Melissa McKay: Difference between revisions

{{era|HCW}}

|name       = Melissa McKay

|death       = [[2552#September 22|September 22, 2552]]

|rank        = [[First Lieutenant]]

|gender     = Female

|hair       = Black

|eyes       = Green

|affiliation = [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]

With the Master Chief deployed to ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' to rescue Captain [[Jacob Keyes]], McKay was ordered to the downed ''Pillar of Autumn'' to raid the cruiser for supplies. They deployed in the night of September 19, with the darkness and the rain masking the movements of the Pelicans and troops from the Covenant occupiers of the crash site.<ref name="flood3"/> In the dawn hours of September 20, the company attacked the Covenant defenders - now-weary from their night shifts - and began to eliminate the defenders. The battle took several hours, though eventually McKay's forces were able to push the Covenant out of the ship or lock them in non-essential sections. For several hours, the ODSTs loaded up [[Warthog]]s and [[Scorpion]] tanks before preparing to make their way back to Alpha Base. Due to the limited amount of personnel, McKay and her platoon leaders were to join the action as drivers or gunners.<ref>''Halo: The Flood'', Chapter 4</ref><ref>''Halo: The Flood'', Chapter 5</ref> The Lieutenant split the force up into three temporary platoons, with McKay leading Third Platoon - tasked with defending the other Warthogs and tanks from [[Ghost]]s and infantry. The convoy was attacked by [[Noga 'Putumee]], who had concealed three [[Wraith]]s and several [[Banshee]]s in the hills ahead, and began to fire down on the UNSC ground force. The convoy attack ultimately succeeded however, with McKay's forces bringing much-needed supplies back to Alpha Base.<ref name="flood6">''Halo: The Flood'', Chapter 6</ref><ref name="CFRaven">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/thats-so-raven ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - That's So Raven]</ref>

Lieutenant McKay had her hair worn short on the sides and flat on the top, as per Marine Corps regulations (so the tattoos on her scalp could be seen), accompanied by a slightly flattened nose, full lips, and green eyes.<ref name="flood3"/> She had a tattoo of a skull and the letters ODST on her bicep, but it was damaged during the skirmish aboard the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]''.<ref name="flood1"/> She was considered one of Silva's favourites<ref name="flood2"/>, with the Major wishing he had twenty more officers just like her.

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