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| {{Character infobox | | {{Template: Spartan infobox |
| |variant=Human
| | |name=Maria |
| |name=Maria-062 | | |image=[[Image:Maria-062.PNG|250px]] |
| |image=[[File:Maria-062.PNG|300px]] | | |spartantag=SPARTAN-062 |
| |homeworld= | | |homeworld= |
| |birth=c. [[2511]] | | |birth=[[2511]] |
| |death= | | |death= |
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| |species=[[Human]] | | |species=[[Human]] |
| |gender=Female | | |gender=Female |
| |height= | | |height= |
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| |hair=Black | | |hair=Black |
| |eyes=Brown | | |eyes=Brown |
| |affiliation=*[[UNSC Navy]] | | |cyber= |
| **[[Naval Special Warfare Command]]
| | |affiliation=[[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval Reserve]] |
| ***[[SPARTAN-II program]]
| | |rank=[[Petty Officer Second Class]] or higher<ref>All Spartan-IIs are given the rank of Petty Officer Second Class on graduation, as mentioned on page 99 of ''[[The Fall of Reach]]''.</ref> |
| |rank=[[Petty Officer, Second Class]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=112}}
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| |sn=S-062 | | |battles= |
| |notable= | | |class=Class I: [[2525]] |
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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 117|John]] gets a hold of this armor, we'll all start sleeping a little better at night.|Maria-062}} |
| | | '''Maria-062''' was a [[SPARTAN-II]] super soldier of the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[Naval Special Warfare|Special Warfare Group]]. She tested the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor #MJOLNIR Mark VI|Mark VI]] armor before it was handed over to [[John-117]]. |
| [[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}}
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| ==Biography== | | ==Biography== |
| ===Conscription and training===
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| {{Main|SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II training}}
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| 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}}
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| ===Retirement===
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| 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}}
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| ===Special Warfare Center=== | | ===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 [[First Battle of Earth]] in October [[2552]], PO2 Maria tested the new [[MJOLNIR|MJOLNIR Mark VI Powered Assault Armor]] in [[Songnam]], [[Kyonggi Province]] in [[Korea]]. |
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| 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}}
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| ==Ambiguous mentions==
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| Maria may have been mentioned in two of the ''Halo'' novels, though it cannot be clearly determined if she is the Spartan in question.
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| 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.
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| 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}}
| | She fought against a squad of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s from the [[340th ODST Combat Training Unit]] in a mock battle using paintballs near the [[Special Warfare Center]]. After the exercise, the battle armor was approved for battle and was sent up to [[Orbital Defense Platform]] [[Cairo Station|ODA-142 ''Cairo'']]. There, it was issued to [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] <ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', level ''[[The Armory (Level)|The Armory]]''</ref>. |
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| | ===Personal and Family Life=== |
| | At the time of the exercise, Maria had decided to retire with the plan of starting a family.<ref>''[[Halo Graphic Novel|Halo]]'': ''[[Armor Testing]]'', page 68</ref> |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Theory and Speculation== |
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| | [[Image:Spartan-062.jpg|150px|right]] |
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| | In [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], just as the remaining thirty [[SPARTAN-II]]s are informed of their new mission to bring a [[Prophet]] to Earth for interrogation and ending the [[Human-Covenant War]], it is said that out of their thirty-two, there had only been three [[KIA]] Spartans and one too damaged to continue active duty <ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 240</ref>. Since the Spartans are forcibly conscripted as children and unable to voluntarily leave the military, it is widely assumed that Maria is the mentioned wounded Spartan, and that she was too injured to continue active duty but was capable of the field test depicted. Other evidence, however, indicates that [[Cassandra]] may be that peculiar wounded Spartan. Then again, Cassandra may have instead been one of the Spartans who were crippled after augmentation, with some not even looking [[human]] anymore after the effects. She may also be part of a later group of SPARTANs, or a SPARTAN assigned to testing duties early on. |
| File:Spartan-062.jpg|Maria-062 making a sub-orbital jump while testing John-117's Mark VI Mjolnir armor.
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| File:Maria Reentry.jpg|Maria in free-fall burn.
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| File:HGN 1.jpg|Maria-062 prepares to throw a mock grenade.
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| File:HGN 3.jpg|Flames flicker about Maria's shields.
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| File:ConceptMaria.jpg|A concept art piece of Maria from the ''Graphic Novel'' drawn by Doug Alexander.
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| ==List of confirmed appearances== | | ==Trivia== |
| *''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'' | | *Maria-062 is the first inducted SPARTAN-II that has been seen without a helmet or protective cover in pictures. |
| **''[[Armor Testing]]'' {{1st}} | | *Maria is the only known SPARTAN-II that has retired. |
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| [[Category:Human characters]] | | [[Category:UNSC]] |
| [[Category:UNSC Navy enlisted personnel]] | | [[Category:UNSC Naval Personnel]] |
| [[Category:Spartan-IIs]] | | [[Category:Spartan-IIs]] |
| | [[Category:Characters|Maria-062]] |
