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|affiliation=*[[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}<ref name="WaypointSpartans">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/spartans '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Spartans'']</ref><ref name="HOSFM33">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', ''page 33''</ref>{{Ref/Note|As a Spartan-III, Hazel served under the authority of [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command]]. However, all Spartan-IIIs who survived the war with the Covenant were offered integration into the [[Spartan-IV]] program and the newly-created [[Spartan Operations]] branch. It is unknown whether Hazel remained with the [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] or not, though her pay grade of E-5 may suggest she did, since all who transition to Spartan Operations are granted a direct officer's commission.}}

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'''Spartan Hazel-A302''' is a [[Spartan-III]] in service with the [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Armed Forces|Armed Forces]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}} Orphaned at a young age, she was trained to be a [[Spartan]] on [[Onyx]] as part of the [[Spartan-III program]]'s [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] and [[Biological augmentation|biologically augmented]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO6}} Hazel was separated from the rest of her company prior to its first deployment in [[2536]] and made one of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Headhunters]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Reuse|HM76}} In late [[2553]] she and another Spartan, [[Owen-B096]], were tasked with delivering the [[artificial intelligence]] [[Gabriela]] to [[Earth]] and assisting with an [[Outpost Discovery]] at major population centers on the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|OutpostDiscovery}}<ref name="ATNOTUHODE">[https://youtu.be/8K3hG76Ctmo?t=164 '''YouTube''': ''All the News on the Upcoming Halo: Outpost Discovery Experience'']</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|HLW1}}{{Ref/Reuse|HLW4}}

===Training and war===

Hazel was born on the [[Human colonies|colony]] of [[Alluvion]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}} As a young child, she was an exceptional athlete and student.{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}} Hazel was eventually orphaned due to [[human]]ity's prolonged [[Human-Covenant War|war]] with the [[Covenant]] and became one of four hundred and ninety-seven such war orphans recruited for the [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|the first company]] of [[Spartan-III]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}<ref name="HGOO6">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', ''Chapter 6''</ref> On [[2532#December|December 27, 2532]] Hazel and the rest of the children were brought to the planet [[Onyx]] in the [[Zeta Doradus system]]. Multiple [[D77-TC Pelican]]s touched down on the parade ground at [[Camp Currahee]] at around 1953 hours to unload the recruits, who streamed out of the dropships at the behest of Senior Chief Petty Officer [[Franklin Mendez]] and were met by [[Lieutenant]] [[Kurt Ambrose]]. When the [[Mjolnir]]-clad [[Spartan-II]] first spoke, his voice carried by the camp's public address system, the children stopped moving and fell silent, amazed by the armored giant. As they crowded before him Kurt offered them the chance to become like him so that they might destroy the Covenant. He noted, however, that only three hundred slots were ultimately available and that the process of determining who would fill that roster would began that night. Mendez then ordered the children back onto the [[Pelican]]s and they each proceeded to shuffle aboard, after only some hesitation. After they were airborne once again each recruit was given a [[Falcon Wing aerial descent unit]] and told to jump from their [[dropship]]'s rear bay if they wanted to be a [[Spartan]]. Following this, those who had jumped were recovered.{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO6}}

Alpha Company was trained from that point on by Lieutenant Ambrose and CPO Mendez at the Camp Curahee complex.<ref name="HOSFM84">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', ''page 84''</ref> The regimen mirrored that of the [[Spartan-II]]s', with intensive physical conditioning and education conducted by hand-picked trainers and multiple on-site A.I.s. All training and indoctrination emphasized the significance of achieving objectives at any cost and a willingness to sacrifice for the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|HOSFM84}} Hazel's innate physical capabilities were greatly enhanced by Spartan [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|augmentations]], carried out aboard the {{UNSCShip|Hopeful}} in [[2536]], and her scholarly abilities bent towards learning the many arts of war.{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}<ref name="HOSFM85">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', ''page 85''</ref><ref name="BOAS">''[[Birth of a Spartan]]''</ref> Only around sixty percent of the four hundred and ninety-seven were considered to have been augmented successfully, but this did not automatically disqualify "failures" from being deployed regardless.{{Ref/Reuse|HOSFM85}} Alpha Company graduated in 2536 and by October 16 of that year the three-hundred chosen to form its final incarnation had been selected and deployed to [[Mamore]] for [[Operation: FIREBRAND]].{{Ref/Reuse|HOSFM84}}<ref name="HGOO8">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', ''Chapter 8''</ref><ref name="WaypointJun-A266">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/jun-a266 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Jun-A266'']</ref> There, the Spartans suppressed an anti-[[Unified Earth Government]] [[Mamore insurrections|coup d'état]] which had seized the colony.{{Ref/Reuse|HOSFM84}}{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO8}} Over the next nine months Alpha Company undertook nine other missions, including [[Operation: HWACHA]], in which the Spartans distinguished themselves through successful counter-boarding actions as part of a fleet action against the [[Covenant]] in the [[Bonanza asteroid belt]].{{Ref/Reuse|HOSFM84}}{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO8}} The [[Far-gone colony platforms]] also were among the locales which the Spartan-IIIs were deployed to during this period.{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO8}} It was in early [[2537]] that they were tasked with [[Battle of New Constantinople|defending]] the colony of [[New Constantinople]] from Covenant attack as part of [[Operation: IRON GREAVE]].<ref name="Enc36">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', ''page 36''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|HOSFM84}}{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO8}} During this deployment Hazel caught the eye of [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]]'s advisors.<ref name="CF106">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/outpost-discoveries '''Halo Waypoint''' - '' Outpost Discoveries'']</ref> Her observed deft and diverse skillset led to her her extraction from Alpha Company and conscription into the ranks of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s clandestine [[Headhunters|HEADHUNTERS initiative]].<ref name="HM76">''[[Halo Mythos]]'', ''page 76''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|CF106}} Becoming a Headhunter ensured that when all three-hundred of the [[Spartan-III]]s sent to the asteroid [[K7-49]] in late July 2537 for [[Operation: PROMETHEUS]] perished during the resulting battle, Hazel was not numbered among them (her place having been filled by another following her promotion to Headhunter).{{Ref/Reuse|HM76}}{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO8}}{{Ref/Reuse|CF106}} Hazel had only even been considered for inclusion in the HEADHUNTERS initiative because she had previously survived multiple specially assigned training missions.<ref name="HEH">''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'', ''[[Headhunters (story)|Headhunters]]''</ref> For this new role she was put through an additional, grueling training regimen on the far side of Onyx from Camp Curahee.{{Ref/Reuse|HEH}} Always as part of a two-Spartan team, she conducted direct action operations against Covenant leaders on occupied planets and destroyed critical UNSC information that had fallen into enemy hands, all whilst outfitted with [[Mjolnir]] armor.<ref name="Dispatch">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/discovery-dispatch-february-21-2019 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Discovery Dispatch - February 21, 2019'']</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|HM76}}{{Ref/Reuse|HEH}} Headhunters like Hazel were typically tasked with infiltrating heavily fortified enemy encampments, ships, and operation centers completely undetected.{{Ref/Reuse|HEH}} They did so with minimal, mission-specific weaponry and no radio contact or hope for backup or retrieval. Their objectives usually constituted preparation for a larger, full-scale assault on a target or were meant as a decoy and distraction for UNSC operations elsewhere.{{Ref/Reuse|HEH}} As a Headhunter Hazel personally racked up over a dozen confirmed kills on high-value Covenant targets and successfully recovered several key classified assets, any one of which might have spelled doom for the [[UNSC]] had they fallen into or remained in enemy hands.{{Ref/Reuse|CF106}}

[[File:HLW OD.PNG|thumb|300px|right|The outposts Hazel assisted with invited average citizens to explore the legacy of humanity's survival and experience the thrill of being part of the UNSC's first line of defense against whatever threats still lurked in the galaxy.{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}]]

In the months following the conclusion of the war between humanity and the Covenant, Hazel's armor configuration consisted of a [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] [[UA|up-armored]] [[RECON-class Mjolnir]] helmet (equipped with a [[Hardened Uplink|HUL[3] attachment]]) and a [[Armor accessories/Collar#Collar/Breacher|Collar/Breacher]] chest piece.{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}} Her left shoulder was protected by a [[GRENADIER-class Mjolnir|GRENADIER-class]] pauldron and her right by one of the RECON variety. Her knee guards were of a kind with her left shoulder pauldron, being GRENADIER-class.{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Reuse|OutpostDiscovery}} In addition to a [[combat knife]] Hazel has been known to carry an [[M45 shotgun]] or an [[MA5C assault rifle]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Reuse|HLW4}}

By the time it was determined that ''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' locations ought to include two individuals dressed as [[Spartan]]s attendees could interact with, Hazel was already a character that had been created for potential inclusion in upcoming fiction.<ref name="SSDTMM">[https://mixer.com/Halo?vod=89590965 '''Mixer''': ''Social Stream: Discovering the Museum MacGyver'']</ref> [[343 Industries]] consumer products team artist [[Zara Varin]] did most of the [[Wikipedia:3D|three-dimensional]] designing and construction of the armor to be worn by the person dressed as Hazel. Objectives of the armor's design included having it make sense for the time in which ''Outpost Discovery'' is set as well as representative of armor that would actually be worn by Spartans at [[Outpost Discovery]] locations. In addition, Varin had to consider practical issues for the wearer such as the need for pockets, flexibility, and the ability to sit down while wearing the costume. Varin used assets from ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' alongside those from other projects and some they created themselves specifically for ''Outpost Discovery'' while designing the armor.{{Ref/Reuse|SSDTMM}} Hazel's existence was revealed to fans through the mention of an exclusive [[Xbox]] avatar costume based on the character that is provided for those who purchase tickets for ''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|OutpostDiscovery}} Her first appearance in ''[[Halo (disambiguation)|Halo]]'' media came in the final panels of ''[[Halo: Lone Wolf]]'''s [[Halo: Lone Wolf Issue 4|concluding issue]].<ref name="HLW4">''[[Halo: Lone Wolf]]'', ''[[Halo: Lone Wolf Issue 4|Issue #4]]''</ref>

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File:HazelAvatar.PNG|All purchasers of ''Outpost Discovery'' tickets receive a download code for this [[Xbox]] avatar costume.<ref name="Dispatch2">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/discovery-dispatch-march-28-2019 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Discovery Dispatch - March 28, 2019'']</ref>

File:HOD OwenHazel.jpg|Owen-B096 and Hazel-A302 are available to take pictures with at ''Outpost Discovery''.<ref name="Twitter7">[https://twitter.com/Ultimate_Halo/status/1146876760266555392 Ultimate Halo on Twitter]</ref>