Editing Vedrana Makovich

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Disambig header|the Spartan nicknamed "Mako"|other uses|Mako}}
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|name=Vedrana Makovich
|image=[[File:Enc22-Makovich.png|300px]]
|homeworld=[[Andesia]]{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=102}}
|birth=[[2531#April|April 9, 2531]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
|death=[[2560#May|May 15, 2560]]{{Ref/Game|Id=s8|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Scattered 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Scattered #08 - The Assassin}}
|causeofdeath=Killed by [[Jega 'Rdomnai]]{{Ref/Reuse|conservatory}}
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|gender= Female
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|mass={{Convert|109|kg|lb}}{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
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|affiliation=*[[UNSC Air Force]] {{C|formerly}}
*[[Spartan Operations]]
**[[SPARTAN-IV program]]
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'''Vedrana "Mako" Makovich''', callsign '''Windfall-One''', was a [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV]] supersoldier who served as team leader of [[Fireteam Windfall]] in the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}{{Ref/Game|Id=e6|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Evacuation 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Evacuation #06 - Buying Time}}

==Biography==
===Early life and service===
Vedrana Makovich was born on the [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] of [[Andesia]] on [[2531#April|April 9, 2531]]. She would eventually enlist in the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Air Force|Air Force]], making a name for herself as one of their most versatile and adept pilots. After auspicious stints flying a wide range of fighter craft, Makovich was invited to join the [[SPARTAN-IV program]] at some point following the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}

===Spartan career===
At some point between [[2557]] and [[2558]], Vedrana Makovich participated in [[F-41 Broadsword]] sorties on [[Requiem]]. By December [[2559]], Makovich had run multiple operations with [[Fireteam Windfall]] for years, including [[UNSC Prowler Corps|Prowler Corps]] maneuvers on a [[Kig-Yar]] purse-moon, as well as strikes on [[Jiralhanae]] raiding parties alongside the [[Swords of Sanghelios]].{{Ref/Game|Id=dtl|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Retaliation 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Retaliation #06 - Drawing the Line}} She was also instrumental in the development of the production model [[FSS-1000 Sabre|Sabre]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} She held a reputation as one of the best pilots, and was even something of a hero to the flight squadrons on {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.{{Ref/Novel|RP|Chapter=15}}

===Installation 07===
{{Main|Battle for Zeta Halo}}
On December 12, 2559, Spartan Vedrana Makovich was onboard a Sabre escorting UNSC ''Infinity'' when it was [[Battle over Installation 07|ambushed]] by [[Banished]] forces upon arrival at [[Installation 07]]. As the ''Infinity'' fell to the Banished assault, Makovich and her teammate [[Henri Malik]] engaged [[Banshee]]s that were attacking the lifeboats launching from the ''Infinity''.{{Ref/Reuse|e6}}{{Ref/Novel|RP|1}} Their support extended to clearing the space along the ''Infinity''{{'}}s [[M9407 drop pod|drop pod]] [[R1295 Launching Systems|ejection tubes]] to allow for the deployment of Spartans and [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]].{{Ref/Novel|RP|Chapter=2}} By December 13, Makovich has made landfall on the surface of the ring, and was fighting [[Forerunner]] [[Sentinel]]s when a giant explosion on the ring fractured its surface. Maokvich narrowly escaped the ring's fragmentation.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Ringfall 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Ringfall #05 - Gravity}} On December 15, Makovich came across the wreckage of {{UNSCShip|Mortal Reverie}}, and established the crash site as a UNSC base of operations, gathering other UNSC forces at the site.{{Ref/Game|Id=hafh|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Reverie 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Reverie #01 - Home Away From Home}} She contacted Spartan [[Hudson Griffin]],{{Ref/Reuse|hafh}} and was joined by other UNSC forces.

On January 23, [[2560]], Spartan Griffin, the operational leader at the crash site, led Spartans [[Panago]], Malik, and [[Sarkar]] on an assassination mission on the Banished [[War Chief]] [[Escharum]].{{Ref/Game|Id=tlb|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Retaliation 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Retaliation #02 - Those Left Behind}} Makovich voiced her disbelief at the team being chosen by drawing straws,{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Retaliation 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Retaliation #01 - The Mission}} but the mission proceeded at Griffin's command.{{Ref/Reuse|tlb}} However, the assassination on Escharum failed. Griffin sent an encrypted message to the ''Reverie'' on January 31 before he was captured and handed over to [[Chak 'Lok]] for torture. In his message, Griffin warned the ''Reverie'' of an impending Banished assault.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Retaliation 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Retaliation #05 - Encroachment}} Under the combined leadership of Spartan [[Bertold Vettel]] and counsel of Makovich, the UNSC forces at the ''Reverie'' braced for the Banished's attack.{{Ref/Reuse|dtl}} Makovich participated in the defense of ''Reverie'', stationed at its secondary barricade with [[Theodore Sorel]], when the crash site came under Banished assault on [[2560#January|January 31, 2560]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp16|RP|Chapter=16}} Despite the preparations, the Banished assault under Chieftain [[Tremonius]] forced the UNSC forces to retreat from the ''Reverie'' on February 2.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Retaliation 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Retaliation #08 - The Retreat}} The UNSC forces scattered into the valley, but Makovich later regrouped with Sorel and Vettel; they enacted the [[Rubicon Protocol]] and continued to run guerilla ops against the Banished to keep the ring out of their control.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Scattered 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Scattered #01 - Rubicon Protocol}} Makovich and Sorel found a crashed UNSC comms satellite and rigged it to broadcast a location ping by cycling through a digital signal chain; they used the satellite sparingly to leave debriefs at the location to reconnect with others.{{Ref/Novel|RP|Chapter=24}}

On April 24, after being told of increased Banished activity near the ''Reverie'' by Spartan [[Bonita Stone]],{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Scattered 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Scattered #02 - What Lies Beneath}} Makovich and Spartan [[Theodore Sorel]] observed [[Site Novem]], a Banished excavation site south of the ''Reverie''.{{Ref/Game|Id=tp|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Scattered 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Scattered #04 - The Prize}} The two correctly deduced that Escharum was searching for the [[Monitor]] of the installation, [[117649 Despondent Pyre]], and spent the next few weeks stalling the Banished's excavation efforts.{{Ref/Reuse|tp}}

When the Banished's excavation completed on May 15, Makovich and Sorel infiltrated the [[Conservatory (location)|Conservatory]].{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Scattered 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Scattered #07 - Infiltration}} Inside, the two were ambushed by the [[Sangheili]] [[Jega 'Rdomnai]], with Sorel being wounded by 'Rdomnai's surprise attack. Makovich urged Sorel to run ahead to locate the monitor, while she would fend off 'Rdomnai.{{Ref/Reuse|s8}} Makovich died in the following duel against the Sangheili,{{Ref/Level|Id=conservatory|HINF|Conservatory}} while Sorel made a last stand deeper inside the facility, being killed by the [[Jiralhanae]] brothers [[Tovarus]] and [[Hyperius]].{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Scattered 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Scattered #09 - Killers}} Makovich's body remained inside the Conservatory, and was found on May 28 by [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]], who collected her [[drop wall]] module.{{Ref/Reuse|conservatory}}

==Equipment==
During the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]], Spartan Makovich wore the Mjolnir [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN3)|GEN3]] [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VII|Mark VII]] armor, employing the [[ZVEZDA-class Mjolnir|Zvezda]] helmet, [[UA attachments|UA/Agathius]] shoulder pads, and UA/Type SA knee pads.{{Ref/Reuse|conservatory}} At some point before January 24, 2560, Makovich had her armor's motion sensor replaced, and took the last one in the ''Reverie''{{'}}s storage.{{Ref/Novel|RP|14}} She carried a drop wall module, which was inherited by John-117.{{Ref/Reuse|conservatory}}

==Production notes==
*Vedrana Makovich was portrayed by voice actress [[Wikipedia:Zehra Fazal|Zehra Fazal]],{{Ref/Game|HI|Halo Infinite credits|credits}} who also lent her voice to the Spartan Voiceprint 16T3 in the [[multiplayer]] component of ''Halo Infinite''.{{Ref/Twitter|ZehraFazal|1461123729165983744|Zehra Fazal|Quote=A new journey begins, Spartans! Thrilled to join #HaloInfinite as one of your player Spartans. If you'd like me in your ear, select Voiceprint 16T3 (MPSpartan06). Massive congrats to the whole @Halo team!!}} Fazal also voiced the [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] [[Parisa|agent]] in ''[[Halo Infinite: Memory Agent]]''.{{Ref/Twitter|ZehraFazal|1468718052451618817|Zehra Fazal|Quote=I loved working on this. Thanks for having me as your special agent, @Halo.}}
*Makovich's [[Armor coatings (Halo Infinite)#Mark VII core|Mark VII armor coating]], Dogfight Makovich, is available in ''Halo Infinite'' multiplayer. The armor coating can be unlocked by accessing the [[Mjolnir Armory]] locker southeast of the Conservatory. Its name alludes to Makovich's role as a pilot. A [[AV-49 Wasp|Wasp]] [[Vehicle customization|coating]] of the same name can be unlocked by accessing the Mjolnir Armory locker south of [[FOB Lima]], at the edge of the ring's spine.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HINF Vedrana Makovich Corpse.jpg|Spartan Makovich's body in the Conservatory.
File:HINF_Coating_Dogfight_Makovich_Armor.png|Makovich's appearance and armour coating, Dogfight Makovich, available in ''Halo Infinite's'' multiplayer.
File:HINF IWD Promo.jpg|Vedrana Makovich, along with [[Sigrid Eklund]], [[Rosenda-A344]], and [[Laurette Agryna]] in a promotional image.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]''

==Sources==
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