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{{Quote|multi=yes|Chips Dubbo|q1=Whoa, it's like a postcard: Dear [[Avery Johnson|Sarge]], kicking ass in outer space. Wish you were here!|Avery J. Johnson|q2=I heard that, ''jackass!''|Chips Dubbo arriving at a cliff edge on Installation 05.}}

'''Private First Class Chips Dubbo'''<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved credits|'''Halo: Combat Evolved''' credits]]</ref> is a [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marine]]. He has fought through several battles and returned alive from two discovered [[Halo Array|Halo installations]], and has fought alongside [[John-117]] numerous times. He is characterized by his distinctive [[Australia]]n accent, unmistakable smart-ass remarks, gung-ho enthusiasm and laid-back attitude.

Chips Dubbo was present at [[Reach]] when it [[Fall of Reach|fell]] on the [[2552|30^th of August 2552]]. He was stationed on the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} towards the end of the battle, and was on-board the ship as it fled into [[Slipstream space|slipspace]], unknowingly bound for [[Installation 04]].

[[File:HCE_ChipsDubbo.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Chips Dubbo on [[Installation 04]].]]

Almost immediately upon exiting slipspace, the ''Autumn'' came under attack from pursuing [[Covenant]] ships, and was soon boarded. The ship's Marine complement, Dubbo included, immediately set to work repelling the boarders. While engaging Covenant forces in a corridor nearby the bridge, Dubbo met an unarmed [[John-117]] heading for the bridge. Dubbo escorted the Chief the rest of the way, remarking that [[Jacob Keyes|the Captain]] wanted him there as soon as possible.<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> He survived the destruction of the ''Autumn'', along with most of the other Marines, via an escape pod. Dubbo met the [[John-117|Master Chief]] on [[Installation 04|Halo]] again when his squad was under attack by Covenant forces. The Chief defended his squad until the [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] [[Echo 419]] came to evacuate the Marines.<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]''</ref>

Chips later took part in a mission to rescue Captain Keyes, who had been captured by the Covenant, from the [[CCS-class battlecruiser|''CCS''-class battlecruiser]] ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''. During their escape, he can be heard in the Covenant dropship, complimenting Keyes when he successfully rams two [[Mgalekgolo|Hunters]] with their stolen [[Type-25 Spirit|Spirit]].<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]''</ref> Later, he accompanied [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] when he took two squads to locate the "weapons cache" that the captured Sangheili [['Qualomee]] had told them about.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 172''</ref> The cache was found to be a [[The Flood|Flood]] [[Flood containment facility|containment facility]], and the parasite was unwittingly released by the Captain and his squad. Dubbo, alongside the remnants of [[Corporal]] [[Lovik]]'s [[Second Squad (Installation 04)|Second Squad]], managed to escape the facility intact. They then rendezvoused with the Master Chief and were extracted by [[Echo 419]].<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]''</ref>

Dubbo ultimately survived the destruction of the ring and returned to [[Earth]], along with a handful of other UNSC personnel. However, the method of his survival is unknown, as he was not on-board John-117's [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword]] or [[Shiela Polaski]]'s [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]], the only two known UNSC craft to escape. [[UNSC rank structure#Marine Corps|Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Marcus Stacker]] and Sergeant [[Thomas Chang]] also both survived and were not on-board either craft, indicating that the three ''may'' have escaped together, although there is no decisive evidence to support this.

===Battle of Mombasa===

During the [[Battle of Earth]], Dubbo was deployed to [[Mombasa]] along with other Marines from the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} and participated in the [[Battle of Mombasa]]. After their [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] crashed into [[Old Mombasa]], Dubbo and several other Marines fought their way through the streets alongside John-117, eventually making it to the [[New Mombasa industrial zone|industrial zone]] of [[New Mombasa]]. Later, he was among the Marines on-board the UNSC ''In Amber Clad'' in time to escape the [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]] explosion caused by the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s assault carrier ''[[Solemn Penance]]''.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Outskirts]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref>

Arriving at Installation 05 on board the UNSC ''In Amber Clad'', Dubbo was dropped onto Installation 05 as part of the [[7th Shock Troops Battalion|7th ODST Battalion]]. He accompanied the Master Chief, Gunnery Sergeant Stacker and several other Marines as the Spartan made his way through Covenant-held ruins on his way to the Prophet of Regret's [[Temple (Installation 05)|temple]].<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Delta Halo (level)|Delta Halo]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Regret (level)|Regret]]''</ref> He later fought alongside John-117 at various points during the engagement, including the [[Fall of High Charity]].{{Citation needed}} Despite the odds, Dubbo once again survived, and returned once more to Earth.

===Battle of Earth===

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Dubbo partook in the late stages of the Battle of Earth. Stationed in the UNSC base [[Crow's Nest]], Dubbo was at one point put on duty as the base's COM operator. After losing contact with the [[D77H-TCI Pelican|Pelican]] ''[[Echo 051]]'', Dubbo informed ''[[Kilo 023]]'' [[pilot]] [[Hocus]] to head to [[Mount Kilimanjaro]] for emergency evacuation, saving John-117, Avery Johnson, [[Thel 'Vadam]] and other surviving Marines.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref> Dubbo then took part in the [[Battle of Voi]], assisting the Chief to clear hostile forces from the [[Crow's Nest]] base's hangar, and was evacuated from the hangar after the fight.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Crow's Nest (level)|Crow's Nest]]''</ref> When the UNSC forces arrived at Voi, Dubbo then assisted the Chief in taking down Covenant anti-air defenses around the [[Forerunner]] [[The Portal|artifact]].<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Storm]]''</ref> After the Flood [[Unidentified Flood-captured battlecruiser|crash-landed]] in Voi, Dubbo helped with cleansing the area, before pulling back to the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref>

As part of the crew in the UNSC ''Forward Unto Dawn'', Dubbo travelled through the Portal to [[Installation 00|The Ark]] and participated in the [[Battle of Installation 00]]. After crash-landing in a desert, Dubbo met up with John-117 and together with other Marines cleared a [[landing zone]] for the UNSC ''Forward Unto Dawn''. He then assisted John-117 in pushing to Installation 00's [[Cartographer]] by offering the Spartan a [[M12G1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle|Gauss Warthog]] and helping take down a [[Type-47B Scarab|Scarab]].<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''</ref> During the [[Battle of the Citadel]], Dubbo also assisted the Chief's push to one of the [[barrier tower]]s.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> After ''High Charity'' arrived and crashed on the Ark and John-117 planned to activate [[Installation 08]], Dubbo evacuated the Ark with the rest of the surviving Marines and Sangheili aboard the ''[[Shadow of Intent]]''. During the [[Voi Memorial]] on [[2553|March 3, 2553]], Dubbo took part in the [[Wikipedia:Three-volley salute|Three Volley Salute]] for those fallen during battle.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''</ref>

==Gameplay==

In-game, Dubbo behaves and acts just as any other Marine NPC would. The player can trade weapons with him (in games where it is possible), and unlike other plot-critical NPCs such as [[Thel 'Vadam]], [[343 Guilty Spark]] and [[Avery Johnson]] (excluding ''CE''), he can be killed during the course of gameplay. The player can even betray him without any consequences besides those that come with killing a normal Marine. However, if he is killed, he will still reappear in later levels as if it hadn't happened.

 

Dubbo is voiced by Australian voice actor [[Andrew McKaige]], in all of his appearances. McKaige is also credited with voicing Marines in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. He can appear at random as the voice of any of the Marines in the game, but also has scripted appearances in the following levels:

 

*[[Tayari Plaza (level)|Tayari Plaza]], as the Marine who greets [[Edward Buck|Buck]] after the first encounter, and advises him to use the interior of a nearby building to flank the Covenant

*[[Uplift Reserve (level)|Uplift Reserve]], as the medic treating the [[wounded Marine]] nearby the [[gravity lift]] landing zone towards the end of the level

*[[Kizingo Boulevard (level)|Kizingo Boulevard]], as the Marine who urges [[Michael Crespo|Mickey]] to commandeer the [[M808B Scorpion|Scorpion]] before it is destroyed by a nearby [[Type-26 Wraith|Wraith]]

These Marines appear in completely disparate locations across the city in a very small timeframe, and so it is unlikely that they are the same person. Furthermore, none of these Marines have been identified as Dubbo himself by any official source, and in fact they cannot be, by virtue of the fact that at this time, Dubbo was on-board the UNSC ''In Amber Clad'' and en-route to Installation 05. Nevertheless, these Marines are often mistaken for Dubbo by fans, due to the shared voice actor. [[343 Industries]] would later poke fun at this perceived canonical error with the ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' [[achievement]] entitled "[[Two Places, Same Time]]", which would unlock when the player triggered a voice line from one of these Marines in ''Halo 3: ODST''. The description of this achievement reads ''"I've got my eye on you, Marine."''

==Achievements==

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*"[[Wikipedia:Dubbo|Dubbo]]" is the name of a city in [[Wikipedia:New South Wales|New South Wales, Australia]]. "Chips Dubbo" is also a fast food company in New South Wales.{{Citation needed}} Whether this is a coincidence or an intentional reference is unknown.

*He is both one of the first and last marines seen in the trilogy, present both at the start of ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Pillar of Autumn]]'', and during the Three-Volley Salute at the end of ''Halo 3''.

*In ''Halo 2'', a glitch can occur in some levels where a Marine ally's voice and accent will change to Chips Dubbo's partway through the level. This glitch is most likely to occur due to Dubbo having scripted dialogue, but Dubbo himself not being present or having been killed. This occurs most often on Delta Halo, where Dubbo has a substantial amount of pre-scripted dialogue. As a result of this, some marines in ''Halo 2'' may have Dubbo's voice but not his character model.

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