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| |name=Jilan al-Cygni | | |name=Jilan al-Cygni |
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| |homeworld=[[Cygnus system]], presumably [[New Jerusalem]] | | |homeworld=[[Cygnus System]], presumably [[New Jerusalem]] |
| |birth= | | |birth= |
| |death= | | |rank=[[Lieutenant Commander]] |
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| |species=[[Human]] | | |species=[[Human]] |
| |gender=Female | | |gender=[[Human|Female]] |
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| |mass= | | |weapons=[[Jilan al-Cygni's Pocket Pistol|Pocket Pistol]] |
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| | |vehicles=[[UNSC Walk of Shame]] |
| |hair=Black | | |hair=Black |
| |eyes=Green | | |eyes=Green |
| |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] | | |notable= |
| |rank=[[Lieutenant Commander]]
| | *[[Avery Junior Johnson]]'s Commanding Officer |
| |sn= | | *Member of [[ONI]] |
| |notable=Relationship with [[Avery Junior Johnson]]
| | *Got into a relationship with [[Avery Junior Johnson]] |
| | |affiliation=[[UNSC]], [[ONI]] |
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| {{quote|Kissing is for politicians, and I'm certainly not that.|Jilan al-Cygni}} | | {{quote|Kissing is for politicians, and I'm certainly not that.|LCDR Jilan al-Cygni upon meeting Johnson.}} |
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| '''[[Lieutenant Commander]] Jilan al-Cygni''' was an officer and operative of [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Three|ONI Section Three]] at the time of humanity's first contact with the [[Covenant]] on planet [[Harvest]]. She assumed the role of ranking military officer on Harvest during the initial Covenant invasion of the planet and subsequent evacuation of the human population. She served as commanding officer of the [[Staff Sergeant|Staff Sergeants]] of the planet's fledgling colonial militia (including [[Avery J. Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]]).<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest'''</ref>
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| ==Biography==
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| Nothing is known about Jilan al-Cygni's career prior to her actions on Harvest, although it was once observed by the AI [[Sif]] that, judging from al-Cygni's subtle accent, she was likely raised on the planet [[New Jerusalem]] in the [[Cygnus system]].
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| In response to reports of attacks on [[DCS]] [[DCS light freighter|freighters]] in space nearby Harvest, ONI deployed al-Cygni undercover to the colony world to investigate and neutralize suspected Insurrectionist activity. Al-Cygni posed as a DCS middle-manager and arrived with the pretense of conducting an audit with the AI Sif for negligent maintenance of shipping vessels. After making contact with Governor [[Nils Thune]], she inducted Staff Sergeants Avery J. Johnson and Nolan Byrne into a space operation to lure Insurrectionists to a decoy freighter where they would be neutralized. To their immense shock, the fire-team (comprised of Johnson and Byrne) encountered not Insurrectionists, but hostile [[Kig-yar|alien creatures]]. Al-Cygni authorized Johnson and Byrne to eliminate them before destroying the alien vessel with an [[M58 Archer missile|Archer missile]] from her [[UNSC Walk of Shame|sloop]].
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| Later, after making contact with the [[Brute]] investigation team arriving with a formerly decommissioned [[Rapid Conversion|cruiser]], she was among the first humans to meet an official Covenant delegation. The negotiations soured, however, and the group was forced to escape. In the week following, she coordinated a pending mass evacuation maneuver. She removed a visibly upset Governor [[Nils Thune]] from office by paralyzing him with [[tactical training round]]s, and assumed command of the UNSC presence on Harvest, consisting of a mere three [[UNSC Marine|Marines]] and a platoon of [[Harvest militia|Colonial Militiamen]].
| | '''[[Lieutenant Commander]] Jilan al-Cygni''' was the commanding officer of [[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Avery J. Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]] of the militia units during the operation to stop suspected [[Insurrection]] attacks against [[UNSC]] [[freighter]]s. She is affiliated with [[ONI Section Three]]. <ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''</ref> |
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| After many risky and difficult plans, in one of which her [[Ponder|second in command]] volunteered to create a diversion at the cost of his own life, al-Cygni successfully escaped with Johnson, Byrne, and a handful of to-be-Marines and civilians. During the escape, she and [[Avery Johnson]] had sexual intercourse. It is unknown if the two remained together for any period of time or on whether they had even seen each other in the years since.
| | ==History== |
| | Posing as an official from the [[DCS|Department of Commercial Shipping]], Jilan al-Cygni was an undercover [[ONI]] officer whom arrived at [[Harvest]] to investigate the disappearance of various and diverse DCS freighters in the Harvest space locale, assumed to be lost at the hands of Insurrectionists but truthfully exterminated directly by [[Jackal]] pirates. |
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| ==Trivia==
| | Jilan al-Cygni thought of a plan to trick the Insurrectionists with a decoy freighter that both Avery Johnson and Nolan Byrne were secretly aboard. The plan was successful, however all three were quickly surprised to find the real cause of the disappearances, [[Jackal]] pirates. She authorized Johnson and Byrne to eliminate them before destroying the alien vessel with an [[Archer Missile]] from her [[sloop]]. Later, after making contact with the [[Brute]] investigation team arriving with a formerly decommissioned [[Cruiser]], she was one of the first [[human]]s to meet an official [[Covenant]] delegation. The negotiations soured, however, and the group was forced to escape. She removed a visibly upset Governor [[Nils Thune]] from office by paralyzing him with [[Tactical Training Round]]s, and assumed command of the [[UNSC]] presence on Harvest, consisting of a mere three [[Marines]] and a platoon of [[Colonial Militia of Harvest|Colonial Militiamen]]. |
| It may be possible that Johnson and Jilan al-Cygni were married, as Johnson will occasionally make remarks about his supposed "mother-in-law" during ''Halo 2''. Whether it was just Johnson's typical sense of humor, or actually meaningful in any way is unknown.
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| ==List of appearances==
| | After successfully escaping, Jilan and Avery Johnson entered into a brief relationship. It is unknown whether the two remained together for any time, or whether they had any more contact with each other at all afterwards. It is most likely that she has been informed of Johnson's death by the end of ''[[Halo 3]]''. |
| *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}
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| [[Category:Human characters|al-Cygni, Jilan]] | | [[Category: Humans (Characters)|al-Cygni, Jilan]] |
| [[Category:UNSC Navy officers|al-Cygni, Jilan]] | | [[Category:UNSC Naval Personnel]] |
| [[Category:Office of Naval Intelligence personnel|al-Cygni, Jilan]] | | [[Category:Characters|al-Cygni, Jilan]] |
