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{{Quote|no=two|1=Randall Aiken|q1=You shouldn't fear me. I'm just one man. The '[[Talitha Macer|glorified bus driver's]]' backup.|2=Jameson Locke|q2=One man that was a Spartan.|3=Randall Aiken and [[Jameson Locke]] meeting on Sedra}}
{{Quote|no=two|1=Randall Aiken|q1=You shouldn't fear me. I'm just one man. The "[[Talitha Macer|glorified bus driver's]]" backup.|2=Jameson Locke|q2=One man that was a Spartan.|3=Randall Aiken and [[Jameson Locke]] meeting on Sedra}}


'''Colonel Randall Aiken''', formerly '''Randall-037''',<ref name="waypoint enc">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/randall-aiken '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Randall Aiken'']</ref> was a commissioned officer of the [[Sedran Colonial Guard|Colonial Guard]] on the [[Outer Colony]] planet of [[Sedra]] and a former [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] supersoldier.<ref name="ONT">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe5iGKfl_ws '''YouTube''': ''Halo: Nightfall Trailer (Official)'']</ref><ref name="GoO173">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 173-174''</ref>
'''Colonel Randall Aiken''', formerly '''Randall-037''',<ref name="waypoint enc">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/randall-aiken '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Randall Aiken'']</ref> was a commissioned officer of the [[Sedran Colonial Guard|Colonial Guard]] on the [[Outer Colony]] planet of [[Sedra]] and a former [[Spartan-II]] supersoldier.<ref name="ONT">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe5iGKfl_ws '''YouTube''': ''Halo: Nightfall Trailer (Official)'']</ref><ref name="GoO173">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 173-174''</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
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==Personality and traits==
==Personality and traits==
{{Quote|We are simple things, soldiers. We are taught honor, honor means sacrifice, sacrifice means death; either our own, or our enemies'. In some ways, beneath it all, that's all a soldier's really trained for. To undo all of God's work. To take life where only God can give it. Were it that we were not soldiers, but gods?|Randall Aiken<ref name="nf1">'''Halo: Nightfall''', ''Chapter 1''</ref>}}
{{Quote|We are simple things, soldiers. We are taught honor, honor means sacrifice, sacrifice means death; either our own, or our enemies'. In some ways, beneath it all, that's all a soldier's really trained for. To undo all of God's work. To take life where only God can give it. Were it that we were not soldiers, but gods?|Randall Aiken<ref name="nf1">'''Halo: Nightfall''', ''Chapter 1''</ref>}}
Randall was known for his remarkable history and had a deep-rooted mistrust for the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].<ref name="waypoint">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/halo-nightfall '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo: Nightfall description'']</ref> During his [[SPARTAN-II training]], Randall showed a particular proficiency for combat leadership. However, he was also less sociable than his Spartan compatriots off the field.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint enc}} Randall shows a belief in the Norse afterlife of Valhalla and believes that ONI agents, due to their nature would not be allowed there. Despite his distrust of ONI, Randall grows to like and trust [[Commander]] [[Jameson Locke]] and shows a belief that Locke's nature would allow him into Valhalla.
Randall was known for his remarkable history and had a deep-rooted mistrust for the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].<ref name="waypoint">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/halo-nightfall '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo: Nightfall description'']</ref> During his [[SPARTAN-II training]], Randall showed a particular proficiency for combat leadership. However, he was also less sociable than his Spartan compatriots off the field.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint enc}} Randall shows a belief in the Norse afterlife of Valhalla and believes that ONI agents, due to their nature would not be allowed there. Despite his distrust of ONI, Randall grows to like and trust [[Commander]] [[Jameson Locke]] and shows a belief that Locke's nature would allow him into Valhalla.But Randall does not blame Dr Halsey for what she did because in his mind she was protecting and saving humanity with her actions.


After his daughter's death, Randall appears to have become somewhat suicidal with nothing to live for but preventing the [[bioweapon]] from being used against his people again. He purposefully tricks Locke and Private [[Talitha Macer]] so that he will be the one performing the suicide mission of destroying the deposits with the nuclear weapon while sparing both of their lives.
After his daughter's death, Randall appears to have become somewhat suicidal with nothing to live for but preventing the [[bioweapon]] from being used against his people again. He purposefully tricks Locke and Private [[Talitha Macer]] so that he will be the one performing the suicide mission of destroying the deposits with the nuclear weapon while sparing both of their lives.
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{{Notice/Fracture|Entrenched}}
{{Notice/Fracture|Entrenched}}
{{Quote|Secondary target destroyed, Commander. Significant casualties sustained, but it looks like we’ve got the mutant bastards in retreat!|Marshal Aiken talking to Commander [[Kolby]].{{Ref/Site|Id=TLSM3|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/story-shard-the-last-sky-marshal#part-3|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=STORY SHARD: THE LAST SKY MARSHAL - PART 3|D=15|M=8|Y=2022}}}}
{{Quote|Secondary target destroyed, Commander. Significant casualties sustained, but it looks like we’ve got the mutant bastards in retreat!|Marshal Aiken talking to Commander [[Kolby]].{{Ref/Site|Id=TLSM3|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/story-shard-the-last-sky-marshal#part-3|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=STORY SHARD: THE LAST SKY MARSHAL - PART 3|D=15|M=8|Y=2022}}}}
'''Aiken''' is a Sky Marshal astro-ranger in the [[United Nations Space Command|Unified Nations Security Confederation]], and was originally part of the [[Colonial Military Authority|Capital Military Authority]]. During the Final War on November 3, 67 AP, he was a part of a battalion of 300 Sky Marshals in a raid on the Project: PERPETUA factory complex on [[Covenant#Fracture: Entrenched|Covenant]] occupied [[Luna]], cladded with an old Kerberos helmet, and deployed from the ''Brísingamen''.{{Ref/Reuse|TLSM3}} After the Covenant deployed their crawling mists against the Sky Marshals, Aiken was forced to kill some of his own comrades after they fall into madness by exposure to the mists. When the battle was over, Aiken was one of the only 12 Sky Marshals left to complete the mission. The Sky Marshals managed to reach Project: PERPETUA's factory complex, where they witnessed the Covenant's Prophet and discover the Covenant was about to install the ''Perpetua''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s atomic reactor; Aiken then suggested Kolby two options: deploy the ''Perpetua'' or destroy the ship, leaving the final decision to Kolby.
'''Aiken''' is a Sky Marshal astro-ranger in the [[United Nations Space Command|Unified Nations Security Confederation]]. During the Final War, he was a part of a battalion of 300 Sky Marshals in a raid on the Project: PERPETUA factory complex on [[Covenant#Fracture: Entrenched|Covenant]] occupied [[Luna]].{{Ref/Reuse|TLSM3}}
 
Kolby decided to launch the ''Perpetua'', and launch their attach against the Covenant and the Prophet. Aiken commanded six of the Sky Marshals to take the star-zeppelin, successfully launching it and attaching it to the empty ''Brísingamen''. Before launching the ''Perpetua'', Aiken contacted Kolby, promising to return with help. Unknown to Aiken and the surviving Sky Marshals, the Covenant warped the ''Perpetua''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s atomic reactor with a pre-defined destination. On December 9, the ''Perpetua'' arrived into a 30,000-kilometer ring-shaped structure anchored into a green-brown planet. After thinking on Commander Kolby's sacrifice, Aiken ordered the star-zeppelin to begin its approach to the ring's surface.


==Production notes==
==Production notes==
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File:Nightfall - LockeAikenMacerWisner.jpg|Aiken with [[Jameson Locke|Agent Locke]], [[Talitha Macer|Macer]], and [[Samantha Wisner|Wisner]] in ''[[Halo: Nightfall]]''.
File:Nightfall - LockeAikenMacerWisner.jpg|Aiken with [[Jameson Locke|Agent Locke]], [[Talitha Macer|Macer]], and [[Samantha Wisner|Wisner]] in ''[[Halo: Nightfall]]''.
File:Halo Nightfall ONI File Randall Aiken.jpg|Randall's career service viewed by Agent Locke and Macer.
File:Halo Nightfall ONI File Randall Aiken.jpg|Randall's career service viewed by Agent Locke and Macer.
File:HM_-_Alpha_Shard.jpg|Randall Aiken (far left) during the Mission to Alpha Shard in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''.
File:HM-AlphaShard.png|Randall Aiken (far left) during the Mission to Alpha Shard in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''.
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' {{Im}}
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[Pariah]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Pariah]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Nightfall]]''
*''[[Halo: Nightfall]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
**[[Story Shard]]: ''[[The Last Sky Marshal]]


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