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{{Quote|Once [[John-117|he]] gets a hold of [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|this armor]], I think we'll all start sleeping a little better at night.|Maria-062}} | {{Quote|Once [[John-117|he]] gets a hold of [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|this armor]], I think we'll all start sleeping a little better at night.|Maria-062}} | ||
[[Petty Officer, Second Class]] '''Maria-062''' is a [[SPARTAN-II program| | [[Petty Officer, Second Class]] '''Maria-062''' is a [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II supersoldier]]. She claimed that at some point during the [[Human-Covenant War]] she had retired with the intent of starting a family. She served in the reserves as of [[2552#October|October 2552]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=at|HGN|Story=Armor Testing}} | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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===Retirement=== | ===Retirement=== | ||
At some point prior to October 2552, Maria retired to [[Earth]]. She married and had at least one child. Maria is something of an anomaly as a | At some point prior to October 2552, Maria retired to [[Earth]]. She married and had at least one child. Maria is something of an anomaly as a [[Spartan-II]] that has managed to lead a normal human life.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} | ||
===Special Warfare Center=== | ===Special Warfare Center=== | ||
Hours before the [[Covenant]]'s [[Battle for Earth|invasion of Earth]] on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], Maria tested the new [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI Mjolnir armor]] in [[Songnam]], [[Korea]]. She engaged the [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]] of the [[340th ODST Combat Training Unit]]'s [[Echo Team (ODST)|Echo]] and [[Kilo Team|Kilo]] teams in a mock battle near the [[Special Warfare Center]] at the [[UNSC Operational Test and Evaluation Center]].<ref name="JRH2EODST">[[Joyride Studios/Halo 2 Exclusives#ODST|''Joyride'', ODST (Halo Graphic Novel Limited Edition Exclusive)]]</ref> | Hours before the [[Covenant]]'s [[Battle for Earth|invasion of Earth]] on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], Maria tested the new [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI Mjolnir armor]] in [[Songnam]], [[Korea]]. She engaged the [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]] of the [[340th ODST Combat Training Unit]]'s [[Echo Team (ODST)|Echo]] and [[Kilo Team|Kilo]] teams in a mock battle near the [[Special Warfare Center]] at the [[UNSC Operational Test and Evaluation Center]].<ref name="JRH2EODST">[[Joyride Studios/Halo 2 Exclusives#ODST|''Joyride'', ODST (Halo Graphic Novel Limited Edition Exclusive)]]</ref> After the exercise, the armor was approved for battle and was delivered to the [[orbital defense platform]] ''[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]''. There, it was issued to [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]],<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Armory]]''</ref> who would use it to great effect as late as [[2557]].{{Ref/Level|H4|Epilogue (Halo 4 level)|Epilogue}} After the test, Maria declined a request to return to active duty by the [[Unidentified Navy captain (Seongnam)|captain]] in charge of the test, stating that she did not regret her decision to retire.{{Ref/Reuse|at}} | ||
After the exercise, the armor was approved for battle and was delivered to the [[orbital defense platform]] ''[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]''. There, it was issued to [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]],<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Armory]]''</ref> who would use it to great effect as late as [[2557]].{{Ref/Level|H4|Epilogue (Halo 4 level)|Epilogue}} Maria declined a request to return to active duty by the [[Unidentified Navy captain (Seongnam)| | |||
==Ambiguous mentions== | ==Ambiguous mentions== | ||
{{Conjecture}} | {{Conjecture}} | ||
Maria may have been mentioned in two of the ''Halo'' novels, though it cannot be clearly determined if she is the Spartan in question. | Maria-062 may have been mentioned in two of the ''Halo'' novels, though it cannot be clearly determined if she is the Spartan in question. | ||
In ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', during [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey's]] briefing to the Spartans assembled for [[Operation: RED FLAG]], she mentions that among those not present is one Spartan who had (within the last decade) been too critically wounded to continue active duty.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page ''240''</ref> It is possible that this wounded Spartan was Maria, whose absence allowed her to avoid the [[Fall of Reach]], and that she had healed adequately by October 2552 to test the Mark VI MJOLNIR armor. See [[List of inconsistencies in the Halo series#Multiple sources|here]] for further analysis. | In ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', during [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey's]] briefing to the Spartans assembled for [[Operation: RED FLAG]], she mentions that among those not present is one Spartan who had (within the last decade) been too critically wounded to continue active duty.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page ''240''</ref> It is possible that this wounded Spartan was Maria, whose absence allowed her to avoid the [[Fall of Reach]], and that she had healed adequately by October 2552 to test the Mark VI MJOLNIR armor. See [[List of inconsistencies in the Halo series#Multiple sources|here]] for further analysis. | ||
