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| |name=Isna 'Nosolee | | |name=Isna 'Nosolee |
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| |homeworld= | | |homeworld=[[Sanghelios]] |
| |birth= | | |birth= |
| |death=[[2552|September 19, 2552]] | | |death=September 19 [[2552]] |
| |causeofdeath=Shot in the head by [[Jacob Keyes]]{{Ref/Reuse|TF2}} | | |rank=[[Ossoona]] (temporary), [[Major Domo]] (permanent) |
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| |gender=Male | | |gender=Male |
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| |mass= | | |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]] |
| |rank=*[[Stealth Sangheili]] {{c|permanent}}{{Ref/Game|Id=LibraryElite|CEA|Library (feature)|Library|Detail=Stealth Elite}} | | |affiliation=[[Covenant]] |
| **[[Ossoona]] {{c|temporary}}{{Ref/Reuse|TF1}}
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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 held the temporary rank of Ossoona during the boarding of the [[UNSC Pillar of Autumn]], just before the outbreak of the [[Battle of Installation 04]].<ref name="HF28"/> |
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| ==Biography==
| | He served in the standard infantry, but during 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 the human ship's AI: [[Cortana]], any senior personnel, and to record everything he saw through use of cameras attached to his helmet.<ref name="HF28"/> Although he was "ashamed by the ignominy" of his role, 'Nosolee was able to execute most of his mission without detection through the use of [[Active Camouflage]]. 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 knew for certain who the commander of the vessel was: [[Jacob Keyes|Captain Jacob Keyes]].<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 41.</ref> |
| ===Battle of Installation 04===
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| 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}}
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| '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 Keyes and the senior personnel into a [[Bumblebee|lifeboat]], planning to capture the [[Captain]] when they arrived on the surface of [[Installation 04]]. 'Nosolee was fatally shot by the Captain shortly after the lifepod disembarked from the Autumn. His demise was a combination of several factors: |
| *Capturing the controlling [[Smart AI]] aboard ''Pillar of Autumn'', [[Cortana]].{{Ref/Reuse|TF1}}
| | *Captain Keyes had noticed the distortion of Isna 'Nosolee's camouflage on the bridge and recognized the distortion on the lifeboat as well. |
| *Capturing senior personnel and command staff such as the ship's [[Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain]], [[Jacob Keyes]].{{Ref/Reuse|TF1}}
| | *The Lifeboat was very small, making it difficult to avoid touching his human targets. |
| *Recording everything he saw or encountered via the use of video cameras.{{Ref/Reuse|TF1}}
| | *The Captain was able to acquire an M6D pistol and discharge it before 'Nosolee was able to grab his own weapon.<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 44.</ref> |
| | His body was discovered by a [[Covenant]] hunter-killer team on the surface of [[Alpha Halo|Halo]], and through several conclusions and with the help of [[Ensign Ellen Dowski]], the Covenant managed to capture Captain Keyes and execute the rest of the surviving bridge crew. |
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| 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 Keyes as "Keezz". |
| | *Isna was shot three times. The first on the side of his helmet, the second through his chest, and the third shot went through his skull, with the bullet coming out through the back, throwing his blood and brains all over. |
| | *Two or more cameras were attached to his helmet for intelligence purposes. |
| | *He seemed to have very weak shields, as he would die by taking a single pistol shot in the head. |
| | *Isna 'Nosolee was featured in a [[One One Se7en|One One Se7en ]][http://halosn.bungie.org/misc/stuntmutt.html?type=main&image=8 comic strip]. |
| | *He was equipped with a [[plasma pistol]] and six [[plasma grenades|plasma grenades.]] |
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| 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}}
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| ==Equipment==
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| 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}}
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| ==Trivia==
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| 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]]''.
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' {{1st}}
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