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'''Cortez''' is a [[Master Sergeant]] in the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] and an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]. Cortez was a member of the [[105th Shock Troops Division]]'s contingent aboard the [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] {{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}}.{{Ref/Film|HLeg|Story=The Babysitter}}


|image = [[File:MSCortez.png|300px]]
==Biography==
|name = Cortez
===Assassination mission===
|rank = [[Master Sergeant]]
Some time during [[2544]],{{Ref/Site|Id=CFShocks|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-system-shocks|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - System Shocks|D=30|M=06|Y=2023}} Cortez and his fireteam were tasked with a high priority mission on the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]-controlled planet [[Heian]].<ref>Taylor H. Miles, who participated in the mission, enlisted in 2540. Thus, the mission took place during or after 2540. During the mission, Cal-141 wore [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mark IV MJOLNIR armor]], which was replaced by the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] in November 2551.</ref> The team was ordered to assassinate a [[Unidentified Prophet (Heian)|Prophet]] to interrupt Covenant's supply lines. This mission was unusual in that a [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN]], [[Cal-141]], was given command over the mission. His team was deployed via [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV]] during a meteor storm to mask their approach. One of Cortez' squad members, [[Checkman]], was killed during atmospheric entry following a collision with an asteroid. After landing, Cortez nearly lost a second ODST, the team's secondary sniper, [[O'Brien (Heian)|O'Brien]], whose pod began to sink in the thick mud of a swamp he had landed in. Cortez and [[Taylor H. Miles|Dutch]] were about to assist O'Brien when the SPARTAN hurled the pod from the swamp. The team then began its day-long march to their intended destination. During their march, they neutralized several [[Unggoy]] and a [[Jiralhanae]] [[unidentified Jiralhanae chieftain (Heian)|chieftain]].
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'''Master Sergeant Cortez''' was a [[Master Sergeant|Staff Non-commissioned Officer]] of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] and an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]].<ref>''[[Halo Legends]]'': ''[[The Babysitter]]''</ref> Cortez was a member of the [[105th ODST Division]]'s contingent aboard the [[Unnamed Destroyer (The Babysitter)|Destroyer DD-933]], and was in command of a fire team.
Upon reaching their destination, Cortez and his fellow ODSTs set up a loose perimeter around the SPARTAN as she adjusted her sniper rifle for the assassination attempt. However, they were caught unawares by the Brute they had previously engaged, who had hunted them since its defeat. The Brute, wielding a [[Gravity hammer (fiction)|gravity hammer]], attempted to smash O'Brien, but the SPARTAN managed to push him out of the way and take the brunt of the blow herself. After he and his fellow troopers knocked down and killed the Brute, O'Brien finished the mission himself. With her last words, Cal-141 handed Cortez the data she had gathered from the strange ruins scattered about the planet and asked him to take them to [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]]. It is unknown whether he fulfilled this request.


==Biography==
After the mission, Cortez, Dutch, and O'Brien were returned to the destroyer. There, they were accosted by a [[Marine]], [[Berger]], who mocked the death of the SPARTAN. Rather than holding antipathy for the SPARTAN, as most ODSTs would do, Cortez and his squadmates scolded Berger.
===Assassination===
Some time between [[2542]] and [[2552]], MSgt Cortez and his fire team were tasked on a high priority mission on a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]-controlled planet known as [[Heian]] to assassinate a [[Unidentified Prophet (The Babysitter)|Prophet]] to interrupt Covenant supply lines. This mission was unusual in that a [[Cal-141|Spartan-II]] was given command over the mission. His team was deployed via [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV]] during a meteor storm to mask their approach. The mission almost immediately turned sour, when [[Checkman|a fellow marine]] was killed during atmospheric entry. He nearly lost a second soldier, the team's secondary sniper [[O'Brien (The Babysitter)|O'Brien]], whose pod begun to sink in the thick mud of a swamp he landed in. Cortez was about to begin to assist him when the Spartan took matters into her own hands and freed the entire Pod from the mud with pure brute strength. The team then began it's day march to their intended destination. During their trip they neutralized several Covenant [[Unggoy|Grunts]] and one [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Brute Chieftain]].


Upon reaching their destination, Cortez and his fellow ODSTs set up a loose guard around the Spartan as she adjusted her [[Sniper Rifle]] for the assassination attempt, but was caught unawares by the sudden approach of the Brute they had earlier battled with who had not only survived the encounter but tracked the squad down to their location. The Brute, wielding a [[Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer|Gravity Hammer]], attempted to smash O'Brien, but the Spartan managed to&nbsp;push him out of the way and take the brunt of the blow herself. After he and his fellow marines knocked down and killed the Brute, O'Brien finished the mission himself. With her dying breaths, the Spartan, Cal-141, handed Cortez the data she had gathered from the strange ruins scattered about the planet and asked him to bring them to [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Halsey]]. It is unknown whether he fulfilled this request.
==Trivia==
Cortez was voiced by [[Wikipedia:Kalob Martinez|Kalob Martinez]].<ref>'''Halo Legends:''' ''The Babysitter'' credits</ref>


==Relationship with Spartans==
==Gallery==
ODSTs are often known for their antagonistic feelings toward Spartan-IIs, and at the beginning of the mission Cortez and his team were all asked to put these feelings aside while working with a Spartan. After seeing her sacrifice herself to save one of his squad mates, it is likely Cortez has reconsidered these feelings. After the assassination he is seen physically and verbally assaulting a fellow [[Berger|Marine]] who called into question the abilities of Cal.
<gallery>
File:TheBabysitter CortezSketch Concept.png|Concept sketch of Cortez.
File:TheBabysitter CortezHelmet Concept.png|Concept sketch of Cortez.
File:TheBabysitter CortezFace Concept 2.png|Concept sketch of Cortez.
File:TheBabysitter CortezFace Concept.png|Concept art of Cortez.
File:TheBabysitter Cortez Concept.png|Concept art of Cortez.
File:MSCortez.png|Cortez briefing his squad of the mission objective.
File:Babysitter 01.jpg|Cortez and the surviving members
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*[[Halo Legends]]
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
:*[[The Babysitter]] {{1st}}
**''[[The Babysitter]]'' {{1st}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}
[[Category:UNSC Marine Corps Personnel]]
 
[[Category:Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
[[Category:Human characters]]

Latest revision as of 10:36, July 1, 2023

Cortez
MSCortez01.png
Personal details

Gender:

Male

Hair color:

Brown

Eye color:

Brown

Political and military information

Affiliation:

Rank:

Master Sergeant

 

Cortez is a Master Sergeant in the UNSC Marine Corps and an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper. Cortez was a member of the 105th Shock Troops Division's contingent aboard the destroyer UNSC Kronstadt.[1]

Biography[edit]

Assassination mission[edit]

Some time during 2544,[2] Cortez and his fireteam were tasked with a high priority mission on the Covenant-controlled planet Heian.[3] The team was ordered to assassinate a Prophet to interrupt Covenant's supply lines. This mission was unusual in that a SPARTAN, Cal-141, was given command over the mission. His team was deployed via SOEIV during a meteor storm to mask their approach. One of Cortez' squad members, Checkman, was killed during atmospheric entry following a collision with an asteroid. After landing, Cortez nearly lost a second ODST, the team's secondary sniper, O'Brien, whose pod began to sink in the thick mud of a swamp he had landed in. Cortez and Dutch were about to assist O'Brien when the SPARTAN hurled the pod from the swamp. The team then began its day-long march to their intended destination. During their march, they neutralized several Unggoy and a Jiralhanae chieftain.

Upon reaching their destination, Cortez and his fellow ODSTs set up a loose perimeter around the SPARTAN as she adjusted her sniper rifle for the assassination attempt. However, they were caught unawares by the Brute they had previously engaged, who had hunted them since its defeat. The Brute, wielding a gravity hammer, attempted to smash O'Brien, but the SPARTAN managed to push him out of the way and take the brunt of the blow herself. After he and his fellow troopers knocked down and killed the Brute, O'Brien finished the mission himself. With her last words, Cal-141 handed Cortez the data she had gathered from the strange ruins scattered about the planet and asked him to take them to Dr. Halsey. It is unknown whether he fulfilled this request.

After the mission, Cortez, Dutch, and O'Brien were returned to the destroyer. There, they were accosted by a Marine, Berger, who mocked the death of the SPARTAN. Rather than holding antipathy for the SPARTAN, as most ODSTs would do, Cortez and his squadmates scolded Berger.

Trivia[edit]

Cortez was voiced by Kalob Martinez.[4]

Gallery[edit]

  • Concept sketch of Cortez.

    Concept sketch of Cortez.

  • Concept sketch of Cortez.

    Concept sketch of Cortez.

  • Concept sketch of Cortez.

    Concept sketch of Cortez.

  • Concept art of Cortez.

    Concept art of Cortez.

  • Concept art of Cortez.

    Concept art of Cortez.

  • Cortez briefing his squad of the mission objective.

    Cortez briefing his squad of the mission objective.

  • Cortez and the surviving members

    Cortez and the surviving members

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo Legends - The Babysitter
  2. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - System Shocks (Retrieved on Jun 30, 2023) [archive]
  3. ^ Taylor H. Miles, who participated in the mission, enlisted in 2540. Thus, the mission took place during or after 2540. During the mission, Cal-141 wore Mark IV MJOLNIR armor, which was replaced by the Mark V in November 2551.
  4. ^ Halo Legends: The Babysitter credits
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