| 1 | '''WARNING: UNMARKED SPOILERS BELOW. CONTINUE?'''\ |
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| 3 | '''ENCRYPTION CODE: [CLASSIFIED]'''\ |
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| 5 | '''CLASSIFICATION: TVTROPES'''\ |
| 6 | '''SUBJECT: UNSC MARINE CORPS'''\ |
| 7 | '''ATTACHMENT: ORBITAL DROP SHOCK TROOPERS'''\ |
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| 9 | |
| 10 | !Index |
| 11 | * [[Characters/{{Halo}} Main Index]] |
| 12 | * [[Characters/HaloUNSC UNSC (Miscellaneous Personnel)]] |
| 13 | ** [[Characters/HaloUNSCAIs Artificial Intelligences]] |
| 14 | ** [[Characters/HaloSpartanIProgram SPARTAN-I Program]] |
| 15 | ** [[Characters/HaloSpartanIIProgram SPARTAN-II Program]] |
| 16 | *** [[Characters/HaloMasterChief The Master Chief]] |
| 17 | ** [[Characters/HaloSpartanIIIProgram SPARTAN-III Program]] |
| 18 | ** [[Characters/HaloSpartanIVProgram SPARTAN-IV Program]] |
| 19 | ** [[Characters/HaloUNSCNavy Navy]] |
| 20 | ** Marines and [=ODSTs=] |
| 21 | ** [[Characters/HaloUNSCOfficeOfNavalIntelligence ONI]] |
| 22 | * [[Characters/HaloTheCovenant The Covenant]] |
| 23 | ** [[Characters/HaloSangheili Sangheili/Elites]] |
| 24 | * [[Characters/HaloTheBanished The Banished]] |
| 25 | * [[Characters/HaloForerunners Forerunners]] |
| 26 | * [[Characters/HaloUEGCivilians UEG Civilians]] |
| 27 | * [[Characters/HaloOther Other Factions]] |
| 28 | |
| 29 | %% GENERAL RULE OF THUMB: Characters who appear in the games should be listed first, followed by live-action, full animation, novels, short stories, comics, and miscellaneous media, in that order. This isn't a hard and fast rule, so the occasional exception is ok. |
| 30 | %% |
| 31 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 32 | |
| 33 | !!Marines |
| 34 | |
| 35 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 36 | !!'''UNSC Marine Corps''' |
| 37 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/unsc_marines_logo1.jpg]] |
| 38 | |
| 39 | The most commonly seen human soldiers in the series, the Marines are the UNSC's primary expeditionary force, working in conjunction with the Navy to rapidly deploy from planet to planet. |
| 40 | ---- |
| 41 | * BadassArmy: On the ground, they're more than capable of holding their own against the superior numbers and technology of the Covenant. Though this is [[GameplayAndStorySegregation less apparent in the actual FPS games]], even there they can sometimes take down the Covenant's finest by themselves, especially starting with ''Halo 2''; you can take it even further if you switch out their starting weapons for something more powerful. The novels and additional material support this, with some even saying that the UNSC Army and Marines are perfectly capable of holding off Covenant forces by themselves--only problem is, whenever the Covenant begin losing a land war, they simply [[OrbitalBombardment glass the planet]] and move on, rendering any terrestrial victories AllForNothing. |
| 42 | * BottomlessMagazines: They'll still have to reload, but Marines don't seem to run out of ammo for any weapon they equip, so lending one a sniper rifle or a rocket launcher to support you may not be a bad idea, [[ExplosiveStupidity if you feel like you can trust them with one.]] |
| 43 | * DeadpanSnarker: Marine [=NPCs=] tend to have a sarcastic quip for every occasion. This is ''especially'' true when you activate the IWHBYD skull. |
| 44 | * 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. Lampshaded in ''Film/Halo4ForwardUntoDawn'' when cadet Lasky attempts to drive a Warthog: |
| 45 | --->'''Lasky:''' It's harder than it looks! |
| 46 | * ExplosiveStupidity: In the FPS games, they tend to have a bad habit of killing themselves or their allies with explosives. |
| 47 | * ImprobableAimingSkills: Incompetence with explosive weaponry aside, their aim is otherwise pretty good. This was particularly the case in ''VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved'', where they were capable of one-shoting Ghost drivers with a sniper rifle even from a speeding Warthog, forcing subsequent games to tone down their aim. |
| 48 | * RedshirtArmy: Tend to be disposable fodder in the FPS games, particularly on higher difficulties, unless you switch out their guns or put them on a vehicle-mounted weapon. |
| 49 | * TankGoodness: They ''love'' their Scorpion tanks, and will board one at every given opportunity. Even if the player takes control of the Scorpion first, they'll gladly [[OutsideRide hop onto the fenders]] for a free ride and a little extra fire support (though this usually results in them getting killed as soon as anything more powerful than a firecracker explodes near them). |
| 50 | -->'''Marine:''' (''After Chief destroys a'' ''[[HoverBike Ghost]]'' ''with a Scorpion'') Tank beats Ghost! (''Chief then does the same to a'' ''[[TheJuggernaut Hunter]]'') Tank beats Hunter! (''Chief finishes up by taking down a'' ''[[DropShip Phantom]]'' ''and its compliment'') Tank beats '''''everything!''''' Oh man, I could do this all day! |
| 51 | * TrashTalk: Especially in the original trilogy, where they'll fire off entire volleys of weapons-grade taunts. |
| 52 | * WeWillWearArmourInTheFuture: It's noted to be fairly resistant to ballistic weaponry, though less so against Covenant directed-energy weapons. |
| 53 | [[/folder]] |
| 54 | |
| 55 | [[folder:[=SgtMaj=]. Avery Johnson]] |
| 56 | !!'''Sergeant Major Avery Junior Johnson''' (48789-20114-AJ) |
| 57 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/53bebc04b362a2fd9608d9d0a61c8240.png]] |
| 58 | ->'''Homeworld: Earth (Greater Chicago Industrial Zone, United Republic of North America)'''\ |
| 59 | '''Birthdate: November 23, 2474'''\ |
| 60 | '''Debuted in: ''Literature/HaloTheFallOfReach'''''\ |
| 61 | '''Voiced by: Creator/DavidScully'''[[note]]With the exception of ''VideoGame/HaloWars2'', due to Scully being involved in a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016-17_video_game_voice_actor_strike voice actor strike]] at the time.[[/note]] |
| 62 | |
| 63 | -->''"Once again, it is our job to finish what the flyboys started. We are leaving this ship, platoon, and engaging the Covenant on solid ground. When we meet the enemy, we will rip their skulls from their spines, and toss 'em away, laughin'! Am I right, Marines?"'' |
| 64 | |
| 65 | 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. |
| 66 | ---- |
| 67 | * AscendedExtra: This random PlayedForLaughs NPC ends up becoming one of the first trilogy's main supporting characters. |
| 68 | * ALittleSomethingWeCallRockAndRoll: He loves "Flip" music, much to his soldiers grief. |
| 69 | * BadassBoast: A walking inventory of these, with the below just being the tip of the iceberg: |
| 70 | -->''"Men, we led those dumb bugs out to the middle of nowhere to keep 'em from gettin' their filthy claws on Earth. But, we stumbled onto somethin' they're so hot for, that they're scramblin' over each other to get it. Well, I don't care if it's God's own anti-son-of-a-bitch machine, or a giant hula hoop, we're not gonna let 'em have it! What we will let 'em have is a belly full of lead, and a pool of their own blood to drown in! Am I right, Marines?"''\ |
| 71 | ''"Hell, Chief, it'll take more than that pack of walking alien horror-show freaks to take out Sergeant A.J. Johnson."''\ |
| 72 | ''"Dear Humanity... We regret being alien bastards. We regret coming to Earth. And we most definitely regret that the Corps just blew up our raggedy-ass fleet!"'' |
| 73 | * BadassNormal: By all appearances and just about all information given in the games, he is simply an ordinary UNSC Marine with an impressive knack for one-liners who is able to just about keep up with the Master Chief and Arbiter. This is however ultimately subverted, as side material reveals that he is ''not'' in fact an ordinary Marine, but rather a SPARTAN-I. |
| 74 | * BerserkButton: Cowardice. In ''Halo 2'', he stops a UNSC marine from chickening out and running away at the sight of a Scarab. [[TranquilFury By the tone of his voice, you can tell he's not impressed.]] |
| 75 | * BlackDudeDiesFirst: {{Inverted}}. [[spoiler:He's the last character to die in the original trilogy, despite having been present from the very first battle of the Human-Covenant War]]. |
| 76 | * CharacterizationMarchesOn: If one goes back to playing Halo: Combat Evolved after finishing Halo 2 and Halo 3, his role in the first game seems [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness peculiarly different than you'd expect from how he's framed in the later games]]. In Halo 2 and 3 he is one of Master Chief's closest friends, a highly respected war hero who gets handpicked by Commander Keyes to be assigned on the most important missions where the fate of humanity is at stake, and [[spoiler: cannot be killed in game by normal means as he isn't scripted to die until the end of Halo 3]]. Whereas in the first game he doesn't seem to have anything other than a strictly professional relationship with Master Chief (to the point that the two never had any back and fourth conversation), [[spoiler: he can be killed in game, and dies in the non canon legendary ending]], and isn't even referred to by name at any point in the game other than in the credits. Whilst Captain Keyes does assign him for important missions in the first game, it seems to be more because of him being one of the more experienced Marines that survived the Pillar of Autumns destruction, rather than because of him being one of the greatest and most experienced Marines of all time as implied in the later games. Those who became familiar with Johnson through the later games before playing Combat Evolved may be pretty surprised by how barely acknowledged he is, though his overall attitude and chemistry with other Marines is very consistent with how he acts in future appearances. |
| 77 | * CigarChomper: Often seen with a Sweet Williams cigar in his mouth. |
| 78 | * ColdSniper: Though he's become a FriendlySniper by the time of the games, he was rather grim and humorless back when he was still primarily fighting the Insurrection. |
| 79 | * CoolOldGuy: He's ''78 years old'' by the time of the games but can keep up with the Master Chief with no problem. |
| 80 | * DeadpanSnarker: Has an oft-sarcastic sense of humor. |
| 81 | -->'''Dubbo:''' "Dear Sarge, kicking ass in outer space. Wish you were here."\ |
| 82 | '''Johnson:''' ''[over radio]'' I heard that! Jackass! |
| 83 | * DefiantToTheEnd: |
| 84 | ** 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. This 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 sees right through this plan. |
| 85 | ** [[spoiler:Even after Guilty Spark has fatally wounded him, he still finds the strength to shoot him with a Spartan Laser, then hands it off to the Chief so he can finish the Monitor off. As he lays dying, he simply tells Chief to never let Cortana go and asks to be sent out "with a bang"]]. |
| 86 | * {{Determinator}}: He wouldn't have survived for so long on the frontlines if he wasn't this. |
| 87 | * DisabilitySuperpower: Subverted; it was originally believed he was immune to Flood infection as Flood DNA was present in his blood after the events on Installation 04, but dormant and non-infectious. It was posited than the infection forms were unable to take hold due to his Boren's Syndrome, a disease that supposedly frayed his nerve endings. However, it is later revealed that Boren's is a fake disease created to cover up his ORION augmentations, and that said augmentations simply made it easier for him fight off the infection forms before they could fully take hold. |
| 88 | * DrillSergeantNasty: In ''Literature/HaloContactHarvest'', 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. |
| 89 | * DrowningMySorrows: Falls into this while on leave after a botched counterinsurgency op and finding his beloved aunt dead. He snaps out of it after being reassigned to train the Harvest militia. |
| 90 | * EnemyMine: [[spoiler:Even before any official alliance has been hashed out, he teams up with the Arbiter and the other Elites to stop Tartarus from firing the Halos.]] |
| 91 | * {{Expy}}: Clearly based off of Sergeant Apone from ''Film/{{Aliens}}''. Which is ''awesome''. |
| 92 | * FriendlySniper: A grimly cheerful guy who favors precision weaponry, namely battle rifles and sniper rifles; even his heavy weapon of choice is a Spartan Laser, a ridiculously powerful and pinpoint accurate {{BFG}}. |
| 93 | * HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Miranda's]] death seems to put him into one. 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.]] |
| 94 | * InMemoriam: InUniverse, after this death, the UNSC military academy was named the Avery J. Johnson Academy of Military Science. |
| 95 | * LastBreathBullet: [[spoiler:Uses his Spartan Laser to weaken Guilty Spark after the Monitor turns on them.]] |
| 96 | * TheLancer: Tends to be the boisterous counterpart to the Chief's deadpan stoicism. |
| 97 | * LargeHam: Absolutely oozes rough energy in almost all of his dialogue. |
| 98 | * LastRequest: [[spoiler:Just before he dies, he asks the Chief to "send me out with a bang", implicitly telling him to finish what they started and destroy Halo. Naturally, Chief obliges]]. |
| 99 | * {{Metalhead}}: Plays some metal (referred to in-universe as "flip music") on the Pelican on the way to the [[spoiler:Flood containment site]] in the first game, and vigorously defends it against the criticisms of the other Marines on board. |
| 100 | * MyGreatestFailure: Regards his years fighting the Insurrection as a shameful period of his life, with the breaking point being a hostage situation on Tribute that resulted in the deaths of multiple civilians and Marines. Learning his aunt had passed away afterwards was just the icing on the cake needed to send him on a drunken HeroicBSOD. |
| 101 | * MyGreatestSecondChance: The Human-Covenant War ends up giving Johnson the opportunity to reforge himself into the honorable man his aunt had always wanted him to be. |
| 102 | * NoBodyLeftBehind: [[spoiler:The Master Chief doesn't have time to grab his corpse before leaving Installation 04B's control room and it can be seen visibly falling into the pit as he runs away. His body is thus presumably destroyed with the ring]]. |
| 103 | * OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Johnson was at ground zero of the Flood outbreak on Installation 04, part of the first group of humans to encounter the parasites, and his last canonical appearance in ''Combat Evolved'' is in Jenkins' recording of their squad getting overwhelmed by infection forms. It then turns out that he not only escaped the compound, but was among only a handful of humans to escape the ring itself before its destruction, and it all happened offscreen. |
| 104 | * OlderThanTheyLook: Is about ''78 years old'' during the events of the original trilogy. |
| 105 | * OldSoldier: Has been continually fighting for at least ''50 years'', with his service history including the entirety of the Human-Covenant War (where he played a key frontline role in both the first ''and'' last battles). |
| 106 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In ''Halo 2'', Johnson is just as boisterous and comically hammy as he was in ''Combat Evolved'', and maintains this attitude through most of the game. Come ''Halo 3'', and he's noticeably more subdued and no-nonsense after the games introduction. The fact that Earth has been [[AlienInvasion laid under siege and ravaged by the Covenant]], the Halo array is [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt closer than ever to being activated on the Ark]], and the [[ZombieApocalypse Flood are on their way to finish everyone off]] probably has something to do with his lack of humor over the situation. |
| 107 | * ParentalAbandonment: His birth parents left him when he was six. |
| 108 | * PluckyComicRelief: In ''Halo 2'', he's a hilariously boisterous and badass soldier who's dropping about as many quotable lines and comebacks as he is dropping aliens, alleviating the otherwise grim storyline with his presence. |
| 109 | * ProductPlacement: Funnily enough, he can drop one in the introduction to ''Halo 3'' in what's normally supposed to be a cool one-liner for the recently revived Chief, only heard if the game is on Legendary and IWBYD is activated. |
| 110 | -->'''Arbiter:''' We must go, the Brutes have our scent...\ |
| 111 | '''Johnson:''' Then they must love the smell of [[https://www.google.com/search?q=bvlgari+perfume&oq=bulgari+per&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0i10i433j0i10l8.5579j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Bvlgari]]. Yeah I'm doing a little ProductPlacement! [[AnimatedActors I gotta get paid too!]] |
| 112 | * RankUp: Gets promoted from Staff Sergeant to Sergeant Major after the events of ''Combat Evolved''. |
| 113 | * RousingSpeech: Gives one in both of the first two games. Which one he gives depends on the difficulty the game's played on. |
| 114 | * RunningGag: In the first three main games, changing the difficulty setting of the campaign will have Johnson give increasingly more passionate, comical and badass speeches/quips for every difficulty option. |
| 115 | * SergeantRock: A definite hardass, but also a well-respected NCO who's always in the thick of the fighting himself. |
| 116 | * ShellShockedVeteran: Though his swagger is back by the time of the games, ''Literature/HaloContactHarvest'' reveals that before the Covenant War, his battles against the Insurrection had taken a toll on his psyche. The events of Harvest convince him that [[MyGreatestSecondChance he can do right again, not just by training the militia into the soldiers needed to fight the Covenant, but by being the honorable man his aunt always wanted him to be]]. |
| 117 | * SmokingIsCool: Sweet Williams cigars. |
| 118 | * SuperSoldier: As eventually revealed in side material, he is an augmented ex-ORION operative, aka a Spartan-I. |
| 119 | * TrashTalk: A veritable font of it during battle: |
| 120 | -->"[[YourMom I woulda been yo' daddy, but the dog beat me over the fence!]]" |
| 121 | * VeteranInstructor: In ''Literature/HaloContactHarvest'', where he's assigned to train Harvest's Colonial Militia. |
| 122 | [[/folder]] |
| 123 | |
| 124 | [[folder:Sgt. John Forge]] |
| 125 | !!'''Sergeant John Forge''' (63292-94758-JF) |
| 126 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/6e365b4a1183e99079e5fa459e7dee5e.png]] |
| 127 | ->'''Homeworld: Earth'''\ |
| 128 | '''Birthdate: February 25, 2501'''\ |
| 129 | '''Debuted in: ''VideoGame/HaloWars'''''\ |
| 130 | '''Voiced by: Creator/NolanNorth''' |
| 131 | |
| 132 | One of the protagonists of ''VideoGame/HaloWars'', John Forge is a born warrior and lifelong soldier with a long list of commendations, with insubordination charges to match. Despite his penchant for troublemaking, Forge was personally selected by Admiral Preston Cole and Captain James Cutter to command the Marine contingent on the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire''. The soldiers under his command trust him completely - even if he did fail his last psych exam. |
| 133 | ---- |
| 134 | * AceOfSpades: Has an Ace of Spades playing card strapped to his left pauldron as a memento of his daughter. It symbolizes him being the best Marine aboard the ''Spirit of Fire'', [[spoiler:and foreshadows his HeroicSacrifice]]. |
| 135 | * ActionGenreHeroGuy: Has the signature haircut and is voiced by Nolan North. |
| 136 | * AlmightyJanitor: Despite being merely a sergeant, Forge is effectively in command of all the Marines aboard the ''Spirit of Fire'', even the officers. |
| 137 | * 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]]. |
| 138 | * BadassNormal: [[spoiler:Takes on an Arbiter and ''wins''.]] |
| 139 | ** The supplementary material also implies he got into a fistfight with Douglas-042 ([[ContinuitySnarl or Jerome-092]]), ''and held his own.'' |
| 140 | * BelligerentSexualTension: With Anders. |
| 141 | * BondOneLiner: After killing [[spoiler:the Arbiter]]. |
| 142 | -->"And for the record, I'd have kicked your ass the first time if the lady hadn't stopped me!" |
| 143 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: He spent almost two and a half years in prison, which effectively 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 wife, though he remains on good terms with his daughter. |
| 144 | * DefeatMeansFriendship: After his fight with Douglas (or Jerome), the two were always seen eating lunch together. |
| 145 | * GuileHero: Forge is no match for Ripa 'Moramee in a physical fight and has to use his wits to put him down. |
| 146 | * HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: The only UNSC ground pounder not to wear one in ''Halo Wars''. |
| 147 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He stays behind to detonate the slipspace drivecore and destroy the Forerunner Shield World.]] |
| 148 | * ICallItVera: Refers to his combat knife as "Lucy", presumably named after his daughter. |
| 149 | * MilitaryMaverick: Because of his multiple counts of insubordination, the UNSC refuses to promote him to full officer, and the only reason why he hasn't already been dishonorably discharged for said insubordination is because he's still an excellent leader. |
| 150 | * MoreExpendableThanYou: The reason why [[spoiler:he offers to detonate the slipspace drive in place of Jerome, telling Jerome that the UNSC is gonna need every last Spartan they have to win the war]]. |
| 151 | * PapaWolf: He was once arrested for assaulting a superior officer. However, all charges were dropped when investigators discovered that he was simply protecting his daughter and her aunt from said officer. |
| 152 | * ParentsAsPeople: Though he and his daughter adore each other, being a Marine doesn't allow for much family time. |
| 153 | * ReducedResourceCost: |
| 154 | ** In ''Halo Wars'', all Supply Pads on his bases start as Heavy Supply Pads. |
| 155 | ** In ''Halo Wars 2'', his Rolling Economy I Rolling Economy II Leader Powers reduces costs and build times for Supply Pads, Generators, and their upgrades. |
| 156 | * SergeantRock: He may drive his superiors crazy, but as his subordinates say: |
| 157 | -->"He’s the guy you want in the foxhole next to yours... but you’d never introduce him to your sister." |
| 158 | * ShotgunsAreJustBetter: When on foot, Forge is using a shotgun as his weapon, and has an ability that allows him to unload it quickly upon an enemy. |
| 159 | [[/folder]] |
| 160 | |
| 161 | [[folder:[=MSgt=]. Marcus Stacker]] |
| 162 | !!'''Master Sergeant Marcus P. Stacker''' (41009-31545-MS) |
| 163 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bfc7c6d0acf2c6251c67616da982318a.png]] |
| 164 | ->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''\ |
| 165 | '''Birthdate: Unknown'''\ |
| 166 | '''Debuted in: ''VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved'''''\ |
| 167 | '''Voiced by: Pete Stacker''' |
| 168 | |
| 169 | -->''"Bravo, flank and cover! I want everybody supportin' the Chief; he'll take it down!"'' |
| 170 | |
| 171 | A recurring Marine character who appeared in every (FPS) ''Halo'' game between ''VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved'' and ''VideoGame/Halo4''. 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. |
| 172 | ---- |
| 173 | * AscendedExtra: He plays an increased role in ''Halo 3'', being the Marine leading the 3-volley salute at the end of the game, and his brief appearance in ''Halo 4'' nonetheless includes his full name appearing on Chief's HUD. |
| 174 | * BackFromTheDead: Several times, possibly even in the same level! |
| 175 | * BadassNormal: He survived Reach, Halo (two of them!), Earth, and the Ark, although how he survived [[VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved the first Halo]] is yet to be explained. And somehow he was on both [[VideoGame/Halo2 Installation 05]] and [[VideoGame/Halo3ODST New Mombasa]] ''at the same time''. And now [[VideoGame/Halo4 he's survived the events on Requiem!]] He also stands out among normal Marines by also doubling as an ODST. |
| 176 | * TheCameo: His only appearance in ''Reach'' is being heard over the radio in the level "Exodus". Similarly, his appearance in ''Halo 4'' is over the radio on the level "Requiem". |
| 177 | * ADayInTheLimelight: He and his squad were the focus of the short film "Another Day At The Beach", made from a cutscene that was cut out of ''Halo 2''. |
| 178 | * InkSuitActor: He's designed to resemble the Creative Art Director of {{Creator/Bungie}}, [[http://www.halopedia.org/Marcus_Lehto Marcus Lehto]]. |
| 179 | * MauveShirt: He gets a decent amount of characterization due to being present in just about every major battle in the series and even plays a story role in "The Storm" in ''Halo 3'', but unlike Johnson, he can be killed as easily as any other NPC. |
| 180 | * MeaningfulName: His name references both his designer Marcus Lehto and his voice actor Pete Stacker. |
| 181 | * MissionControl: In ''Reach'', he's helping to coordinate the defense/evacuation of New Alexandria, while in ''Halo 4'', he's commanding a convoy of armored vehicles. |
| 182 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He is reminiscent of Creator/RLeeErmey. |
| 183 | * OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: How he managed to escape the first Halo has never been revealed, but the only thing we do know is that he did so ''by himself''. |
| 184 | * PromotedToPlayable: He becomes playable as a voice option in ''Reach'''s Firefight mode. |
| 185 | * RankUp: He was a Gunnery Sergeant in the original trilogy, but is a Master Sergeant in ''Halo 4''. |
| 186 | * RecurringExtra: Had appeared in some form in every single ''Halo'' FPS until ''VideoGame/Halo5Guardians''. |
| 187 | * SergeantRock: He's no Johnson, but he's a stalwart noncom nonetheless. |
| 188 | [[/folder]] |
| 189 | |
| 190 | [[folder:PFC. Chips Dubbo]] |
| 191 | !!'''Private First Class Chips Dubbo''' |
| 192 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2aaf00ac6022ad1a157c23353a6aee89.jpg]] |
| 193 | ->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''\ |
| 194 | '''Birthdate: Unknown'''\ |
| 195 | '''Debuted in: ''VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved'''''\ |
| 196 | '''Voiced by: Andrew [=McKaige=]''' |
| 197 | |
| 198 | -->''"Whoa...it's like a postcard! Dear Sarge: kicking ass in outer space, wish you were here."'' |
| 199 | |
| 200 | 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. |
| 201 | ---- |
| 202 | * AscendedExtra: Like Stacker, he is one of the marines in the three-volley salute at the end of ''Halo 3''. Additionally, he's one of the central characters in episode 4 of ''AudioPlay/HaloInfiniteMemoryAgent'', which confirms him to fully exist within the "canonical" ''Halo'' universe (after not appearing in a single piece of ''Halo'' media for over a decade, at that). |
| 203 | * AwesomeAussie: A soldier with a strong Australian accent who managed to come out the Human-Covenant War alive. |
| 204 | * BackFromTheDead: Like Stacker, he can die multiple times in-game and come back for more. |
| 205 | %%* BadassBoast: Many. |
| 206 | * BadassNormal: Survived two Halos and the Ark. |
| 207 | * CasualDangerDialogue: Like the other NPC Marines, he can be quite the chatterbox in combat. |
| 208 | ** There's even achievements in the Master Chief Collection from just listening to him in the three games. |
| 209 | * DeadpanSnarker: Has a quip for almost every occasion. |
| 210 | * DevelopmentGag: The "Flood Hunter" nickname he has given himself by the time of ''Memory Agent'' is a nod to a set of HilariousOuttakes from ''Combat Evolved''; one of those outtakes involved Chips doing a ''Series/CrocodileHunter'' parody as "Flood Hunter".[[invoked]] |
| 211 | * LandDownUnder: [[EverythingTryingToKillYou He must have been right at home on the Halos and The Ark.]] |
| 212 | * MauveShirt: Like Stacker, Chips has consistent appearances, a decent amount of characterization, and is present for most of the major conflicts in the games, but he can be killed like any other NPC. |
| 213 | * OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Like Stacker, Chips managed to escape Installation 04 alive through an unknown method. |
| 214 | * RealityIsUnrealistic: Australians initially accused his accent of sounding more like an American faking an Australian accent, but the voice actor really is Australian. |
| 215 | * RecurringExtra: In the original trilogy. |
| 216 | * SmallNameBigEgo: Zig-zagged. On one hand, he's taken to calling himself "The Flood Hunter" post-''Halo 3'', and initially assumes that his interviewer in ''Memory Agent'' is asking about him rather than the Chief. On the other hand, anyone who survived the entire original trilogy intact is deserving of at least a bit of ego. |
| 217 | * SmarterThanYouLook: Despite a tendency to talk himself up like a stereotypical jarhead, Chips rather impressively came up with an accurate interpretation of [[ChildSoldiers ONI’s involvement]] in the Master Chief’s life simply by fighting alongside him. Mind you, he comes as close as realistically possible to talking openly about a state secret that could get him abducted or killed for knowing. |
| 218 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Andrew [=McKaige=] also voices several generic marines using the Chips Dubbo voice in ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST'', even though canonically Chips Dubbo should be on the ''In Amber Clad'' in-transit to Delta Halo. This is given a big lampshade in ''The Master Chief Collection'' with an achievement named "Two Places, Same Time", unlocked for listening to one of the Andrew [=McKaige=] marine voice lines in ''ODST''. |
| 219 | * YouKilledMyFather: Possibly; when throwing a grenade, Chips sometimes says [[AndThisIsFor "This one's for my mother!"]] |
| 220 | [[/folder]] |
| 221 | |
| 222 | [[folder:[=SSgt=]. Banks]] |
| 223 | !!'''Staff Sergeant Banks''' |
| 224 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/banks.jpg]] |
| 225 | ->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''\ |
| 226 | '''Birthdate: Unknown'''\ |
| 227 | '''Debuted in: ''VideoGame/Halo2'''''\ |
| 228 | '''Voiced by: Creator/OrlandoJones''' |
| 229 | |
| 230 | -->"''When I asked for reinforcements, I didn't think they'd send a Spartan.''" |
| 231 | |
| 232 | A marine in command of A Company, he joins up with John-117 to destroy a Scarab during the Battle of Mombasa, and joins the crew of the UNSC ''In Amber Clad'' in pursuing the Prophet of Regret to Installation 05. He later returned to Earth and participated in the assault on Installation 00. |
| 233 | ---- |
| 234 | * TheCameo: Appears in one level of ''Halo 3'', but his presence is so insignificant compared to other Marines such as [[TheLancer Johnson]], [[RecurringExtra Stacker, or Dubbo]], the player is unlikely to notice. |
| 235 | * YouAreInCommandNow: All his superiors are killed in the Battle of Mombasa, leaving him in command of A Company. |
| 236 | [[/folder]] |
| 237 | |
| 238 | [[folder:PFC. Wallace Jenkins]] |
| 239 | !!'''Private First Class Wallace A. Jenkins''' |
| 240 | ->'''Homeworld: Harvest (Gladsheim)'''\ |
| 241 | '''Birthdate: Unknown'''\ |
| 242 | '''Debuted in: ''Literature/HaloTheFallOfReach'''''\ |
| 243 | '''Voiced by: Chris Wicklund''' |
| 244 | |
| 245 | The son of farmers on Harvest, Jenkins joined the Colonial Militia 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'' crashed on Halo, Jenkins was one of the Marines that accompanied CAPT. Keyes on a mission to locate a weapons cache, becoming one of the first humans to be infected by the Flood. |
| 246 | ---- |
| 247 | * AscendedExtra: His original appearances were limited to a brief showing in ''[[Literature/HaloTheFallOfReach The Fall of Reach ]]'' and a single cutscene in ''VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved'', but ''[[Literature/HaloTheFlood The Flood]]'' and ''[[Literature/HaloContactHarvest Contact Harvest]]'' greatly fleshed out his ordeals and backstory. |
| 248 | * 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. To make things worse for him, he's then captured alive by UNSC personnel, who plan to bring him back to Earth for study. When [=McKay=] finally gives him a MercyKill by destroying the ship he's on, Jenkins gratefully mouths "Thank you" to her. |
| 249 | * BadassNormal: Surviving 27 years against the Covies is no small feat. |
| 250 | * DoomedHometown: Harvest was the first world to fall to the Covenant, and he lost his entire family during the attack. |
| 251 | * FarmBoy: Eldest of three from a farming family. |
| 252 | * FriendlySniper: A friendly guy who's a natural shot. |
| 253 | * HeroicBSOD: Falls into a deep depression after the Covenant destroy his hometown. |
| 254 | * HeroicWillpower: He can briefly overpower the Flood form that took him over, but something always intervenes to prevent him from taking his own life. However, he ''is'' able to successfully warn his captors about the Flood lurking beneath Alpha Base, allowing the humans to seal off the shaft before the Flood can make it through. |
| 255 | * LikeADuckTakesToWater: With Forsell's help, it takes him less than a day to develop Sharpshooter-level performance at the practice range, despite having never used a gun before. |
| 256 | * OlderThanTheyLook: Due to spending a considerable amount of time in Cyrosleep while traveling, like many UNSC personnel. |
| 257 | * OverrankedSoldier: Inverted, oddly enough. Despite having fought in the war for 27 years, he's only a Private First Class. |
| 258 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: After his HeroicBSOD, he goes into TranquilFury revenge mode against the Covenant, only snapping out of it after [[spoiler:his friend Forsell gets badly injured protecting him]]. |
| 259 | * SmallTownBoredom: Dreading a lifetime of boredom on the family farm, he joined the militia because he saw it as a stepping stone to a life of adventure as a Marine. He gets his wish, [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor but not in the way he wanted]]. |
| 260 | * TragicMonster: After being infected, he wants nothing more than to die. |
| 261 | [[/folder]] |
| 262 | |
| 263 | [[folder:Lt. T.J. Murphy]] |
| 264 | !!'''Lieutenant T.J. Murphy''' |
| 265 | ->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''\ |
| 266 | '''Birthdate: Unknown'''\ |
| 267 | '''Debuted in: ''[[VideoGame/Halo4 Spartan Ops]]''''' |
| 268 | |
| 269 | A marine stationed on the UNSC ''Infinity'' as part of Icebreaker Squad. After being captured by the Covenant, he is rescued by Fireteam Crimson during their escape from captivity, becoming their pilot for the second half of ''[[VideoGame/Halo4 Spartan Ops]]''. |
| 270 | ---- |
| 271 | * AcePilot: With a Phantom. |
| 272 | * AscendedExtra: Goes from a MauveShirt to a major supporting character in ''Rubicon Protocol''. |
| 273 | * ADeathInTheLimelight: His promotion to supporting character comes at the [[spoiler: expense of his life.]] |
| 274 | * HeroicSacrifice: Jumps in front of a pulse carbine burst to stop the destruction of a beacon emitting Zeta Halo's co-ordinates. |
| 275 | * MauveShirt: The only Marine in ''Spartan Ops'' to ''not'' be a RedShirt. |
| 276 | * RecruitmentByRescue: He joins the team as a pilot after being saved by them on an operation. |
| 277 | * TheSmartGuy: Hacks his way into a Phantom. |
| 278 | * SixthRanger: To Crimson's support staff. |
| 279 | [[/folder]] |
| 280 | |
| 281 | [[folder:[=LtCol.=] Morgan Kinsano]] |
| 282 | !!'''Lieutenant Colonel Morgan Kinsano''' |
| 283 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kinsano.png]] |
| 284 | ->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''\ |
| 285 | '''Birthdate: Unknown'''\ |
| 286 | '''Debuted in: ''VideoGame/HaloWars2''''' |
| 287 | |
| 288 | -->''"Hope none of them make it out alive."'' |
| 289 | |
| 290 | Morgan Kinsano used to be an Insurrectionist leader in the Outer Colonies until the Human-Covenant War broke out. With many of her family and allies dead, she decided to join the UNSC, realizing that she wouldn't have an Insurrection to come back to if the Covenant killed everyone. By 2531, she became leader of the Hellbringers aboard the ''Spirit of Fire'', later helping to fight against the Banished at the battle for the Ark in 2559. |
| 291 | ---- |
| 292 | * AceCustom: Her Cyclops exoskeleton is a custom model equipped with twin flamers and recharging energy shields. |
| 293 | * FireForgedFriends: Despite her politics, she's grown to respect Captain Cutter and genuinely considers the rest of ''Spirit of Fire''[='s=] crew to be her comrades. |
| 294 | * HazyFeelTurn: Joined the UNSC out of necessity, but is implied to have retained some of her old political opinions. |
| 295 | * KillItWithFire: Like her Hellbringer subordinates, Kinsano specializes in flame-based attacks. |
| 296 | * MilitaryMaverick: Has a reputation for being unorthodox by UNSC standards. |
| 297 | * MiniMecha: Pilots a Cyclops. |
| 298 | * RebelLeader: Was formerly this before the Covenant arrived. |
| 299 | * TattooedCrook: A former Innie with noticeable FacialMarkings. |
| 300 | [[/folder]] |
| 301 | |
| 302 | [[folder:Lucas Browning]] |
| 303 | !!'''Lucas Browning (42410-02214-LB)''' |
| 304 | ->'''Homeworld: Unknown '''\ |
| 305 | '''Birthdate: Unknown'''\ |
| 306 | '''Debuted in: ''VideoGame/HaloInfinite'''''\ |
| 307 | '''Voiced by: Jason Charles Miller''' |
| 308 | |
| 309 | A Combat Medic who was captured by the Banished during the Zeta Halo conflict and used by them as a Reclaimer, a human proxy allowing their captors to interact with Forerunner technology. |
| 310 | ---- |
| 311 | * ApocalypticLog: The "The Prisoner" Audio Logs serve as this, documenting his capture and descent into madness. |
| 312 | * ColdBloodedTorture: Whatever the Harbinger did to him, even [[TortureTechnician Chak 'Lok]] was taken aback by the consequences. |
| 313 | * CombatMedic: His role prior to his capture. |
| 314 | * MadnessMantra: In the end, he's reduced to repeating his service number indefinitely. |
| 315 | [[/folder]] |
| 316 | |
| 317 | [[folder:Sgt. Hauser]] |
| 318 | !!'''Sergeant Hauser''' |
| 319 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/f34a43c737c4aeafa342a5a8c5a24b5a.png]] |
| 320 | ->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''\ |
| 321 | '''Birthdate: Unknown'''\ |
| 322 | '''Debuted in: ''[[Anime/HaloLegends Homecoming]]'''''\ |
| 323 | '''Voiced by: Creator/JohnSwasey''' |
| 324 | |
| 325 | -->''"Alright men! Let's welcome our Chief Petty Officer with some backup!"'' |
| 326 | |
| 327 | A Marine NCO who fought alongside Daisy-023 sometime during the Human-Covenant War. |
| 328 | ---- |
| 329 | * BlackDudeDiesFirst: Averted, he's the only marine that survives from his team, [[spoiler:and is one of the last characters in ''Homecoming'' to die]]. |
| 330 | * CatchPhrase: "Just ain't my day". |
| 331 | * MauveShirt: Gets a little more screentime and characterization than the other (non-Ralph) marines in ''Homecoming''. |
| 332 | [[/folder]] |
| 333 | |
| 334 | |
| 335 | [[folder:Ralph]] |
| 336 | !!'''Ralph (formerly Ralph-103)''' |
| 337 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ralph.png]] |
| 338 | ->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''\ |
| 339 | '''Birthdate: c. 2511'''\ |
| 340 | '''Debuted in: ''[[Anime/HaloLegends Homecoming]]'''''\ |
| 341 | '''Voiced by: Leraldo Anzaldua''' |
| 342 | |
| 343 | A former Spartan-II trainee, Ralph was part of a small group who tried to escape the program after their augmentations. After being recaptured, he was soon discharged and sent back to civilian life, enlisting in the Marine Corps once he was old enough to. |
| 344 | ---- |
| 345 | * TheBully: The adjunct section of the ''Literature/HaloTheFallOfReach'' reprints mention that while he had slight bullying tendencies during rehabilitation, he had fully grown out of it by the time he joined the Marines. |
| 346 | * DePower: Had several of his augmentations removed after his discharge, but he still retained enough to be noticeably above baseline human. |
| 347 | * HappilyAdopted: According to Mike’s letter in ''The Fall of Reach'' reprints' adjunct section. |
| 348 | * HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:After Ralph discovers his clone, the former briefly snaps and ends up killing the latter, though [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he's clearly ashamed of himself for doing so]] after he comes back to his senses.]] |
| 349 | * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Despite Daisy's attempt to cover Ralph's Pelican's escape. It takes several direct hits from Covenant fuel rod guns and explodes, killing Ralph and the other Marines.]] |
| 350 | * MilitaryBrat: Implied to have been raised by a military family after his discharge, which would help explain why he joined the Marines. |
| 351 | * MissionControl: Is implied to be helping to coordinate Marine operations during the events of ''Homecoming''. |
| 352 | * PhlebotinumRebel: The reason he ran away was to go back to his homeworld; he actually managed to make it all the way to his old house before being recaptured. |
| 353 | * PlatonicLifePartners: Seems to have very close with Daisy-023 during training. Indeed, despite not having seen her for several years when they finally reunite, Ralph still cares about her enough to [[spoiler:attempt to save her after she's shot, which ends up getting him and his men killed in the process]]. |
| 354 | * {{Retcon}}: His service number was originally "303", with 343i promising an explanation for why he had one greater than 150 (the initial number of candidates for the SPARTAN-II program), but they eventually gave up and just retconned it to "103". |
| 355 | * SenselessSacrifice: [[spoiler:Refuses to evac without Daisy, attempting to have his men cover her. Unfortunately, this causes them to quickly be surrounded and overwhelmed by Covenant forces who blow up his Pelican and him (as well as his Marines) along with it, with Daisy bleeding out and dying soon after.]] |
| 356 | * SuperSoldier: While his more austeric augmentations were removed, they couldn't remove them all nor undo the effects they had on his body. As such his physical capabilities, while below that of a full Spartian-II, is still above a normal human. |
| 357 | [[/folder]] |
| 358 | |
| 359 | [[folder:Sgt. Ghost]] |
| 360 | !!'''Sergeant "Ghost"''' |
| 361 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/5443459c277a6758aec1cd006dda18d9.png]] |
| 362 | ->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''\ |
| 363 | '''Birthdate: Unknown'''\ |
| 364 | '''Debuted in: ''[[Anime/HaloLegends Prototype]]'''''\ |
| 365 | '''Voiced by: Creator/DavidMatranga''' |
| 366 | |
| 367 | 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. |
| 368 | ---- |
| 369 | * BadassNormal: He's really just another Marine, no enhancements or augmentations to speak of, but with his combat prowess and the combat exosuit he commandeered on Algolis, he is able to cut a ''swath'' through Covenant forces to clear the way for evac shuttles and ultimately racks up a kill count that would make Master Chief or Noble-6 proud. |
| 370 | * BeneathTheMask: Behind his stoic exterior, he truly does care about his people. |
| 371 | * ConsummateProfessional: Has a reputation for being completely mission-oriented; even after he disobeys orders in order to save his marines, he justifies it to his superior by stating that he's actually fulfilling all his mission parameters by doing so. |
| 372 | * CoolShades: The visor on his helmet as he's piloting the prototype suit gives off this impression. |
| 373 | * DemolitionsExpert: Tends to be assigned to demolitions duty. |
| 374 | * DueToTheDead: [[spoiler:After Ghost sacrifices himself to save the evacuation as well as destroy the prototype, the commanding officer retracts his request for a court martial and furthermore officially lists Ghost as Missing In Action. Combined with the MJOLNIR-like appearance of the prototype, Ghost is essentially honored as a Spartan in death.]] |
| 375 | * FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Seconds before his death, Ghost flashes a satisfied grin as he gives the command to self-destruct the prototype suit he's piloting, knowing his men have safely made it off-planet, and that he's regained some semblance of his humanity.]] |
| 376 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Stays behind on Algolis to make sure everyone else can escape.]] |
| 377 | * KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Even ''[[Literature/HaloEvolutions Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'' refers to him solely as "Ghost". |
| 378 | * MeaningfulName: Was given the name Ghost due to his supposed lack of emotion. |
| 379 | * NotSoStoic: The only time we see openly intense emotion from Ghost is in a flashback from the night his platoon was wiped out, where after the last of his marines dies in his arms, he can be seen screaming with grief. |
| 380 | * PoweredArmor: The suit he commandeers is the [[http://www.halopedia.org/HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL_Mark_I_Prototype_Armor_Defense_System Mark I Prototype Armor Defense System]], to be precise. |
| 381 | * ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Despite his orders to destroy the prototype suit, he instead pilots it into battle to ensure that the rest of Hades Corps can escape. [[spoiler:After all, he's planning on self-destructing it anyways after everyone's clear.]] |
| 382 | * ShellShockedVeteran: His stoic nature is implied to be his attempt to cope with all the death he's witnessed. |
| 383 | * SkywardScream: He screams in agony as the last soldier of his platoon dies in his arms despite his attempts to save her life. |
| 384 | * SoleSurvivor: Of his old platoon. |
| 385 | * TheStoic: Is outwardly emotionless to the point where his men see him as inhuman and lacking in empathy. Thus, the reason why he's called "Ghost". |
| 386 | -->'''Dying Marine:''' "Feelings pass right through you, don't they? So cold and unforgiving in every choice you made in battle. Pure soldier." |
| 387 | * SurvivorsGuilt: His guilt at losing his previous platoon turns out to be his main motivation for making sure that his current platoon can make it out alive, even if it costs his own life. |
| 388 | * TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:When he's finally overwhelmed, he self-destructs his suit and takes a bunch of Covenant with him in the resulting nuclear explosion.]] |
| 389 | * YouShallNotPass: He commanders the prototype suit he's supposed to destroy in order to buy time for his men and any remaining civilians to evacuate. |
| 390 | [[/folder]] |
| 391 | |
| 392 | [[folder:[=SSgt=]. Marvin Mobuto]] |
| 393 | !!'''Staff Sergeant Marvin Mobuto''' |
| 394 | ->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''\ |
| 395 | '''Birthdate: Unknown'''\ |
| 396 | '''Debuted in: ''Literature/HaloTheFlood''''' |
| 397 | |
| 398 | -->''"I didn't know you, Sarge, but I sure as hell wish I had. You must have been one hardass son of a bitch."'' |
| 399 | --->-- John-117, upon finding his body |
| 400 | |
| 401 | A member of the UNSC ''Pillar of Autumn''[='s=] Marine contingent during the events of the first game. Not much is known about him, barring the fact that he was probably at the Fall of Reach, and was later abducted by 343 Guilty Spark to try and acquire the Index. He died battling the Flood in the attempt, but still managed to get pretty far. However, by the time he'd finally been killed, his body was thrashed and mangled to the point where even the Flood couldn't make use of his body. |
| 402 | ---- |
| 403 | * BadassNormal: Considering the fact that he's a normal human that went far with just standard-issue armor and gear, he deserves to be counted as one. |
| 404 | * {{Determinator}}: It took many waves of Flood to wear him down before he finally succumbed. This inspired the Master Chief to press on. |
| 405 | * MadeOfIron: You'd have to be if you lasted as long as he did against the Flood. |
| 406 | * PosthumousCharacter: He's already dead when his body shows up in ''Literature/HaloTheFlood''. |
| 407 | [[/folder]] |
| 408 | |
| 409 | [[folder:Capt. Ponder]] |
| 410 | !!'''Captain Ponder''' |
| 411 | ->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''\ |
| 412 | '''Birthdate: Unknown'''\ |
| 413 | '''Debuted in: ''Literature/HaloContactHarvest''''' |
| 414 | |
| 415 | -->''"[[IronicEcho Someday we will win, no matter what it takes.]]"'' |
| 416 | |
| 417 | A former 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. |
| 418 | ---- |
| 419 | * ArtificialLimbs: Lost an arm after diving on an Insurrectionist grenade, and dislikes wearing the prosthetic limb. |
| 420 | * TheCaptain: Dedicated to his mission and the troops to the very end. |
| 421 | * CigarChomper: Has a fondness for Sweet Williams. |
| 422 | * DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:Facing his impending death at Tartarus's hands, Ponder decides to tell his killer that "Someday we will win, no matter what it takes."]] |
| 423 | * {{Determinator}}: Even [[spoiler:getting mortally wounded by Maccabeus's hammer]] can't stop him from leading in the front against the Covenant invaders, despite losing his prosthetic and having half his ribs and multiple organs utterly destroyed. |
| 424 | * AFatherToHisMen: Quickly realizes that Johnson could really use a break from stressing about the Insurrection, and gives him a friendly order to "Have a drink, dance with a girl." [[spoiler:Even his last thoughts are of all the people he's ever led.]] |
| 425 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Slowly dying from his previous injuries anyways, he decides to use himself as bait to lure the ''Rapid Conversion'' into a trap.]] |
| 426 | * ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:How Tartarus kills him. Those bayonets on the Spiker Rifles are not for show.]] |
| 427 | * 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 events, feeling that the father-in-law had only been bluffing, and that he should have had better discipline among his men. |
| 428 | * ReassignedToAntarctica: Subverted; while he initially wished he could go back to the frontlines after his demotion, he later decides that he was lucky to have gotten out of the fighting before he'd have the chance to make another mistake that got even more people killed. |
| 429 | * VeteranInstructor: On Harvest. |
| 430 | [[/folder]] |
| 431 | |
| 432 | [[folder:[=SSgt=]. Nolan Byrne]] |
| 433 | !!'''Staff Sergeant Nolan Byrne''' (48780-19114-NB) |
| 434 | ->'''Homeworld: Earth (Ireland)'''\ |
| 435 | '''Birthdate: Unknown'''\ |
| 436 | '''Debuted in: ''Literature/HaloContactHarvest''''' |
| 437 | |
| 438 | 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. |
| 439 | ---- |
| 440 | * BadassNormal: Tough enough to hold his own (and then some) against Johnson in a fight. [[spoiler:However, it's implied that (like Johnson) he is actually an ex-ORION operative, aka a Spartan-I.]] |
| 441 | * TheBigGuy: Is noted as being at least twenty kilos heavier than Johnson. |
| 442 | * CoveredInScars: The botched operation on Tribute did a number on his face. |
| 443 | * DrillSergeantNasty: Very much relishes his opportunity to put the fear of God into the Harvest recruits. |
| 444 | * FireForgedFriends: Begins to repair his comradery with Johnson during their first skirmish against the Covenant. |
| 445 | * FightingIrish: A rough, ornery man with a noticeable Irish accent. |
| 446 | * LightningBruiser: Johnson notes that he moves "with amazing speed" for someone so big. |
| 447 | * KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler:[[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/catalog-interaction/4c3e1c6f-6519-4ee0-83a4-4bac13bf07a3/posts?page=23#post454 According to this post]], he was killed in the last year of the war, presumably on Earth.]] |
| 448 | * OldSoldier: Is implied to be about the same age as Johnson, and was still fighting in the frontlines during the last year of the war. |
| 449 | * RankUp: Became a Sergeant Major [[spoiler:by the time of his death]]. |
| 450 | * SirSwearsALot: He's got ''quite'' the mouth on him. |
| 451 | * VeteranInstructor: On Harvest. |
| 452 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: Worked with Johnson for many years before the botched operation that soured their camaraderie. |
| 453 | [[/folder]] |
| 454 | |
| 455 | [[folder:Sgt. Zhao Heng Lopez]] |
| 456 | !!'''Sergeant Zhao Heng Lopez''' (11283-99001-ZL) |
| 457 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7758a18d01a831099a56a1c317ec3728.png]] |
| 458 | ->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''\ |
| 459 | '''Birthdate: Unknown'''\ |
| 460 | '''Debuted in: ''[[Literature/HaloEvolutions The Mona Lisa]]''''' |
| 461 | |
| 462 | 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''. |
| 463 | ---- |
| 464 | * ActionGirl: Probably the most kickass female marine in the series. |
| 465 | * AMotherToHerMen: Albeit a harsh one. She does like to promise them ice cream after missions though. |
| 466 | * BerserkButton: Do not drop her into a situation without telling her all the facts. You will get punched in the face. Twice. |
| 467 | * BolivianArmyEnding: [[spoiler:''The Mona Lisa'' ends with her about to face off against an Elite for the last escape pod on the ship, with Flood rapidly approaching and a nuke about to go off. WordOfGod confirms she died, however.]] |
| 468 | %%* CoveredWithScars |
| 469 | * DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:She holds Mahmoud in her arms as he bleeds out after ONI Major John Smith cuts his throat.]] |
| 470 | * TheMenFirst: Her number one priority is keeping the soldiers under her command safe. She is infuriated that they were sent aboard the ''Mona Lisa'' without complete intel and then deemed to be acceptable losses to prevent the Flood from escaping. |
| 471 | * NoOneGetsLeftBehind: Refuses to leave any soldier under command who may still live behind. |
| 472 | * SergeantRock: And her men love her for being one. |
| 473 | %%* TomboyishPonytail |
| 474 | [[/folder]] |
| 475 | |
| 476 | [[folder:Pvt. James [=MacCraw=]]] |
| 477 | !!'''Private James [=MacCraw=]''' |
| 478 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/f38dc6a81567a9cbf20e9196381645d9.png]] |
| 479 | ->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''\ |
| 480 | '''Birthdate: Unknown'''\ |
| 481 | '''Debuted in: ''[[Literature/HaloEvolutions The Mona Lisa]]''''' |
| 482 | |
| 483 | [=MacCraw=] is a newly transferred Marine to Sgt. Lopez's squad aboard the UNSC ''Red Horse''. He is heavily disliked by the rest of the squad. |
| 484 | ---- |
| 485 | * TheKlutz: He stumbles twice aboard the ''Mona Lisa'', badly cutting himself both times. |
| 486 | * MotorMouth: His squadmates hate his constant talking. |
| 487 | * NewMeat: He's the new guy on Lopez's squad, and they do ''not'' like him for it. |
| 488 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler:When the other survivors get into a standoff, he abandons them and gets off the ship in one of the two remaining escape pods.]] |
| 489 | * SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Likely the only one of Lopez's squad to escape the ''Mona Lisa''.]] |
| 490 | * TookALevelInBadass: Several levels in fact, eventually earning Lopez's respect. |
| 491 | [[/folder]] |
| 492 | |
| 493 | [[folder:Clarence]] |
| 494 | !!'''Clarence''' |
| 495 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/52c3addd34afa1b99a55f788c09c70fa.png]] |
| 496 | ->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''\ |
| 497 | '''Birthdate: Unknown'''\ |
| 498 | '''Debuted in: ''[[Literature/HaloEvolutions The Mona Lisa]]''''' |
| 499 | |
| 500 | Another Marine stationed aboard the UNSC ''Red Horse'', he is a very quiet and serious soldier. |
| 501 | ---- |
| 502 | * TheBigGuy: One of Lopez's best Marines and easily the most intimidating of them. |
| 503 | * CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Benti tackles him into a group of Flood forms.]] |
| 504 | * TheMole: [[spoiler:An ONI Section 3 operative sent to ensure that no Covenant, prisoners, or infected humans escape the ''Mona Lisa''. Considering that he was with Lopez's squad long before the mission to the ''Mona Lisa'', it is likely ONI has numerous agents in the marines who could be activated at anytime to cover up their projects.]] |
| 505 | * NothingPersonal: [[spoiler:He tells this to Benti and Lopez while trying to kill Benti after she is infected.]] |
| 506 | * OddFriendship: With Benti. [[spoiler:It's one-sided on Benti's part.]] |
| 507 | * TheQuietOne: He does most of his talking with facial expressions throughout the short story, but does speak some at the end. |
| 508 | * TheReliableOne: He may not speak much, but Lopez considers him good backup when facing the unknown. He's definitely a good fighter, [[spoiler:but also definitely ''not'' a "good guy"]]. |
| 509 | * TheSpook: [[spoiler:Again, he's ONI.]] |
| 510 | * TheStoic: He has a completely unreadable face and shows almost no emotion, which creeps out most of his squadmates. |
| 511 | ** NotSoStoic: He finally loses his cool near the end of ''The Mona Lisa'' when [[spoiler:Benti tackles him into the Flood]]. |
| 512 | [[/folder]] |
| 513 | |
| 514 | [[folder:Lt. Parisa]] |
| 515 | !!'''Lieutenant Parisa''' |
| 516 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/parisa.jpg]] |
| 517 | ->'''Homeworld: Eridanus II '''\ |
| 518 | '''Birthdate: Around 2511'''\ |
| 519 | '''Debuted in: ''[[Literature/HaloEvolutions Palace Hotel]]'''''\ |
| 520 | '''Voiced by: Creator/ZehraFazal''' |
| 521 | |
| 522 | A marine John-117 met during the Battle of Mombasa. [[spoiler:Post-war, she volunteered as an ONI Agent after becoming inflicted with a unique memory condition]]. |
| 523 | ---- |
| 524 | * ActuallyIAmHim: [[spoiler:Averted. John wanted to tell Paraisa that her childhood friend who she thought died many years ago is actually him but doing so is a sercurity breach to ONI.]] |
| 525 | * ChildhoodMarriagePromise: [[spoiler:Two weeks before John was kidnapped and enlisted into the SPARTAN-II program, Parisa, he promised that he will marry Parisa in the future.]] |
| 526 | * LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler:As of ''[[AudioPlay/HaloInfiniteMemoryAgent Memory Agent]]'', she suffers from an impairment to her short-term memory which causes her to forget everything she learned within roughly seven hour intervals, but in-turn gave her PhotographicMemory for everything she does learn in the meantime. The nature of this condition has made her an ideal ONI Agent for relaying confidential information, while also raising the question of how she got her unique condition in the first place]]. |
| 527 | * LostLenore: [[spoiler:She thought John had died during her childhood but it was actually a clone of him]]. |
| 528 | * PreciousPhoto: [[spoiler:She still keeps a photo of John when they were children]]. |
| 529 | * TragicKeepsake: She kept a PreciousPhoto of her long dead childhood friend, [[spoiler:not realizing that he is still alive and is standing next to her]]. |
| 530 | [[/folder]] |
| 531 | |
| 532 | !!'''Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (ODST)''' |
| 533 | |
| 534 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 535 | !![=ODSTs=] |
| 536 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ODSTHalo_8436.png]] |
| 537 | -->'''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?" \ |
| 538 | '''Shock Troopers:''' "We go feet first, sir!" |
| 539 | |
| 540 | An all-volunteer special operations capable unit of the UNSC Marine Corps, the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers were the former candidates for the most badass humans to ever live. More commonly referred to as "[=ODSTs=]", 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 special operations unit before being transferred over and stripped of rank, going through an intense training regimen. |
| 541 | ---- |
| 542 | * AlwaysSecondBest: After the Spartan programs came into being, the [=ODSTs=] are now known as the ''second'' most hardcore soldiers in the UNSC (but don't mention that "second most" part to their face). They still get plenty of chances to be awesome, though. |
| 543 | * BadassCreed: |
| 544 | ** The 105th Shock Troops Division has a particularly notable one: "Jump feet first into [[WarIsHell hell]]." |
| 545 | ** "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!" |
| 546 | ** "We cheat Death from his rightful victory / No one can defeat us / We are glad to plunge feet first into hell in the knowledge that we will rise." Bonus points for being [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56cnOkQFRwo in Welsh]] |
| 547 | * BadassNormal: Can take on almost the same odds as the Spartans, ''without'' [[BioAugmentation Cybernetics]] and PowerArmor. |
| 548 | * CrazyIsCool: In-universe, they are all considered to be this, in large part because every ODST is someone who ''willingly volunteered'' to be dropped from orbit on a regular basis; as one saying goes, "It takes a special kind of crazy to be a Helljumper." |
| 549 | * DropPod: "Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle" as they are more formally known, and they are responsible for the "Orbital Drop" part of their service name. They allow the [=ODSTs=] to function similarly to para-drop commandos, only from '''much''' higher up. |
| 550 | * ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: If you're an important character in any given ''Halo'' work, chances are you'll specifically be an ODST. Indeed, [=ODSTs=] are the only non-Spartan humans to even be playable in the (FPS) games. |
| 551 | * FantasticRacism: Unlike the other USNC branches where they are fine with working together with their Sangheili allies. Few of the [=ODSTs=] (particularly those assigned to ONI's Kilo-Five Unit), owing to their hardcore nature, absolutely despise cooperating with the Sangheili, to the point that they would rather see them dead than become humanity's allies. |
| 552 | * InSeriesNickname: As noted above, [=ODSTs=] (particularly those of the 105th) are also known as "Helljumpers". |
| 553 | * 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 two ODSTs killed]] and tension between the two services 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. |
| 554 | * ItsRainingMen: From orbit. |
| 555 | * JumpJetPack: The "Bullfrogs" are [=ODSTs=] who specialize in using these. |
| 556 | * LatexSpaceSuit: ODST armor enables them to operate for short periods in a fully atmospheric evacuated environment, such as they might be called upon to do during a BoardingParty. The undersuit of their armor is the life-supporting layer (the "latex" part) while the protective plates that sit over that are more modular and can be swapped for mission and role-specific variants. That said, what version of this trope comes into effect depends on the game; ODST armor in ''[[http://www.halopedia.org/File:H3_-_ODST.png Halo 3]]'' and ''[[http://www.halopedia.org/File:Halo3_ODST-Rookie.jpg ODST]]'' more closely resembles MJOLNIR (fingerless gloves aside), the ones in ''[[http://www.halopedia.org/File:HReach-ODSTSaluting.png Reach]]'' seem to have standard fatigues peaking out under their heavy armor, and the [=ODSTs=] in ''[[http://www.halopedia.org/images/2/25/H2-ODST-Squad.jpg Halo 2]]'' (and its ''[[http://www.halopedia.org/File:H2A_-_ODST_model.jpg Anniversary]]'' remake), if anything, have even less armor than their standard Marine counterparts. |
| 557 | * UnknownRival: The Spartan-ODST rivalry is really more of an ODST thing than a Spartan thing. |
| 558 | * WeWillWearArmorInTheFuture: Far superior to those worn by Marine regulars, ODST armor is generally depicted to cover much more of the body than the standard kit (''Halo 2'' aside). Its good enough to be comparable (and even compatible) with Spartan MJOLNIR armor. |
| 559 | [[/folder]] |
| 560 | |
| 561 | !!!Alpha-Nine |
| 562 | |
| 563 | [[folder:[=LCpl=]. Jonathan Doherty]] |
| 564 | !!'''Lance Corporal Jonathan "The Rookie" Doherty''' (11282-31220-JD) |
| 565 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60d8032de3ff14a7c20c195d7b507607.jpg]] |
| 566 | ->'''Homeworld: Luna (Crisium City, Naniwa)'''\ |
| 567 | '''Birthdate: February 9, 2525'''\ |
| 568 | '''Debuted in: ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST''''' |
| 569 | |
| 570 | The faceless, voiceless protagonist of ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST''. Although he is an experienced ODST, he is referred to as "The Rookie" by Alpha-Nine since he just transferred in after his previous unit was almost completely wiped out at the battle of New Jerusalem. |
| 571 | ---- |
| 572 | * AllThereInTheManual: The 2022 edition of the Halo Encyclopedia revealed that his real name is Jonathan Doherty. |
| 573 | * BackForTheDead: [[spoiler:Is killed by Insurrectionists on Draco III in ''Literature/HaloNewBlood'', about two years after the events of ''ODST''.]] |
| 574 | * BadassInDistress: [[spoiler:Is taken hostage just before his aforementioned death.]] |
| 575 | * BadassNormal: Possibly even more so than the other members of his squad, considering that he's pretty much fighting alone for most of his sections. Arguably the biggest example in the franchise given the sheer number of Covenant he slaughters. Not even squads of power-armored Brute Jumpers and Stalkers (who can respectively fly and turn invisible ''on top'' of being able to bench press a truck) so much as slow him down. |
| 576 | * BandOfBrothers: Eventually becomes fully accepted by the rest of Alpha-Nine. |
| 577 | * DoomedHometown: Ends up losing most, if not all, of his family and friends when the Covenant attacked Luna on their way to Earth. |
| 578 | * EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Everyone calls him "Rookie". Even the narration. |
| 579 | * TheFaceless: Even more so than the Chief. |
| 580 | * 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 Gunnery Sgt. Buck and Veronica Dare until the part where the flashbacks segue into the present. |
| 581 | * HardboiledDetective: His role in ''ODST'' deliberately invokes this, with his FilmNoir-inspired levels revolving around searching for clues about what happened to the rest of his squad. You can take this even further if you decide to try to collect all the audio logs. |
| 582 | * HeroicMime: Though he ''does'' make sounds of pain and some small vocalizations. [[{{WMG}} There are several theories explaining why he's mute]], mainly being [=PTSD=][[note]]Specifically Post-Traumatic Vocal Disarticulation[[/note]], an injury to the neck/throat, or brain damage from being knocked out for half a day after his drop. He does speak during his appearances in ''[[Literature/HaloEvolutions Dirt]]'' and ''Literature/HaloNewBlood'', though. |
| 583 | * LonelyFuneral: [[spoiler:Due to dying far from home (with most of the people he knew being dead anyways), the only attendees at his service are his fellow squadmates.]] |
| 584 | * MeaningfulName: As The Rookie is meant to be a [[FeaturelessProtagonist blank slate for the player to project themselves onto]], he didn’t even have a proper name until the 2022 edition of the [[AllThereInTheManual Halo Encyclopedia]], the last two digits on his serial number, which for every other UNSC soldier has always been their first and last initial, were assumed to stand for [[NoNameGiven John Doe]]. His real name? [[PunnyName Jonathan Doherty]]. |
| 585 | * 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. Buck even lampshades in ''New Blood'' that they probably would have found a more fitting nickname for the Rookie had another person joined the squad after him. |
| 586 | * OneManArmy: Not as much as Master Chief, but still. |
| 587 | * PunnyName: As a FeaturelessProtagonist, he initially [[NoNameGiven wasn’t identified past his initials being “JD”]], which many assumed simply stood for “John Doe”, a placeholder used in the US for an individual whose name is either unknown or withheld for legal reasons. His name was finally revealed almost thirteen years after his initial debut to be “Jonathan Doherty”. |
| 588 | * RookieRedRanger: Probably the biggest badass in Alpha-Nine other than Buck, despite being the newest member. |
| 589 | * SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Is basically this in ''New Blood'', with his death leaving its mark on the rest of Alpha-Nine, Mickey and Buck in particular.]] |
| 590 | * {{Sleepyhead}}: Does this whenever he's not kicking ass. Which might be caused by Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, which is actually TruthInTelevision for some cases, in a condition called Hypersomnia.[[note]]Its the opposite of insomnia. People with hypersomnia sleep too much.[[/note]] |
| 591 | * 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 members of Alpha-Nine, especially Buck and Dare. |
| 592 | * TheVoiceless: Save for grunts, groans, and a whistle. He does speak in the short story ''Dirt'' and in ''New Blood''. |
| 593 | [[/folder]] |
| 594 | |
| 595 | [[folder:[=GSgt=]. Edward Buck]] |
| 596 | !!'''Gunnery Sergeant Edward Malcolm Buck''' (92458-37017-EB) |
| 597 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/773780e436fde5d5ea5f110f5d84cce6.jpg]] |
| 598 | ->'''Homeworld: Draco III (New Albany, Lombard)'''\ |
| 599 | '''Birthdate: August 22, 2510'''\ |
| 600 | '''Debuted in: ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST'''''\ |
| 601 | '''Voiced by: Creator/NathanFillion''' |
| 602 | |
| 603 | The commander of the ODST squad Alpha-Nine 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. Come ''VideoGame/Halo5Guardians'', he's a SPARTAN-IV serving in Jameson Locke's Fireteam Osiris. |
| 604 | ---- |
| 605 | * AcePilot: |
| 606 | ** During the mission to New Mombassa, Buck commandeers a Banshee to provide cover for a Phantom his team has hijacked. During this he takes on Covenant aircraft, anti-air fire, and ground forces (including taking out a Scarab). |
| 607 | ** During the ''Halo Reach'' mission "New Alexandria", it's possible for the player to hear a request for assistance from Buck. If the mission is to rescue his team from a Covenant Phantom, then he will be piloting a Falcon himself. |
| 608 | * BadassNormal: This is a man who, in a series where PunyEarthlings is in '''full''' effect, killed a ''Brute Chieftain'' by ''stabbing it in the throat''. To quote his profile: |
| 609 | -->''Truly, if he was any better he’d [[{{Foreshadowing}} be a Spartan.]]'' |
| 610 | * BandOfBrothers: With the various incarnations of Alpha-Nine he's led. In fact, his refusal to leave the squad was why he initially turned down the offer to become a Spartan-IV, only accepting once the rest of Alpha-Nine was offered membership as well. |
| 611 | * TheCameo: He has a chance to appear during the ''VideoGame/HaloReach'' level "New Alexandria". |
| 612 | * DeadpanSnarker: Particularly in ''Halo 5''. |
| 613 | * [[DoomedHometown Doomed Homeworld]]: Lost all of his family and most of his friends when Draco III was invaded by the Covenant, prompting him to make an immediate transfer to the [=ODSTs=]. |
| 614 | * EmpoweredBadassNormal: Seems he did get better, as by the events of ''Halo 5'', he has become a [[SuperSoldier Spartan-IV]]. |
| 615 | * {{Expy}}: Of [[{{Series/Firefly}} Malcolm Reynolds]], as indicated by his middle name. Not that that's a bad thing. |
| 616 | * {{Foil}}: His birthday is smack-bang in the middle of the SPARTAN II recruitment ages; he's essentially what John and the rest of the SPARTANs could have been if they weren't recruited and had normal civilian lives. |
| 617 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: The above quote about him mentions that if he was any better than his job, that he'd be a SPARTAN. When 5 came out, he became one while wearing armor reminiscent of his ODST Armor. |
| 618 | * ICallItVera: His personal [=M6H2=] Magnum, "Whispered Truth", which is usable in ''Halo 5''. It fires three-round bursts that can kill a fully shielded Spartan in only two headshots, and gives a speed boost when equipped. |
| 619 | * ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: "Did she just call me ''old''?" |
| 620 | * InkSuitActor: Very deliberately done with Nathan Fillion, even back in his original ''ODST'' appearance. |
| 621 | * TheLancer: Has something of this dynamic with Locke. |
| 622 | * LastNameBasis: Everyone calls him Buck, even his former girlfriend. |
| 623 | * TheLeader: Of the various incarnations of Alpha-Nine, though Dare hijacks his squad in ''ODST''. His file from the Limited Edition of ''Halo 5'' also notes that he temporarily served as Spartan Commander of the UNSC ''Merriweather Lewis'' at one point. |
| 624 | * LimitedAdvancementOpportunities: Despite his leadership abilities, he's deliberately sabotaged multiple chances of promotion to remain a simple squad leader. According to [[AllThereInTheManual supplemental material]], his assignment to Osiris represents his superiors' latest attempt to groom him for a promotion. |
| 625 | * MilitaryBrat: His mother once served in the Marine Corps. |
| 626 | * NoOneGetsLeftBehind: A basic philosophy of his; it's part of the reason why [[spoiler:Sarah Palmer, among others,]] managed to survive the Human-Covenant War. |
| 627 | * OfficialCouple: With Dare after the events of ''ODST''. However, the nature of both their jobs means that they have no plans to get married and have kids anytime soon. [[spoiler: That is until the end of Halo: Bad Blood, in which Dare, well dares Buck to marry her. The couple says their vows in a Spartan bar on the UNSC Infinity, with Roland as their minister.]] |
| 628 | * OldSoldier: Only a couple of years from turning fifty by the time of ''Halo 5'', but still seeing active combat as a Spartan-IV. |
| 629 | * OnlySaneMan: He's seemingly the only member of Fireteam Osiris that knows how risky/hard it will be to track down the Master Chief, while Locke dismisses the legendary Spartan-II as 'just another target'. |
| 630 | * PlayerCharacter: Two of ''ODST''[='s=] levels are played from his viewpoint, and he's also playable in ''VideoGame/Halo5Guardians''[='s=] co-op mode. |
| 631 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: His Waypoint profile states that his desire to avenge Draco III would have likely gotten him killed had he not gotten involved with Dare. |
| 632 | * SergeantRock: He may be a little cranky at times (Romeo in particular on the receiving end of most of it), but his main concern is ultimately getting his fellow soldiers (and Dare) out alive. According to [[WordOfSaintPaul Fillion himself]], Buck usually has a more cavalier and easy-going battlefield demeanor than what we see in ''ODST'', but Dare's unexpected presence in a mission significantly shortens his fuse, reducing his patience and souring his disposition. We see his normal attitude in ''VideoGame/Halo5Guardians''. |
| 633 | * SlapSlapKiss: With Dare. |
| 634 | * SoleSurvivor: The only member of Alpha-Nine's pre-''ODST'' lineups to survive the Human-Covenant War. |
| 635 | * StillWearingTheOldColors: As a Spartan-IV, Buck has a full suit of MJOLNIR, but it's designed to resemble ODST armor. |
| 636 | * SuperSoldier: Becomes a Spartan-IV by the time of ''Halo 5''. This includes the anatomical and physiological enhancements, as well as {{powered armor}}. |
| 637 | * SupportingLeader: Played with in ''ODST''; the Rookie is technically the protagonist, but Buck actually has the most involvement in the main plot. |
| 638 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler:Becomes murderously angry when Mickey betrays the squad, though he ultimately can't quite bring himself to actually kill him.]] |
| 639 | * WorkingClassHero: Born to a family of dockworkers and fishermen. |
| 640 | * WorkingWithTheEx: With Dare in ''ODST'', though the "ex" part goes away by the end. |
| 641 | * WorthyOpponent: Has a grudging respect for the Elites, even the ones still fighting humanity after the end of the war. |
| 642 | [[/folder]] |
| 643 | |
| 644 | [[folder:Cpl. Taylor Miles]] |
| 645 | !!'''Corporal Taylor Henry "Dutch" Miles''' (21175-12121-TM) |
| 646 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/24c3652b788798a401726ea66b3584c8.png]] |
| 647 | ->'''Homeworld: Mars (Losantiville, Seven Hills)'''\ |
| 648 | '''Birthdate: June 3, 2519'''\ |
| 649 | '''Debuted in: ''ComicBook/HaloHelljumper'''''\ |
| 650 | '''Voiced by: Creator/AdamBaldwin (''VideoGame/Halo3ODST''), Creator/RobMungle (''[[Anime/HaloLegends The Babysitter]]'')''' |
| 651 | |
| 652 | 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 Alpha-Nine. |
| 653 | ---- |
| 654 | * AdaptationDyeJob: Brunette in the games, blonde in "[[Anime/HaloLegends The Babysitter]]". He could have ''literally'' been dyeing his hair in the latter, though. |
| 655 | * AsTheGoodBookSays... |
| 656 | -->'''Dutch:''' ...payback's a bitch.\ |
| 657 | '''Mickey:''' [[DontExplainTheJoke I don't think it actually says that, Dutch]].\ |
| 658 | '''Dutch:''' I'm paraphrasin', ya heathen! |
| 659 | * BadassNormal: Would you expect any less from a playable character? |
| 660 | * BandOfBrothers: With the rest of Alpha-Nine until his retirement, and he still does his best to keep up with them afterwards. |
| 661 | * BashBrothers: With Romeo. |
| 662 | * BattleCouple: With his with Gretchen, at least until she lost a leg to an Innie mine. [[spoiler: Then again after she gets a robotic replacement and becomes a SPARTAN-IV alongside her.]] |
| 663 | * {{BFG}}: Usually carries a [[EnergyWeapon Spartan Laser]]. Funnily enough, he's the ''last'' living member of Alpha-Nine to become a SPARTAN-IV. |
| 664 | * TheBigGuy: The heavy weapons and close quarters combat specialist of Buck's squad. He has enough strength to even snap an ''Elite'''s neck in ''Halo: Helljumper''. |
| 665 | * BoisterousBruiser: His battlefield taunts could give Johnson's a run for their money. |
| 666 | * CulturedWarrior: Thanks to his time in university. |
| 667 | * EmpoweredBadassNormal: Becomes a Spartan-IV after returning to service. |
| 668 | * HappilyMarried: To Gretchen Ketola, a fellow ODST who lost a leg in combat. |
| 669 | * HappyMarriageCharade: Despite appearing blissful externally, neither he nor Gretchen truly readjusted to civilian life which had a great strain in their relationship; it probably would have ended in divorce had they not [[spoiler: both signed up for the SPARTAN-IV program at Jun's insistence.]] |
| 670 | * ICallItVera: He calls his Spartan Laser...[[ActorAllusion Vera]]. |
| 671 | * NumberTwo: The second oldest of Buck's squad, and seemingly the one Buck trusts the most. |
| 672 | * OddCouple: Romeo is a jackass, Dutch is probably one of the nicer [=ODSTs=] around. Yet they're the best of friends. |
| 673 | * OutOfFocus: Despite getting the joint-highest number of playable missions in the original game, the post-war literature on Alpha-9 focuses mainly on Buck's relationships with Dare and Mickey, with Romeo getting promoted to TheLancer; Dutch, on the other hand, retires in ''New Blood'' and even after his return in ''Bad Blood'' remains in a more supporting role. |
| 674 | * PlayerCharacter: You play as him in two levels in ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST''. |
| 675 | * ReligiousBruiser: Studied religion and philosophy in his college days. |
| 676 | * SpaceTrucker: [[AllThereInTheManual Mentioned in the background information.]] He drove them on Mars to put himself through college. |
| 677 | * TenMinuteRetirement: Decides to return to civilian life after [[spoiler:the Rookie's death]]. However, he ends up signing back up with the UNSC after having too much trouble adapting to civilian life. |
| 678 | * VitriolicBestBuds: With Romeo, and {{God}}, funnily enough. |
| 679 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: Romeo has apparently not quite forgiven him for retiring first, to the point where the two don't even chat much anymore; Dutch now has to rely on Buck to find out how "Romes" has been doing. |
| 680 | * 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.]] |
| 681 | [[/folder]] |
| 682 | |
| 683 | [[folder:[=LCpl=]. Kojo Agu]] |
| 684 | !!'''Lance Corporal Kojo "Romeo" Agu''' (14606-85099-KA) |
| 685 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/6613eaa4a0997bb2349c3d9b28f2bc64.png]] |
| 686 | ->'''Homeworld: Madrigal (Castra arcology, Castra)'''\ |
| 687 | '''Birthdate: June 12, 2524'''\ |
| 688 | '''Debuted in: ''ComicBook/HaloHelljumper'''''\ |
| 689 | '''Voiced by: Creator/NolanNorth''' |
| 690 | |
| 691 | A former Merchant Marine, Romeo was forced to join the [=ODSTs=] 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 Alpha-Nine together. |
| 692 | ---- |
| 693 | * BadassNormal: Naturally, as expected of a playable character. |
| 694 | * BandOfBrothers: He's a massive jerk, but even he doesn't like it when outsiders mess with Alpha-Nine. |
| 695 | * BashBrothers: With Dutch. |
| 696 | * TheCasanova: Claims to be one. It's where his nickname comes from. His tendencies get even worse after he becomes a Spartan, to the point where Musa himself has to tell him to tone it down. |
| 697 | * ColdSniper: Some of the cause of his jerkass traits. |
| 698 | * DeadpanSnarker: He simply can't help but quip, whether in a firefight, in front of an officer, [[spoiler:being held prisoner]], or even at [[spoiler:the Rookie's funeral]]. |
| 699 | * DoomedHometown: When he was four, his homeworld of Madrigal was glassed by the Covenant. |
| 700 | * EmpoweredBadassNormal: Eventually becomes a Spartan-IV after the war. |
| 701 | * FriendlySniper: He's quite talkative, at least. Too bad he's usually being an ass. |
| 702 | * ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:A Brute Chieftain stabs him with the bladed-end on the backside of his gravity hammer during the events of ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST''. Luckily, Romeo survives, though he can't fight for the rest of the game due to a pierced lung.]] |
| 703 | * IronicFear: He's hinted to be afraid of heights. |
| 704 | * {{Jerkass}}: He's a ''rampaging'' one, rarely showing the nicer side of his personality in favor of rude jokes and snark. |
| 705 | * TheLancer: To Buck. |
| 706 | * MeaningfulName: His nickname, as mentioned above. |
| 707 | * MilitaryMaverick: Racked-up multiple code of conduct violations in his previous unit. |
| 708 | * OddCouple: Dutch is probably one of the nicer [=ODSTs=], while Romeo can be a complete jerk, to say the least. Yet they're the best of friends. |
| 709 | * PetTheDog: |
| 710 | ** Does this very, ''very'' rarely, with Dutch on the receiving end of most of it. |
| 711 | ** Insists that Buck and Dare help him rescue the rest of the human delegation on Balaho and [[spoiler: breaks down into ManlyTears after they fail.]] |
| 712 | * PlayerCharacter: One ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST'' level is played from his viewpoint. |
| 713 | * ShootTheDog: The member of Alpha-Nine most likely to advocate this, even when said "dog" is a fellow squad member. As evidenced by his [[AllThereInTheManual candidate interview taking place before]] ''Halo 3: ODST'', he's already done it several times before by way of assassination missions against insurgents. |
| 714 | * TeamPrimaDonna: Not even Buck is safe from his jerkassery. |
| 715 | * UltimateJobSecurity: 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. |
| 716 | * VitriolicBestBuds: With Dutch. |
| 717 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: Takes Dutch's retirement very personally, to the point where he barely even speaks to him anymore. |
| 718 | ** [[spoiler:He's even madder with regards to Mickey's betrayal, though he still ultimately refuses to leave him at the sole mercy of ONI.]] |
| 719 | [[/folder]] |
| 720 | |
| 721 | [[folder:PFC. Michael Crespo]] |
| 722 | !!'''Private First Class Michael "Mickey" Crespo''' (51033-15973-MC) |
| 723 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/5882c3ac889078cdbf231d33368dda9a.png]] |
| 724 | ->'''Homeworld: Luna (Crisium City, Naniwa)'''\ |
| 725 | '''Birthdate: October 20, 2530'''\ |
| 726 | '''Debuted in: ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST'''''\ |
| 727 | '''Voiced by: Creator/AlanTudyk''' |
| 728 | |
| 729 | The demolitions expert and pilot for Alpha-Nine, 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. |
| 730 | ---- |
| 731 | * AcePilot: A former Pelican crew chief, with enough skill to even fly [[spoiler:a stolen Phantom.]] |
| 732 | * TheBabyOfTheBunch: As the youngest he's also most naive member of the squad. |
| 733 | * BadassNormal: Naturally, as expected of a playable character. |
| 734 | * BandOfBrothers: With Alpha-Nine, [[spoiler:until the Rookie's death and his own doubts lead him to turn against the UNSC. And even then, he'd much prefer his old squadmates to stay alive]]. |
| 735 | * CynicismCatalyst: [[spoiler:The Rookie's death is what leads him to eventually turn against the UNSC.]] |
| 736 | * DemolitionsExpert: He loves doing [[StuffBlowingUp what he does]]. |
| 737 | * EmpoweredBadassNormal: Eventually becomes a Spartan-IV after the war. |
| 738 | * EnemyMine: Still isn't a fan of the UEG, but he sure as hell prefers them to [[spoiler: Cortana.]] |
| 739 | * FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Becomes disillusioned with the UNSC after the Rookie's death, and ends up joining the United Rebel Front.]] |
| 740 | * FallenHero: [[spoiler:Who would have thought that Mickey, of all people, would end up betraying his squad?]] |
| 741 | * GoshDangItToHeck: "Son of a gun!" |
| 742 | * IAmNotMyFather: Does not like being reminded of his Insurrectionist parents, whom he barely remembers anyways. [[spoiler:Even after becoming an Innie himself, he still hates being compared to them.]] |
| 743 | * HazyFeelTurn: By the end of ''New Blood'', [[spoiler: he still retains his sympathies for the NCA, but has reforged a level of trust with the rest of the squad.]] |
| 744 | * MagneticHero: Buck notes that he's generally a very good public speaker and negotiator, and with some derision remarks he'd make a good politician. |
| 745 | * TheMole: [[spoiler:Eventually becomes one for the United Rebel Front.]] |
| 746 | * 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. |
| 747 | * PlayerCharacter: You play as him in one level in ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST''. |
| 748 | * 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 had never even once seen a glassing before the invasion of Earth. |
| 749 | * TheSmartGuy: Despite being good enough at flying to become a Pelican crew chief, he subsequently transferred into the [=ODSTs=] and was retrained. |
| 750 | -->'''Buck:''' Smart enough to be a pilot, trained to blow things up. |
| 751 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Genuinely believes he's doing the right thing by switching sides.]] |
| 752 | [[/folder]] |
| 753 | |
| 754 | !!!Other ODST’s |
| 755 | |
| 756 | [[folder:O'Brien]] |
| 757 | !!'''O'Brien''' |
| 758 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/6622c9ba152618b44f66791b921e465a.png]] |
| 759 | ->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''\ |
| 760 | '''Birthdate: Unknown'''\ |
| 761 | '''Debuted in: ''[[Anime/HaloLegends The Babysitter]]'''''\ |
| 762 | '''Voiced by: Creator/BlakeShepard''' |
| 763 | |
| 764 | An ODST assigned as the backup sniper to Spartan Cal-141 during a mission to assassinate a Prophet on Heian. |
| 765 | ---- |
| 766 | * AnimeHair: That's one frizzy mop. |
| 767 | * CharacterDevelopment: Starts out a typical ODST with contempt for Spartans, but after Cal sacrifices herself to save his life, and he sees her humanity under the helmet, he changes his ways in the end, even throwing an apple at the head of a loudmouthed marine [[NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead who mocks Cal]] after the mission. |
| 768 | * FieryRedhead: Very temperamental, even with his teammates. |
| 769 | * {{Expy}}: Physically resembles [[Anime/CowboyBebop Spike Spiegal]], particularly with that hairstyle. |
| 770 | * InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Resents having to act as backup to Cal, and has a rather hard time dealing with the fact that the Spartan ''is'' the better soldier, as made clear by his clear embarrassment whenever Cal has to rescue him. |
| 771 | * JerkassRealization: [[spoiler:After Cal takes a fatal blow for him and dies from her injuries, O'Brien realizes what a total ass he's been to her. After the mission, his cocky demeanor is all but gone.]] |
| 772 | * {{Pride}}: Considers himself the best shot "this side of Eridanus", and he does have enough skill to back up that claim, [[spoiler:landing an impressive headshot on a Prophet from over two miles away]]. |
| 773 | * ThousandYardStare: In the end after completing the mission, pondering Cal, her death and his regrets for how he acted. |
| 774 | * UngratefulBastard: Only gets more angry at Cal every time the Spartan saves his life, to the point where Dutch even tells him (after the second save) that he really should be thanking the Spartan. He moves past this with CharacterDevelopment, regretting the way he was to her. |
| 775 | [[/folder]] |
| 776 | |
| 777 | [[folder:Maj. Antonio Silva]] |
| 778 | !!'''Major Antonio Silva''' (73809-39884-AS) |
| 779 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hfr_silva.png]] |
| 780 | ->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''\ |
| 781 | '''Birthdate: Unknown'''\ |
| 782 | '''Debuted in: ''Literature/HaloTheFlood''''' |
| 783 | |
| 784 | 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. |
| 785 | ---- |
| 786 | * AFatherToHisMen: Played with. It's clear he cares for his troops, but it doesn't stop him from taking extremely risky gambles with their lives. And though his men do respect him, his second-in-command [=McKay=] is the one who they'd truly follow into hell. |
| 787 | * BadassBoast: |
| 788 | -->'''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?"\ '''[=ODSTs=]:''' We go feet first, sir! |
| 789 | * CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Is killed when his second-in-command [=McKay=] destroys the Covenant ship he's on in order to prevent him from taking Flood samples back to Earth.]] |
| 790 | * FreudianExcuse: The two [=ODSTs=] killed by John during the altercation in the gym were under his command, thus giving rise to his hatred of the Spartans. |
| 791 | * GloryHound: Not for himself (mostly), but for his branch of the military. He is so determined to make sure the [=ODSTs=] are the forefront of the UNSC, he was willing to bring back samples of [[TooDumbToLive Flood infected Marines to Earth for study]] in a captured Covenant battlecrusier, despite the protests of his second-in-command and his AI. Just to drive this home, he begins writing his victory speech before the ship is even fully secured. |
| 792 | * {{Jerkass}}: Has a hard time not being a dick towards the Spartans. |
| 793 | * KickTheDog: Gives a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to John-117 about him in particular, and the Spartan-[=IIs=] in general. Please note that this was after almost all the Spartans died on Reach. |
| 794 | * MajorlyAwesome: Despite his flaws, he's a very capable combat commander who consistently gets the better of his Covenant opponents. |
| 795 | * SocialDarwinist: Believes the death of the other Spartans was natural selection at work. |
| 796 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork: Does not particularly enjoy having to work with the Master Chief, though he does admit that the Spartan is "one helluva soldier". |
| 797 | * TooDumbToLive: See: His ideas about the Flood. Despite being made aware of how much trouble the Covenant are having just keeping them contained, and the fact the "gods" they worshiped made a superweapon to wipe out all life in the galaxy to stop them, he thinks that he and his [=ODSTs=] can easily handle them. If [[spoiler:[=McKay=] hadn't made the choice to destroy ''The Truth and Reconcilation'' first]], it's all but certain the Flood stowaways on the ship would have slaughtered and infected them all. |
| 798 | * UnderestimatingBadassery: He believes that the Spartans were failures and deserved to die on Reach (he changes his tune after seeing the Chief in action), that the Covenant could be easily defeated with a larger and better trained army- led by him of course (this just after the Covenant had just shown their true, unprecedented power by curb-stomping Reach) and the Flood are a minor threat at most against the advice of pretty much everyone else ([[spoiler: which [[LethallyStupid gets him and everyone under his command killed]] when his second-in-command has to make the hard choice to sacrifice all of them to stop the Flood from escaping Halo and protect Earth from almost certain infection]]). |
| 799 | [[/folder]] |
| 800 | |
| 801 | [[folder:[=1stLt=]. Melissa [=McKay=]]] |
| 802 | !!'''First Lieutenant Melissa [=McKay=]''' |
| 803 | ->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''\ |
| 804 | '''Birthdate: Unknown'''\ |
| 805 | '''Debuted in: ''Literature/HaloTheFlood''''' |
| 806 | |
| 807 | The second-in-command of the ODST unit aboard the UNSC ''Pillar of Autumn''. |
| 808 | ---- |
| 809 | * ActionGirl: Can more than handle herself in a firefight. |
| 810 | * AlliterativeName: '''M'''elissa '''M'''[=cKay=]. |
| 811 | * ConflictingLoyalty: When her direct superior Major Antonio Silva decides to take a Flood-infected Covenant ship back to Earth, she has to decide between her duty to the Corps and her duty to humanity. She ultimately chooses the latter. |
| 812 | * DespairEventHorizon: Comes close to this thanks to the Flood, to the point where she even sheds a few silent tears in the aftermath of her first battle against them, but manages to keep herself together. Nonetheless, it's clear to Silva that she's almost at her limits. |
| 813 | * {{Foil}}: To Silva. While the Major hates the Spartans and is a bit of a GloryHound, [=McKay=] respects them and is only interested in fulfilling her duty and getting her men out alive. |
| 814 | * HeroicSacrifice: In order to prevent Major Silva from taking live samples of the Flood back to Earth, she destroys the captured Covenant battlecruiser that she and most of the other surviving humans were planning to escape Halo with, killing herself, Silva, and most of the remaining UNSC personnel on Halo in the process. |
| 815 | * OnlySaneMan: Unlike her bull-headed superior, she understands that Chief's the superior soldier. She also realizes that bringing a ''wildly'' infectious plague species back to Earth for study is, to put it mildly, ''a really bad idea.'' |
| 816 | * AMotherToHerMen: She succeeds much better at fulfilling this trope than Silva does; the Major himself notes that she's the kind of leader whom men will willingly follow even into a pit filled with life-devouring monstrosities. |
| 817 | * NervesOfSteel: Is noted as being "cool as ice" under fire; she's able to remain levelheaded even during her first encounter with the Flood. |
| 818 | * NumberTwo: To Silva. |
| 819 | [[/folder]] |
| 820 | |
| 821 | [[folder:Cpl. Locklear]] |
| 822 | !!'''Corporal Locklear''' |
| 823 | ->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''\ |
| 824 | '''Birthdate: Unknown'''\ |
| 825 | '''Debuted in: ''Literature/HaloFirstStrike''''' |
| 826 | |
| 827 | A member of the UNSC ''Pillar of Autumn''[='s=] ODST unit, and one of the few people to survive Alpha Halo's destruction. |
| 828 | ---- |
| 829 | * BadassNormal: As to be expected from an ODST who managed to survive the events of ''VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved''; he holds his own admirably fighting alongside the Master Chief and Johnson. |
| 830 | * BreakTheBadass: The events of ''Combat Evolved'' and ''Literature/HaloFirstStrike'' take their toll on him, to the point where he plans to [[DrowningMySorrows get drunk on ethanol]] at the first moment he can afford to. |
| 831 | * FireForgedFriends: "Friends" might be putting it a bit strongly, but he and Chief eventually develop a certain degree of mutual respect, despite the former's initial disdain for Spartans. |
| 832 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Subverted. While he destroys the Forerunner crystal in order to prevent it from causing more trouble, he wasn't planning on dying in the process himself.]] |
| 833 | %%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold |
| 834 | * RuggedScar: Has one lining his jaw. |
| 835 | * ShipTease: With Shiela Polaski, whom he clearly has a crush on. [[spoiler:Her death utterly devastates him.]] |
| 836 | * SoleSurvivor: Of the ''Autumn''[='s=] ODST company. |
| 837 | [[/folder]] |
| 838 | |
| 839 | [[folder:Maj. Faison]] |
| 840 | !!'''Major Faison''' |
| 841 | ->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''\ |
| 842 | '''Birthdate: Unknown'''\ |
| 843 | '''Debuted in: ''Literature/HaloTheColeProtocol''''' |
| 844 | |
| 845 | Initially a second lieutenant of the ODST unit aboard the UNSC ''Midsummer Night'' in 2535, Faison assumed command of the unit after his CO was killed in an Insurrectionist ambush, and is quickly promoted to Major afterwards. He becomes fast friends with then-LT. Jacob Keyes, the second-in-command of the ship. |
| 846 | ---- |
| 847 | %%* AFatherToHisMen |
| 848 | * DeadpanSnarker: Can be quite sarcastic when his temper is fraying. |
| 849 | -->'''Keyes:''' I'm ordering you to stop the sweep, get a response from every single marine under your command. I want to know who set the beacon off.\ |
| 850 | '''Faison:''' Yessir. Don't suppose you want me to interview any of the dead, sir? Could be somewhat difficult. |
| 851 | * FireForgedFriends: He's initially passive-aggressive towards Keyes (to be fair, their first interaction ''was'' in the middle of an Innie ambush), but quickly becomes much friendlier after the lieutenant gets him and most of his [=ODSTs=] out alive from said ambush. |
| 852 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Dies while preventing the Covenant from following Delgado.]] |
| 853 | * ICallItVera: He has a knife called "[[Franchise/StarshipTroopers Bug-Hunter]]". |
| 854 | * IWillOnlySlowYouDown: [[spoiler:After being fatally wounded in the leg, he stays behind to give Delgado a chance to escape, and tells him not to send any help back.]] |
| 855 | %%* MajorlyAwesome |
| 856 | * RankUp: Though oddly enough, ''The Cole Protocol'' never actually shows him being promoted; he's just referred to as Major later in the story. |
| 857 | * YouAreInCommandNow: Has to take immediate command of the ''Midsummer Night''[='s=] [=ODSTs=] after First Lieutenant Canfield is killed. |
| 858 | [[/folder]] |
| 859 | |
| 860 | [[folder:Cpl. Vasily Beloi]] |
| 861 | !!'''Corporal Vasily "Vaz" Beloi''' |
| 862 | ->'''Homeworld: Earth (Russia)'''\ |
| 863 | '''Birthdate: Unknown'''\ |
| 864 | '''Debuted in: ''Literature/HaloGlasslands''''' |
| 865 | |
| 866 | A Russian ODST with a strong sense of wrong and right, Vaz and his best friend Mal were assigned to ONI unit Kilo-Five after the war against the Covenant. |
| 867 | ---- |
| 868 | * BlackAndWhiteMorality: Tends to see moral conflicts as this. In fact, although he acknowledges that gray areas exist, Vaz absolutely refuses to consider them. |
| 869 | -->''Gray areas were interesting, but Vaz couldn't live his life in them. There was one side, and there was the other, and he knew which one was his.'' |
| 870 | ** Eventually though, Vaz's worldview does become a little grayer thanks to the Venezia mission. |
| 871 | ** BlackAndWhiteInsanity: At one point, Vaz literally obsesses over killing Halsey as he feels that's the only way that there would be justice, bordering on KnightTemplar. |
| 872 | * DeadpanSnarker: Possibly picked up from being around Mal all the time. |
| 873 | * DeclarationOfProtection: [[spoiler:Swears to Naomi's father that he'll look after her.]] |
| 874 | * DisappearedDad: When he was four, his father went missing after the Covenant attacked the colony where he was working. |
| 875 | * FantasticRacism: Absolutely detests the Elites for their part in the war; at one point, he sees a Sangheili ''child'' as being ''less'' than an animal, despite the fact said child was a member of a clan that has been protecting Phillips when he was teleported to their farmland. |
| 876 | ** He feels worse about not shooting Halsey than leaving said clan (consisting of women and children) behind to die. |
| 877 | * MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong: Takes pride in his Russian heritage. |
| 878 | * NiceGuy: To non-Covenant, anyways (though he's also fine with Kilo-Five's two Huragok). |
| 879 | * OddFriendship: Develops something of one with Naomi. |
| 880 | * VitriolicBestBuds: He and Mal enjoy tormenting each other. |
| 881 | [[/folder]] |
| 882 | |
| 883 | [[folder:[=SSgt=]. Malcolm Geffen]] |
| 884 | !!'''Staff Sergeant Malcolm J. "Mal" Geffen''' |
| 885 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cf3f92600f198193b8adab7a82075502.jpg]] |
| 886 | ->'''Homeworld: Earth (Wolverhampton, England)'''\ |
| 887 | '''Birthdate: c. 2520'''\ |
| 888 | '''Debuted in: ''Literature/HaloGlasslands''''' |
| 889 | |
| 890 | A stoic British ODST, Mal and his best friend Vaz was assigned to ONI unit Kilo-Five after the war against the Covenant ended. |
| 891 | ---- |
| 892 | * TheCynic: Considerably less idealistic than the rest of Kilo-Five outside of Serin. |
| 893 | * DeadpanSnarker: Has a quip for every occasion. |
| 894 | * DisappearedDad: Never knew who his father was. |
| 895 | * {{Hypocrite}}: He expresses disgust at the idea that the participants in the Spartan-II program likely felt they were JustFollowingOrders despite the fact that he himself is JustFollowingOrders to undermine a viable peace treaty between humanity and the Sangheili. |
| 896 | * IronicFear: A slight claustrophobe, which he himself notes is a bit silly considering that his job involves dropping from orbit in a "glorified coffin". |
| 897 | * PunchClockVillain: How he views working for ONI. |
| 898 | * TheStoic: It takes a lot to visibly fazes him; when the origins of the Spartan-[=IIs=] are revealed, the facts of which extremely disturb every other character, Mal is able to mostly keep up the stoic front, though he does let a little anger show when it's revealed they were kidnapped kids. |
| 899 | * TheTease: Noted to be something of a flirt, to the point where Vaz was surprised he didn't do the same to Naomi when they first met. |
| 900 | * VitriolicBestBuds: He and Vaz enjoy tormenting each other. |
| 901 | [[/folder]] |
| 902 | |
| 903 | [[folder:Sgt. Lian Devereaux]] |
| 904 | !!'''Sergeant Lian "Dev" Devereaux''' |
| 905 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lian.jpg]] |
| 906 | ->'''Homeworld: Earth (United Republic of North America)'''\ |
| 907 | '''Birthdate: c. 2522'''\ |
| 908 | '''Debuted in: ''Literature/HaloGlasslands''''' |
| 909 | |
| 910 | A Canadian ODST pilot, Lian was assigned as ONI unit Kilo-Five's dropship pilot after the war against the Covenant ended. |
| 911 | ---- |
| 912 | * AcePilot: Particularly excels at tough extractions. |
| 913 | * BigDamnHero: [[spoiler:Rescues Vaz when him and Mal are captured by Venezian militia.]] |
| 914 | %%* DeadpanSnarker |
| 915 | * ExtremeOmnivore: Grew up eating bizarre food combinations; as a result, she shows no squeamishness around strange foods. |
| 916 | * FantasticRacism: Believes ''all'' of Sanghelios deserves to be glassed. |
| 917 | * ForeignLanguageTirade: Sometimes can be found cursing in Cantonese. |
| 918 | * ICallItVera: Named her Pelican "Tart-Cart", and is very attached to it. |
| 919 | * ShipTease: With Evan Phillips, which is lampshaded by the rest of Kilo-Five. They end up [[spoiler:going to a concert together at the end of ''Mortal Dictata'']]. |
| 920 | * WrenchWench: She handles all the maintenance for the team in addition to her piloting duties. |
| 921 | [[/folder]] |
| 922 | |
| 923 | [[folder:Gage Yevgenny]] |
| 924 | !!'''Gage Yevgenny''' |
| 925 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/f9bbb699a494927f39bf5ee387ef640d.jpg]] |
| 926 | ->'''Homeworld: Harvest'''\ |
| 927 | '''Birthdate: January 3, 2506'''\ |
| 928 | '''Debuted in: ''[[Literature/HaloEvolutions Dirt]]''''' |
| 929 | |
| 930 | 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 Innie bomb, he convinced Felicia to join the [=ODSTs=] with him instead of going back to Harvest. After Harvest was glassed by the Covenant, he and Felicia had a falling out, with Gage going on to fight through nearly the entire Covenant War, which almost completely destroyed his ability to feel any emotions. 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. |
| 931 | ---- |
| 932 | * BadassNormal: No small feat to make it to the last year of the Human-Covenant war if you were fighting in it from the very beginning. |
| 933 | * DoomedHometown: Harvest. |
| 934 | * EmptyShell: For most of the Human-Covenant War, until he is reunited with Felicia and Eric. |
| 935 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:After calling in more Pelicans to rescue a group of schoolchildren and their teacher, he takes the Pelican filled with the gold, a Covenant artifact, and a nuke in order to lure both the rogue [=ODSTs=] and nearby Covenant forces into a trap where he destroys them both, buying time for the evacuation.]] |
| 936 | * OldSoldier: Nearly survived the entire Covenant War. |
| 937 | * WhatYouAreInTheDark: [[spoiler: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.]] |
| 938 | [[/folder]] |
| 939 | |
| 940 | [[folder:Col. Felicia Sanderson]] |
| 941 | !!'''Colonel Felicia Sanderson''' |
| 942 | ->'''Homeworld: Harvest'''\ |
| 943 | '''Birthdate: Unknown'''\ |
| 944 | '''Debuted in: ''[[Literature/HaloEvolutions Dirt]]''''' |
| 945 | |
| 946 | A member of the Colonial Military, Felicia became friends with Gage Yevgenny and Eric Santiago. She was convinced by Gage to join the [=ODSTs=] after Eric was put into a coma by a Innie 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 (who had come out of his coma), they plotted with other CMA veterans to steal a vault of gold on New Jerusalem as the Covenant attacked it in 2552. |
| 947 | ---- |
| 948 | * ActionGirl: Comes with being an ODST. |
| 949 | * BadassNormal: Serves from the very beginning of the Human-Covenant war all the way to the last year. |
| 950 | * ButchLesbian: A very minor example. |
| 951 | * CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Killed by her fellow CMA veterans.]] |
| 952 | * ColonelBadass: Naturally, being an ODST. |
| 953 | * CoveredWithScars: After fighting through the Covenant War. |
| 954 | * DoomedHometown: Harvest. |
| 955 | * DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:She bleeds to death in Gage's arms.]] |
| 956 | * OldSoldier: Again, she fought through nearly the entirety of the Covenant War. |
| 957 | * WhatYouAreInTheDark: [[spoiler: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.]] |
| 958 | [[/folder]] |
| 959 | |
| 960 | [[folder:Sgt. Michael Baird]] |
| 961 | !!'''Sergeant Michael Baird''' |
| 962 | [[quoteright:212:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/d35f42ee721ca32bf28385994b182888.png]] |
| 963 | ->'''Homeworld: Earth (Edinburgh, Scotland)'''\ |
| 964 | '''Birthdate: Unknown'''\ |
| 965 | '''Debuted in: ''[[Literature/HaloEvolutions Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'''''\ |
| 966 | '''Voiced by: "[[Creator/RobinSachs Leonard Meyer]]"''' |
| 967 | |
| 968 | 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 already dead. After waking up, he then sets out to destroy the ship in order to prevent the Covenant from stealing the ship's AI, Mo Ye. |
| 969 | ---- |
| 970 | * BraveScot: [[WordOfGod Frank O'Connor]] has said that he was based off of some family friends with military backgrounds from his own childhood in Scotland. It's most apparent in the motion comic adaptation of ''Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian''. |
| 971 | * 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). |
| 972 | * {{Determinator}}: Even when he's on the brink of death, nothing will stop him from taking it to the Covenant. |
| 973 | * DumbMuscle: Initially comes off as this due to his lack of scientific knowledge, but is far more cunning when it comes to combat-related matters. |
| 974 | * HeroicSuicide: See below. |
| 975 | * ISurrenderSuckers: [[spoiler: Tricks the Covenant into reactivating Mo 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]].]] |
| 976 | * LastDayToLive: [[spoiler: After getting wounded, Mo Ye tells him that even with the drug cocktail, he only has an hour left.]] |
| 977 | * OffWithHisHead: How he dies at the hands of the Covenant. Unfortunately for them, this is exactly what he wanted them to do. |
| 978 | * OldSoldier: Was already an experienced veteran when first contact with the Covenant happened. |
| 979 | * PsychoSerum: Mo Ye administers a cocktail of drugs to him, including a very dangerous strength enhancer, after he's injured by Covenant. |
| 980 | * SoleSurvivor: Is the only human left alive on the ship after he wakes up. |
| 981 | * ThanatosGambit: [[spoiler: Mo Ye can't detonate the ship because he's on it, so he tricks an Elite into killing him so he won't be on it anymore. Cue the boom.]] |
| 982 | [[/folder]] |
| 983 | |
| 984 | [[folder:[=1stLt.=] Cadmon Lasky]] |
| 985 | !!'''First Lieutenant Cadmon "Volcano" Lasky''' |
| 986 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/085ff8f259a81e84ea3049b10b35c01c.jpg]] |
| 987 | ->'''Homeworld: Mars (Tricode Village, Mare Erythraeum)'''\ |
| 988 | '''Birthdate: September 30, 2507'''\ |
| 989 | '''Debuted in: ''Film/Halo4ForwardUntoDawn'''''\ |
| 990 | '''Portrayed by: Max Carver''' |
| 991 | |
| 992 | The older brother of Thomas Lasky, Cadmon was regarded as one of the best soldiers to pass through the Corbulo Academy of Military Science. He was killed fighting Insurrectionists on Andesia in 2526. |
| 993 | ---- |
| 994 | * TheAce: Regarded as such by pretty much everyone. Even General Black knows of and has a favorable opinion of him. |
| 995 | * AlwaysSomeoneBetter: To Thomas, who was constantly compared unfavorably to him at Corbulo. |
| 996 | * CoolBigBro: All of his video logs show him being such to Thomas. |
| 997 | * CynicismCatalyst: His death is implied to be one of the reasons why Thomas doesn't think too highly of the UNSC's attempts to quell the Insurrection. |
| 998 | * EmbarrassingNickname: His squad started calling him "Volcano" after he drank some contaminated water on Arcadia and ruined a few pairs of pants. |
| 999 | * PosthumousCharacter: Is already dead by the start of ''Film/Halo4ForwardUntoDawn''. |
| 1000 | [[/folder]] |
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