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Omega Team is typically deployed with the goal of breaking the enemy's hold long enough in order to reinforce

local defenses and buy time for a [[UNSC]] response. During the [[Human-Covenant War]], Omega Team was deployed to several [[Human colonies|colony worlds]] threatened by the [[Covenant]], assisting in emergency evacuation efforts and enacting classified last-stand protocols. The team proved highly proficient at the denial of critical resources, data, and even personnel to the Covenant by any means necessary, which sometimes required the deployment of weapons of mass destruction.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p65}}

On several occasions, Omega Team worked closely with [[Jerome-092]], [[Alice-130]], and [[Douglas-042]] of [[Red Team]], including during the defense of [[Arcadia]] when it was attacked in [[2531]].{{Ref/Level|Id=AO|HW|Arcadia Outskirts}}{{Ref/Game|Id=PhoenixLog|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Omega Team}} During the battle, they were separated when the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} departed the [[Procyon system|system]] to chase retreating Covenant forces.{{Ref/Level|Id=AS|HW|Anders' Signal}}

Decades after Red Team's last encounter with them, Commander Jerome-092 discerned that Omega Team had survived the war based on UNSC records recovered from the [[Henry Lamb Research Outpost]].{{Ref/Reuse|Know-Scope}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=Hippo|Halo: Hippocratica}} By [[2560]], August-099 had become the leader of Omega Team. In this year, the team was deployed to Arcadia once again, this time with goal of observing a deal between [[Adam Andrews]]—the CEO of [[Optican]]—and [[Kig-Yar]] working for [[Nor Fel]]. After a successful handoff between the two parties amid [[Forerunner]] [[Arcadia Forerunner ruins|ruins]], August eliminated a trio of Kig-Yar with her [[M99A2S3 Stanchion]] while Leon-011 rushed for their [[Phantom]] and Robert-025 secured the aliens' prize: the [[focus cannon]] of a [[Type-29 Scarab]]. After clearing the Phantom of hostiles, Leon checked the cargo manifest, revealing that the Kig-Yar had supplied Andrews with [[rumbledrug]] and leading August to remember the [[Insurrectionist]]s' use of the drugs in [[2527]] on [[Hellas]] as an attempt to even the odds against Spartans. With their objective complete, Omega Team left the area.{{Ref/Reuse|Hippo}}

August-099 is noted for her fondness for hypervelocity weaponry.{{Ref/Reuse|Emblem}} As such, she commonly employs the [[ARC-920 railgun]] and [[M99A2S3 Stanchion]]s as her primary weapons.{{Ref/Reuse|Know-Scope}}{{Ref/Reuse|Hippo}} As of 2560, her [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mark IV MJOLNIR]] ensemble includes an [[ARDENT-class Mjolnir|ARDENT-class]] helmet with a [[Target acquisition system|TAS/FES/BRONTES]] module, [[IMA attachments|IMA/SGN]] right shoulder (with an attached bandolier to mount six [[M645 FTP-HE]] rounds), an [[IMA attachments|IMA/GARITA/OMEGA SYKES]] left shoulder (consisting of a standard Mark IV Garita pauldron with a [[combat knife]] and some custom upgrades), and an [[Remote sensor|RS/SPC/ISABEL]] chestpiece. August's left forearm includes the [[UTIL attachments|UTIL/CERJO]] prototype while her kneepads consist of the [[UA attachments|UA/TWISP]] upgrades. She sports a [[UTIL attachments|UTIL/ZEPO]] attached to her right leg.{{Ref/Reuse|Hippo}}

*[[343 Industries]] has noted in a [[Canon Fodder]] post that both the concept art and the final ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' in-game models of Omega Team could be considered authoritative in some capacity, stating that ''"Discerning lore-lovers should feel free to consider both iterations fair game for expanding their imaginations."''{{Ref/Reuse|Know-Scope}} Furthermore, the [[2022]] edition of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]'' utilizes said concept art for its depiction of Omega Team, firmly cementing its canon status.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p65}} In [[2024]]'s [[Content Update 29]], August's armour suite was fully-realised in canon as the Ardent armour bundle for ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.  

File:HW2-August.png|August being used in multiplayer. August with her "Crosshair" hero icon.

File:HINF August-099 Armor.jpg|August-099's Mark IV armor in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.