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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}} | {{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/Book|Id= | "'''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/Book|Id=MiTHoH|Book=Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Section=Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian|SectionLinkText=Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian}} He was known for being cold, showing little to no emotion toward anything.{{Ref/Film|Id=Prototype|Film=Halo Legends|Story=Prototype|StoryLinkText=Prototype}} | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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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 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 | 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/ | 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/NoteReuse|MiTHoM}} | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
