Editing Kurt Ambrose

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'''Lieutenant Commander Kurt Ambrose''' ([[UNSCMID]]: '''045888947''', [[civilian]] identification number: '''56522-026-LDR5685'''), born '''Kurt M. Trevelyan''' and formerly known as '''SPARTAN-051''', was a [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II supersoldier]]. Formerly the leader of [[Green Team]], he was close to many of the other Spartans, before he went missing during a mission in [[2531]]. Although the other Spartans were led to believe that Kurt had died, he was actually recruited by [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] to spearhead the [[SPARTAN-III program]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 49'' (''"Alone now, Ackerson reviewed his files and made plans. The first matter of business was already in the works: on-screen appeared the career record of SPARTAN-051."'')</ref>  

Kurt Trevelyan was born on [[2511|October 19, 2511]] in [[Mira]], eventually growing up in [[Kuiper]] on [[Circumstance]].<ref name="journal"/> When he was marked as physically and mentally superior by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] in [[2517]], she had him abducted and sent to [[Reach]] to begin his Spartan training under [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]]. As with the other candidates to become Spartans, he was replaced with a [[Flash cloning|flash clone]] that would appear to die of natural causes, just like all the other future Spartans replacements.

During his training, Kurt quickly proved himself to be considered one of the program's top candidates. Both Dr. Halsey and Chief Mendez identified him as one of four emerging leaders within the Spartan-II group, along with [[Jerome-092]], [[Fred-104]], and [[John-117]]. Chief Mendez expressed his belief the most strongly in Kurt as having the skills to lead the entire Spartan-II group, although Halsey disagreed, instead believing John would fulfill that role.<ref name="journal"/>

Kurt's leadership skills were correctly observed, as he later became one of the earliest known leaders of the Spartan-IIs' Green Team, which would often beat John's [[Blue Team]] in field exercises.<ref name="GOOpage33"/>

===Silent Storm===

On [[2526|March 5, 2526]], Kurt-051 led Spartan Green Team on an operation to recover Covenant technology, specifically by capturing a [[Covenant]] [[Radiant Arrow|vessel]]. Working alongside them were Spartan teams Blue and [[Gold Team|Gold]], for a total of twelve Spartans. This attempt at capture went awry when the starship’s [[self-destruct]] sequence was activated by its [[Shipmaster]], forcing Kurt and the other Spartans to evacuate.<ref>[[Halo: Silent Storm]], ''Chapters 1-3''</ref> Just two days later, all three teams were assigned to Operation: SILENT STORM, a mission intended to give the UNSC time to develop effective countermeasures against the Covenant.<ref>[[Halo: Silent Storm]], ''Chapter 5''</ref>

Kurt took part in the raid on [[Biko]]’s moon [[Seoba]], where [[Task Force Yama]] intended to stage its first attack on an inbound Covenant fleet. Unbeknownst to the task force until their arrival, [[Insurrectionist]] forces had already chosen the moon as a place to negotiate with the Covenant,<ref>[[Halo: Silent Storm]], ''Hardcover page 133''</ref> but these were quickly routed by the Spartans and their [[21st Space Assault Battalion|Black Dagger ODST]] allies, and the survivors taken prisoner. When the Covenant arrived, they attacked the prowler [[UNSC Starry Night|Starry Night]], causing it to crash in a nearby ice quarry. Kurt and Green Team helped to rescue its few surviving passengers, and fend off encroaching Covenant forces before they could steal anything from the prowler.<ref>[[Halo: Silent Storm]], ''Chapters 14 and 15''</ref>

On March 20, [[Marmon Crowther|Colonel Marmon Crowther]] discreetly encouraged the Spartans to go on a covert mission to attack a Covenant logistics convoy over the planet [[Etalan]].<ref>[[Halo: Silent Storm]], ''Chapter 17''</ref> When this mission commenced six days later, Kurt and teams Green and Gold were tasked with piloting [[S-14 Baselard]]s, with the objective of infiltrating logistics vessels and placing [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon|Havok warheads]] within their hulls. Once the Baselards were close enough to their targets, Kurt and the others would exit the fighter craft (which would then serve as decoys) and use [[extra-vehicular activity]] to board the targets.<ref>[[Halo: Silent Storm]], ''Hardcover page 251''</ref> Using these tactics, he and the other seven Spartans ended up successfully destroying four logistics vessels. Afterwards, when their prowler escorts moved in to extract them from orbit, their retrieval created an unintentional diversion that helped Blue Team deliver the killing punch to the convoy’s munitions carriers.<ref>[[Halo: Silent Storm]], ''Chapter 20''</ref>

Kurt’s final mission as part of SILENT STORM would follow three weeks later, when he, the Spartan teams, and what remained of the Black Daggers all ventured into Covenant space, to strike at the heart of one of their supply depots.<ref>[[Halo: Silent Storm]], ''Chapter 24''</ref> The Spartans ended up inserting on the surface of [[Naraka]], a planet which was home to ten Forerunner cities, and was the anchor for a massive Covenant support station, a ring structure aptly titled [[“The Ring of Mighty Abundance.”]]<ref>[[Halo: Silent Storm]], ''Hardcover pages 342 and 345''</ref> They were ferried down to the surface by their prowlers, but because this was an improvised insertion, Covenant resistance was too heavy for some of the prowlers to finish the drop. Only Green and Blue Teams made it to the ground, while Gold Team’s prowlers were forced to withdraw, and Green’s ship crashed during its final drop. However, Kurt, his team, and a handful of Black Daggers survived, and made their way up into the ring structure via one of the massive gravity lifts connecting the station to the surface. Each Spartan was equipped with a Havok nuke, and two tubs of [[octanitrocubane]] explosives; the ODSTs also carried "octas".<ref>[[Halo: Silent Storm]], ''Hardcover page 329''</ref> With these, Green Team managed to destroy roughly three sections of the ring, greatly assisting Blue in the process. The ring became unstable, and after a final detonation from Blue Team, it collapsed and began to crumble into the atmosphere. Kurt and Green Team evacuated, and were picked up by the prowler [[UNSC Night Watch|Night Watch]], as were most of the other survivors of Operation: SILENT STORM.<ref>[[Halo: Silent Storm]], ''Chapter 27''</ref> Safely on board the Night Watch, Kurt sat with his fellow Spartans and Sergeant [[Avery Johnson]], and viewed the ongoing destruction of the Ring of Mighty Abundance. When it came time for octas carried by fallen or captured “Green Team” Daggers to automatically detonate, he and the others saw eight corresponding explosions, six of which were in the nearby Covenant support fleet. Thus concluded Kurt-051’s involvement in Operation: SILENT STORM.<ref>[[Halo: Silent Storm]], ''Epilogue''</ref>

After the death of [[Sam-034]] during the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]], Kurt replaced Sam on [[Blue Team]] under John-117's leadership and command.<ref name="GOOpage33"/> At first, his fellow teammates were uneasy about the transition, but their minds were changed during a [[Operation: SMOKING ACES|raid on Camp New Hope]] to recover [[FENRIS nuclear warhead|nuclear warheads]]. There, Kurt's talent for sensing danger saved Blue Team from being captured by the [[Insurrectionist|rebel]] [[General (UNSC)|General]] [[Howard Graves]]. Graves had set an ingenious trap for the Spartans, which used [[antigravity plate]]s to fool their armor's systems into reacting as if gravity had increased, knocking them unconscious and allowing Graves to keep them immobile with [[neural-inhibitor collar]]s. John, [[Kelly-087|Kelly]], Fred, and [[Linda-058|Linda]] were trapped in Graves' clutches. Kurt saved them with four [[Asteroidea anti-personnel mine]]s, then removed their collars and got them out in a [[Warthog armored personnel carrier|patchwork Warthog APC]]. Any mixed feelings John had previously vanished. John told Kurt never to hide his "feelings" again, and Kelly, better with words than John, welcomed the Spartan to the team.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 37'' (''"Welcome to Blue, Spartan. We're going to make a great team."'')</ref>

Soon after, Kurt and Blue Team participated in an [[Extra-vehicular activity|extravehicular mission]] to investigate reported suspicious activity at [[Construction Platform 966A]]. During the mission, Kurt approached a ruptured [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] when his [[Thruster pack|T-PACK]] "malfunctioned", sending him spinning away into deep space. He was listed as [[missing in action]] and presumed dead. However, Kurt was recovered by ONI, which had manufactured the whole mission to allow Colonel James Ackerson to recruit the Spartan with new orders to train the next generation of SPARTANs. While his former identity as SPARTAN-051 remained as MIA, Kurt was given a new surname and an officer's commission, as [[Lieutenant, Junior Grade]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 59-64''</ref> Kurt Ambrose was then sent to the classified planet [[Onyx]] to train the SPARTAN-IIIs with CPO Mendez.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 67-70''</ref> Over time, he was promoted for his successful efforts in training the new Spartans, having reached the rank of Lieutenant Commander by 2545.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 13''</ref>

With Gamma Company, whom he came to regard as the "finest Spartans ever",<ref name="goo98"/> Kurt secretly added a series of illegal drugs to the [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|augmentation procedures]] in order to heighten the Spartans' aggressive response, giving them a better chance of survival in battle. This was against the recommendations of Onyx's AI [[Deep Winter]], who was concerned with the Spartans' well-being.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 108-109''</ref>

 

Before they proceeded further toward the "[[shield world]]" which, according to Dr. Halsey, held the Forerunner technologies they sought, Kurt confronted the doctor, realizing she was not telling the full truth behind her mission. After first inquiring Kurt about the specifics of the Spartan-IIIs' augmentations, Dr. Halsey revealed Kurt her true reasons behind her quest to Onyx; instead of recovering Forerunner technology, she intended to shelter the Spartans in the shield world inside Onyx's core, predicting that the UNSC would lose the war.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 341-343''</ref> Despite this revelation, Kurt decided they continue inside the core room, retrieve any useful technologies and then escape. In case they failed, they could use the pair of [[FENRIS nuclear warhead]]s they had brought with them to ensure the technology did not fall into Covenant hands.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 345''</ref>

Kurt, now alone and mortally injured from a previous firefight, listed the Spartans fallen in the battle as MIA—including himself, alongside his former identity as SPARTAN-051. He successfully delayed the Covenant forces until the slipspace portal had closed. In his death throes, Kurt had a hallucination of all the fallen SPARTAN-IIs and SPARTAN-IIIs by his side, nodding and giving him the thumbs-up signal, forging his resolve to complete his one final task. Fleet Master Voro Nar 'Mantakree then approached him, gloating that once the "demon" was dead, the Covenant would reopen the shield world portal. Laughing in determination, Kurt replied ''"Die? Didn't you know? Spartans never die"'' and detonated the warheads, wiping out the Covenant army and thus preventing the Covenant from following his comrades and gaining access to the technologies inside the shield world.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 371-372''</ref>

Kurt died in the end as a brilliant commander in the eyes of those he had known, and as a noble hero who cared deeply for his SPARTAN-IIIs and SPARTAN-IIs as comrades and friends, John-117 included. After the conclusion of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in 2553, his still-intact Spartan armor transponder was detected by the {{UNSCShip|Glamorgan}} in the debris field that was formerly Onyx, leading to the rescue of remaining UNSC personnel in the shield world.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 47''</ref> In honor of Kurt, Dr. Halsey, with [[Admiral]] [[Margaret Orlenda Parangosky|Parangosky]]'s approval, named the micro Dyson sphere "[[Trevelyan|ONI Research Facility Trevelyan]]". At first, Chief Mendez suggested using the name "Ambrose", but Halsey opted that they use Kurt's real name.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 372''</ref>

Kurt had an uncanny ability to "feel" traps, and avoid walking into them. When something was wrong, Kurt would often get a bad feeling. When [[John-117]] and Kurt were on separate teams during training, John often lost as a result of Kurt's "funny feelings". His teammates grew to view this as an asset, trusting Kurt's instincts and common sense.<ref name="GOOpage33"/>

He last donned his [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|MJOLNIR armor]] during [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company]]'s introduction to the program but chose not to wear it since, although he maintained the suit in a pristine condition in a safe within his private quarters. Lucy-B091 was thoroughly surprised when she saw the armor, suggesting that Kurt had not shown it even to his senior NCOs.<ref name="goo141"/>

*"Ambrose", the pseudonym assigned to Kurt by Ackerson, comes from the late Latin name Ambrosius, which was derived from the Greek name Αμβρόσιος (Αmbrosios) meaning "immortal"; this could reference the fact that Spartans are never marked as KIA in an attempt to uphold the belief that Spartans never die. This is appropriate, as his last words were, ''"Die? Didn't you know? Spartans never die."'' From a real-world perspective, Kurt was likely named in honor of the late [[Wikipedia:Stephen Ambrose|Stephen Ambrose]], the author of the historical biography ''Band of Brothers'', which was later adapted into an [[Wikipedia:Band of Brothers (TV miniseries)|HBO miniseries]]. The name of the camp where Kurt trained the SPARTAN-IIIs, [[Camp Currahee]], is a reference to ''Band of Brothers''.

*Kurt and [[Jorge-052]] were the only SPARTAN-IIs known to have been involved in the SPARTAN-III program. Coincidentally, both sacrifice themselves and their Spartan tags are consecutive integers.

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