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* RankUp: He was a Gunnery Sergeant in the original trilogy, but is a Master Sergeant in ''Halo 4''.
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A former Lt. Commander who was demoted following an incident with an Insurrectionist in Eridanus II. Later, he is put in charge of training Harvest's Colonial Militia.
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A former Lt. Commander Lieutenant Colonel who was demoted following an incident with an Insurrectionist in Eridanus II. Later, he is put in charge of training Harvest's Colonial Militia.
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* MyGreatestFailure: During the early years of the Insurrection, he commanded a unit sent to capture a high-ranking Innie officer. While searching the town, he visited the Innie's father-in-law and daughter, and asked for their help in bringing him in. The father-in-law responded by pulling out a grenade, resulting in one of Ponder's snipers shooting him and accidently causing the grenade to go off, killing the family, several of Ponder's men, and setting off a bloodbath in the town that Ponder was blamed for, resulting in his demotion from Colonel. Ponder blames himself for all these event, feeling that the father-in-law had only been bluffing, and that he should have had better discipline among his men.
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* MyGreatestFailure: During the early years of the Insurrection, he commanded a unit sent to capture a high-ranking Innie officer. While searching the town, he visited the Innie's father-in-law and daughter, and asked for their help in bringing him in. The father-in-law responded by pulling out a grenade, resulting in one of Ponder's snipers shooting him and accidently causing the grenade to go off, killing the family, several of Ponder's men, and setting off a bloodbath in the town that Ponder was blamed for, resulting in his demotion from Lieutenant Colonel. Ponder blames himself for all these event, events, feeling that the father-in-law had only been bluffing, and that he should have had better discipline among his men.
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The older brother of Thomas Lasky, Cadmen was regarded as one of the best soldiers to pass through the Corbulo Academy of Military Science. He was killed fighting Insurgents in the 2520's.
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The older brother of Thomas Lasky, Cadmen Cadmon was regarded as one of the best soldiers to pass through the Corbulo Academy of Military Science. He was killed fighting Insurgents in the 2520's.
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!!'''Cadmen "Volcano" Lasky'''
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* Expy: Resembles [[CowboyBebop Spike Spiegal]], particularly with that hairstyle.
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* Expy: {{Expy}}: Resembles [[CowboyBebop Spike Spiegal]], particularly with that hairstyle.
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An ODST assigned as the backup sniper to Cal-141 during a mission to assassinate a Prophet on Heian.
Voiced by Blake Shepard.
* AnimeHair
* FieryReadhead
* FieryReadhead
* Expy: Resembles [[CowboyBebop Spike Spiegal]], particularly with that hairstyle.
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** [[spoiler:HeelRealization: After Cal takes a fatal blow for him.]]
* UngratefulBastard: He seems to get more pissed each time Cal saves his life, which is not helped when Dutch tells him that he should have thanked the Spartan.
* UngratefulBastard: He seems to get more pissed each time Cal saves his life, which is not helped when Dutch tells him that he should have thanked the Spartan.
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** [spoiler:TakingYouWithMe: When he's finally overwhelmed, he self-destructs the suit and takes a bunch of Covenant with him in the resulting nuclear explosion.]]
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** [spoiler:TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:TakingYouWithMe: When he's finally overwhelmed, he self-destructs the suit and takes a bunch of Covenant with him in the resulting nuclear explosion.]]
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* DumbMuscle
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* DumbMuscleDumbMuscle: Initially comes off as this due to his lack of scientific knowledge, but is more cunning when it comes to combat.
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!!!'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
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* InterserviceRivalry: With the SPARTAN-[=II=]s, which sparked when a teenage John-117 got into a fight with several [=ODSTs=] at a gym. The altercation was planned to test the Spartans' loyalty (since John refused to fight back until ordered to), [[GoneHorriblyRight but resulted in three men killed]] and tension among the two services since.
** UnknownRival It's more of an ODST thing than a Spartan thing, and some [=ODST=]'s respect the Spartans instead.
** UnknownRival It's more of an ODST thing than a Spartan thing, and some [=ODST=]'s respect the Spartans instead.
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* InterserviceRivalry: With the SPARTAN-[=II=]s, which was sparked when a teenage John-117 got into a fight with several [=ODSTs=] at a gym. The altercation was planned to test both the Spartans' augmentations and loyalty (since John refused to fight back until ordered to), [[GoneHorriblyRight but resulted in three men two [=ODSTs=] killed]] and tension among between the two services since.
since. Nevertheless, the two groups are fully capable of working together, and a number of [=ODST=]s do still have at least some genuine respect for the Spartans.
**UnknownRival UnknownRival: It's really more of an ODST thing than a Spartan thing, and some [=ODST=]'s respect the Spartans instead.thing.
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!!!'''Birthdate: 2470'''Unknown'''
* AscendedExtra: This random PlayedForLaughs NPC ends up becoming one of the first trilogy's main supporting characters.
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** Doubles as a ThanatosGambit, if he can provoke the Brutes into killing him then they can't use him to light the Halos. Unfortunately Truth is considerably brighter than your average Brute and [[GenreSavvy sees right through this plan]].
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Miranda's]] death seems to be this for him. He no longer fights the Brutes, or mocks Truth. [[spoiler:He doesn't resist Truth using him to light the Halos, and after the Flood has beaten the Covenant he doesn't deactivate the Ark. He cradles Miranda's body, and the Master Chief has do it instead.]]
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Miranda's]] death seems to be this for him. He no longer fights the Brutes, or mocks Truth. [[spoiler:He doesn't resist Truth using him to light the Halos, and after the Flood has beaten the Covenant he doesn't deactivate the Ark. He cradles Miranda's body, and the Master Chief has do it instead.]]
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** Doubles as a ThanatosGambit, ThanatosGambit; if he can provoke the Brutes into killing him him, then they can't use him to light the Halos. Unfortunately Truth is considerably brighter than your average Brute and [[GenreSavvy sees right through this plan]].
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Miranda's]] death seems to be this for him. He no longer fights the Brutes, or mocks Truth. [[spoiler:He doesn't resist Truth using him to light the Halos, and after the Flood has beaten the Covenant he doesn't deactivate the Ark. He just cradles Miranda's body, and the Master Chief has do it instead.]]
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Miranda's]] death seems to be this for him. He no longer fights the Brutes, or mocks Truth. [[spoiler:He doesn't resist Truth using him to light the Halos, and after the Flood has beaten the Covenant he doesn't deactivate the Ark. He just cradles Miranda's body, and the Master Chief has do it instead.]]
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* VeteranInstructor: In ''HaloContactHarvest''.
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* BadassFamily: Service in the military is a centuries-long tradition in his family, dating back to World War II, so this trope must be one of the reasons why he was able to [[spoiler: waste Arbiter's sorry alien ass]].
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* BadassFamily: Service in the military is a centuries-long tradition in his family, dating back to World War II, so this trope must be one of the reasons why he was able to [[spoiler: waste the Arbiter's sorry alien ass]].
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A recurring Marine character who appears in Halo 1, 2, 3, Reach, and 4. Stacker's canon status is questionable, as he is always credited as the same character, but can die at multiple points in each game and still return later.
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A recurring Marine character who appears in Halo 1, 2, 3, Reach, ''Halo 1'', ''2'', ''3'', ''Reach'', and 4.''4''. Stacker's canon status is questionable, as he is always credited as the same character, but can die at multiple points in each game and still return later.
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* AscendedExtra: He plays an increased role in Halo 3, and is the marine leading the 3-volley salute at the end of the game.
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* AscendedExtra: He plays an increased role in Halo 3, ''Halo 3'', and is the marine leading the 3-volley salute at the end of the game.
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* BadassNormal: He survived Halo (two of them!) and The Ark, although how he survived HaloCombatEvolved yet to be explained.
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Like Stacker, Dubbo is a recurring Marine who appears in Halo 1, 2, and 3, and shares the same questionable canon status. He is extremely recognizable due to his Australian accent.
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* AscendedExtra: Like Stacker, he is one of the marines in the three-volley salute at the end of Halo 3.
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* AscendedExtra: Like Stacker, he is one of the marines in the three-volley salute at the end of Halo 3.''Halo 3''.
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* BadassNormal: Survived two Halo's and The Ark.
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* BadassNormal: Survived two Halo's Halos and The Ark.
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* LandDownunder: [[EverythingTryingToKillYou He must have been right at home on the Halo's and The Ark.]]
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* LandDownunder: LandDownUnder: [[EverythingTryingToKillYou He must have been right at home on the Halo's Halos and The Ark.]]
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* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Averted, he's the only marine that survives from his team [[spoiler:and dies at the end.]]
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* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Averted, he's the only marine that survives from his team team, [[spoiler:and dies at is one of the end.last characters to die.]]
A Marine in the UNSC Corps of Engineers who lost his entire platoon sometime in the past. Later, he's deployed on Algolis with the Hades Corps to destroy prototype weapons and all related data before the Covenant can get to them.
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* FromACertainPointOfView: His creative interpretation of his orders.
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* FromACertainPointOfView: His creative interpretation of hisorders.
orders to destroy the prototype suit.
*RedemptionEqualsDeath
PoweredArmor: [[http://www.halopedia.org/HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL_Mark_I_Prototype_Armor_Defense_System The Mark I Prototype Armor Defense System]], to be precise.
*PoweredArmor
TheStoic: To the point where his men see him as inhuman and lacking in empathy.
* YouShallNotPass: He commanders the prototype suit he's supposed to destroy in order to buy time for his men to evacuate.
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* YouShallNotPass: He commanders the prototype suit he's supposed to destroy in order to buy time for his men to evacuate.
** [spoiler:TakingYouWithMe: When he's finally overwhelmed, he self-destructs the suit and takes a bunch of Covenant with him in the resulting nuclear explosion.]]
A former Lt. Commander who was demoted following an incident with an Insurrectionist in Eridanus II. Later, he is put in charge of training Harvest's Colonial Militia.
A Marine who blames Johnson for the death of his squad to an Insurrectionist suicide bomber on Tribute during Operation: TREBUCHET. He is later reassigned to train the Colonial Militia on Harvest.
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[=MacCraw=] is a newly transfered Marine to Sgt.Lopez's squad aboard the UNSC ''Red Horse'', he is heavily disliked by the rest of the squad. [[spoiler:He is likely the only survivor of the squad.]]
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[=MacCraw=] is a newly transfered Marine to Sgt.Lopez's squad aboard the UNSC ''Red Horse'', he Horse''. He is heavily disliked by the rest of the squad. [[spoiler:He is squad, and [[spoiler:is likely the its only survivor of the squad.survivor.]]
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* Determinator
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* Determinator{{Determinator}}
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* CureForCancer: The reason he's unconscious during the Covenant attack was he was undergoing surgery for cancer aboard the ship; by the time the story takes place cancer is rather easily treated (And Baird himself had never heard of it before).
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* [[spoiler:ISurrenderSuckers]]: [[spoiler: Tricks the Covenant into reactivating Mo Ye.Ye by claiming he'd give them Earth if they let him live. Then he antagonizes an Elite into killing him, which removes [[ThreeLawsCompliant the only thing preventing Mo Ye from detonating the ship]].]]
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* ISurrenderSuckers: [[spoiler:ISurrenderSuckers]]: [[spoiler: Tricks the Covenant into reactivating Mo Ye. Then he antagonizes an Elite into killing him, which removes [[ThreeLawsCompliant the only thing preventing Mo Ye from detonating the ship]].]]
* [[spoiler:LastDayToLive]]: [[spoiler: After getting wounded, Mo Ye tells him that even with the drug cocktail, he only has an hour left.]]
* [[spoiler:LastDayToLive]]: [[spoiler: After getting wounded, Mo Ye tells him that even with the drug cocktail, he only has an hour left.]]
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!!'''Baird'''
An ODST aboard the UNSC ''Heart of Midlothian''. He was in anesthesia after the Covenant overwhelmed the ship, and as such they believed he was dead. He then sets out to destroy the ship in order to prevent the Covenant from stealing the ship's AI, Mo Ye.
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* Determinator
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* ISurrenderSuckers: [[spoiler: Tricks the Covenant into reactivating Mo Ye. Then he antagonizes an Elite into killing him, which removes [[ThreeLawsCompliant the only thing preventing Mo Ye from detonating the ship]].]]
* PsychoSerum: Mo Ye administers a cocktail of drugs to him, including a very dangerous strength enhancer, after he's injured by a Covenant.
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* CaptainErsatz: Clearly based off of Sergeant Apone from ''[[Franchise/{{Alien}} Aliens]]''. Which is ''awesome''.
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* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Miranda's]] death seems to be this for him. He no longer fights the Brutes, or mocks Truth. [[spoiler:He doesn't resist Truth using him to light the Halos, and after the Flood has beaten the Covenant he doesn't deactivate The Ark. He cradles Miranda's body, and the Master Chief has do it instead.]]
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Miranda's]] death seems to be this for him. He no longer fights the Brutes, or mocks Truth. [[spoiler:He doesn't resist Truth using him to light the Halos, and after the Flood has beaten the Covenant he doesn't deactivate The Ark. He cradles Miranda's body, and the Master Chief has do it instead.]]
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* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Miranda's]] death seems to be this for him. He no longer fights the Brutes, or mocks Truth. [[spoiler:He doesn't resist Truth using him to light the Halos, and after the Flood has beaten the Covenant he doesn't deactivateThe the Ark. He cradles Miranda's body, and the Master Chief has do it instead.]]
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Miranda's]] death seems to be this for him. He no longer fights the Brutes, or mocks Truth. [[spoiler:He doesn't resist Truth using him to light the Halos, and after the Flood has beaten the Covenant he doesn't deactivate
* {{Expy}}: Clearly based off of Sergeant Apone from ''[[Franchise/{{Alien}} Aliens]]''. Which is ''awesome''.
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* {{Expy}}: Of [[{{Firefly}} [[{{Series/Firefly}} Malcolm Reynolds]]. Not that that's a bad thing.
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* InterserviceRivalry: With the SPARTAN-[=II=]s, which sparked when a teenage John-117 got into a fight with several ODSTs at a gym. The altercation was planned to test the Spartans' loyalty (since John refused to fight back until ordered to), [[GoneHorriblyRight but resulted in three men killed]] and tension among the two services since.
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* InterserviceRivalry: With the SPARTAN-[=II=]s, which sparked when a teenage John-117 got into a fight with several ODSTs [=ODSTs=] at a gym. The altercation was planned to test the Spartans' loyalty (since John refused to fight back until ordered to), [[GoneHorriblyRight but resulted in three men killed]] and tension among the two services since.
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* InterserviceRivalry: With the Spartan-[=II=]s. [[UnknownRival SPARTAN-[=II=]s, which sparked when a teenage John-117 got into a fight with several ODSTs at a gym. The altercation was planned to test the Spartans' loyalty (since John refused to fight back until ordered to), [[GoneHorriblyRight but resulted in three men killed]] and tension among the two services since.
** UnknownRival It's more of an ODST thing than a Spartanthing]], thing, and some [=ODST=]'s respect the Spartan's Spartans instead.
** UnknownRival It's more of an ODST thing than a Spartan
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* WeWillWearArmorInTheFuture
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** Lampshaded in ''Film/Halo4ForwardUntoDawn''.
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The unnamed and faceless protagonist of ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST''. He is an experianced ODST, although he is refered to as "The Rookie" by his new squad since he just transfered in.
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A recurring Marine character who appears in Halo 1, 2, 3, Reach, and Reach.4. Stacker's canon status is questionable, as he is always credited as the same character, but can die at multiple points in each game and still return later.
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!Index
* [[Characters/{{Halo}} Main Index]]
* [[Characters/HaloSpartans Spartans]]
* [[Characters/HaloUNSC UNSC AI's, Army, and Corbulo Academy]]
** [[Characters/HaloUNSCNavy Navy]]
** [[Characters/HaloUNSCOfficeOfNavalIntelligence ONI]]
* [[Characters/HaloTheCovenant The Covenant]]
* [[Characters/HaloOther Other Factions]]
!'''UNSC Marine Corps'''
The rank and file human soldiers of the series.
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* BadassNormal: Can sometimes take down a stronger opponent by themselves. Especially in-game starting with ''Halo 2'' and peaking in ''Halo 3''.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: In every game. Seriously, they are supposed to be a professional force of trained soldiers and yet they drive as if they're both blind and drunk.
* RedshirtArmy
* WeWillWearArmourInTheFuture
!'''Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (ODST)'''
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-->'''Major Silva''': "Most of the crew - not to mention your fellow jarheads - will be leaving the ship in lifeboats. They'll ride to the surface in air conditioned comfort, sipping wine, and nibbling on appetizers. Not you, however. Oh no, you're going to leave the Pillar of Autumn in a different method. Tell me boys and girls... how will you leave?"
-->'''Shock Troopers''': "We go feet first, sir!"
The members of the 105th Shock Troops Division are the former candidates for most {{Badass}} CrazyAwesome humans to ever live. Known as the [=ODSTs=] or "Helljumpers", they often deploy to the battlefield via drop-pod. From orbit. In order to become an [=ODST=], a soldier must first prove themself in another branch of service before being transferred over and stripped of rank, going through an intense training regimen.
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* BadassCreed: "Jump feet first into [[WarIsHell hell]]."
** "Helljumper, helljumper, where you been? Feet first into hell then back again! When I die please bury me deep! Fix my [=MA5=] down by my feet!"
* BadassNormal: Considered the second most hardcore soldiers in the UNSC after the Spartans. But don't mention that last part to their face.
* DropPod
* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous
* ItsRainingMen: From orbit.
* InterserviceRivalry: With the Spartan-[=II=]s. [[UnknownRival It's more of an ODST thing than a Spartan thing]], and some [=ODST=]'s respect the Spartan's instead.
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder: Marines]]
!!'''Sergeant Major Avery Junior Johnson'''
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!!!'''Homeworld: Earth'''
!!!'''Birthdate: 2470'''
-->''"I would've been yo' daddy, but the dog beat me over the fence!"''
Appearing in the first game as one of a number of computer-controlled Marines who can fight alongside the Master Chief, Johnson was the game's EnsembleDarkhorse. In later games he was critical to the plot, gaining GameplayAllyImmortality and serving as TheLancer and NumberTwo to both the Arbiter and John.
Voiced by David Scully.
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* ALittleSomethingWeCallRockAndRoll: He loves "Flip" music, much to his soldiers grief.
* {{Badass}}
** BadassBoast: ''"Hell, Chief, it'll take more than that pack of walking alien horror-show freaks to take out Sergeant A.J. Johnson"''.
*** ''"Am I right, marines?!"'', ''"Sir, Yes sir!"'', ''"Mm-hmm, Damn right I am!"''. And that was just his first appearance.
*** He literally makes about a dozen.
** BadassGrandpa: He's ''82 years old''.
** BadassNormal: [[spoiler:Subverted, see below.]]
** [[spoiler:BadassAbnormal: He actually is a Spartan-I.]]
* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: He actually has hair, but otherwise fits.
* [[spoiler:BlackDudeDiesFirst]]:
** {{Inverted}}. [[spoiler:He's the last character to die in the main series]].
* CaptainErsatz: Clearly based off of Sergeant Apone from ''[[Franchise/{{Alien}} Aliens]]''. Which is ''awesome''.
* CigarChomper
* DeadpanSnarker
* DefiantToTheEnd: Even when he was beaten up by the Brutes, he refused to light the Halos. He instead shoved insults right at the Prophet of Truth's face.
** Doubles as a ThanatosGambit, if he can provoke the [[{{mooks}} Brutes]] into killing him then they can't use him to light the Halos. Unfortunately Truth is considerably brighter than your average Brute and [[GenreSavvy sees right through this plan]].
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Miranda's]] death seems to be this for him. He no longer fights the Brutes, or mocks Truth. [[spoiler:He doesn't resist Truth using him to light the Halos, and after the Flood has beaten the Covenant he doesn't deactivate The Ark. He cradles Miranda's body, and the Master Chief has do it instead.]]
* {{Determinator}}: He has his moments of this.
* DrillSergeantNasty: In ''ContactHarvest'', taking the view that he needs to unite the trainees against him so they have a common bond. He later lightens up a bit and bonds with them.
* [[spoiler:EnemyMine: With The Arbiter and the other Elites against Tartarus and the Brutes.]]
* [[spoiler:FamousLastWords: "Send me out... with a bang..."]]
* FriendlySniper: With his Spartan Laser at the end of ''Halo 3''.
* [[spoiler:LastBreathBullet]] [[spoiler:Uses his Spartan Laser to weaken Guilty Spark after the Monitor turns on them.]]
* TheLancer: Often plays this role to the Chief.
* LargeHam
* NiceHat
* OlderThanTheyLook: It needs repeating: he's ''82 years old''.
* SergeantRock: Am I right, marines?!
** SIR, YES SIR!
*** Mm-hmm, damn right I am.
* SmokingIsCool: Sweet Williams cigars.
* [[spoiler:SuperSoldier: He is a Spartan-I.]]
* YourMom: Sorta: "I woulda been yo' daddy, but the dog beat me over the fence!"
* VeteranInstructor: In ''HaloContactHarvest''.
!!'''Sergeant John Forge'''
[[quoteright:335:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/JohnForgeHalo_3315.png]]
!!!'''Homeworld: Earth'''
!!!'''Birthdate: February 25, 2501'''
One of the protagonists of ''VideoGame/HaloWars'', John Forge is a lifelong soldier with a long list of commendations with insubordination charges to match and a distant wife and daughter, John is a a born warrior who was personally selected to command the Marine contengent on the ''UNSC Spirit of Fire'' by Admiral Preston Cole. The soldiers under his command trust him completely- even if he did fail his last psych exam.
Voiced by NolanNorth.
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* BadassFamily: Service in the military is a centuries-long tradition in his family, dating back to World War II, so this trope must be one of the reasons why he was able to [[spoiler: waste Arbiter's sorry alien ass]].
* BadassNormal: [[spoiler:Takes on an Arbiter and ''wins''.]]
** The supplementary material also implies he got into a fistfight with Douglas-042, ''and held his own.''
* BaldOfAwesome
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Anders.
* BondOneLiner: After killing [[spoiler:the Arbiter]]
-->"And for the record, I'd have kicked your ass the first time if the lady hadn't stopped me!"
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He spent almost two and a half years in prison, which effectivly makes it impossible for him to rise any higher in rank. He also has a long history of insubordination and is extremely distant from his family.
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: He stays behind to detonate the slipspace drivecore and destroy the Forerunner Shield World.]]
* ICallItVera: Refers to his combat knife as "Lucy".
* MilitaryMaverick
* SergeantRock
!!'''Private First Class Wallace A. Jenkins'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Harvest'''
!!!'''Birthdate: 2506'''
The son of farmers on Harvest, Jenkins joined the Colonial Milita being trained by Sgt.Johnson in order to one day join the Marines. He instead became one of the first Humans to encounter and fight the Covenant, and spent the next 27 years fighting alongside Johnson. After the ''Pillar of Autumn'' discovered Halo, Jenkins was one of the Marines that accompanied Cpt.Keyes on a mission to locate a weapons cache, becoming one of the first Humans to be infected by the Flood.
Voiced by Chris Wicklund.
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* AndIMustScream: After being infected by the Flood, he remains fully conscious unlike most victims. He can feel everything that happens to him, yet has almost no control over his body except for brief moments.
* BadassNormal
* DoomedHometown: Harvest was the first world to fall to the Covenant.
* FriendlySniper
* HeroicWillpower: He is able to briefly overpower the Flood form that took him over and try to end his life, but fails every time.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Due to spending a considerable amount of time in Cyrosleep while traveling, like many UNSC personel.
* OverrankedSoldier: Inverted, oddly enough. Despite having fought in the war for 27 years, he's only a Private First Class.
* TragicMonster
!!'''Gunnery Sergeant Stacker'''
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/StackerHalo_1389.png]]
!!!'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
-->''"Bravo, flank and cover! I want everybody supportin' the Chief; he'll take it down!"''
A recurring Marine character who appears in Halo 1, 2, 3, and Reach. Stacker's canon status is questionable, as he is always credited as the same character, but can die at multiple points in each game and still return later.
Voiced by Pete Stacker.
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* AscendedExtra: He plays an increased role in Halo 3, and is the marine leading the 3-volley salute at the end of the game.
* BackFromTheDead: Several times, possibly even in the same level!
* BadassBeard
* BadassNormal: He survived Halo (two of them!) and The Ark, although how he survived HaloCombatEvolved yet to be explained.
* TheCameo: His only appearance in ''Reach'' is being heard over the radio in the level "Exodus".
* TheDanza
* MauveShirt
* NiceHat
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He is reminiscent of R. Lee Ermey.
* SergeantRock
!!'''Private First Class Chips Dubbo'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
-->"Whoa...it's like a postcard! Dear Sarge: kicking ass in outer space, wish you were here."
Like Stacker, Dubbo is a recurring Marine who appears in Halo 1, 2, and 3, and shares the same questionable canon status. He is extremely recognizable due to his Australian accent.
Voiced by Andrew [=McKaige=].
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* AscendedExtra: Like Stacker, he is one of the marines in the three-volley salute at the end of Halo 3.
* BackFromTheDead
* BadassBoast: Many.
* BadassNormal: Survived two Halo's and The Ark.
* CasualDangerDialogue
* DeadpanSnarker
* LandDownunder: [[EverythingTryingToKillYou He must have been right at home on the Halo's and The Ark.]]
* MauveShirt
* RealityIsUnrealistic: Australians initially accused his accent of sounding more like an American faking an Australian accent, but the voice actor really is Australian.
!!'''Sergeant Hauser'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
A Marine who commanded a squad during the Harvest Campaign, during which he encountered Daisy-023.
Voiced by John Swasey.
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* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Averted, he's the only marine that survives from his team [[spoiler:and dies at the end.]]
* CatchPhrase: "Just ain't my day".
!!'''Sergeant "Ghost"'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
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* TheAtoner
* FromACertainPointOfView: His creative interpretation of his orders.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath
* PoweredArmor
!!'''Captain Ponder'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
-->"[[IronicEcho Someday we will win, no matter what it takes.]]"
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* ArtificialLimbs: Lost an arm to a Insurrectionist grenade, and dislikes wearing the prosthetic limb.
* TheCaptain
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]
* [[spoiler:ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: How Tartarus kills him. Those bayonets on the Spiker Rifles are not for show.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: During the early years of the Insurrection, he commanded a unit sent to capture a high-ranking Innie officer. While searching the town, he visited the Innie's father-in-law and daughter, and asked for their help in bringing him in. The father-in-law responded by pulling out a grenade, resulting in one of Ponder's snipers shooting him and accidently causing the grenade to go off, killing the family, several of Ponder's men, and setting off a bloodbath in the town that Ponder was blamed for, resulting in his demotion from Colonel. Ponder blames himself for all these event, feeling that the father-in-law had only been bluffing, and that he should have had better discipline among his men.
* ReligiousBruiser
* VeteranInstructor
!!'''Staff Sergeant Nolan Byrne'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Earth'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
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* BadassNormal: [[spoiler:There is a good chance he is a Spartan-I though.]]
* DrillSergeantNasty
* FightingIrish
* SirSwearsALot
!!'''Sergeant Zhao Heng Lopez'''
[[quoteright:275:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ZhaoLopezHalo_8890.png]]
!!!'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
Lopez is a squad commander stationed aboard the UNSC Prowler ''Red Horse'', which is sent by ONI to investigate the remains of Installation 04 and the prison ship ''Mona Lisa''.
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* ActionGirl
* AMotherToHerMen: Albeit a harsh one. She does like to promise them ice cream after missions though.
* BadassNormal
* BerserkButton: Do not drop her into a situation without telling her all the facts. You will get punched in the face. Twice.
* [[spoiler:BolivianArmyEnding: ''The Mona Lisa'' ends with her about to face off against an Elite for the last escape pod on the ship, with Flood rapidly approching and a nuke about to go off.]]
* CoveredWithScars
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:She holds Mahmoud in her arms as he bleeds out after ONI Major John Smith cuts his throat.]]
* TheMenFirst
* NoOneGetsLeftBehind
* RaisedCatholic: Although she is not devout, she always imagines her squad a rosery bead, with each bead representing one of her men. As they start to drop aboard the ''Mona Lisa'', she removes one bead from her mental count each time someone dies.
* SergeantRock
* TomboyishPonytail
!!'''Private James [=MacCraw=]'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
[=MacCraw=] is a newly transfered Marine to Sgt.Lopez's squad aboard the UNSC ''Red Horse'', he is heavily disliked by the rest of the squad. [[spoiler:He is likely the only survivor of the squad.]]
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* BadassNormal
* TheKlutz: He stumbles twice abaord the ''Mona Lisa'', badly cutting himself both times.
* MotorMouth: His squadmates hate his constant talking.
* NewMeat
* [[spoiler:SoleSurvivor]]
* TookALevelInBadass: Several throughout the short story, eventually earning Lopez's respect.
!!'''Clarence'''
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ClarenceHalo_6360.png]]
!!!'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
Another Marine stationed aboard the UNSC ''Red Horse'', he is a very quiet and serious soldier. [[spoiler:He is also a ONI Section 3 operative sent to ensure that no Covenant, prisoners, or infected humans escape the Mona Lisa.]]
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* [[spoiler:AntiHero: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type IV]].]]
* BadassNormal
* TheBigGuy
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: Benti tackles him into a group of Flood forms.]]
* [[spoiler:TheMole]]
* [[spoiler:NothingPersonal: He tells this to Benti and Lopez while trying to kill Benti after she is infected.]]
* OddFriendship: With Benti. [[spoiler:It's one-sided on Benti's part.]]
* TheQuietOne: He does most of his talking with facial expressions throughout the short story, but does speak some at the end.
* [[spoiler:TheSpook]]
* TheStoic
[[/folder]]
[[folder: ODST's]]
!!'''Lance Corporal J.D. "The Rookie"'''
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TheRookieHalo_2029.png]]
!!!'''Homeworld: Luna'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
The unnamed and faceless protagonist of ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST''. He is an experianced ODST, although he is refered to as "The Rookie" by his new squad since he just transfered in.
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* BadassNormal
* [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Everyone Calls Him Rookie]]
* TheFaceless
* FirstPersonPeripheralNarrator: This guy is the primary player character; however, for the flashback missions, you take control of his different squadmates, and the real stars of the story are your CO, Gunnery Sgt. Buck, and Veronica Dare until the part where the flashback segues into present.
* HeroicMime
* NoNameGiven: Except for his initials. "J.D.", which are found at the end of his service number.
* NonIndicativeName: While he is the newest member to join the squad, the Rookie's been in plenty of missions before and no one gets into the [=ODST=]s without a lot of experience.
* OneManArmy: Not as much as Master Chief, but still.
* RookieRedRanger
* {{Sleepyhead}}: does this whenever he's not kicking ass.
* SupportingProtagonist: His story comprises the MythArc of the game but he doesn't do much to help the mission until the end, being knocked out and all. It's more the story of the other [=ODSTs=], especially Buck and Dare.
* TheVoiceless: Save for grunts, groans, and a whistle. He does speak in the short story ''Dirt''.
!!'''Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck'''
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/EdwardBuckHalo_9778.png]]
!!!'''Homeworld: Draco III'''
!!!'''Birthdate: August 22, 2510'''
The commander of the ODST squad in ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST''. He signed up the day he turned eighteen, and eventually began a relationship with ONI agent Veronica Dare. She broke up with him after he proposed, but when Earth is attacked, he is shocked when she appropriates his squad for a mission in New Mombasa.
Voiced by NathanFillion.
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* AFatherToHisMen
* BadassNormal
* TheCameo: He has a chance to appear during the ''VideoGame/HaloReach'' level "New Alexandria".
* DeadpanSnarker: Occasionally.
* {{Expy}}: Of [[{{Firefly}} Malcolm Reynolds]]. Not that that's a bad thing.
* LastNameBasis: Everyone calls him Buck, even his former girlfriend.
* TheLeader: Until Dare hijacks his squad.
* InkSuitActor
* SergeantRock
* SlapSlapKiss: With Dare.
* SupportingLeader
!!'''Corporal Taylor H. "Dutch" Miles'''
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/DutchHalo_7342.png]]
!!!'''Homeworld: Mars'''
!!!'''Birthdate: June 3, 2519'''
A former truckdriver on Mars who studied religion and philosophy at university before being drafted. He befriended Romeo and married a fellow ODST named Gretchen, eventually ending up with Romeo in the ODST squad commanded by Buck.
Voiced by AdamBaldwin in ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3 ODST}}'' and Rob Mungle in ''HaloLegends''.
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* AsTheGoodBookSays...
-->'''Dutch''': ...payback's a bitch.
-->'''Mickey''': [[DontExplainTheJoke I don't think it actually says that, Dutch]].
-->'''Dutch''': I'm paraphrasin', ya heathen!
* BadassNormal
* BashBrothers: With Romeo.
* {{BFG}}: Usually carries a [[FrickinLaserBeams Spartan Laser]].
* TheBigGuy
* BoisterousBruiser
* CulturedWarrior
* HappilyMarried: To Gretchen Ketola, a fellow ODST who lost a leg in combat.
* TheLancer
* ICallItVera: He calls his Spartan Laser...[[ActorAllusion Vera]].
* ReligiousBruiser: Studied religion and philosophy in his college days.
* SpaceTrucker: [[AllThereInTheManual Mentioned in the background information.]] He drove them on Mars to put himself through college.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Romeo and {{God}}, funnily enough.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: He didn't sound fond of flying at the beginning of his level. [[spoiler:He ends up having to drive a vehicle off a cliff to escape.]]
!!'''Lance Corporal Kojo "Romeo" Agu'''
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/RomeoHalo_3132.png]]
!!!'''Homeworld: Madrigal'''
!!!'''Birthdate: June 12, 2524'''
A former Merchant Marine, Romeo was forced to join the ODST's after sleeping with the wife of a colony Governor. He quickly proved himself an expert, if abrasive, sniper. He became friends with Dutch, and the two eventually joined Buck's ODST squad together.
Voiced by NolanNorth.
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* BadassNormal
* BashBrothers: With Dutch.
* TheBigGuy
* TheCasanova: Claims to be one. It's where his nickname comes from.
* ColdSniper: Some of the cause of his jerkass traits.
* DeadpanSnarker
* FriendlySniper
* [[spoiler:ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: A Brute Chieftain stabs him with the blade on his gravity hammer. Luckily, Romeo survives, though can't fight with a pierced lung.]]
* IronicFear: He's hinted to be afraid of heights.
* {{Jerkass}}: A bit of one, yeah.
* TheLastDJ: His attitude would have gotten him kicked out of the military if it weren't for that fact that it's late in the war and his sniping skills are too valuable to ignore.
* MeaningfulName
* MilitaryMaverick
* TeamPrimaDonna
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Dutch.
!!'''Private First Class Michael "Mickey" Crespo'''
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/MickeyHalo_6940.png]]
!!!'''Homeworld: Luna'''
!!!'''Birthdate: October 20, 2530'''
The demolitions expert and pilot for Buck's ODST squad, Mickey is the lowest ranked and youngest member of the squad. His parents were Insurrectionists who died attempting to bomb a government building, causing him to grow up in foster care. He was forced into mandatory UNSC military service for foster children, but stayed on when his time was up due to it being the only life he had ever known.
Voiced by [[{{Firefly}} Alan Tudyk]].
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* AcePilot: He's not especially an amazing flier but it does take a good deal of skill to fly [[spoiler:a stolen Phantom.]]
* {{Adorkable}}
* BadassNormal
* DemolitionsExpert
* GoshDangItToHeck: "Son of a gun!"
* ParentalAbandonment: Both of his parents died while wiring a bomb to a government building when Mickey was young, so he never really knew them or inherited their hatred of the UNSC.
* RookieRedRanger: He's been on the squad longer than the Rookie, but is a lower rank and has less battle experience. According to Buck, he still hasn't ever seen a glassing.
* TheSmartGuy
!!'''O'Brien'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
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* ColdSniper[=/=]FriendlySniper: Switches between these two personalities.
* JerkAss: The way he talks to Cal-141.
!!'''Major Antonio Silva'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
The commander of the ODST unit aboard the UNSC ''Pillar of Autumn''. He hates Spartans after an incident in their training involving the Master Chief left four of his men dead.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Tries to be this, and it doesn't stop him from taking extremely risky gambles with their lives though.
* BadassNormal
* BadassBoast:
-->'''Silva:''' Most of the crew - not to mention your fellow jarheads - will be leaving the ship in lifeboats. They'll ride to the surface in air conditioned comfort, sipping wine, and nibbling on appetizers. Not you, however. Oh no, you're going to leave the Pillar of Autumn in a different method. Tell me boys and girls... how will you leave?"
-->'''ODST Squad:''' We go feet first, sir!
* GloryHound: Not for himself (mostly), but for his branch of the military. He is so determined to make sure the ODST's are the forefront of the UNSC, he was willing to bring back samples of [[WhatAnIdiot Flood infected Marines to Earth for study]] in a captured Covenant battlecrusier, despite the protests of his second-in-command and his AI.
* {{Jerkass}}
* TheNeidermeyer: In some of the ODST's opinions.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to John-117 about him in particular, and the Spartan-II's in general. Please note that this was after [[KickTheDog almost all the Spartans died on Reach.]]
!!'''First Lieutenant Melissa [=McKay=]'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
The second-in-command of the ODST unit aboard the UNSC ''Pillar of Autumn''.
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* ActionGirl
* AMotherToHerMen: She succeeds much better at fullfilling this trope than Silva does.
* BadassNormal
* HeroicSacrifice: Destroys the Covenant battlecrusier her unit had captured to escape Halo in order to prevent Major Silva from taking back samples of the Flood to Earth.
* NumberTwo: To Silva.
!!'''Corporal Vasily "Vaz" Beloi'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Earth'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
A Russian ODST with a strong sense of wrong and right, Vaz was assigned to ONI unit Kilo-Five after the war against the Covenant ended alongside his friend Mal.
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* BadassNormal
* DeadpanSnarker
* MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong
* NiceGuy
!!'''Staff Sergeant Malcolm "Mal" Geffen'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Earth'''
!!!'''Birthdate: 2520'''
A stoic British ODST, Mal was assigned to ONI unit Kilo-Five after the war against the Covenant ended alongside his friend Vaz.
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* BadassNormal
* ColdSniper
* TheCynic
* DeadpanSnarker
* SergeantRock
* TheStoic: Not a lot phases him that he lets show, including when a lot about the origins of the Spartans is revealed, something which extremely disturbs every other character. He does let a little anger show when its revealed they were kidnapped kids though.
!!'''Sergeant Lian Devereaux'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Earth'''
!!!'''Birthdate: 2522'''
A Canadian ODST pilot, Lian was assigned to ONI unit Kilo-Five after the war against the Covenant ended to serve as their dropship pilot.
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* AcePilot
* DeadpanSnarker
* WrenchWench: She handles all the maintenance for the team in addition to her piloting duties.
!!'''Major Faison'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
The commander of the ODST unit aboard the UNSC ''Midsummer Night'' in 2535. He becomes fast friends with then Lt.Jacob Keyes, the second-in-commader of the ship.
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* AFatherToHisMen
* BadassNormal
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]
* ICallItVera: He has a knife called "[[StarshipTroopers Bug-Hunter]]".
* MajorlyAwesome
!!'''Gage Yevgenny'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Harvest'''
!!!'''Birthdate: January 3, 2506'''
The son of a farmer on Harvest, Gage joined the Colonial Military in order to get off the planet and away from his boring life. He became friends with Felicia Sanderson and Eric Santiago, but after Eric was put into a coma by an Indie bomb, he convinced Felicia to join the ODST's with him instead of going back to Harvest. After Harvest was glassed by the Covenant, he and Felicia had a falling out, and Gage fought through almost the entire Covenant War feeling nothing. After being reunited with Felicia and Eric in 2547, the three of them plotted with other CMA veterans to steal a vault of gold on New Jerusalem when the Covenant attacked it, but ran into complications during the operation.
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* BadassNormal
* DoomedHometown
* EmptyShell: For most of the Human-Covenant War, until he is reunited with Felicia and Eric.
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: He calls in more Pelicans to rescue the civilians and takes the Pelican filled with the gold, a Covenant artifact, and a nuke luring the rogue ODST's and Covenant forces attacking the colony into a trap where he destroys them both, buying time for the evacuation.]]
* OldSoldier
* [[spoiler:WhatYouAreInTheDark: When a group of civilians and children are found in the bank vaults Gage demands that they forget the gold and rescue them instead. Only Felicia sides with him.]]
!!'''Colonel Felicia Sanderson'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Harvest'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
A member of the Colonial Military, Felicia became friends with Gage Yevgenny and Eric Santiago. She was convinced by Gage to join the ODST's after Eric was put into a coma in a Indie bombing. She had a falling out with him following the glassing of Harvest by the Covenant, and they lost contact until 2547. After reuniting with Gage and Eric came out of coma, they plotted with other CMA veterans to steal a vault of gold on New Jerusalem as the Covenant attacked it in 2552.
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* ActionGirl
* BadassNormal
* ButchLesbian: A very minor example.
* ColonelBadass
* CoveredWithScars: After fighting through the Covenant War.
* DoomedHometown
* [[spoiler:DiedInYourArmsTonight: She bleeds to death in Gage's arms.]]
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]
* OldSoldier
* [[spoiler:WhatYouAreInTheDark: In the end, she sides with Gage and tries to save the children instead of taking the gold, but takes a shot to the throat.]]
!!'''Cadmen "Volcano" Lasky'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Mars'''
!!!'''Birthdate: September 30, 2507'''
The older brother of Thomas Lasky, Cadmen was regarded as one of the best soldiers to pass through the Corbulo Academy of Military Science. He was killed fighting Insurgents in the 2520's.
Portrayed by Max Carver.
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* TheAce
* BadassNormal
* EmbarrassingNickname: His squad started calling him "Volcano" after he drank some contaminated water on Arcadia and ruined a few pairs of pants.
* PosthumousCharacter
[[/folder]]
* [[Characters/{{Halo}} Main Index]]
* [[Characters/HaloSpartans Spartans]]
* [[Characters/HaloUNSC UNSC AI's, Army, and Corbulo Academy]]
** [[Characters/HaloUNSCNavy Navy]]
** [[Characters/HaloUNSCOfficeOfNavalIntelligence ONI]]
* [[Characters/HaloTheCovenant The Covenant]]
* [[Characters/HaloOther Other Factions]]
!'''UNSC Marine Corps'''
The rank and file human soldiers of the series.
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* BadassNormal: Can sometimes take down a stronger opponent by themselves. Especially in-game starting with ''Halo 2'' and peaking in ''Halo 3''.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: In every game. Seriously, they are supposed to be a professional force of trained soldiers and yet they drive as if they're both blind and drunk.
* RedshirtArmy
* WeWillWearArmourInTheFuture
!'''Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (ODST)'''
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-->'''Major Silva''': "Most of the crew - not to mention your fellow jarheads - will be leaving the ship in lifeboats. They'll ride to the surface in air conditioned comfort, sipping wine, and nibbling on appetizers. Not you, however. Oh no, you're going to leave the Pillar of Autumn in a different method. Tell me boys and girls... how will you leave?"
-->'''Shock Troopers''': "We go feet first, sir!"
The members of the 105th Shock Troops Division are the former candidates for most {{Badass}} CrazyAwesome humans to ever live. Known as the [=ODSTs=] or "Helljumpers", they often deploy to the battlefield via drop-pod. From orbit. In order to become an [=ODST=], a soldier must first prove themself in another branch of service before being transferred over and stripped of rank, going through an intense training regimen.
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* BadassCreed: "Jump feet first into [[WarIsHell hell]]."
** "Helljumper, helljumper, where you been? Feet first into hell then back again! When I die please bury me deep! Fix my [=MA5=] down by my feet!"
* BadassNormal: Considered the second most hardcore soldiers in the UNSC after the Spartans. But don't mention that last part to their face.
* DropPod
* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous
* ItsRainingMen: From orbit.
* InterserviceRivalry: With the Spartan-[=II=]s. [[UnknownRival It's more of an ODST thing than a Spartan thing]], and some [=ODST=]'s respect the Spartan's instead.
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[[folder: Marines]]
!!'''Sergeant Major Avery Junior Johnson'''
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!!!'''Homeworld: Earth'''
!!!'''Birthdate: 2470'''
-->''"I would've been yo' daddy, but the dog beat me over the fence!"''
Appearing in the first game as one of a number of computer-controlled Marines who can fight alongside the Master Chief, Johnson was the game's EnsembleDarkhorse. In later games he was critical to the plot, gaining GameplayAllyImmortality and serving as TheLancer and NumberTwo to both the Arbiter and John.
Voiced by David Scully.
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* ALittleSomethingWeCallRockAndRoll: He loves "Flip" music, much to his soldiers grief.
* {{Badass}}
** BadassBoast: ''"Hell, Chief, it'll take more than that pack of walking alien horror-show freaks to take out Sergeant A.J. Johnson"''.
*** ''"Am I right, marines?!"'', ''"Sir, Yes sir!"'', ''"Mm-hmm, Damn right I am!"''. And that was just his first appearance.
*** He literally makes about a dozen.
** BadassGrandpa: He's ''82 years old''.
** BadassNormal: [[spoiler:Subverted, see below.]]
** [[spoiler:BadassAbnormal: He actually is a Spartan-I.]]
* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: He actually has hair, but otherwise fits.
* [[spoiler:BlackDudeDiesFirst]]:
** {{Inverted}}. [[spoiler:He's the last character to die in the main series]].
* CaptainErsatz: Clearly based off of Sergeant Apone from ''[[Franchise/{{Alien}} Aliens]]''. Which is ''awesome''.
* CigarChomper
* DeadpanSnarker
* DefiantToTheEnd: Even when he was beaten up by the Brutes, he refused to light the Halos. He instead shoved insults right at the Prophet of Truth's face.
** Doubles as a ThanatosGambit, if he can provoke the [[{{mooks}} Brutes]] into killing him then they can't use him to light the Halos. Unfortunately Truth is considerably brighter than your average Brute and [[GenreSavvy sees right through this plan]].
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Miranda's]] death seems to be this for him. He no longer fights the Brutes, or mocks Truth. [[spoiler:He doesn't resist Truth using him to light the Halos, and after the Flood has beaten the Covenant he doesn't deactivate The Ark. He cradles Miranda's body, and the Master Chief has do it instead.]]
* {{Determinator}}: He has his moments of this.
* DrillSergeantNasty: In ''ContactHarvest'', taking the view that he needs to unite the trainees against him so they have a common bond. He later lightens up a bit and bonds with them.
* [[spoiler:EnemyMine: With The Arbiter and the other Elites against Tartarus and the Brutes.]]
* [[spoiler:FamousLastWords: "Send me out... with a bang..."]]
* FriendlySniper: With his Spartan Laser at the end of ''Halo 3''.
* [[spoiler:LastBreathBullet]] [[spoiler:Uses his Spartan Laser to weaken Guilty Spark after the Monitor turns on them.]]
* TheLancer: Often plays this role to the Chief.
* LargeHam
* NiceHat
* OlderThanTheyLook: It needs repeating: he's ''82 years old''.
* SergeantRock: Am I right, marines?!
** SIR, YES SIR!
*** Mm-hmm, damn right I am.
* SmokingIsCool: Sweet Williams cigars.
* [[spoiler:SuperSoldier: He is a Spartan-I.]]
* YourMom: Sorta: "I woulda been yo' daddy, but the dog beat me over the fence!"
* VeteranInstructor: In ''HaloContactHarvest''.
!!'''Sergeant John Forge'''
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!!!'''Homeworld: Earth'''
!!!'''Birthdate: February 25, 2501'''
One of the protagonists of ''VideoGame/HaloWars'', John Forge is a lifelong soldier with a long list of commendations with insubordination charges to match and a distant wife and daughter, John is a a born warrior who was personally selected to command the Marine contengent on the ''UNSC Spirit of Fire'' by Admiral Preston Cole. The soldiers under his command trust him completely- even if he did fail his last psych exam.
Voiced by NolanNorth.
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* BadassFamily: Service in the military is a centuries-long tradition in his family, dating back to World War II, so this trope must be one of the reasons why he was able to [[spoiler: waste Arbiter's sorry alien ass]].
* BadassNormal: [[spoiler:Takes on an Arbiter and ''wins''.]]
** The supplementary material also implies he got into a fistfight with Douglas-042, ''and held his own.''
* BaldOfAwesome
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Anders.
* BondOneLiner: After killing [[spoiler:the Arbiter]]
-->"And for the record, I'd have kicked your ass the first time if the lady hadn't stopped me!"
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He spent almost two and a half years in prison, which effectivly makes it impossible for him to rise any higher in rank. He also has a long history of insubordination and is extremely distant from his family.
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: He stays behind to detonate the slipspace drivecore and destroy the Forerunner Shield World.]]
* ICallItVera: Refers to his combat knife as "Lucy".
* MilitaryMaverick
* SergeantRock
!!'''Private First Class Wallace A. Jenkins'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Harvest'''
!!!'''Birthdate: 2506'''
The son of farmers on Harvest, Jenkins joined the Colonial Milita being trained by Sgt.Johnson in order to one day join the Marines. He instead became one of the first Humans to encounter and fight the Covenant, and spent the next 27 years fighting alongside Johnson. After the ''Pillar of Autumn'' discovered Halo, Jenkins was one of the Marines that accompanied Cpt.Keyes on a mission to locate a weapons cache, becoming one of the first Humans to be infected by the Flood.
Voiced by Chris Wicklund.
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* AndIMustScream: After being infected by the Flood, he remains fully conscious unlike most victims. He can feel everything that happens to him, yet has almost no control over his body except for brief moments.
* BadassNormal
* DoomedHometown: Harvest was the first world to fall to the Covenant.
* FriendlySniper
* HeroicWillpower: He is able to briefly overpower the Flood form that took him over and try to end his life, but fails every time.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Due to spending a considerable amount of time in Cyrosleep while traveling, like many UNSC personel.
* OverrankedSoldier: Inverted, oddly enough. Despite having fought in the war for 27 years, he's only a Private First Class.
* TragicMonster
!!'''Gunnery Sergeant Stacker'''
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/StackerHalo_1389.png]]
!!!'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
-->''"Bravo, flank and cover! I want everybody supportin' the Chief; he'll take it down!"''
A recurring Marine character who appears in Halo 1, 2, 3, and Reach. Stacker's canon status is questionable, as he is always credited as the same character, but can die at multiple points in each game and still return later.
Voiced by Pete Stacker.
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* AscendedExtra: He plays an increased role in Halo 3, and is the marine leading the 3-volley salute at the end of the game.
* BackFromTheDead: Several times, possibly even in the same level!
* BadassBeard
* BadassNormal: He survived Halo (two of them!) and The Ark, although how he survived HaloCombatEvolved yet to be explained.
* TheCameo: His only appearance in ''Reach'' is being heard over the radio in the level "Exodus".
* TheDanza
* MauveShirt
* NiceHat
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He is reminiscent of R. Lee Ermey.
* SergeantRock
!!'''Private First Class Chips Dubbo'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
-->"Whoa...it's like a postcard! Dear Sarge: kicking ass in outer space, wish you were here."
Like Stacker, Dubbo is a recurring Marine who appears in Halo 1, 2, and 3, and shares the same questionable canon status. He is extremely recognizable due to his Australian accent.
Voiced by Andrew [=McKaige=].
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* AscendedExtra: Like Stacker, he is one of the marines in the three-volley salute at the end of Halo 3.
* BackFromTheDead
* BadassBoast: Many.
* BadassNormal: Survived two Halo's and The Ark.
* CasualDangerDialogue
* DeadpanSnarker
* LandDownunder: [[EverythingTryingToKillYou He must have been right at home on the Halo's and The Ark.]]
* MauveShirt
* RealityIsUnrealistic: Australians initially accused his accent of sounding more like an American faking an Australian accent, but the voice actor really is Australian.
!!'''Sergeant Hauser'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
A Marine who commanded a squad during the Harvest Campaign, during which he encountered Daisy-023.
Voiced by John Swasey.
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* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Averted, he's the only marine that survives from his team [[spoiler:and dies at the end.]]
* CatchPhrase: "Just ain't my day".
!!'''Sergeant "Ghost"'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
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* TheAtoner
* FromACertainPointOfView: His creative interpretation of his orders.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath
* PoweredArmor
!!'''Captain Ponder'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
-->"[[IronicEcho Someday we will win, no matter what it takes.]]"
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* ArtificialLimbs: Lost an arm to a Insurrectionist grenade, and dislikes wearing the prosthetic limb.
* TheCaptain
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]
* [[spoiler:ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: How Tartarus kills him. Those bayonets on the Spiker Rifles are not for show.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: During the early years of the Insurrection, he commanded a unit sent to capture a high-ranking Innie officer. While searching the town, he visited the Innie's father-in-law and daughter, and asked for their help in bringing him in. The father-in-law responded by pulling out a grenade, resulting in one of Ponder's snipers shooting him and accidently causing the grenade to go off, killing the family, several of Ponder's men, and setting off a bloodbath in the town that Ponder was blamed for, resulting in his demotion from Colonel. Ponder blames himself for all these event, feeling that the father-in-law had only been bluffing, and that he should have had better discipline among his men.
* ReligiousBruiser
* VeteranInstructor
!!'''Staff Sergeant Nolan Byrne'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Earth'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
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* BadassNormal: [[spoiler:There is a good chance he is a Spartan-I though.]]
* DrillSergeantNasty
* FightingIrish
* SirSwearsALot
!!'''Sergeant Zhao Heng Lopez'''
[[quoteright:275:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ZhaoLopezHalo_8890.png]]
!!!'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
Lopez is a squad commander stationed aboard the UNSC Prowler ''Red Horse'', which is sent by ONI to investigate the remains of Installation 04 and the prison ship ''Mona Lisa''.
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* ActionGirl
* AMotherToHerMen: Albeit a harsh one. She does like to promise them ice cream after missions though.
* BadassNormal
* BerserkButton: Do not drop her into a situation without telling her all the facts. You will get punched in the face. Twice.
* [[spoiler:BolivianArmyEnding: ''The Mona Lisa'' ends with her about to face off against an Elite for the last escape pod on the ship, with Flood rapidly approching and a nuke about to go off.]]
* CoveredWithScars
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:She holds Mahmoud in her arms as he bleeds out after ONI Major John Smith cuts his throat.]]
* TheMenFirst
* NoOneGetsLeftBehind
* RaisedCatholic: Although she is not devout, she always imagines her squad a rosery bead, with each bead representing one of her men. As they start to drop aboard the ''Mona Lisa'', she removes one bead from her mental count each time someone dies.
* SergeantRock
* TomboyishPonytail
!!'''Private James [=MacCraw=]'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
[=MacCraw=] is a newly transfered Marine to Sgt.Lopez's squad aboard the UNSC ''Red Horse'', he is heavily disliked by the rest of the squad. [[spoiler:He is likely the only survivor of the squad.]]
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* BadassNormal
* TheKlutz: He stumbles twice abaord the ''Mona Lisa'', badly cutting himself both times.
* MotorMouth: His squadmates hate his constant talking.
* NewMeat
* [[spoiler:SoleSurvivor]]
* TookALevelInBadass: Several throughout the short story, eventually earning Lopez's respect.
!!'''Clarence'''
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ClarenceHalo_6360.png]]
!!!'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
Another Marine stationed aboard the UNSC ''Red Horse'', he is a very quiet and serious soldier. [[spoiler:He is also a ONI Section 3 operative sent to ensure that no Covenant, prisoners, or infected humans escape the Mona Lisa.]]
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* [[spoiler:AntiHero: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type IV]].]]
* BadassNormal
* TheBigGuy
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: Benti tackles him into a group of Flood forms.]]
* [[spoiler:TheMole]]
* [[spoiler:NothingPersonal: He tells this to Benti and Lopez while trying to kill Benti after she is infected.]]
* OddFriendship: With Benti. [[spoiler:It's one-sided on Benti's part.]]
* TheQuietOne: He does most of his talking with facial expressions throughout the short story, but does speak some at the end.
* [[spoiler:TheSpook]]
* TheStoic
[[/folder]]
[[folder: ODST's]]
!!'''Lance Corporal J.D. "The Rookie"'''
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!!!'''Homeworld: Luna'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
The unnamed and faceless protagonist of ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST''. He is an experianced ODST, although he is refered to as "The Rookie" by his new squad since he just transfered in.
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* BadassNormal
* [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Everyone Calls Him Rookie]]
* TheFaceless
* FirstPersonPeripheralNarrator: This guy is the primary player character; however, for the flashback missions, you take control of his different squadmates, and the real stars of the story are your CO, Gunnery Sgt. Buck, and Veronica Dare until the part where the flashback segues into present.
* HeroicMime
* NoNameGiven: Except for his initials. "J.D.", which are found at the end of his service number.
* NonIndicativeName: While he is the newest member to join the squad, the Rookie's been in plenty of missions before and no one gets into the [=ODST=]s without a lot of experience.
* OneManArmy: Not as much as Master Chief, but still.
* RookieRedRanger
* {{Sleepyhead}}: does this whenever he's not kicking ass.
* SupportingProtagonist: His story comprises the MythArc of the game but he doesn't do much to help the mission until the end, being knocked out and all. It's more the story of the other [=ODSTs=], especially Buck and Dare.
* TheVoiceless: Save for grunts, groans, and a whistle. He does speak in the short story ''Dirt''.
!!'''Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck'''
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!!!'''Homeworld: Draco III'''
!!!'''Birthdate: August 22, 2510'''
The commander of the ODST squad in ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST''. He signed up the day he turned eighteen, and eventually began a relationship with ONI agent Veronica Dare. She broke up with him after he proposed, but when Earth is attacked, he is shocked when she appropriates his squad for a mission in New Mombasa.
Voiced by NathanFillion.
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* AFatherToHisMen
* BadassNormal
* TheCameo: He has a chance to appear during the ''VideoGame/HaloReach'' level "New Alexandria".
* DeadpanSnarker: Occasionally.
* {{Expy}}: Of [[{{Firefly}} Malcolm Reynolds]]. Not that that's a bad thing.
* LastNameBasis: Everyone calls him Buck, even his former girlfriend.
* TheLeader: Until Dare hijacks his squad.
* InkSuitActor
* SergeantRock
* SlapSlapKiss: With Dare.
* SupportingLeader
!!'''Corporal Taylor H. "Dutch" Miles'''
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/DutchHalo_7342.png]]
!!!'''Homeworld: Mars'''
!!!'''Birthdate: June 3, 2519'''
A former truckdriver on Mars who studied religion and philosophy at university before being drafted. He befriended Romeo and married a fellow ODST named Gretchen, eventually ending up with Romeo in the ODST squad commanded by Buck.
Voiced by AdamBaldwin in ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3 ODST}}'' and Rob Mungle in ''HaloLegends''.
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* AsTheGoodBookSays...
-->'''Dutch''': ...payback's a bitch.
-->'''Mickey''': [[DontExplainTheJoke I don't think it actually says that, Dutch]].
-->'''Dutch''': I'm paraphrasin', ya heathen!
* BadassNormal
* BashBrothers: With Romeo.
* {{BFG}}: Usually carries a [[FrickinLaserBeams Spartan Laser]].
* TheBigGuy
* BoisterousBruiser
* CulturedWarrior
* HappilyMarried: To Gretchen Ketola, a fellow ODST who lost a leg in combat.
* TheLancer
* ICallItVera: He calls his Spartan Laser...[[ActorAllusion Vera]].
* ReligiousBruiser: Studied religion and philosophy in his college days.
* SpaceTrucker: [[AllThereInTheManual Mentioned in the background information.]] He drove them on Mars to put himself through college.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Romeo and {{God}}, funnily enough.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: He didn't sound fond of flying at the beginning of his level. [[spoiler:He ends up having to drive a vehicle off a cliff to escape.]]
!!'''Lance Corporal Kojo "Romeo" Agu'''
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/RomeoHalo_3132.png]]
!!!'''Homeworld: Madrigal'''
!!!'''Birthdate: June 12, 2524'''
A former Merchant Marine, Romeo was forced to join the ODST's after sleeping with the wife of a colony Governor. He quickly proved himself an expert, if abrasive, sniper. He became friends with Dutch, and the two eventually joined Buck's ODST squad together.
Voiced by NolanNorth.
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* BadassNormal
* BashBrothers: With Dutch.
* TheBigGuy
* TheCasanova: Claims to be one. It's where his nickname comes from.
* ColdSniper: Some of the cause of his jerkass traits.
* DeadpanSnarker
* FriendlySniper
* [[spoiler:ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: A Brute Chieftain stabs him with the blade on his gravity hammer. Luckily, Romeo survives, though can't fight with a pierced lung.]]
* IronicFear: He's hinted to be afraid of heights.
* {{Jerkass}}: A bit of one, yeah.
* TheLastDJ: His attitude would have gotten him kicked out of the military if it weren't for that fact that it's late in the war and his sniping skills are too valuable to ignore.
* MeaningfulName
* MilitaryMaverick
* TeamPrimaDonna
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Dutch.
!!'''Private First Class Michael "Mickey" Crespo'''
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/MickeyHalo_6940.png]]
!!!'''Homeworld: Luna'''
!!!'''Birthdate: October 20, 2530'''
The demolitions expert and pilot for Buck's ODST squad, Mickey is the lowest ranked and youngest member of the squad. His parents were Insurrectionists who died attempting to bomb a government building, causing him to grow up in foster care. He was forced into mandatory UNSC military service for foster children, but stayed on when his time was up due to it being the only life he had ever known.
Voiced by [[{{Firefly}} Alan Tudyk]].
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* AcePilot: He's not especially an amazing flier but it does take a good deal of skill to fly [[spoiler:a stolen Phantom.]]
* {{Adorkable}}
* BadassNormal
* DemolitionsExpert
* GoshDangItToHeck: "Son of a gun!"
* ParentalAbandonment: Both of his parents died while wiring a bomb to a government building when Mickey was young, so he never really knew them or inherited their hatred of the UNSC.
* RookieRedRanger: He's been on the squad longer than the Rookie, but is a lower rank and has less battle experience. According to Buck, he still hasn't ever seen a glassing.
* TheSmartGuy
!!'''O'Brien'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
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* ColdSniper[=/=]FriendlySniper: Switches between these two personalities.
* JerkAss: The way he talks to Cal-141.
!!'''Major Antonio Silva'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
The commander of the ODST unit aboard the UNSC ''Pillar of Autumn''. He hates Spartans after an incident in their training involving the Master Chief left four of his men dead.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Tries to be this, and it doesn't stop him from taking extremely risky gambles with their lives though.
* BadassNormal
* BadassBoast:
-->'''Silva:''' Most of the crew - not to mention your fellow jarheads - will be leaving the ship in lifeboats. They'll ride to the surface in air conditioned comfort, sipping wine, and nibbling on appetizers. Not you, however. Oh no, you're going to leave the Pillar of Autumn in a different method. Tell me boys and girls... how will you leave?"
-->'''ODST Squad:''' We go feet first, sir!
* GloryHound: Not for himself (mostly), but for his branch of the military. He is so determined to make sure the ODST's are the forefront of the UNSC, he was willing to bring back samples of [[WhatAnIdiot Flood infected Marines to Earth for study]] in a captured Covenant battlecrusier, despite the protests of his second-in-command and his AI.
* {{Jerkass}}
* TheNeidermeyer: In some of the ODST's opinions.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to John-117 about him in particular, and the Spartan-II's in general. Please note that this was after [[KickTheDog almost all the Spartans died on Reach.]]
!!'''First Lieutenant Melissa [=McKay=]'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
The second-in-command of the ODST unit aboard the UNSC ''Pillar of Autumn''.
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* ActionGirl
* AMotherToHerMen: She succeeds much better at fullfilling this trope than Silva does.
* BadassNormal
* HeroicSacrifice: Destroys the Covenant battlecrusier her unit had captured to escape Halo in order to prevent Major Silva from taking back samples of the Flood to Earth.
* NumberTwo: To Silva.
!!'''Corporal Vasily "Vaz" Beloi'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Earth'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
A Russian ODST with a strong sense of wrong and right, Vaz was assigned to ONI unit Kilo-Five after the war against the Covenant ended alongside his friend Mal.
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* BadassNormal
* DeadpanSnarker
* MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong
* NiceGuy
!!'''Staff Sergeant Malcolm "Mal" Geffen'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Earth'''
!!!'''Birthdate: 2520'''
A stoic British ODST, Mal was assigned to ONI unit Kilo-Five after the war against the Covenant ended alongside his friend Vaz.
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* BadassNormal
* ColdSniper
* TheCynic
* DeadpanSnarker
* SergeantRock
* TheStoic: Not a lot phases him that he lets show, including when a lot about the origins of the Spartans is revealed, something which extremely disturbs every other character. He does let a little anger show when its revealed they were kidnapped kids though.
!!'''Sergeant Lian Devereaux'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Earth'''
!!!'''Birthdate: 2522'''
A Canadian ODST pilot, Lian was assigned to ONI unit Kilo-Five after the war against the Covenant ended to serve as their dropship pilot.
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* AcePilot
* DeadpanSnarker
* WrenchWench: She handles all the maintenance for the team in addition to her piloting duties.
!!'''Major Faison'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
The commander of the ODST unit aboard the UNSC ''Midsummer Night'' in 2535. He becomes fast friends with then Lt.Jacob Keyes, the second-in-commader of the ship.
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* AFatherToHisMen
* BadassNormal
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]
* ICallItVera: He has a knife called "[[StarshipTroopers Bug-Hunter]]".
* MajorlyAwesome
!!'''Gage Yevgenny'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Harvest'''
!!!'''Birthdate: January 3, 2506'''
The son of a farmer on Harvest, Gage joined the Colonial Military in order to get off the planet and away from his boring life. He became friends with Felicia Sanderson and Eric Santiago, but after Eric was put into a coma by an Indie bomb, he convinced Felicia to join the ODST's with him instead of going back to Harvest. After Harvest was glassed by the Covenant, he and Felicia had a falling out, and Gage fought through almost the entire Covenant War feeling nothing. After being reunited with Felicia and Eric in 2547, the three of them plotted with other CMA veterans to steal a vault of gold on New Jerusalem when the Covenant attacked it, but ran into complications during the operation.
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* BadassNormal
* DoomedHometown
* EmptyShell: For most of the Human-Covenant War, until he is reunited with Felicia and Eric.
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: He calls in more Pelicans to rescue the civilians and takes the Pelican filled with the gold, a Covenant artifact, and a nuke luring the rogue ODST's and Covenant forces attacking the colony into a trap where he destroys them both, buying time for the evacuation.]]
* OldSoldier
* [[spoiler:WhatYouAreInTheDark: When a group of civilians and children are found in the bank vaults Gage demands that they forget the gold and rescue them instead. Only Felicia sides with him.]]
!!'''Colonel Felicia Sanderson'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Harvest'''
!!!'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
A member of the Colonial Military, Felicia became friends with Gage Yevgenny and Eric Santiago. She was convinced by Gage to join the ODST's after Eric was put into a coma in a Indie bombing. She had a falling out with him following the glassing of Harvest by the Covenant, and they lost contact until 2547. After reuniting with Gage and Eric came out of coma, they plotted with other CMA veterans to steal a vault of gold on New Jerusalem as the Covenant attacked it in 2552.
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* ActionGirl
* BadassNormal
* ButchLesbian: A very minor example.
* ColonelBadass
* CoveredWithScars: After fighting through the Covenant War.
* DoomedHometown
* [[spoiler:DiedInYourArmsTonight: She bleeds to death in Gage's arms.]]
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]
* OldSoldier
* [[spoiler:WhatYouAreInTheDark: In the end, she sides with Gage and tries to save the children instead of taking the gold, but takes a shot to the throat.]]
!!'''Cadmen "Volcano" Lasky'''
!!!'''Homeworld: Mars'''
!!!'''Birthdate: September 30, 2507'''
The older brother of Thomas Lasky, Cadmen was regarded as one of the best soldiers to pass through the Corbulo Academy of Military Science. He was killed fighting Insurgents in the 2520's.
Portrayed by Max Carver.
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* TheAce
* BadassNormal
* EmbarrassingNickname: His squad started calling him "Volcano" after he drank some contaminated water on Arcadia and ruined a few pairs of pants.
* PosthumousCharacter
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