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{{Status|Canon}}
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|birth=[[2530#November|November 14, 2530]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
|death=c. [[2560#May|May 28, 2560]]
|death=c. [[2560#May|May 28, 2560]]{{Ref/Generic|Id=Premiere|[[Halo Infinite Campaign Gameplay Premiere]]}}
|causeofdeath=Mortally tortured by [[Chak 'Lok]]
|causeofdeath=Mortally tortured by [[Chak 'Lok]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}{{Ref/Level|Id=tower|HINF|The Tower}}
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'''Griffin''' was a [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV]] supersoldier of [[Fireteam Taurus]], of the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR16|HSoR|Chapter=16}}
'''Hudson Griffin''' was a [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV]] supersoldier who served as team leader of [[Fireteam Taurus]] in the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR16|HSoR|Chapter=16}}


==Biography==
==Biography==
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===Liberating Reach===
===Liberating Reach===
Fireteam Taurus were deployed onto [[Reach]] in [[2559#October|October 2559]], during [[Operation: WOLFE]]. Alongside [[Fireteam Intrepid]], they were to aid Spartan Commander [[Sarah Palmer]] in securing the [[Viery Militia]]'s [[nuclear weapon]]s during the [[Battle of New Mohács]] - to ensure the weapons could not be used during the fighting and attract unwanted [[Created]] attention.{{Ref/Reuse|SOR16}}
Fireteam Taurus were deployed onto [[Reach]] in [[2559#October|October 2559]], during [[Operation: WOLFE]]. Alongside [[Fireteam Intrepid]], they were to aid Spartan Commander [[Sarah Palmer]] in securing the [[Viery Militia]]'s [[nuclear weapon]]s during the [[Battle of New Mohács]]—to ensure the weapons could not be used during the fighting and attract unwanted [[Created]] attention.{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}{{Ref/Reuse|SOR16}}


===Installation 07===
===Installation 07===
{{Spoiler/begin}}
{{Main|Battle for Zeta Halo}}
Spartan Griffin was onboard the [[Infinity|UNSC ''Infinity'']] when it was ambushed by [[Banished]] forces upon arrival at [[Installation 07]] in [[2559#December|December 2559]]. He and the rest of Fireteam Taurus met up with the [[John-117|Master Chief]] and [[Thomas Lasky|Captain Lasky]] while the latter two were on their way to the hangar and helped escort Lasky to a Pelican. They refused Lasky's offer to join him, electing to stay behind and organize the evacuation of the remaining ''Infinity'' crew.
On [[2559#December|December 12, 2559]], Fireteam Taurus was onboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} when it was [[Battle over Installation 07|ambushed]] by [[Banished]] forces upon arrival at [[Installation 07]]. Griffin and the rest of Fireteam Taurus were pinned down by Banished boarders when [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]], while escorting [[Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain]] [[Thomas Lasky]] off the ship, arrived to help.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #08 - Losing Ground}}{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #09 - Taurus}} Griffin then assisted in escorting Captain Lasky to his lifeboat.{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #12 - Abandon Ship}} Fireteam Taurus evacuated on ''[[Victor 321]]'', and, under the leadership of Griffin, changed the ship’s landing zone to destroy Banished anti-air artilleries firing at UNSC crafts.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Ringfall 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Ringfall #05 - Priority One}}{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Evacuation 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Evacuation #03 - Touchdown}} With sniper support from Spartan [[Nina Kovan]],{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Evacuation 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Evacuation #05 - Overwatch}} Taurus disabled two Banished artilleries, and witnessed an explosion on the ring, causing a fracture on its surface.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Ringfall 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Ringfall #05 - Run and Guns}}


Upon arriving Ring-side, Griffin led the other Spartans in attempting to destroy Banished artillery to give the UNSC survivors a chance to land. This came to an end when Cortana destroyed part of the Ring to stop Atriox and the Banished. Griffin took command of a large group of survivors and enacted the Rubicon Protocol; to stop the Banished on the Ring at any cost. They established a base in the ruins of the [[UNSC Mortal Reverie|UNSC ''Mortal Reverie'']] and conducted guerilla warfare against the Banished. After hearing a report from [[Kovan|Spartan Kovan]] about Banished infighting after Atriox's death and how [[Escharum]] was the only thing holding their forces together, Griffin decided their best course of action was to eliminate the War Chief. He decided to send a four-Spartan team to assassinate Escharum, as the other Spartans would be needed to defend the ''Reverie''. The Spartans drew sticks, as there were more than four volunteers. In the end, Griffin and Spartans [[Panago]], [[Malik]], and [[Sarkar]] were chosen as the team. Griffin left [[Vettel|Spartan Vettel]] in charge of the remaining UNSC forces.
By December 18, Fireteam Taurus has rendezvoused with other UNSC forces at the wreckage of {{UNSCShip|Mortal Reverie}}, which had been found by Spartan [[Vedrana Makovich]] and designated as a UNSC base of operations.{{Ref/Game|Id=hafh|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Reverie 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Reverie #01 - Home Away From Home}} Griffin took on an operational leadership role among the UNSC forces gathered at the crash site,{{Ref/Novel|RP|Chapter=13}} from which the survivors conducted guerilla warfare against the Banished.{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} On January 20, [[2560]], Kovan conducted a recon sweep deep inside Banished-occupied territory. She observed that Banished forces were only unified under Escharum, with internal competition among its members. She reported her findings to Griffin, and suggested that an attempt on Banished [[War Chief]] [[Escharum]]'s life may fragment the Banished leadership. Griffin decided their best course of action was to assassinate the War Chief.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Reverie 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Reverie #06 - Weakness}} He decided to send a four-Spartan team to assassinate Escharum, as the other Spartans would be needed to defend the ''Reverie''. The Spartans drew straws, as there were more than four volunteers. In the end, on January 23, [[2560]], Spartan Griffin led Spartans [[Panago]], [[Henri Malik|Malik]], and [[Sarkar]] in an assassination mission on the Escharum. Griffin left [[Bertold Vettel]] in charge of the UNSC forces at ''Reverie''.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Retaliation 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Retaliation #02 - Those Left Behind}}


However, Escharum anticipated Griffin's actions. His forces ambushed the Spartan team, killing the other three and leaving Griffin badly wounded. Escharum taunted Griffin, letting him know that he'd sent most of his forces to assault the ''Reverie''. Before being captured, Griffin managed to send an encrypted message to warn ''Reverie'' before Escharum handed him over to [[Chak 'Lok]] for torture. He was stripped of his armor and placed in a device that put him in constant pain. Thanks to his warning, many of the UNSC survivors were able to flee the Banished assault, but without a base, they were scattered and most were hunted down over the next few months. Griffin would remain under Chak Lok's custody until John-117 [[Installation 07 conflict|freed]] him, dying in the Chief's arms of his injuries after warning him that the Banished were after the [[Conservatory]].
However, Escharum anticipated Griffin's actions. His forces ambushed the Spartan team, killing the other three and leaving Griffin badly wounded. Escharum taunted Griffin, letting him know that he'd sent most of his forces to assault the ''Reverie''. Before being captured, Griffin managed to send an encrypted message to warn ''Reverie'' before Escharum handed him over to [[Chak 'Lok]] for torture.{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Retaliation 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Retaliation #03 - Confrontation}} He was forcibly stripped of his armor and placed in [[Banished torture machine|a device]] that put him in constant pain. Thanks to his warning, the UNSC forces at the ''Reverie'' were able to prepare for the assault,{{Ref/Game|Id=dtl|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Retaliation 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Retaliation #06 - Drawing the Line}} but the battle ended with the UNSC retreating from the ''Reverie''.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Retaliation 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Retaliation #08 - The Retreat}} Without a base, the survivors were scattered and most were hunted down over the next few months.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Scattered 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Scattered #01 - Rubicon Protocol}} During this time, Griffin periodically spoke with another prisoner, [[Lucas Browning]], who occupied a cell next to his, though the two never actually saw each other, and Griffin kept his identity a secret from Browning.{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp20|RP|Chapter=20}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp27|RP|Chapter=27}} Griffin would remain as Chak 'Lok's prisoner for four months until John-117 stormed the Tower, killed Chak 'Lok, and freed Griffin.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-of-protocols-and-prisons|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Of Protocols and Prisons|D=7|M=3|Y=2022}} Griffin died of his injuries in the Master Chief's arms after warning him that the Banished were after the [[Conservatory (location)|Conservatory]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}{{Ref/Reuse|tower}}


{{Spoiler/end}}
==Equipment==
[[File:HINF HudsonGriffin Armour.jpg|thumb|250px|Spartan Griffin's armor in the Tower.]]
During [[Operation: WOLFE]] and the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]], Spartan Griffin wore the Mjolnir [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN3)|GEN3]] [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VII|Mark VII]] armor, employing the [[UA attachments|UA/Agathius]] shoulder pads and [[Armor customization (Halo Infinite)/Mark VII/Glove|Walle]] gloves. He carried a [[Threat Sensor]], which was recovered by John-117.{{Ref/Reuse|tower}}


==Production notes==
==Production notes==
Spartan Griffin is in ''[[Halo Infinite]]'', voiced and motion-captured by Verlon Roberts.{{Ref/YouTube|Awj5FVlhu90|Fadam And Friends Podcast|Episode 54 - "Service to Cinema" W/Verlon Roberts - Full Episode|Time=4260}}
*Hudson Griffin was portrayed by Canadian actor [[Wikipedia:Andrew Kishino|Andrew Kishino]].{{Ref/Game|HI|Halo Infinite credits|credits}} His physical performance was done on motion capture by actor Verlon Roberts.{{Ref/YouTube|Awj5FVlhu90|Fadam And Friends Podcast|Episode 54 - "Service to Cinema" W/Verlon Roberts - Full Episode|Time=4260}}
*Griffin's [[Armor coatings (Halo Infinite)#Mark VII core|Mark VII armor coating]], Midnight Griffin, is available in ''Halo Infinite'' multiplayer. The coating can be unlocked by accessing the [[Mjolnir Armory]] locker under the [[Tower]].
 
==Gallery==
===Concept art===
<gallery>
File:HINF Concept InjuredHudson.jpg|Concept art of an injured Hudson Griffin in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
File:HINF-Griffinconcept.jpg|More concept art of an injured Griffin.
</gallery>
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
File:HINF Spartan Griffin Device.png|Griffin being held prisoner in the Tower.
File:HINF Tower Chak Lok Griffin torture machine.png|Chak 'Lok guarding Griffin in the Tower.
File:HINF HudsonGriffin Rescue.jpg|John-117 attempting to rescue Griffin.
File:HINF Tower Griffin Conservatory.png|Griffin tells John-117 of the Conservatory.
File:HINF DyingGriffin.png|John-117 watches on helplessly as Griffin dies.
File:HINF Hudson Griffin deceased.png|The late Hudson Griffin.
File:HINF_Coating_Midnight_Griffin_Armor.png|Griffin's appearance and armor coating, Midnight Griffin, available in ''Halo Infinite's'' multiplayer.
File:Enc22-Griffin.png|Griffin as he appears in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''.
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
*''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
{{Ref/Sources}}
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[[Category:Characters of unspecified gender]]
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[[Category:Spartan-IVs]]
[[Category:Spartan-IVs]]

Latest revision as of 12:02, June 10, 2024

Hudson Griffin
Spartan Hudson Griffin after being rescued
Biographical information

Homeworld:

Lodestone[1]

Born:

November 14, 2530[1]

Died:

c. May 28, 2560[2] (aged 29)

Cause of death:

Mortally tortured by Chak 'Lok[1][3]

Personal details

Species:

Human

Gender:

Male

Height:

208 centimeters (6 ft 10 in)[1]

Weight:

120 kilograms (260 lb)[1]

Political and military information

Affiliation:

Spartan Operations

 

Hudson Griffin was a SPARTAN-IV supersoldier who served as team leader of Fireteam Taurus in the United Nations Space Command.[1][4]

Biography[edit]

Post-war years[edit]

Over the course of the Post-Covenant War conflicts between 2557 and 2559, Fireteam Taurus (and thus, presumably Griffin) worked alongside John-117 and Blue Team several times.[4]

Liberating Reach[edit]

Fireteam Taurus were deployed onto Reach in October 2559, during Operation: WOLFE. Alongside Fireteam Intrepid, they were to aid Spartan Commander Sarah Palmer in securing the Viery Militia's nuclear weapons during the Battle of New Mohács—to ensure the weapons could not be used during the fighting and attract unwanted Created attention.[1][4]

Installation 07[edit]

Main article: Battle for Zeta Halo

On December 12, 2559, Fireteam Taurus was onboard the UNSC Infinity when it was ambushed by Banished forces upon arrival at Installation 07. Griffin and the rest of Fireteam Taurus were pinned down by Banished boarders when Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, while escorting Captain Thomas Lasky off the ship, arrived to help.[5][6] Griffin then assisted in escorting Captain Lasky to his lifeboat.[1][7] Fireteam Taurus evacuated on Victor 321, and, under the leadership of Griffin, changed the ship’s landing zone to destroy Banished anti-air artilleries firing at UNSC crafts.[8][9] With sniper support from Spartan Nina Kovan,[10] Taurus disabled two Banished artilleries, and witnessed an explosion on the ring, causing a fracture on its surface.[11]

By December 18, Fireteam Taurus has rendezvoused with other UNSC forces at the wreckage of UNSC Mortal Reverie, which had been found by Spartan Vedrana Makovich and designated as a UNSC base of operations.[12] Griffin took on an operational leadership role among the UNSC forces gathered at the crash site,[13] from which the survivors conducted guerilla warfare against the Banished.[1] On January 20, 2560, Kovan conducted a recon sweep deep inside Banished-occupied territory. She observed that Banished forces were only unified under Escharum, with internal competition among its members. She reported her findings to Griffin, and suggested that an attempt on Banished War Chief Escharum's life may fragment the Banished leadership. Griffin decided their best course of action was to assassinate the War Chief.[14] He decided to send a four-Spartan team to assassinate Escharum, as the other Spartans would be needed to defend the Reverie. The Spartans drew straws, as there were more than four volunteers. In the end, on January 23, 2560, Spartan Griffin led Spartans Panago, Malik, and Sarkar in an assassination mission on the Escharum. Griffin left Bertold Vettel in charge of the UNSC forces at Reverie.[15]

However, Escharum anticipated Griffin's actions. His forces ambushed the Spartan team, killing the other three and leaving Griffin badly wounded. Escharum taunted Griffin, letting him know that he'd sent most of his forces to assault the Reverie. Before being captured, Griffin managed to send an encrypted message to warn Reverie before Escharum handed him over to Chak 'Lok for torture.[1][16] He was forcibly stripped of his armor and placed in a device that put him in constant pain. Thanks to his warning, the UNSC forces at the Reverie were able to prepare for the assault,[17] but the battle ended with the UNSC retreating from the Reverie.[18] Without a base, the survivors were scattered and most were hunted down over the next few months.[19] During this time, Griffin periodically spoke with another prisoner, Lucas Browning, who occupied a cell next to his, though the two never actually saw each other, and Griffin kept his identity a secret from Browning.[20][21] Griffin would remain as Chak 'Lok's prisoner for four months until John-117 stormed the Tower, killed Chak 'Lok, and freed Griffin.[22] Griffin died of his injuries in the Master Chief's arms after warning him that the Banished were after the Conservatory.[1][3]

Equipment[edit]

Spartan Hudson Griffins MK VII Mjolnir Armor
Spartan Griffin's armor in the Tower.

During Operation: WOLFE and the Battle for Zeta Halo, Spartan Griffin wore the Mjolnir GEN3 Mark VII armor, employing the UA/Agathius shoulder pads and Walle gloves. He carried a Threat Sensor, which was recovered by John-117.[3]

Production notes[edit]

  • Hudson Griffin was portrayed by Canadian actor Andrew Kishino.[23] His physical performance was done on motion capture by actor Verlon Roberts.[24]
  • Griffin's Mark VII armor coating, Midnight Griffin, is available in Halo Infinite multiplayer. The coating can be unlocked by accessing the Mjolnir Armory locker under the Tower.

Gallery[edit]

Concept art[edit]

  • Concept art of an injured Hudson Griffin in Halo Infinite.

    Concept art of an injured Hudson Griffin in Halo Infinite.

  • More concept art of an injured Griffin.

    More concept art of an injured Griffin.

Screenshots[edit]

  • Griffin being held prisoner in the Tower.

    Griffin being held prisoner in the Tower.

  • Chak 'Lok guarding Griffin in the Tower.

    Chak 'Lok guarding Griffin in the Tower.

  • John-117 attempting to rescue Griffin.

    John-117 attempting to rescue Griffin.

  • Griffin tells John-117 of the Conservatory.

    Griffin tells John-117 of the Conservatory.

  • John-117 watches on helplessly as Griffin dies.

    John-117 watches on helplessly as Griffin dies.

  • The late Hudson Griffin.

    The late Hudson Griffin.

  • Griffin's appearance and armor coating, Midnight Griffin, available in Halo Infinite's multiplayer.

    Griffin's appearance and armor coating, Midnight Griffin, available in Halo Infinite's multiplayer.

  • Griffin as he appears in the Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition).

    Griffin as he appears in the Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition).

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 102
  2. ^ Halo Infinite Campaign Gameplay Premiere
  3. ^ a b c Halo Infinite, campaign level The Tower
  4. ^ a b c Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 16
  5. ^ Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: Infinity's Approach #08 - Losing Ground
  6. ^ Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: Infinity's Approach #09 - Taurus
  7. ^ Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: Infinity's Approach #12 - Abandon Ship
  8. ^ Halo Infinite, Spartan Audio log: Ringfall #05 - Priority One
  9. ^ Halo Infinite, Spartan Audio log: Evacuation #03 - Touchdown
  10. ^ Halo Infinite, Spartan Audio log: Evacuation #05 - Overwatch
  11. ^ Halo Infinite, Spartan Audio log: Ringfall #05 - Run and Guns
  12. ^ Halo Infinite, Spartan Audio log: Reverie #01 - Home Away From Home
  13. ^ Halo: The Rubicon Protocol, chapter 13
  14. ^ Halo Infinite, Spartan Audio log: Reverie #06 - Weakness
  15. ^ Halo Infinite, Spartan Audio log: Retaliation #02 - Those Left Behind
  16. ^ Halo Infinite, Spartan Audio log: Retaliation #03 - Confrontation
  17. ^ Halo Infinite, Spartan Audio log: Retaliation #06 - Drawing the Line
  18. ^ Halo Infinite, Spartan Audio log: Retaliation #08 - The Retreat
  19. ^ Halo Infinite, Spartan Audio log: Scattered #01 - Rubicon Protocol
  20. ^ Halo: The Rubicon Protocol, chapter 20
  21. ^ Halo: The Rubicon Protocol, chapter 27
  22. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Of Protocols and Prisons (Retrieved on Mar 7, 2022) [archive]
  23. ^ Halo Infinite, credits
  24. ^ YouTube - Fadam And Friends Podcast, Episode 54 - "Service to Cinema" W/Verlon Roberts - Full Episode
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