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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|TF}}
{{Character infobox
{{Ratings}}
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{{Covenant Character Infobox
|name=Isna 'Nosolee
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|death=[[2552|September 19, 2552]]
|death=[[September 19/20? 2552]]
|causeofdeath=Shot in the head by [[Jacob Keyes]]{{Ref/Reuse|TF2}}
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|weapons=[[Plasma Pistol]]<ref name="HF28">[[Halo: The Flood]], page 28.</ref>
|equipment=*6 [[Plasma Grenades]]<ref name="HF28"/>
*[[Active Camouflage]]
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*[[Covenant]]
|era=9th [[Age of Reclamation]]
**[[Special Warfare Group]]
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***[[Fleet Security]]
|notable=Killed by [[Captain Jacob Keyes]]
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'''Isna 'Nosolee''' was a [[Sangheili]] warrior in service in the [[Covenant military|armed forces]] of the [[Covenant]] in the later years of the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=TF1|HTF|Chapter=1}}
'''Isna 'Nosolee''' was a [[Covenant]] [[Elite]]. He is called a "veteran", a title which is synonymous with the red armor of a [[Major Domo Elite]] in [[2552]].<ref name="HF28"/>


==Biography==
He was standard infantry, but for the [[Covenant]] attack on the ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]'', he was made an [[Ossoona]], or "Eye of the Prophets". His mission was to obtain useful intelligence from the [[UNSC]] by capturing [[Cortana]] and senior personnel, and to record everything he saw through use of cameras attached to his helmet.<ref name="HF28"/> Through the use of [[Active Camouflage]], 'Nosolee was able to execute his task without detection. He toured the ship's fire control systems and engineering before sneaking onto the bridge of the vessel, where he watched the senior staff closely until he was sure that he had discovered who was the commander of the vessel, [[Captain Keyes]].<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 41.</ref>
===Battle of Installation 04===
{{Main|Battle of Installation 04}}
In [[2552#August|August 2552]], 'Nosolee served in the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] and was presumably present at the [[Fall of Reach]] prior to the fleet's jump to [[Installation 04]] in pursuit of the fleeing {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. At this time, 'Nosolee served in Covenant [[Fleet Security]] within the [[Special Warfare Group]] in the role of a [[Stealth Sangheili|Stealth operative]].{{Ref/Reuse|LibraryElite}} When ''Pillar of Autumn'' emerged in the [[Soell system]] on September 19, Covenant forces within the fleet were directed to commence [[Naval boarding|boarding actions]] in the ensuing [[Battle over Installation 04|space battle]] and began to deploy in [[Brhi Xur-pattern Leech|Leech]] boarding craft to deploy aboard the cruiser.{{Ref/Reuse|TF1}}


'Nosolee was one of the many troops charged with this task, was given special consideration and a unique mission. Unlike the majority of his brethren, 'Nosolee (due to his experience) was granted the title of [[Ossoona]], or "Eye of the Prophet". In this role, he was not to engage enemy forces but instead observe and gather intelligence to relay back to Covenant command - who felt that the Covenant's regular troops were often too destructive to leave behind useful information for analysis. Accordingly, 'Nosolee was tasked with three main objectives including:{{Ref/Reuse|TF1}}
'Nosolee then followed [[Jacob Keyes]] and the senior personnel into a [[Bumblebee|lifeboat]], planning to capture the [[Captain]] when they arrived on the surface of [[Installation 04]]. [[Captain Keyes|Keyes]] noticed the blur through the [[Elite]]'s [[Active Camouflage|Active Camo]]. At first, however, Keyes pretended not to notice the [[Ossoona]], but then suddenly shot him with [[Corporal Wilkins]]' [[M6D pistol]] after contemplating whether the bullet would whiz through the lifeboat. The bullet went straight through a slit in his helmet and came out of his neck. <ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 44.</ref> However, when his body was discovered by the rest of the forces of the [[Covenant]], they came to the conclusion that someone important was on the lifeboat. With the help of [[Ensign Ellen Dowski]], they managed to capture [[Jacob Keyes|Captain Keyes]] and execute the rest of the survivors of the Bridge crew.
*Capturing the controlling [[Smart AI]] aboard ''Pillar of Autumn'', [[Cortana]].{{Ref/Reuse|TF1}}
*Capturing senior personnel and command staff such as the ship's [[Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain]], [[Jacob Keyes]].{{Ref/Reuse|TF1}}
*Recording everything he saw or encountered via the use of video cameras.{{Ref/Reuse|TF1}}


Despite feeling ashamed at the disgrace of such an assignment, 'Nosolee nonetheless proceeded to follow his orders to the letter. To this end, 'Nosolee employed the use of [[active camouflage]] to sneak around the ship during the boarding action and tour the ship's fire-control systems and engineering deck before finally heading to the vessel's [[bridge]]. While aboard the bridge, 'Nosolee was able to remain completely undetected and watch the senior crew closely, eventually correctly identifying the senior [[commanding officer]] as Keyes (or "Keezz", as he heard it) - briefly risking being spotted by the Captain. When Keyes made the decision to evacuate ''Pillar of Autumn'' entirely, the command staff began to retreat to a specially-equipped [[Bumblebee]] lifeboat with 'Nosolee in tow. Once inside the shuttle, 'Nosolee was able to stow himself inside the bay at great difficulty, just barely managing to avoid touching any of the humans inside the cramped pod and make himself known. Promptly, he planned to wait until the lifeboat touched down on [[Installation 04]]'s surface and then split Keyes away from the rest of his party, so he could be captured and turned into Covenant custody.{{Ref/Reuse|TF1}}
== Trivia ==
*In ''Halo: The Flood'', he pronounced [[Jacob Keyes|Keyes]] as "Keezz".
== Sources ==


Unfortunately for 'Nosolee, Keyes had noticed a shimmer in the air on the bridge of ''Pillar of Autumn'' and again inside the lifeboat, correctly deducing that a Covenant stealth unit had been stalking him. As such, he took an [[M6D magnum]] from one of his [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] escorts and proceeded to shoot 'Nosolee in the head. 'Nosolee was unable to react quick enough to draw his own [[Type-25 plasma pistol]] and promptly took three [[12.7x40mm]] rounds - with the third passing through a slit in his helmet and blowing his brains out.{{Ref/Reuse|TF1}} 'Nosolee's body proceeded to float around the cabin during re-entry,{{Ref/Reuse|TF1}} before being carried out of the cabin by Keyes and [[Aki Hikowa]] and dumped in a nearby crevice after [[Landing on Installation 04|landing]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=TF2|HTF|Chapter=2}}
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Isna 'Nosolee's corpse was later discovered by Covenant scouts investigating the nearby downed lifeboat. Once his identity had been confirmed within Covenant command, intelligence services were notified and questions were raised as to why an Ossoona had risked his life to board a human lifeboat down onto Halo's surface - a question ultimately resolved with the realisation that the lifepod must have been harbouring high-level staff of some kind. This consequently led to the deployment of [[Ado 'Mortumee]] and other Covenant forces into the region to begin hunting down - and ultimately [[Landing on Installation 04#Capturing the command crew|capture]] - Keyes and the other command crew.{{Ref/Novel|HTF|Chapter=3}}
{{Elites}}


==Equipment==
Due to his role as an Ossoona, and a Stealth specialist before that, 'Nosolee was equipped with minimal fighting gear. He made use of a [[Sangheili harness]] fitted with [[energy shielding]] and [[active camouflage]], alongside two video recording devices affixed to his helmet. His only weaponry consisted of a [[Type-25 plasma pistol]] and half a dozen {{Pattern|Anskum|plasma grenade}}s.{{Ref/Reuse|TF1}}


==Trivia==
[[Category:The Covenant]]
Isna 'Nosolee was the first Sangheili character to be named in the ''Halo'' franchise, appearing in the opening pages of 2003's ''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' - predating [[Zuka 'Zamamee]] later on in that same novel and [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee's introduction in ''[[Halo 2]]''.


==List of appearances==
[[Category:Elites (Characters)]]
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' {{1st}}
 
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
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[[Category:Sangheili characters]]
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