Editing Hazel-A302

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{{Character infobox
|variant=Human
|name=Hazel-A302
|image=[[File:Enc22 HazelA302.jpg|300px]]
|homeworld=[[Alluvion]]{{Ref/Site|Id=Dispatch|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/discovery-dispatch-february-21-2019|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Discovery Dispatch - February 21, 2019|D=21|M=02|Y=2019}}{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=107}}
|birth=[[2521#January|January 31, 2521]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
|death=
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|species=[[Human]]{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}
|gender=Female{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}
|height={{Convert|190.5|cm|ftin|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
|mass={{Convert|103.9|kg|lb|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
|hair=Blonde{{Ref/Twitter|Id=Twitter9|ZaraVarin|1170046727618875392|Zara Varin|Quote=She *is* Spartan Hazel <3 Canonically; if she’s ever unhelmeted, it’s Jordan’s face you’ll see :D (Same with Owen/Urbane!)|D=29|M=4|Y=2021}}
|eyes=Blue{{Ref/Reuse|Twitter9}}
|affiliation=*[[UNSC Navy]] {{C|formerly}}{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Site|Id=WaypointSpartans|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/spartans|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Spartans|D=27|M=10|Y=2015}}{{Ref/Book|Id=HOSFM33|OSFM|Page=33}}
**[[Naval Special Weapons]]
***[[SPARTAN-III program]]
*[[Spartan Operations]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
|rank=E-5 paygrade {{C|formerly}}{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}<br>
[[Spartan branch#Rank structure|Spartan]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
|sn=S-A302{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}
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'''Hazel-A302''', born '''Hazel Leonidov''',{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} is a [[Spartan-III]] in service with the [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Armed Forces|Armed Forces]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}} Orphaned at a young age, she was trained to be a [[Spartan]] on [[Onyx]] as part of the [[Spartan-III program]]'s [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] and [[Biological augmentation|biologically augmented]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO6}} Hazel was separated from the rest of her company prior to its first deployment in [[2536]] and made one of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Headhunters]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Reuse|HM76}} In late [[2553]] she and another Spartan, [[Owen-B096]], were tasked with delivering the [[artificial intelligence]] [[Gabriela]] to [[Earth]] and assisting with an [[Outpost Discovery]] at major population centers on the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|HLW1}}{{Ref/Reuse|HLW4}}

==Biography==
===Early life and training===
{{Main|SPARTAN-III program}}
Hazel Leonidov was born on the [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] of [[Alluvion]] on [[2521#January|January 31, 2521]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}} As a young child, she was an exceptional athlete and student.{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}} Hazel was eventually orphaned due to [[human]]ity's prolonged [[Human-Covenant War|war]] with the [[Covenant]] and became one of four hundred and ninety-seven such war orphans recruited for the [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|the first company]] of [[Spartan-III]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HGOO6|GoO|Chapter=6}} On [[2532#December|December 27, 2532]] Hazel and the rest of the children were brought to the planet [[Onyx]] in the [[Zeta Doradus system]]. Multiple [[D77-TC Pelican]]s touched down on the parade ground at [[Camp Currahee]] at around 1953 hours to unload the recruits, who streamed out of the dropships at the behest of Senior Chief Petty Officer [[Franklin Mendez]] and were met by [[Lieutenant]] [[Kurt Ambrose]]. When the [[Mjolnir]]-clad [[Spartan-II]] first spoke, his voice carried by the camp's public address system, the children stopped moving and fell silent, amazed by the armored giant. As they crowded before him Kurt offered them the chance to become like him so that they might destroy the Covenant. He noted, however, that only three hundred slots were ultimately available and that the process of determining who would fill that roster would began that night. Mendez then ordered the children back onto the [[Pelican]]s and they each proceeded to shuffle aboard, after only some hesitation. After they were airborne once again each recruit was given a [[Falcon Wing aerial descent unit]] and told to jump from their [[dropship]]'s rear bay if they wanted to be a [[Spartan]]. Following this, those who had jumped were recovered.{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO6}}

Alpha Company was trained from that point on by Lieutenant Ambrose and CPO Mendez at the Camp Curahee complex.{{Ref/Book|Id=HOSFM84|OSFM|Page=84}} The regimen mirrored that of the [[Spartan-II]]s', with intensive physical conditioning and education conducted by hand-picked trainers and multiple on-site A.I.s. All training and indoctrination emphasized the significance of achieving objectives at any cost and a willingness to sacrifice for the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|HOSFM84}} Hazel's innate physical capabilities were greatly enhanced by Spartan [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|augmentations]], carried out aboard the {{UNSCShip|Hopeful}} in [[2536]], and her scholarly abilities bent towards learning the many arts of war.{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Book|Id=HOSFM85|OSFM|Page=85}}{{Ref/Marketing|Id=BOAS|HR|Birth of a Spartan}} Only around sixty percent of the four hundred and ninety-seven were considered to have been augmented successfully, but this did not automatically disqualify "failures" from being deployed regardless.{{Ref/Reuse|HOSFM85}} 

===Deployment===
Alpha Company graduated in 2536 and by [[2536#October|October 16]] of that year, the three-hundred chosen to form its final incarnation had been selected and deployed to [[Mamore]] for [[Operation: FIREBRAND]].{{Ref/Reuse|HOSFM84}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HGOO8|GoO|Chapter=8}}{{Ref/Site|Id=WPJun|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/jun-a266|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Jun-A266|D=14|M=05|Y=2021}} There, the Spartans suppressed an anti-[[Unified Earth Government]] [[Mamore insurrections|coup d'état]] which had seized the colony.{{Ref/Reuse|HOSFM84}}{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO8}} Over the next nine months Alpha Company undertook nine other missions, including [[Operation: HWACHA]], in which the Spartans distinguished themselves through successful counter-boarding actions as part of a fleet action against the [[Covenant]] in the [[Bonanza asteroid belt]].{{Ref/Reuse|HOSFM84}}{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO8}} The [[Far-gone]] colony platforms were also among the locales which the Spartan-IIIs were deployed to during this period.{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO8}} It was in early [[2537]] that they were tasked with [[Battle of New Constantinople|defending]] the colony of [[New Constantinople]] from Covenant attack as part of [[Operation: IRON GREAVE]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc36|Enc09|Page=36}}{{Ref/Reuse|HOSFM84}}{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO8}} During this deployment Hazel caught the eye of [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]]'s advisors.{{Ref/Site|Id=CF106|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/outpost-discoveries|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Outpost Discoveries|D=05|M=11|Y=2019}} Her observed deft and diverse skillset led to her extraction from Alpha Company and conscription into the ranks of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s clandestine [[Headhunters|HEADHUNTERS initiative]].{{Ref/Book|Id=HM76|HM|Page=76}}{{Ref/Reuse|CF106}} Becoming a Headhunter ensured that when all three-hundred of the [[Spartan-III]]s sent to the asteroid [[K7-49]] in late July 2537 for [[Operation: PROMETHEUS]] perished during the resulting battle, Hazel was not numbered among them (her place having been filled by another following her promotion to Headhunter).{{Ref/Reuse|HM76}}{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO8}}{{Ref/Reuse|CF106}} Hazel had only even been considered for inclusion in the HEADHUNTERS initiative because she had previously survived multiple specially assigned training missions.{{Ref/Anthology|Id=HEH|Evo|Headhunters (story)|Headhunters}} For this new role she was put through an additional, grueling training regimen on the far side of Onyx from Camp Curahee.{{Ref/Reuse|HEH}} Always as part of a two-Spartan team, she conducted direct action operations against Covenant leaders on occupied planets and destroyed critical UNSC information that had fallen into enemy hands, all whilst outfitted with [[Mjolnir]] armor.{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Reuse|HM76}}{{Ref/Reuse|HEH}} Headhunters like Hazel were typically tasked with infiltrating heavily fortified enemy encampments, ships, and operation centers completely undetected.{{Ref/Reuse|HEH}} They did so with minimal, mission-specific weaponry and no radio contact or hope for backup or retrieval. Their objectives usually constituted preparation for a larger, full-scale assault on a target or were meant as a decoy and distraction for UNSC operations elsewhere.{{Ref/Reuse|HEH}} As a Headhunter Hazel personally racked up over a dozen confirmed kills on high-value Covenant targets and successfully recovered several key classified assets, any one of which might have spelled doom for the [[UNSC]] had they fallen into or remained in enemy hands.{{Ref/Reuse|CF106}}

===Outpost Discovery===
[[File:HLW OD.PNG|thumb|300px|right|The outposts Hazel assisted with invited average citizens to explore the legacy of humanity's survival and experience the thrill of being part of the UNSC's first line of defense against whatever threats still lurked in the galaxy.{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}]]
{{Quote|Gabriela, you are being deployed to Earth, where you will serve as the caretaker of ''Outpost Discovery''. Spartans Owen and Hazel will escort you there.|An ONI officer informs Gabriela of her assignment to work with Hazel and Owen.}}{{Ref/Reuse|HLW4}}
In late [[2553]] she and another [[Spartan-III]], [[Owen-B096]], met with the [[Spartan-II]] [[Linda-058]], the [[Smart AI|volitional]] [[Artificial intelligence|A.I.]] [[Athos]], and an ONI officer.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HLW1|HLW|Issue=1}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=HLW4|HLW|Issue=4}} Linda and Athos had recently returned from a mission in which they had secured another A.I. named [[Gabriela]] thought lost around a year prior during the [[Fall of Reach|Fall]] of [[Reach]].{{Ref/Reuse|HLW4}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=HLW3|HLW|Issue=3}} The record of all cataloged human history which Gabriela contained made her unique among A.I.s, so Hazel and Owen were tasked with escorting her to [[Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|HLW4}}{{Ref/Reuse|HLW3}} There she would assume the role of caretaker for an [[Outpost Discovery]], a mobile exploratory initiative focused on the education, recruitment, inspiration, and training of the next generation of UNSC personnel.{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Reuse|HLW4}} Both Spartans joined her thereafter in assisting with the outposts, which involved traveling to various major population centers on [[humanity]]'s home world and interacting directly with [[civilian]]s in attendance.{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Reuse|HLW4}}{{Ref/Note|''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' is canonically set at some point between [[2554]] and [[2557]]. The attraction known as [[The Ring Experience|"The Ring Experience"]] at each ''Outpost Discovery'' location features the exploration of a [[Halo ring]] which cannot be [[Installation 05|Delta]] or [[Gamma Halo]] based on the planet it is shown to orbit, the experience's executive producer, Jason Ambler, believes it is supposed to be [[Installation 07|Zeta Halo]]. If this is the case, ''Outpost Discovery'' cannot be set any earlier than the point in [[2555]] when the [[Zeta Halo project|exploration]] of that installation began. Officially the identity of the installation shown in The Ring Experience is presently undefined by [[343 Industries]]. It should also be noted that the canonical dating of ''Outpost Discovery'' may be able to be further narrowed by a display which claims it is believed [[343 Guilty Spark]] was destroyed in [[2552]]. It was in late [[2555]] that the [[UNSC]] first learned of this [[monitor]]'s survival.}}

===Rise of the Banished===
Following the start of the [[Created conflict]], Hazel was assigned the mission to prevent the [[Banished]]'s pillaging of the supply chains that connected colonies in the periphery.{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}

==Personal characteristics, armor, and effects==
===Capabilities===
Hazel primarily specializes in direct action and secondarily specializes in intelligence collection.{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}} Even as a child she was an exceptional athlete and student.{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}} Her innate physical capabilities were greatly enhanced by the streamlined augmentation processes and biochemical enhancements employed by the Spartan-III program.{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Reuse|HOSFM85}} 

===Equipment===
In the months following the conclusion of the war between humanity and the Covenant, Hazel's armor configuration consisted of a [[B-class Mjolnir|Mark V[B]]] up-armored with a [[Armor accessories/Collar#Collar/Breacher|Collar/Breacher]] chest piece and a [[RECON-class Mjolnir|Recon]] helmet up-armored with a [[UA/Type O5]] and equipped with a [[Hardened Uplink|HUL[3] attachment]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}} Her left shoulder was protected by a SAP/GND pauldron and her right shoulder by a SAP/RECON one. Her knees were protected by two UA/Type GND.{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}} In addition to a [[combat knife]] Hazel has been known to carry an [[M45D shotgun]] or an [[MA5C assault rifle]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Reuse|HLW4}}

==Production notes==
{{Quote|Whenever we were designing them we wanted to have two characters that made sense. And we already had ''[[Halo: Battle Born|Battle Born]]'' in the works and there were some other opportunities that you'll just have to wait and see with Hazel potentially.|Zara Varin teases upcoming media releases in which Hazel could appear while also noting that both she and [[Owen-B096]] had been conceived of as characters prior to their inclusion in ''Outpost Discovery''.}}{{Ref/Reuse|SSDTMM}}
By the time it was determined that ''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' locations ought to include two individuals dressed as [[Spartan]]s attendees could interact with, Hazel was already a character that had been created for potential inclusion in upcoming fiction.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=SSDTMM|g3Yy8vH8_tI|Halopedia Archives|Social Stream: Discovering the Museum MacGyver|D=28|M=06|Y=2024}} [[343 Industries]] consumer products team artist [[Zara Varin]] did most of the [[Wikipedia:3D|three-dimensional]] designing and construction of the armor to be worn by the person dressed as Hazel. Objectives of the armor's design included having it make sense for the time in which ''Outpost Discovery'' is set as well as representative of armor that would actually be worn by Spartans at [[Outpost Discovery]] locations. In addition, Varin had to consider practical issues for the wearer such as the need for pockets, flexibility, and the ability to sit down while wearing the costume. Varin used assets from ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' alongside those from other projects and some they created themselves specifically for ''Outpost Discovery'' while designing the armor.{{Ref/Reuse|SSDTMM}} Hazel's existence was revealed to fans through the mention of an exclusive [[Xbox]] avatar costume based on the character that is provided for those who purchase tickets for ''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch2}} Her first appearance in ''[[Halo (disambiguation)|Halo]]'' media came in the final panels of ''[[Halo: Lone Wolf]]''{{'}}s [[Halo: Lone Wolf Issue 4|concluding issue]].{{Ref/Reuse|HLW4}}

At ''Outpost Discovery'' locations Hazel is embodied by [[Wikipedia:Twitch.tv|Twitch]] streamer [https://www.twitch.tv/Savagegiggles Jordan Price].{{Ref/Twitter|Id=SavageGiggles|1148796380275757056|Jordan Price|Quote=Hello from Hazel-A302! I will be on duty at all @HaloOutpost events, ensuring the safety of guests and recruits as they learn about the history and operations of the UNSC! Also available for photo ops, so be sure to snag one when you see Spartan Owen and I!|D=10|M=07|Y=2019}} 343 Industries decided that Hazel's face would be canonically identical to Price's. The same is true for Owen-B096 and the man who embodied him, [[Wikipedia:Harlem Globetrotters|Harlem globetrotter]] Urbane Bingham.{{Ref/Reuse|Twitter9}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:LW Debrief.PNG|Hazel and Owen attend the debriefing of Linda-058 and Athos.{{Ref/Reuse|HLW4}}
File:HAZEL.png|Hazel-A302 
File:HazelAvatar.PNG|All purchasers of ''Outpost Discovery'' tickets received a download code for this [[Xbox]] avatar costume.{{Ref/Site|Id=Dispatch2|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/discovery-dispatch-march-28-2019|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Discovery Dispatch - March 28, 2019|D=28|M=03|Y=2019}}
File:HOD OwenHazel.jpg|Owen-B096 and Hazel-A302 were available to take pictures with at ''Outpost Discovery''.
File:HOD Owen and Hazel Expanded.jpg|This artwork shows Hazel and her partner, [[Owen-B096]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}
File:HaloOutpostDiscovery Poster.png|Hazel is featured in this promotional image for ''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''.
File:HLW ODE.jpg|Hazel is featured on the cover of a hardcover collection of ''Halo: Lone Wolf'' issues exclusive to ''Halo: Outpost Discovery''.
File:HOD Tshirt.jpg|Hazel appears on this T-shirt, exclusive to the ''Outpost Discovery'' experience.
File:HazelLive.PNG|Hazel at ''Halo: Outpost Discovery''.
File:HOD Hazel BTS SavageGiggles.png|A behind the scenes look at Hazel at ''Halo: Outpost Discovery''.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Lone Wolf]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''

==Notes==
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==Sources==
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