Editing Petra Janecek

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'''Petra Janecek''' is a [[civilian]] freelance war journalist active during and after the [[Human-Covenant War]]. She gained critical acclaim for her coverage of both the [[SPARTAN-II program]] and the [[Battle of Mombasa|Battles of New Mombasa]] and [[Battle of Voi|Voi]].<ref name="adjunct">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''' (2010), ''[[Petra|Adjunct]]''</ref>

Petra Janecek and her parents lived on the colony world of [[Lenapi]]. For a time Petra grew up on [[Mars]] and became friends with [[Thomas Lasky]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/schlerf/status/437019297299181568 '''Twitter''': ''@HaloArchive @HaloWaypoint Was wondering how long it would take for someone to find that.'']</ref> She attended [[Cub Reporter School|Cub Reporter school]] and went on to become an accomplished war journalist throughout the [[Press Corps]]. Petra showed great expertise in her work; her coverage of the Spartan-IIs gained her many awards after [[ONI]]'s Section Two had gone public about the program. She had also done reports from ground zero at both New Mombasa and Voi.<ref name="adjunct"/>

===Cortana's message===

Following the end of the Human-Covenant War, Petra arrived on the unscathed planet [[Forseti]]. While collecting material for a new story, she stayed at [[Forseti Northern Terminus 37]] in [[Four Winds]]. There she examined [[Cortana]]'s message from ''[[High Charity]]'' leading her to speculate on the possibility that the [[Installation 00|Ark]] could be used as a weapon. She immediately called a cruise line to exchange her ticket and head directly to [[Earth]].<ref name="adjunct"/>

In March of [[2558]], Janecek was in [[Castiglione]] on [[Escala III]] wanting to find a story involving a backwater diplomat. It was there that she met with Captain Lasky and [[Spartan (branch)|Spartan]] [[Naiya Ray]]. Lasky informed her of the ambush at the secret diplomatic negotiations and requested her help in uncovering a spy within the UNSC's ranks. Petra agreed to aid the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} in return for information about the [[John-117|Master Chief]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''Issue #4''</ref> Janecek, Lasky and Ray traveled to the [[spaceport|port]] city of [[Kor Delban]] on the Sangheili colony of [[Karava]] to meet with her informant, [[Zef 'Trahl]]. Before meeting with 'Trahl, the trio were involved in an altercation with a Sangheili named [['Lordan]] and two of his compatriots. Petra shot 'Lordan in the head with [[Petra Janecek's revolver|her revolver]], killing him and prompting the other assailants to retreat. In a local bar, Trahl gave them information on [[Vata 'Gajat]], as well as the identity of the UNSC traitor as [[Daniel Clayton|Captain Daniel Clayton]].<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''Issue #5''</ref> After the encounter, Petra parted ways with Lasky and Ray, who returned to ''Infinity'' in the wake of a [[Ambush at Oth Lodon|devastating attack]] on the ship by the [[New Colonial Alliance]] during their time away.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''Issue #6''</ref>

Janecek was a perfectionist, and had a weary, semi-fatalistic viewpoint toward her role as a UNSC propagandist. She often sold her stories to ''[[The Magellan]]''. Janecek also held a deep respect for [[John-117]], and framed her Voi story on how "a single human soldier had single-handedly changed the entire course of the war."

Her perfectionism led her to discover a discrepancy in Cortana's distress signal sent to the ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'' during the final days of the war, leading her to theorize that there was in fact another doomsday weapon other than the [[Installation 04B|replacement Halo ring]].

During her introduction in ''Halo: Escalation'' #4, Petra resembles closely [[w:c:halflife:Chell|Chell]], the protagonist of the [[w:c:halflife:Portal|''Portal'' series]], as she is portrayed in the [[w:c:halflife:Portal 2|second game]]. Notably, both wear white tank top shirts orange jumpsuit-style pants.

File:HE-Petra.jpg|A headshot of Petra

File:Petra with gun.jpg|Petra holding a [[Petra Janecek's revolver|revolver]]

File:Escalation - Lasky and Petra.png|Petra and Lasky discuss the UNSC traitor in Castiglione.

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