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A '''prisoner of war''' ('''POW''', '''PoW''', or '''PW''') is a combatant who is imprisoned by an enemy force during or immediately after an armed conflict.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Prisoner of war|'''Wikipedia''' ''Prisoner of war'']]</ref>
A '''Prisoner of War''' ('''POW''', '''PoW''', or '''PW''') is a combatant who is imprisoned by an [[Covenant Empire|enemy]] force during or immediately after an armed conflict.<ref>[http://www.en.wikipedia.org/prisoner_of_war Wikipedia]</ref>


Even in the 26th Century, the [[UNSC]] continues to take prisoners of war in their conflict against the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 187''</ref>, often using them as manual labor to construct fortifications for defending against Covenant attack and digging graves for Covenant and UNSC dead<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 234''</ref>. After the destruction of [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]], multiple Sangheili were recovered in their lifepods by a UNSC-requisitioned prison ship, the ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' and experimented on by an Office of Naval Intelligence medical officer seeking ways to harness the Flood, either to find a "cure" or to use it as a weapon against the Covenant. The last survivor of these, [[Henry (Sangheili)|"Henry"]], assisted the other human prisoners on the ship and was one of only two survivors, with him and Rimmer joining a UNSC Marine squad to try and escape.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "The Mona Lisa"</ref> For much of the war, the Covenant refused to take prisoners, executing any human personnel who were captured or who surrendered<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 74''</ref>. After the discovery that only human "[[Reclaimers]]" could activate the Halo Array, the Covenant kept them alive for such a purpose. <ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 97''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|The Truth and Reconciliation]]''</ref>. After the ascension of the [[Jiralhanae]] to the positions formerly held by the [[Sangheili]], UNSC PoW's were routinely captured and butchered for food for the Jiralhanae<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Crows Nest (Level)|Crows Nest]]''</ref>
Even in the 26th Century, the [[UNSC]] continues to take prisoners of war in their conflict against the [[Covenant]],<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 187''</ref> often using them as manual labor to construct fortifications for defending against Covenant attack and digging graves for Covenant and UNSC dead.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 234''</ref> In general, however, UNSC Marines appear to maintain a "policy" of leaving no Covenant alive.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "[[The Mona Lisa]]", ''pages 262, 269''</ref> After the destruction of [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]], multiple Sangheili were recovered in their lifepods by a UNSC-requisitioned [[prison ship]], the ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' and experimented on by an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[John Smith|medical officer]] seeking ways to harness the Flood, either to find a "cure" or to use it as a weapon against the Covenant. The last survivor of these, [[Henry (Sangheili)|"Henry"]], assisted the other human prisoners on the ship and was one of only two survivors, with him and [[Patrick Rimmer]] joining a UNSC Marine squad to try and escape.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Mona Lisa"</ref> For much of the war, the Covenant refused to take prisoners, executing any human personnel who were captured or who surrendered.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 74''</ref> After the discovery that only human "[[Reclaimer]]s" could activate Forerunner artifacts, the Covenant kept them alive for such a purpose.<ref>'''Halo Wars'''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 97''</ref><ref name="T and R">'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level, ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]''</ref> After the ascension of the [[Jiralhanae]] to the positions formerly held by the [[Sangheili]], UNSC PoWs were routinely captured and butchered for food for the Jiralhanae.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[Crow's Nest]]''</ref>


The [[Prisoner of War Medallion]] is awarded to [[UNSC Army|Soldiers]], [[UNSC Navy|Sailors]], [[UNSC Air Force|Airmen]] and [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] who have been recovered from, escaped, or released from capture by the enemy.  
The [[Prisoner of War Medallion]] is awarded to [[UNSC Army|Soldiers]], [[UNSC Navy|Sailors]], [[UNSC Air Force|Airmen]] and [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] who have been recovered from, escaped, or released from capture by the enemy.  


==PoW's in the Halo games==
==PoWs in the Halo games==
Though the Covenant have repeatedly been stated to never take prisoners, the games depict UNSC captives in Covenant custody multiple times.  
Though the Covenant have repeatedly been stated to never take prisoners, the games depict UNSC captives in Covenant custody multiple times.  
*'''[[Halo Wars]]'''
*'''''[[Halo Wars]]'''''
**'''[[Relic Approach]]''' - a number of Warthogs are trapped behind Covenant energy shields, guarded by infantry and Ghosts.
**'''[[Relic Approach]]''' - A number of Warthogs are trapped behind Covenant energy shields, guarded by infantry and Ghosts.
**'''[[Anders' Signal]]''' - Professor Ellen Anders is captured by the 2531 [[Ripa 'Moramee|Arbiter]], and imprisoned within a stasis field on a discovered Forerunner [[Shield World]], because of her ability to activate Forerunner technology.
**'''[[Anders' Signal]]''' - Professor Ellen Anders is captured by the Arbiter [[Ripa 'Moramee]], and imprisoned within a stasis field on a discovered Forerunner [[Trove|Shield World]] because of her ability to activate Forerunner technology.
*'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''
*'''''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''''
**'''[[Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|Truth and Reconciliation]]''' - [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] and several Marines are rescued by the [[John-117|Master Chief]] and a team of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] aboard the [[Covenant Cruiser]] [[Truth and Reconciliation]]. Many more Marine bodies can be seen throughout the ship.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level, ''[[Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|Truth and Reconciliation]]''</ref>
**'''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]''' - [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] and several Marines are rescued by the [[John-117|Master Chief]] and a team of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] aboard the {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''. Many more Marine bodies can be seen throughout the ship.{{Ref/Reuse|T and R}}
*'''[[Halo 2]]'''
*'''''[[Halo 2]]'''''
**'''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''' - several Marines are rescued from prisoner cells by the Master Chief, as he rampages through [[High Charity]], following the [[Prophet of Truth]]. They are either killed by the Covenant, or infected by the [[Flood]] when it infects the holy city.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Gravemind (Level)|Gravemind]]''</ref>
**'''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''' - several Marines are rescued from [[Holding chamber|prisoner cells]] by the Master Chief, as he rampages through [[High Charity]], following the [[Prophet of Truth]]. They are either killed by the Covenant, or infected by the [[Flood]] when it infects the holy city. Johnson and Miranda were taken to Installation 05, but would be rescued by Thel' Vadam in [[The Great Journey]].<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level, ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref>
**'''[[The Great Journey (level)|The Great Journey]]''' - A handful of [[Sangheili]] [[Councilor|Councilors]] are held captive in prisoner cells by the [[Brutes]]. They are rescued when [[Thel 'Vadam]] fights to stop [[Tartarus]] from activating the rings.
**'''[[The Great Journey]]''' - A handful of [[Sangheili]] [[Councilor]]s are held captive in prisoner cells by the [[Brutes]]. They are rescued when [[Thel 'Vadam]] fights to stop [[Tartarus]] from activating the rings.
*'''[[Halo 3]]'''
*'''''[[Halo 3]]'''''
**'''[[Sierra 117 (level)|Sierra 117]]''' - [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]] and three other Marines are captured by [[Jiralhanae]]-led [[Covenant Loyalists|Covenant]] forces during the UNSC's extraction of the Master Chief, and used as bait to draw the [[Spartan]] into a trap. They are rescued, and manage to fend off Covenant counter-attack.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Sierra 117 (Level)|Sierra 117]]''</ref>
**'''[[Sierra 117 (level)|Sierra 117]]''' - [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]] and three other Marines are captured by [[Jiralhanae]]-led [[Covenant]] forces during the UNSC's extraction of the Master Chief, and used as bait to draw the [[Spartan]] into a trap. They are rescued, and manage to fend off a Covenant counter-attack.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref>
**'''[[Crow's Nest (level)|Crow's Nest]]''' - Marine prisoners are tied up in the barracks of Crows Nest. They were killed and tortured until the Master Chief manages to save them.
**'''[[Crow's Nest]]''' - Marine prisoners are tied up in the barracks of [[Crow's Nest]]. They were killed and tortured until the Master Chief managed to save them.
*'''[[Halo 4]]'''
*'''''[[Halo 4]]'''''
**'''[[Fireteam Crimson]] were captured by the [[Covenant remnant]], before escaping the detention facility that they were being held at.
**'''[[Spartan Ops]]''' - [[Fireteam Crimson]] were captured and held prisoner by [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] after being surrounded by an insurmountable amount of forces. They successfully escaped 'Mdama's Covenant detention facility they were being held at by hijacking a Phantom.
**'''Sometime during the [[Requiem campaign]] Lieutenant [[TJ Murphy]], as well as a Marine squad known as [[Icebreaker squad|Icebreaker]] were captured by Covenant forces and held at the same detention facility as [[Fireteam Crimson]]. [[Icebreaker squad|Icebreaker]] squad were rescued by Crimson and together they managed to escape.
**'''[[Spartan Ops]]''' - Sometime during the [[Requiem Campaign]] Lieutenant [[TJ Murphy]], as well as a Marine squad known as [[Icebreaker squad|Icebreaker]] were captured by Jul 'Mdama's Covenant forces and held at the same detention facility as [[Fireteam Crimson]]. [[Icebreaker squad|Icebreaker]] squad were rescued by Crimson and together they managed to escape.
**'''[[Henry Glassman]] was translocated to [[Requiem]] where he was captured by the Covenant, they used him in order to activate a shrine where they believed they could come in contact with the [[Librarian]] AI. As the sangheili were distracted by the activated shrine, Dr Glassman made his escape.
**'''[[Spartan Ops]]''' - [[Henry Glassman]] was [[Slipspace translocation|translocated]] to [[Requiem]] where he was captured by Jul 'Mdama's Covenant, they used him in order to activate a shrine where they believed they could come in contact with the [[Librarian]] AI. As the Sangheili were distracted by the activated shrine, Dr. Glassman made his escape.
**'''[[Fireteam Switchback]], minus [[Cara Costabile]], were captured and held at a detention facility in the Warrens.
**'''[[Spartan Ops]]''' - [[Fireteam Switchback]], minus [[Cara Costabile]], were captured and held at Warrens. They were eventually rescued by Fireteams [[Fireteam Crimson|Crimson]] and [[Fireteam Lancer|Lancer]].
*'''''[[Halo Wars 2]]'''''
**'''[[One Three Zero]]''' - [[Alice-130]] rescued imprisoned Marines hours that were captured during [[The Signal|initial exploration]] before rallying them at one of the Research Outpost. After successful evacuation, [[Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain]] [[James Cutter|Cutter]] ordered her to conduct a series of hit-and-run operations.
**'''[[Lights Out]]''' - [[Red Team]] rescues Marines and Hellbringers from the prison, and they join Red Team to hunt down and defeat [[Decimus]] once and for all.
*'''''[[Halo Infinite]]''''' - Several UNSC soldiers, as combat medic [[Lucas Browning]] and Spartan [[Hudson Griffin]], were held prisoner by the [[Banished]].
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:H3-MarinePOWs.jpg|UNSC Marines held captive by [[Brutes]] in [[A2 Hydroelectric Facility]], [[Tanzania]].
File:James Ackerson in Halo Uprising.PNG|Colonel [[James Ackerson]] held prisoner by the Brutes on the ''[[Triumphant Declaration]]''.
File:HTMCC-H2A Marine POW.jpg|A UNSC Marine being held in the detection center of ''[[High Charity]]''.
File:HTMCC-H2A Imprisoned Sangheili Councillor.jpg|A [[Sangheili High Councilor]] imprisoned in the [[Bastion of the Brutes]].
File:HINF PlasmaGyve.png|A [[Boxer Squad|squad]] of UNSC Marines imprisoned using a [[plasma gyve]].
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
{{Appearances|Halo: Combat Evolved|Halo 2|Halo 3|Halo 4|Halo Wars|Halo: First Strike|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Halo Evolutions|Halo Uprising}}
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo Uprising]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo Envoy]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
*''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]''
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
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A prisoner of war (POW, PoW, or PW) is a combatant who is imprisoned by an enemy force during or immediately after an armed conflict.[1]

Even in the 26th Century, the UNSC continues to take prisoners of war in their conflict against the Covenant,[2] often using them as manual labor to construct fortifications for defending against Covenant attack and digging graves for Covenant and UNSC dead.[3] In general, however, UNSC Marines appear to maintain a "policy" of leaving no Covenant alive.[4] After the destruction of Alpha Halo, multiple Sangheili were recovered in their lifepods by a UNSC-requisitioned prison ship, the Mona Lisa and experimented on by an Office of Naval Intelligence medical officer seeking ways to harness the Flood, either to find a "cure" or to use it as a weapon against the Covenant. The last survivor of these, "Henry", assisted the other human prisoners on the ship and was one of only two survivors, with him and Patrick Rimmer joining a UNSC Marine squad to try and escape.[5] For much of the war, the Covenant refused to take prisoners, executing any human personnel who were captured or who surrendered.[6] After the discovery that only human "Reclaimers" could activate Forerunner artifacts, the Covenant kept them alive for such a purpose.[7][8][9] After the ascension of the Jiralhanae to the positions formerly held by the Sangheili, UNSC PoWs were routinely captured and butchered for food for the Jiralhanae.[10]

The Prisoner of War Medallion is awarded to Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines who have been recovered from, escaped, or released from capture by the enemy.

PoWs in the Halo games[edit]

Though the Covenant have repeatedly been stated to never take prisoners, the games depict UNSC captives in Covenant custody multiple times.

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Wikipedia Prisoner of war
  2. ^ Halo: The Flood, page 187
  3. ^ Halo: The Flood, page 234
  4. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Mona Lisa", pages 262, 269
  5. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Mona Lisa"
  6. ^ Halo: The Flood, page 74
  7. ^ Halo Wars
  8. ^ Halo: The Flood, page 97
  9. ^ a b Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level, The Truth and Reconciliation
  10. ^ Halo 3, campaign level, Crow's Nest
  11. ^ Halo 2, campaign level, Gravemind
  12. ^ Halo 3, campaign level Sierra 117
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