Editing Reynolds

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'''Gunnery Sergeant Reynolds''' is a [[Gunnery Sergeant|staff non-commissioned officer]]{{Ref|Id=sierra|'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[Sierra 117]]''}} and an infantryman in the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref|Id="crows"|'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Crow's Nest]]''}}

===Recovering John-117===

{{Main|Recovery of John-117}}

On the morning of November 17, [[2552]], Reynolds accompanied [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] and fellow [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Marcus Stacker]] as they led a Platoon-sized force of Marines into the jungles near [[Mount Kilimanjaro]]. The force was tasked with retrieving [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]], who had crash-landed in the area after exiting the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Forerunner Dreadnought]], in the middle of re-entry. Reynolds and his [[Bravo Team|his squad]] were searching for John-117 when [[Johnson]] made contact, informing him the Spartan had been located, and ordering Bravo Team to retreat to the extraction point at the nearby river. As his squad observed [[Covenant]] forces on the move towards the main Marine force, Reynolds promptly alerted Johnson of the heightening [[Covenant]] activity. However, doing so gave away his position and his squad immediately came under attack by a [[Kez'katu-pattern Phantom|Phantom]] dropship and [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]], resulting in his entire squad being killed and Reynolds himself captured.

Reynolds was interrogated by a [[Jiralhanae Captain]]. The Covenant soldier held him atop a log bridge and demanded the location of the UNSC base [[Crow's Nest (location)|Crow's Nest]], but Reynolds' only response was "kiss my ass." Just as the Jiralhanae braced to kill him, John 117 arrived, accompanied by [[Thel 'Vadam]] and Sergeant [[Stacker]]'s [[First Squad]]. After the Spartan swiftly dispatched his captor, Reynolds jumped off the bridge, grabbed a nearby [[MA5C assault rifle|assault rifle]] and informed the Spartan of Bravo's fate. Reynolds then joined the Spartan in his mission to rendezvous with Sergeant [[Johnson]] at the extraction point. As they arrived however, Johnson's [[D77H-TCI Pelican|Pelican]] and it's escort were both shot down by Covenant [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]]. Reynolds continued to support the Master Chief and Arbiter as they pushed through the jungle and eventually rescued Johnson, who had been captured by the Covenant. After neutralizing  all Covenant present, including a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]], the UNSC forces were evacuated to Crow's Nest.{{Ref/Reuse|sierra}}

Upon returning to Crow's Nest, the UNSC forces soon found out that they had been discovered by the Covenant, and were going to be attacked. Knowing that the base would likely be overrun, the Marines, led by Commander [[Miranda Keyes]], begun to prepare a [[Improvised UNSC bomb|massive bomb]] intended to be detonated to deny the Covenant the base.{{Ref/Reuse|crows}}

Reynolds ultimately survived the destruction of Crow's Nest by taking refuge in the base's motor pool. Rallying the surviving Marines in the area, Reynolds destroyed a security camera that may lead surviving Covenant forces to them. Rendezvousing with John-117 once again, Reynolds ordered any of his men that could still walk to take the surviving [[Warthog]]s in the motor pool out of the base. They aided a group of Marines call signed [[Second Squad]] who were under attack by Covenant scouts near the base entrance and allowed them to mount up. Reynolds continued to try hail Commander Keyes but was unsuccessful, as the COMs had been scrambled by the destruction of Crows Nest.{{Ref|Id=tsavo|'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Tsavo Highway]]''}}

UNSC forces lead by Reynolds and Stacker supported John-117 in the assault on [[Traxus Factory Complex 09]] in [[Voi|South Voi]].{{Ref|Id=storm|'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Storm]]''}}{{Ref/Note|The specifics of Stacker and Reynolds' participation in the first half of the Battle of Voi are unclear, as only one or the other will spawn. However both will spawn and enter the forward operating base, regardless of who spawned at the beginning of the level. (Tested in both Xbox 360 and Master Chief Collection versions)}} There, they eliminated a heavy Covenant presence, including multiple [[Ogab'd-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith|Anti-Aircraft Wraiths]] and a [[Deutoros-pattern Scarab|Scarab]]. After liberating the exterior of the complex, Reynolds entered the forward operating base located there, while other UNSC forces aided John-117 and the Arbiter [[Thel 'Vadam]] in fighting through the factory interior.{{Ref/Note|Reynolds can be killed during the battle with the Scarab, and will nonetheless spawn outside the forward operating base and enter alongside the player (tested on both Xbox 360 and Master Chief Collection versions.) Reynolds may spawn in the factory interior in the place of Stacker, however Stacker's scripted dialogue plays regardless.}}

Later, when the [[Flood]]-controlled [[Indulgence of Conviction|battlecruiser]] crashed in the area, Reynolds lost multiple squads of Marines to the arriving parasite before John-117 and the Arbiter returned to the factory complex. As he ordered all Marine forces to retreat into the warehouse complex, his squad was overwhelmed by Flood descending from the nearby rooftops. Reynolds was set upon by a [[pod infector]], and was infected. One of Reynolds' own Marines was forced to gun him down, lamenting that the [[Flood combat form|resulting creature]] was no longer their Sergeant.{{Ref|Id=floodgate|'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''}}{{Ref/Note|Id=Death|Due to what was likely an oversight on [[Bungie]]'s part, Reynolds has a scripted appearance in the game's epilogue despite his death earlier in the game. Although probably a mistake, this leaves the canonical status of his death uncertain. See the [[#Production notes|production notes]] section for further information.}}

===Voi Memorial===

{{Main|Voi Memorial}}

Despite his apparent death, on [[2552|March 3, 2553]], Reynolds was present at the [[Voi Memorial]]. Here, he led six other Marines (for a total of [[seven]]) in a [[Wikipedia:Three-volley salute|three-volley salute]], in tribute to the lives lost in the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Curiously, his picture was also seen on the memorial.{{Ref|Id=halo|'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''}}{{Ref/Reuse|Group=Note|Death}}

In-game, Reynolds behaves and acts just as any other Marine NPC would, though like other Marine Sergeants, he will sometimes pause to shout and motion orders to other Marines. The player can trade weapons with him, and he can be killed during the course of gameplay. If he is killed, he will reappear in later appearances regardless, even within the same level.

 

Reynolds was voiced by Hollywood actor [[Nathan Fillion]], best known for his role in the canceled Fox TV series ''[[Wikipedia:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' and its spin-off feature film ''[[Wikipedia:Serenity (2005 film)|Serenity]]''. In ''Firefly'', Fillion plays the captain of the spacecraft ''Serenity'', named [[Wikipedia:Malcolm Reynolds|Malcolm Reynolds]], after whom Gunnery Sergeant Reynolds is named. Both Adam Baldwin and Alan Tudyk, who also starred in ''Firefly'' and ''Serenity'', also voiced UNSC Marines in ''Halo 3''. The trio would go on to voice [[Edward Buck]], [[Taylor Miles|Taylor "Dutch" Miles]] and [[Michael Crespo|Michael "Mickey" Crespo]] respectively in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', with Buck reappearing in two futher games: ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' and ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.

 

Reynolds has a scripted death on the mission [[Floodgate]].{{Ref/Reuse|floodgate}} However, he can still reappear in the two following missions, [[The Ark (level)|The Ark]] and [[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]] as a random NPC without any scripted dialogue.{{Ref|Id=ark|'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''}}{{Ref|Id=covenant|'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''}} He also has a scripted line of dialogue in the game's epilogue.{{Ref/Reuse|halo}} This is likely simply an oversight on the part of [[Bungie]], but as a result, the canonical status of his death is unclear.

*Reynold's face model is reused in ''Halo 3: ODST'' for regular Marines. It should be noted however that Reynolds himself (or at least a Marine Sergeant with a field cap) will sometimes be present at the rally point in ''[[Kizingo Boulevard]]''. He does not have any scripted dialogue nor does he have any combat dialogue.

*Gunnery Sergeant Reynolds is the only named marine character from ''Halo 3'' who's appearances in ''Halo 3: ODST'' could be canonical, rather than asset reuse such as Stacker, who was onboard the In Amber Clad at the time.

*In the level [[Floodgate]], Reynolds can be seen guarding the loading ramp where Flood attack him and a squad of Marines. He can be saved, preventing the dialogue accompanying his death, but it is difficult. You need to focus on the [[Pod infector]]s that fall around him because he is their main target and is killed very quickly unless protected well.

*If Reynolds' model appears as a standard marine with a helmet, a player can shoot the helmet off, making it turn into a sergeant's cap. This is common on Crow's Nest.

*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''

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