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{{SPARTAN Infobox
|name=Samuel
|image=
|spartantag=034
|homeworld=
|birth=[[2511]]
|death=[[2525#27th|November 27<sup>th</sup>, 2525]]
|species=[[Human]]
|gender=Male
|height=A head taller than [[John-117]], around 7ft 6in (7ft 10in in [[MJOLNIR]] Mk. IV)
|hair=Blonde
|eyes=green

|cyber=
|affiliation=[[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]]
|rank=[[Petty Officer Second Class]]
|specialty=
|battles=[[Battle of Chi Ceti]]
|class=Class I: [[2525]]
}}
{{quote|I think I'm in love...|SPARTAN-034 commenting on the [[MJOLNIR]] Mk. IV armour}}

'''Petty Officer Second Class Samuel-034''' was a [[SPARTAN-II]] super soldier of the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[Naval Special Warfare|Special Warfare Group]] Section III 

He was by far the closest thing to a best friend to [[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]] [[John-117]] and was like a brother to him. Noticeably the largest SPARTAN-II of them all, he was shot with a large [[plasma]] burn on his side by a [[Jackal]] armed with a [[Plasma Pistol]] on one of his missions when he teamed up with then Squad Leader [[John-117]] and [[Kelly-087]]. This ruptured his vacuum suit and made it impossible for him to escape the detonating [[Covenant]] ship. Kelly-087 offered Sam her vacuum suit but he refused. His death took place on November 27, [[2525]], when he was only 14 years old, as told in Halo: Fall of Reach. The loss of his friendship to [[John 117|John]] was never fully replaced. He was also close to [[Petty Officer Second Class]] [[Kelly-087]].

== Personality and Description ==
Samuel was considered to be the strongest of the first class of [[SPARTAN-II]]'s. According to [[John-117]], had the best eyes and ears of all of his subordinates <ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 48</ref>. He is also said to be one head taller than [[John-117]] making him one of the larger Spartans, and was the fastest to recover from the [[SPARTAN-II Augmentation Procedures|augmentation]]. He had a tan complexion with sandy blond hair and green eyes <ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 78</ref>. Sam did not display the same great leadership qualities as John or [[Frederic-104|Frederic]] did, but he did act as [[John-117|John's]] second in command throughout the duration of his Naval career. At times Sam also displayed some ruthlessness, such as detonating a [[C-12 Shaped Charge]] on a Rebel base, despite the obvious civilian casualties that would be involved. Also, he would make joking remarks such as saying he was in love with his armor. He was also slightly different than the others, having a bigger sense of humor and was not as much a stoic as the others.

== Biography ==
===Conscription into the SPARTANs===
Sam was abducted by the UNSC in [[2517]] at age six, he was then replaced with a [[Flash-Cloning|Flash Clone]], and sent to [[Reach]] to train with the other Spartans under the watchful eyes of [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] and [[Déjà]], the Spartans' "teacher".

===SPARTAN Training===
On the first day of training, at [[Military Reservation 01478-B]], Mendez divided the trainees into teams of three. Sam, John and Kelly were assigned together into one of those teams. 

During their first trip to the playground <ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 39 - 40</ref>, John finished first in the competition, while Kelly and Sam came in last. [[Mendez]] informed the team that they had lost, simply because, in his words, "Your team loses, you lose. You don't win until your team wins." Their team finishing in last place, they were not allowed to eat dinner that night. 

It was, however, a lesson in teamwork for them, and the three [[SPARTAN-II|SPARTANS]] never made the same mistake again. The day after, Sam had shoved John and threatened to push him off one of the pillars, but when they won the exercise they saw each other in a different way and the three became best friends.

===Training mission and Augmentations===
Sam later trained with his fellow Spartans at the [[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]] helping [[John-117|John]], [[Kelly]], [[Fhajad-084]] and [[Linda-058]] overcome a squad of [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marine Infantryman]] and commandeer their [[D77-TC|Pelican Dropship]]. John was subsequently promoted to squad leader after the mission.

After his [[Spartan Augmentations]] at the [[ONI Medical Facility]] station, Sam was the fastest to recover, and was in exceptional health. He later attended a military funeral on the {{UNSCShip|Atlas}} for those Spartans who died during the augmentation process. Later, the Spartans then returned to [[Reach]] for their final training phase in the [[Highland Mountains]].

===Infiltration of the Eridanus Rebels===
Sam was chosen in 2525 to go on the Spartans' first mission, to [[Eridanus II]]. He and the team boarded the ''[[Laden]]'', infiltrated [[Eridanus Secundus]], and captured [[Colonel (UNSC)|Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]]. He blew off the hangar doors, allowing his team to escape, but killed whatever Rebels were in the hangar, excluding Colonel Watts.

===The Human-Covenant War===
Sam later attended the [[UNSC]] briefing by [[Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth]] and [[Beowulf]] about the emerging [[Covenant]] threat. 

The Spartans were later sent down aboard the {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}} and went to the [[Damascus Testing Facility]] on [[Chi Ceti IV]] to be equipped with [[MJOLNIR armor]].

Later on the ''Commonwealth'', a [[Covenant Frigate]] appeared in the system and engaged in a fight with the ship, damaging it. As the Covenant prepared to finish off the Human ship, the Spartans, aboard a [[D77-TC|Pelican Dropship]], launched themselves into space, and managed to land on the surface of the ship. Sam, [[Kelly]], and [[John-117|John]] were the only three Spartans who made it onto the ship, gaining access through a hole created by a [[MAC]] round.

===[[MIA|Missing in Action]]===
As they entered and explored the frigate, Sam was struck in the side by an overcharged bolt from a [[Plasma Pistol]] wielded by a [[Kig-yar]] soldier while trying to protect John from harm. The shot burned a sizable hole in Sam's unshielded armor. The Spartans managed to make it to the engine room of the ship and planted several [[ANVIL-II ASM]] missiles on the fusion generator; however, their only means of escape was an EVA, but this was impossible for Sam since the vacuum seal in his armor was compromised. Rather than die in the vacuum of space, Sam volunteered to hold off the [[Covenant]] forces and allow the missiles to explode, destroying the entire ship. [[John-117|John]] later marked Sam as MIA because "Spartans never die"; it is believed that the morale of the public and servicemen alike would fall dramatically if they found out the legendary super-soldiers could actually be killed. <ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 127-130</ref>

===Legacy===
Sam was the first [[SPARTAN-II]] to be killed in combat during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Despite that fact, and his short life of fourteen years, Sam is regarded as one of the most important Spartans. He was even referenced by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Kurt Ambrose]], just before his death in [[2552#November|November 2552]] during the [[Battle of Onyx]]. This is to show that Sam had a close relationship with all the Spartans, not just the members of [[Blue Team]].

It seems that his position as [[John-117]]'s second in command was subsequently taken by [[Frederic-104]] and [[Kurt-051]] in authorizing the Spartans and commanding them in battle.

==Trivia==
*There was a number tag conflict's between Sam-034 and [[Fhajad-084]] but it has been widely accepted that Sam was, in fact, [[Spartan-034]] because he was given that number first.
*Sam was the first person that [[John-117|John]] and [[Kelly-087|Kelly]] met in their training, and they all soon became friends.
*Sam was the first Spartan labeled [[MIA]] when his armor became breached when attempting to destroy the first [[Covenant]] Cruiser. Sam was killed before the MJOLNIR armor was equipped with Energy Shields.
**Sam died in 2525, but the [[Office of Naval Intelligence Directive 930|Spartan MIA Protocol]] was issued when the SPARTAN-II program went public in 2547. John-117's decision to mark Sam as MIA may have been a precursor to, or even an inspiration for, the ONI directive.
*Supposedly, Sam was the largest Spartan-II, at a head taller than [[Master Chief Petty Officer John 117]], putting him between [[7]] and 8 feet tall while wearing MJOLNIR armor.{{Verify_source}}
*Samuel's Spartan tag is another [[7]] reference: 3+4=[[7]]
*In [[Halo Wars]], Spartans will occasionally say "For Samuel!" after killing an enemy unit, further proving that Sam had close relationships with all the Spartans, even those unnamed.

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