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{{Status|Canon}}
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{{disambig header|the ODST in The Life|the ODST in Halo: The Cole Protocol|Markov}}
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|name= Tarkov
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'''Tarkov''' is an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] assigned to the [[19th Shock Troops Battalion|19th Battalion]] of the [[105th Shock Troops Division]] who participated in the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="The Life">'''The Life'''</ref>
'''Tarkov''' was a member of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] who participated in the [[Human-Covenant War]] <ref>''[[We Are ODST]]''</ref>. Tarkov was an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]], assigned to the [[19th Shock Troops Battalion]] of the [[105th ODST Division]].
 
==Biography==
===Enlistment===
At some point during the Human-Covenant War, [[Staff Sergeant]] [[K. Stark]] of the 19th Battalion, an acquaintance or relative of Tarkov, was [[killed in action]]. Tarkov attended Stark's funeral and afterward volunteered to be an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper. He then went through a series of brutal training exercises, including live ammunition combat drills and crawls through mud to prepare him for combat. Tarkov was then assigned to the 19th Battalion.{{Ref/Reuse|The Life}}


===Combat===
==Background==
During one of his first combat deployments, Tarkov [[Drop pod|dropped]] onto an unknown planet amongst other members of his [[battalion]] and immediately engaged [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] forces. Several [[lance]]s of [[Jiralhanae]] soldiers were present along with Covenant style tank traps at the landing zone, with multiple [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] providing close air support.
A close friend, [[K. Stark|Staff Sergeant K. Stark]], who had been a member of the 19th Battalion, was killed in action. Tarkov attended Stark's burial and afterward enlisted in the UNSC Marine Corps. He then went through a series of brutal training exercises, including live ammunition and combat crawls through mud to prepare him for combat against the [[Covenant Empire]].


A [[Jiralhanae Minor]] struck Tarkov while the latter was moving up the line, knocking off his helmet and inflicting deep gashes in his face, simultaneously throwing him into a mud puddle. Tarkov vainly fired his pistol at the Brute as it moved forward to make the killing blow. However, a severely damaged Banshee crashed into the Brute's back, killing it and saving Tarkov's life.
During one of his first battles, he [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle#Re-entry|dropped]] onto an unknown planet amongst other members of his battalion to engage Covenant forces. Several squads of [[Jiralhanae]] soldiers were present at the Marine's landing zone, with multiple [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] providing cover overhead.  


Years later, Tarkov, now a battle-hardened veteran whose gashes had turned into scars, led four other ODSTs in a field burial for a fallen comrade slipping an ODST banner under his armor. As plasma fire erupted and artillery detonated in the distance, the ODSTs put on their helmets and moved out.{{Ref/Reuse|The Life}}
One [[Brute Major|Jiralhanae Major]] had struck Tarkov while he was moving up the line, throwing him into a puddle. As the experienced Major was approaching the helpless Marine, a severely damaged Banshee crashed nearby, killing the Jiralhanae and saving Tarkov's life. Sometime later, Tarkov, now a battle-hardened veteran with four other [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s are seen burying one of their dead comrades. A plasma explosion is heard in the distance, and the ODST's put on their helmets and moved out.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
Tarkov's surname, as well as the fact that Stark's funeral detail and Tarkov's trainers spoke [[Hungarian]], may suggest that Tarkov is a native of [[Reach]]. This is likely, as many of Reach's early settlers were from Eastern Europe, particularly Hungary, which influenced the names of many locations and even animal species on the planet.
*Tarkov is always seen with yellow armor details, even on one of his earliest drops. What his yellow armor signifies in unknown, though it seems to suggest squad leader status.
 
In 2022, Mega Construx released a Halo building set called “ODST Hive Exterminators” based on concept art for Halo 3: ODST. The building set features Tarkov as the team leader of a four man ODST squad tasked with eliminating a drone hive. (This is Tarkov’s first appearance in any Halo media since his first and previously only appearance in the 2009 trailer ‘We are ODST’/‘The Life’). The building set features Tarkov wearing a standard ODST armor set with a Mustard Yellow color scheme accurately detailed to his appearance at the end of the live action trailer. Along with three unnamed squad members (2 male, 1 female) their armor is mash ups of preexisting armor piece pulled from various members of Alpha Nine each in a new color scheme.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Tarkov01.png|Tarkov in Stark's funeral prior to his enlistment.
File:Tarkov02.png|Tarkov as an ODST recruit.
File:Tarkov3.png|Tarkov lying in battlefield
File:Tunnel.png|Tarkov and other ODSTs holding improvised combat zone funeral.
</gallery>
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[The Life]]'' {{1st}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
<references/>
 
[[Category:UNSC]]
[[Category:Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
[[Category:UNSC Marine Corps Personnel]]
[[Category:Human characters]]
 
https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-us/halo/sets/odst-hive-exterminators

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