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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|HCW}}
{{Character infobox
{{Ratings}}
|variant=Human
 
|name=Cortez
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|image=[[File:MSCortez01.png|300px]]
 
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|name = Cortez
|death=
|rank = [[Master Sergeant]]
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|gender = Male
|parents=
|height = 5'10 (178cm)
|siblings=
|weapons = [[M7S Caseless Submachine Gun]]
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|equipment = *[[ODST armor|ODST battle armor]]
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*<small>[[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle]]</small>
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|hair = Brown
|gender=Male
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|era = [[Human-Covenant War]]
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|affiliation = UNSC Marine Corps, Orbital Drop Shock Troopers
|hair=Brown
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|affiliation=*[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
**[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
|rank=[[Master Sergeant]]
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'''[[Master Sergeant]] Cortez''' is an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] in the [[UNSC Marine Corps]]. Cortez was a member of the [[105th Shock Troops Division]]'s contingent aboard the {{Class|Diligence|destroyer}} {{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}}.{{Ref/Film|Id=BS|HLeg|Story=The Babysitter}}
'''Cortez''' is a [[Master Sergeant]] in the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] and an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]. Cortez was a member of the [[105th Shock Troops Division]]'s contingent aboard the [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] [[unidentified UNSC destroyer (Heian)|''DD-933'']].<ref>'''Halo Legends:''' ''[[The Babysitter]]''</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Assassination mission===
===Assassination mission===
Some time during [[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}} Cortez and his fireteam were tasked with a high priority mission on the [[Covenant]]-controlled planet [[Heian]]. The team was ordered to assassinate a [[Unidentified Prophet (Heian)|Prophet]] to interrupt Covenant's supply lines. This mission was unusual in that a [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN]], [[Cal-141]], was given command over the mission. His team was deployed via [[M8900 drop pod|M8900 SOEIV]] during a meteor storm to mask their approach. One of Cortez' squad members, [[Checkman]], was killed during atmospheric entry following a collision with an asteroid. After landing, Cortez nearly lost a second ODST, the team's secondary sniper, [[O'Brien (Heian)|O'Brien]], whose pod began to sink in the thick mud of a swamp he had landed in. Cortez and [[Taylor H. Miles|Taylor "Dutch" Miles]] were about to assist O'Brien when the SPARTAN hurled the pod from the swamp. The team then began its day-long march to their intended destination. During their march, they neutralized several [[Unggoy]] and a [[Jiralhanae]] [[unidentified Jiralhanae chieftain (Heian)|chieftain]].{{Ref/Reuse|BS}}
Some time between [[2540]] and [[2551]], Cortez and his fireteam were tasked with a high priority mission on the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]-controlled planet [[Heian]].<ref>Taylor H. Miles, who participated in the mission, enlisted in 2540. Thus, the mission took place during or after 2540. During the mission, Cal-141 wore [[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> The team was ordered to assassinate a [[Unidentified Prophet (Heian)|Prophet]] to interrupt Covenant's supply lines. This mission was unusual in that a [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN]], [[Cal-141]], was given command over the mission. His team was deployed via [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV]] during a meteor storm to mask their approach. One of Cortez' squad members, [[Checkman]], was killed during atmospheric entry following a collision with an asteroid. After landing, Cortez nearly lost a second ODST, the team's secondary sniper, [[O'Brien (Heian)|O'Brien]], whose pod began to sink in the thick mud of a swamp he had landed in. Cortez and [[Taylor H. Miles|Dutch]] were about to assist O'Brien when the SPARTAN hurled the pod from the swamp. The team then began its day-long march to their intended destination. During their march, they neutralized several [[Unggoy]] and a [[Jiralhanae]] [[unidentified Jiralhanae chieftain (Heian)|chieftain]].


Upon reaching their destination, Cortez and his fellow ODSTs set up a loose perimeter around the SPARTAN as she adjusted her sniper rifle for the assassination attempt. However, they were caught unawares by the Brute they had previously engaged, who had hunted them since its defeat. The Brute, wielding an [[Akelas Workshop gravity hammer]], attempted to smash O'Brien, but the SPARTAN managed to push him out of the way and take the brunt of the blow herself. After he and his fellow troopers knocked down and killed the Brute, O'Brien finished the mission himself. With her last words, Cal-141 handed Cortez the data she had gathered from the strange ruins scattered about the planet and asked him to take them to [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]]. It is unknown whether he fulfilled this request.{{Ref/Reuse|BS}}
Upon reaching their destination, Cortez and his fellow ODSTs set up a loose perimeter around the SPARTAN as she adjusted her sniper rifle for the assassination attempt. However, they were caught unawares by the Brute they had previously engaged, who had hunted them since its defeat. The Brute, wielding a [[Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer|gravity hammer]], attempted to smash O'Brien, but the SPARTAN managed to push him out of the way and take the brunt of the blow herself. After he and his fellow troopers knocked down and killed the Brute, O'Brien finished the mission himself. With her last words, Cal-141 handed Cortez the data she had gathered from the strange ruins scattered about the planet and asked him to take them to [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Halsey]]. It is unknown whether he fulfilled this request.


After the mission, Cortez, Dutch, and O'Brien were returned to the destroyer. There, they were accosted by a [[Marine]], [[Berger]], who mocked the death of the SPARTAN. Rather than holding antipathy for the SPARTAN, as most ODSTs would do, Cortez and his squadmates scolded Berger.{{Ref/Reuse|BS}}
After the mission, Cortez, Dutch, and O'Brien were returned to the destroyer. There, they were accosted by a Marine, [[Berger]], who mocked the death of the SPARTAN. Rather than holding anitpathy for the SPARAN, as most ODSTs would do, Cortez and his squadmates scolded Berger.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
Cortez was voiced by [[Wikipedia:Kalob Martinez|Kalob Martinez]].{{Ref/Film|HLeg|Story=The Babysitter|Detail=[[Halo Legends credits|credits]]}}
*Cortez was voiced by [[Wikipedia:Kalob Martinez|Kalob Martinez]].<ref>'''Halo Legends:''' ''The Babysitter'' credits</ref>
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:TheBabysitter CortezSketch Concept.png|Concept sketch of Cortez.
File:TheBabysitter CortezHelmet Concept.png|Concept sketch of Cortez.
File:TheBabysitter CortezFace Concept 2.png|Concept sketch of Cortez.
File:TheBabysitter CortezFace Concept.png|Concept art of Cortez.
File:TheBabysitter Cortez Concept.png|Concept art of Cortez.
File:MSCortez.png|Cortez briefing his squad of the mission objective.
File:Hleg TheBabysitter SquadAtRest.png|Cortez and the surviving members
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[The Babysitter]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[The Babysitter]]'' {{1st}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
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[[Category:UNSC Marine Corps Personnel]]
[[Category:Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
[[Category:Human characters]]

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