Editing Keepsake

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Quote|It's just... It's sorta like a charm...|[[Parisa]]}}
[[File:H5 empty Data Chip Crystal.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Halo Xbox One announcement trailer|A keepsake in remembrance of Cortana]].]]

A '''keepsake''', '''memento''', or '''souvenir''' is a unique item that a person holds to be of special importance, reminding them of a person, place, or event. They range from photographs, [[holo-still]]s, trinkets, [[toy]]s, and other memorabilia.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Palace Hotel]]"</ref> Many are kept out of memory of the person who gave it or originally owned it. Being personal objects, they are mostly unrecognizable to outsiders. Within the [[United Nations Space Command]] armed forces, soldiers often pass along their [[dog tag]]s as keepsakes for their comrades to remember them by.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn/Transcripts/Part 5|Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Part 5]]'''</ref> Although generally considered an unseemly act, and in the case of the [[United Nations Space Command]], against protocol, some [[Covenant]] and [[human]] soldiers were known to keep souvenirs from fallen enemies as war trophies.<ref>'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''page 157''</ref><ref name="Glasslands">'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 57-58''</ref>

==List of keepsakes==
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!Individual
!Items
!Importance
!Image
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|[[Benjamin Giraud]]
|African tribal photograph
|On October 20, [[2552]], Ben Giraud toured the streets of [[Old Mombasa]] and came across a [[Unidentified salesman|vendor]] selling vintage print photographs. He admired the man's prints, having not seen any pictures like them since college, and purchased one depicting tribal Africans. Ben lost the souvenir later that day when the Covenant arrived and attacked [[Mombasa]].<ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''[[Second Sunrise Over New Mombasa]]''</ref>
|[[File:Print is Dead.jpg|150px]]
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|[[Carter-A259]]
|A [[holo-still]] of his mother and father 
|Carter-A259 had a holostill containing an image of his parents who had perished when the Covenant attacked their homeworld of [[Biko]] in [[2526]].<ref>'''Birth of a Spartan'''</ref>
|[[File:BirthOfASpartan - Carter Parents.png|250px]]
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|[[Catherine Halsey]]
|[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]
|Halsey bought her journal when she was eighteen and used it to record her life for the next 42 years. Inside she wrote personal thoughts, scientific diagrams, potential theories, and sketches of people and places significant to her life.<ref>'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'''</ref>
|[[File:Reach Halsey Journal Cover.png|150px]]
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|[[Cortana]]
|[[Installation 04]]'s [[Activation Index]]
|Cortana took the Activation Index from its owner [[343 Guilty Spark]] so that he could not use it to fire the Halo ring. The Index's contents put a heavy toll on her memory, due to containing a hundred millennia's worth of biological and technological data recorded on the ring, but came to help as a means to activate [[Installation 08|Alpha Halo's replacement]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 208 (2010 edition)''</ref><ref>'''Halo 3''', ''campaign level [[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]''</ref> When Cortana was destroyed, she left behind fragments of the Index which were taken by [[the Weapon]].{{Ref/Quest|Hi|Ringfall|[[Foundation (Halo Infinite)|Foundation]]}}
|[[File:CortanaIndex-large.jpg|250px]]
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|[[Daisy-023]]
|Teddy Bear keychain
|Daisy once possessed a small teddy bear on a chain which she lost the day she was abducted into the [[Spartan-II program]]. Years later, her own [[flash clone]] gave one to her. Daisy kept it with her to the day she was killed in action.<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''': ''[[Homecoming]]''</ref><ref name="grim">[https://twitter.com/GrimBrotherOne/status/1038898982880047104?s=19 ''Twitter: Reply by GrimBrotherOne'']</ref>
|[[File:Homecoming DaisyTrinket Concept.png|200px]]
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|[[Dimah Tchakova]]
|A stuffed toy
|Dimah would occasionally comfort herself with a plush toy that she had taken with her to [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science|Corbulo Academy]].<ref>'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'''</ref>
|[[File:FUD - DimahToy.jpg|250px]]
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|[[Emile-A239]]
|Stolen Covenant contraband
|Spartan Emile possessed an "impressive" collection of souvenirs taken from Covenant he had killed. This was in direct violation of Subsection Seven of the [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|Cole Protocol]], which stated all Covenant items should be scanned for tracking devices before being brought into human territory. However his superiors ignored this, due to being part of the Army instead of Navy.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24523 '''Bungie.net''' - ''Emile's performance report'']</ref>
|[[File:Emile standing.png|250px]]
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|[[Frank Kodiak]]
|[[Type-1 energy sword]]
|During the Covenant war, Frank Kodiak obtained an energy sword from a Sangheili warrior he had killed. Years later, he used the sword in a [[martial arts|duel]] against [[N'tho 'Sraom]], the Sangheili responsible for severing his right arm.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 105''</ref>
|[[File:H2A EnergySword-MP.png|200px]]
<small>(A standard Covenant energy sword)</small>
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|[[Gabriel Thorne]]
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* [[Gek 'Lhar]]'s [[active camouflage]] module
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* [[Paul DeMarco]]'s / [[Gek 'Lhar]]'s Energy Sword
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* [[Thorne family|Grandparents Ayres]] vintage playing cards
|During the [[Requiem Campaign]], [[Fireteam Majestic]] leader Paul DeMarco saved Thorne's life by killing [[Gek 'Lhar]]. As a sign of gratitude, Thorne gifted DeMarco the Sangheili commander's sword while Thorne kept Gek's [[active camouflage]] module for himself.<ref name="s1e8" /> When DeMarco perished later on [[Ealen IV]], his sword was left in the possession of [[Fireteam Bailey]]. [[Tedra Grant]] won his keepsake in a card game against [[Jones (Spartan-IV)|Jones]] and soon lost it on [[poker|poker night]] to [[Carlo Hoya]]. Thorne then joined in and started a new game using playing cards that he inherited from his grandparents. Thorne won the tribute with his lucky hand and expressed appreciation for his fallen friend.<ref>'''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''', ''[[Fireteam Majestic Poker Night]]''</ref>
|[[File:HTfS keepsake.png|100px]]
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|[[Gek 'Lhar]]
|13 dog tags belonging to several soldiers and Spartans.
|Thirteen UNSC [[dog tag]]s were attached to the left side of Gek's harness; these were taken from enemies he had killed, including a few Spartans.<ref name="s1e8">'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Expendable|S1E8 ''Expendable'']]</ref> Among them was the dog tags of [[Rion Forge]]'s companion and lover, [[Cade]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]''', ''page 127'' (Google Play edition)</ref> After Gek's death, they were recovered by [[Paul DeMarco]].<ref name="s1e8" />
|[[File:GLhar.png|200px]]
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|[[Hyperius]]
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*[[HUNTER-class Mjolnir]] helmet and breastplate
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*[[Spartan]] fingers
|colspan="2" align="center"|Hyperius obtained these items through his status as a [[Hand of Atriox|Spartan Killer]] within the [[Banished]]. [[Glibnub]] claims that Hyperius obtained the helmet and breastplate from Spartan [[Jameson Locke]], though his fate is unknown.
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|[[Jacob Keyes]]
|[[Keyes' pipe]]
|Keyes' pipe was a family heirloom. As he was not permitted to smoke aboard spacecraft, Keyes usually settled for chewing on it to aid concentration.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 135''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', Chapter 1, ''page 17''(2001 paperback); ''page 31''(2010 paperback)</ref>
|[[File:Keyes' pipe.jpg|200px]]
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|[[John-117]]
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*A [[Quarter|Quarter dollar]], an antique [[United Republic of North America|United States]] coin.
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*[[Jega 'Rdomnai]]'s [[Bloodblade]]
|The coin was used by Dr. Halsey to choose which of the potential children should become Spartans. Halsey let John keep the coin after he guessed correctly which side it would land on.{{Ref/Novel|TFoR|2|Page=5, 40}} It was taken from him when he was abducted for the Spartans, but returned years later by [[Franklin Mendez]], recalling how John had broken its thieves' fingers.{{Ref/Novel|TFoR|11|Page=101, 123}} After he defeated [[Jega 'Rdomnai]], John kept the Sangheili's personal Bloodblade as a memento.{{Ref/Site|Id=Support|URL=https://support.halowaypoint.com/hc/en-us/articles/6882880281364-Halo-Infinite-Weapon-Equipment-and-Vehicle-Inventory-|Site=Halo Support|Page=Halo Infinite Weapon, Equipment, and Vehicle Inventory|D=05|M=05|Y=2023}}
|[[File:Ancient US Quarter.jpg|150px]]
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|[[John Forge]]
|The ace of spades playing card
|When Forge last saw his [[Rion Forge|daughter]], she told him to keep the card because it was lucky in the card games they played together, and she wanted him to have all the luck he could get when he was away fighting in the war. Forge kept the ace of spades playing card and later attached it to his left shoulder pauldron on his [[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform|BDU]].<ref>'''Halo: Smoke and Shadow''', ''page 61'' (Google Play edition)</ref>

Years later his daughter would name her own ship the ''[[Ace of Spades]]'' in reference to this keepsake. 
|[[File:HW31.png|200px]]
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|[[Levu 'Mdama]]
|[[M12 Warthog]]
|[[Kaidon]] 'Mdama was a Sangheili traditionalist but was known to have eccentric tastes. Due to his eccentric tendecies, it was suspected that he was responsible for bringing a UNSC Warthog back to his clan's [[Mdama|state]] as a battlefied trophy.{{Ref/Reuse|Glasslands}}
|[[File:H3-TurretlessWarthog.png|150px]]
<small>(A standard UNSC Warthog)</small>
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|[[Marcille Johnson]]
|Familial photographs and [[holo-still]]s
|colspan="2" align="center"|[[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson's]] aunt had many holostills in her home along with faded print photographs of long-dead relatives. <ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 39-40''</ref>
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|[[Michael Crespo]]
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[[Jonathan Doherty|The Rookie]]
|[[Luna]] medallions
|At the conclusion of the war, Mickey and the Rookie purchased circular medallions that resembled the surface of [[Earth]]'s [[Natural satellite|moon]]. The shocktroopers bought them to remember their common home, both having been born in [[Crisium City]] on Luna.<ref>'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', ''chapter 15''</ref>
|[[File:LunaMoon.png|150px]]
<small>(Luna, Earth's only natural satellite)</small>
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|[[Naomi-010]]
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* [[Planetarium lamp]]
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* Dollhouse miniature chair
|colspan="2" align="center"|Naomi Sentzke was fascinated with toy dollhouses and Astronomy as a young girl. For her sixth birthday, [[Staffan Sentzke|Naomi's father]] planned to gift her a [[planetarium lamp]], however, Naomi never received it as she was abducted into the Spartan-II program days before her birthday. Devastated by his daughter's disappearance, Staffan Sentzke took up crafting and kept the star lamp as a keepsake for years, well after the glassing of his homeworld, [[Sansar]]. Decades later, when Staffan learned Naomi was alive and well, he sent her the lamp and a miniature painted wooden chair.<ref>'''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''', ''page 485-488''</ref>    
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|[[Parisa]]
|A childhood photograph
|Parisa had a photo of herself with [[John-117|a boy named John]] taken when they were six years old. John had saved her from drowning and promised to marry her. Two decades later, the now-Master Chief recognized himself in her photo but chose not to tell her who he really was.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''', "[[Palace Hotel]]", ''pages 368-369''</ref>
|[[File:Parisa.jpg|150px]]
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|[[Reth]]
|[[Sangheili]] practice helmet
|colspan="2" align="center"| Reth, the [[Kig-Yar]] leader of [[the Redoubt]] on [[Metisette]], was an art collector who acquired many pieces from other Covenant species through trade and theft. The most prized possession in his hoard was a Sangheili practice helmet that was carved from wood and painted black. Because Sangheili didn't part with their gifts easily, Reth had worked hard to pilfer this handmade item for his collection.<ref>'''[[Halo:The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 294''</ref>
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|[[Rion Forge]]
|A [[holo-still]] of her father
|colspan="2" align="center"| Rion kept a small holostill in her quarter's desk drawer aboard the ''[[Ace of Spades]]''. It was a holostill of her father, Sergeant [[John Forge]], which she had held onto since she was a little girl.<ref>'''Halo: Renegades''', ''page 61''</ref>
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|[[SPARTAN-B312]]
|[[Jorge-052]]'s dog tag
|Jorge gave his dog tag to Noble Six shortly before he sacrificed himself to detonate the slipspace bomb to destroy the ''[[Long Night of Solace]]''.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''campaign level [[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> Six kept them as a reminder of Jorge's heroism, while the Covenant continued to assault Reach.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''campaign level [[Exodus]]''</ref> Though Six tried to give them to [[Emile-A239]], Emile refused the offer and told Six to keep them since Jorge had chosen to give them to Six.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''campaign level ''[[New Alexandria]]l''</ref>
|[[File:Reach-Dog tag.png|200px]]
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|[[Thomas Lasky]]
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* [[Cadmon Lasky]]'s and [[Chyler Silva]]'s [[dog tag]]s.
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* A shard of a [[Mgalekgolo]]'s armor.
|Lasky kept his brother Cadmon's dogtags after he was killed by [[Insurrectionist]]s on [[Andesia]], and then his friend Chyler's dogtags after she was killed by the [[Covenant]] during the [[Battle of Circinius IV]].<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Part 2''</ref><ref name="part 5">'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Part 5''</ref> After the battle, the Master Chief gave Lasky a fragment of a dead Hunter's armor, which they had both worked together to kill.{{Ref/Reuse|part 5}}
|[[File:FUD - Chyler dog tags.png|250px]]
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|[[Writh Kul]]
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[[Vrak'is]]
|[[Pinpoint Needler]]
|Writh Kul, a [[Kig-Yar]] [[Skirmisher]] in the [[Banished]], possessed a modified and pinpoint-accurate [[Posu'gelka-pattern shard launcher]]. The weapon was originally an heirloom belonging to [[Vrak'is]], a old pirate queen, who passed the Needler on to Writh Kul after they both played a game of [[liar's dice]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CF156|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-fleetcom-fiction|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Fleetcom Fiction|D=14|M=8|Y=2024|LocalArchive=Armory Infinitum#Pinpoint Needler}}
|[[File:HINF Needler Pinpoint Crop.png|150px]]
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|[[Makee]] {{c|[[Silver Timeline]]}}
|''[[The Dawn of Angels]]''
|A book belonging to her love interest [[Det]] before he was murdered by Obanian enforcers.
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HINF-Keepsakes.png|A Spartan-IV with both John Forge's Ace of Spades and Daisy-023's teddy bear keychain in ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' [[multiplayer]].
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