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{{Quote|I've assigned [[Déjà]] to investigate as-yet theoretical therapies that may resuscitate these washouts as fully functioning Spartans.|A journal entry from Dr. Halsey dated April 1, [[2525]].}}


'''Kirk-018'''<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 83''</ref> was conscripted into the [[SPARTAN-II Program]] in [[2517]], but was crippled by the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentation process]].
'''Kirk-018'''<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 83''</ref> was a [[SPARTAN-II Program]] conscript that was crippled by the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentation process]] in [[2525]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Like the other SPARTAN-II candidates, Kirk was kidnapped by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] at the age of six and replaced with a [[flash cloning|flash clone]] double which would inevitably decay and die within a few years. He lived with the other Spartans in the [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex|FLEETCOM Military Complex]] on [[Reach]], where he was trained by [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] and the [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Déjà]]. When the time came for the biochemical augmentations, he became crippled during the surgeries and could not continue his military career as a SPARTAN-II.
Kirk was a genetically, intellectually, and physically gifted child chosen for the [[SPARTAN-II]] project. He was abducted by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] and replaced with a [[flash clone]] when he was around six years old. He and seventy-four other children were taken to [[Reach]] in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]]. There, he was trained by the [[dumb AI|"dumb" AI]], [[Déjà]] and [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]], with the two serving as the Spartans' teacher and drill instructor, respectively. In [[2519]], he was taken alongside his fellow trainees to a [[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]] for a mission that required each trainee to be left alone in the woods with only a single piece of a map. It was up to them to find one another so that they could piece the map together and locate the designated extraction point. The mission was ultimately a success. At another point during training, Kirk and the others traveled to [[Emerald Cove]] for an underwater mission. There, they abandoned Mendez and lived on their own on an island for a few days. By [[2523#July|July 14, 2523]], Kirk and his fellow Spartan-IIs had begun facing the formidable and ruthless [[UNSC Marine Corps]]' [[Tango Company]] in simulated [[War Games|war games]]. On [[2525#March|March 9, 2525]], Kirk and the rest of the Spartan-II candidates underwent their [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentation procedures]] at [[Medical Facility Endurance]] orbiting Reach. Kirk's skeletal system became disfigured during the surgeries and he could not continue his military career as a SPARTAN-II. His injuries required that he be suspended in a [[neutral-buoyancy gel tank]] and that he breathe with the help of a respirator. He attended a military funeral aboard the [[carrier]], the {{UNSCShip|Atlas}}, in the [[Lambda Serpentis system]] for the Spartans who died during the process. Mendez noted to [[John-117]] that though Kirk and others could no longer fight, their sharp minds could still be used by the [[UNSC Navy]] or [[ONI]] in particular to plan missions, analyze data, or troubleshoot [[operation]]s.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 61''</ref> In [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal|her journal]], Dr. Halsey wrote that she had found a possible way to reverse the crippling bone ossification effects suffered by Kirk and that she might be able to return him to his proper physical condition at some point. This reversal would involve complete bone restructuring and attendent nanografts to effectively replace his skeletal system in total.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]], April 1, 2525''</ref>
 
[[John-117]] last saw Kirk during the funeral ceremony for the the deceased SPARTAN-II candidates in the launch chamber of the {{UNSCShip|Atlas}}. He had been immersed in a [[neutral-buoyancy gel tank]], breathing through a respirator alongside [[René-081]], whose skeletal system, due to the carbide ceramic bone ossification, was also disfigured beyond recognition like Kirk's. Kirk and the other injured Spartans were taken out of the launch chamber by a few crewmen after the funeral.
 
Despite his now defective body, Chief Mendez noted that Kirk and the others who can no longer fight still have sharp minds, and they were reassigned to a non-combat position within the Navy or ONI, specifically planning missions, analyzing data, and troubleshooting operations.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 61''</ref> In [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal|her journal]], Dr. Halsey stated she found a possible way to reverse the bone ossification effects on Kirk and René-081, and may be able return them to proper physical condition at some point.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
*''[[Halo Evolutions]]''
**''[[Pariah]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Pariah]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
**''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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{{Ref/Sources}}


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Kirk-018
Biographical information

Born:

c. 2511

Personal details

Species:

Human

Gender:

Male

Political and military information

Affiliation:

Service number:

S-018

 

"I've assigned Déjà to investigate as-yet theoretical therapies that may resuscitate these washouts as fully functioning Spartans."
— A journal entry from Dr. Halsey dated April 1, 2525.

Kirk-018[1] was a SPARTAN-II Program conscript that was crippled by the augmentation process in 2525.

Biography[edit]

Kirk was a genetically, intellectually, and physically gifted child chosen for the SPARTAN-II project. He was abducted by the Office of Naval Intelligence and replaced with a flash clone when he was around six years old. He and seventy-four other children were taken to Reach in the Epsilon Eridani system. There, he was trained by the "dumb" AI, Déjà and Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez, with the two serving as the Spartans' teacher and drill instructor, respectively. In 2519, he was taken alongside his fellow trainees to a Military Wilderness Training Preserve for a mission that required each trainee to be left alone in the woods with only a single piece of a map. It was up to them to find one another so that they could piece the map together and locate the designated extraction point. The mission was ultimately a success. At another point during training, Kirk and the others traveled to Emerald Cove for an underwater mission. There, they abandoned Mendez and lived on their own on an island for a few days. By July 14, 2523, Kirk and his fellow Spartan-IIs had begun facing the formidable and ruthless UNSC Marine Corps' Tango Company in simulated war games. On March 9, 2525, Kirk and the rest of the Spartan-II candidates underwent their augmentation procedures at Medical Facility Endurance orbiting Reach. Kirk's skeletal system became disfigured during the surgeries and he could not continue his military career as a SPARTAN-II. His injuries required that he be suspended in a neutral-buoyancy gel tank and that he breathe with the help of a respirator. He attended a military funeral aboard the carrier, the UNSC Atlas, in the Lambda Serpentis system for the Spartans who died during the process. Mendez noted to John-117 that though Kirk and others could no longer fight, their sharp minds could still be used by the UNSC Navy or ONI in particular to plan missions, analyze data, or troubleshoot operations.[2] In her journal, Dr. Halsey wrote that she had found a possible way to reverse the crippling bone ossification effects suffered by Kirk and that she might be able to return him to his proper physical condition at some point. This reversal would involve complete bone restructuring and attendent nanografts to effectively replace his skeletal system in total.[3]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 83
  2. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 61
  3. ^ Halo: Reach, Dr. Halsey's personal journal, April 1, 2525