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Owen was born on [[Eremus]], a moon of [[Jericho VII]] in the [[Lambda Serpentis system]].<ref name="Dispatch"/><ref name="Twitter8">[https://twitter.com/GrimBrotherOne/status/1154749739545423872 [[Jeff Easterling]] on Twitter]</ref> The Covenant began [[Battle of Jericho VII|a ground invasion]] of Jericho VII on [[2535#February|February 9, 2535]], and by the twelfth had begun to [[Glassing|glass]] it.<ref name="HTFORP">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Prologue''</ref> His family being present on the planet at the time, Owen's parents were in a town which fell victim to orbital bombardment.<ref name="HBB17">''[[Halo: Battle Born]]'', ''Chapter 17''</ref><ref name="Twitter8"/> By the time half the world's surface had suffered the same treatment Owen was eventually discovered by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] living on his own in the countryside and eating bugs.<ref name="HBB17"/> Owen volunteered for the [[Spartan-III program]] a short time later, becoming one of four hundred and eighteen children making up its [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|second company]].<ref name="Dispatch"/><ref name="HGOO9">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', ''Chapter 9''</ref> Only three hundred and seventy-five had been confidently identified for participation by [[2537#July|July 30, 2537]], but the full company was formed by the next day.<ref name="HM76"/><ref name="HGOO8">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', ''Chapter 8''</ref> | Owen was born on [[Eremus]], a moon of [[Jericho VII]] in the [[Lambda Serpentis system]].<ref name="Dispatch"/><ref name="Twitter8">[https://twitter.com/GrimBrotherOne/status/1154749739545423872 [[Jeff Easterling]] on Twitter]</ref> The Covenant began [[Battle of Jericho VII|a ground invasion]] of Jericho VII on [[2535#February|February 9, 2535]], and by the twelfth had begun to [[Glassing|glass]] it.<ref name="HTFORP">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Prologue''</ref> His family being present on the planet at the time, Owen's parents were in a town which fell victim to orbital bombardment.<ref name="HBB17">''[[Halo: Battle Born]]'', ''Chapter 17''</ref><ref name="Twitter8"/> By the time half the world's surface had suffered the same treatment Owen was eventually discovered by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] living on his own in the countryside and eating bugs.<ref name="HBB17"/> Owen volunteered for the [[Spartan-III program]] a short time later, becoming one of four hundred and eighteen children making up its [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|second company]].<ref name="Dispatch"/><ref name="HGOO9">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', ''Chapter 9''</ref> Only three hundred and seventy-five had been confidently identified for participation by [[2537#July|July 30, 2537]], but the full company was formed by the next day.<ref name="HM76"/><ref name="HGOO8">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', ''Chapter 8''</ref> | ||
Beta Company was trained from that point on by the [[Spartan-II]] Lieutenant [[Kurt Ambrose]] and Chief Petty Officer [[Franklin Mendez]] at the [[Camp Currahee]] complex on the planet [[Onyx]] in the [[Zeta Doradus system]].<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 name="HOSFM84"/> Beta Company's drill instructors also counted washouts from [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] among their ranks, who always seemed to go out of their way to make things as hard as possible for the trainees.<ref name="HGOO9"/> On [[2541#August|August 24, 2541]] all four hundred and eighteen recruits were given an exercise near Camp Currahee in which their respective teams were tasked with [[Ring the Bell|ringing a bell]] atop a poll in a field. Impeding their progress were their drill instructors, who were shielded by [[Semi-Powered Infiltration armor#Mark II|Mark II semi-powered infiltration armor]]. [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]]'s members, conversely, only had sweat suits and light boots for protection against [[stun round]]s. Kurt had previously announced that eventually only three hundred slots would be made available for continuation as a [[Spartan]], and ringing the bell was required in order to advance. The lieutenant had also let it be known that grades would be a factor in the selection process, so the kids were as a whole exhausting themselves each night with studying before falling asleep. The exercise this day began at 1420 hours.<ref name="HGOO9"/> An exceptional candidate, Owen's tenacity and single-minded focus allowed him to grind his way through the remainder of the punishing training in the years which followed and the [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|biological augmentation]] processes to reach the top honors program.<ref name="Dispatch"/> Beta Company graduated at some point during the first few months of [[2545]] and by May 30 at least some of its members had been deployed for [[Operation: CARTWHEEL]].<ref name="HOSFM85">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', ''page 85''</ref><ref name="Intel">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24040 '''Bungie.net''' - ''Intel, Personnel'']</ref> Three hundred were deployed to the [[51 Pegasi system]] on July 3 of that year for [[Operation: TORPEDO]] following a number of other missions the company had completed, but Owen was not among these, having been detached from the rest of his comrades for special assignment.<ref name="Dispatch"/><ref name="HM76">''[[Halo Mythos]]'', ''page 76''</ref><ref name="HGOOP">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', ''Prologue''</ref> Soon after this separation he was given [[ | Beta Company was trained from that point on by the [[Spartan-II]] Lieutenant [[Kurt Ambrose]] and Chief Petty Officer [[Franklin Mendez]] at the [[Camp Currahee]] complex on the planet [[Onyx]] in the [[Zeta Doradus system]].<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 name="HOSFM84"/> Beta Company's drill instructors also counted washouts from [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] among their ranks, who always seemed to go out of their way to make things as hard as possible for the trainees.<ref name="HGOO9"/> On [[2541#August|August 24, 2541]] all four hundred and eighteen recruits were given an exercise near Camp Currahee in which their respective teams were tasked with [[Ring the Bell|ringing a bell]] atop a poll in a field. Impeding their progress were their drill instructors, who were shielded by [[Semi-Powered Infiltration armor#Mark II|Mark II semi-powered infiltration armor]]. [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]]'s members, conversely, only had sweat suits and light boots for protection against [[stun round]]s. Kurt had previously announced that eventually only three hundred slots would be made available for continuation as a [[Spartan]], and ringing the bell was required in order to advance. The lieutenant had also let it be known that grades would be a factor in the selection process, so the kids were as a whole exhausting themselves each night with studying before falling asleep. The exercise this day began at 1420 hours.<ref name="HGOO9"/> An exceptional candidate, Owen's tenacity and single-minded focus allowed him to grind his way through the remainder of the punishing training in the years which followed and the [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|biological augmentation]] processes to reach the top honors program.<ref name="Dispatch"/> Beta Company graduated at some point during the first few months of [[2545]] and by May 30 at least some of its members had been deployed for [[Operation: CARTWHEEL]].<ref name="HOSFM85">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', ''page 85''</ref><ref name="Intel">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24040 '''Bungie.net''' - ''Intel, Personnel'']</ref> Three hundred were deployed to the [[51 Pegasi system]] on July 3 of that year for [[Operation: TORPEDO]] following a number of other missions the company had completed, but Owen was not among these, having been detached from the rest of his comrades for special assignment.<ref name="Dispatch"/><ref name="HM76">''[[Halo Mythos]]'', ''page 76''</ref><ref name="HGOOP">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', ''Prologue''</ref> Soon after this separation he was given [[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 name="HM76"/> At some point between 2545 and 2548, Owen was send to Jericho VII after the rumor of Covenant activity on the planet.<ref>''[[Halo: Meridian Divide]]'', ''Chapter 8''</ref> | ||
===Landfall on Meridian=== | ===Landfall on Meridian=== | ||