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- "Once John gets a hold of this armor, we'll all start sleeping a little better at night."
- — Maria-062
Maria-062 is a SPARTAN-II supersoldier. She claimed that, at some point during the Human-Covenant War, she had retired with the intent of starting a family and that she was serving in the reserves as of October 2552.[1]
Biography
Special Warfare Center
Hours before the Covenant's invasion of Earth on October 20, 2552, Maria tested the new Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor in Seongnam, United Korea. She engaged a squad of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers from the 340th ODST Combat Training Unit in a mock battle near the Special Warfare Center. After the exercise, the armor was approved for battle and was delivered to the orbital defense platform Cairo Station. There, it was issued to Master Chief Petty Officer John-117,[2] who would use it to great effect as late as 2557.[3] After the test, Maria declined a request to return to active duty by the captain in charge of the test, stating that she did not regret her decision.[1]
Ambiguous mentions
Maria-062 may have been mentioned in two of the Halo novels, though it cannot be clearly determined if she is the Spartan in question.
In Halo: The Fall of Reach, during Dr. Halsey's briefing to the Spartans assembled for Operation: RED FLAG, she mentions that among those not present is one SPARTAN-II who was been too critically wounded to continue active duty in the last decade.[4] It is possible that this wounded Spartan was Maria, whose absence allowed her to avoid the Fall of Reach, and that she had healed adequately by October 2552 to test the Mark VI MJOLNIR armor. See here for further analysis.
In Halo: Mortal Dictata, Serin Osman mentions that only one Spartan has ever retired and that they had the excuse of having failed the augmentation procedures.[5] Since Maria is known to have retired, Osman could be referring to her. However, Osman indicates that the other Spartan had likewise failed the augmentation process. While Osman received no physical benefits from the procedures, Maria is capable of using the MJOLNIR powered armor, a system dangerous enough to kill an unaugmented user; it is possible that Maria was among the crippled Spartans who were later rehabilitated. If Osman were referring to another Spartan the most likely candidate is Ralph-103: Ralph was discharged due to a combination of psychological problems[6] and the rejection of certain physical enhancements;[7] unlike the other washouts, he was allowed to return to civilian life.[6]
Trivia
Maria-062 is the first SPARTAN-II whose face was visually depicted in official media.
Gallery
Maria-062 making a sub-orbital jump while testing John-117's Mark VI MJOLNIR armor.
Maria in the free-fall burn.
Maria-062 prepares to throw a mock grenade.
Flames flicker about Maria's shields.
A concept art piece of Maria from the Graphic Novel drawn by Doug Alexander
List of confirmed appearances
- Halo Graphic Novel (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ a b Halo Graphic Novel, "Armor Testing", page 68
- ^ Halo 2, campaign level The Armory
- ^ Halo 4, Epilogue
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 240
- ^ Halo: Mortal Dictata, page 367
- ^ a b Halo: The Fall of Reach 2010 edition bonus content
- ^ Halo.Bungie.org: Re: Spoiler-free thoughts on the new episodes
