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| {{Character infobox | | |image = [[File:MickeyODST.png|300px]] |
| |variant=Human | | |name = Michael Crespo |
| |name=Michael Crespo
| | |homeworld = [[Luna]] |
| |image=[[File:MickeyODST.png|300px]] | | |birth = October 20th, [[2530]]<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 60''</ref> |
| |homeworld=[[Crisium City]], [[Naniwa]],{{Ref/Site|Id=bnet|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=Halo3ODSTsquad|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Meet the Squad|D=12|M=10|Y=2014}}{{Ref/Site|Id=guide|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo 3 ODST : Field Guide - Mickey|D=25|M=05|Y=2013|LocalArchive=Archive:Bungie.net/Halo 3: ODST: Field Guide#Personnel}} [[Luna]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc09|Enc09|Page=60}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=62}}{{Ref/Book|Id=evg|EVG|Page=123}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p96|Enc22|Page=96}} | | |rank = [[Private First Class]] |
| |birth=[[2530#October|October 20, 2530]]{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p96}} | | |gender = [[Human|Male]] |
| |death= | | |height = {{Convert|184|cm|ft}}<ref name="ENC"/> |
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| | |mass = {{Convert|85|kg|lb}}<ref name="guide"/> |
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| | |bloodtype = A-<ref name="guide"/> |
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| | |weapons = *[[M41 SSR MAV/AW|M41 SSR MAV/AW Rocket Launcher]] |
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| | *[[M7S Caseless Submachine Gun]] |
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| | *[[M90 Close Assault Weapon System]] |
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| | |equipment = *[[ODST armor]] |
| |gender=Male | | **Demolition Gear<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 123''</ref> |
| |height={{Convert|184.0|cm|ftin|sp=us}} {{C|pre-augmentation}}{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Reuse|evg}}<br> | | *[[M165 Demolition Charge]] |
| {{Convert|205.7|cm|ftin|sp=us}} {{C|post-augmentation}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p96}}
| | |vehicle=*[[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle]] |
| |mass= | | *[[M808 Main Battle Tank]] |
| {{Convert|85.0|kg|lb}} {{C|pre-augmentation}}{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Reuse|evg}}<br> | | *[[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] |
| {{Convert|122.9|kg|lb}} {{C|post-augmentation}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p96}}
| | |hair = Brown |
| |hair=Brown | | |eyes = Brown |
| |eyes=Brown | | |era = [[Human-Covenant War]] |
| |affiliation=*[[UNSC Marine Corps]] {{C|formerly}}
| | |sn=51033-15973-MC |
| **[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
| | |affiliation = [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] |
| *[[Spartan Operations]] | |
| **[[SPARTAN-IV program]] | |
| *[[Insurrectionist]] {{C|formerly}} | |
| **[[United Rebel Front]]
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| |rank=*[[Private First Class]] {{C|c. 2552}}
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| {{Quote|Private First Class Michael Crespo—Mickey. Smart enough to be a pilot, but trained to blow stuff up. He's never seen a planet get [[glassing|glassed]], I hope he won't see that today.|[[Edward Buck]]<ref>[[Halo 3: ODST ViDoc: Desperate Measures|'''Halo 3: ODST''' ViDoc: ''Desperate Measures'']]</ref>}} | | {{Quote|Private First Class Michael Crespo - Mickey. Smart enough to be a pilot, but trained to blow stuff up. He's never seen a planet get [[glassing|glassed]], I hope he won't see that today.|Edward Buck<ref>[[Halo 3: ODST ViDoc: Desperate Measures|'''Halo 3: ODST''' ViDoc: ''Desperate Measures'']]</ref>}} |
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| '''Michael "Mickey" Crespo''' ([[service number]] '''51033-15973-MC''') is a [[SPARTAN-IV]] supersoldier and a former [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] in the [[UNSC Marine Corps]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}} He served in [[Alpha-Nine]], a small squad led by [[Gunnery Sergeant|GySgt]] [[Edward Buck]] during the [[Battle of Earth]] and in the post-war era.{{Ref/Reuse|guide}} After joining the SPARTAN-IV program, Crespo defected to the [[United Rebel Front]]. He was eventually detained by the [[UNSC]] and incarcerated for high [[treason]].{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/mickey|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Universe - Characters - Mickey|D=17|M=10|Y=2021}} With the onset of the [[Created conflict]], he was released from prison to serve in the reformed Alpha-Nine for the duration of the conflict, though his future once the conflict ended was left uncertain.{{Ref/Reuse|Bad Blood}} | | '''Michael "Mickey" Crespo'''<ref name="ENC"/> ([[service number]] 51033-15973-MC) is an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] in the [[UNSC Marine Corps]]. He served in a [[Unnamed Shock Trooper Squad|Squad]] led by [[Gunnery Sergeant|GySgt]] [[Edward Buck]] during the [[Battle of Earth]].<ref name="guide">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo 3: ODST Field Guide'']</ref> |
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| | ==Summary== |
| | Being an ODST is Crespo's favorite of all the positions he's been in. He is the demolition expert and pilot for the squad. According to his file, he is highly creative, a risk taker and a daredevil.<ref name="oni">[[ONI Candidate Assessment Program V5.02A/Mickey|'''ONI Candidate Assessment Program V5.02A''' ''(Mickey)'']]</ref> Despite being an experienced combatant, he is somewhat unique among his squad brothers, never having witnessed a planet get glassed by [[Covenant Empire|the Covenant]]. He holds the lowest rank and was the last to enlist of all the members on the squad, though he joined the squad itself before [[the Rookie]], which is how the Lance Corporal got his nickname.<ref name="guide"/> |
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| ==Biography== | | ==Biography== |
| ===Early life and military career=== | | ===Early life=== |
| Michael Crespo was born in [[2530]] in [[Crisium City]], [[Naniwa]], [[Luna]] and has lived there ever since.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|guide}} Despite this, he has never visited [[Earth]], and has only seen it from a transport craft window. Crespo's parents were [[Insurrectionist]]s who died wiring a bomb to a government building. He claimed that he never got to know them well because he was very young at the time. Despite this, his [[neural marker]] showed during an evaluation that he still had some fond memories of his parents, such as running into his mother's arms and seeing her smile while preparing a meal. He was placed in foster care, during which he studied subjects such as UNSC history and work productivity.{{Ref/Marketing|Id=oni|H3ODST|Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation|Detail=Mickey Interview}} | | Michael Crespo was born in [[2530]] in [[Crisium City]], [[Naniwa]], [[Luna]] and has lived there ever since.<ref name="ENC"/><ref name="guide"/> Despite this, he has never visited [[Earth]], and has only seen it from a transport craft window. Crespo's parents were [[Insurrectionists]] who died wiring a bomb to a government building. He never got to know them well because he was very young at the time. He was placed in foster care, during which he studied subjects such as UNSC history and work productivity.<ref name="oni"/> |
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| | ===Military career=== |
| | Crespo signed up for [[UNSCDF]] service on [[2548#June|June 4th, 2548]], as mandatory military service was a requirement for freedom from foster care. After the mandatory service, he had the chance to quit the military, but he decided to stay as he considered it home.<ref name="oni"/> Both he and The Rookie enlisted in the same year, and were both students before they enlisted. It is possible that they both knew each other before joining the [[UNSC]]. |
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| Crespo signed up for UNSC service on [[2548#June|June 4, 2548]], as mandatory military service was a requirement for freedom from foster care. After the mandatory service, he had the chance to quit the military, but he decided to stay as he considered it home.{{Ref/Reuse|oni}} He was a pilot and then Crew Chief on a [[Pelican]] [[dropship]] for sometime before becoming an ODST with the rank of [[Private First Class]].{{Ref/Reuse|oni}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p96}}{{Ref/Reuse|guide}} Before the Battle of Earth, he had undergone [[extra-vehicular activity]] training and finished in the top of his class, as well as three [[M8900 drop pod|HEV]] drops.{{Ref/Reuse|oni}}
| | He was a pilot and then Crew Chief on a [[Pelican]] dropship for sometime before becoming an ODST with the rank of [[Private First Class]]. Before the Battle of Earth, he had undergone EVA training and finished in the top of his class, as well as three [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|HEV]] drops.<ref name="oni"/> |
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| ===Battle of Mombasa=== | | ===Battle of Mombasa=== |
| {{Main|Battle of Mombasa}} | | {{Main|Battle of Mombasa}} |
| | Crespo served during the [[Battle of Earth]] in [[2552]]. He and his squad, along with the [[105th Shock Troops Division]] were stationed aboard the {{UNSCShip|Say My Name}}, with the mission to assault the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' above the city of [[New Mombasa]].<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/video/into-hell-1/6c327f74-5bc0-43c4-ac92-0feef4a712b0 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Into Hell 1'']</ref> |
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| During the [[Battle for Earth]] in [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], Crespo was stationed aboard the {{UNSCShip|Say My Name}}, part of ODST fireteam [[Alpha-Nine]], led by Gunnery Sergeant [[Edward Buck]]. The squad was part of a larger detachment of the [[65th Shock Troops Division]]<ref name="lootcrate2">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]''</ref> tasked with [[Operation: BUMRUSH|assaulting]] the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' from orbit over [[New Mombasa]].<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/video/into-hell-1/6c327f74-5bc0-43c4-ac92-0feef4a712b0 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Into Hell 1'']</ref> The squad had been chosen by the ONI operative [[Veronica Dare]] to partake on a classified mission, which was not revealed to Crespo or his squad members until in mid-drop, when Dare ordered the squad to adjust their [[M8900 drop pod|drop pods]]' trajectories away from the [[CAS-class assault carrier|Covenant carrier]]. Crespo's drop pod was caught though in the [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] blast from the retreating flagship. It lost power and slammed into the Rookie's pod, cracking the window and causing him and the Rookie to land farther away from the squad. | | During the drop to New Mombasa, Crespo's drop pod was caught in the [[Electromagnetic Pulse|EMP]] blast from the Prophet of Regret's retreating [[Assault Carrier]]. It lost power and slammed into The Rookie's pod, cracking the window and causing him and the Rookie's pod to land farther away from his squad. |
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| Later that day, Crespo stumbled upon several retreating Marines. He helped them fight through to their rally point with a Scorpion tank near the entrance of the ONI Alpha Site, which allowed him to rejoin with [[Taylor Miles]] and aid other Marines. After defending the area, both ODSTs met up with a desperate [[NMPD]] officer. In response, they defended the [[ONI Alpha Site (location)|ONI Alpha Site]] complex with several other officers and Marines.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level, ''[[ONI Alpha Site]]''</ref> After the courtyard was overrun, they moved inside, where NMPD officers were defending the building and getting ready to blow it up, should the Covenant overwhelm them. Sure enough after a few waves they fell back to the roof on an elevator, where Crespo told the last remaining officer to link the charges to him, saying "If anyone's gonna blow this place, it's gonna be me." Once on the roof they evacuated on an NMPD [[D77C-NMPD Pelican|Pelican]], where they finally made contact with Buck, who was at NMPD Headquarters.
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| [[File:H3ODST DutchCinematic.jpg|thumb|250px|Mickey and Dutch prepare to detonate an explosive.]]
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| As Crespo and Miles flew away from the Alpha Site, the building exploded. Some time after the battle, they were preparing to pick up [[Kojo Agu]] and Buck from a landing pad at [[NMPD headquarters]]. However, two [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] appeared and shot the Pelican down. Buck and Agu proceeded to rescue them. They survived the crash, but the pilots didn't, so they had to hold out against an assault by Banshees and [[Phantom]]s. Eventually, [[Jiralhanae]] [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] [[Bracktanus]] engaged the squad and severely wounded Agu by swinging the bladed side of a Gravity Hammer into his chest. As Buck engaged the Brute, stabbing it in the neck, Crespo assisted Buck by tackling the Brute, ramming his shoulder into its chest. After killing the Chieftain, the squad later went to [[Kikowani Station (location)|Kikowani Station]], where Crespo was the first to notice that they couldn't take the train out of the city since the tunnels were flooded. Buck then had Crespo assist him in capturing a Phantom that was hovering close to the ground. After taking out the Covenant in the area, Crespo went up the Phantom's lift and took out both the pilots. After familiarizing himself the best he could despite not having run a simulation on piloting a Pelican for more than a year, he picked up Miles and Agu, who manned the Phantom's [[Pek-pattern plasma cannon|plasma turrets]].
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| Eventually the squad makes it through the station and out of the city, however, Buck suddenly realized where [[Captain (Navy)|Capt.]] [[Veronica Dare]] might be and told Crespo to go back. Buck has Crespo hide the Phantom in a safe location while he rescued Dare, the Rookie (who Dare had managed to contact), and [[Quick to Adjust|a Huragok]] from the [[New Mombasa Data Center]]. When Dare's [[Olifant]] was damaged by a Scarab as they attempted to escape via the [[New Mombasa Waterfront Highway]], they had to find a new location for Crespo to pick them up. Much to Crespo's chagrin, Buck ordered him to allow the Huragok in the cockpit so as to help them avoid the Covenant in order to safely escape the city.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''' campaign level, ''[[Coastal Highway]]''</ref>
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| ===Respite and redeployment===
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| [[File:RookieAsleep.png|thumb|200px|Mickey with the squad in the Quito Terminus.]]
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| Crespo and his squad guarded the Huragok, now known as Vergil, in the [[ONI]]-appropriated Crimson Wing of the [[Quito Space Tether]]'s terminus for the following weeks. Approximately one month after the battle, they watched as [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] interrogated the Engineer. Shortly after this, Alpha-Nine was redeployed in the field and fought in the concluding battles of the war.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 81'' (Google Play edition)</ref> One of these operations, known as [[Operation: JOINT MONITOR]], consisted of biohazard containment in the [[Voi]] Exclusion Zone, at some point following the [[Battle of Voi]].<ref name="H5GLtd">'''Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition''', ''Spartan Locke's Classified Orders''</ref>
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| ===Rebellion on Draco III===
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| In [[2554]], the [[United Rebel Front]] attempted to [[Draco III rebellion|take control]] of [[Draco III]], which was finally being resettled for the first time in nearly two decades. Dare sent Alpha-Nine to help eliminate the rebels on the planet.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 19'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Mickey and the rest of Alpha-Nine traveled to [[New Albany]] and stormed the insurgents' headquarters established in the city's [[Draco III capitol building|capitol building]]. After breaching their way into the building's legislature chambers, their entrance was quickly blocked off by some rebels. The Rookie was sent to secure the emergency exit, but he was ultimately captured and held at gunpoint by Captain [[Ingridson]], the leader of the URF on the planet. Spartan [[Sarah Palmer]], who was battling insurgents elsewhere in the city, contacted Alpha-Nine and offered her assistance with the situation;<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 22-24'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Buck declined as he believed that the appearance of Spartans would lead to the Rookie's death.<ref name="nb89">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 89-95'' (Google Play edition)</ref>
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| Mickey and Dutch were signaled by Buck to sneak up to Ingridson's [[Energy shielding|shielded]] balcony, while he and Romeo distracted her. URF soldiers began to surround the capitol building, while Palmer and her Spartans began to engage them. Once Mickey and Dutch got into position, Buck ordered the squad to attack the rebels while having Palmer and her Spartans engage the approaching rebels outside. In the ensuring firefight, Mickey held the rebels at gunpoint and ordered them to surrender. Realizing she was out of options, Ingridson executed the Rookie. While Mickey remained shocked and speechless, Dutch killed Ingridson and one of the rebels, while the last one surrendered. Mickey contemplated executing the surviving rebel, but Buck ordered for him to stand down. Palmer and her Spartans arrived seconds later, having wiped out the rest of the rebels in the city.{{Ref/Reuse|nb89}} Afterwards, Alpha-Nine buried the Rookie out at sea on Draco III. Troubled by his death, Dutch decided to retire alongside his [[Gretchen Ketola|wife]].<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 99-101'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Mickey was affected by watching the Rookie die in front of him and blamed himself for the Rookie's death, as he thought that his hesitation to kill Ingridson prevented the Rookie's survival. Mickey became disillusioned with the UNSC and UEG, angered that he was tasked with killing fellow humans instead of aliens.{{Ref/Reuse|nb169}}
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| ===Becoming a Spartan-IV===
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| After the Draco III rebellion, Mickey and the rest of Alpha-Nine were offered a position into the [[SPARTAN-IV program]] by [[Jun-A266]], which they accepted.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 107'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Mickey departed to [[Mars]] where he underwent the necessary [[SPARTAN-IV Augmentation Program|augmentations]] alongside Buck and Romeo.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 113'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Mickey and the rest of the Spartan trainees were transported to [[Spartan-IV Training Station|a space station]] orbiting a dwarf planet for further training. With Captain [[O'Day]] serving as their [[drill instructor]], the Spartans were trained to break their bad habits that they had formed over their military careers.<ref name="nb118">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 118-127'' (Google Play edition)</ref> He often conversed with fellow trainee [[Rudolf Schein]] about politics.<ref name="nb135">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 135'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Schein shared his anti-UEG, anti-centralization views with Mickey; he often dropped dissolving pamphlets about the United Rebel Front into Mickey's locker for him to read.<ref name="nb160">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 160'' (Google Play edition)</ref> After fellow trainee [[Hideo Wakahisa]] was found dead, Commander [[Musa-096]] ordered for all trainees to return to their quarters until the situation defused.{{Ref/Reuse|nb118}} Schein, who had murdered Wakahisa when he refused to join Schein's cause, had stolen a medallion belonging to Mickey and planted it on the body to buy himself more time.{{Ref/Reuse|nb160}} Mickey, Buck, and Romeo were visited by Jun and Musa. Although they had found [[keepsake|Mickey's medallion]] on the body of Wakahisa, Buck, Romeo, and Mickey insisted that the latter was not responsible for the murder. Musa ordered Jun to search the station's security footage of the locker room to find any further leads. Musa later had Jun assign the three Spartan trainees to a temporary quarters until the situation could be solved.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 131-135'' (Google Play edition)</ref>
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| Schein was soon proven responsible for the murder and Jun, Musa, and O'Day went to confront him. However, Schein was waiting for them at the recreational room with the intent to blow up the station, and a skirmish ensured. Mickey and his team heard gunshots from their room and the three raced to its place of origin. Before the Spartans reached the rec room, O'Day warned them to stay back before Schein's grenade detonated and sent the four flying backwards as the station's [[artificial gravity]] was shut off. As they attempted to escape from the breached rec room, O'Day was killed when she was sent flying towards a wall at a high speed. The three Spartans took shelter in an empty room until the incident was over and the gravity returned an hour later. Returning to their quarters, Mickey and his team were debriefed on the events that had transpired and on Schein's defection.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 137-144'' (Google Play edition)</ref> After the incident, Mickey attended Schein's funeral, likely hosted by the URF. At the funeral, Crespo met [[Schein|Schein's father]] and covertly joined the Front.{{Ref/Reuse|nb160}} For eighteen months, largely at his request, Mickey and his squad battled [[Covenant remnants]] on [[human colonies]], including [[New Caracas]], [[Gaenir Beta]], and [[Charion VI]].<ref name="nb148">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 148'' (Google Play edition)</ref>
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| ===Defection===
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| [[File:HM BetrayalOnTalitsa.jpg|thumb|250px|Mickey betrays Alpha-Nine.]]
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| In [[2555|August 2555]], Mickey participated in [[Operation: COALPEPPER|a mission]] alongside Buck and Romeo at a United Rebel Front facility on [[Talitsa]] to recover the captured Huragok [[Quick to Adjust]], and his human handler, [[Sadie Endesha]]. The three were sent on the mission by Dare due to their past experiences with the Huragok.{{Ref/Reuse|nb148}} On the way to the rebel base, they were surrounded and captured by rebel forces, whereupon Mickey's treachery was revealed to his teammates.<ref name="nb155">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 155-157'' (Google Play edition)</ref> As the rebels, led by Doctor Schein, led Buck and Romeo back to their base, the latter began to insult Mickey and Schein. In response, Mickey attacked and inadvertently pushed Romeo down a hill. While the URF soldiers chased after him, Buck used the opportunity to attack Mickey and succeeded in moving the fight just out of sight of Schein, and Romeo and his pursuers. Meanwhile, Romeo began to massacre the other rebels. As their brawl continued, Buck eventually managed to knock Mickey unconscious with a headbutt. Schein attempted to help Mickey and shot Buck in the back. Holding him at gunpoint, Schein attempted to use Buck as a hostage to force Romeo to surrender. However, Buck used his helmet to knock the doctor to the ground and smashed his own rifle against his face, killing him.<ref name="nb169">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 161-169'' (Google Play edition)</ref>
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| While Romeo rescued Quick to Adjust and Endesha and finished off the remaining rebels, Buck awaited by Mickey until he regained consciousness. Upon awaking, Mickey begged for Buck to kill him, believing death was better than prison. However, Buck opted not to and the two sat down together in silence until a [[dropship]] arrived to extract them.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 170-173'' (Google Play edition)</ref> When they returned to the Spartan facility on Mars, Buck had Mickey handed over to Jun-A266 instead of the ONI agents that were waiting for their return, since he believed that Mickey was still a Spartan. Mickey's defection led to the review of the SPARTAN-IV candidate vetting procedures to prevent further defections from within the branch.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 175-179'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Mickey ended up being imprisoned in the [[Spartan-IV training station]] with two other Spartans that committed unknown crimes. He received a life sentence, though as a Spartan it was unknown how long Mickey would live with all of his augmentations.<ref name="Bad Blood">'''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'''</ref>
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| With the onset of the [[Created conflict]], Captain [[Veronica Dare]] enlisted Buck on a mission for ONI to go to [[Cassidy III]] and convince the [[United Rebel Front]] to reveal the secrets of the Forerunner technology cloaking their colony. To Buck's surprise, this meant reforming [[Alpha-Nine]] and breaking Mickey out of prison due to the credibility Mickey had with the Front for his actions. Due to the presumed compromised nature of the station's AI [[Leonidas]], Buck kept the true nature of his mission to the station secret. Mickey was surprised to see his old friend and showed no remorse for his actions, though he did insist that he never intended to actually shoot Buck or Romeo despite holding a gun on them. Buck got so frustrated that he walked away from Mickey's cell, but the subsequent power loss while Buck was stopping Leonidas released Mickey from his cell. Mickey killed the other two Spartan prisoners and overpowered his guards by the time Buck returned for him. Under attack by the station's personnel who believed Buck to be rogue thanks to Leonidas, the two managed to escape with the unexpected help of [[Taylor Miles|Dutch]] and [[Gretchen Ketola|Gretchen]] who turned out to be on the station for their own Spartan training.
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| Upon arrival at Cassidy III, Mickey reluctantly helped Dare convince Mayor Wells of the seriousness of the situation and was discovered to be something of a hero to the Front for his actions on [[Talitsa]]. Mickey continued to clash with Buck over his Insurrectionist views with Buck feeling betrayed on a personal level by Mickey not only defecting, but trying to turn him and Romeo over to the Front and not bringing his concerns to Buck before turning traitor. When a [[Guardian]] arrived with an army of Forerunner [[armiger]]s, Mickey participated in [[Battle of Cassidy III|the following battle]] using armor given to him by the Front as he lacked the Mjolnir armor of the rest of the squad. Buck finally got Mickey to see the seriousness of the current situation and the two men finally reached an understanding with each other. When the evacuation transports were full, Mickey was the one who sent the remaining civilians back into their homes as they listened to him better than to Mayor Wells. As Alpha-Nine tried to escape in a [[Condor]], Buck nearly fell to his death helping [[Quick to Adjust|Vergil]] to repair the ship. Alpha-Nine formed a human chain to rescue Buck from falling to his death with Mickey forming the end of the chain that grabbed Buck. Buck was left shocked that after everything, Mickey risked his own life without hesitation to save Buck.
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| After escaping from Cassidy III, Buck lost much of his hostility towards Mickey and admitted that while he couldn't ever be fully trusted again, especially in situations regarding the Front, they could use Mickey's help with the [[Created]]. Buck spoke to Captain [[Thomas Lasky]] and Commander [[Sarah Palmer]] on Mickey's behalf and admitted that while he might be able to forgive Mickey, he would never be able to forget what he did. With Buck willing to work with Mickey again, Lasky and Palmer agreed not to return Mickey to prison for the time being, though no one could predict what would happen to Mickey once the conflict was over, whether he'd be allowed to remain free or be forced to return to prison. Working with Mickey again helped Buck understand that Mickey's actions were not his fault and that while he honored his friendship with Mickey, Mickey had not extended him the same courtesy in return. Buck decided to take advantage of Mickey's uncertain situation and have some fun with it, but not in a malicious way. To this end, Buck introduced [[Jameson Locke]] to Mickey as the guy who used to kill traitors like Mickey. Instead of being harsh on Mickey, Locke, to both Buck and Mickey's surprise, gave Mickey some friendly advice based on his own experiences which Mickey promised to consider. Shortly thereafter, Mickey witnessed Buck and Dare's wedding alongside the rest of Alpha-Nine and [[Fireteam Osiris]].
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| Shortly after Buck's honeymoon, the reconstituted Alpha-Nine was sent on another classified mission, Mickey a full member of the team once more. With everything the squad had gone through, they were left a stronger team than ever.{{Ref/Reuse|Bad Blood}} Despite being reinstated into Alpha-Nine, his activities are monitored by the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p96}}
| | Later that day, Crespo stumbled upon several retreating Marines. He helped them fight through to their rally point with a Scorpion tank near the entrance of the ONI Alpha Site which led him to rejoin with [[Taylor H. Miles]] in aiding with other Marines also. After defending the area, both ODST's met up with a desperate [[NMPD]] officer. In response, they defended the [[ONI Alpha Site]] complex with him and several other officers and Marines.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level, ''[[ONI Alpha Site (level)|ONI Alpha Site]]''</ref> After the courtyard was overrun they moved inside where NMPD officers were defending the building, and getting ready to blow it up, should the Covenant overwhelm them. Sure enough after a few waves they fell back to the roof on an elevator, there Crespo told the last remaining officer to link the charges to him, saying "If anyone's gonna blow this place, it's gonna be me." Once on the roof they evacuated on a NMPD [[D77C-NMPD Pelican Dropship|Pelican]], where they finally made contact with Buck who was at the NMPD Headquarters, the pilot agreed to take them to him. |
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| | As they flew away from the Alpha Site, the building exploded. Some time after the battle, they were preparing to pick up [[Kojo Agu]] and Buck from a landing pad in the [[NMPD Headquarters]] building. However, two [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] appeared and shot the Pelican down. Buck and Agu proceeded to rescue them. They survived the crash, but the pilots didn't, so they had to hold out against an assault by Banshees and [[Phantom]]s. Eventually a [[Brute Chieftain]] engaged the squad and severely wounded Agu by swinging the bladed side of a Gravity Hammer into his chest. As Buck engaged the brute, stabbing it in the neck, Crespo assisted Buck by tackling the brute, ramming his shoulder into it's chest. After killing the Chieftain, the squad later went to [[Kikowani Station]], Crespo was the first to notice that they couldn't take the train out of the city since the tunnels were flooded. Buck then had Crespo help him capture a Phantom that was hovering close to the ground. After taking out the Covenant in the area, Crespo went up the Phantom's lift and took out both the pilots. After familiarizing himself the best he could despite not having run a simulation on piloting a Pelican for more than a year, he picked up Miles and Agu, who manned the Phantom's [[Type-52 Directed Energy Support Weapon|plasma turrets]]. |
| Being an ODST was Crespo's favorite of the military positions in which he had served as of 2552. According to his file, he is highly creative, a risk-taker, and a daredevil.{{Ref/Reuse|oni}} Despite being an experienced combatant, he was somewhat unique among the members of Alpha-Nine, never having witnessed [[glassing]] prior to the Battle of Mombasa. He held the lowest rank and was the last to enlist of all the members of Alpha-Nine, though he joined the fireteam before [[the Rookie]], which is how the lance corporal got his nickname.{{Ref/Reuse|guide}}
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| | Eventually the squad makes it through the station and out of the city, however, Buck suddenly realized where [[Captain (Navy)|Capt.]] [[Veronica Dare]] might be and told Crespo to go back. Buck has Crespo hide the Phantom in a safe location while he rescues Dare. When Dare's [[M312 Elephant HRV#Halo 3: ODST|Olifant]] was damaged by a Scarab they had to find a new location for Crespo to pick them up. After safely evacuating the city, Buck told Crespo he would have a co-pilot, [[Vergil]], which Crespo was reluctant to have in the cockpit with him. He was last seen a month later on an [[ONI orbital facility]], in an interrogation room with the rest of his squad and Vergil, as [[Sergeant Major|Sgt.]] [[Avery Junior Johnson]] began to interrogate the Huragok.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''' campaign level, ''[[Coastal Highway]]''</ref> |
| During the Battle for Earth, Mickey wore the [[ODST armor/UA]] variant with red armor accents.{{Ref/Reuse|evg}} His left shoulder pauldron is larger than the standard [[ODST armor]]. He carried an ammo belt wrapped around his leg armor, with what seem to be shotgun shells. Mickey's helmet is attached with what appears to be the [[Remote sensor#PZY-955SSA WILLOW|Willow remote sensor module]], and "Mickey" is written on a piece of tape on his helmet.{{Ref/Game|H3ODST|Mickey in-game model}} After he and the rest of Alpha-Nine enlisted in the SPARTAN-IV program, they wore [[MJOLNIR GEN2]] [[HELLJUMPER-class Mjolnir|Helljumper]] armor.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p96}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Mythos|Mythos}}
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| *His blood type is A- as seen on his right shoulder pauldron. | | *The location of his pod's landing is unknown in Halo 3: ODST. It is possible that it is one found in Mombasa Streets, although it is more likely that it's in an unexplored area of New Mombasa, not too far from Kizingo Boulevard, where he makes his first appearance in New Mombasa. |
| *In the ''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]'', Mickey was played by actor [[Wikipedia:Jose Pablo Cantillo|Jose Pablo Cantillo]].{{Ref/Twitter|JP_Cantillo|1218898258459652098|Jose Pablo Cantillo|Quote=Heck yeah! I never got a chance to see this. Thank you for sharing it.}} | | *He is unlocked for use in [[Firefight]] by earning the [[Kizingo Boulevard (Achievement)|Kizingo Boulevard]] [[Achievement]] on [[Kizingo Boulevard (level)|Kizingo Boulevard]]. |
| *Crespo is voiced by [[Alan Tudyk]], best known for his role as [[Wikipedia:List of Firefly characters#Hoban Washburne|Hoban Washburne]] in the television series ''[[Wikipedia:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' alongside [[Nathan Fillion]] and [[Adam Baldwin]]. Tudyk's character was the pilot of the show's titular spaceship, the ''Firefly''-class vessel ''Serenity'', likely inspiring Mickey's pilot training. | | *Crespo is voiced by [[Alan Tudyk]], best known for his role as Hoban Washburne in the television program ''Firefly'', alongside [[Nathan Fillion]] and [[Adam Baldwin]]. Worthy of mention, his character from the show was also a pilot. |
| *He is unlocked for use in [[Firefight (Halo 3: ODST)|Firefight]] by earning the [[Kizingo Boulevard (achievement)|Kizingo Boulevard]] [[achievement]] on [[Kizingo Boulevard]]. | | *On the front of his helmet, he has a small piece of masking tape with his name written on it in black marker. |
| *On the right leg of his ODST armor, he has an ammo belt wrapped around it with what seem to be shotgun shells. This came from early in Mickey's character development by [[Bungie]], as concept art shows him as a close-quarters battle specialist. | | *On the right leg of his ODST armor, he has an ammo belt wrapped around it with what seems to be miniature shotgun shells or pistol shells. This came from early in Mickey's character development by Bungie, as concept art for the character shows him as a CQB (close quarters battle) ODST, which was most likely cut due to the danger of close quarter combat in the game. |
| *Mickey is the only squad member who does not directly interact with the Rookie throughout the game. | | *In addition to being a pilot and demolitions expert, Mickey may also be the squad's close-quarters combat expert due to the [[ODST Battle Armor#Close Quarters|armor version]] he wears, the shotgun shells on his right leg, and the fact that he is seen wielding a shotgun when Agu is attacked by a Brute Chieftain. |
| *The events of ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' take place on his birthday (October 20), though neither he nor any other character mentions it. | | *Although Mickey has a built-in [[VISR]] in his helmet, he also has a helmet-mounted flashlight. It is probably used for more specific functions such as bomb-defusing, although this is not shown in-game. |
| | *Mickey is the only Squad member that does not directly interact with the Rookie throughout the game. |
| | *Mickey's backpack has a constantly changing display of numbers above a small keypad of sorts on the left side. |
| | *Mickey is the youngest of the squad (22 years) and is also of the lowest rank, being only a Private First Class. |
| | *The events of ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' take place on his birthday (October 20), though neither he nor any other character mention it. |
| | *In the picture with all of the squad members, his armor detail is white instead of the in-game red. |
| | *Mickey's armor features a helmet-mounted flashlight, a special left hand shoulder-piece, a small radio backpack, and some spare ammunition wrapped round his right calf. None of these items are used in gameplay. |
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| File:V502A - Crespo.png|Crespo in ''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]''. | | File:Close Quarters Combat Trooper.jpg|Concept art of Mickey. |
| File:H3ODST CQCArmor Concept.jpg|Concept art of Mickey.
| | File:MickeyKizingoConcept.jpg|Concept art of Mickey fighting alongside Marines on [[Kizingo Boulevard]]. |
| File:MickeyKizingoConcept.jpg|Concept art of Mickey fighting alongside Marines on [[Kizingo Boulevard (location)|Kizingo Boulevard]]. | | File:V502A - Crespo.png|Crespo as he appeared in [[ONI Candidate Assessment Program V5.02A]]. |
| File:Halo3 ODST-Mickey.jpg|Mickey in his armor. | | File:Halo3 ODST-Mickey.jpg|Mickey in his armor. |
| File:Halo3 ODST Mickey.png|Mickey at pose. | | File:Halo3 ODST Mickey.png|Mickey at pose. |
| File:Halo-3-odst-mickey.jpg|Mickey with his [[M41 rocket launcher]].
| | File:Pods slam.png|Mickey's [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|drop pod]] hitting the Rookie's pod. |
| File:Pods slam.png|Mickey's [[M8900 drop pod]] hitting the Rookie's pod. | | File:Buddies.jpg|Mickey and [[Taylor Miles|Dutch]] rendezvous near the [[ONI Alpha Site|ONI building]]. |
| File:H3ODST Rally Point Combat.jpg|Mickey and Dutch firing their M7S SMGs. | |
| File:H3ODST Mickey&Dutch.jpg|Mickey and [[Taylor Miles|Dutch]] rendezvous near the [[ONI Alpha Site (location)|ONI building]].
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| File:Super's View.jpg|Mickey and Dutch, being observed by the [[Superintendent (Construct)|Superintendent]]. | | File:Super's View.jpg|Mickey and Dutch, being observed by the [[Superintendent (Construct)|Superintendent]]. |
| File:HTMCC-H3ODST Mickey M7S.png|Mickey with an M7S SMG. | | File:Halo-3-odst-mickey.jpg|Mickey with his [[M41 SSR MAV/AW|rocket launcher]]. |
| File:HTMCC-H3ODST Mickey Backpack.png|A view of Mickey's up-armored pauldron and backpack.
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| File:H3ODST Alpha Site Defense.jpg|Mickey and Dutch fighting inside Alpha Site.
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| File:HTMCC-H3ODST Bracktanus&Mickey.jpg|Michael Crespo aims his [[M90 shotgun]] at [[Bracktanus]].
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| File:HTMCC-H3ODST Buck&Mickey 1.jpg|Buck and Crespo at Kikowani Station.
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| File:Bad Blood cover art (Final).jpg|Mickey on the cover of ''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''.
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| File:Enc22 Mickey.png|Mickey as seen in the [[2022]] edition of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]''.
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| *''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
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