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Tech Petty Officer '''Samuel N. Marcus''' ([[Service Number]]: 18827-318209-M<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 3</ref>) was a [[UNSC]] Technician aboard the [[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|''UNSC Pillar of Autumn'']] in [[2552]].
'''Tech Petty Officer Samuel N. Marcus''' ([[Service Number]]: 18827-318209-M<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 3</ref>) was a [[UNSC]] Technician aboard the [[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|''UNSC Pillar of Autumn'']] in [[2552]].


Samuel Marcus was tasked with reviving [[Spartan-117]] from his cryo sleep before the Pillar of Autumn's crash landed on [[Installation 04]]. He was a friend of [[Tech Chief]] [[Thom Shephard]]. He had not seen his wife, [[Ellen Marcus]], in three years as she lived on [[Earth]] and the [[Human-Covenant War|war]] simply did not allow him the time to visit her, He could only look at her in a photo.
Samuel Marcus was tasked with reviving [[Spartan-117]] from his cryo sleep before the Pillar of Autumn's crash on [[Installation 04]]. He was a friend of [[Tech Chief]] [[Thom Shephard]]. He had not seen his wife, [[Ellen Marcus]], in three years as she lived on [[Earth]] and the [[Human-Covenant War|war]] simply did not allow him the time to visit her, he could only look at her in a photo.


He was killed by a [[Major Domo|Major]] [[Elite]], who was amongst the first wave of the Covenant boarding party. Sam could hear the Elite just outside the control room and called for security. [[Thom Shephard]] and [[John-117]] could only watch as the Elite warrior entered the control room. Sam issued a cry of "Oh God!", before getting hit by a plasma bolt in the chest. Lying on the floor, he tried to reach a photo of his wife, Ellen. The Elite then walked forward and pinned Marcus's arm to the floor with its foot and examined the picture. Helpless, Marcus could barely hear Thom yell out his name, and was executed when the Elite shot him in the head with its [[Plasma rifle]].
He was killed by a [[Major Domo|Major]] [[Elite]], who was amongst the first wave of the Covenant boarding party. Sam could hear the Elite just outside the control room and called for security. [[Thom Shephard]] and [[John-117]] could only watch as the Elite warrior entered the control room. Sam issued a cry of "Oh God!", before getting hit by a plasma bolt in the chest. Lying on the floor, he tried to reach a photo of his wife, Ellen. The Elite then walked forward and pinned Marcus's arm to the floor with its foot and examined the picture. Helpless, Marcus could barely hear Thom yell out his name, and was executed when the Elite shot him in the head with its [[Plasma rifle]].


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
*There is no way to save him, even if you use the camera cheat in Halo: Custom Edition and try to kill the Elite (He's invincible).
*In Halo:CE, there is no way to save him, even if you use the camera cheat in Halo: Custom Edition and try to kill the Elite (He appears to be invincible).
*Just like Thom, if you restart the level multiple times, you will notice his face and/or uniform alternate in appearance, however his voice remains the same.
*Just like Thom, if you restart the level multiple times, you will notice his face and/or uniform alternate in appearance, however his voice remains the same.
*If you make your way onto the walkways, you will notice that Sam's mouth doesn't move when he talks.
*If you make your way onto the walkways, you will notice that Sam's mouth doesn't move when he talks.

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Tech Petty Officer Samuel N. Marcus (Service Number: 18827-318209-M[1]) was a UNSC Technician aboard the UNSC Pillar of Autumn in 2552.

Samuel Marcus was tasked with reviving Spartan-117 from his cryo sleep before the Pillar of Autumn's crash on Installation 04. He was a friend of Tech Chief Thom Shephard. He had not seen his wife, Ellen Marcus, in three years as she lived on Earth and the war simply did not allow him the time to visit her, he could only look at her in a photo.

He was killed by a Major Elite, who was amongst the first wave of the Covenant boarding party. Sam could hear the Elite just outside the control room and called for security. Thom Shephard and John-117 could only watch as the Elite warrior entered the control room. Sam issued a cry of "Oh God!", before getting hit by a plasma bolt in the chest. Lying on the floor, he tried to reach a photo of his wife, Ellen. The Elite then walked forward and pinned Marcus's arm to the floor with its foot and examined the picture. Helpless, Marcus could barely hear Thom yell out his name, and was executed when the Elite shot him in the head with its Plasma rifle.

Trivia

  • In Halo:CE, there is no way to save him, even if you use the camera cheat in Halo: Custom Edition and try to kill the Elite (He appears to be invincible).
  • Just like Thom, if you restart the level multiple times, you will notice his face and/or uniform alternate in appearance, however his voice remains the same.
  • If you make your way onto the walkways, you will notice that Sam's mouth doesn't move when he talks.

Images

  • Sam Marcus and Thom.jpg

    Sam and Thom releasing John from the cryo sleep.

  • Samisdead.PNG

    Sam gets shot by a Major Domo Elite.

References

  1. ^ Halo: The Flood, page 3
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