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{{Status|Canon}}
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{{Character infobox
{{Article Quote|"Welcome back, sir! We'll have you battle ready stat." }}
|variant=Human
 
{{Character infobox|variant=Human
|name=Samuel Marcus
|name=Samuel Marcus
|image=[[File:HCEA Sam.png|300px]]
|image=[[File:HCEA Sam.png|300px]]
|homeworld=
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|birth=
|birth=
|death=[[2552#September|September 19, 2552]] {{C|{{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HTFC1|TF|Chapter=1}}
|death=[[2552#September|September 19, 2552]]<ref name="HTFC1">''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', Chapter 1</ref>
|causeofdeath=Shot in the head by a [[Sangheili]] with a {{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}}{{Ref/Reuse|HTFC1}}
|species=[[Human]]
|parents=
|gender=Male
|siblings=
|spouses=(Marrage) [[Ellen Marcus]]{{Ref/Reuse|HTFP}}
|children=Unspecified children{{Ref/Reuse|HTFC1}}
|species=[[Human]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=HTFP|TF|Chapter=Prologue}}
|gender=Male{{Ref/Reuse|HTFP}}
|height=
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|hair=Brown{{Ref/Level|Id=HCETPOA|HCE|The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn}}
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|affiliation=*[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]{{Ref/Reuse|HTFP}}
|affiliation=*[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]
**[[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|HTFP}}
**[[UNSC Navy]]<ref name="HTFP">''Halo: The Flood'', Prologue</ref>
|rank=Technical Officer Third Class{{Ref/Reuse|HTFP}}
|rank=Technical Officer Third Class<ref name="HTFP"/>
|sn=18827-318209-M{{Ref/Reuse|HTFP}}
|sn=18827-318209-M<ref name="HTFP"/>
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{{Article quote|"Welcome back, sir! We'll have you battle ready stat." }}
'''Technical Officer Third Class Samuel N. Marcus''' ([[Service Number]] '''18827-318209-M'''), often simply called '''Sam''', was a [[UNSC]] Technician who served aboard the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} in [[2552]].<ref name="HTFP"/> Prior to his death, he assisted waking up [[John-117]] in Cryo 2 on the ship.<ref name="HTFC1"/>
 
'''Samuel N. Marcus''', often simply called '''Sam''', was a [[human]] in the [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]]. His [[Service Number]] is 18827-318209-M. By [[2552]], Marcus had advanced to Technical Officer Third Class, where he served as a technician aboard the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} in [[2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|HTFP}} Prior to his death, he assisted in waking up [[John-117]] in the ship's [[Cryo B]].{{Ref/Reuse|HTFC1}}


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early life and career===
===Early life and career===
Samuel Marcus went to an academy, where he met [[Thom Shephard]], who he would also later serve alongside. During his career, Marcus had over two hundred combat cruises, and managed to clock under seventy-two hours in [[Cryo chamber|cryostasis]].{{Ref/Reuse|HTFP}}
Samuel Marcus went to an Academy, where he met [[Thom Shephard]]. During his career, Sam had over two hundred combat cruises, and managed to clock under seventy-two hours in [[Cryo chamber|cryostasis]].<ref name="HTFP"/>


He had married a woman named [[Ellen Marcus|Ellen]],{{Ref/Reuse|HTFP}} who he had children with.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFC1}} Sometime around to 2549, Marcus had last seen his wife during his shore leave on [[Earth]]. The [[Human-Covenant War]] did not allow him the time to visit her, leaving Marcus to only be able to look at her in a photo.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFP}}
He had married a woman named [[Ellen Marcus|Ellen]],<ref name="HTFP"/> who he had children with.<ref name="HTFC1"/> Sometime around to 2549, Samuel had last seen his wife during his shoreleave on [[Earth]]. The [[Human-Covenant War]] did not allow him the time to visit her, leaving Sam to only be able to look at her in a photo.<ref name="HTFP"/>


In [[2552]], despite not being a cryo expert, he had cross-checked on the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}'s cryo systems.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFP}}
In [[2552]], despite not being a cryo expert, he had cross-checked the UNSC ''Pillar of Autumns'' cryo systems.<ref name="HTFP"/>


===Fall of Reach===
===Fall of Reach===
On August 30, Samuel Marcus was among those who escaped the [[Fall of Reach]] aboard the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. During the slipspace journey away from the planet, the ship was running on a skeleton crew, and under orders of [[Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] the technical crews, which included Marcus, was put on triple shifts. During his first sleep cycle in thirty-six hours, Marcus only got three hours sleep.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFP}}
On August 30, Samuel Marcus was among those who escaped the [[Fall of Reach]] aboard the UNSC ''Pillar of Autumn''. During the slipspace journey away from the planet, the ship was running on a skeleton crew, and under orders of [[Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] the technical crews, which included Samuel, was put on triple shifts. During his first sleep cycle in thirty-six hours, Sam only got three hours sleep.<ref name="HTFP"/>


===Waking John-117 and death===
===Waking John-117 and death===
On September 19 at 0103 hours, Samuel Marcus was woken up by then [[UNSC rank structure|Tech Chief]] Thom Shephard and was tasked with assisting him reviving [[John-117]] from his cryo sleep before the ''Pillar of Autumn''{{'}}s crash-landing on [[Installation 04]].{{Ref/Reuse|HTFC1}}{{Ref/Reuse|HTFP}}
On September 19 at 0103 hours, Sam was woken up by then [[UNSC rank structure|Tech Chief]] Thom Shephard and was tasked with assisting him reviving [[Spartan-117]] from his cryo sleep before the Pillar of Autumn's crash on [[Installation 04]].<ref name="HTFP"/><ref name="HTFC1"/>
 
After John-117 was woken up, Marcus and Shephard proceeded to give the Spartan [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Mjolnir]] calibration checks,{{Ref/Reuse|HTFC1}} Marcus even left the self-diagnostics running for the Spartan to use if the Spartan wanted to calibrate stuff himself. Shepherd then proceeded to order Marcus to join his evac group, in which Marcus proceeded to go and reset the computer before he left. Marcus however could hear Covenant soldiers just outside the control room and called for security.{{Ref/Reuse|HCETPOA}}


Shephard and John-117 could only watch as the door exploded and an alien warrior entered the control room. Marcus issued a cry of "Oh, God!", before getting hit by a plasma bolt in the chest from a [[Sangheili Major|Major]] [[Sangheili]].{{Ref/Reuse|HCETPOA}} Lying on the floor, he tried to reach a photo of his wife, Ellen. The Sangheili Major then walked forward and pinned Marcus's arm to the floor with its foot and examined the picture. Helpless, Marcus could barely hear Shephard yell out his name, and was executed when the Sangheili shot him in the head with its [[Okarda'phaa-pattern plasma rifle|plasma rifle]].{{Ref/Reuse|HTFC1}}
After John-117 was woken up, Sam and Thom proceeded to give the Spartan [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Mjolnir]] calibration checks,<ref name="HTFC1"/> Sam even left the self the  self-diagnostics running for the Spartan to use if the Spartan wanted to calibrate stuff himself. Thom then proceeded to order Sam to join his evac group, in which Sam proceeded to go and reset the computer before he left. Sam however could hear Covenant soldiers just outside the control room and called for security.<ref name="HCETPOA">''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', campaign level "[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]"</ref>


==Physical characteristics==
Thom and John-117 could only watch as the door exploded and an alien warrior entered the control room. Sam issued a cry of "Oh, God!", before getting hit by a plasma bolt in the chest from a [[Sangheili Major|Major]] [[Sangheili]].<ref name="HCETPOA"/> Lying on the floor, he tried to reach a photo of his wife, Ellen. The Sangheili Major then walked forward and pinned Marcus's arm to the floor with its foot and examined the picture. Helpless, Marcus could barely hear Thom yell out his name, and was executed when the Sangheili shot him in the head with its [[Type-25 plasma rifle|plasma rifle]].<ref name="HTFC1"/>
Samuel Marcus had brown hair.{{Ref/Reuse|HCETPOA}}


==Trivia==
== Trivia ==
*He is the first character seen killed in the ''Halo'' video games.
*He is the first character seen killed in the ''Halo'' video games.
*Just like Thom Shephard, if the player restarts the level multiple times in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', they will notice his face and/or uniform alternate in appearance; however, his voice remains the same.
*Just like Thom, if you restart the level multiple times in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', you will notice his face and/or uniform alternate in appearance; however, his voice remains the same.
*If one is able to make their way onto the walkways, it can be seen that Marcus' mouth doesn't move when he talks.
*If you make your way onto the walkways, you will notice that Sam's mouth doesn't move when he talks.
*In the game, he screams when he is shot and seems to die instantly. However, in ''Halo: The Flood'', it said that the plasma bolt "didn't hurt" and seemed to take effect much longer.
*In the game, he screams when he is shot and seems to die instantly. However, in ''Halo: The Flood'', it said that the plasma bolt "didn't hurt" and seemed to take effect much longer.
*In the game, instead of saying, "Intruders in Cryo B", as the room is designated in the signage, he says, "Intruders in Cryo 2".
*In the game, instead of saying, "Intruders in Cryo B", he says, "Intruders in Cryo 2".


==Gallery==
==Images==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HCE TPOA Sam Marcus.jpg|Samuel Marcus.
File:HCE TPOA Sam Marcus.jpg|Sam.
File:HCE TPOA Sam and Thom.jpg|Marcus and Thom Shephard releasing John from cryo sleep.
File:HCE TPOA Sam and Thom.jpg|Sam and Thom releasing John from the cryo sleep.
File:HCE TPOA Sam killed.png|Marcus gets shot by a Sangheili Major.
File:HCE TPOA Sam killed.png|Sam gets shot by a Sangheili Major.
File:HCEA TPOA Sam and Thom.png|Marcus and Shephard in ''Anniversary''.
File:HCEA TPOA Sam and Thom.png|Sam and Thom in Anniversary
</gallery>
</gallery>


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==Sources==
==Sources==
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[[Category:Humans|Marcus, Samuel]]
[[Category:Human characters|Marcus, Samuel]]
[[Category:UNSC Navy enlisted personnel|Marcus, Samuel]]
[[Category:UNSC Navy enlisted personnel|Marcus, Samuel]]

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