James-005: Difference between revisions

{{Center|''This article is about the [[SPARTAN-II]]. To see other characters with the same name, see [[James]].''}}

|name=James-005

|image=[[File:James.png|250px]]

|birth=c. [[2511]]

|death=Presumably [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]]

|species=[[Human]]

|gender=Male

===Covenant War===

{{Quote|Welcome mat is laid out, [[John-117|Chief]]. Ready when you are.|James-005 during the [[Battle of Jericho VII]].}}

After the [[Covenant]] [[First Battle of Harvest|attack]] on [[Harvest]] and the beginning of the [[Human-Covenant War]], James and the rest of the Spartan-IIs were brought to the [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex]], where [[Rear Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth]] and the AI, [[Beowulf]], briefed them on the emerging Covenant threat. In response, the training of James and the rest of the Spartan-IIs was accelerated, and the Spartans were sent to [[Chi Ceti IV]] in the [[Chi Ceti system]] to receive their new [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] from the [[Damascus Materials Testing Facility]] in order to aid in combat against the alien threat.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 121'' (2010)</ref> While en route to Chi Ceti IV aboard the {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}, the {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}}, they were [[Battle of Chi Ceti|attacked]] by the Covenant [[warship]], ''[[Unrelenting]]''.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 127'' (2010)</ref> The ''Commonwealth'' was able to ward off the ''Unrelenting'' and the Spartans were deployed to Chi Ceti IV with Halsey, where they each recieved a set of armor.<ref name="for141">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 141'' (2010)</ref> While the Spartans were returning to the ''Commonwealth'', the ''Unrelenting'' returned and engaged the frigate. To provide aid to the ''Commonwealth'', John had James and the other Spartan-IIs use [[thruster pack]]s to embark towards the ''Unrelenting'' so that they could destroy the warship with [[Anvil-II air-to-surface missile|Anvil-II AS missiles]], though only John, Kelly, and Sam made it aboard.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 147-150'' (2010)</ref>

On [[2552#July|July 17, 2552]], James and eleven other Spartan-IIs arrived at the human colony of [[Sigma Octanus IV]] in the [[Sigma Octanus system]] with [[Vice Admiral]] Stanforth's [[Battle Group Leviathan|Battle Group ''Leviathan'']] to aid UNSC forces in the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|ongoing battle]] on and over the planet. Deployed to the remains of [[Alpha Headquarters]] to assist the local marine forces as part of [[Operation: OCEAN BREAKER]], James was assigned to [[Blue Team]]—along with [[Kelly-087]] and [[Frederic-104]]—as "Blue-Four" under the command of John-117; James was given control of the unit's extra COM equipment. After meeting with the [[Corporal Harland's fireteam|surviving marines]] at Alpha Headquarters, Blue Team departed for the city of [[Côte d'Azur]] to investigate unusual Covenant activity and to destroy the city with a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]], provided no [[civilian]]s remained. The Spartans traveled through a jungle in a slightly staggered single-file line to reach the city, with James in the lead.  Every hundred yards, James signaled the group to halt while he methodically surveyed the area for any sign of the enemy. As the team's scout, when a patrol of ten [[Unggoy]] was sighted James concealed himself at the bottom of a hill and indicated to the rest when it was okay to strike after the rear guard had passed by. When Blue Team finally arrived at Côte d'Azur, the Spartans began scouting Covenant movements throughout the city while [[Red Team]] and [[Green Team]] escorted the city's surviving population to safety.<ref name="for205">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 205-214'' (2010)</ref> As the other Spartans left the city with the civilians, Blue Team infiltrated the Covenant-held [[Côte d'Azur Museum of Natural History]] to investigate unusual Covenant activity. Within an accessway that led underneath the museum, James attached a ground-return transceiver to pipes overhead to establish contact with Green Team.

===The Fall of Reach===

{{Quote|Can—control—They’ve—everywhere—|The last recorded words of James-005, punctuated with static as he drifted away.}}

James-005 was known for his calm demeanor and persistence under trying circumstances. He remained mentally fit following the beating he received as a preteen and when he lost his arm he did not even whimper. He was known as someone who never gave up.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 305''</ref> During missions, James had an instinct for walking point. John-117, reflecting on his fellow Spartan-IIs following the destruction of Reach, thought of James as someone who had made a difference in his life.  

==Trivia==

==Gallery==

File:James2.png|James loses his left forearm.

File:James7.png|James is assisted by John-117 after his crippling injury.

File:James6.png|Blue Team on approach to Gamma Station.

==List of appearances==

**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''

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== Sources ==

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