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'''Captain Carol Rawley''' (alternatively known by the nickname '''Foehammer''' or the radio designation '''Echo 419'''- Pronounced Echo four-nineteen) is the pilot of a [[Pelican]] transport on the ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]''. She has great talent in the way of hostile insertions and mounting rescues, and this makes her stand out among the ''Pillar''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s other pilots. Foe Hammer is voiced by [[Tanya Pettiford-Wates]]. Her copilot is named Frye. She is technically an [[unseen character]], as players can only see her ship.
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[[UNSC rank structure#Officer ranks|Flight Officer Captain]] '''Carol Rawley''', better known by her [[call sign]] '''Foe Hammer''',{{Ref/Note|While spelled out as "Foehammer" in Anniversary's subtitles, her callsign is spelled out as two words in the original game.}} was a pilot in the [[UNSC]]'s [[23rd Naval Air Squadron]]. During the [[Battle of Installation 04]], she piloted [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] ''[[Echo 419]]'' and served as a crucial asset to the [[John-117|Master Chief]] during the [[Battle of Installation 04]] in the [[Human-Covenant War]] by delivering the latter [[M12 Chaingun Warthog|Warthogs]], [[Marines|allies]] and transportation to and from different points on [[Installation 04]].


Not long after the ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]'' makes a blind jump to [[Threshold]], Covenant forces descend once again upon the ship. Foehammer escapes in the ensuing battle, and descends to the surface of the [[Installation 04]], where many [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces have landed. There, she helps [[Master Chief]] and [[Cortana]] pick up scattered Marines and get them out of the battlefield. She is tragically shot down later by [[Covenant]] Banshees, as she attempts to pick up the Chief one last time and escape Halo as the [[Pillar of Autumn]] explodes and destroys it.
== Biography ==
===Battle of Installation 04===
After the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} made a "blind" [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] jump to the [[Soell system]], [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] forces boarded the ship. Rawley and many other members of her squadron, including her co-pilot, [[Lieutenant]] [[Frye]], and her crew chief, [[Cullen]], escaped during the ensuing battle and descended to the surface of Installation 04 where many UNSC forces had landed. While the rest of the ship's crew and complement were escaping in [[Bumblebee escape pod|lifeboats]], Rawley led the pilots in flying their Pelicans off the vessel, feeling that they would soon prove useful.


In addition, Foehammer is one of the few female characters of note in Halo. She, Cortana, the pilot of Keyes' Pelican in the flood complex raid, and the pilot of Master Chief's escape pod are the only females in the original video game. The second game features two female marines, voiced by [[Michelle Rodriguez]] and [[Laura Prepon]], and [[Julie Benz]]. The series of books provides a wider view of the soldiers, several of whom are female.
On the surface of Installation 04, she helped [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN]] [[John-117]] and [[Cortana]] gather scattered [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] and transported them to [[Alpha Base (Installation 04)|Alpha Base]]. Shortly after, Cortana hacked into the [[proselytization network|Covenant battlenet]] and discovered that [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] had been taken prisoner by the Covenant, a rare thing for the Covenant to do to a human. That night, Foe Hammer was called upon to insert John, Cortana, and a team of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s to rescue Captain Keyes in a raid on the {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''.


==Trivia==
The next day, Foe Hammer deployed the pair and a squad of Marines on a beach to secure the [[Silent Cartographer]], and later ferried John and Cortana to the [[Control Room]]. On the night of September 20, Foe Hammer carried John-117 to the installation's [[Flood containment facility]]. Foe Hammer and her crew survived the [[Flood]] outbreak by remaining airborne.<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level, ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]''</ref>


The nickname "Foehammer" comes from the fourteenth level of ''[[Marathon Infinity (Level)]]''. "Foehammer" is also a literal translation of the name of [[Wikipedia:Gandalf|Gandalf]]'s sword, Glamdring as well as the name of the dragon slaying arrow in Stephen King's book ''The Eyes of the Dragon''.
After the Chief caused the ''Pillar of Autumn''{{'}}s engines to destabilize, Foe Hammer was called by Cortana to evacuate the Chief from the pending destruction. When Foe Hammer reached the designated evac point where the Chief and Cortana had been waiting at for only seconds, she was pursued by twin [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] and shot down. Although it is possible that Rawley and/or some of her crew managed to survive the presumed crash (which was not actually witnessed), they certainly would have been killed moments later in the destruction of the Halo ring. The normally stoic Master Chief was saddened by Foe Hammer's death, having befriended the pilot during the short time they'd known each other.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''pages 338 and 339''</ref>


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== Personality ==
Rawley was considered one of the best crewmen of the ''Pillar of Autumn''. She never expressed fear in her voice, and she was considered to have been a very efficient pilot. Foe Hammer put soldiers down on landing zones filled with hostile forces without hesitation, took heavy fire, ignored the odds and the consequences, and did not panic. In addition, she was known to joke around and have a sense of humor.
 
== Trivia ==
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*Rawley was voiced by [[Tawnya Pettiford-Wates|Tanya Pettiford-Wates]].
*The call sign "Foe Hammer" is [[list of Marathon references in Halo|a reference]] to the fourteenth level of ''[[Marathon|Marathon Infinity]]''. In turn, the level's name is a reference to Glamdring, [[Wikipedia:Gandalf|Gandalf]]'s sword in the Middle-earth legendarium, which translated into English means "Foe-hammer". Foe Hammer is also the name of the dragon-slaying arrow in Stephen King's book ''The Eyes of the Dragon''.
*Foe Hammer is addressed by Cortana as a lieutenant in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', though she was actually a captain. However, it is possible that Cortana was addressing Lieutenant Frye, though this is unlikely, as Foe Hammer was the senior officer on board, and was thus in charge of ''Echo 419''.
*In the original ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', "Foe Hammer" is an unseen character, as she never leaves the cockpit of ''Echo 419'', which has an opaque windshield. However, the Pelicans in the remake, ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Halo: Anniversary]]'', have transparent windshields, and Carol Rawley is depicted using the model of a generic Caucasian dropship pilot, likely taken from the one piloting the [[Bumblebee]] escape pod in the cutscene at the end of ''The Pillar of Autumn''.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HCEA_SilentCartographer_Echo419.jpg|[[Echo 419]] and [[Bravo 022]] approaching the [[Silent Cartographer]].
File:Ship20.jpg|Echo 419 is shot down by a pair of Banshees.
File:CEA FoeHammer.jpg
File:CEA FoeHammer2.jpg
File:Foehammer.jpg
</gallery>
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
**''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite: Memory Agent]]''
 
==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}
 
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
[[Category:Human characters|Rawley, Carol]]
[[Category:UNSC Navy officers|Rawley, Carol]]

Latest revision as of 16:25, September 6, 2022

This article is about the Flight Captain with the callsign Foehammer. For the GEN2 MJOLNIR Armor, see FOEHAMMER-class Mjolnir.
Carol Rawley
CEA FoeHammerCrop.png
Biographical information

Died:

September 22, 2552[1]

Personal details

Species:

Human[2]

Gender:

Female[2]

Height:

Tall[2]

Political and military information

Affiliation:

United Nations Space Command Navy[2]

Rank:

Flight Officer Captain[2]

 

Frye: "Jeez, boss, maybe this wasn't such a good idea..."
Rawley: "If you've got a better idea, bring it up at the next staff meeting. Until then, shut the hell up and let me fly this thing."
— Conversation between Flight Captain Rawley and Lieutenant Frye.

Flight Officer Captain Carol Rawley, better known by her call sign Foe Hammer,[Note 1] was a pilot in the UNSC's 23rd Naval Air Squadron. During the Battle of Installation 04, she piloted Pelican Echo 419 and served as a crucial asset to the Master Chief during the Battle of Installation 04 in the Human-Covenant War by delivering the latter Warthogs, allies and transportation to and from different points on Installation 04.

Biography[edit]

Battle of Installation 04[edit]

After the UNSC Pillar of Autumn made a "blind" slipspace jump to the Soell system, Covenant forces boarded the ship. Rawley and many other members of her squadron, including her co-pilot, Lieutenant Frye, and her crew chief, Cullen, escaped during the ensuing battle and descended to the surface of Installation 04 where many UNSC forces had landed. While the rest of the ship's crew and complement were escaping in lifeboats, Rawley led the pilots in flying their Pelicans off the vessel, feeling that they would soon prove useful.

On the surface of Installation 04, she helped SPARTAN John-117 and Cortana gather scattered Marines and transported them to Alpha Base. Shortly after, Cortana hacked into the Covenant battlenet and discovered that Captain Jacob Keyes had been taken prisoner by the Covenant, a rare thing for the Covenant to do to a human. That night, Foe Hammer was called upon to insert John, Cortana, and a team of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers to rescue Captain Keyes in a raid on the Ket-pattern battlecruiser Truth and Reconciliation.

The next day, Foe Hammer deployed the pair and a squad of Marines on a beach to secure the Silent Cartographer, and later ferried John and Cortana to the Control Room. On the night of September 20, Foe Hammer carried John-117 to the installation's Flood containment facility. Foe Hammer and her crew survived the Flood outbreak by remaining airborne.[3]

After the Chief caused the Pillar of Autumn's engines to destabilize, Foe Hammer was called by Cortana to evacuate the Chief from the pending destruction. When Foe Hammer reached the designated evac point where the Chief and Cortana had been waiting at for only seconds, she was pursued by twin Banshees and shot down. Although it is possible that Rawley and/or some of her crew managed to survive the presumed crash (which was not actually witnessed), they certainly would have been killed moments later in the destruction of the Halo ring. The normally stoic Master Chief was saddened by Foe Hammer's death, having befriended the pilot during the short time they'd known each other.[4]

Personality[edit]

Rawley was considered one of the best crewmen of the Pillar of Autumn. She never expressed fear in her voice, and she was considered to have been a very efficient pilot. Foe Hammer put soldiers down on landing zones filled with hostile forces without hesitation, took heavy fire, ignored the odds and the consequences, and did not panic. In addition, she was known to joke around and have a sense of humor.

Trivia[edit]

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  • Rawley was voiced by Tanya Pettiford-Wates.
  • The call sign "Foe Hammer" is a reference to the fourteenth level of Marathon Infinity. In turn, the level's name is a reference to Glamdring, Gandalf's sword in the Middle-earth legendarium, which translated into English means "Foe-hammer". Foe Hammer is also the name of the dragon-slaying arrow in Stephen King's book The Eyes of the Dragon.
  • Foe Hammer is addressed by Cortana as a lieutenant in Halo: Combat Evolved, though she was actually a captain. However, it is possible that Cortana was addressing Lieutenant Frye, though this is unlikely, as Foe Hammer was the senior officer on board, and was thus in charge of Echo 419.
  • In the original Halo: Combat Evolved, "Foe Hammer" is an unseen character, as she never leaves the cockpit of Echo 419, which has an opaque windshield. However, the Pelicans in the remake, Halo: Anniversary, have transparent windshields, and Carol Rawley is depicted using the model of a generic Caucasian dropship pilot, likely taken from the one piloting the Bumblebee escape pod in the cutscene at the end of The Pillar of Autumn.

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ While spelled out as "Foehammer" in Anniversary's subtitles, her callsign is spelled out as two words in the original game.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: The Flood, Chapter 12
  2. ^ a b c d e Halo: The Flood, Chapter 1
  3. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level, 343 Guilty Spark
  4. ^ Halo: The Flood, pages 338 and 339
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