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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|HCW}} |
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| |name=Checkman
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| |image=[[File:HLeg TheBabysitter Checkman.png|x300px]] | | |
| |homeworld= | | |image = [[File:Babysitter Checkman.jpg]] |
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| |death=[[2544]]{{Ref/Site|Id=CFShocks|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-system-shocks|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - System Shocks|D=30|M=06|Y=2023}} | | |death = Between [[2540]] and [[2551]]<ref name="Chronology">Taylor H. Miles, who participated in the mission on Heian, enlisted in 2540, meaning the mission occurred during or after 2540. During the mission, Cal wore the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mark IV MJOLNIR armor]], which was replaced by the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] in November 2551.</ref> |
| |causeofdeath=Failed [[Drop pod|orbital drop]]{{Ref/Film|Id=BS|HLeg|Story=The Babysitter}}
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| |parents= | | |gender = Male |
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| | |weapons = [[M7S Caseless Submachine Gun]] |
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| | |equipment = *[[ODST battle armor]] |
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| | *<small>[[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle]]</small> |
| |gender=Male | | |affiliation = UNSC Marine Corps, Orbital Drop Shock Troopers |
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| {{Quote|We lost Checkman in the atmosphere.|Dutch{{Ref/Reuse|BS}}}}
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| '''Checkman''' was an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] in the [[UNSC Marine Corps]]. In [[2544]],{{Ref/Reuse|CFShocks}} he took part in [[Operation: GREY VEIL]] - a mission to assassinate a [[Covenant]] [[Unidentified Prophet (Heian)|logistics officer]] on [[Heian]]. Checkman was the first trooper killed in the mission, with his [[drop pod]] burning up on entry into Heian's atmosphere.{{Ref/Reuse|BS}}
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| ==Biography==
| | {{Quote|We lost Checkman in the atmosphere.|Dutch}} |
| In [[2544]],{{Ref/Reuse|CFShocks}} Checkman was a part of a team of ODSTs in the [[105th Shock Troops Division]] led by [[Master Sergeant]] [[Cortez]], and containing troopers [[Taylor Miles|Taylor "Dutch" Miles]] and [[O'Brien (Heian)|O'Brien]] and serving aboard the {{Class|Diligence|destroyer}} {{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}}. That year, ''Kronstadt'' was tasked with deploying the team to [[Heian]], in the [[Arc star cluster]], to hunt down and eliminate a [[San'Shyuum]] [[Minor Prophet|prophet]] in charge of the region's supply routes. The team's [[M8900 drop pod]]s were deployed in the midst of an a meteor shower to mask their approach, but Checkman's accidentally collided with one of the meteors - resulting in the pod entering the atmosphere sideways and burning up. As such, Checkman was killed before any of the team even made landfall on Heian.{{Ref/Reuse|BS}}
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| ==Production note==
| | '''Checkman''' was an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] in the [[UNSC Marine Corps]]. Between 2540 and 2552, he was assigned to [[Master Sergeant]] [[Cortez]]' team aboard the [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] [[Unidentified destroyer (The Babysitter)|''DD-933'']], along with [[Taylor H. Miles|Dutch]] and [[O'Brien (The Babysitter)|O'Brien]].<ref name="Chronology"> Taylor H. Miles, who participated in the mission on Heian, enlisted in 2540, meaning the mission occurred during or after 2540. During the mission, Cal wore the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mark IV MJOLNIR armor]], which was replaced by the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] in November 2551.</ref> He and his squadmates were given the task of assassinating a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Unidentified Prophet (The Babysitter)|Prophet]] on a Covenant-held planet [[Heian]]. |
| As elaborated by [[Frank O'Connor]], Checkman's name is rather literal; ''check-man''. Had he survived the drop on Heian, he would have served to watch the team's back - which would have prevented the ambush by the [[Unidentified Jiralhanae chieftain (Heian)|Brute Chieftain]] that ultimately resulted in [[Cal-141]]'s death.{{Ref/Site|Id=hbo|URL=http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive32.pl?read=949763|Site=halo.bungie.org|Page=Re: Ignore these snotlings Frankie|Quote=As for them being stalked at the end - there's a few things in play: The mission has gone wrong twice, once when they lost Checkman in the atmosphere - who would have had their back ("Check-Man" geddit?)|D=04|M=08|Y=2024}}
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| In ''The Babysitter'', Checkman was voiced by Mark Adley.{{Ref/Film|HLeg|Story=The Babysitter|Detail=[[Halo Legends credits|credits]]}}
| | Like the rest of the squad, he was furious that a SPARTAN was placed in command of the mission.<ref>'''Halo Legends''', ''The Babysitter''</ref> |
| | During the team's drop to Heian, his [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV]] collided with an asteroid and entered the atmosphere sideways. He died due to an improper entry into the atmosphere. |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Trivia== |
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| | *Checkman can be considered a "[[wikipedia:Redshirt (character)|redshirt]]" character, as he was created merely to be killed. |
| File:TheBabysitter CheckmanSketch Concept.png|Concept sketch of Checkman.
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| File:TheBabysitter Checkman Concept.png|Concept art of Checkman.
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| File:CheckDutch.jpg|[[Taylor H. Miles|Dutch]] and Checkman when off-duty.
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| File:Cortez squad.jpg|From left, Dutch, O'Brien and Checkman getting debriefed by their commanding officer, [[Cortez]].
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| | | [[Category:UNSC Marine Corps Personnel]] |
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| [[Category:Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
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