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'''Cullen''' was a [[non-commissioned officer]] in the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], serving in the [[23rd Naval Air Squadron]] as the Crew Chief for the [[D77-TC Pelican]] dropship, ''[[Echo 419]]''.{{Ref/Novel|Id=TF1|HTF|Chapter=1}}
'''Cullen''' was a [[non-commissioned officer]] in the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]. In the summer of 2552, he was assigned to the [[23rd Naval Air Squadron]], and was stationed aboard the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. Cullen was the crew chief for [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] [[Echo 419]] under [[Carol Rawley|Capt. Carol "Foehammer" Rawley]] and [[Frye|Lt. Frye]] <ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 38''</ref>.


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Battle of Installation 04===
===Battle of Installation 04===
When the ''Pillar of Autumn'' arrived at [[Installation 04]], the crew of Echo 419 immediately headed for their ''Pelican'' as their ship was hurling towards the surface of the ring world.
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''[[Echo 419]]'' and its crew, including [[pilot]]s [[Carol Rawley]] and [[Frye]] alongside Cullen, were stationed on the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} in [[2552#August|August 2552]], when the ship escaped the [[Fall of Reach]] and exited [[slipspace]] over [[Installation 04]] on September 19. Upon entering the [[Soell]] system, [[Covenant]] forces began [[Battle over Installation 04|engaging]] the ''Autumn'' in space, ultimately deploying [[Naval boarding|boarding]] parties in an attempt to take over the cruiser. During the fighting on the ship, [[Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] initiated a general evacuation, prompting the ship's Pelican crews - including that of ''Echo 419'' - to try and launch their craft in the hopes they may become useful in the ensuing conflict.{{Ref/Reuse|TF1}}
 
Ultimately, all three air crew for ''Echo 419'' were able to successfully reach the Pelican as the ''Autumn'' began to enter Installation 04's atmosphere, with Cullen being the last to enter the craft. ''Echo 419'' was ultimately able to successfully escape the cruiser before it crash-landed on the ring, though Cullen's fate is unknown.{{Ref/Reuse|TF1}} Cullen would later continue to serve during the September 20 [[Outbreak at the Containment Facility|outbreak]] of the [[Flood]] at the [[Flood containment facility]], serving to work ''Echo 419''{{'}}s comms suite to put Captain Rawley in contact with [[John-117]].{{Ref/Novel|HTF|Chapter=9}}


Cullen likely flew with Foehammer on all the missions during [[Battle of Installation 04|The Battle of Installation 04]], and if so, was likely killed when the dropship was shot down by a flight of [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] while they attempted to extract [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] from the due-to-detonate ''Pillar of Autumn''. Although it is possible he could have survived the actual crash, which was not witnessed, he would certainly have been killed when the ''Autumn'' exploded a few minutes later, taking the entire Halo ring with it.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''pages 338-339''</ref>
Cullen's fate following September 20 is unknown, though they were almost certainly killed by the time of ''Echo 419''{{'}}s (and Installation 04's) destruction on September 22, 2552.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' {{1st}}
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}


==Sources==
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[[Category:UNSC Marine Corps enlisted personnel]]

Latest revision as of 17:05, September 28, 2023

Cullen
Personal details

Species:

Human[1]

Political and military information

Affiliation:

United Nations Space Command Navy

Notable info:

Crew Chief for Echo 419[1]

 

Cullen was a non-commissioned officer in the UNSC Navy, serving in the 23rd Naval Air Squadron as the Crew Chief for the D77-TC Pelican dropship, Echo 419.[1]

Biography[edit]

Battle of Installation 04[edit]

Main article: Battle of Installation 04

Echo 419 and its crew, including pilots Carol Rawley and Frye alongside Cullen, were stationed on the UNSC Pillar of Autumn in August 2552, when the ship escaped the Fall of Reach and exited slipspace over Installation 04 on September 19. Upon entering the Soell system, Covenant forces began engaging the Autumn in space, ultimately deploying boarding parties in an attempt to take over the cruiser. During the fighting on the ship, Captain Jacob Keyes initiated a general evacuation, prompting the ship's Pelican crews - including that of Echo 419 - to try and launch their craft in the hopes they may become useful in the ensuing conflict.[1]

Ultimately, all three air crew for Echo 419 were able to successfully reach the Pelican as the Autumn began to enter Installation 04's atmosphere, with Cullen being the last to enter the craft. Echo 419 was ultimately able to successfully escape the cruiser before it crash-landed on the ring, though Cullen's fate is unknown.[1] Cullen would later continue to serve during the September 20 outbreak of the Flood at the Flood containment facility, serving to work Echo 419's comms suite to put Captain Rawley in contact with John-117.[2]

Cullen's fate following September 20 is unknown, though they were almost certainly killed by the time of Echo 419's (and Installation 04's) destruction on September 22, 2552.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Halo: The Flood, chapter 1
  2. ^ Halo: The Flood, chapter 9