Editing Ghost (Marine)

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|variant=Human
|name="Ghost"
|image=[[File:Ghost_(Marine).png|300px]]
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|birth=
|death=Before [[2549#March|March 28, 2549]]{{Ref/Note|Id=date|See [[Algolis Invasion#Notes|Algolis Invasion's Notes section]]}}
|causeofdeath=Killed when self-destructing the [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I ADS]]{{Ref/Reuse|Prototype}}
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|children=
|species=[[Human]]
|gender=Male{{Ref/Reuse|Prototype}}
|height=
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|hair=Black{{Ref/Reuse|Prototype}}
|eyes=Brown{{Ref/Reuse|Prototype}}
|affiliation=*[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
**[[UNSC Marine Corps of Engineers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Prototype}}
***[[Hades Corps]]{{Ref/Reuse|Prototype}}
|rank=Sergeant{{Ref/Reuse|Prototype}}
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{{Quote|I need you to be strong - strong enough to do what you've never done in your life. Can you be strong enough to allow yourself to be... can you just be human?|A [[unidentified Marine (Ghost's platoon)|dying Marine]] under Ghost's command}}

"'''Ghost'''" was  the nickname of a [[sergeant]] in the [[Hades Corps]] of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps of Engineers|Marine Corps of Engineers]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="MiTHoM">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian''</ref> He was known for being cold, showing little to no emotion toward anything.<ref name="Prototype">'''Halo Legends:''' ''Prototype''</ref>

==Biography==
===Human-Covenant War===
"Ghost" was known among many UNSC Marines due to an engagement with [[Covenant]] forces that resulted in the deaths of his entire platoon. During that incident, a [[unidentified Marine (Ghost's platoon)|dying Marine]] asked Ghost to "be human" for once, as he had always come across as a cold-hearted, soulless individual. The Marine then died in his arms, and Ghost "died inside", crying out to the sky and vowing to avenge his fallen platoon.{{Ref/Reuse|Prototype}}

====Algolis Invasion====
{{Main|Algolis Invasion}}
{{Quote|And for one last instance, I'm human again.|Ghost's last words}}
Ghost was deployed with the [[Hades Corps]] to destroy navigational data and prototype weapons during the [[Algolis Invasion]], per the [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|Cole Protocol]]. During the battle, he commandeered a set of [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I ADS|prototype powered armor]], apparently disregarding his given orders to destroy it. However, he insisted that he was performing his duty, and used the time left until [[self-destruct]] initiation to provide cover for the Marines' and civilians' extraction.{{Ref/Reuse|Prototype}}

Ghost held off the Covenant forces long enough for a group of evacuation shuttles to escape but was eventually overwhelmed. His armor's shielding failed and a [[plasma grenade]] severed his arm, disabling him. Seeing that the evacuation shuttles had escaped safely, Ghost commented on his newfound humanity before uttering the code to activate the armor's nuclear self-destruct feature: "Be human." The resulting blast annihilated Ghost and the surrounding Covenant infantry.{{Ref/Reuse|Prototype}}

A Marine commanding officer in orbit above Algolis edited a log of the events, redacting requests for Ghost to be court-martialed, marking him as [[missing in action]], and stating that he had demonstrated great conduct as a Marine and as a human being.{{Ref/Reuse|Prototype}} News of his success and subsequent disappearance spread quickly, as the crew of the [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] {{UNSCShip|The Heart of Midlothian}} were aware of his actions.{{Ref/Reuse|MiTHoM}}

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Prototype]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions: Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'' {{Mo}}

==Notes==

==Sources==
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[[Category:Human characters]]
[[Category:UNSC Marine Corps enlisted personnel]]