Editing Samuel-034

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{{SPARTAN Infobox

|homeworld=[[Harvest]]<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/Samuel-034 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Samuel-034'']</ref>

|birth=[[2511|July 10, 2511]]<ref name="universe"/>

|death=[[2525#November|November 27, 2525]] {{C|aged 14}}<ref name="universe"/><ref name="for152">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 152'' (2010)</ref>

|gender=Male

|height=7' 10" (238.8 cm) {{C|with armor}}<ref name="universe"/>

|mass={{Convert|324|lb|kg}} {{C|without armor}}<ref name="universe"/>

|hair=Sandy blond<ref name="for56">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 39-40'' (2001); ''pages 56-59'' (2010)</ref>

|eyes=Green<ref name="for56"/>

|spartantag=034<ref name="universe"/>

|branch=[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]]<ref name="universe"/>

|group=*[[Naval Special Warfare Command]]

**[[SPARTAN-II program]]<ref name="universe"/>

|rank=[[Petty Officer, Second Class]]<ref name="universe"/>

{{Quote|I think I'm in love…|Samuel-034 commenting on the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mjolnir armor]]<ref name="for141">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 141'' (2010)</ref>}}

'''Petty Officer, Second Class Samuel-034''' was a [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II supersoldier]] of the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[UNSC Special Forces|Special Warfare Group]]. Samuel was notably the tallest and strongest of the Spartan-IIs, and often acted as the second-in-command of [[Blue Team]].<ref name="enc112">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 112'' (2011)</ref> 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 the [[Battle of Chi Ceti|Battle]] of [[Chi Ceti IV]].<ref name="for152"/>

{{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''', ''page 61'' (2010)</ref>}}

Samuel was born on the [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] of [[Harvest]] on [[2511|July 10, 2511]]. In around [[2517]], Sam was identified as an extremely talented child destined for a great purpose, and was listed as a candidate for the [[SPARTAN-II program]] as a result.<ref name="universe"/> Later that year, he abducted by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] in [[2517|September 23, 2517]] at around the age of six to be conscripted into the SPARTAN-II program. He was then replaced with a [[Flash cloning|flash clone]] and sent to [[Reach]] to [[SPARTAN-II training|train]] with the other Spartans under the watchful eyes of [[Franklin Mendez|Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez]] and [[Déjà]], the [[dumb AI]] serving as the Spartans' teacher.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 35'' (2001); ''page 44'' (2010)</ref>

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 name="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''', ''pages 60-61'' (2010)</ref>

{{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]]''', ''page 202'' (2010)</ref>}}

Along with John and Kelly, Samuel formed the Spartan-IIs' first iteration of [[Blue Team]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/blue-team '''Halo Waypoint''': ''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''', ''page 45'' (2001); ''page 62'' (2010)</ref> 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''', ''pages 52-53'' (2001); ''pages 65-71'' (2010)</ref> John was subsequently promoted to squad leader after the mission, while Sam often served as his second-in-command.<ref name="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''', ''page 158'' (2003); ''page 193'' (2010)</ref>

After receiving his [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|Spartan augmentations]] at an [[Unidentified ONI medical facility|ONI medical facility]] station, Sam was the fastest to recover, and was in exceptional health.<ref name="for98">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 98-99'' (2010)</ref> He later attended a military funeral on the [[UNSC 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''', ''page 79'' (2010)</ref>

[[File:Blueteam_Splash.png|thumb|250px|Blue Team storming Watts' apartment]]

On [[2525#September|September 14, 2525]], Samuel was selected to remain a member of Blue Team—now composed of John, Kelly, [[Linda-058]], and [[Fred-104]]. The team was then chosen for the [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]]' first mission in the [[Eridanus system]], [[Operation: TALON]]. The [[operation]]'s objective was to capture Colonel [[Robert Watts]], the leader of the [[United Rebel Front]] that was currently residing within [[Eridanus Secundus]], a facility located in an [[asteroid]] in the Eridanus system's largest asteroid belt.<ref name="for98"/><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/colonel-watts '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Colonel Watts'']</ref>

Equipped with [[black body suit]]s and [[MA2B assault rifle]]s, Samuel and the rest of Blue Team were brought to the boarded the [[Eridanus II]] space docks, where they infiltrated the URF {{Class|Parabola|freighter}} ''[[Laden]]''. When ''Laden'' arrived at one of Eridanus Secundus' docking bays, Blue Team fought their way through Eridanus Secundus until they reached Watts' apartment. After killing his 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''', ''page 112'' (2010)</ref> Sam put [[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 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''', ''page 115'' (2010)</ref>

[[File:Sam nuke.jpg|thumb|Sam stays behind to guard the Anvil-II missiles]]

{{Main|Battle of Chi Ceti}}

After the [[First Battle 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 Testing Facility]] to aid in combat against the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 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 attacked ''Commonwealth''.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 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"/>

While en route to the frigate, ''Unrelenting'' returned to the battle and began to engage ''Commonwealth'', severely damaging the ship. 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''', ''pages 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 ''Unrelenting''.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 148'' (2010)</ref>

As they entered and explored the Covenant vessel, Sam was struck in the side by an overcharged bolt from a [[Type-25 plasma pistol]] wielded by a [[Kig-Yar]] soldier while trying to protect John from harm. The shot burned a sizeable hole in Sam's unshielded armor and ruptured his [[vacuum suit]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 150'' (2010)</ref> The Spartans managed to make it to the engine room of the ship and planted several Anvil-II missiles 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 die in the vacuum of space, Sam volunteered to remain behind and ruthlessly hold off the Covenant forces. As John and Kelly escaped, Sam's defense allowed the missiles to explode, destroying the entire ship and killing Sam. John later marked Sam as "[[missing in action]]" because "[[Office of Naval Intelligence Directive 930|Spartans never die]]"; it is 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 name="for151">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 127-130'' (2001); ''pages 151-154'' (2010)</ref>

{{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>'''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant]]''', ''Issue 2''</ref>}}

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 name="for151"/> 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 name="universe"/> 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]]''', ''page 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 [[Battle of Onyx|Battle]] of [[Onyx]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 372''</ref>

[[File:HTFOR-Blue.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Blue Team storming ''Unrelenting'']]

Samuel-034 was quiet and a careful listen, 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 name="universe"/><ref name="enc112"/> 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 name="universe"/> and later towards the [[Kig-Yar]] soldiers aboard ''[[Unrelenting]]''.<ref name="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 name="for115"/> Sam did not display the same great leadership qualities as [[John-117]] or [[Fred-104]] did, but he did act as John's second-in-command in [[Blue Team]] throughout the duration of his naval career. Like all Spartan-IIs, Sam was an extremely talented individual, even at a young age.<ref name="universe"/> Known to be the strongest Spartan-II, Sam was also an expert with explosives.<ref name="enc112"/> According to John, Sam had the best sight and hearing capabilities of all of his subordinates.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 48''</ref>

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''', ''page 285'' (2010)</ref> The three of them became inseparable, with John considering them to be members of his family.<ref name="for65"/> Sam and John were like brothers, they could always depend on each other. When Sam died, John and Kelly were the most devastated.<ref name="for151"/>

Samuel-034 had a darkly tanned skin complexion with sandy blond hair and green eyes.<ref name="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 name="for98"/> Samuel was 7' 10" (238.8 cm) in height with armor and {{Convert|324|lb|kg}} in mass without armor at the age of fourteen.<ref name="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 [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentation procedures]], he became the largest and strongest Spartan-II supersoldier.<ref name="for98"/>

==Trivia==

*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".

*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>

File:FoRBoot Camp2 - Sam.jpg|Samuel during [[SPARTAN-II training]]

File:FoR_Sam.png|Sam in 2525

File:BlueTeam.jpg|Sam and Blue Team in the lobby of Watts' hideout

File:Blue Team - Commonwealth 1.png|Samuel, John, and Kelly depart to infiltrate ''[[Unrelenting]]''

File:Blue Team - Commonwealth 2.png|Sam, John, and Kelly aboard the ''Unrelenting''

File:Sam-034.jpg|Sam, prior to his death

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