Editing Locklear

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{{Character Infobox|variant=Human

|image=[[File:Marine.png]]

|death=[[2552#September 13, 2552|September 13^th, 2552]] (Revised Slipspace date)

|rank=[[Corporal (UNSC)|Corporal]]

|weapons=*[[MA5B Assault Rifle]]

|equipment=*C-7 explosives

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|hair=Unknown (shaved)

 

'''Corporal Locklear'''<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 48''</ref> was a [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] and [[ODST]] stationed on the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn]]'' in [[2552]] as one of [[Major (UNSC)|Major]] [[Antonio Silva]]'s [[company]].

Among the Marines deployed aboard the {{UNSCship|Pillar of Autumn}} in [[2552]], Locklear was among a handful of survivors who fled in a [[D77-TC|Pelican]] when [[Installation 04]] was [[Battle of Installation 04|destroyed]]. He, [[Lieutenant]] [[Elias Haverson]], [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Junior Johnson]] and [[Warrant Officer]] [[Sheila Polaski]] hid in the debris field until they met with [[John-117]] and [[Cortana]] in their [[Longsword]] fighter. The Master Chief recognized that Locklear was in a state of shock from the destruction of the Halo, describing him as "an assault rifle with its safety permanently clicked off." Locklear was reluctant to accept the Master Chief's command at first,<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 51''</ref> but was eventually subdued by the Chief's greater authority. He and the Master Chief then developed a closer working relationship over the course of their travels aboard the captured [[Covenant]] [[flagship]] ''[[Ascendant Justice]]''

Locklear helped in the [[Skirmish over Threshold|capture of the ''Ascendant Justice'']], and was aboard when they returned to [[Reach]]. He then accompanied the Master Chief to the surface of Reach, where they rescued the [[SPARTAN-II]]s who had survived the fall of Reach. At some point, he developed a crush on Polaski, who also returned his feelings.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 153''</ref> He was greatly saddened when she died in the [[Slipspace]] bubble caused by the [[Forerunner crystal]] artifact.

He assisted the [[Eridanus rebels]] with the repairs they made to the ''Ascendant Justice during'' its stay at [[Eridanus Secundus]] in the [[Eridanus system]]. During the repair operation, [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] entrusted him with the Forerunner crystal artifact. Halsey knew it was extremely dangerous as it would never allow the Master Chief to return to Earth directly through Slipspace and that there was chance it would fall into Covenant hands. She also knew that [[ONI]] and for that matter, all members of the service would place the rewards of the object's Slipspace effect above the risks, putting countless lives in jeopardy. She did not even trust the Spartans enough to relegate them with the crystal. She knew that Locklear would destroy it in an attempt to prevent another altered Slipspace battle like the one that had killed his crush, Warrant Officer Polaski, and she also hinted to him that the object's destruction was a necessity as if to guarantee he carried out her orders. However, Dr Halsey probably did not foresee that it would lead to Locklear's demise.

==Traits==

Locklear, as described by the Master Chief, had numerous traits that allowed him to escape Halo. The most prominent of these traits was luck. In addition, as with most ODST's, he was reckless and had a knack for charging headfirst into a fight with odds heavily stacked against him.

*He is one of only a handful people to leave Installation 04 alive.

*Locklear is an ODST, but he does not have a full-covering body armor like the Halo 2-3 ODSTs.

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[[Category:UNSC Marine Corps Personnel]]