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'''Tech Chief Thom Shephard''' was a Engineering Technician for the [[UNSC]] aboard the UNSC cruiser ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' in [[2552]]. He, along with [[Tech Officer Sam Marcus]], unsealed the [[Master Chief]] from the [[Cryo-chamber]] at the beginning of [[Halo: Combat Evolved]].<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], pages 15/16</ref> He runs the Chief through several diagnostics and tests his [[MJOLNIR Mark V]] armor. Soon after, [[Captain Keyes]] calls the Chief to the [[bridge]] of the ship. A single [[Elite]] enters the control center of Cryo-B, killing Sam. Thom then tells the Chief to follow him to the bridge and rushes out the door, where he is killed by a conduit explosion in the wall.
'''Technical Chief Thom Shephard''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] engineering technician aboard the {{Class|Halcyon|cruiser}} {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} in [[2552]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''pages 15-16''</ref>


[[Image:Thom_explo.JPG|thumb|left|Thom is engulfed by a conduit explosion]]
==Biography==
Thom, along with Tech Officer [[Samuel Marcus]], unsealed [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]]  [[John-117]] from his [[cryo-chamber]] before the [[Battle of Installation 04]]. He ran him through several diagnostics and tests for his [[MJOLNIR Mark V]] armor. Soon after, [[Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] called the Chief to the [[bridge]] of the ship as a boarding party of [[Covenant]] arrived. A single [[Sangheili]] entered the control center of Cryo-B, killing Marcus. Shephard then told the [[Master Chief Petty Officer|Master Chief]] to follow him to the bridge and rushed out the door, where he was killed by a conduit explosion in the wall.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*If you restart the level or keep coming back to ''Reveille'', Thom will have a different face than before. Also his uniform may have a different color.
*In the original ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' Shephard's appearance will vary slightly from each playthrough, appearing as generic crewman models. In ''Anniversary'' Shephard has his own unique character model based on Mathieu, a Make-a-Wish kid who wanted to live forever in ''Halo''.<ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''The Halo Bulletin: 3.19.14''</ref>
*If you control him using Halo:Custom Edition, he will die anyway.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Thom Shephard.JPG|Thom as he is seen in Halo: Combat Evolved
File:UNSC 732.png|Thom as he is seen in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
File:NonSpartanThom.PNG|Thom portrait.
File:Thom_explo.JPG|Thom is engulfed by a conduit explosion.
</gallery>
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}
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Thom Shephard
HCEA Thom.png
Biographical information

Died:

September 19, 2552

Personal details

Species:

Human

Gender:

Male

Hair color:

Black

Eye color:

Brown

Political and military information

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Rank:

Technical Chief

 

"Sam! Sam! Come on, we gotta get the hell outta' here!"
— A panicked Thom urgently hurries the Chief out of Cryo Two

Technical Chief Thom Shephard was a United Nations Space Command engineering technician aboard the Halcyon-class cruiser UNSC Pillar of Autumn in 2552.[1]

Biography[edit]

Thom, along with Tech Officer Samuel Marcus, unsealed Spartan John-117 from his cryo-chamber before the Battle of Installation 04. He ran him through several diagnostics and tests for his MJOLNIR Mark V armor. Soon after, Captain Jacob Keyes called the Chief to the bridge of the ship as a boarding party of Covenant arrived. A single Sangheili entered the control center of Cryo-B, killing Marcus. Shephard then told the Master Chief to follow him to the bridge and rushed out the door, where he was killed by a conduit explosion in the wall.[2]

Trivia[edit]

  • In the original Halo: Combat Evolved Shephard's appearance will vary slightly from each playthrough, appearing as generic crewman models. In Anniversary Shephard has his own unique character model based on Mathieu, a Make-a-Wish kid who wanted to live forever in Halo.[3]

Gallery[edit]

  • Thom as he is seen in Halo: Combat Evolved

    Thom as he is seen in Halo: Combat Evolved

  • Thom as he is seen in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

    Thom as he is seen in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

  • Thom portrait.

    Thom portrait.

  • Thom is engulfed by a conduit explosion.

    Thom is engulfed by a conduit explosion.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: The Flood, pages 15-16
  2. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level The Pillar of Autumn
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint, The Halo Bulletin: 3.19.14
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