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|fullname=Maria
|fullname=Maria
|homeworld=
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|birth=[[2511]]
|birth=circa [[2511]]
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|branch=[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval Reserve]]
|branch=[[[UNSC Navy]]
|group= [[Naval Special Warfare]], [[SPARTAN-II]]
|group= [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Weapons]], [[SPARTAN-II Program]]
|rank=[[Petty Officer Second Class]] or higher<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 99''</ref>
|rank=[[Petty Officer Second Class]] or higher<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 99''</ref>
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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 gets a hold of this armor, we'll all start sleeping a little better at night.|Maria-062}}
'''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.
'''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.<ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', "[[Armor Testing]]", ''page 68''</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
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Prior to the [[Battle of Earth]] in [[2552#October|October 2552]], Maria tested the new Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor in [[Seongnam]], [[United Korea]].
Prior to the [[Battle of Earth]] in [[2552#October|October 2552]], Maria tested the new Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor in [[Seongnam]], [[United Korea]].


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]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Armory]]''
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 delivered to the [[orbital defense platform]] ''[[Cairo Station]]''. There, it was issued to [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Armory]]''
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===Personal and Family Life===
==Alleged retirement==
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>
{{Conjecture}}
Prior to the [[Fall of Reach]], one of the SPARTAN-IIs had been wounded too critically to continue active duty.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page ''240''</ref> It is possible that this wounded Spartan was Maria and that she did not participate in the Fall of Reach, though she may have been sufficiently rehabilitated by October 2552 to test the Mark VI MJOLNIR armor. However, the 'too-wounded' Spartan might have been [[Naomi-010]], who later served in ONI's [[Kilo-Five]] team deployed to [[Sanghelios]].


==Theory==
It is far more likely, however, that her retirement, (at least her intent to start a family), was a ruse and that she served with the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] despite no longer actively serving with her fellow SPARTAN-IIs. The only SPARTAN-II who is known to have retired, (as opposed to Maria's unsubstantiated claim), was [[Ralph-303]], who was discharged due to psychological instability and physical problems caused by later augmentation procedures. Following Ralph's precedent, it is also possible that Maria was one of twelve "washouts" who were crippled by the augmentations; [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] was confident that at least some of the "washouts" could be rehabilitated and redeployed, so it is possible that Maria was rehabilitated.
{{Conjecturalization}}
{{Conjecture end}}
Prior to the [[Fall of Reach]], one of the SPARTAN-IIs 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 did not participate in 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 SPARTAN-II whose face was visually depicted.
Maria-062 is the first SPARTAN-II whose face was visually depicted in official media.
*Maria is the first SPARTAN ever depicted to retire, the second being [[Ralph-303]].


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

Revision as of 10:39, September 10, 2012

"Maria" redirects here. For other uses of the name, see Maria (disambiguation).

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

Maria-062 is a SPARTAN-II supersoldier. She claimed that, at some point during the Human-Covenant War, she had retired with the intent of starting a family.[1]

Biography

Special Warfare Center

Prior to the Battle of Earth in October 2552, Maria tested the new Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor in Seongnam, United 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 delivered to the orbital defense platform Cairo Station. There, it was issued to Master Chief Petty Officer John-117.[2]

Alleged retirement

Prior to the Fall of Reach, one of the SPARTAN-IIs had been wounded too critically to continue active duty.[3] It is possible that this wounded Spartan was Maria and that she did not participate in the Fall of Reach, though she may have been sufficiently rehabilitated by October 2552 to test the Mark VI MJOLNIR armor. However, the 'too-wounded' Spartan might have been Naomi-010, who later served in ONI's Kilo-Five team deployed to Sanghelios.

It is far more likely, however, that her retirement, (at least her intent to start a family), was a ruse and that she served with the Office of Naval Intelligence despite no longer actively serving with her fellow SPARTAN-IIs. The only SPARTAN-II who is known to have retired, (as opposed to Maria's unsubstantiated claim), was Ralph-303, who was discharged due to psychological instability and physical problems caused by later augmentation procedures. Following Ralph's precedent, it is also possible that Maria was one of twelve "washouts" who were crippled by the augmentations; Dr. Catherine Halsey was confident that at least some of the "washouts" could be rehabilitated and redeployed, so it is possible that Maria was rehabilitated.

Trivia

Maria-062 is the first SPARTAN-II whose face was visually depicted in official media.

Gallery


List of appearances

Sources

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

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