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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
''The Babysitter'' is focused around an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]] squad aboard the {{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}}, who are sent on a mission to investigate alien ruins and assassinate a [[Covenant]] [[San'Shyuum|Prophet]] on [[Heian]], a world in Covenant-controlled space. | ''The Babysitter'' is focused around an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]] squad aboard the {{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}}, who are sent on [[Operation: GREY VEIL|a mission]] to investigate alien ruins and assassinate a [[Covenant]] [[San'Shyuum|Prophet]] on [[Heian]], a world in Covenant-controlled space. | ||
The story opens with ODSTs [[O'Brien (Heian)|O'Brien]], [[Taylor Miles|Dutch]], and [[Checkman]] discussing their upcoming mission (with a Marine named [[Berger]] trying to eavesdrop on them); O'Brien, the squad's sniper, is upset that he's being replaced as the marksman on this mission. When [[Cortez]], the squad's sergeant, sits down to join them, he brings news to the table that upsets the squad, especially O'Brien: the sniper replacing him is a SPARTAN-II, and he's the backup. | The story opens with ODSTs [[O'Brien (Heian)|O'Brien]], [[Taylor Miles|Dutch]], and [[Checkman]] discussing their upcoming mission (with a Marine named [[Berger]] trying to eavesdrop on them); O'Brien, the squad's sniper, is upset that he's being replaced as the marksman on this mission. When [[Cortez]], the squad's sergeant, sits down to join them, he brings news to the table that upsets the squad, especially O'Brien: the sniper replacing him is a SPARTAN-II, and he's the backup. | ||
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Shortly after, the squad meets SPARTAN [[Cal-141]], and Cortez briefs them on the mission: they are to drop into this planet under the cover of a meteor shower and eliminate a Prophet to gain a tactical advantage in this sector; the Prophet's death will break up the supply chain to other planets. In addition, alien ruins were found on this planet that predate both [[Human]] and Covenant architecture; they need to take photographs of the ruins. | Shortly after, the squad meets SPARTAN [[Cal-141]], and Cortez briefs them on the mission: they are to drop into this planet under the cover of a meteor shower and eliminate a Prophet to gain a tactical advantage in this sector; the Prophet's death will break up the supply chain to other planets. In addition, alien ruins were found on this planet that predate both [[Human]] and Covenant architecture; they need to take photographs of the ruins. | ||
The squad enters the asteroid ring surrounding the planet in their [[ | The squad enters the asteroid ring surrounding the planet in their [[M8900 drop pod|drop pods]], losing Checkman in the process; his pod bumps into an asteroid which knocks him off course, sending him plummeting into the planet the wrong way. The other four pods land on the planet in close proximity to each other; Cal, Dutch, and Cortez land in a forest, and O'Brien lands in a swamp, after hitting a cliff and breaking his oxygen tank in the process. Dutch and Cortez go to get gear to retrieve O'Brien, but stop when Cal simply walks into the swamp, unfazed by the thick mud, and lifts the drop pod out of the mud, throwing it to the side. Dutch tells O'Brien that Cal singlehandedly saved him from certain death, and his contempt for the SPARTAN grows. | ||
The squad plots out the mission from there; [[Unidentified Prophet (Heian)|the Prophet]] will be landing at a logistics site north of their landing zone, and they need to get there before it does to set up for the shot, but before they can do that, they need to photograph the ruins on the way. | The squad plots out the mission from there; [[Unidentified Prophet (Heian)|the Prophet]] will be landing at a logistics site north of their landing zone, and they need to get there before it does to set up for the shot, but before they can do that, they need to photograph the ruins on the way. | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters| | {{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters| | ||
;Human | |||
*[[Berger]] | *[[Berger]] | ||
*[[Cal-141]] | *[[Cal-141]] | ||
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*[[Cortez]] | *[[Cortez]] | ||
*[[O'Brien (Heian)|O'Brien]] | *[[O'Brien (Heian)|O'Brien]] | ||
*[[Unidentified Officer (The Babysitter)|Unidentified Officer]] | |||
*[[Catherine Halsey]] {{Mo}} | |||
;Jiralhanae | |||
*[[Unidentified Chieftain (The Babysitter)|Unidentified Chieftain]] | *[[Unidentified Chieftain (The Babysitter)|Unidentified Chieftain]] | ||
;San'Shyuum | |||
*[[Unidentified Prophet (Heian)|Unidentified Prophet]] | *[[Unidentified Prophet (Heian)|Unidentified Prophet]] | ||
|title-2=Species| | |title-2=Species| | ||
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|title-5=Events| | |title-5=Events| | ||
*[[Human-Covenant | *[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
**[[Operation: GREY VEIL]] {{1st}} | **[[Operation: GREY VEIL]] {{1st}} | ||
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*{{Class|Diligence|light destroyer}} {{1st}} | *{{Class|Diligence|light destroyer}} {{1st}} | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}} {{1st}} | **{{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}} {{1st}} | ||
*[[ | *[[Drop pod]]s | ||
**[[Equipment drop pod]] | |||
**[[M8900 drop pod]] | |||
*{{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}} | *{{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}} | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Cal's sniper rifle's scope indicates that the weapon holds [[seven]] rounds. | *Cal's sniper rifle's scope indicates that the weapon holds [[seven]] rounds. | ||
*The ruins are neither of modern human nor Covenant origin. They also exhibit very little [[Forerunner]] design aesthetic - in fact, they have distinct Indian, Japanese, and Greco-Roman aesthetic elements, among others. In the DVD commentary, [[Frank O'Connor]] revealed that this mystery is an important plot point that will be explored in future Halo media. The ruins are mentioned once again in ''[[From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal]]'', in which [[William Arthur Iqbal|Dr. Iqbal]] speculates that the builders of the ruins may have borrowed from human architecture | *The ruins are neither of modern human nor Covenant origin. They also exhibit very little [[Forerunner]] design aesthetic - in fact, they have distinct Indian, Japanese, and Greco-Roman aesthetic elements, among others. In the DVD commentary, [[Frank O'Connor]] revealed that this mystery is an important plot point that will be explored in future ''Halo'' media. The ruins are mentioned once again in ''[[From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal]]'', in which [[William Arthur Iqbal|Dr. Iqbal]] speculates that the builders of the ruins may have borrowed from human architecture or vice versa. Information established in ''[[The Forerunner Saga]]'' hints that Heian was once an [[Ancestors]] colony, either missed when Forerunners purged the galaxy of any remnant of human civilization after the [[Human-Forerunner wars]] or abandoned during one of humanity's technological dark ages long before humanity waged war against the Forerunners. | ||
*Before the [[San'Shyuum|Prophet]] lands, [[Sangheili|Elite]] and [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] [[Honor Guards]] are walking alongside each other. It is also interesting to note that the Elites are wearing green colored armor, regular helmets, and not the typical Honor Guard helmet. The shoulder plates also resemble the [[Hayabusa]] shoulders. | *Before the [[San'Shyuum|Prophet]] lands, [[Sangheili|Elite]] and [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] [[Honor Guards]] are walking alongside each other. It is also interesting to note that the Elites are wearing green colored armor, regular helmets, and not the typical Honor Guard helmet. The shoulder plates also resemble the [[Hayabusa]] shoulders. | ||
*One of the ODSTs is [[Taylor Miles|Taylor "Dutch" Miles]]. Dutch plays a significant role in other ''Halo'' media, particularly as a playable character during the game ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. | *One of the ODSTs is [[Taylor Miles|Taylor "Dutch" Miles]]. Dutch plays a significant role in other ''Halo'' media, particularly as a playable character during the game ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. | ||