Editing Zhao Heng Lopez

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'''Sergeant Zhao Heng Lopez''' ([[service number]] '''11283-99001-ZL'''<ref name="Catalog">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2976443_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2976443 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Catalog Interaction: Page 23'']</ref>), commonly known among her Marines as '''"Mama" Lopez''',<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"The Mona Lisa"'', ''page 243''</ref> was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] stationed aboard the {{UNSCShip|Red Horse}} in [[2552#October|October 2552]], and a long-time veteran of the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|tml247}}<ref name="tml236">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"The Mona Lisa"'', ''page 236''</ref>

==Biography==
===The Mona Lisa===
{{Main|Skirmish on Mona Lisa}}
After the crew of the [[prowler]] ''Red Horse'' discovered an escape pod and a [[John Doe|lone survivor]] in [[Installation 04]]'s debris field, Lopez was ordered by ''Red Horse'' shipboard [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Rebecca]] and [[Commander]] [[Tobias Foucault]] to conduct reconnaissance on the [[Prison ship|prisoner ship]], ''[[Mona Lisa]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|tml236}} Lopez then led her squad as they [[Naval boarding|boarded]] the ship, where they were soon ambushed by several [[Sangheili]] lacking armor or weapons, and quickly took them out. After finding [[Rabbit|one]] of her Marines dead, Lopez received new orders to initiate the [[Cole Protocol]] by purging the ship's two navigational databases. Lopez and her men split into two teams, with Lopez's team going after the ship's primary NAV database at the ship's [[bridge]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"The Mona Lisa"'', ''page 261''</ref>

While scouting the medical bay, Lopez found an [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] [[Major (UNSC)|Major]] named [[John Smith]] locked inside a safe room. As they interrogated Smith about the experiments with the prisoners and the Flood, Smith broke free and killed [[Mahmoud]] with a concealed knife, leaving her with three fellow Marines; [[James MacCraw|MacCraw]], [[Percy]] and [[Raj Singh|Singh]]. By the time they reached the bridge of the ''Mona Lisa'', only she and MacCraw remained. There, they learned that not only had Smith stolen their only [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]], but a [[Shiva-class nuclear missile]] was being prepared for launch against the ''Mona Lisa'' to ensure none of the Flood escaped. Commander Foucault then told Lopez that two escape pods were left on the lower deck, omitting the fact that the pods were designed for single occupants.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"The Mona Lisa"'', ''page 326''</ref>

As Lopez and MacCraw defended the pods, [[Hospital Corpsman|Corpsman]] [[Ngoc Benti]] arrived with [[Clarence]], a prisoner named [[Patrick Rimmer]], and his [[Sangheili]] companion, "[[Henry]]". Clarence, under strict orders from ONI to not let anything but the Marines leave the ship, executed Rimmer. Angered, Henry moved to shoot Clarence but the latter already had him in his sights while Lopez wavered between aiming at the two of them. Meanwhile, MacCraw had taken one of the last two pods leaving only one. Benti, who had been heavily wounded on the way and was showing signs of infection, sacrificed her life by pushing both herself and Clarence into the oncoming Flood horde. As the timer for the Shiva launch reached thirty seconds, Lopez and Henry fled into the airlock only to find that the pod couldn't fit them both. As she stared at the pod, she reflected that "Henry", despite being an enemy, had carried an injured Benti to safety and was better than many of the humans who had also been on this ship. That still did not mean she would give up her only chance of survival. Realizing she had no ammunition left in her [[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System|assault rifle]], Lopez proceeded to use the weapon as a club. With only thirty seconds to spare, she and Henry prepared to fight for the last escape pod.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"The Mona Lisa"'', ''page 341-342''</ref>

===Death===
Lopez was listed as KIA in UNSC records as of October 25, 2552, likely being killed aboard the ''Mona Lisa'' or by the Shiva nuke fired from the Red Horse.<ref name="Page 23">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postst248247p23_Catalog-Interaction.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction - Page 23'']</ref>

==Personality and traits==
Lopez cared deeply for her Marines, referring to the members of her squad as her "kids". She felt responsible for every one of them and had little tolerance for lies or being kept in the dark, particularly when this endangered her Marines, as demonstrated by her hostility toward Major Smith.

Lopez was apparently Roman Catholic, as she commonly referred to her subordinates as her "rosary beads". She also constantly remembered the smell of the pews at her mother's church.

==Trivia==
*Her name suggests that she was of Chinese and Hispanic ancestry.
*Lopez had close relatives on [[Reach]] who were presumably killed when the planet [[Fall of Reach|fell]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"The Mona Lisa"'', ''page 269''</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:TML_Characters_Concept.jpg|Concept art of characters for the motion comic, with Lopez seen in the bottom-left.
File:TML - Lopez armor.png|Lopez in her [[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform|Marine BDU]].
File:TML - punch.png|Lopez hits Major Smith after losing [[Rakesh|a Marine]] due to Smith's lack of cooperation.
File:TML - chase.png|Lopez and MacCraw being pursued by the Flood shortly before reaching the bridge.
File:TML - Lopez n MacCraw.png|Lopez and MacCraw on the bridge of the ''Mona Lisa''.
File:TML - MacCraw & Lopez.png|MacCraw and Lopez fire upon a horde of Flood as they make a run for the escape pods.
File:TML - finale.png|The final standoff between Henry and Lopez.
File:TML - Lopez full armor.jpg|Full view of Lopez's armor.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[The Mona Lisa]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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[[Category:Human characters|Lopez, Zhao Heng]]
[[Category:UNSC Marine Corps enlisted personnel|Lopez, Zhao Heng]]