Editing Maria-062

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<center>''"Maria" redirects here. For other uses of the name, see [[Maria (disambiguation)]].''</center>
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|fullname=Maria
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|birth=circa [[2511]]
|death=
|gender=Female
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|mass=
|hair=Black
|eyes=Brown
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|branch=[[UNSC Navy]]
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|rank=[[Petty Officer Second Class]] or higher<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 99''</ref>
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{{Quote|Once John gets a hold of this armor, we'll all start sleeping a little better at night.|Maria-062}}
'''Maria-062''' is a [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II supersoldier]]. She claimed that, at some point during the [[Human-Covenant War]], she had retired with the intent of starting a family.<ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', "[[Armor Testing]]", ''page 68''</ref>

==Biography==
===Special Warfare Center===
Prior to the [[Battle of Earth]] in [[2552#October|October 2552]], Maria tested the new Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor in [[Seongnam]], [[United Korea]].

She fought against a squad of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s from the [[340th ODST Combat Training Unit]] with [[Tactical Training Round]]s in a mock battle near the [[Special Warfare Center]]. After the exercise, the armor was approved for battle and was delivered to the [[orbital defense platform]] ''[[Cairo Station]]''. There, it was issued to [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Armory]]''
</ref>

==Ambiguous Mentions==
{{Conjecture}}
Maria-062 is theorized to have been mentioned in two other ''Halo'' books, but it cannot be clearly determined if it is specifically her.

In ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', during Catherine Halsey's briefing to the Spartans assembled for [[Operation: RED FLAG]], she mentions that among those not present is one SPARTAN-II who was been too critically wounded to continue active duty.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page ''240''</ref> It is possible that this wounded Spartan was Maria, whose absence allowed her to avoid the [[Fall of Reach]] and afterward having healed enough by October 2552 to test the Mark VI MJOLNIR armor. Other candidates are possible, though, like [[Naomi-010]], who is not known to have been at the Fall of Reach and later served in ONI's [[Kilo-Five]] team deployed to [[Sanghelios]]. 

In ''Halo: Mortal Dictata'', Serin Osman mentions that only one Spartan has ever retired, and only because they had the excuse of having failed the augmentation procedure.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', page ''367''</ref> Since Maria was planning to retire, Osman could be referring to her. However, Osman compares the unnamed retired Spartan to herself, as Serin had also failed augmentations. While Osman had no received any physical benefits from the procedure, Maria seems to be at the peak of ability, well enough to use the MJOLNIR powered armor, a system dangerous enough to kill an unaugmented user. Additionally, Maria had not yet retired by October 2552, which raises the question of why she would wait 27 years to retire if she had failed augmentations in 2525. Possible answers include Maria having been one of the crippled Spartans who was later rehabilitated, or Maria having not yet retired by [[2553]] and Osman referring to another Spartan like [[Ralph-303]].

{{Conjecture end}}

==Trivia==
Maria-062 is the first SPARTAN-II whose face was visually depicted in official media.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Spartan-062.jpg|Maria-062 making a sub-orbital jump while testing John-117's Mark VI MJOLNIR armor.
File:Maria Reentry.jpg|Maria in the free-fall burn.
File:HGN 1.jpg|Maria-062 prepares to throw a mock grenade.
File:HGN 3.jpg|Flames flicker about Maria's shields.
File:ConceptMaria.jpg|A concept art piece of Maria from the ''Graphic Novel'' drawn by Doug Alexander
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]] {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
<references/>

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-|rank=[[Petty Officer, Second Class]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=112}}
+|rank=[[Petty Officer Second Class]] or higher<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 99''</ref>
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-{{Quote|Once [[John-117|he]] gets a hold of [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|this armor]], I think we'll all start sleeping a little better at night.|Maria-062}}
+{{Quote|Once John gets a hold of this armor, we'll all start sleeping a little better at night.|Maria-062}}
+'''Maria-062''' is a [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II supersoldier]]. She claimed that, at some point during the [[Human-Covenant War]], she had retired with the intent of starting a family.<ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', "[[Armor Testing]]", ''page 68''</ref>
-[[Petty Officer, Second Class]] '''Maria-062''' is a [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II supersoldier]]. She claimed that, at some point during the [[Human-Covenant War]], she had retired with the intent of starting a family. She served in the reserves as of [[2552#October|October 2552]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=at|HGN|Story=Armor Testing}}
 ==Biography==
-===Conscription and training===
-{{Main|SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II training}}
-Maria was identified and marked by Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] for her physical and intellectual talents and was abducted and conscripted into the [[SPARTAN-II Program]] in [[2517]] at around the age of six. She was then taken to the planet [[Reach]], and trained by the [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Déjà]] and [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]], along with the rest of the Spartan candidates. For the next eight years, she and her fellow Spartans endured harsh physical and mental training programs, team exercises, and more. In [[2525#March|March 2525]], she and the other candidates underwent [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|a series of augmentations]] to improve their abilities. Presumably, Maria was among those who survived without becoming crippled by the procedures.{{Ref/Novel|Id=TFoR|TFoR}}
-===Retirement===
-At some point prior to [[2552#October|October 2552]], Maria had allegedly retired to [[Earth]] before marrying and having least one child. Maria is something of an anomaly as a SPARTAN-II that has managed to lead a normal human life.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}
 ===Special Warfare Center===
-Hours before the [[Covenant]]'s [[Battle for Earth|invasion of Earth]] on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], Maria tested the new [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI Mjolnir armor]] in [[Songnam]], [[Korea]]. She engaged the [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]] of the [[340th ODST Combat Training Unit]]'s [[Echo Team (ODST)|Echo]] and [[Kilo Team|Kilo]] teams in a mock battle near the [[Special Warfare Center]] at the [[UNSC Operational Test and Evaluation Center]].<ref name="JRH2EODST">[[Joyride Studios/Halo 2 Exclusives#ODST|''Joyride'', ODST (Halo Graphic Novel Limited Edition Exclusive)]]</ref>
+Prior to the [[Battle of Earth]] in [[2552#October|October 2552]], Maria tested the new Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor in [[Seongnam]], [[United Korea]].
-After the exercise, the armor was approved for battle and was delivered to the [[orbital defense platform]] ''[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]''. There, it was issued to [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]],<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Armory]]''</ref> who would use it to great effect as late as [[2557]].{{Ref/Level|H4|Epilogue (Halo 4 level)|Epilogue}} Maria declined a request to return to active duty by the [[Unidentified Navy captain (Seongnam)|Captain]] in charge of the test, stating that she did not regret her decision to retire.{{Ref/Reuse|at}}
+She fought against a squad of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s from the [[340th ODST Combat Training Unit]] with [[Tactical Training Round]]s in a mock battle near the [[Special Warfare Center]]. After the exercise, the armor was approved for battle and was delivered to the [[orbital defense platform]] ''[[Cairo Station]]''. There, it was issued to [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Armory]]''
+</ref>
-==Ambiguous mentions==
+==Ambiguous Mentions==
 {{Conjecture}}
-Maria may have been mentioned in two of the ''Halo'' novels, though it cannot be clearly determined if she is the Spartan in question.
+Maria-062 is theorized to have been mentioned in two other ''Halo'' books, but it cannot be clearly determined if it is specifically her.
-In ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', during [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey's]] briefing to the Spartans assembled for [[Operation: RED FLAG]], she mentions that among those not present is one Spartan who had (within the last decade) been too critically wounded to continue active duty.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page ''240''</ref> It is possible that this wounded Spartan was Maria, whose absence allowed her to avoid the [[Fall of Reach]], and that she had healed adequately by October 2552 to test the Mark VI MJOLNIR armor. See [[List of inconsistencies in the Halo series#Multiple sources|here]] for further analysis.
+In ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', during Catherine Halsey's briefing to the Spartans assembled for [[Operation: RED FLAG]], she mentions that among those not present is one SPARTAN-II who was been too critically wounded to continue active duty.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page ''240''</ref> It is possible that this wounded Spartan was Maria, whose absence allowed her to avoid the [[Fall of Reach]] and afterward having healed enough by October 2552 to test the Mark VI MJOLNIR armor. Other candidates are possible, though, like [[Naomi-010]], who is not known to have been at the Fall of Reach and later served in ONI's [[Kilo-Five]] team deployed to [[Sanghelios]].
-In ''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'', [[Serin Osman]] mentions that only one Spartan has ever retired and that they had the excuse of having failed the augmentation procedures.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', page ''367''</ref> Since Maria is said to have retired, Osman could be referring to her. However, Osman indicates that the other Spartan had likewise failed the augmentation process. While Osman received no physical benefits from the procedures, Maria is capable of using the Mjolnir powered armor, a system dangerous enough to kill an unaugmented user; it is possible that Maria was among the crippled Spartans who were later rehabilitated. If Osman were referring to another Spartan, the most likely candidate is [[Ralph-103]]. Ralph was discharged due to a combination of psychological problems<ref name="for">'''''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''''' 2010 edition bonus content</ref> and the rejection of certain physical enhancements;<ref>[http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive32.pl?read=967143 '''Halo.Bungie.org''': ''Re: Spoiler-free thoughts on the new episodes'']</ref> unlike the other washouts, he was allowed to return to civilian life.{{Ref/Reuse|for}}
+In ''Halo: Mortal Dictata'', Serin Osman mentions that only one Spartan has ever retired, and only because they had the excuse of having failed the augmentation procedure.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', page ''367''</ref> Since Maria was planning to retire, Osman could be referring to her. However, Osman compares the unnamed retired Spartan to herself, as Serin had also failed augmentations. While Osman had no received any physical benefits from the procedure, Maria seems to be at the peak of ability, well enough to use the MJOLNIR powered armor, a system dangerous enough to kill an unaugmented user. Additionally, Maria had not yet retired by October 2552, which raises the question of why she would wait 27 years to retire if she had failed augmentations in 2525. Possible answers include Maria having been one of the crippled Spartans who was later rehabilitated, or Maria having not yet retired by [[2553]] and Osman referring to another Spartan like [[Ralph-303]].
 {{Conjecture end}}
+==Trivia==
+Maria-062 is the first SPARTAN-II whose face was visually depicted in official media.
 ==Gallery==
-{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
 <gallery>
-File:Spartan-062.jpg|Maria-062 making a sub-orbital jump while testing John-117's Mark VI Mjolnir armor.
+File:Spartan-062.jpg|Maria-062 making a sub-orbital jump while testing John-117's Mark VI MJOLNIR armor.
-File:Maria Reentry.jpg|Maria in free-fall burn.
+File:Maria Reentry.jpg|Maria in the free-fall burn.
 File:HGN 1.jpg|Maria-062 prepares to throw a mock grenade.
 File:HGN 3.jpg|Flames flicker about Maria's shields.
-File:ConceptMaria.jpg|A concept art piece of Maria from the ''Graphic Novel'' drawn by Doug Alexander.
+File:ConceptMaria.jpg|A concept art piece of Maria from the ''Graphic Novel'' drawn by Doug Alexander
 </gallery>
-==List of confirmed appearances==
-*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
+==List of appearances==
-**''[[Armor Testing]]'' {{1st}}
+*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]] {{1st}}
+*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' {{Mo}}
 ==Sources==
-{{Ref/Sources}}
+<references/>
-{{Spartan II}}
+{{Spartan}}
-[[Category:Human characters]]
-[[Category:UNSC Navy enlisted personnel]]
 [[Category:Spartan-IIs]]