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{{Quote|She's a professional diplomat and extremely fluent in their language and culture. If there's anything to know about the Sangheili, she's the one.|Doctor [[Bob Casper]], referring to Olympia Vale{{Ref/Novel|Id=HitD2|HitD|Chapter=2}}}} | {{Quote|She's a professional diplomat and extremely fluent in their language and culture. If there's anything to know about the Sangheili, she's the one.|Doctor [[Bob Casper]], referring to Olympia Vale{{Ref/Novel|Id=HitD2|HitD|Chapter=2}}}} | ||
[[Spartan Operations#Rank structure|Spartan]] '''Olympia Vale''' ([[service number]] '''44482-91201-OV'''){{Ref/Reuse|Id=OVUniverse}} is a [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV supersoldier]] of [[Fireteam Osiris]].{{Ref/Site|Id=GIH5GO|URL=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/06/11/halo-5-guardians-unmasking-the-fireteam-hunting-master-chief.aspx?PostPageIndex=2| | [[Spartan Operations#Rank structure|Spartan]] '''Olympia Vale''' ([[service number]] '''44482-91201-OV'''){{Ref/Reuse|Id=OVUniverse}} is a [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV supersoldier]] of [[Fireteam Osiris]].{{Ref/Site|Id=GIH5GO|URL=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/06/11/halo-5-guardians-unmasking-the-fireteam-hunting-master-chief.aspx?PostPageIndex=2|Site=Game Informer|Page=Halo 5: Guardians – Unmasking The Fireteam Hunting Master Chief|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} Vale is an anthropologist and [[Xenoanthropology|xenoanthropologist]], particularly adept in [[Sangheili]] and [[Forerunner]] culture, and fluent in [[Sangheili (language)|Sangheili]].{{Ref/Book|Id=H5GOGG|[[Halo 5: Guardians Official Game Guide]] (Collector's Edition)|Page=13}} Following the [[Human-Covenant War]], Vale served as a professional diplomat for the [[United Nations Space Command]], specializing in interspecies relations.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HitD2}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=GIH5GO}} While most Spartan-IVs are recruited from active field duty, Vale is an exception as she was accepted into the program after excelling in training exercises despite minimal field experience.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=OVUniverse}} | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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The communication skills and combat prowess displayed by Vale throughout Operation: FAR STORM did not go unnoticed by the upper echelons of ONI.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=OVUniverse}} After the mission, perhaps at Spartan Frank Kodiak's suggestion, Vale considered joining the [[SPARTAN-IV program]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HitD18}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=CFCW}} After her experience at Installation 00, Vale found difficulty in returning to her former, often bureaucratic, routine. Seeking new challenges, she entered the UNSC's [[War Games]], an inter-service event for [[UNSC Armed Forces]] personnel to practice on combat decks similar to those used for training by Spartans. Her combat training was minimal compared to most competitors, however, Vale managed to place in the top five percent through a combination of innate physical talent and quick-thinking. As a result of this performance, as well as recommendations from the highest levels of the Office of Naval Intelligence, Vale was approached by [[Spartan Operations]] seeking to cultivate warriors highly attuned to the complexities of a post-war threat environment.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=OVUniverse}} | The communication skills and combat prowess displayed by Vale throughout Operation: FAR STORM did not go unnoticed by the upper echelons of ONI.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=OVUniverse}} After the mission, perhaps at Spartan Frank Kodiak's suggestion, Vale considered joining the [[SPARTAN-IV program]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HitD18}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=CFCW}} After her experience at Installation 00, Vale found difficulty in returning to her former, often bureaucratic, routine. Seeking new challenges, she entered the UNSC's [[War Games]], an inter-service event for [[UNSC Armed Forces]] personnel to practice on combat decks similar to those used for training by Spartans. Her combat training was minimal compared to most competitors, however, Vale managed to place in the top five percent through a combination of innate physical talent and quick-thinking. As a result of this performance, as well as recommendations from the highest levels of the Office of Naval Intelligence, Vale was approached by [[Spartan Operations]] seeking to cultivate warriors highly attuned to the complexities of a post-war threat environment.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=OVUniverse}} | ||
Undergoing the [[SPARTAN-IV Augmentation Program|augmentations program]], Vale became a Spartan-IV. By [[2558#August|August of 2558]], Vale had participated in seven military [[operation]]s and two full campaigns. During [[Operation: SENTRY]], Vale served as an advisor to Region One of the UNSC's [[Central Command]] during negotiations in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]] with [[Covenant fleet]] remnants at [[Tribute]]. She participated in [[Operation: ATLAS VIGILANCE]], an aborted ONI mission that involved securing [[Shipmaster]] [[Ori 'Sumai]] at [[Salia III]] in the [[Salia system]]. Vale also briefly commanded [[Fireteam Stingray]], an ad hoc intelligence enabling group that participated in [[Operation: OCEAN RAPTOR]] at a location "redacted" by ONI.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=H5GLtd}} By [[2558#October|October of 2558]], Vale had become a member of Fireteam Osiris, led by Spartan [[Jameson Locke]] and also consisting of Spartans [[Edward Buck]] and [[Holly Tanaka]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=GIH5GO}} Fireteam Osiris was charged with carrying out a variety of complex missions for the [[UNSC Security Council]] and High Command.{{Ref/Site|Id=FOUniverse|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/fireteam-osiris| | Undergoing the [[SPARTAN-IV Augmentation Program|augmentations program]], Vale became a Spartan-IV. By [[2558#August|August of 2558]], Vale had participated in seven military [[operation]]s and two full campaigns. During [[Operation: SENTRY]], Vale served as an advisor to Region One of the UNSC's [[Central Command]] during negotiations in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]] with [[Covenant fleet]] remnants at [[Tribute]]. She participated in [[Operation: ATLAS VIGILANCE]], an aborted ONI mission that involved securing [[Shipmaster]] [[Ori 'Sumai]] at [[Salia III]] in the [[Salia system]]. Vale also briefly commanded [[Fireteam Stingray]], an ad hoc intelligence enabling group that participated in [[Operation: OCEAN RAPTOR]] at a location "redacted" by ONI.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=H5GLtd}} By [[2558#October|October of 2558]], Vale had become a member of Fireteam Osiris, led by Spartan [[Jameson Locke]] and also consisting of Spartans [[Edward Buck]] and [[Holly Tanaka]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=GIH5GO}} Fireteam Osiris was charged with carrying out a variety of complex missions for the [[UNSC Security Council]] and High Command.{{Ref/Site|Id=FOUniverse|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/fireteam-osiris|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Fireteam Osiris|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} | ||
===Battle of Kamchatka=== | ===Battle of Kamchatka=== | ||
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==Equipment== | ==Equipment== | ||
During [[Operation: FAR STORM|the mission]] to [[Installation 00]] in [[2555]], Olympia Vale armed herself with an [[M6 series]] magnum.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HitD8}} Prior to the [[operation]], she had not used the weapon for years, having only used it previously in a training exercise.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HitD8}} After becoming a Spartan, she sported the [[COPPERHEAD-class Mjolnir|Copperhead]] variant of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR [GEN2] armor]]. Vale's armor is specifically designed with a "militarized anthropology" decision support system that aids in her efforts to utilize the complex "terrain" of human and alien society to her advantage.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFCW|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-conventional-warfare| | During [[Operation: FAR STORM|the mission]] to [[Installation 00]] in [[2555]], Olympia Vale armed herself with an [[M6 series]] magnum.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HitD8}} Prior to the [[operation]], she had not used the weapon for years, having only used it previously in a training exercise.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HitD8}} After becoming a Spartan, she sported the [[COPPERHEAD-class Mjolnir|Copperhead]] variant of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR [GEN2] armor]]. Vale's armor is specifically designed with a "militarized anthropology" decision support system that aids in her efforts to utilize the complex "terrain" of human and alien society to her advantage.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFCW|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-conventional-warfare|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Conventional Warfare|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} Her armor, painted red with gold details, has a gold and blue visor.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=H5G}} Vale's preferred loadout is the [[M20 SMG]] as her primary weapon, with the [[Type-54D plasma pistol]] as her sidearm.{{Ref/Generic|Id=GIJ2015|Game Informer #267, July 2015}} However, she also arms herself with an [[M6H magnum]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=H5Osiris}} As a member of [[Fireteam Osiris]], Vale has also been granted use of the prototypical [[Artemis Tracking System]], an advanced scanning system only given to Spartans with the permission of Spartan Commander [[Sarah Palmer]].{{Ref/Site|Id=ATUniverse|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/tech/artemis-tracking-system|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Artemis Tracking System|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} | ||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
{{Quote|We were well into development on Halo 5: Guardians when Peter started work on Halo: Hunters in the Dark, so we were able to inform him quite a bit on who Vale was and how she thought, but we were really only talking about our own experiences working with her in the course of Halo 5, when she's already part of Fireteam Osiris. Peter took what we said and figured out how Vale behaved before she was a Spartan, which again fed back into our work on the game and has the effect of making Vale more rounded as a person and therefore more "real" in the long run.|[[Brian Reed]], on Olympia Vale's character development.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFJA|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-jurassic-ark| | {{Quote|We were well into development on Halo 5: Guardians when Peter started work on Halo: Hunters in the Dark, so we were able to inform him quite a bit on who Vale was and how she thought, but we were really only talking about our own experiences working with her in the course of Halo 5, when she's already part of Fireteam Osiris. Peter took what we said and figured out how Vale behaved before she was a Spartan, which again fed back into our work on the game and has the effect of making Vale more rounded as a person and therefore more "real" in the long run.|[[Brian Reed]], on Olympia Vale's character development.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFJA|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-jurassic-ark|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Jurassic Ark|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}}}} | ||
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Olympia Vale is voiced by [[Laura Bailey]], who also provides the character's likeness and performance capture. Bailey is married to [[Travis Willingham]], the voice actor for [[Frederic-104]] and [[Jul 'Mdama]].{{Ref/Twitter|LauraBaileyVO|609130785334018048|Laura Bailey|Quote=Yup! So excited to confirm my role in @Halo 5! #SpartanVale|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} Bailey also voiced [[Katrina]] in the ''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' audio logs.{{Ref/Site|Id=XWHTT8|URL=http://news.xbox.com/2015/05/games-hunt-the-truth-podcast-episode-8| | Olympia Vale is voiced by [[Laura Bailey]], who also provides the character's likeness and performance capture. Bailey is married to [[Travis Willingham]], the voice actor for [[Frederic-104]] and [[Jul 'Mdama]].{{Ref/Twitter|LauraBaileyVO|609130785334018048|Laura Bailey|Quote=Yup! So excited to confirm my role in @Halo 5! #SpartanVale|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} Bailey also voiced [[Katrina]] in the ''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' audio logs.{{Ref/Site|Id=XWHTT8|URL=http://news.xbox.com/2015/05/games-hunt-the-truth-podcast-episode-8|Site=Game Informer|Page=Halo 5: Guardians #HuntTheTruth – Has the Master Chief Gone AWOL?|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} Vale first appeared in a cameo appearance in additional, bookend [[cutscene]]s in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'', alongside other members of [[Fireteam Osiris]].{{Ref/Level|Id=H2ATheheretic|H2A|The Heretic|}} She was later revealed to be one of the playable characters of Fireteam Osiris in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' in the [[2015#July|July 2015]] issue of Game Informer.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=GIJ2015}} Vale's backstory and character were expanded upon in the subsequently released novel ''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', written by [[Peter David]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=CFCW}} As Vale's character was already partially developed for ''Halo 5: Guardians'', David was able to figure out how Vale behaved prior to becoming a [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV]] for the novel. Vale's personality in ''Hunters in the Dark'' was then incorporated into ''Halo 5'' to make her a more rounded character.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=CFJA}} As a playable character in ''Halo 5: Guardians'', her unique gameplay abilities are faster movement speed, faster thruster recharge and slower stabilizer descent.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=H5G}} | ||
During the initial story development of ''Halo 5: Guardians'', Vale was first realized as "Spartan Jones" as Fireteam Osiris was being created. After a few weeks of development, Spartan Jones would become a Spartan fluent in alien languages and renamed "Spartan Vesper". As the character was further developed, she was proving to be too "kid genius", so the character was matured while still retaining enough of her innocence to contrast with her fellow squadmates. Eventually, Spartan Vesper was renamed Vale and her character design was largely completed.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFFC|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-fifty-caliber| | During the initial story development of ''Halo 5: Guardians'', Vale was first realized as "Spartan Jones" as Fireteam Osiris was being created. After a few weeks of development, Spartan Jones would become a Spartan fluent in alien languages and renamed "Spartan Vesper". As the character was further developed, she was proving to be too "kid genius", so the character was matured while still retaining enough of her innocence to contrast with her fellow squadmates. Eventually, Spartan Vesper was renamed Vale and her character design was largely completed.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFFC|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-fifty-caliber|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Fifty Caliber|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} Vale's [[COPPERHEAD-class Mjolnir|armor]] was specifically designed for her character, making the character appear sleek, lightweight, and acrobatic.{{Ref/Site|Id=H5AS|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/art-showcase|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 5 Art Showcase|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} User interface artist Eric Will noted that the armor's aggressive "V"-shaped visor proved to be challenging to design.{{Ref/Site|Id=CU81415|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/art-showcase|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Community Update 8-14-15|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} | ||
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