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| |name=Samuel-034 | | <center>''Were you looking for [[Sam Marcus]], a crewman aboard the [[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]?'' </center> |
| |image=[[File:FoR TAS - Sam.jpg|300px]] | | {{SPARTAN Infobox |
| |homeworld=[[Harvest]]<ref name="universe">[[Halo Waypoint]]: [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/Samuel-034 ''Samuel-034'']</ref> | | |name=Samuel |
| |birth=[[2511|July 10, 2511]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | | |image= |
| |death=[[2525#November|November 27, 2525]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}<ref name="for152">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', p. 152 (2010)</ref> | | |spartantag=034 |
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| |species=[[Human]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | | |height=A head taller than [[John-117]], around 7ft 6in (7ft 10in in [[MJOLNIR]] Mk. IV) |
| |gender=Male{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | | |hair=Blonde |
| |height=223.4 centimeters (7 ft 4 in) {{C|with armor}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}{{Ref/Note|Id=height|Samuel's [https://web.archive.org/web/20160125112529/https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/samuel-034 biography on Halo Waypoint] originally listed his armored height as 238.8cm (7ft 10in) and his unarmored mass as 155.6kg (343lb, though erroneously converted to 324lb). This was consistent with his description as the largest of the Spartan-IIs and as being a head taller than John-117. However, his biography was later retconned to list his armored height and unarmored mass as 223.4 centimeters (7ft 4in) and 135kg (298lb), respectively. This makes him the same height as [[Jorge-052]] and [[Douglas-042]] (and ten kilograms less massive than Jorge) as well as only two centimeters taller than John when in armor. However, it must be noted that this was Samuel's height and weight at the time of his death at age 14, and he very well might have been the largest Spartan at the time, with other Spartans surpassing his height and weight as they grew older; it remains unknown if the Spartan-IIs continued to grow post-augmentation.}} | | |eyes=green |
| |mass=135 kilograms (298 lb) {{C|without armor}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
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| |hair=Sandy blond<ref name="for56">''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 39-40 (2001); p. 56-59 (2010)</ref> | | |cyber= |
| |eyes=Green{{Ref/Reuse|for56}} | | |affiliation=[[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] |
| |affiliation=*[[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | | |rank=[[Petty Officer Second Class]] |
| **[[Naval Special Warfare Command]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
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| ***[[SPARTAN-II program]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
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| |rank=[[Petty Officer, Second Class|Petty officer, second class]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | | |class=Class I: [[2525]] |
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| {{Quote|Sam fell first. And yet he showed us that the Covenant could be killed. Sam proved we could win this war. Every battle won is built on the foundation of that sacrifice. If we survive this, it's because Sam showed us the way.|Fred-104 on Sam's sacrifice aboard ''Unrelenting''<ref name="for as act3">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'', Act Three</ref>}} | | {{quote|I think I'm in love...|SPARTAN-034 commenting on the [[MJOLNIR]] Mk. IV armour}} |
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| [[Petty Officer, Second Class]] '''Samuel-034''', born '''Samuel Westergaard'''{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=93}} and often simply called '''Sam''' by his friends, was a [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II supersoldier]] of the [[UNSC Navy]]'s [[UNSC Special Forces|Special Weapons Group]]. Samuel was notably the tallest and strongest of the Spartan-IIs at the time of his death, and often acted as the second-in-command of [[Blue Team]] in its formative years.<ref name="enc112">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p. 112 (2011)</ref>
| | '''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 |
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| At the age of fourteen, Samuel was the first Spartan-II to be [[killed in action]]—on [[2525#November|November 27, 2525]]—in battle against the [[Covenant]] during an [[Battle of Chi Ceti|engagement]] over [[Chi Ceti IV]].{{Ref/Reuse|for152}}
| | 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 vacume 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]]. |
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| ==Biography== | | == Personality and Description == |
| ===Early life and conscription===
| | 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 the biggest Spartan, 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. |
| {{Quote|multi=more|Samuel|q1=We can be friends… I mean, if you want. It'd be no big deal.|Kelly|q2=Sure.|John|q3=Okay. Friends.|Sam striking up his first conversation with John and Kelly during training<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 61 (2010)</ref>}}
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| [[File:HTFOR AS - Young Blue Team.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Sam, with the future members of Blue Team]] | |
| Samuel Westergaard was born on [[2511|July 10, 2511]] on [[Harvest]],{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} a remote [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] in the [[Epsilon Indi system]]. In around [[2517]], Sam was identified as an extremely talented child destined for a great purpose and was listed as a candidate for Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]]'s [[SPARTAN-II program]] as a result.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Later that year, he was abducted by the [[UNSC Navy]]'s [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] on [[2517|September 23, 2517]] at the age of six to be conscripted into the SPARTAN-II program, and was then replaced with a [[Flash cloning|flash clone]] to hide his absence. Sam was sent to the [[Reach Naval Officers Academy|Naval Officers Academy]] on [[Reach]] in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]] to begin [[SPARTAN-II training|training]] with the other Spartans under the watchful eyes of Halsey, [[Franklin Mendez|Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez]], and [[Déjà]], the [[dumb AI]] serving as the Spartans' teacher.<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 35 (2001); p. 44 (2010)</ref> Samuel's flash clone would die later that year.<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series'', Act One</ref>
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| On the first day of training, Mendez divided the Spartan trainees into teams of three. Samuel was assigned into a team with fellow trainees [[John-117]] and [[Kelly-087]]. During their first trip to "the playground", 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.''" As their team had finished last, they were not allowed to eat dinner that night.{{Ref/Reuse|for56}} However, the three Spartans had learned a lesson in teamwork and the three never made the same mistake again. The day after, Sam had shoved John and threatened to push him off one of the pillars if he refused to work with them again. During the second run of the playground, the three worked together and achieved third place in the exercise, earning their dinner. The exercise led to the formation of a camaraderie between the three and they became good friends.<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 60-61 (2010)</ref>
| | == 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". |
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| ===Training and augmentations=== | | ===SPARTAN Training=== |
| [[File:HTFOR AS - Blue Team in wilderness.jpg|thumb|250px|Sam and fellow Spartans after the exercise at the Military Wilderness Training Preserve.]]
| | 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. |
| {{Quote|multi=yes|Samuel-034|q1=Don't worry, I won't let them do anything to you.|John-117|q2=I know. Thanks.|Sam to John, before the latter engages members of Tango Company in a training simulation<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', p. 202 (2010)</ref>}}
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| Along with John and Kelly, Samuel formed the Spartan-IIs' first iteration of [[Blue Team]].<ref>Halo Waypoint: [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/blue-team ''Blue Team'']</ref> Sam later trained with his fellow Spartans at the [[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]] on Reach. During one of the training operations on [[2519|July 12, 2519]], each Spartan trainee was dropped off at a different point in the preserve and was tasked with reaching an extraction point; the last Spartan to reach the point was to be left behind and forced to walk back.<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 45 (2001); p. 62 (2010)</ref>
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| After being dropped off, the Spartans regrouped and made their way to the extraction point together. Upon reaching the point, the Spartans encountered a [[squad]] of [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]]. When Sam feigned an injury before the Marines, one of them moved to attack him. However, as part of their plan, the rest of the Spartans attacked the Marine by throwing rocks at him and knocked him unconscious. The Spartans then enacted a similar plan on the rest of the Marines and eventually defeated the entire squad. Afterwards, the Spartans reached a [[D96-TCE Albatross]] and, with Déjà's help, commandeered the [[dropship]] and left the training preserve.<ref name="for65">''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 52-53 (2001); p. 65-71 (2010)</ref> John was subsequently promoted to squad leader after the mission, while Sam often served as his second-in-command.{{Ref/Reuse|enc112}} By [[2523|July 14, 2523]], Sam and the Spartans had begun facing the formidable and ruthless [[Tango Company]] in simulated war games.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', p. 158 (2003); p. 193 (2010)</ref>
| | 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. |
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| In [[2525#March|March 2525]], Sam and his fellow Spartans underwent [[Project ASTER|augmentations]] at [[Medical Facility Endurance]], and Sam was the fastest to recover and remained in exceptional health.<ref name="for98">''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 98-99 (2010)</ref> He later attended a military funeral on the [[Epoch-class heavy carrier|carrier]] {{UNSCShip|Atlas}} in the [[Lambda Serpentis system]] 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]].<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 79 (2010)</ref>
| | 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. |
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| ===Infiltration on Eridanus Secundus=== | | ===Training mission and Augmentations=== |
| {{Quote|They would have detected a UNSC ship… they wouldn't detect us.|Samuel-034, referring to the Spartans' infiltration capabilities<ref name="for as act2">''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series'', Act Two</ref>}}
| | 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. |
| [[File:TFoR AS - Watts capture.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Samuel holds Colonel Watts at gunpoint.]] | |
| On [[2525#September|September 14, 2525]], Samuel was selected to remain a member of Blue Team—now composed of John, Kelly, [[Linda-058]], and [[Frederic-104]]. The team was then chosen for the Spartan-IIs' first mission, [[Operation: TALON]] at the [[Eridanus system]]. The [[operation]]'s objective was to capture [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]], a UNSC Marine turncoat officer and the leader of the [[United Rebel Front]]. ONI had recently discovered that Watts was residing within [[Eridanus Secundus]], a large [[asteroid]] settlement and [[insurrectionist]] [[military base]] in the Eridanus system's largest asteroid belt.{{Ref/Reuse|for98}}<ref>Halo Waypoint: [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/colonel-watts''Colonel Watts'']</ref>
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| Equipped with [[black body suit]]s and [[MA2B assault rifle]]s, Samuel and the rest of Blue Team were brought to the space docks of [[Eridanus II]], where they infiltrated the {{Class|Parabola|freighter}} ''[[Laden]]'', a [[freighter]] operated by the United Rebel Front. While aboard ''Laden'', the Spartans discovered a crate of luxury goods and deduced that it was headed for Watts' location. The Spartans tagged the crate with a [[NAV marker transmitter]], allowing them to follow the crate to Watts' location once they reached the asteroid. When ''Laden'' arrived at one of Eridanus Secundus' docking bays, Blue Team fought their way through Eridanus Secundus until they reached Watts' apartment, located using the NAV marker they had placed on the crate. After killing the turncoat colonel's guards, Sam and the rest of Blue Team secured Watts inside a crate and made their way back to Eridanus Secundus' docking bay.<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 112 (2010)</ref>
| | 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]]. |
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| Sam put several [[C-12 shaped charge|C-12 explosives]] on the asteroid's main [[hangar bay]] doors and the Spartans fled in a stolen [[D77-TC Pelican]] with Watts, as the doors blew open and the hangar bay decompressed. As the Pelican left the asteroid, Sam's explosives caused Eridanus Secundus to vent atmosphere and rotate erratically.<ref name="for115">''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 115 (2010)</ref> | | ===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,including Colonel Watts. |
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| ===Chi Ceti IV and death=== | | ===The Human-Covenant War=== |
| [[File:FoR TAS - Unrelenting energy projector.png|thumb|250px|Sam, John, and Kelly avoid ''Unrelenting''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s fire.]]
| | Sam later attended the [[UNSC]] briefing by [[Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth]] and [[Beowulf]] about the emerging [[Covenant]] threat. |
| {{Quote|I know Spartans don't cry, but for once… I was glad for the helmet. Sam was our first lost since augmentation. We thought training… augmentation… armor… made us untouchable… invulnerable... immortal—Blue Team. We were wrong. We were children.|Kelly-087, after Samuel's sacrifice{{Ref/Reuse|for as act3}}}}
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| After the [[First Battle of Harvest|destruction]] of Harvest, Samuel and the rest of the Spartan-IIs were brought to the [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex]], where [[Michael Stanforth|Rear Admiral Michael Stanforth]] and the AI [[Beowulf]] briefed them on the emerging [[Covenant]] threat. The training of Sam, and the rest of the Spartan-IIs, was accelerated and the Spartans were sent to [[Chi Ceti IV]] in the [[Chi Ceti system]] to receive their new [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] from [[Damascus Materials Testing Facility]] to aid in combat against the Covenant.<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 121 (2010)</ref> Upon arriving at the Chi Ceti system aboard the {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}} {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}}, the Spartans prepared to travel to the Damascus Testing Facility on Chi Ceti IV with Doctor Catherine Halsey to be equipped with their MJOLNIR armor. While in orbit over the planet, a Covenant ship—''[[Unrelenting]]''—appeared in the system and [[Battle of Chi Ceti|attacked]] ''Commonwealth''.<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 127 (2010)</ref> However, ''Commonwealth'' was able to temporarily ward off the ship, allowing the Spartans and Dr. Halsey to safely make their way to the facility. Upon arriving at Damascus, the Spartans were able to retrieve the MJOLNIR armor and then left to return to ''Commonwealth'' in a Pelican.<ref name="for141">''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 141 (2010)</ref>
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| [[File:HTFOR AS - Sam's last stand.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Samuel's last stand aboard ''Unrelenting''.]]
| | 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]]. |
| While en route to the frigate, ''Unrelenting'' returned to the battle and began to engage ''Commonwealth'', severely damaging the frigate. As the Covenant prepared to finish off the human ship, John had Sam take a team of Spartans to remove the Pelican's [[Anvil-II air-to-surface missile|Anvil-II AS]] missiles.<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 143-145 (2010)</ref> With [[thruster pack]]s, all the Spartans flew out from the Pelican and attempted to direct themselves towards ''Unrelenting''. Sam, Kelly, and John were the only three Spartans who made it onto the ship, gaining access through a hull breach created by a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] round from ''Commonwealth''.<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 148 (2010)</ref>
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| As they entered and explored the Covenant vessel, Sam was struck in a soft part of his armor by a plasma bolt fired from an {{Pattern|Eos'Mak|plasma pistol}} wielded by a [[Kig-Yar]] soldier, and then repeatedly shot while trying to protect John from harm. The first shot burned a sizeable hole in Sam's unshielded armor and ruptured his [[vacuum suit]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=TFoR14|HTFoR|Chapter=14}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=FoRCov2|HFoRCov|Issue=2}}{{Ref/Note|Id=MurderWeapon|Text=''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' describes the weapon used to breach Samuel's suit as firing blue plasma, much like the plasma fired by the {{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}}. However, during the [[Development of Halo: Combat Evolved|development]] of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', the plasma pistol fired blue plasma, as can be seen [https://youtu.be/xqPtDSmSBGY?si=WqyMffrlLxONdYU_&t=376 here]. This explains why Eric Nylund described the plasma as blue, since he was writing the novel during the development of the game. Additionally, sources such as Issue 2 of ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant]]'' and Samuel's [[Halo Waypoint]] article corroborate the notion that it was a plasma pistol that this Kig-Yar wielded.}} The Spartans managed to make it to the engine room of the ship and planted several Anvil-II warheads on the fusion generator; however, their only means of escape was through space, but this was impossible for Sam since the vacuum seal in his armor was compromised. Rather than allow his friend die in the vacuum of space, John ordered to Sam to remain behind and protect the warheads from the Covenant soldiers. Aware of his fate, Sam was quick to accept the orders despite the reluctance of Kelly.<ref name="for150">''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 127-130 (2001); p. 147-150 (2010)</ref> As his companions escaped, Sam ruthlessly held off the Kig-Yar soldiers trying to breach the engine room.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}<ref name="cd1">''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]'', [[Halo: Collateral Damage Issue 1|Issue #1]]</ref>
| | 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. |
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| Sam's defense allowed the missiles to explode, destroying the entire ship and killing Sam.{{Ref/Reuse|for150}} Sam was later listed as "[[missing in action]]" in accordance with [[ONI Directive 930]], an Office of Naval Intelligence [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Two|Section Two]] protocol that stated no Spartan-II could be listed as "[[killed in action]]"; it was believed that the morale of the public and servicemen alike would fall dramatically if they found out the legendary supersoldiers could actually be killed.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', p. 300 (2010)</ref> | | ===[[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> |
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| ===Legacy=== | | ===Legacy=== |
| {{Quote|Sam's life was not wasted, Kelly. His death taught us something very important. The Covenant can be killed. Humanity can win this war.|John-117, understanding the meaning of Sam's sacrifice{{Ref/Reuse|FoRCov2}}}}
| | 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]]. |
| On [[2525#December|December 1, 2525]], a funeral for Sam was held aboard the {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}} {{UNSCShip|Persian Gate}} in orbit around Chi Ceti IV. With the service led by Halsey, an empty casket for Sam was ejected into space in the Chi Ceti system. Sam's death led to the Spartans coming to the full realization that they could die in battle. Halsey asserted that the Spartans grieving for Sam is what made them human.{{Ref/Reuse|cd1}}
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| Samuel was the first Spartan-II to be killed in combat against the Covenant during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. To John, Sam's death proved to him that the Covenant was defeatable and that humanity had the power to win the war.{{Ref/Reuse|for150}} John's views later became shared with not only the rest of Blue Team, but the entire SPARTAN-II program, who viewed Sam's death as a tragic sacrifice that proved the Covenant had weaknesses.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Regardless, Sam's fate troubled John greatly and haunted him in his dreams, as John believed that if he had been better prepared and less reckless at Chi Ceti, Sam would have survived. In later [[EVA]] operations, John ensured his Spartans were carrying emergency patching kits, extra thruster packs, and locater beacons.<ref name="ss1">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', Chapter 1</ref> John refused to send any Spartan on suicide missions,<ref>''Halo: Silent Storm'', Chapter 5</ref> and he was terrified of losing any other Spartan.<ref>''Halo: Silent Storm'', Chapter 20</ref> Some have speculated that the [[EOD-class Mjolnir]]—created as an effort to increase the likelihood of its user surviving an explosion—was developed in response to Sam's death at Chi Ceti.<ref>Halo Waypoint: [http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/video/the-mjolnir-project-2/46e89c1a-f619-41e2-ad7f-ab65c61ca2df ''The MJOLNIR Project Part 2''] (defunct, backup on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5j3_6Mbs4A YouTube.com])</ref> Sam's position on Blue Team was later filled by [[Kurt Ambrose|Kurt-051]]; although John initially had mixed feelings to this, as he believed Kurt to be highly skilled, but not as disciplined as Sam.<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', p. 33</ref> Mortally wounded, Kurt had a hallucination about his Spartan comrades that had been killed in battle—including Sam—as he laid dying on [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]] during the [[Onyx]] [[Onyx Conflict|Conflict]].<ref>''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', p. 372</ref>
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| Following the Covenant War, John, Fred, Kelly, and Linda returned to the [[Glassing|glassed]] remains of Reach's Military Wilderness Training Preserve, where they recalled their friendships with Sam and discussed how Sam's sacrifice motivated them throughout the war.{{Ref/Reuse|for as act3}}
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| John would later use Sam’s name and number as part of the deletion routines for [[the Weapon]].{{Ref/Level|Id=Repository|Hi|[[Repository (Halo Infinite level)|Repository]]}}
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| ==Personality and traits==
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| [[File:HTFOR AS - Blue Team salutes Sam.jpg|thumb|250px|Blue Team salute Sam's sacrifice at Chi Ceti IV.]]
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| {{Quote|We were fourteen when we lost almost half of our comrades to augmentation failures. Kids I grew up with… never said good bye to… I still remember their names. The deaths affected each of us differently. Fireteams came and went, but core loyalties and friendships endure. Even beyond death.|Samuel, after the deaths of his fellow Spartans during augmentations{{Ref/Reuse|for as act2}}}}
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| Samuel-034 was quiet and a careful listener, but extremely sociable when among his fellow [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]] and had a larger sense of humor than most of his peers.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc112}} Like all Spartan-IIs, Sam was an extremely talented individual, even at a young age, and destined for greatness.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Sam was known as the largest and the strongest Spartan-II, as well as an expert with explosives.{{Ref/Reuse|enc112}} According to John, Sam had the best sight and hearing capabilities of all of the Spartan-IIs.<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 48</ref> Samuel admittedly found it difficult to fall asleep prior to a mission's undertaking.{{Ref/Reuse|for as act2}}
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| He cared little for those outside the SPARTAN-II program, and was known to display ruthlessness and pragmatism towards hostiles in combat situations, including [[human]] [[insurrectionist]]s{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} and later towards the [[Kig-Yar]] soldiers aboard ''[[Unrelenting]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|enc112}} During [[Operation: TALON]], Sam detonated a [[C-12 shaped charge]] on a docking bay at the [[United Rebel Front]]'s [[Eridanus Secundus]], irreverent to the obvious URF-affiliated [[civilian]] casualties that would be involved with the act.{{Ref/Reuse|for115}} Sam did not display the same great leadership qualities as [[John-117]] or [[Frederic-104]] did, but he did act as John's second-in-command in [[Blue Team]] throughout the duration of his naval career.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
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| By the first days of their [[SPARTAN-II training|training]], despite their initially rough first interactions, Samuel formed a close friendship with John-117 and [[Kelly-087]]. Sam was the first Spartan to have spoken to and befriend John at [[Reach]] and, in [[2552]], John considered Sam to be his first and best friend.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', p. 285 (2010)</ref> The three of them became inseparable, with John considering them to be members of his family.{{Ref/Reuse|for65}} Sam was close to most of his fellow Spartan-II candidates during training and was deeply saddened by many of their deaths after the [[Project ASTER|SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures]] killed nearly half of them.{{Ref/Reuse|for as act2}} Sam and John were like brothers, they could always depend on each other. When Sam died, John and Kelly were the most devastated.{{Ref/Reuse|for150}}
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| ==Physical description==
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| Samuel-034 was 223.4 centimeters (7 ft 4 in) in height with armor and 135 kilograms (298 lb) in mass without armor at the age of fourteen.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Without his helmet, John-117 noted that Samuel was taller than him by a head. After recovering faster than any other Spartan from the [[Project ASTER|augmentation procedures]], he became the largest and strongest Spartan-II supersoldier.{{Ref/Reuse|for98}}
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| Samuel had a darkly tanned skin complexion with sandy blond hair and green eyes.{{Ref/Reuse|for56}} By [[2525]], Samuel had grown his hair out to three centimeters and was warned by [[Franklin Mendez|Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez]] that he would look like a [[civilian]] if he continued to do so.{{Ref/Reuse|for98}}
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| ==Equipment==
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| {{Quote|I think I'm in love…|Samuel-034 commenting on the Mjolnir armor{{Ref/Reuse|for141}}}}
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| Following his [[Project ASTER|augmentation procedures]] and the beginning of the [[Human-Covenant War]], Samuel-034 was equipped with [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV]] from [[Chi Ceti IV]]'s [[Damascus Materials Testing Facility]] along with the rest of his fellow Spartans. Samuel donned a [[Materials Group]] developmental helmet permutation that shared visual cues with the armor variant that would eventually be known as the [[CQB-class Mjolnir]] variant.<ref>Halo Waypoint: [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/about-that-fall-of-reach-animated-series-trailer/e114975f-ddcc-4109-bf72-e4d8efc29ec5/posts?page=2#post37 ''GrimBrotherOne on Samuel's armor'']</ref> Samuel's weapons of choice appeared to be the [[BR85HB battle rifle]], along with two [[M6G magnum]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|for as act3}}
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| ==Production notes==
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| Samuel-034 was voiced by Dane Jameson as a child, and by {{Plain|[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1782508/ Antony Del Rio]}} as a teenager, in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''. Samuel also served as the narrator for the second act of the series.<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series'', Credits</ref> In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', Spartans will occasionally say "For Samuel!" after killing an enemy unit. "Sam" is one of the name options for customized [[Loadout]]s in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', along with the members of [[NOBLE Team]] and several other Spartan-IIs.<ref>''[[Halo: Reach]]'', [[Firefight]]</ref>
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| Samuel's [https://web.archive.org/web/20160125112529/https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/samuel-034 biography on Halo Waypoint] originally listed his armored height as 238.8 cm (7 ft 10 in) and his unarmored mass as 155.6 kg (343 lb, though erroneously converted to 324 lb). This was consistent with his description as the largest of the Spartan-IIs and as being a head taller than John-117. However, his biography was later retconed to list his armored height and unarmored mass as 223.4 centimeters (7 ft 4 in) and 135 kg (298 lb), respectively. This makes him the same height as [[Jorge-052]] and [[Douglas-042]] (and ten kilograms less massive than Jorge) as well as only two centimeters taller than John when in armor.
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| There was a number tag conflict between Samuel-034 and Fhajad-084, as the latter was identified as "Fhajad-034" in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''. However, all subsequent media refers to Sam as "SPARTAN-034", while Fhajad is now identified with his current tag of "-084".
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| ==Gallery==
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| File:FoRBoot Camp2 - Sam.jpg|Samuel during [[SPARTAN-II training]].
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| File:FoR_Sam.png|Sam in 2525.
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| File:BlueTeam.jpg|Sam and Blue Team in the lobby of Watts' hideout.
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| File:Blue Team - Commonwealth 1.png|Samuel, John, and Kelly depart to infiltrate ''[[Unrelenting]]''.
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| File:Blue Team - Commonwealth 2.png|Sam, John, and Kelly aboard the ''Unrelenting''.
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| File:Sam-034.jpg|Sam, prior to his death.
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| File:Sam nuke.jpg|Sam stays behind to guard the Anvil-II missiles.
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| File:HTFORTAS-Blue.jpg|Blue Team storming ''Unrelenting''.
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| ==List of appearances==
| | 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. |
| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{C|Mentioned as a Loadout}}
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| **''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}}
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| {{Ref/Notes}} | | *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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