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{{Human Character Infobox
|name= The Rookie
|image=[[File:Halo3 ODST-Rookie.jpg|300px]]
|homeworld=[[Luna]]
|birth= January 14th, 2532 (age 20)
|death=
|rank=[[Lance Corporal]]<ref>[http://screenshots.teamxbox.com/screen/80438/Halo-3-Recon/ ''Halo 3: ODST'' Screenshot] - Upper left chest plate has clear sign of one chevron and two crossed rifles</ref>
|species=[[Human]]
|gender=[[Human|Male]]
|height=186cm (6 ft 1")
|weapons=*[[M7S Caseless Submachine Gun]]
*[[M6C/SOCOM]]
|equipment=*[[Body Suit|ODST Battle Armor]]
*<small>[[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle]]</small>
|vehicles=
|hair=
|eyes=
|cyber=
|era=[[Human-Covenant War]]
|types=
|notable=
|affiliation=[[UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]
}}

{{quote|The Rookie. Not exactly green; No ODST is. If I didn't think he could do the job, I wouldn't have him on my six. He doesn't say much but I don't care. [[Buck|I]] just need him to listen.|Buck's view on The Rookie.}}

'''The Rookie''' ([[Service Number]] 11282-31220-JD) is a [[Lance Corporal]] in the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]], joining on July 7th, 2547. Little was known of this Marine other than his initials being "J.D.", and that he was born in [[Crisium City]], [[Naniwa]], [[Luna]]. 

He is an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] who was recently transferred from the [[26th MEF]], part of a Rapid Offensive Picket that suffered near-annihilation at [[New Jerusalem]], [[Cygnus]]. He served in [[Mombasa]], [[Kenya]] in [[2552]] and is a part of [[Dare]]'s [[Unnamed Shock Trooper Squad|squad]].<ref>''Game Informer: December 2008'', page 1</ref><ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', Announcement Trailer</ref>

==Background==
During the [[First Battle of Earth]], The Rookie was one of the ODSTs with the mission to attack the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s [[Assault Carrier]] positioned above the city of [[New Mombasa]]. However, in the last moment before the drop, [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] operative [[Dare]] took control of [[Unnamed Shock Trooper Squad|the squad]]. The Rookie himself, however, was largely unaware of this as he was sleeping at the time. He was awakened by [[Romeo]] in a rather rude manner right before the drop.

As the squad dropped toward the ground, instead of landing onto the [[Covenant]] ship, [[Dare]] changed the squad's course towards the [[ONI Alpha Base]] on New Mombasa. Unfortunately, moments before they were meant to hit the ground, the Carrier jumped into [[Slipspace]], generating a massive shockwave and an [[Electromagnetic Pulse|EMP]], scattering the pods all around the city. The Rookie's pod, in particular, was slammed by [[Michael Crespo|Mickey]]'s pod, cracking the pod's window, and plunging it into free-fall. New Mombasa's urban infrastructure [[AI]], the [[Superintendent]], observed the Rookie's pod slamming through a building and crashing within another, and estimated a 99.99% chance of fatality for the landing. Despite this, the Rookie had indeed survived, although he was knocked unconscious.

Six hours later, the Rookie slowly woke up in his pod, in the occupied city center of New Mombasa. The Superintendent had been monitoring him and waiting for him to wake up. As the Rookie dropped to the streets below and started to move on, the Superintendent provided him with valuable help, such as activating signs and streetlights to guide him to safety, as well as uploading a map of the city to his [[VISR]] database.

As the Rookie explored the city, he tried to piece together clues to find out what happened to his squadmates while avoiding the numerous Covenant patrols in the city.

==Career Service Vitae==
Full name: [classified]<br />
Blood type: O+<br />
Height: 186cm<br />
Weight: 88kg<br />

Rating: Lance Corporal (LCpl/E3)<br />
Unit: [classified]<br />
Service number: 11282-31220-JD<br />
Enlistment date: 07/07/2547<br />
Location: [[Crisium City]], [[Naniwa]], [[Luna]]<br />

Born: Crisium City, Naniwa, Luna<br />
Gender: M<br />
Citizen: Lunar<br />
Age: [classified]<br />
Occupation: Student<br />

==Trivia==
*The Rookie is the main protagonist of ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', a prequel and expansion pack to ''Halo 3''.
*The Rookie has been confirmed to have an action figure modeled after him by [[McFarlane Toys]], the creators and manufacturers of the popular ''Halo'' action figures.<ref>[http://www.spawn.com/halo/ McFarlane Toys: ''Halo'' line]</ref> It is set to be released alongside the other figures in the sixth series.
*The Rookie's enlistment date is 07/07/2547. This is a reference to [[Bungie Day]], which is held on July [[7]]th.
*Theoretically he could not have been born after July 7, 2529, as he would have had to be at least 18 years of age to enlist. However, both Romeo and Mickey appear to have been underage when they enlisted, so this may also be case with the Rookie.
*He is the newest member of the squad, despite the fact that he enlisted before, and holds a higher rank than Mickey.
*The Rookie has no voice actor; he doesn't speak a word throughout the entire ''Halo 3: ODST'' campaign, making him a true [[Wikipedia:Silent protagonist|silent protagonist]], unlike the Chief, who spoke freely during cutscenes but remained silent during gameplay.
*He has a scratch that resembles a [[7]] on his chest plate.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:The Rookie White.jpg|The Rookie.
Image:1223676408 Keepright-large.png|The Rookie follows the guidance of the [[Superintendent]].
File:Rookie.png|The Rookie inspecting a piece of a detonator used by [[Dutch|his squad member]].
Image:The Rookie.jpg|A picture of The Rookie aiming at a target from standing position.
File:H3ODST RookieCinematic.jpg|The Rookie sleeping beside his drop pod while the rest of the squad discuss the mission.
</gallery>

==Sources==
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{{Dare's Squad}}
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