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| {{Character infobox | | {{Character Infobox|variant= Human |
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| |name=Joseph Harper | |
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| |affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]]<ref name="h2">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref> | | |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] |
| |rank=[[Fleet admiral]]{{Ref/Reuse|h2}} | | |rank= [[Fleet Admiral]] |
| |sn=07959-90021-JH<ref name="h2a">'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', campaign level, ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref> | | |sn= |
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| | |notable=*Commanding Officer of the [[Fifth Fleet]] |
| | *Second-in-Command in the [[Battle of Earth]] |
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| {{Quote|no=two|q1=This is Fleet Admiral Harper, we are engaging the enemy!|Joseph Harper|q2=Negative, Admiral. Form a defensive perimeter around the cluster.|Terrence Hood|Fleet Admirals Joseph Harper and Terrence Hood as the Battle of Earth begins{{Ref/Reuse|h2}}}}
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| [[Fleet Admiral]] '''Joseph Harper'''<ref name="lootcrate2">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]''</ref> ([[service number]] '''07959-90021-JH'''){{Ref/Reuse|h2a}} is a [[human]] flag officer of the [[UNSC Navy]]. Towards the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]], Harper commanded the [[Fifth Fleet]], as well as the {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}} {{UNSCShip|Canberra}}, his [[flagship]]. Along with Fleet Admiral [[Terrence Hood]], Harper led UNSC forces during the [[Battle for Earth]] in late [[2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}} | | '''Fleet Admiral J. Harper''' ([[service number]] '''07959-90021-JH''')<ref>'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> was a [[Fleet Admiral]] of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] in [[2552]]. |
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| | ==Background== |
| | During the [[Battle of Earth]], he commanded the [[Fifth Fleet]], consisting of [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Marathon-class cruiser|cruisers]] and [[UNSC frigate|frigates]], to protect [[Earth]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> He commanded at least 75 ships, a significant portion of the [[UNSC Home Fleet]]. |
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| ==Biography== | | ==Biography== |
| ===Preparing the defense of Sol=== | | ===Battle of Earth=== |
| In the final years of the [[Human-Covenant War]], [[Fleet Admiral]] Joseph Harper served as the commander-in-chief of the [[Fifth Fleet]], taking command of the expeditionary [[fleet]] on [[2548|January 20, 2548]].{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}} His [[flagship]] was the {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}} {{UNSCShip|Canberra}}.{{Ref/Reuse|h2a}} In [[2552#May|May 2552]], Harper organized the defenses of [[Earth]] in preparation for a possible [[Covenant]] attack. Harper had all [[warship]]s with functional [[MAC]]s self-deployed or towed to rally points, and personally assessed the security team deployed by the {{UNSCShip|Chevalier}} to [[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]] in preparation of the arrival of Fleet Admiral [[Terrence Hood]], [[Chief of Naval Operations]]. Following the [[Fall of Reach|Fall]] of [[Reach]], all remaining forces of the [[UNSC Navy]] were consolidated into a single command grouping under the [[UNSC Home Fleet]] on [[2552#September|September 5, 2552]]. Harper was appointed senior flag officer and given primary administrative and tasking authority over all aerospace assets within the [[Sol system]], as per emergency security directives authorized by [[UNSC High Command]] and approved by the [[UEG Security Council]]. On [[2552#October|October 9, 2552]], the [[UEG Strategic Forecasting and Scenario Planning Group]], as well as the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] and the [[UNSC Special Topics Committee]], concluded that [[human]]ity was almost certainly doomed following the losses sustained during the [[Covenant]]'s invasion of [[Epsilon Eridani]]. However, Harper did not agree with this assessment.{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}}
| | {{Main|Battle of Earth}} |
| | Harper's fleet was most likely part of the orbital defense grid over [[Africa]], in charge of protecting the [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] orbital platform clusters in that region, which included ''[[Cairo Station]]''. Fleet Admiral Harper was not seen on screen, however he was heard in two separate transmissions regarding the [[Battle of Earth|attack on Earth]], by the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration|battle group]] (consisting of 15 Covenant capital ships: 13 {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s and 2 [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carriers]]). Harper's transmissions were as follows: |
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| On [[2552#October|October 10, 2552]], [[Battle Group Rhino]] of the [[Third Fleet]] approached twelve unidentified vessels with outdated [[civilian]] [[Identification friend or foe|IFF]] codes near [[Enceladus]]. Upon approach, eleven of the vessels promptly fled the system, leading to Battle Group Rhino attacking the remaining vessel. The [[carrier]] {{UNSCShip|Totem Lake}} was lost with all hands, and Battle Group Rhino disengaged and returned to the UNSC defense line. [[Vice Admiral]] [[Williams]] of the Third Fleet requested permission to reengage the remaining hostile vessel, but was denied by Harper. On [[2552#October|October 13, 2552]], anomalies were detected near [[Argyre Planitia]] on [[Mars]]. A team deployed by [[Naval Special Warfare Command]] discovered [[Active camouflage|cloaked]] remote sensor platforms of undetermined origin. After consultation with [[Admiral]] [[Margaret Parangosky]], [[Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence|Commander-in-Chief]] of ONI, Harper issued a priority-1 stand-down.{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}}
| | :'''Fleet Admiral Harper:''' "This is Fleet Admiral Harper, we are engaging the enemy!" |
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| ===Battle for Earth===
| | :'''[[Terrence Hood|Fleet Admiral Hood]]:''' "Negative, Admiral. Form a defensive perimeter around the cluster." |
| {{Quote|First echelon, you're with me—blanket those cruisers, take 'em out one by one. Second echelon, keep those carriers busy.|Fleet Admiral Joseph Harper, leading the Fifth Fleet{{Ref/Reuse|h2}}}}
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| [[File:UNSC Canberra.png|thumb|250px|left|Fleet Admiral Harper contacting Fleet Admiral Hood as the Battle for Earth begins]] | |
| On [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], the [[Battle for Earth]] began when the Covenant's [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] arrived in the Sol system, unaware of the system's human presence.{{Ref/Reuse|h2}} Harper and Hood coordinated the orbital defense of Earth,{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}} with Harper leading the Fifth Fleet to engage the Covenant fleet while Hood commanded Earth's [[orbital defense platform]]s. Harper desired to engage the Covenant fleet on their way to Earth, though Hood had him form a defensive perimeter around Cairo Station's battle cluster. Harper led the first echelon of his fleet against the thirteen {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s of the Covenant fleet, while the rest of his fleet engaged the two {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s. Despite substantial losses, the Fleet of Sacred Consecration eventually managed to break through Earth's defenses and launch a ground assault upon the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|h2}}
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| Later in the battle, on [[2552#November|November 17, 2552]], Covenant fleet elements began excavating a [[Forerunner]] [[Portal at Voi|slipspace portal]] near the [[Kenya]]n town of [[Voi]] on Earth. [[Battle Group Victory]] vectored to support [[UNSC Air Force]] and [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] forces clearing {{Pattern|Skar'wa|Mantis}} emplacements nearby, allowing for Harper to authorize an in-atmosphere MAC strike against the Covenant's flagship, the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. However, the MACs had no effect against the [[keyship]] and the portal was activating, resulting in spatial distortions that damaged the [[artificial gravity]] systems of the nearby ships.{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}} The remaining Covenant forces, and a small group of allied UNSC and [[Sangheili]] ships under the [[Fleet of Retribution]], entered the portal, leading to [[Installation 00]] and ultimately the [[Battle of Installation 00|final battle]] of the war.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Storm]]''</ref> Meanwhile, with the bulk amount of Covenant forces in the system gone, UNSC forces began a counteroffensive against the Covenant. Remaining Covenant forces fortified themselves across [[North America]]. On [[2552#December|December 3, 2552]], Harper directed [[Operation: MARSH FLASH]], which successfully eliminated clusters of [[Jiralhanae]] leadership attempting to activate an artifact in [[United Republic of North America|Arizona, URNA]].{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}}
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| On [[2553#February|February 1, 2553]], Harper no longer commanded the Fifth Fleet, though continued to serve in the UNSC Navy by at least [[2554|April 6, 2554]], compiling reports on the actions he took to prepare Earth's defenses for a Covenant attack.{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}}
| | :'''Fleet Admiral Harper:''' "First echelon, you're with me - blanket those cruisers, take 'em out one by one. Second echelon, keep those carriers busy." |
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| ==Trivia==
| | :'''Fleet Admiral Harper:''' "The carriers are breaking through, sir, they're heading straight for the [[Cairo Station|Cairo]]!" |
| When the city of [[Aranuka]] underwent reconstruction as part of the [[UEG]]'s [[Project Rebirth|Rebirth initiative]], an educational facility was constructed and named in Joseph Harper's honor. A notable student who attended [[Admiral Harper High School]] was [[Molly Patel]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]''', Chapter 2, ''page 19''</ref>
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| | :'''Fleet Admiral Hood:''' "[[Cortana]], concentrate your fire on the first carrier. Admiral, do what you can against the second." |
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| | The readout from [[Cairo Station]] showed that Harper's fleet, the [[Fifth Fleet]], consisted of 8 [[Marathon-class cruiser|cruisers]] (including his flagship, the {{UNSCship|Canberra}}) and 67 [[UNSC frigate|frigates]], as well as a large number of fighter units, as at one point he ordered his [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longswords]] to blanket the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] cruisers and take them out, one by one. |
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| | ==Rank== |
| | Though he has the same rank as [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Hood]], he is subordinate to Hood. This is due to the fact that as the [[Chief of Naval Operations]], Hood is the highest ranking officer in the [[UNSC Navy]]. |
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | | *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' |
| *''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| | | [[Category:UNSC Naval Personnel|Harper, J]] |
| [[Category:Human characters|Harper, Joseph]]
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