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| {{Disambig header|the Navy junior officer|other people with this name|William}}
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| {{Character infobox | | |name=William Michael Lovell |
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| |name=William Lovell | |
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| |death=[[2552#September|September 19, 2552]] | | |death=2552 |
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| |hair=Black | | |hair=Black |
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| |affiliation=*[[United Nations Space Command]] | | |cyber= |
| **[[UNSC Navy]] | | |era=[[Human-Covenant War]] |
| |rank=[[Ensign]] | | |types= |
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| | |notable=*[[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] |
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| | *[[Battle of Installation 04]] |
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| | | '''Ensign William Michael Lovell''' was an officer in the [[UNSC]] Navy who, for his amount of time in the Navy, saw alot of action. During his short life, he had a [[Career Service Vitae|CSV]] that was twice as long as [[Captain Keyes]]' CSV.<ref name="Keyes">[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 159</ref> |
| '''Ensign William Lovell''' ([[service number]] 78349-90983-WL)<ref name="Drop">'''[[Data Drop|Data Drop Six]]'''</ref> was a [[Ensign|junior officer]] in the [[UNSC Navy]], briefly serving as a member of the command crew of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. During his eventful career, he developed a [[Career Service Vitae|CSV]] that was at least twice as long as [[Jacob Keyes]]'.<ref name="Keyes">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 159''</ref> He had been awarded the [[Bronze Star]] three times. | |
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| ==Biography== | | ==Biography== |
| ===Early military career=== | | ===Early Career=== |
| Lovell enlisted voluntarily, and was immediately enrolled at the [[Luna OCS Academy|Luna Officer Candidate School]] due to his high grades. During a training flight he demonstrated heroism by saving the entire crew from an accident, and this helped him to graduate from the academy after only two years. | | Instead of being conscripted right into the UNSC, Lovell volunteered his services. He was granted immediate admission to the [[Luna OCS Academy]] due to his high grades but only finished his second year before he moved on to graduate. He received his commission so early for heroism in a training flight where he saved the entire crew. He took duty on the first outbound corvette headed into battle.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], pages 133/134</ref> Three [[The Bronze Star|Bronze Star]]s, a [[The Silver Star|Silver Cluster]], and two [[The Purple Heart|Purple Heart]]s were awarded to him. He was catapulted all the way up to [[Lieutenant (Sr Grade)]] in just three years.<ref name="Keyes"/> He served aboard the ''[[UNSC Gorgon]]'' for four years. |
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| Upon being commissioned he took the first outbound [[UNSC corvette|corvette]] headed into battle <ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 133-134''</ref>. Within three years he had been promoted to [[Lieutenant (UNSC)|Lieutenant]] {{Ref/Reuse|Keyes}} and had been decorated with a [[Silver Star]], three [[Bronze Star]]s, and two [[Purple Heart]]s. He served aboard the {{UNSCShip|Gorgon}} for a period of four years.
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| A promising career was rocked by a series of mishaps: four reports of insubordination and two transfers. Ultimately, his demotion back to [[Ensign]] may have been caused by an "incident" involving [[Anna Gerov]], a civilian and possible daughter of [[Vice Admiral]] [[Gerov]] {{Ref/Reuse|Keyes}}.
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| Lovell was reassigned to [[Remote Scanning Outpost]] ''[[Archimedes]]'' on the fringes of the [[Sigma Octanus system]]. He was there for well over a year, an unheard of duration for such a remote facility {{Ref/Reuse|Keyes}}. This was partially by his own choice: due to his judgment that he had broken under pressure and having seen so much death, he was content with the isolation and relative safety of the outpost.
| | However his decline was just as rapid as his ascent due to four reports of insubordination, two transfers, and an "incident" with a civilian woman, [[Anna Gerov]], possibly daughter of [[Vice Admiral Gerov]].<ref name="Keyes"/> |
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| ===Later military career===
| | He was finally reassigned aboard the UNSC [[Archimedes]] Remote Scanning Outpost on the fringes of the [[Sigma Octanus System|Sigma Octanus star system]]. He was there for a year, which is an unheard of length of time for such a remote facility.<ref name="Keyes"/> He enjoyed the isolation. In his own words, Lovell had simply broken from the pressure. He had seen too many people murdered and too much death. He wanted to live, just like everyone else. He chose to stay in the outpost because it was safe. |
| In [[2552]], while still serving aboard the ''Archimedes'', he detected the silhouette of [[Covenant]] ships headed for the Sigma Octanus. While he did not positively identify the silhouette as such <ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 137-138''</ref>, his report allowed UNSC forces to converge in defense of the system in time to win the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. Lovell was reassigned to the {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} under Captain Jacob Keyes, replacing [[Lieutenant]] [[Jaggers]] as navigation officer. There he participated more actively in the latter stage of the battle. <ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 188''</ref>
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| Shortly afterward, Lovell was transferred with the rest of the command crew to Keyes' new ship, the cruiser {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, which was to be sent on [[Operation: RED FLAG]], which was postponed due to the [[Fall of Reach]]. As the ''Autumn'' sat in stationary orbit on the far side of the planet, Lovell detected unusual EM readings bouncing off [[Turul]] and contacted [[Casimir Station]] looking for an explanation. Unbeknownst to the crew of the ship, which was being kept ignorant of the Covenant invasion, the readings were actually a result of battles occurring on the other side of the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|Drop}}
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| | He encountered the silhouette of the [[Covenant]] battle cruisers that attacked the system in 2552. Although he did not identify the threat immediately<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], pages 137/138</ref>, his report about the silhouette did alert the UNSC to the Covenant's presence and thus turned the tide of what would have been a massacre. For that, he became navigations officer aboard the [[Iroquois]] during the final fight of [[The Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]].<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 188</ref> |
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| Despite his low rank, and the surprise it caused among the bridge crew, Lovell performed skillfully, even under pressure. He and [[Cortana]] successfully extracted the ship from the disaster. When the ship was abandoned during the [[Battle of Installation 04]], Lovell piloted and landed his [[Bumblebee]] lifepod ([[Kilo Tango Victor 17]]) containing Keyes, the command crew, and the [[Covenant]] spy [[Isna 'Nosolee]].
| | After the battle at [[Sigma Octanus IV]], he was reassigned by [[Captain Keyes]] to the [[Iroquois|UNSC Iroquois]] as navigator. He piloted the ''Iroquois'' during the final engagement of [[The Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. He was then transferred to the ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]'', along with Keyes and the rest of the command crew. |
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| ===Death===
| | He then manned his post during [[The Battle of Reach]]. He, along with [[Cortana]], was successful in making the ship escape the system intact. However this lead them only to another fight at [[Installation 04]]. After the hopeless battle, he piloted the [[Bumblebee]] lifepod [[Kilo Tango Victor 17]] that contained the command crew, including Captain Keyes, as well as the spy [[Isna 'Nosolee]]. He landed the Bumblebee on the surface but they were soon spotted by the Covenant patrols. |
| After landing, he and the rest of the lifepod group attempted to escape the Covenant, successfully for some time. Because they were wanted alive (at least until the leading officer could be identified), the small group managed to inflict heavy damage on the Covenant, who were under orders not to harm them. Ultimately, they were captured by the [[Covenant]] after being betrayed by [[Ensign]] [[Ellen Dowski]]. In an attempt to avoid execution, he made a desperate dive for an [[M6D Personal Defense Weapon System|M6D handgun]], but was shot and killed by a [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Minor|Minor]]'s [[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|plasma pistol]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 99'' ; '''2010''', ''page 103''</ref>
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| ==List of appearances==
| | After crash landing on Installation 04 he and the bridge crew, along with their four Marine escorts, were tracked down by the Covenant, who had the aid of the traitor [[Ensign Ellen Dowski]], and executed. As a last desperate attempt, Lovell dived for a pistol but was shot in the face by an [[Elite]] with a [[Plasma Pistol]]. |
| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''
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| [[Category:Human characters|Lovell, William]] | | [[Category:Characters|Lovell, William]] |
| [[Category:UNSC Navy officers|Lovell, William]] | | [[Category:UNSC]][[Category: Humans (Characters)]] |
