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|homeworld=[[Imber]]<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/kelly-087 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Kelly-087'']</ref>

|birth=[[2510|September 21, 2510]]<ref name="universe"/>

|species=[[Human]]

|gender=Female

|height={{Convert|211|cm|ftin}} {{C|in armor}}<ref name="universe"/>

|mass={{Convert|112|kg|lb}} {{C|without armor}}<ref name="universe"/>

|hair=Brown  

|eyes=Blue

|affiliation=*[[UNSC Navy]]

**[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command]]

|rank=[[Petty Officer, First Class|Petty officer, first class]]<ref name="universe"/>

|sn=S-087<ref name="universe"/>

'''Petty Officer, First Class Kelly-087''', born '''Kelly Shaddock''',<ref name="universe"/> is a [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] supersoldier of the [[UNSC Navy|UNSC Naval]] [[UNSC Special Forces|Special Warfare Command]]. She is renowned for her incredible speed, even without her [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]]. As of [[2558]], she is one of the few active Spartan-IIs.<ref name="glass">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 414''</ref> She had participated in 201 operations—124 of which were full campaigns—as of August 2558, more than any other Spartan with the exception of [[John-117]].<ref name="universe"/> Her most prominent assignment is with [[Blue Team]], in which she continues to serve as a general combat operator as of 2558.<ref name="universe"/>

Kelly Shaddock was born on the [[Inner Colony]] world of [[Imber]] on [[2510|September 21, 2510]].<ref name="universe"/> She was conscripted into the [[SPARTAN-II program]] at age six in [[2517]] when she was singled out as a physically and intellectually superior child by Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]]. During her abduction she eluded [[Retrieval team Gamma]] for six hours but eventually came forward when she thought the abduction was a game for her birthday. Her near-escape resulted in the implementation of new retrieval protocols to avoid further mistakes.<ref name="journal">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref> After her abduction she was replaced with a [[Flash cloning|flash clone]]. She was then sent to the [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex|FLEETCOM Military Complex]] at [[Reach]] to begin her [[SPARTAN-II training|training]].<ref name="universe"/>

[[File:KellyAge7.png|thumb|right|180px|Kelly is conscripted into the [[Spartan-II]] program two days after her seventh birthday.]]

Under the guidance of [[Franklin Mendez|Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez]] and [[Déjà]], the Spartans began their [[SPARTAN-II training]]. On her first day of training, Kelly was teamed up with [[John-117]] and [[Samuel-034]] during a drill at [[Military Reservation 01478-B]]. Although John-117 was the first to complete an activity, their team did poorly, because of the lack of teamwork, and finished in last place. They were not allowed to eat that night. The next day Kelly showed her true speed by running for a pulley lift, which she reached twice as quickly as John and Sam. They did not come first, but they did come in third. This was just the first of many times that her speed would be a key factor in strategies. The exercise led to the formation of a camaraderie between the three Spartan trainees and they became good friends.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 35-45'' (2001 edition)</ref> When the Spartans' heads were being shaved for the first time, Kelly disarmed the Master Sergeant barber of his clippers, requiring three aides to force her down and shave her head.<ref name="journal"/>

[[File:HTFoR AS - Kelly 02.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Kelly during the [[Assault on Eridanus Secundus]].]]

Kelly participated in [[Operation: TALON]], the Spartans' first mission to [[Eridanus Secundus]] in the [[Eridanus system]]. She, along with John, [[Fred-104]], Sam and Linda, boarded the ''[[Laden]]'' and infiltrated the rebel [[asteroid]] base.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 98'' (2010 edition)</ref> They then captured [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]], a leader of the [[United Rebel Front]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 114'' (2010 edition)</ref> After the [[First Battle of Harvest]], Kelly later attended the UNSC briefing by [[Michael Stanforth|Admiral Michael Stanforth]] and the AI [[Beowulf]] about the emerging [[Covenant]] threat. The training of Kelly, and the rest of the SPARTAN-IIs, was accelerated and the Spartans were sent to [[Chi Ceti IV]] to receive their new [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] from [[Damascus Testing Facility]] to aid them in combat against the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 121'' (2010 edition)</ref> While in orbit over the planet, [[Unrelenting|a Covenant ship]] appeared in the system and attacked the [[Paris-class heavy frigate|frigate]] the Spartans were aboard, {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}}.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 127'' (2010 edition)</ref> The Spartans were eventually able to retrieve the MJOLNIR armor and then left to return to the ''Commonwealth'' in a Pelican.<ref name="for141"/> However, ''Unrelenting'' returned to the battle and began to engage the ''Commonwealth'', severely damaging it. Taking the Pelican's [[Anvil-II air-to-surface missile|ANVIL-II AS]] missiles, all the Spartans used [[thruster pack]]s to direct themselves into a hull breach in ''Unrelenting'', however only Kelly, Sam, and John made it inside.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 148'' (2010 edition)</ref> Inside the ship, they engaged [[Kig-Yar]] soldiers, one of which created a breach in Sam's armor. Unable to return to the vacuum of space, Kelly and John reluctantly left Sam behind so he could detonate the missiles and destroy the ship. After the battle, Kelly was assigned to [[Blue Team]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 127-130'' (2001 edition); ''pages 150-153'' (2010 edition)</ref>

[[File:HTFOR-Blue.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Blue Team storming the ''Unrelenting''.]]

In [[2526]], the Spartans were deployed to [[Circinius IV]] to combat [[Battle of Circinius IV|a Covenant invasion]]. During the battle, they received a distress signal from a [[Hastati Squad|cadet squad]] pinned down at [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]]. Kelly was given command of Blue Team while John went to rescue the cadets. John later radioed Kelly, telling her to inform Command that he had four survivors. He then told her to take her team north for Pelican extraction and that he would rendezvous soon.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Episode 4''</ref> Soon after, Kelly met with John and the three surviving cadets at the extraction point and they successfully evacuated on the Pelican. During the flight, Kelly and Fred removed their helmets. When [[Michael Sullivan|Cadet Sullivan]] asked how old they were, Kelly and Fred exchanged glances and responded simply, ''"That's classified."''<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Episode 5''</ref>

By [[2531]], Blue Team had repeatedly disrupted the operations of the United Rebel Front, including at [[Station Jefferson]], onboard the destroyer ''[[Origami]]'', in [[Wikipedia:Micronesia|Micronesia]], and at a high-explosives manufacturing facility at an unspecified location.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 37''</ref> On [[2531|May 1, 2531]], Blue Team, then consisting of Kelly, Linda, Fred, John, and [[Kurt-051]], had [[Raid on Camp New Hope|infiltrated]] a URF [[military base]] on [[Victoria]], [[Camp New Hope]]. However, the Insurrectionists successfully ambushed Kelly, Linda, Fred, and John using an [[antigravity plate]] which disabled the Spartans.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 35''</ref> Before the rebels could interrogate the Spartans, Kurt freed Blue Team using an [[M12 Warthog]] and [[Asteroidea anti-personnel mine]]s. However, the rescue resulted in the death of the high-ranking rebel leader [[Howard Graves|General Howard Graves]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 41''</ref>

In [[Operation: PALE SHADOW]] on [[Eirene]], Kelly triggered a reactor breach that led to a 50 megaton blast towards a Covenant forward operating base, single-handedly saving the city of [[New Kona]]. Later, in [[2544]],<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach|Halo: The Fall of Reach (2010)]]''', ''Adjunct''</ref> Kelly also participated in an [[Operation: WARM BLANKET|ONI-led operation]], codenamed [[Operation: WARM BLANKET]], which required a team of Spartans (consisting of [[Solomon-069]], [[Arthur-079]], [[Frederic-104]], John-117 and herself) to assault a [[Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence|Covenant fleet]] using [[Open Frame 92/Extra-Vehicular Activity|Booster Frames]] to recover Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]]. The Covenant fleet was temporarily unable to enable their slipspace drive due to a stellar magnetic field, providing the Spartans some time to retrieve the package before the Covenant fleet departed. During the course of the operation, Arthur-079 and Solomon-069 were killed by the Covenant. The surviving Spartans then infiltrated the Covenant flagship and got separated as they made their way to Halsey. The operation was successful with the Spartans escorting her back to the [[ONI PRO-49776|ONI stealth ship]] that deployed them.<ref name="package">'''[[Halo Legends]]''', ''[[The Package]]''</ref>

In [[Operation: DEVIL FREEDOM]], she assisted the evacuation of civilians and targeting of Covenant landing craft for orbital bombardment on [[Imber]]. In [[Operation: HEMORRHAGE]], Kelly was secretly sent into a [[Covenant fleet]] to infiltrate an important [[capital ship]]—''[[Doctrine's Command]]''. Upon entering the ship, she set it on a collision course for other ships in the fleet, and destroyed half of the fleet in the process.<ref name="universe"/> In [[2552]], Kelly was sent to [[Sigma Octanus IV]] as part of [[Operation: OCEAN BREAKER]]. She was designated as Blue-Two, part of John's team, and carried a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]] to the Covenant-held city of [[Côte d'Azur]]. Successful, her team boarded a [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]], docked with the {{UNSCShip|Leviathan}} and returned to Reach.

She was briefly aboard the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} in preparation for [[Operation: RED FLAG]]; the Spartans' mission to capture a Covenant [[San'Shyuum|Prophet]]. Unfortunately, as the ''Autumn'' was preparing to leave, they were recalled to defend Reach as a massive Covenant fleet entered the system. Designated as Red-Two, Kelly was assigned to Fred's team, with the mission to defend the [[Orbital defense generator|generators]] for the [[Orbital defense platform|orbital MAC guns]]. As their Pelican, ''[[Bravo 001]]'', descended to the surface of Reach, it was shot down by [[Type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Seraphs]]. The Spartans were then forced to jump from the crashing Pelican, which led to several Spartans being killed and more injured on impact. Kelly was apparently injured in this fall though she made no indication of it.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 11''</ref>

She and Fred were then forced to retreat back to [[Team Delta]]'s position after it appeared that all the Spartans of [[Team Beta]] were killed at the ODG Facility. They were then forced to land, contend with a pair of [[Hunters]], and commandeer [[Type-25 Assault Gun Carriage|Wraith]] tanks in order to get to [[CASTLE Base]] where Team Delta was hidden. They met up with [[Vinh-030]], [[Isaac-039]], and [[William-043]]. The five Spartans were unable to enter the facility until Kelly thought to whisper ''[[Oly Oly Oxen Free]]'' into the speaker, which opened the door, and it turned out that Dr. Halsey was still in the facility.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 118''</ref>

The Covenant attacked immediately and Dr. Halsey was forced to activate [[Operation: WHITE GLOVE]]. In addition, she gave the Spartans new MJOLNIR parts which were being field-tested, but had not yet been certified. Kelly received an improvement to her neural induction circuits, giving her twitch response time and a speed boost.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 140''</ref> The Spartans were then trapped beneath the base for several days until Fred came across the entrance to a [[Menachite Forerunner complex|Forerunner installation]]. After exploring the vast complex for some time, the five Spartans and Dr. Halsey discovered a [[Forerunner crystal]] at the center of a vast chamber.

Kelly was whisked aboard a [[Type-25 Troop Carrier|Spirit]] and taken to the captured ''[[Ascendant Justice]]/[[Gettysburg]]''. Some time after she was healed, Halsey sedated her and had [[Locklear|Corporal Locklear]] carry her aboard the ''[[Beatrice]]''; a retired [[Chiroptera-class stealth vessel|stealth ship]] and the private vessel of the rebel [[Jacob Jiles|Governor Jacob Jiles]], without anyone's knowledge or permission. The ''Beatrice'' then entered [[Slipstream space|slipspace]], heading for Onyx.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 276''</ref>

[[File:Kelly_MkV.png|right|thumb|Kelly-087 during the Onyx Conflict.]]

After the arrival of [[Will-043]], [[Linda-058]], and Frederic-104, the humans used a Covenant dropship to enter a vast, excavated Forerunner city within [[Zone 67]], and located Onyx's [[Cartographer|map room]]. They then destroyed a massive [[Sentinel manufacturing facility]] under orders of AI [[Endless Summer]]. After recovering [[Team Katana]], whose members were in [[slipspace field pod]]s, they [[Slipspace translocation|teleported]] to [[core room antechamber|Onyx's core room]], soon followed by a [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|Covenant]] army under the command of [[Fleet Master]] [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]].  

After the survivors had explored the sphere for several days—over three months in normal space-time—they discovered a group of [[Huragok]] which helped them establish contact with the ONI ships outside the sphere and eventually bring the sphere back into normal space in February 2553.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 382-389''</ref> They were then recovered by the ONI team [[Kilo-Five]] and taken to a debriefing in [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]] aboard the {{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}}.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 401''</ref> Kelly, along with the rest of the surviving Spartan-IIs, were present in the [[Voi Memorial]] ceremony on [[2553|March 3, 2553]].<ref name="glass"/>

At one point after her recovery from the shield world, Kelly was deployed to [[Installation 03]] to provide security for a research facility on the ring as part of [[Operation: FLINT DEVIL]].  

In [[2553#May|May of 2553]], the Office of Naval Intelligence learned of [[Covert Support Base 4276|a Forerunner structure]] host to [[Intrepid Eye|an ancilla]] located within the [[Montero Cave System]] on the human [[Outer Colony]] of [[Gao]] in the [[Cordoba system]]. Kelly and the rest of Blue Team—Fred, Linda, [[Tom-B292]], [[Lucy-B091]], [[Ash-G099]], [[Olivia-G291]], and [[Mark-G313]]—were attached to ONI's [[717th Xeno-Materials Exploitation Battalion]], a research battalion charged with recovering the AI.<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''page 33'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Meanwhile, a string of murders had been occurring in the cave systems; the UNSC forces on Gao agreed to help the [[Gao Ministry of Protection|Ministry of Protection]] with the murders while they covertly located the AI, both parties unaware that the murders were caused by the ancilla.

Fred, the rest of Blue Team, and [[Special Inspector]] [[Veta Lopis]] arrived at the village with the captured ancilla to aid the company. Kelly and Linda fired explosives at the Keepers from the Wendosa rooftops.<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 190-192'' (Google Play edition)</ref> When the Jiralhanae attempted to charge at the village, all Spartans of Blue Team worked together to thin their numbers. During the attack, Fred was ordered to return the captured ancilla to Commander [[Murtag Nelson]] at the [[Montero Vitality Clinic]]. However, while leaving Wendosa in a [[UH-144 Falcon|Falcon]], the aircraft was shot down by Keeper fire.<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 219-222'' (Google Play edition)</ref> The rest of Blue Team regrouped and, with Lopis, traveled to the Falcon's crash site to locate Fred and the AI. The team was assaulted by the Keepers, but they were eventually able to defeat the charging Jiralhanae with the help of the battalion's [[Alpha Company]]. Having recovered Fred and the ancilla, the team returned to the Montero Vitality Clinic.<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 225-239'' (Google Play edition)</ref> However, recently elected [[President of the Gao Republic|President of Gao]] [[Arlo Casille]] declared war on the UNSC forces on the planet and [[Gao battle-jumpers]] and [[Wyvern]]s were ordered to engage the battalion's remaining forces.

As the rest of the unit began retreating from the planet, the Spartans and Lopis traveled to the [[Well of Echoes]] to detonate a HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon inside to destroy the Forerunner installation within the Montero Caves, denying the anti-UNSC president access to the installation. Once they retrieved the ancilla and the nuke, Blue Team and Lopis regrouped in the [[Montero Jungle]] and headed for the Well of Echoes.<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 306-307'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Upon arriving at the Well of Echoes, the team boarded a nearby ONI [[Owl]] dropship with Rear Admiral [[Serin Osman]] aboard. Mark-G313 dropped the nuke into the Well of Echoes and the Owl left the planet as the HAVOK detonated and destroyed the Forerunner installation.<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 320-324'' (Google Play edition)</ref>

{{Main|Skirmish on Installation 03}}

On [[2557|July 26, 2557]], Kelly and the rest of Blue Team reunited with John-117 for a mission to investigate the recent loss of contact with a science team and their SPARTAN-II escort, [[Team Black]], on [[Installation 03]]. Soon after their arrival Linda found tracks left by a [[Crawler]]. Fred and Linda found the bodies of Team Black while John and Kelly found the scientists. Shortly after they left the camp they were attacked by [[Promethean Knight]]s, but managed to fend them off. They continued following the Crawlers' tracks and came to where the [[Composer]] was originally located. Kelly found a tunnel which they followed down, soon finding the [[Composer's Abyss]].<ref name="HE8">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 8|Issue #8]]''</ref>

Traveling through a [[slipspace portal]] at the end of the Abyss, Kelly and the other Spartans found themselves in a deserted Forerunner city where they came across a plaza housing six Composers. The [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] then appeared behind them and announced that the Spartans had arrived in the [[Composer's Forge]]. A firefight broke out and the Didact called forth an army of his newly-created Promethean constructs to combat the Spartans. While Kelly and the Spartans battled the Promethean machines, the Didact took one of the Composers and departed toward the portal, intending to use the device, as well as Gamma Halo, against Earth. Kelly and rest of Blue Team pursued the Didact through the portal and to the top of the Composer's Abyss on Installation 03, where they barely managed to get out of the way of the Composer rising from the pit. The Didact attacked the Spartans, planning to kill Kelly first. However, John sneaked up on the Forerunner and stabbed him in the eye, focusing the Didact's immediate attention on the Master Chief.<ref name="HE9">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 9|Issue #9]]''</ref>

The rest of Blue Team recovered and attacked the Didact. Kelly attempted to use a [[Z-180 Scattershot]] against the Forerunner, but he simply crushed it in his hands. After a brief fight, the Didact subdued all four Spartans but Static Carillon suddenly appeared behind him and disabled the Didact with his laser and teleported the Didact away before he could finish them off. While John went to pursue the Didact at Gamma Halo's [[Control Room (Installation 03)|control room]], Kelly and the rest of Blue Team returned to the Longsword. After John succeeded in "containing" the Didact, Static Carillon teleported himself and John into Blue Team's Longsword. The monitor subsequently left to repair the ring and Blue Team returned to Earth.<ref name="HE10">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 10|Issue #10]]''</ref>

Returning to Earth, John was debriefed by Hood, where the fleet admiral gave orders for Blue Team to have some rest after years of combat. However, the rest of the team instead left to take on new missions, all of them highly classified.<ref name="HE10"/> These operations included diplomatic escorts through hostile territory, counter-piracy efforts against salvagers, and strikes against Covenant outposts.  At one point in [[2558]], the team was stationed at the construction site for a new [[ONI]] research facility, awaiting orders.<ref name="otb">'''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''', ''[[On the Brink]]''</ref> Without warning, explosions signaled an attack from fanatical [[Covenant remnants|ex-Covenant]]. During the fighting that followed, the hostiles managed to capture an [[M510 Mammoth]], disable its governor, and drive it down a steep hillside toward the site's main [[fusion reactor]]. Blue Team followed in pursuit in an [[M12 Warthog LRV]]. With only about a minute left before it impacted the reactor, John, Kelly, and Linda ejected from the Warthog when it was close enough to the Mammoth. The three of them just narrowly managed to wrest control of the hulking vehicle from its [[Kig-Yar]] and Sangheili hijackers. Kelly discovered scientists hiding inside the mammoth and relayed this to John, who was driving. Their presence meant he couldn't just drive it off a cliff, as doing so would almost certainly kill them. Instead, he steered it away from the reactor at the last second,<ref name="otb"/>but the near miss still resulted in the destruction of a decent amount of fabricated material that had been constructed. Kelly ensured that the scientists onboard were okay. The manager in charge of the construction project rushed over to Kelly and the other Spartans after the smoke cleared and demanded to know who he should blame for the damage. John, who had taken the Mammoth's controls, took responsibility. The incredulous man accused the Master Chief of thinking he could get away with anything because of his status as a hero. At this moment, Fred jumped in to reprimand the thankless individual they had all just saved, finding it difficult to maintain an easy demeanor in the face of such disrespect. John kept a cooler head and directed the team to return to a nearby airstrip, as their mission orders had come in.<ref name="otb"/>

[[File:H5G-Kelly GI.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Kelly aboard ''Argent Moon''.]]

Upon landing on Genesis, Blue Team came across a series of computer consoles sounding musical tunes of [[Spartan signals|Oly Oly Oxen Free]]. Following the path unlocked by interacting with those consoles, Blue Team battled through stranded Covenant forces before meeting the [[Warden Eternal]]. Shortly after learning of the Warden Eternal's role as Cortana's defender, John demanded to meet her, only for the Warden Eternal to refuse and commence hostilities. Shortly after Blue Team's defeat of the Warden Eternal in battle, Cortana finally revealed herself to them, expressing relief that they made it to Genesis. Upon questioning Cortana on the circumstances of her survival, they learned that the [[Domain]] had saved her; Cortana referred to it as the "fountain of youth" for AIs. Suspicious of Cortana's desire to reunite with them, Blue Team proceeded further into the planet in order to physically locate her. Shortly afterward, Fireteam Osiris caught up with Blue Team. Before the two Spartan teams could team up, Cortana separated them. Blue Team fought an uphill battle through Promethean forces and multiple bodies of the Warden Eternal before physically meeting Cortana. There she revealed to them her plan to use the Guardians as a means of enforcing a forced peace upon the galaxy. Rejecting Cortana's plan, John ordered her to stand down and return to Earth with the team. Cortana refused and sealed Blue Team in a [[Cryptum]], intending to keep them in stasis for 10,000 years.

With the aid of [[Exuberant Witness]], Fireteam Osiris narrowly managed to free Blue Team from the Cryptum.

Fast not only physically but mentally as well, Kelly is highly perceptive and observant.<ref name="goo167"/> She has a dry sense of humor and often cracks jokes over her and her team's situation and mission.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 264''</ref> She is less proficient at concealing her emotions than most of her comrades; as such her body language tends to belie her mood.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 172''</ref> Early in her [[SPARTAN-II training]], she resisted initial indoctrination generally out of fear and anger.<ref name="universe"/>

Only a handful of other Spartans have as much experience as Kelly, meriting her a plethora of awards. She claims to be ignorant of these honors she is entitled to and has shown little interest in the biographies and records of non-Spartans.<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''' ''Limited Edition, Kelly-087 profile card''</ref>

Kelly is the fastest of the Spartan-IIs, making her easily the fastest human to have ever lived.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', "Palace Hotel", ''page 348''</ref> She is capable of running for extended periods of up to 62 kph (38.502 mph) and has quicker reflexes than her peers; within current Mjolnir GEN2 systems, she is capable of running at speeds in excess of 65 kph (40.393 mph).<ref name="universe"/> In order to keep her reflexes sharp she exercises routinely with "twitch-response drills" and [[Zen]] "no-thought" practices.<ref name="goo167">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 167''</ref> She has to slow herself down considerably to spar with another Spartan. Her speed has led her to being termed the team's "Rabbit", acting as quick bait to draw enemies into traps laid by the other Spartans. She has also demonstrated an incredible tolerance for pain, as she has been injured quite gravely on several occasions and managed to recover fully each time.

Kelly-087 prefers armor with full-shield masks in combat. As such, she favored the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mark IV]] to [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]] models of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/V variant|EVA]] and [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Pilot|Pilot]] armor variants.<ref name="universe"/> Kelly's initial Mark IV armor was base green, with a rabbit painted onto it as a reference to her speed and nickname. The Mark IV EVA armor she later donned was colored white.<ref name="package"/> Kelly began wearing the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Hermes|Hermes]] armor variant, patterned after EVA armor, once Blue Team transitioned to the [[Gen2|Mjolnir GEN2]] platform.<ref name="warfare">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-conventional-warfare '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Conventional Warfare'']</ref> Her Spartan tag, 087, is written in Braille on the left side of her chest armor.

Due to her speed and ability to quickly eliminate any distance between herself and opponents, she prefers to arm herself with close-range weaponry such as the [[M90 shotgun]].<ref name="universe"/><ref name="package"/> However, she has also frequently wielded various models of [[assault rifle]], typically of the [[MA5 series]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 3, 80, 178'' (2001 edition)</ref><ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 161''</ref><ref name="HE8"/> During the Spartans' [[Raid on Reach|escape from CASTLE base]], she armed herself with dual [[M6D magnum|M6D pistols]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 136''</ref> Kelly prefers to use human weaponry, comparing using Covenant weapons to be barely better than throwing rocks.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''' ''page 27''</ref> She has also used Promethean weapons on occasion, beginning with her deployment to Installation 03, though her preferred weapon loadout as of 2558 remains her personal [[M45 shotgun]], ''[[Oathsworn]]'', and an [[M6H magnum#Variant|M6H2 magnum]] sidearm.<ref name="gi h5g">[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/06/12/the-halo-5-guardians-cover-story.aspx?PostPageIndex=3 '''Game Informer''': ''The Halo 5: Guardians Cover Story'']</ref>

*In ''[[The Package]]'', Kelly was voiced by [[Wikipedia:Luci Christian|Luci Christian]], who also voiced a [[Unidentified Marine (Ghost's platoon)|Marine]] in ''[[Prototype]]''.<ref> '''Halo Legends''','' credits''</ref> [[IMDB:nm3922289|Jenna Berman]] portrays Kelly in ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''. Kelly is portrayed by British actress [[Wikipedia:Michelle Lukes|Michelle Lukes]] in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/shellylukes/status/610726348080844800 '''Twitter''': ''So pleased to finally confirm that I'm playing Petty Officer Kelly - Spartan 087 in the upcoming #Halo5 #Guardians'']</ref>

File:1775196-gallery.png|Concept art from ''[[The Package]]''.

File:kellykicking.png|Kelly kicking a soldier wearing the Mark-I Armor.

File:FUD-Kelly.jpg|Kelly in 2526.

File:FUD-Kelly-Helmet.jpg|Kelly-087, wearing an unknown [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|MJOLNIR Mark IV]] variant.<ref group="note">In ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'', Kelly and Fred's Mk. IV MJOLNIR suits appear to be repurposed from the Mk. V MJOLNIR props used in the ''[[Deliver Hope]]'' short; Kelly appears to be wearing a modified and repainted version of Kat's AA helmet, whereas Fred appears to be wearing Thom's Mk. V [B] helmet. These design choices are likely examples of artistic license and/or budget constraints.</ref>

File:Blue Team Escalation1.png|Kelly and the rest of Blue Team onboard a GA-TL1 Longsword.

File:H5G-Render-Kelly.png|A render of Kelly-087 in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.

File:Halo5GuardiansDossierKelly.png|Kelly's dossier from the special edition of Halo 5: Guardians.

**''[[The Package]]''

*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''

*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{C|Mentioned as a Loadout}}

**''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition|Limited Edition]]''

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