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{{ | {{Spartan infobox | ||
|name= Emile | |||
|name=Emile | |image= [[File:Grenadier (Noble Team).jpg|300px]] | ||
|image=[[File: | |spartantag= A239<ref name="vis">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 62''</ref> | ||
| | |homeworld= [[Eridanus II]] | ||
|birth=[[2523|March | |birth= [[2523|March 11th, 2523]] | ||
|death=[[2552|August | |death= [[2552|August 30th, 2552]] (aged 29) | ||
|species= [[Human]] | |||
|gender= Male | |||
|height= 208.4 centimeters (6'10") | |||
|mass= {{Convert|106.5|kg|lb}} | |||
|species=[[Human]] | |||
|gender=Male | |||
|height= | |||
|mass={{Convert|106.5|kg|lb | |||
|hair= | |hair= | ||
|eyes= | |eyes= | ||
| | |age= 29 | ||
|cyber=[[Neural interface]] | |||
|affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]]<br>[[UNSC Army]] <small>(Operationally under Noble Team)</small><ref name="vis"/> | |||
|rank= [[Warrant Officer]] | |||
|specialty= Assault | |||
| | |battles= [[Battle of Fumirole]]<br>[[Fall of Reach]] | ||
| | |class= [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-III]], [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]]<ref name="vis"/> | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|In recognition of this, his warrior's spirit, we honor him as the merciless wrath of Noble.|The [[Monument to Noble Team]]}} | {{Quote|In recognition of this, his warrior's spirit, we honor him as the merciless wrath of Noble.|The [[Monument to Noble Team]]}} | ||
[[Warrant Officer]] '''Emile-A239''' was a [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-III commando]] of the [[UNSC Navy|UNSC Naval]] [[UNSC Special Forces|Special Warfare Command]], attached to [[Special Warfare Command|Special Warfare]] [[Special Warfare Group Three|Group Three]] of the [[UNSC Army]].<ref name="vis"/> He fought as part of [[Noble Team]] with the call sign '''Noble Four''', during the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552|summer 2552]].<ref name="rise">''[[Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise]]''</ref><ref name="bnet">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24523 '''Bungie.net''' - ''Emile's performance report'']</ref> | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Early life and military career=== | ===Early life and military career=== | ||
Emile was born in [[Luxor]] on [[Eridanus II]] in [[2523]], where he most likely lived until [[2530]] when the planet was [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. Orphaned, he was conscripted as a part of [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company]]. However, he was pulled out of the unit by [[Kurt-051]] and [[Franklin Mendez]] before [[Operation: PROMETHEUS]] in [[2537]], which resulted in the deaths of most members of Alpha Company.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24040 '''Bungie.net''': ''Communique from Kurt to Mendez'']</ref> Later, he became a member of Noble Team, with whom he fought during the [[Battle of Fumirole]] in [[2552#April|April 2552]] and during the Fall of Reach in the summer of the same year.<ref name="bnet"/> | |||
Emile was born in [[Luxor]] on [[Eridanus II]] in [[2523]] | |||
===Fall of Reach=== | |||
On [[2552#July|July 23rd, 2552]], contact with the [[Visegrád Relay|Visegrad communications relay]] on Reach was lost. After losing contact with the [[UNSC Army|Army]] fireteams that he had deployed to investigate the disturbance, [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]] sent Noble Team to find the cause of the communications blackout. Soon after arriving at the relay, Noble Team encountered a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] incursion force. Soon, the team split in half, with Emile, [[Jun-A266|Jun]], and [[Catherine-B320|Kat]] flying directly to the relay and [[Carter-A259|Carter]], [[Jorge-052|Jorge]], and [[SPARTAN-B312|Noble Six]] proceeding on the ground. After the team battled their way inside and fighting a team of [[Sangheili Zealot]]s, Carter informed Holland that the [[WINTER CONTINGENCY]] was in effect, as Covenant forces were on Reach.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Winter Contingency (level)|Winter Contingency]]''</ref> | |||
On July 26th, Noble Team helped defend the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Sword Base]] from a Covenant attack spearheaded by an overhead [[Covenant corvette|corvette]]. Near the end of the battle, Emile took position near the top of the structure. From this position, he engaged several [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantoms]] and [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] to allow some of the base's remaining [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longswords]] to get airborne. After the corvette was destroyed by one of Reach's [[Orbital defense platform|Orbital Defense Platforms]], Noble Team met [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]], with whom they discussed the Zealot team they had previously encountered.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref> | |||
On | |||
On [[2552#August|August 23rd]], Noble Team rendezvoused inside ONI's now-compromised [[Olympic Tower]] in [[New Alexandria]]. During this meeting, Emile tried to mask his sorrow for Jorge's death through humor. Moments later, the Covenant began [[glassing]] dangerously close to Noble Team's position. As the SPARTANs fled, Kat was killed by a waiting [[Sangheili]] marksman. The survivors attempted to kill the Elite to no avail. On August 26th, Noble Team emerged from a fallout bunker beneath the ruins of the Olympic Tower.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]''</ref> | |||
On | On August 29th, the remaining members of Noble Team were sent to the Covenant-occupied remnants of Sword Base; they were to demolish in Sword Base order to prevent Halsey's excavation data from falling into Covenant hands. Emile, Carter, and Jun remained in a [[UH-144 Falcon]] while Noble Six and a team of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s eliminated a pair of Covenant [[Type-38 Anti-Aircraft Cannon|anti-aircraft cannons]]. After the cannons were disabled, Noble Team fought their way into the interior of the base. After the team arrived at the pre-arranged coordinates, which seemed to be a dead end with no load-bearing structures, [[Auntie Dot]] revealed that the team had been given a new objective. They were to rendezvous with Dr. Halsey over a kilometer away and 2,000 feet below ground. | ||
The team soon arrived at a [[Forerunner]] [[Babd Catha Forerunner complex|complex]] beneath the [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]]. Halsey insisted upon the importance of the site and demanded Noble Team's support while she completed transferring critical data in her laboratory. Emile and the other SPARTANs defended Halsey's lab from several waves of Covenant forces, who had found an entrance to the ruins. Eventually, Halsey ushered the SPARTANs inside, where she revealed the data she had transferred: a fragment of the [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Cortana]] that carried a "latchkey" discovery found in the ruins. She ordered Noble Team to escort [[The Package (data storage unit)|the "package"]] to the {{UNSCship|Pillar of Autumn}}, a {{Class|Halcyon|Cruiser}} that was drydocked at the [[Aszod ship breaking yards|ship-breaking yards]] in [[Aszod]]. Jun escorted Halsey to ONI [[CASTLE Base]], while Emile, Carter, and Noble Six flew to rendezvous with the ''Pillar of Autumn''. As the group parted ways, Halsey detonated explosive charges within the ice shelf, burying the ruins.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[The Package (level)|The Package]]''</ref> | |||
The team soon arrived at a [[Forerunner]] [[Babd Catha Forerunner complex|complex]] beneath the [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]]. Halsey insisted upon the importance of the site and demanded Noble Team's support while she completed transferring critical data in her laboratory. Emile and the other | |||
On August | On August 30th, as Noble Team neared the ''Pillar of Autumn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s location, their [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] was damaged, and Carter was severely wounded, by pursuing Banshees. Emile attempted to hold the pursuers off to little avail. Carter ordered Emile and Noble Six to escort the package to the ''Pillar of Autumn'' on foot. The two SPARTANs leapt from the Pelican and fought their way to the mouth of a ravine, where they were cornered by a [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]]. Fortunately, Carter arrived, though the Pelican's weapons were not powerful enough to damage the Scarab. As the commander told his plan to ram the Scarab, Emile encouraged Carter to ''"Hit 'em hard."'' With their leader dead and the Scarab destroyed, the two remaining SPARTANs continued toward the ''Pillar of Autumn''. Eventually, they reached the drydock's landing platforms, where [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes|Keyes]] would take possession of the package personally. Emile mounted an [[mark 2488 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|"Onager" mass driver]] that the ''Pillar of Autumn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] contingent had installed, using it destroy several approaching Phantom dropships.<ref name="PoA">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''.</ref> | ||
===Death=== | ===Death=== | ||
{{Quote|I'm ready! How 'bout you?!|Emile's last words.}} | {{Quote|I'm ready! How 'bout you?!|Emile's last words.}} | ||
After Noble Six had cleared Platform Delta, Keyes arrived in a Pelican to take possession of the package. While Noble Six met with the captain, a Phantom flew to the emplacement and dropped off a group of | After Noble Six had cleared Platform Delta, Keyes arrived in a Pelican to take possession of the package. While Noble Six met with the captain, a Phantom flew to the emplacement and dropped off a group of Zealots. Emile dismounted the emplacement and knocked an Elite to the ground. The Zealot's energy shields flickered, then turned off as Emile finished it with his shotgun. However, a second Elite managed to impale him with a stab from behind using an [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|energy sword]]. Defiant to the end, Emile pulled out his kukri and stabbed the Elite through the throat, causing both of them to fall from the platform. When Noble Six ascended the stairs to the mass driver, the bodies of Emile and the Elites who ambushed him were slumped against the railing, lifeless.<ref name="PoA"/> | ||
== | ==Traits and personality== | ||
{{Quote|He may say that what he wants is to win the war, but what he really wants is for the enemy to die.|In-game description}} | {{Quote|He may say that what he wants is to win the war, but what he really wants is for the enemy to die.|In-game description}} | ||
Respected by his peers, Emile was described as being detail-oriented and unbreakable, an effective member of his unit while in the field and one that maintained strict discipline off the field. He was, however, noted to have had the most difficulty interacting with non-SPARTANs than any other member of Noble Team.<ref name="bnet"/> | |||
Emile was noted to | Emile was particularly bold and aggressive. Colonel Holland noted that Emile-A239's excessive use of force made it hard to field him against [[insurrectionist]]s due to the unfavorable reaction in [[civilian]] media; to this end, shortly before the Fall of Reach, Holland planned to replace him with [[Rosenda-344]] in the event of a future counterinsurgency operation. He treated civilians with suspicion and disregard, which led to confrontations between him and the more empathetic Jorge. Despite his hard outlook, he held a deep respect for his teammates, as well as readiness and loyalty to sacrifice himself in order to allow the ''Pillar of Autumn'' to escape. Emile handled the loss of teammates by masking his emotions with humor.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''Legendary Developer Commentary''</ref> | ||
He possessed an "impressive" | He possessed an "impressive" collection of Covenant contraband. While in direct violation of Subsection Seven of the [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|Cole Protocol]], his superiors ignored this, due to them being part of the Army rather than the Navy.<ref name="bnet"/> | ||
==Equipment== | ==Equipment== | ||
Emile typically wielded an [[ | Emile typically wielded an [[M45 Tactical Shotgun]] and occasionally used an [[M319 Individual Grenade Launcher]], for which he always carried grenades. His signature weapon was a large [[Wikipedia:Kukri|kukri]] knife that he sheathed on his right shoulder pauldron. | ||
Emile's | Emile's armor consisted of the Assault/Sapper chest piece, the Assault/Breacher wrist utility, [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/M variant|Security]] right shoulder piece, [[Asymmetrical Action Group Operator armor|Operator]] left shoulder piece, [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Tactical|Tactical/SOFT CASE]] utility, and [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/FJ/PARA variant|FJ/PARA]] knee guards. The most distinct piece of Emile's armor was his helmet, a [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/V variant|MJOLNIR EVA helmet]] with a HUL attachment, featuring a skull Emile had carved into the faceplate. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
<!--Please do not mention his accent, as attempts to decipher its place of origin are speculative and conflicting.--> | <!--Please do not mention his accent, as attempts to decipher its place of origin are speculative and conflicting.--> | ||
*Emile was voiced by [[Jamie Hector]] | *Emile was voiced by [[Jamie Hector]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''Credits''</ref> | ||
*Emile shared his homeworld, Eridanus II, with [[John-117]]. | *Emile shared his homeworld, Eridanus II, with [[John-117]]. | ||
*Emile was one of the oldest known SPARTAN-III candidates at the time he entered the program, being age eight. [[Carter-A259]], the oldest known candidate, was eleven. | *Emile was one of the oldest known SPARTAN-III candidates at the time he entered the program, being age eight. [[Carter-A259]], the oldest known candidate, was eleven. | ||
*Emile is the only member of Noble Team, aside from SPARTAN-B312, whose face is not seen throughout | *The name Emile means "eager", which reflects upon his bold nature.{{Citation needed}} | ||
*Emile is the only member of Noble Team, aside from SPARTAN-B312, whose face is not seen throughout the game. He is also the only one who does not remove his helmet at any time in the game. However, Emile's face is depicted in a piece of [[:File:Nobleteamconcept.jpg|concept art]] to the far left. The faces shown in the same concept art piece are seen in one of the screens in the [[Tribute Room]], but Emile's face is largely obscured. | |||
*Emile's helmet is available as an Avatar Award and is obtained by earning a [[Bulltrue Medal]] in either multiplayer or Firefight [[matchmaking]]. | *Emile's helmet is available as an Avatar Award and is obtained by earning a [[Bulltrue Medal]] in either multiplayer or Firefight [[matchmaking]]. | ||
*In campaign co-op, Emile's helmet is a standard EVA helmet, missing its usual skull. In cutscenes however, the skull is unaffected. This also happens to an EVA[C] helmet worn by a player in all split-screen game modes. | *In campaign co-op, Emile's helmet is a standard EVA helmet, missing its usual skull. In cutscenes however, the skull is unaffected. This also happens to an EVA[C] helmet worn by a player in all split-screen game modes. | ||
*Emile bears a resemblance to the character [[w:c:cod:Simon "Ghost" Riley|Ghost]] from ''[[w:c:cod:Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2|Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2]]'', as both sport skull visages on their headgear and have similarly grim personalities. [[Taylor H. Miles|Taylor "Dutch" Miles]] from ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' also has a partial skull pattern on his helmet. | |||
*When Emile stabs the Zealot with his kukri, he stabs the Elite on the right side of its neck. However, after the cutscene, the knife is on the left side of the Elite's neck. It is possible though that he might have stabbed the Elite a following time after falling off screen during the cutscene. | *When Emile stabs the Zealot with his kukri, he stabs the Elite on the right side of its neck. However, after the cutscene, the knife is on the left side of the Elite's neck. It is possible though that he might have stabbed the Elite a following time after falling off screen during the cutscene. | ||
*Due to [[Dead shielded Emile|a glitch]], Emile's shields, as well as those of the Elites who ambush him, still function normally after they are dead. His body also can not be shifted through meleeing or explosions. | *Due to [[Dead shielded Emile|a glitch]], Emile's shields, as well as those of the Elites who ambush him, still function normally after they are dead. His body also can not be shifted through meleeing or explosions. | ||
*Emile's service tag references [[list of "seven" references in Halo|7]], 2+3+9=14. 14/2=7. | |||
*Emile's service tag initials are also printed on the base of the [[Mark 2488 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|Onager]] as '''S-239''', much like Jorge's tag is printed on the cannon of the Scorpion tank as '''S-052'''. | *Emile's service tag initials are also printed on the base of the [[Mark 2488 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|Onager]] as '''S-239''', much like Jorge's tag is printed on the cannon of the Scorpion tank as '''S-052'''. | ||
*Emile is the only SPARTAN in the game who wears his wrist attachment on his right wrist, though Jorge wears the same wrist attachment on both wrists. | *Emile is the only SPARTAN in the game who wears his wrist attachment on his right wrist, though Jorge wears the same wrist attachment on both wrists. | ||
*It is possible that Emile was originally intended to be silent, as his profile on ''Game Informer'' regularly refers to him as "the silent Spartan" and states that he "does not speak", in heavy contrast to the gung-ho attitude he possesses in the final game.<ref name="Game Informer">[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/01/26/feature-noble-team-profile-2.aspx '''Game Informer: Noble Team Profile #2''']</ref> | *It is possible that Emile was originally intended to be silent, as his profile on ''Game Informer'' regularly refers to him as "the silent Spartan" and states that he "does not speak", in heavy contrast to the gung-ho attitude he possesses in the final game.<ref name="Game Informer">[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/01/26/feature-noble-team-profile-2.aspx '''Game Informer: Noble Team Profile #2''']</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:ReachConcept - Emile.png|Early concept art of Emile. | ||
File: | File:Emile 239 concept full.png|Concept art of Emile-A239 holding a grenade launcher. | ||
File: | File:ReachConcept EmileHelmet.jpg|Concept art of Emile's helmet. | ||
File:Emile-A239.png|Emile with his shotgun. | File:Emile-A239.png|Emile with his shotgun. | ||
File:Emile.png|Emile crouching. | File:Emile.png|Emile crouching. | ||
File:Emile main.png|Emile-A239 | |||
File:Halo Reach - A Spartan Will Rise-2.jpg|Emile fires at two Banshees and a Phantom from a Pelican. | File:Halo Reach - A Spartan Will Rise-2.jpg|Emile fires at two Banshees and a Phantom from a Pelican. | ||
File:Emile_kukri.png|Emile drawing his kukri in combat. | File:Emile_kukri.png|Emile drawing his kukri in combat. | ||
File:reach 947096_Medium.jpg|Emile, fatally wounded by a Zealot. | File:reach 947096_Medium.jpg|Emile, fatally wounded by a Zealot. | ||
File:HaloReach - EmileDeath.png|Emile's body and that of his killer. | File:HaloReach - EmileDeath.png|Emile's body and that of his killer. | ||
File: | File:Emile's Profile.jpg|Emile's Firefight profile image. | ||
File:Emile standing.png|Emile after killing a [[Skirmisher]]. | File:Emile standing.png|Emile after killing a [[Skirmisher]]. | ||
File:Emilie-Avatar.png|An Emile Xbox Live avatar. | File:Emilie-Avatar.png|An Emile Xbox Live avatar. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | ||
*''[[ | *''[[Deliver Hope]]'' {{1st}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Noble Team}} | {{Noble Team}} | ||
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[[Category:Spartan-IIIs]] | [[Category:Spartan-IIIs]] |