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**[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Weapons]]

***[[SPARTAN-III program]]

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==Biography==

===Early life===

{{Quote|no=three|q1=I was a war orphan. ONI found me on Jericho VII, eating bugs in the countryside. Half the planet had been glassed. My parents had been in town when it happened.|Owen-B096|q2=I'm—I'm sorry.|[[Saskia Nazari]]|q3=I lost my family. But I was given a new one.|Owen-B096|Owen comforts Saskia by opening up about his personal history of loss and reclamation.}}{{Ref/Reuse|HBB17}}

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/Reuse|HOSFM84}} The regimen mirrored that of the Spartan-IIs', 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}} 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/Reuse|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/Reuse|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/Reuse|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/Book|Id=HOSFM84|OSFM|Page=84-85}}{{Ref/Generic|[[Noble Team performance reports]]}} 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/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Book|Id=HM76|HM|Page=76}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HGOOP|HGoO|Part=Prologue}} Soon after this separation he was given [[Mjolnir]] armor.{{Ref/Site|Id=Dispatch|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/discovery-dispatch-february-21-2019|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Discovery Dispatch - February 21, 2019|D=28|M=4|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Reuse|HM76}} At some point between 2545 and 2548, Owen was send to Jericho VII after the rumor of Covenant activity on the planet.{{Ref/Novel|HMerDi|Chapter=8}}

===Lay of the land===

{{Quote|no=three|q1=The five of us are not going to be able to drive the Covenant out of town, but we can make things very hard for them. We can draw out their efforts until the UNSC can get through. Like we saw tonight, we'll need weapons. Ammunition. And that means scavenging. So if this is going to work, then you will need to listen to me. You will need to do what I say. And you will need to work together.|Owen-B096|q2=You'll really help us?|Evelyn Rousseau|q3=I don't think we have much choice if we want to survive, but we're going to need to act fast.|Owen-B096|Owen lays out in stark terms both the potential and limitations afforded to the situation faced by he and four civilian teens.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB11}}}}

After everyone had gathered in Saskia's parents' living room she introduced Owen properly to the group and let them know he was of the opinion that they should evacuate.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB11}} This provoked a variety of reactions but he made it clear to them that his job was to get both they and their families to safety, which he believed he had the best shot at if the four teens were first brought to the UNSC shelter in [[Port Moyne]], a town adjacent to Brume-sur-Mer. The two he'd met at the town computer, [[Dorian Nguyen|Dorian]] and [[Evelyn Rousseau|Evie]], remained skeptical but he promised he would personally come back for their families, presently in the village's shelter. In the house's foyer Owen explained that they'd need to go on foot, since the roads were likely being monitored. He hoped that by keeping to the underbrush they might run into UNSC or Meridian scouts on the way. Calling for backup was impossible thanks to all communications being jammed by the Covenant. Past the gate again he instructed the teens to stay quiet and follow his lead.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB11}}

===Reconnaissance and resistance===

When they next woke up Owen joined Saskia in her kitchen for a reconstituted breakfast.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB14}} It was pounding rain outside, which he figured would be good for giving them cover. The site where the Covenant had started digging was on [[Boulevard du Lac]], near [[Rue Montagne]], a few blocks over. It was near there that Owen positioned Saskia, at what had once been the town's only [[coffee]] shop. Before leaving her there as backup and with instructions to shoot if the Covenant showed up again, he placed a hand on her shoulder and gave her encouragement. He had advised her that Locusts had weak defenses and could be taken down by concentrated fire at their small generator lights. After taking his leave he went to take up his position at a key spot just like Dorian, Evie, and victor, the four of them now armed with Covenant weapons. Whatever happened, they planned to rendezvous at an abandoned house (number fifty-seven) on [[Rue Cascade]].

===Battle on the beach===

===Escape and aftermath===

By the time a particular right turn sent the group careening down a muddy dirt road Owen was splayed out in the car's back, his hand clamped down on his side as blood gleamed on his armor.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB24}} Just one more left at the next road they encountered would take them to the hangar in the woods, but Owen was repeatedly passing out. When the car suddenly hit a ditch and slammed upwards he gave a roar and shattered the rear windshield with his fist before returning to clutching at his side and contorting his face in pain. After they finally stopped Dorian apologized to him, since he was going to need to walk again. The hangar was only meters from where the road had dead-ended but Owen accepted this through clenched teeth. Evie and Victor both helped him out of the vehicle and Dorian took the girl's place as he had began to lean unsteadily against her. Dorian gave him encouragement for the distance he'd need to cover and then he, Owen, and Victor hobbled forward along a path toward their destination. Screaming and [[plasma]] fire alerted them to the presence of the [[Covenant]], as the refugees gathered around the [[prowler]] had suddenly been engaged by a number of [[Kig-Yar]]. Gasping with each word, Owen once more offered to be left behind but was rebuffed by Dorian. With another lurch forward which eased some of his weight off the boy, Owen then said either he or Victor ought to take his rifle. Victor did so in order to provide covering fire for he and Dorian, who followed him into the clearing where the hangar was. The Spartan instructed Dorian to switch which of his sides he was supporting as they neared the crossfire being exchanged between the Jackals and townspeople, arguing that he was most needed so that someone could fly them all to safety. With a surprising burst of strength Owen pushed off and ran, shielding Dorian all the while. He was struck once by enemy fire in the process, causing him to howl, jolt, and stumble. After reaching the safety of the hangar he made a terrible sound before pitching forward and slamming into the side of the ship. He managed to catch himself, however, and turning to look Dorian in the eye told him to get them out of there.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB24}}

Upon docking within the [[UNSC Cruiser|cruiser]] {{UNSCShip|Sparrow}} Owen was taken away for medical attention.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HBB25|BatB|Chapter=25}} Within two days he had recovered and given a full report of the four teens' activities on the surface to Captain [[Daniella Dellatorre]], a representative of ONI's [[Xeno-Materials Exploitation Group]]. In it he mentioned the discovery of evidence that the Covenant was attempting to retrieve a [[Forerunner]] artifact in [[Old Brume]]. After those two days had elapsed he was sent to fetch Saskia, surprising her in the middle of the refugee barracks where she'd been staying. She immediately embraced him and was further surprised when he returned the gesture. Owen let her know someone from the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] wanted to speak with she, Dorian, Evie, and Victor. Seeing that Saskia evidently felt woefully unprepared for such a meeting, he put a hand on her shoulder and told he she looked fine, joking that he'd looked a lot worse during his first encounter with ONI. He guided her toward the barracks' exit and down the adjacent corridor, stopping before a door at the end to press one of his hands against an identification lock. When the door slid open the other teens and Daniella were revealed within a conference room. Owen seated himself at the far end of the room's table. Daniella proceeded to offer the four teenage civilians a truncated version of ONI's ground operatives training program and membership within a subset of Meridian's local defense force which would work directly with ONI. After a moment of silence Owen spoke up to say that even though the proposal might seem like a lot then, [[civilian]] life would likely be hard for each of them now.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB25}}

===Brume-sur-Mer Militia===

===Later career===

{{Quote|Gabriela, you are being deployed to Earth, where you will serve as the caretaker of ''Outpost Discovery''. Spartans Owen and Hazel will escort you there.|An ONI officer informs Gabriela of her assignment to work with Owen and Hazel.}}{{Ref/Reuse|HLW4}}

At some point following the ultimately futile defense of [[Meridian]], Owen participated in scorched-earth holding actions in the [[Sol system]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}} The details concerning these particular actions are not slated to ever be publicized or known to the wider [[UNSC]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}} In late [[2553]] Owen and another [[Spartan-III]], [[Hazel-A302]], met with the [[Spartan-II]] [[Linda-058]], the [[Smart AI|volitional]] [[Artificial intelligence|A.I.]] [[Athos]], and an ONI officer.{{Ref/Reuse|HLW4}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=HLW1|HLW|Issue=1}}{{Ref/Reuse|HLW4}} Linda and Athos had recently returned from a mission in which they had secured another A.I. named [[Gabriela]] thought lost around a year prior during the [[Fall of Reach|Fall]] of [[Reach]].{{Ref/Reuse|HLW4}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=HLW3|HLW|Issue=3}} The record of all cataloged human history which Gabriela contained made her unique among A.I.s, so Owen and Hazel were tasked with escorting her to [[Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|HLW4}}{{Ref/Reuse|HLW3}} There she would assume the role of caretaker for an [[Outpost Discovery]], a mobile exploratory initiative focused on the education, recruitment, inspiration, and training of the next generation of UNSC personnel.{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=HLW4|HLW|Issue=4}} Both Spartans joined her thereafter in assisting with the outposts, which involved traveling to various major population centers on [[humanity]]'s home world and interacting directly with [[civilian]]s in attendance.{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Reuse|HLW4}}{{Ref/Note|''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' is canonically set at some point between [[2554]] and [[2557]]. The attraction known as ''[[The Ring Experience]]'' at each ''Outpost Discovery'' location features the exploration of a [[Halo ring]], which cannot be [[Installation 05|Delta]] or [[Gamma Halo]] due to the planet it is shown to orbit. The experience's executive producer, Jason Ambler, believes it is supposed to be [[Installation 07|Zeta Halo]]. If this is the case, ''Outpost Discovery'' cannot be set any earlier than the point in [[2555]] when the [[Zeta Halo project|exploration]] of Zeta Halo began. Officially, the identity of the installation shown in ''The Ring Experience'' is presently undefined by [[343 Industries]]. It should also be noted that the canonical dating of ''Outpost Discovery'' may be able to be further narrowed by a display which claims it is believed [[343 Guilty Spark]] was destroyed in [[2552]]. It was in late [[2555]] that the [[UNSC]] first learned of this [[monitor]]'s survival.}}

==Personal characteristics, armor, and effects==

==Production notes==

{{Quote|Whenever we were designing them we wanted to have two characters that made sense. And we already had ''[[Halo: Battle Born|Battle Born]]'' in the works.|Zara Varin notes that Owen had been conceived of as character prior to his inclusion in ''Outpost Discovery'', since he had originally just been designed for ''Battle Born''.{{Ref/Reuse|SSDTMM}}}}

Owen was created by author [[Cassandra Rose Clarke]] for ''[[Halo: Battle Born]]'', the series' first young adult novel, and subsequently appeared in the final panels of ''[[Halo: Lone Wolf]]''{{'}}s [[Halo: Lone Wolf Issue 4|concluding issue]].{{Ref/Reuse|HLW4}}{{Ref/Twitter|Id=Twitter6|seeorsea|1146404291944620035|Cassandra Rose Clarke|Quote=It's the Spartan character I created for Halo: Battle Born!!!!!|D=28|M=4|Y=2021}} By the time it was determined that ''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' locations ought to include two individuals dressed as [[Spartan]]s attendees could interact with, ''Battle Born'' was already in the works for Owen to be drawn from.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=SSDTMM|g3Yy8vH8_tI|Halopedia Archive|Social Stream: Discovering the Museum MacGyver}} [[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 Owen. 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, Sarah 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. She used assets from ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' alongside those from other projects and some she created herself specifically for ''Outpost Discovery'' while designing the armor. A rear-protruding pouch worn around Owen's waist in particular was based on that seen on [[Carter-A259]] in ''Reach'', described as a "[[Wikipedia:Fanny pack|fanny pack]]".{{Ref/Reuse|SSDTMM}}

==Gallery==

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File:Halo Battle Born cover.jpg|Owen appears on the cover of ''[[Halo: Battle Born]]''.{{Ref/Site|Id=Soldiering|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/soldiering-on|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Soldiering On|D=28|M=4|Y=2021}}

File:Halo Meridian Divide cover.jpg|Owen appears on the cover of ''[[Halo: Meridian Divide]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|Casting}}