Editing Musa Ghanem

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{{SPARTAN Infobox

|image = [[File:Initiation_Musa-096_portrait.png|300px]]

|birth = ''c.'' [[2511]]

|death =  

|gender = Male

|height =

|hair = Brown

|eyes = Brown

|affiliation = *[[UNSC Navy]]

**[[Office of Naval Intelligence]] (former)

*[[Spartan branch|Spartan]]

|rank = [[Commander]]

|specialty =

|battles =  

|notable=Oversaw the SPARTAN-IV program and established the Spartan branch

'''Commander Musa''', formerly '''SPARTAN-096''', is an erstwhile candidate of the [[SPARTAN-II program]] who was crippled by the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|biological augmentations]] he received as part of the project. He joined the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] following his medical discharge and eventually developed substantial clout with the [[UNSC High Command|Admiralty]]. Musa oversaw the [[SPARTAN-IV program]] near the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] and founded the [[Spartan (branch)|Spartans' independent military branch]] in [[2553#January|January 2553]].<ref name="initiation">'''[[Halo: Initiation]]''', ''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 1|Issue #1]]''</ref>

Musa was abducted and conscripted into the SPARTAN-II program by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] in [[2517]] when he was six years old. Musa was taken to [[Reach]], where he was trained by the [[artificial intelligence]] [[Déjà]] and [[Franklin Mendez|Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez]] along with the rest of the SPARTAN children. As a result of his body rejecting some of the augmentation procedures, Musa was forced into a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He held a grudge toward Dr. Halsey and the Office of Naval Intelligence not only for his own predicament, but also for the other candidates who were either maimed or killed by the augmentations. Even though he viewed the SPARTAN-II program as morally repugnant, Musa also recognized the importance of their accomplishments during the Human-Covenant War. He believed that Spartans were still necessary in the aftermath of the war and as a result, he proposed that more Spartans be created in the form of the SPARTAN-IV program.<ref name="initiation"/>

{{Quote|You are Spartans now. You stand side by side with your Spartan brothers and sisters. You march into battle together — you do not charge ahead. You do not grab glory for yourself.|Commander Musa addressing SPARTAN-IV recruits}}

With the aid of [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] [[Jun-A266|Warrant Officer Jun-A266]], several UNSC personnel were recruited into the SPARTAN-IV program. Musa and Jun later witnessed a training exercise after the SPARTAN-IVs received the [[SPARTAN-IV Augmentation Program|augmentation program]] with [[Sarah Palmer]], [[Edward Davis]], [[Vladimir Scruggs]], [[Joel Thomas]], and [[Yeong-hao Holst]] — without [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR armor]] — against a squad of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]]. During the exercise Palmer rushed ahead to accomplish the objective, but her teammates were disabled in the process. After Scruggs complained that the Spartans would have been more successful if they were donning their armor, Musa told them that he would have to earn the right to wear the armor. Jun and Musa berated Palmer for abandoning her teammates to complete the objective and Musa lectured the Spartans on the importance of Spartans working as a team. The five SPARTAN-IVs and Jun were later sent them to {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, where they succeeded in stopping the [[New Colonial Alliance]]'s [[Raid on UNSC Infinity|attempt]] at capturing the ship.<ref name="initiation2">'''Halo: Initiation''', ''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 2|Issue #2]]''</ref>

In [[2553|January 2553]], he brought together several [[admiral]]s at [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]] to discuss the development and necessity of the new Spartan program as an [[Spartan (branch)|independent branch]] within the UNSC.<ref name="initiation"/> Musa stated that the Spartans were able to prevent the attack on ''Infinity'' and for exposing [[Mattius Drake|Admiral Mattius Drake]] and his rebel movement. Musa then boldly declared the Spartans as an [[Spartan (branch)|independent branch]].<ref name="initiation3">'''Halo: Initiation''', ''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 3|Issue #3]]''</ref>

As a commander, Musa is the second-highest-ranking member of the SPARTAN-II program, active or otherwise. He is outranked only by [[Serin Osman|Admiral Serin Osman]], [[Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence|CINCONI]].

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