Editing Tedra Grant

{{Status|Canon}}
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|homeworld=[[Arcadia]]<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''''</ref>
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|hair=Red
|eyes=Green
|affiliation=*[[UNSC Navy]] {{C|formerly}}
*[[Spartan Operations]]
**[[SPARTAN-IV program]]
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{{Quote|Up here, hinge-heads!|Grant engaging Elite guards.}}
'''Tedra Grant''' ([[service number]] '''95984-78393-TG'''){{Ref/Reuse|VIS}} is a [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV supersoldier]] who served with [[Fireteam Majestic]] on the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} in [[2558]].<ref name="LE Contents">[[:File:Halo-4-limited-edition.jpeg|''Halo 4 Limited Edition Contents'']]</ref>

==Biography==
===Early life===
Grant was born [[2533|November 4, 2533]] on [[Arcadia]], which had been [[Battle for Arcadia|briefly invaded]] by the [[Covenant]] only two years earlier. During her childhood, she was friends with [[Jordan Gaines]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/jordan-gaines '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Jordan Gaines'']</ref> On [[2549|September 9, 2549]], when she was 16, she was on Arcadia during the planet's [[Fall of Arcadia|fall]].<ref name="HE7">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 7|Issue #7]]''</ref> Grant joined the [[UNSC Navy]] at a young age as a [[military police]] officer<ref>'''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''', ''page 112''</ref> and was later accepted into the SPARTAN-IV program after its inception. Her athleticism and combat skills gained her placement in an operational division in which she field-tested early versions of [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR GEN2]]. She was soon given an active role as a Spartan and was eventually assigned to [[Fireteam Majestic]].{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}

At some point prior to [[2558|February 6, 2558]], Grant and the rest of Fireteam Majestic were deployed to [[Rio de Janeiro]].<ref name="Departure">'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[Departure]]''</ref>

===Requiem Campaign===
{{Main|Requiem Campaign}}
[[File:H4 SOS1 Sniper Team.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Grant (right) and [[Madsen]] in a firefight on Requiem.]]
Grant was assigned to {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} along with Fireteam Majestic on February 6.{{Ref/Reuse|Departure}} After ''Infinity'' arrived at [[Requiem]], Fireteams [[Fireteam Crimson|Crimson]] and Majestic were sent north of the UNSC's area of operations on Requiem in order to shut down Forerunner power generators. Initiated by [[Sarah Palmer|Commander Palmer]], the mission turned into a competition for the fireteams as to who could complete their mission objectives first. Majestic took the lead at first but were eventually beaten.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[The Challenge]]''</ref>

Shortly later, Grant and Majestic were involved in another engagement against [[Promethean Crawler]]s and [[Promethean Knight|Knights]]. After [[Carlo Hoya|Hoya]] was injured they returned to ''Infinity''.<ref name="Ep2">'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[Artifact]]''</ref> Later, during Crimson and Majestic's pursuit of [[Jul 'Mdama]], Grant figured out that Covenant forces had been able to escape using [[portal]]s, allowing Crimson to pursue 'Mdama through a portal.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[Didact's Hand]]''</ref> Majestic was then deployed to [[Galileo Base]] to retrieve the "[[Didact's Gift]]" from the area after Crimson had defended it from a Covenant assault force. Though attacked by [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]] and [[Ru'swum-pattern Phantom|Phantoms]], [[Gabriel Thorne|Thorne]] managed to hijack a Banshee and destroy a Phantom, giving Majestic time to exfiltrate.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[Memento Mori]]''</ref>

When Thorne went missing the rest of Majestic set out to find him. They eventually found Thorne in the nick of time, with [[Paul DeMarco|DeMarco]] shooting [[Gek 'Lhar]] ('Mdama's second-in-command) right before the [[Sangheili|Elite]] could kill their comrade.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[Expendable]]''</ref> Several skirmishes later, [[Thomas Lasky|Captain Lasky]] contacted Majestic via hologram and asked them to rescue Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] from Jul 'Mdama. When they arrived at Halsey's location Grant, Hoya, and Madsen took position above the entrance and waited for Thorne to signal to attack. When he did Grant yelled to the Elites to distract them; Majestic quickly opened fire on several Elites. Grant and the rest of Majestic showed up to help Thorne just as Promethean Knights teleported into the area and engaged them. 'Mdama managed to escape with Halsey just as Thorne and Palmer closed in on him.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[Key]]''</ref>

Sometime later Commander Palmer and Majestic were ordered to deactivate one of the two [[Requiem translocation artifact|translocation artifacts]] binding ''Infinity'' to Requiem; Crimson was tasked with deactivating the other.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[Exodus]]''</ref> Majestic faced significant Covenant resistance in deactivating their device. While making their way to the artifact Grant tossed a grenade that killed at least one Elite. Majestic succeeded in deactivating the artifact shortly after Crimson. While evacuating Grant co-piloted the Pelican with Commander Palmer, pointing out Crimson's Pelican that was just ahead of them. They arrived aboard ''Infinity'' at the same time as Crimson, allowing ''Infinity'' to narrowly escape.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Key#Closing cinematic|''Exodus Conclusion'']]</ref>

===Freighter rescue and Oth Lodon===
{{Main|Ambush at Oth Lodon}}
[[File:GrantGuard.png|thumb|left|200px|Grant stands guard while Madsen secures entrance into the station.]]
On March 11, six days after DeMarco's death, Majestic, sans Thorne, and Roland were in the middle of a [[poker]] game night. Thorne walked in to discover that the rest of the team had made wagers on DeMarco's [[keepsake]], the looted energy sword recovered from [[Gek 'Lhar]] during the Requiem Campaign. Days ago, Grant had won DeMarco's sword in a card game against Spartan Jones of Fireteam Bailey, only to suddenly lose it to Hoya. Thorne expressed that the weapon was a tribute to DeMarco for having saved his life, and requested to join in and take a shot at playing for it. Hoya yielded to his request when the rest of team agreed they all deserved an equal chance. After being rebuked for almost sitting down in DeMarco's seat, Thorne pulled up a chair and joined the others around the table. When Roland began to start a new game of Hold 'em poker, Thorne stopped him and replaced the virtual [[holotank]] cards with his own inherited deck of physical playing cards. As Hoya dealt the deck and revealed the community cards, Roland suddenly alerted the team to an emergency distress call. Before the Spartans left their interrupted game, Thorne unveiled his winning hand, a quad of kings, and claimed the sword of his fallen friend. 

The distress call, it turned out, originated in the [[Artesia-702 system]] and was coming from the damaged freighter Pilgrims' Pride. Majestic was permitted to return to being at ease, since it was judged to be of no immediate danger. However, upon arriving at the freighter's location, a trap was sprung inside  ''Infinity''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sub-vessel deployment bay. Fireteam Majestic was dispatched along with Fireteams [[Fireteam Colossus|Colossus]] and [[Fireteam Fenrir|Fenrir]] to repel the attack by preventing the freighter from self-destructing inside ''Infinity''. As team Majestic advanced to the freighter's core, they encountered and quickly disabled multiple [[M202 XP machine gun|automated defense turrets]]. As the enemy went into retreat, the freighter was tugged out back into space, where Grant ejected its core before it exploded. The Spartans survived the detonation and requested pickup.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 4|Issue #4]]''</ref>

Following the attack, ''Infinity'' learned the freighter's assault crafts seemingly belonged to the long-lost {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} and tracked their origin to [[Oth Lodon]], a gas giant located deep in [[Jiralhanae]] space. With the ''Spirit''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s possible location found, [[Terrence Hood|Fleet Admiral Hood]] authorized a search and rescue mission. Equipped with [[OF92 Booster Frame]]s, Commander Palmer and Fireteam Majestic scouted the planet's system and came across not the ''Spirit of Fire'' but a [[Oth Lodon station|Covenant station]] controlled by [[New Colonial Alliance]] insurgents.<ref name="HE5">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 5|Issue #5]]''</ref> The station fired upon ''Infinity'' with its glassing cannon, disabling the UNSC flagship. Palmer immediately ordered Majestic to take control of the station. After evading oncoming missiles on their Booster Frames, the Spartans quickly boarded the station and secured the bridge, ordering everyone to freeze. The Spartans apprehended Captain [[Daniel Clayton]], a UNSC defector and the mastermind behind the [[Battle of Ealen IV|attack on Ealen IV]]. They then turned their attention to his associate [[Vata 'Gajat]], who was preparing to assault the crippled ''Infinity''. With the station's cannon back online, they fired on 'Gajat's flagship, destroying it and saving ''Infinity''.<ref name="HE6">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 6|Issue #6]]''</ref>

===New Phoenix reopening===
[[File:Escalation-Thorne and Grant in NP.png|thumb|250px|Thorne and Grant in New Phoenix.]]
By March 22, Fireteam Majestic was stationed aboard the [[orbital defense platform]] ''[[Oaxaca Station]]'' while ''Infinity'' underwent repairs. Grant was unable to sleep well as the station did not feel home like ''Infinity''. She woke up Thorne, who was having nightmares about the [[New Phoenix Incident|attack on New Phoenix]] eight months ago, and the two discussed attending the reopening of [[New Phoenix]]. Thorne was at first reluctant to return to the city. However, Grant insisted that he visit his home and offered to accompany him as "backup", seeing as they had nothing to do for the next three weeks. Two days later, they attended New Phoenix's Rebirth ceremony presided by [[Unified Earth Government|UEG]] [[President of the Unified Earth Government|President]] [[Ruth Charet]]. Thorne then took Grant to [[Thorne family|his family]]'s home and showed her around.

While exploring the house, Thorne discovered a violin belonging to his grandmother. He concluded that his grandmother had been practicing it when the attack occurred. Distraught, Thorne decided he wanted to leave but Grant told him the story of how she was on her home planet when it [[Fall of Arcadia|fell]]. Grant told Thorne that he should be happy to still have a home to return to and that his dreams were trying to tell him to relieve all the pain he had inside. Grant then left Thorne as he decided to honor his family by playing his grandmother's violin. Three weeks later, they returned to ''Infinity'' and departed from Earth. Grant was able to sleep well again and Thorne was no longer having nightmares, thanks to Grant's support.{{Ref/Reuse|HE7}}

===Ven III===
{{Main|Operation: WHISTLE STOP}}
On [[2558#May|May 9, 2558]], [[Naiya Ray]] and Thorne were assigned, separately from the rest of Majestic, on a secret mission to capture [[Ayit 'Sevi|a Sangheili]] in possession of a mysterious [[bioweapon]] on [[Ven III]]. After communications with both Spartans were lost,<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 11|Issue #11]]''</ref> Fireteam Majestic was deployed to rescue them from the [[Kig-Yar]] [[pirate]]s based on Ven III, with Palmer assuming command of the team in the absence of Thorne. Upon arriving at the pirates' base, Majestic and Palmer took out several Kig-Yar pirates. After receiving notification of Thorne's location by Ray, Palmer was going to redirect Majestic to Ray to help her retrieve the bioweapon but Ray shut off her locater to force them to rescue Thorne instead. Majestic eventually found Thorne and returned him to the ''Infinity''.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 12|Issue #12]]''</ref>

===Aktis IV===
{{Main|Battle of Aktis IV}}
[[File:HE15 Grant Palmer.jpg|thumb|250px|Grant is tasked with protecting Glassman.]]
After ''Infinity'' was trapped near the uncharted world of [[Aktis IV]] on July 19, 2558, Grant was deployed to the planet's surface alongside the rest of Majestic, with Palmer once again assuming tactical command of the team. On a forested island the Spartans discovered and secured a Forerunner structure after defeating a group of [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant forces]], and [[Henry Glassman|Dr. Glassman]] was brought in to investigate. Shortly afterward, Jul 'Mdama's Covenant launched a surprise assault against the Spartans and they became trapped in the structure. However, Glassman was able to activate the facility's [[teleportation grid]]. Grant was tasked by Palmer with taking a Spartan splinter team and Glassman through a portal to the other side of the island while Palmer, Thorne and Ray translocated to another location. Upon exiting the portal Grant's team were almost killed by friendly fire from [[Mark IX Mantis ADS|Mantises]] that ''Infinity'' had deployed against the Covenant forces.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 15|Issue #15]]''</ref> The battle eventually concluded with Jul 'Mdama attaining both halves of the Janus Key and leaving the system while the Spartans returned to ''Infinity''.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 16|Issue #16]]''</ref>
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==Personality and traits==
Grant's most distinguished talents are considered to be her sharp insight and clear decision-making, as well as her ability to remain calm and focused on the task at hand regardless of the situation. She is also noted for her combat abilities and athletic skill, which contributed to her role as a tester for the GEN2 MJOLNIR.{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}


==Equipment==
Grant wears the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Pathfinder|Pathfinder]] variant of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR GEN2 armor]] equipped with [[Visor color#Halo 4|VISR 4.09]]. She typically wields an [[M395 Designated Marksman Rifle]].

==Production notes==
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Grant is voiced by {{plain|[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1315346/ Elle Newlands] on ''Spartan Ops'' and ''Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual''}}.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Grant.png|Grant in early 2558.
File:MajesticBio-Grant.png|Profile sheet of Tedra Grant.
File:H4-TedraGrant-ScanRender.png|Portrait of Spartan Grant.
File:Grant piloting Pelican.jpg|Grant piloting a [[D79-TC Pelican]].
File:HE Tedra.jpg|Grant examining a [[John-117|Master Chief]] [[toy|action figure]].
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 4]]'' 
**''[[Spartan Ops]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''
**''[[Fireteam Majestic Poker Night]]''
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''

==Sources==
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[[Category:Spartan-IVs|Grant, Tedra]]
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