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|name = Cal | |name = Cal | ||
|spartantag = 141 | |spartantag = 141 | ||
|birth = | |birth = [[2511]] | ||
|death = Between | |death = Between 2542 and 2551 | ||
|gender = [[Human|Female]] | |||
|height = | |height = 7'0 (214cm) | ||
|hair = White | |hair = White | ||
|affiliation = UNSC | |affiliation = [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] | ||
|specialty = Sniper | |specialty = Sniper and Hand-to-Hand Combat | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|Take the shot, [[O'Brien (The Babysitter)|O'Brien]], now! You're the only one who can do it!|Cal ordering O'Brien to kill the [[Unidentified Prophet (The Babysitter)|Prophet]].}} | {{Quote|Take the shot, [[O'Brien (The Babysitter)|O'Brien]], now! You're the only one who can do it!|Cal ordering O'Brien to kill the [[Unidentified Prophet (The Babysitter)|Prophet]].}} | ||
'''Cal-141''' was a [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II | '''Cal-141''' was a female [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II Commando]] of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[UNSC Special Forces|Special Warfare Command]] <ref>[[Halopedia:News/19 October 2009/Waypoint media blowout|''Welcome to Halo Waypoint'']]</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''', ''[[The Babysitter]]''</ref>. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Conscription=== | ===Conscription=== | ||
Cal-141 was abducted and conscripted into the SPARTAN-II program by [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] in [[2517]] when she was just six years old. Cal was then taken to the planet [[Reach]] and | Cal-141 was abducted and conscripted into the SPARTAN-II program by [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] in [[2517]] when she was just six years old. Cal was then taken to the planet [[Reach]], and trained by the [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] [[Déjà]] and [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez|Mendez]], along with the rest of the Spartan children. | ||
===Assassination | ===Assassination Attempt=== | ||
Cal-141 was sent on an operation, along with the four [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] she commanded, to assassinate a [[Unidentified Prophet (The Babysitter)|Minor Prophet]] and gather intel of unknown ruins on a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]-held planet, [[Heian]]. The group consisted of [[Taylor H. Miles|Dutch]], [[O'Brien (The Babysitter)|O'Brien]], [[Cortez]] and [[Checkman]]. Only three remained after the drop, as Checkman was killed in the upper atmosphere of the planet insertion. | |||
During the operation, Cal fought a | During the operation, Cal fought a [[Unidentified Chieftain (The Babysitter)|Brute Chieftain]] that wielded a [[Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer|Gravity Hammer]] and appeared to have been winning the fight. O'Brien hung for dear life over a waterfall as they fought, and was rescued by Cal soon after. | ||
===Death=== | ===Death=== | ||
While waiting for the Prophet to arrive, the Brute | While waiting for the Prophet to arrive, the Brute Chieftain that Cal had supposedly killed the day before was still alive, and ambushed Cal and the three ODSTs. Cal spotted the Chieftain, about to strike O'Brien, and quickly moved to get the ODST sniper out of harm's way. She was hit across the head and right shoulder by the Chieftain's Gravity Hammer, resulting in fatal injuries, despite her armor taking the blow. | ||
After Dutch | After the Chieftain was shot in the head repeatedly by Dutch, the trio removed Cal's helmet to inspect her injuries. They were stunned that Cal was a female, as opposed to the squad believing she was a male, especially O'Brien and Cortez. Cal, realizing that with her badly damaged arm, as well as her blurring vision due to her head injuries, she would no longer be able to take the shot, ordered O'Brien to kill the Prophet, which he succeeds in doing. | ||
After O'Brien killed the Prophet, the ODSTs tried to tend to Cal's wounds, but she knew that she | After O'Brien killed the Prophet, the ODSTs tried to tend to Cal's wounds, but she knew that she was not going to make it back to [[Unnamed Destroyer (The Babysitter)|the Destroyer]]. In her dying words, Cal asked Cortez to make a delivery to Dr. Halsey. This delivery consisted of an optical chip from Cal's helmet, which contained intelligence of the planet the mission was carried out on, as well as ruins that were neither human nor Covenant. Cortez tried to assure her that she would be able to give the chip to Halsey herself, but Cal replied that the two of them knew it was not going to happen as she felt her death already moments away. She held Cortez's hands a bit longer and eventually died before the three ODSTs. | ||
===Aftermath=== | ===Aftermath=== | ||
Cal's death left a profound impact on the ODSTs with whom she fought on the mission. They, like all ODSTs, had a bitter rivalry with the | Cal's death left a profound impact on the ODSTs with whom she fought with on the mission. They, like all ODSTs, had a bitter rivalry with the Spartans and considered them to be freaks, but Cal's efforts in the mission and her actions in saving O'Brien's life many times until the loss of her own had changed their thoughts and opinions on the Spartans. This change was shown well as the ODST team later returned to their ship, where both Cortez and Dutch angrily scolded a [[Berger|marine]] for mocking Cal's combat credentials, and O'Brien pondered on how he might be dead if it hadn't been for her. | ||
Publicly, she was likely classified as [[ | Publicly, she was likely classified as [[Missing in action|MIA]] as opposed to [[Killed in action|KIA]], as per [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] [[Office of Naval Intelligence Directive 930|policy]] regarding the deaths of the supposedly-invincible SPARTAN-II super soldiers. It is possible that in the end, O'Brien, Dutch, and Cortez either buried Cal or took her with them to the pick up point as her body is not seen in the same place where she died, although the former is more likely due to the fact that a SPARTAN can weigh upwards of 1000 lbs. when fully armored. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*She is one of the main characters of ''[[The Babysitter]]'', a story focused on a UNSC mission to assassinate a Covenant leader, and the feud between the SPARTAN-II Project and the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers. It is one of [[seven]] short films of the anime adaptation ''[[Halo Legends]]''. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="150" orientation="landscape"> | <gallery widths="150" orientation="landscape"> | ||
File:Cal-141(2).jpg|Cal wielding a [[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5B Assault Rifle]]. | |||
File:Cal-141(2).jpg|Cal wielding | File:The Babysitter Cal-141.jpg|Cal-141 during the assassination mission. | ||
File:The Babysitter Cal-141.jpg|Cal-141 during the assassination mission | |||
File:Cal-141(3).jpg|Cal-141 upon her death. | File:Cal-141(3).jpg|Cal-141 upon her death. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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Revision as of 01:03, May 6, 2011
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- "Take the shot, O'Brien, now! You're the only one who can do it!"
- — Cal ordering O'Brien to kill the Prophet.
Cal-141 was a female SPARTAN-II Commando of the UNSC Naval Special Warfare Command [1][2].
Biography
Conscription
Cal-141 was abducted and conscripted into the SPARTAN-II program by Dr. Catherine Halsey in 2517 when she was just six years old. Cal was then taken to the planet Reach, and trained by the AI Déjà and Chief Petty Officer Mendez, along with the rest of the Spartan children.
Assassination Attempt
Cal-141 was sent on an operation, along with the four Orbital Drop Shock Troopers she commanded, to assassinate a Minor Prophet and gather intel of unknown ruins on a Covenant-held planet, Heian. The group consisted of Dutch, O'Brien, Cortez and Checkman. Only three remained after the drop, as Checkman was killed in the upper atmosphere of the planet insertion.
During the operation, Cal fought a Brute Chieftain that wielded a Gravity Hammer and appeared to have been winning the fight. O'Brien hung for dear life over a waterfall as they fought, and was rescued by Cal soon after.
Death
While waiting for the Prophet to arrive, the Brute Chieftain that Cal had supposedly killed the day before was still alive, and ambushed Cal and the three ODSTs. Cal spotted the Chieftain, about to strike O'Brien, and quickly moved to get the ODST sniper out of harm's way. She was hit across the head and right shoulder by the Chieftain's Gravity Hammer, resulting in fatal injuries, despite her armor taking the blow.
After the Chieftain was shot in the head repeatedly by Dutch, the trio removed Cal's helmet to inspect her injuries. They were stunned that Cal was a female, as opposed to the squad believing she was a male, especially O'Brien and Cortez. Cal, realizing that with her badly damaged arm, as well as her blurring vision due to her head injuries, she would no longer be able to take the shot, ordered O'Brien to kill the Prophet, which he succeeds in doing.
After O'Brien killed the Prophet, the ODSTs tried to tend to Cal's wounds, but she knew that she was not going to make it back to the Destroyer. In her dying words, Cal asked Cortez to make a delivery to Dr. Halsey. This delivery consisted of an optical chip from Cal's helmet, which contained intelligence of the planet the mission was carried out on, as well as ruins that were neither human nor Covenant. Cortez tried to assure her that she would be able to give the chip to Halsey herself, but Cal replied that the two of them knew it was not going to happen as she felt her death already moments away. She held Cortez's hands a bit longer and eventually died before the three ODSTs.
Aftermath
Cal's death left a profound impact on the ODSTs with whom she fought with on the mission. They, like all ODSTs, had a bitter rivalry with the Spartans and considered them to be freaks, but Cal's efforts in the mission and her actions in saving O'Brien's life many times until the loss of her own had changed their thoughts and opinions on the Spartans. This change was shown well as the ODST team later returned to their ship, where both Cortez and Dutch angrily scolded a marine for mocking Cal's combat credentials, and O'Brien pondered on how he might be dead if it hadn't been for her.
Publicly, she was likely classified as MIA as opposed to KIA, as per ONI policy regarding the deaths of the supposedly-invincible SPARTAN-II super soldiers. It is possible that in the end, O'Brien, Dutch, and Cortez either buried Cal or took her with them to the pick up point as her body is not seen in the same place where she died, although the former is more likely due to the fact that a SPARTAN can weigh upwards of 1000 lbs. when fully armored.
Trivia
- She is one of the main characters of The Babysitter, a story focused on a UNSC mission to assassinate a Covenant leader, and the feud between the SPARTAN-II Project and the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers. It is one of seven short films of the anime adaptation Halo Legends.
Gallery
Cal wielding a MA5B Assault Rifle.
Cal-141 during the assassination mission.
Cal-141 upon her death.
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