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{{Quote|Once [[John 117|John]] gets a hold of this armor, we'll all start sleeping a little better at night.|Maria-062}}
{{Quote|Once [[John-117|John]] gets a hold of this armor, we'll all start sleeping a little better at night.|Maria-062}}
'''Maria-062''' was a [[SPARTAN-II]] super soldier of the UNSC Naval [[Naval Special Warfare|Special Warfare Group]]. She tested the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor#MJOLNIR Mark VI|Mark VI]] armor before it was handed over to John-117.
'''Maria-062''' was a [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] super soldier of the [[UNSC Navy|UNSC Naval]] [[UNSC Special Forces|Special Warfare Command]]. She tested the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI MJOLNIR armor]] suit that would later be issued to John-117.


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Special Warfare Center===
===Special Warfare Center===
Prior to the [[Battle of Earth]] in October [[2552]], PO2 Maria tested the new MJOLNIR Mark VI Powered Assault Armor in [[Songnam]], [[Kyonggi Province]] in [[Korea]].
Prior to the [[Battle of Earth]] in October [[2552#October|October 2552]], Maria tested the new Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor in [[Seongnam]] in the [[Kyonggi Province]] of [[Korea]].


She fought against a squad of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s from the [[340th ODST Combat Training Unit]] in a mock battle using paintballs near the [[Special Warfare Center]]. After the exercise, the battle armor was approved for battle and was sent up to [[Orbital Defense Platform]] [[Cairo Station|ODA-142 ''Cairo'']]. There, it was issued to Master Chief Petty Officer John-117.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', level ''[[The Armory (Level)|The Armory]]''</ref>
She fought against a squad of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s from the [[340th ODST Combat Training Unit]] with [[Tactical Training Round]]s in a mock battle near the [[Special Warfare Center]]. After the exercise, the armor was approved for battle and was sent up to [[Orbital Defense Platform]] [[Cairo Station|''Cairo Station'']]. There, it was issued to [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]].<ref>'''''[[Halo 2]]''''', level ''[[The Armory]]''</ref>


===Personal and Family Life===
===Personal and Family Life===
At the time of the exercise, Maria had decided to retire with the plan of starting a family.<ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel|Halo]]''': ''[[Armor Testing]]'', page 68</ref>
At the time of the exercise, Maria claimed that she had retired with the intent of starting a family.<ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]:''' ''[[Armor Testing]]'', page 68</ref>


==Theory and Speculation==
==Theory==
In [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], just as twenty-six of the remaining twenty-nine SPARTAN-IIs are informed of their new mission to bring a Prophet to Earth for interrogation and ending the [[Human-Covenant War]], it is said that in the last ten years, there had only been three [[KIA]] Spartans and one too wounded to continue active duty.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 240</ref> It's possible that Maria is the wounded Spartan, and that her injuries were repaired; or that they were only a cover story. However, that raises questions as to why she'd risk her cover for an armor test.
{{Conjecturalization}}
Prior to the [[Fall of Reach]], a single SPARTAN-II had been wounded too critically to continue active duty.<ref>'''''Halo: The Fall of Reach''''', page 240</ref> It is likely that this wounded SPARTAN was Maria, and that she was on Earth during the Fall of Reach. If this is the case, it is possible that she attempted to live a normal life and start a family. It is likely that her wounds had healed sufficiently by that point for her to test the Mark VI MJOLNIR armor. It is also possible, given the seeming unlikelihood of a SPARTAN being allowed to retire, that she served with the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] in some capacity following her alleged retirement.
{{Conjecturalization End}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Maria-062 is the first inducted SPARTAN-II that has been seen without a helmet or protective cover in pictures.
*Maria-062 is the first SPARTAN-II whose face was visually depicted.
*Maria is the only known SPARTAN-II that has retired.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Spartan-062.jpg|Maria-062 making a sub-orbital jump; testing John-117's MJOLNIR Mk VI armor.
File:Spartan-062.jpg|Maria-062 making a sub-orbital jump while testing John-117's Mark VI MJOLNIR armor.
File:Maria Reentry.jpg|Maria in the free-fall burn.
File:Maria Reentry.jpg|Maria in the free-fall burn.
File:HGN 1.jpg|Maria-062 prepares to throw a mock grenade.
File:HGN 1.jpg|Maria-062 prepares to throw a mock grenade.

Revision as of 19:38, August 17, 2010

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Maria
PO2 Maria-062 at the Special Warfare Center in Songnam, Kyonggi Province|Kyonggi, Korea in Fall 2552.
Biographical information

Date of birth:

2511

Gender:

Female

Hair color:

Black

Eye color:

Brown

Political and military information

Spartan tag:

062

Rank:

Petty Officer Second Class or higher[1]

 

"Once John gets a hold of this armor, we'll all start sleeping a little better at night."
— Maria-062

Maria-062 was a SPARTAN-II super soldier of the UNSC Naval Special Warfare Command. She tested the Mark VI MJOLNIR armor suit that would later be issued to John-117.

Biography

Special Warfare Center

Prior to the Battle of Earth in October October 2552, Maria tested the new Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor in Seongnam in the Kyonggi Province of Korea.

She fought against a squad of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers from the 340th ODST Combat Training Unit with Tactical Training Rounds in a mock battle near the Special Warfare Center. After the exercise, the armor was approved for battle and was sent up to Orbital Defense Platform Cairo Station. There, it was issued to Master Chief Petty Officer John-117.[2]

Personal and Family Life

At the time of the exercise, Maria claimed that she had retired with the intent of starting a family.[3]

Theory

Template:Conjecturalization Prior to the Fall of Reach, a single SPARTAN-II had been wounded too critically to continue active duty.[4] It is likely that this wounded SPARTAN was Maria, and that she was on Earth during the Fall of Reach. If this is the case, it is possible that she attempted to live a normal life and start a family. It is likely that her wounds had healed sufficiently by that point for her to test the Mark VI MJOLNIR armor. It is also possible, given the seeming unlikelihood of a SPARTAN being allowed to retire, that she served with the Office of Naval Intelligence in some capacity following her alleged retirement. Template:Conjecturalization End

Trivia

  • Maria-062 is the first SPARTAN-II whose face was visually depicted.

Gallery

  • Maria-062 making a sub-orbital jump while testing John-117's Mark VI MJOLNIR armor.

    Maria-062 making a sub-orbital jump while testing John-117's Mark VI MJOLNIR armor.

  • Maria in the free-fall burn.

    Maria in the free-fall burn.

  • Maria-062 prepares to throw a mock grenade.

    Maria-062 prepares to throw a mock grenade.

  • Flames flicker about Maria's shields.

    Flames flicker about Maria's shields.

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 99
  2. ^ Halo 2, level The Armory
  3. ^ Halo Graphic Novel: Armor Testing, page 68
  4. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 240

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