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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|HCW|Post}}
{{Outdated|[[Halo: Retribution]]'','' [[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'', and'' [[Halo: Divine Wind]]}}
{{Newcontent|[[Halo: Retribution]]}}
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|image=[[File:Marksniper.png|300px]]
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|birth=[[2538#December|December 23, 2538]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|birth=c. [[2539]]{{Ref/Reuse|ant}}
|death=[[2559#October|October 14, 2559]]
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|causeofdeath=Neck broken by [[Dhas Bhasvod]]
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***[[SPARTAN-III program]]
***[[SPARTAN-III program]]
**[[Office of Naval Intelligence]]
**[[Office of Naval Intelligence]]
***[[Ferrets]] (2553-2559)
***[[Ferrets]] (2553-)
|rank=[[Petty Officer, First Class]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|rank=Petty officer{{Ref/Note|Although Mark's rank has not been specified, ''[[Halo: Retribution]]'' identifies [[Olivia-G291]]'s rank as petty officer (though the class is not mentioned). Given the similar status of the former members of [[Team Saber]] and the ranking conventions of the known Spartan-IIIs and Spartan-IIs, it is reasonable to infer that Mark holds a petty officer rank.}}
|sn=S-G313<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2976443_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2976443 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Catalog Interaction: Page 23'']</ref>
|sn=S-G313<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2976443_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2976443 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Catalog Interaction: Page 23'']</ref>
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'''Mark-G313''', born '''Mark Han''',{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} was a [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III supersoldier]] of [[SPARTAN-III Gamma Company|Gamma Company]]. Originally assigned to [[Team Saber]] as a marksman, he served as part of [[Blue Team]] following the [[Onyx Conflict]]<ref name="blue">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 383''</ref> until [[Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE]] in [[2553#July|July 2553]], when he was reassigned to an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[Ferret|Ferret Team]] led by [[Veta Lopis]] along with fellow Gamma Spartans [[Ash-G099]] and [[Olivia-G291]], with Mark serving as the team's security specialist.{{Ref/Reuse|ant}} While stopping the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] from firing the [[Halo Array]], Mark was killed by [[Prelate]] [[Dhas Bhasvod]] who snapped Mark's neck. By this point, Mark had already suffered mortal wounds and died buying his team - his family - time to escape.{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW|DW}} He was given a burial in space by the other Ferrets and the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}.{{Ref/Reuse|DWEpilogue}}
'''Mark-G313''' is a [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III supersoldier]] of [[SPARTAN-III Gamma Company|Gamma Company]]. Originally assigned to [[Team Saber]] as a marksman, he served as part of [[Blue Team]] following the [[Onyx Conflict]]<ref name="blue">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 383''</ref> until [[Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE]] in [[2553#July|July 2553]], when he was reassigned to an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[Ferret|Ferret Team]] led by [[Veta Lopis]] along with fellow Gamma Spartans [[Ash-G099]] and [[Olivia-G291]], with Mark serving as the team's security specialist.{{Ref/Reuse|ant}}


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Conscription===
===Conscription===
Mark Han was born on the [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] of [[Veltun]] on [[2538#December|December 23, 2538]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} He was orphaned at a young age by the [[Covenant]] and was conscripted into [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] [[SPARTAN-III Gamma Company|Gamma Company]] at around age six.{{Ref/Reuse|hll}} Once on [[Onyx]], Mark and the other Spartan candidates were trained by [[Lieutenant Commander|LCDR]] [[Kurt Ambrose]], [[Senior Chief Petty Officer|SCPO]] [[Franklin Mendez]], as well as the surviving [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]] members, [[Petty Officer, Second Class|PO2]] [[Lucy-B091]] and [[Petty Officer, Second Class|PO2]] [[Tom-B292]] at [[Camp Currahee]]. Mark was assigned to [[Team Saber]] under the command of [[Ash-G099]].
Mark was orphaned at a young age by the [[Covenant]] and was conscripted into the Gamma Company of the SPARTAN-III program at age six.{{Ref/Reuse|hll}} Once on [[Onyx]], he and the other Spartan candidates were trained by [[Lieutenant Commander|LCDR]] [[Kurt Ambrose]], [[Senior Chief Petty Officer|SCPO]] [[Franklin Mendez]], as well as the surviving [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]] members, [[Petty Officer, Second Class|PO2]] [[Lucy-B091]] and [[Petty Officer, Second Class|PO2]] [[Tom-B292]] at [[Camp Currahee]]. Mark was assigned to [[Team Saber]] under the command of [[Ash-G099]].


===Onyx Conflict===
===Onyx Conflict===
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===Gao===
===Gao===
[[File:Marksniper.png|250px|thumb|Mark in Wendosa.]]
{{Main|Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE}}
{{Main|Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE}}
In [[2553#May|May 2553]], Blue Team was attached to ONI's [[717th Xeno-Materials Exploitation Battalion]] [[Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE|deployed]] to the [[Outer Colony]] of [[Gao]] to search for a [[Forerunner]] [[ancilla]], [[Intrepid Eye]], that had been detected on the planet by the battalion's [[Commander]] [[Murtag Nelson]]. The UNSC's presence on the planet was largely undesired by the traditionally independent Gao. For over a month, the UNSC attempted to capture the ancilla, who, in turn, regularly harassed the 717th with her [[Aggressor Sentinel]]s. Additionally, upon learning of the UNSC's intentions, Intrepid Eye began covertly murdering Gao citizens in the [[Montero Cave System]] in an effort to create discord between the Gaos and the UNSC. The [[Gao Ministry of Protection]] dispatched [[Special inspector|Special Inspector]] [[Veta Lopis]] to find the murderer and Nelson had members of Blue Team aid her in her efforts to allow the UNSC to return searching for the ancilla without the Gaos' interference. Lopis was initially convinced that the murderer was one of the Spartans, with Mark in particular eventually drawing her suspicions due to his often standoffish and ruthless behavior.{{Ref/Reuse|hll}}
In [[2553#May|May 2553]], Blue Team was attached to ONI's [[717th Xeno-Materials Exploitation Battalion]] [[Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE|deployed]] to the [[Outer Colony]] of [[Gao]] to search for a [[Forerunner]] [[ancilla]], [[Intrepid Eye]], that had been detected on the planet by the battalion's [[Commander]] [[Murtag Nelson]]. The UNSC's presence on the planet was largely undesired by the traditionally independent Gao. For over a month, the UNSC attempted to capture the ancilla, who, in turn, regularly harassed the 717th with her [[Aggressor Sentinel]]s. Additionally, upon learning of the UNSC's intentions, Intrepid Eye began covertly murdering Gao citizens in the [[Montero Cave System]] in an effort to create discord between the Gaos and the UNSC. The [[Gao Ministry of Protection]] dispatched [[Special inspector|Special Inspector]] [[Veta Lopis]] to find the murderer and Nelson had members of Blue Team aid her in her efforts to allow the UNSC to return searching for the ancilla without the Gaos' interference. Lopis was initially convinced that the murderer was one of the Spartans, with Mark in particular eventually drawing her suspicions due to his often standoffish and ruthless behavior.{{Ref/Reuse|hll}}
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====Battle for Wendosa====
====Battle for Wendosa====
[[File:HM-Gao.png|thumb|250px|Mark-G313 sniping in [[Wendosa]] during Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE.<ref>[https://twitter.com/GrimBrotherOne/status/774750484225781760 '''Twitter''': ''Jeff Easterling'']</ref>]]
[[File:HM-Gao.png|thumb|right|250px|Mark-G313 sniping in [[Wendosa]] during Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE.<ref>[https://twitter.com/GrimBrotherOne/status/774750484225781760 '''Twitter''': ''Jeff Easterling'']</ref>]]
After another twelve hours, the group eventually reached the [[Gallery of the Inverted Forest]] where Fred managed to capture Intrepid Eye's [[inspection drone]] shell with a [[scramble grenade]]. The group surfaced at the embattled village of [[Wendosa]] and proceeded to reinforce the 717th, which had fallen under attack by the Keepers. During the ensuing battle, Mark encountered Marine Sergeant [[Nguyen]] and, believing him to be an enemy infiltrator due to his paranoid state caused by his Smoother deprivation, Mark took the sergeant hostage and held a [[combat knife]] to his throat. However, Fred was able to convince Mark to release the Marine, who informed Fred that he was to return to the [[Montero Vitality Center]] with the ancilla. The group fought their way through Wendosa and Fred boarded a [[UH-144 Falcon|Falcon]], but the craft was shot down and crashed in the jungle several [[kilometer]]s away.{{Ref/Reuse|hll}}
After another twelve hours, the group eventually reached the [[Gallery of the Inverted Forest]] where Fred managed to capture Intrepid Eye's [[inspection drone]] shell with a [[scramble grenade]]. The group surfaced at the embattled village of [[Wendosa]] and proceeded to reinforce the 717th, which had fallen under attack by the Keepers. During the ensuing battle, Mark encountered Marine Sergeant [[Nguyen]] and, believing him to be an enemy infiltrator due to his paranoid state caused by his Smoother deprivation, Mark took the sergeant hostage and held a [[combat knife]] to his throat. However, Fred was able to convince Mark to release the Marine, who informed Fred that he was to return to the [[Montero Vitality Center]] with the ancilla. The group fought their way through Wendosa and Fred boarded a [[UH-144 Falcon|Falcon]], but the craft was shot down and crashed in the jungle several [[kilometer]]s away.{{Ref/Reuse|hll}}


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====Escape====
====Escape====
{{Quote|multi=yes|q1=What about you, Mark? Do you think this can work?|Veta Lopis|q2=Sure, Mom. Why not?|Mark|Veta Lopis and Mark-G313 on the formation of the Ferret Team{{Ref/Reuse|ll c28}}}}
{{Quote|multi=yes|q1=What about you, Mark? Do you think this can work?|Veta Lopis|q2=Sure, Mom. Why not?|Mark|Veta Lopis and Mark-G313 on the formation of the Ferret Team{{Ref/Reuse|ll c28}}}}
Before the 717th could evacuate, the newly elected [[President of Gao]] [[Arlo Casille]] sent [[Gao Republic]]'s military to forcefully remove the UNSC from the planet. Determined to prevent the Forerunner support base from falling into the hands of Gao's insurgent government, Blue Team embarked to destroy the facility with a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]], while the rest of the 717th evacuated from the planet. Pursued by [[MV-29 Wyvern]]s carrying [[Gao battle-jumpers]], Blue Team and Lopis traveled in Warthogs to the [[Well of Echoes]], below which the Forerunner support base was located. At the Well of Echoes, the team boarded the [[D102 Owl]] {{UNSCShip|Silent Claw}}, with [[Serin Osman|Rear Admiral Serin Osman]] waiting on board. As the Owl lifted off, Mark was charged with dropping the HAVOK into the Well of Echoes and successfully did so, destroying the Forerunner base and around a dozen Wyverns caught in the nuclear explosion.{{Ref/Reuse|hll}}
Before the 717th could evacuate, the newly-elected [[President of Gao]] [[Arlo Casille]] sent [[Gao Republic]]'s military to forcefully remove the UNSC from the planet. Determined to prevent the Forerunner support base from falling into the hands of Gao's insurgent government, Blue Team embarked to destroy the facility with a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]], while the rest of the 717th evacuated from the planet. Pursued by [[Wyvern]]s carrying [[Gao battle-jumpers]], Blue Team and Lopis traveled in Warthogs to the [[Well of Echoes]], below which the Forerunner support base was located. At the Well of Echoes, the team boarded the [[Owl]] {{UNSCShip|Silent Claw}}, with [[Serin Osman|Rear Admiral Serin Osman]] waiting onboard. As the Owl lifted off, Mark was charged with dropping the HAVOK into the Well of Echoes and successfully did so, destroying the Forerunner base and around a dozen Wyverns caught in the nuclear explosion.{{Ref/Reuse|hll}}


With Intrepid Eye successfully captured, the UNSC left Gao. Fearing that Gamma Company's illegal brain mutations would cause a crippling public relations scandal were they to be discovered, Osman had Mark, Ash, and Olivia officially marked as [[killed in action]] and transferred to a classified ONI [[Ferret]] field operative team of which she gave command of to Lopis.<ref name="ll c28">'''Halo: Last Light''', Chapter 28, ''pages 330-333'' (Google Play edition)</ref>
With Intrepid Eye successfully captured, the UNSC left Gao. Fearing that Gamma Company's illegal brain mutations would cause a crippling public relations scandal were they to be discovered, Osman had Mark, Ash, and Olivia officially marked as [[killed in action]] and transferred to a classified ONI [[Ferret]] field operative team of which she gave command of to Lopis.<ref name="ll c28">'''Halo: Last Light''', Chapter 28, ''pages 330-333'' (Google Play edition)</ref>
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==Personality and traits==
==Personality and traits==
{{Quote|no=three|q1=Mark, shut up. That is so like you, thinking you're so damn good that you're all the protection we need.|Olivia|q2=Maybe that's because I'm the security specialist.|Mark|q3=Maybe it's because you have a big head.|Olivia|[[Olivia-G291]] confronting Mark about his behavior during the incident on Neos Atlantis{{Ref/Reuse|ant}}}}
{{Quote|no=three|q1=Mark, shut up. That is so like you, thinking you're so damn good that you're all the protection we need.|Olivia|q2=Maybe that's because I'm the security specialist.|Mark|q3=Maybe it's because you have a big head.|Olivia|[[Olivia-G291]] confronting Mark about his behavior during the incident on Neos Atlantis{{Ref/Reuse|ant}}}}
Mark-G313 has a remarkable ability to handle stress, with [[Ash-G099]] remarking he would only become more composed under increased pressure.<ref name="goo116">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 116''</ref> He has a wry, sometimes morbid sense of humor and is generally more aloof and detached than his peers. He is quite ruthless, tending to favor lethal action as a solution to most problems. Mark is very protective of his teammates, sometimes to the others' annoyance; during the incident on [[Neos Atlantis]], for example, he was convinced he alone should take the blame for his mistake, failing to realize the entire team would face the consequences if he revealed to [[Serin Osman|Admiral Osman]] what had become of [[Spencer Hume]]. With Mark seemingly considering the team's safety a matter of personal pride, Olivia and Ash would rein in his anger by distracting him with humor.{{Ref/Reuse|ant}} During Mark's eulogy, an emotional [[Veta Lopis]] stated that Mark had died protecting his team and she knew that he wouldn't have wanted to go out any other way.{{Ref/Novel|Id=DWEpilogue|DW|Chapter=Epilogue}}
Mark-G313 has a remarkable ability to handle stress, with [[Ash-G099]] remarking he would only become more composed under increased pressure.<ref name="goo116">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 116''</ref> He has a wry, sometimes morbid sense of humor and is generally more aloof and detached than his peers. He is quite ruthless, tending to favor lethal action as a solution to most problems. Mark is very protective of his teammates, sometimes to the others' annoyance; during the incident on [[Neos Atlantis]], for example, he was convinced he alone should take the blame for his mistake, failing to realize the entire team would face the consequences if he revealed to [[Serin Osman|Admiral Osman]] what had become of [[Spencer Hume]]. With Mark seemingly considering the team's safety a matter of personal pride, Olivia and Ash would rein in his anger by distracting him with humor.{{Ref/Reuse|ant}}


An exceptionally competent soldier,<ref name="ll152">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 152-154'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Mark is particularly noted for his marksmanship abilities for which he is nicknamed "The Mark" by his fellow Spartans. Although he is proficient with [[sniper rifle]]s, Ash considered him even more skilled with an [[assault rifle]] in a free-for-all scenario with an abundance of targets.{{Ref/Reuse|goo116}} He is also highly skilled in stealth and close-quarters combat, even for a Spartan, a fact noted by Fred-104 after Mark had stealthily killed numerous Jiralhanae during the crisis on Gao.{{Ref/Reuse|ll152}}
An exceptionally competent soldier,<ref name="ll152">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 152-154'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Mark is particularly noted for his marksmanship abilities for which he is nicknamed "The Mark" by his fellow Spartans. Although he is proficient with [[sniper rifle]]s, Ash considered him even more skilled with an [[assault rifle]] in a free-for-all scenario with an abundance of targets.{{Ref/Reuse|goo116}} He is also highly skilled in stealth and close-quarters combat, even for a Spartan, a fact noted by Fred-104 after Mark had stealthily killed numerous Jiralhanae during the crisis on Gao.{{Ref/Reuse|ll152}}


By [[2552#November|November 2552]] Mark kept his head shaved.{{Ref/Reuse|goo116}}
By [[2552#November|November 2552]] Mark kept his head shaved.{{Ref/Reuse|goo116}}
Mark developed a family relationship with his team, joining the other Gammas in calling Lopis "Mom." During his eulogy, Lopis stated that Mark was more than just a soldier and a Spartan-III: he was a son to Lopis and a brother to Ash and Olivia.{{Ref/Reuse|DWEpilogue}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Mark seemingly has a big head, which was remarked upon by his teammates in a joking manner. According to [[Ash-G099]], its not just Mark's ego as Ash claimed to have tried on Mark's helmet and described it as being like wearing a ten-liter bucket. Mark was surprised when Ash told him this, suggesting that he didn't know.<ref>'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', "[[A Necessary Truth]]", ''page 275''</ref>
*Mark seemingly has a big head, which was remarked upon by his teammates in a joking manner. According to [[Ash-G099]], its not just Mark's ego as Ash claimed to have tried on Mark's helmet and described it as being like wearing a ten-liter bucket. Mark was surprised when Ash told him this, suggesting that he didn't know.<ref>'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', "[[A Necessary Truth]]", ''page 275''</ref>
*Mark's armor, as depicted in ''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo|Halo Mythos]]'', bears a notable similarity to a piece of ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' concept art (shown below), an exploration of the game's Spartan-III design language. Notably, both images were painted by [[Isaac Hannaford]].
*Mark's armour, as depicted in ''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo|Halo Mythos]]'', bears a notable similarity to a piece of ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' concept art (shown below), an exploration of the game's Spartan-III design language. Notably, both images were painted by [[Isaac Hannaford]].
*The 2022 [[Winter Update]] for Halo Infinite added an Easter Egg in the form of a weekly challenge called "Spartan G-313" which required players to use the Ping feature to "mark" enemies and kill them with a headshot or kill enemies "marked" by teammates.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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*''[[Halo: Retribution]]''
*''[[Halo: Retribution]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]''
 
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}}
==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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{{Spartan III}}


[[Category:Human characters]]
[[Category:Humans]]
[[Category:Spartan-IIIs]]
[[Category:Spartan-IIIs]]

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