Editing Team Saber

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{{Center|'''''Saber''' redirects here. For the UNSC experimental space fighter, see [[FSS-1000 Sabre]].''}}
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|branch=*[[UNSC Navy]]
**[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command]]
***[[SPARTAN-III program]]
****[[Gamma Company]]
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|battles=[[Onyx Conflict]]
|commanders=[[Ash-G099]]
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{{Quote|multi=yes|q1=What's your take on the others? Team Saber?|Kelly-087|q2=They're kids. But so were we once. I think they're Spartans, like us.|Fred-104|[[Kelly-087]] and [[Fred-104]] assessing Team Saber following the [[Onyx Conflict]]<ref name="goo382">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 382-383''</ref>}}
'''Team Saber''' was a [[fireteam]] of [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] [[Gamma Company]].<ref name="honors">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 117''</ref>

==Operational history==
===Formation===
At around age six, the orphaned children chose to become Spartan-IIIs, and were sent to [[Camp Currahee]] on the planet [[Onyx]]. After having survived their week-long [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|bioaugmentation process]] beginning on [[2551|February 19, 2551]], Team Saber and the rest of Gamma Company continued to train for over a year before graduating from the SPARTAN-III training program. As they were one of the highest-ranked teams in the program, they stayed on Onyx to participate in training exercises with [[Team Gladius|Teams Gladius]] and [[Team Katana|Katana]] to see who would claim top honors even after the rest of Gamma Company was deployed into combat in late 2552.{{Ref/Reuse|honors}}

===Onyx Conflict===
{{Main|Onyx Conflict}}
During a training exercise, Team Saber was attacked by what appeared to be artillery fire. After retreating behind the [[Zone 67]] fence, they ran into their previous assailants which turned out to be [[Onyx Sentinel]]s. After a sporadic firefight, Saber learned about the strange nature of these Forerunner constructs and retreated to the jungle to lay low for a time.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 117-119''</ref> The team joined the remaining members of [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] [[Blue Team]], including [[Frederic-104|Fred]], [[Linda-058|Linda]], [[William-043|Will]], and [[Kelly-087|Kelly]], as well as [[Kurt Ambrose]], the Spartan-IIIs' commander, to help [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] recover crucial [[Forerunner]] technology rumored to be buried below the surface of Onyx.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 249-258''</ref>

After entering a formerly buried Forerunner city within Zone 67 and discovering Onyx's [[Cartographer|map room]], Team Saber and the other Spartans were ordered by AI [[Endless Summer]] to destroy a [[Sentinel manufacturing facility]] near the northern pole of Onyx in order to halt the production of Sentinels and save the [[Patterson's battle group|UNSC battle group]] over Onyx. They succeeded in destabilizing the core systems of the factory thanks to a plan formulated by Team Saber's leader, Ash-G099, who proposed they use the production plant's [[teleportation grid]] to quickly move across the facility.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 313-324''</ref>

After successfully destroying the Sentinel factory, the Spartans translocated to another section of Onyx, where they rescued the members of [[Team Katana]], who had been interred in suspended animation within Forerunner [[slipspace field pod]]s. Pursued by a massive [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|Covenant]] army led by [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]], they were forced to fall back to the [[shield world]]'s [[Core room antechamber|entry room]] in Onyx's core. A drawn-out battle ensued, and the super-soldiers killed many Covenant troops, despite losing three of their own. Finally, Kurt ordered the surviving Spartans through the slipspace portal to the shield world and sacrificed himself for their safety by destroying the Covenant army that attempted to gain entrance to the shield world by detonating two [[FENRIS nuclear warhead]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 352-372''</ref>

The surviving members of Team Saber successfully made it into [[Trevelyan|Shield World 006]], a Forerunner "micro" [[Dyson sphere]] contained in a [[slipspace bubble]] in the core of Onyx. There, they were integrated into Blue Team, led by Fred-104.{{Ref/Reuse|goo382}} After reconnoitering the shield world for some time, the structure was brought into normal space by a group of resident [[Huragok]] and the human survivors were rescued by [[Kilo-Five]], to be taken to Earth for a debriefing aboard {{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}}.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 401''</ref> In early [[2553]], the members of Team Saber were offered the chance to integrate into the ongoing [[SPARTAN-IV program]],<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 435''</ref> though they continued to serve with Blue Team until early [[2553#July|July 2553]], when [[CINCONI]], [[Margaret Parangosky|Admiral Margaret Parangosky]], decided to reassign them into a [[Ferret|covert investigations unit]] and list them as [[killed in action]] in order to cover up knowledge of their illegal enhancements.<ref name="hll330">'''[[Halo: Last Light]]''', ''pages 330-331'' (Google Play edition)</ref>

== Dossier ==
*[[Holly-G003]] ([[killed in action]], [[ONI Directive 930|listed]] as [[missing in action]]) - Team Saber's close-quarters combat specialist. Demoted twice for fighting with other trainees. Buzz-cut her hair into the shape of bear claws, and was often teased by other members of Gamma Company about this fact.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 115''</ref>
*[[Ash-G099]] (active, listed as KIA) - Leader of Team Saber, notable for being one of the smartest and best leaders in Gamma Company and being able to understand the needs of his teammates and assist them in developing their skills.{{Ref/Reuse|honors}}
*[[Dante-G188]] (KIA, listed as MIA)- Demolitions expert of Team Saber, possessed 'near-magical' abilities with regards to explosives.{{Ref/Reuse|goo116}}
*[[Olivia-G291]] (active, listed as KIA) - The team's scout/stealth expert. Called "O" by her fellow Spartans for her skills at tracking and stealth. Regularly operated as a scout for the team.{{Ref/Reuse|goo116}}
*[[Mark-G313]] (KIA) - Nicknamed "The Mark" for his exceptional sniping abilities. Team Saber's marksman.<ref name="goo116">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 116''</ref> Died in [[2559#October|October 2559]] during the [[Second Ark Conflict]].{{Ref/Novel|DW}}

==Trivia==
Like all known teams of Gamma Company, Team Saber is named after a [[wikipedia:Sabre|blade]].

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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