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{{Era|H2}}
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{{quote|Marine, did I give you permission to bitch?|Staff Sergeant Banks countering a Marine's nervousness}}
'''Staff Sergeant Banks''' is a [[non-commissioned officer]]<ref group="Note">Banks' specific rank has never been stated, with the ''Halo 2'' level Metropolis only referring to him as a Sergeant. However his role as assistant Platoon leader in the battle of New Mombasa suggests he is a Staff Sergeant.</ref> of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]]. He served in [[A Company]] First Platoon of an unknown regiment. Banks commanded First Platoon during the [[Battle of Mombasa]], and later served on the UNSC ''[[In Amber Clad]],'' playing a role in several engagements during the [[Battle of Installation 05]].


{{quote|[[Marine]], did I give you permission to bitch?!|Staff Sergeant Marcus Banks}}
== Biography ==
=== Defense of ''Cairo Station'' ===
On October 20, 2552, Banks was onboard ''[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]'' when the Covenant [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] arrive at Earth via [[slipstream space]]. Banks was among the Marines who defended the station when it was boarded by the Covenant troops. Banks was combating the Covenant in [[Commons R-01]] when [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] [[John-117]] arrived and provided assistance.<ref>''Halo 2'', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref>


'''[[Staff Sergeant]] Marcus Banks''' was a Marine NCO who commanded many Marines during the [[Battle of New Mombasa]] and had a significant role in the [[Battle of Delta Halo]].
=== Battle of Mombasa ===
==Character Biography==
{{Main|Battle of Mombasa}}
{{quote|When I asked for reinforcements, I didn't think they'd send a Spartan.|Banks expressing his surprise at the Master Chief's appearance}}
Upon his unit's deployment to [[New Mombasa]], Banks found himself in command of "A" Company's First Platoon after their [[Parisa|lieutenant]] was incapacitated on arrival.<ref name="Metropolis">''Halo 2'', campaign level, ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref> Coming next in the chain of command, he was forced to take direct command of the Marines in [[New Mombasa Sector B|Sector B]]. The company's command post soon came under heavy siege by a number of [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraiths]], forcing the Marines to lock the building down to prevent Covenant entry. The entrenched Marines were unable to muster any response due to the presence of several [[Kig-Yar]] [[Kig-Yar Sniper|Snipers]] covering the building. Fortunately for the Marines, John-117 arrived in the area and eliminated all Covenant forces. With the enemy neutralized, Banks was able to open the command post again, allowing the arriving UNSC forces to enter. Banks and his men proceeded to assist John-117 in disabling an advancing [[Protos-pattern Scarab|Scarab]] walker, providing cover fire as the Spartan boarded the Scarab, killed its crew and disabled it from within.{{Ref/Reuse|Metropolis}}


===[[Battle of New Mombasa]]===
Banks and the rest of his platoon were evacuated and transferred to the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}, which left Mombasa in pursuit of the [[Covenant]] {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' as the latter ship jumped into slipspace.  
'''Staff Sergeant Marcus Banks''' is a [[UNSC Marine Corps]] Staff Sergeant. Sergeant Banks is in command of "A" Company after their original commander (an unnamed [[Lieutenant]]) was hit when they dropped in (in the E3 preview, his unit is identified as "the [[405th Marine Infantry Division|405th]] out of [[Diego Garcia]]"). <ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', level [[Metropolis (Level)|Metropolis]]</ref> As the ranking surviving officer, he was forced to take command of all marines in [[New Mombasa]].


After the [[Master Chief]] broke through Covenant defenses, Corporal [[Perez]] guided [[Cortana]] and him to Banks while briefing them. Staff Sergeant Banks was found on the roof of a building (an impromptu command center) held by the [[Marines]] of "A" Company. After seeing the Master Chief, Sergeant Banks famously says, "When I asked for reinforcements, I didn't think they'd send a [[Spartan]]". After a [[Scarab]] crushes most of his defenses, he calls on the Master Chief to help him take out the Scarab. Along with his platoon he fires upon the scarab from the cover of a nearby bridge while the Chief dives onto the Scarab, killing its crew and disabling it.
===Battle of Installation 05===
{{Main|Battle of Installation 05}}
{{Quote|no=four|q1=Proceed to the objective, we'll hold out as long as we can! ''(screams fearfully)'' Get it off me!|[[Marcus Stacker|Gunnery Sergeant Marcus Stacker]]|q2=Suppressive fire, suppressive fire!|Sergeant Banks|q3="Negative, ma'am! They are ''not'' Covenant!|Sergeant Stacker|q4=Cover that doorway!|Sergeant Banks|Banks coordinating a desperate defense against [[Flood]] in the Sentinel Wall.}}


===[[Battle of Delta Halo]]===
Arriving at Installation 05 on board the UNSC ''In Amber Clad'' on November 2, Banks was among the first wave of ODSTs dropped onto Installation 05 as part of the [[First Platoon (ODST)|First Platoon]]. Along with [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Marcus Stacker]], Private First Class [[Chips Dubbo]] and several Marines, Banks supported John-117 as he made his way through Covenant-held ruins on his way to the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s [[Temple (Installation 05)|temple]].<ref>''Halo 2'', campaign level ''[[Delta Halo]]''</ref><ref name="Regret">''Halo 2'' campaign level ''[[Regret (Halo 2 level)|Regret]]''</ref> Alongside most of First Platoon, Banks was pulled out via Pelican by Sergeant [[Johnson]] and reassigned to [[Battle of the Quarantine Zone|a mission to retrieve the index]]. {{Ref/Reuse|Regret}}
After the [[Battle of New Mombasa]], Banks was quickly transferred to the ''[[UNSC In Amber Clad]]'', avoiding death in the [[slipspace]] rupture caused by the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s [[Covenant Assault Carrier|Assault Carrier]] slipspace jump. In the Battle of [[Delta Halo]], Sgt Banks was one of the NCOs dispatched from ''[[UNSC In Amber Clad|In Amber Clad]].'' He was later captured by [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] forces, along with [[Avery J. Johnson|Sergeant Major Johnson]] and [[Gunnery Sergeant Pete Stacker]] to be used as a reclaimer. However, the three managed to break free when [[Thel 'Vadamee|the Arbiter]] and several other [[Sangheili|Elite]]s attacked the Brutes. The three then helped the Arbiter take back a Scarab walker. Stacker and Banks then boarded the Scarab along with Johnson. They presumably stayed on board to guard it, as they were not seen afterward. It is unknown what happened to Sgt Banks after aiding Stacker and Johnson, although it is likely he escaped with Johnson and Stacker back to Earth and took part in the [[Second Battle of Earth]].
 
Banks was among a platoon of Marines deployed by the ''In Amber Clad'' to the Sentinel Wall surrounding the [[Quarantine zone (location)|Quarantine zone]]. The Marines moved through the outer wall with ease, unmolested by local Sentinel defenses - likely due to being recognized by the automated guardians as [[Reclaimer]]s.<ref name="sacred">''Halo 2'', campaign level ''[[Sacred Icon]]''</ref>
 
As the force moved through the inner wall however, the outer wall became besieged by [[Jiralhanae]]-led Covenant forces deployed from the recently arrived ''[[High Charity]]''. Eventually, the Arbiter [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee was able to deactivate the Containment Shield, and the inner wall quickly became overrun with [[Flood]] from the nearby Quarantine Zone.
 
[[File:HTMCC-H2A Marines Resistance.jpg|thumb|250px|Banks and Stacker fire their Plasma Pistols at their Jiralhanae captors.]]
Most of the Marines swiftly fell to the Flood parasite and the now-hostile Sentinels. While Gunnery Sergeant Stacker contacted ''In Amber Clad'', Banks directed the surviving Marines as they staged a desperate defense, attempting to hold their position. {{Ref/Reuse|sacred}} Banks, Stacker<ref name="greatjourney">''Halo 2'', campaign level ''[[The Great Journey]]''</ref> and their Marine survivors<ref>''Halo 2'', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]], Inside Job''</ref> were ultimately captured by Covenant forces.
 
Later, as ''High Charity'' was overrun by the Flood-infested ''In Amber Clad'', captive Sergeants Johnson, Stacker and Banks were brought to a [[Bastion of the Brutes|series of structures]] held by the Jiralhanae on Installation 05. The three were moments away from execution when the Jiralhanae were attacked by [[Sangheili]] [[Covenant separatists|forces]] led by the Arbiter Thel 'Vadamee. Taking advantage of the confusion, Johnson managed to board the nearby [[Protos-pattern Scarab|Scarab]] walker, and forged a hasty alliance with 'Vadamee in order to stop Tartarus from activating the installation. The UNSC-operated Scarab cleared a path to the Installation's Control Room, while the Arbiter provided air support.{{Ref/Reuse|greatjourney}} After the neutralization and subsequent blockading of Installation 05, Banks was presumably evacuated by the Arbiter and his allies alongside Johnson, Miranda, and Stacker, returning to Earth around November 15, 2552.<ref name="lootcrate2">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]''</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*His name was possibly taken from [[Wikipedia:Marcus Banks|Marcus Banks]], a basketball player who in 2006, played in the NBA for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
*Banks is voiced by [[Orlando Jones]], who is best known for his work on the sketch comedy series [[Wikipedia:MadTV|MadTV]].
*In the level [[Regret (Level)|Regret]], Sergeant Banks is sometimes one of the [[Master Chief]]'s [[Marine]] allies. A glitch may also happen on the level [[Regret (Level)|Regret]], where his voice is that of [[Pete Stacker (Marine)|Stacker]]'s or vice versa.<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', level [[Regret (Level)|Regret]]</ref>
*In the [[Halo 2 E3 demo|''Halo 2'' E3 demo]], Banks is Caucasian and is voiced by [[Pete Stacker]]. He calls an airstrike onto a Covenant artillery platform before giving the Master Chief his [[M7 SMG]]. This version of Banks is heavily wounded and does not aid the Master Chief in driving the Covenant out of New Mombasa, standing in stark contrast to the character's retail incarnation.
*In the E3 Video and demo, Banks appears to be of [[Wikipedia:Caucasian|Caucasian descent.]] In the final game however, Banks appears to be of African or African-American descent.
*In the level ''[[Regret (Halo 2 level)|Regret]]'', Sergeant Banks is sometimes one of the Master Chief's Marine allies. A glitch may also happen on the same level, where his voice is that of Stacker's or vice versa.{{Ref/Reuse|Regret}}
*Like Stacker and Johnson in [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] he can be killed many times during combat but will always come back to life in the next level.
*Banks was nicknamed "Sergeant Cautious" by Bungie staff, and at one point, was going to be named Sergeant Jones, after his voice actor.<ref>[http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/voices.html ''halo.bungie.org'': The Names Behind The Voices]</ref>
*Unlike in the E3 demo, he is found with a [[Battle Rifle]] instead of a [[SMG]] and is no longer wounded.
 
*In the level [[Metropolis]] he carries a large radio on his back. At the bottom of the radio is the Hindi word for the number [[Seven|7]], which is incidentally Bungie's favorite number.
==Gallery==
*It is possible that, while on the roof, a pole will fall and kill him (or wound him).
<gallery>
*If he was was command of A Company on the Battle of New Mombasa, that means all [[lieutenant]]s had been killed.
File:SSgt Banks 2.png|Sergeant Banks as he appears in ''Halo 2''.
*On [[Cairo Station]], Banks is seen wearing his service uniform with a [[major]] emblem instead of a [[sergeant major]] emblem, like any other Marine (e.g. Avery J. Johnson and Pete Stacker wearing his/her service uniform.
File:Banks.png|Banks in combat in ''Halo 2''.
*On Cairo Station, it may also be seen that he has been awarded the [[Purple Heart]].
File:H2A SergeantBanks.png|Sergeant Banks as he appears in ''Halo 2 Anniversary''.
File:H2ACampaign BanksMetropolis.png|Banks combat-ready in ''Halo 2 Anniversary''.
File:HTMCC-H2A Banks on Cairo Station.jpg|Banks onboard ''Cairo Station'' in ''Halo 2 Anniversary''.
File:H2ACampaign MetropolisMarines.png|Banks and his squad defend their position in New Mombasa in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
</gallery>
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''


==Quotes==
==Notes==
*"When I asked for reinforcements, I didn't think they'd send a [[Spartan]]." - Level [[Metropolis]].
{{Ref/Notes}}
*"We got trouble!"
*"Marine, did I give you permission to bitch?" - After [[Scarab]] destroyed the [[Scorpion]] in [[New Mombasa]].
*"I don't think [[Scarab|it]]'s stopping, get your heads down."
*"This [[Scarab|thing]] is really starting to PISS ME OFF!"
*"Marines, time to kill us a [[Scarab]]."
*"[[Master Chief|Chief]], I thought we were cool." - When he's given a bad weapon.
*"Need something?" - If stared at.
*"What's this? Chief, I'm not a young man anymore." - If given a bad weapon.
*"How do you feel, partner?" - To the other Marine.
*"We follow your lead."
*"Marine, were you ordered to do that?" - When shot or hit.
*"We got to take that [[Covenant Artillery|thing]] out. Cover me!" - Only in the [[Halo 2 E3 Demo]].


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


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Latest revision as of 08:47, August 23, 2023

Banks
H2ACampaign SergeantBanks.png
Personal details

Species:

Human

Gender:

Male

Hair color:

Black

Eye color:

Brown

Political and military information

Affiliation:

UNSC Marine Corps

Rank:

Staff sergeant

 

"Marine, did I give you permission to bitch?"
— Staff Sergeant Banks countering a Marine's nervousness

Staff Sergeant Banks is a non-commissioned officer[Note 1] of the UNSC Marine Corps. He served in A Company First Platoon of an unknown regiment. Banks commanded First Platoon during the Battle of Mombasa, and later served on the UNSC In Amber Clad, playing a role in several engagements during the Battle of Installation 05.

Biography[edit]

Defense of Cairo Station[edit]

On October 20, 2552, Banks was onboard Cairo Station when the Covenant Fleet of Sacred Consecration arrive at Earth via slipstream space. Banks was among the Marines who defended the station when it was boarded by the Covenant troops. Banks was combating the Covenant in Commons R-01 when Spartan-II John-117 arrived and provided assistance.[1]

Battle of Mombasa[edit]

Main article: Battle of Mombasa

"When I asked for reinforcements, I didn't think they'd send a Spartan."
— Banks expressing his surprise at the Master Chief's appearance

Upon his unit's deployment to New Mombasa, Banks found himself in command of "A" Company's First Platoon after their lieutenant was incapacitated on arrival.[2] Coming next in the chain of command, he was forced to take direct command of the Marines in Sector B. The company's command post soon came under heavy siege by a number of Wraiths, forcing the Marines to lock the building down to prevent Covenant entry. The entrenched Marines were unable to muster any response due to the presence of several Kig-Yar Snipers covering the building. Fortunately for the Marines, John-117 arrived in the area and eliminated all Covenant forces. With the enemy neutralized, Banks was able to open the command post again, allowing the arriving UNSC forces to enter. Banks and his men proceeded to assist John-117 in disabling an advancing Scarab walker, providing cover fire as the Spartan boarded the Scarab, killed its crew and disabled it from within.[2]

Banks and the rest of his platoon were evacuated and transferred to the UNSC In Amber Clad, which left Mombasa in pursuit of the Covenant CAS-class assault carrier Solemn Penance as the latter ship jumped into slipspace.

Battle of Installation 05[edit]

Main article: Battle of Installation 05

Gunnery Sergeant Marcus Stacker: "Proceed to the objective, we'll hold out as long as we can! (screams fearfully) Get it off me!"
Sergeant Banks: "Suppressive fire, suppressive fire!"
Sergeant Stacker: ""Negative, ma'am! They are not Covenant!"
Sergeant Banks: "Cover that doorway!"
— Banks coordinating a desperate defense against Flood in the Sentinel Wall.

Arriving at Installation 05 on board the UNSC In Amber Clad on November 2, Banks was among the first wave of ODSTs dropped onto Installation 05 as part of the First Platoon. Along with Gunnery Sergeant Marcus Stacker, Private First Class Chips Dubbo and several Marines, Banks supported John-117 as he made his way through Covenant-held ruins on his way to the Prophet of Regret's temple.[3][4] Alongside most of First Platoon, Banks was pulled out via Pelican by Sergeant Johnson and reassigned to a mission to retrieve the index. [4]

Banks was among a platoon of Marines deployed by the In Amber Clad to the Sentinel Wall surrounding the Quarantine zone. The Marines moved through the outer wall with ease, unmolested by local Sentinel defenses - likely due to being recognized by the automated guardians as Reclaimers.[5]

As the force moved through the inner wall however, the outer wall became besieged by Jiralhanae-led Covenant forces deployed from the recently arrived High Charity. Eventually, the Arbiter Thel 'Vadamee was able to deactivate the Containment Shield, and the inner wall quickly became overrun with Flood from the nearby Quarantine Zone.

Marcus Stacker and Banks fire their Type-25 plasma pistols at two Jiralhanae Captains at the Bastion of the Brutes in Halo 2: Anniversary campaign level The Great Journey.
Banks and Stacker fire their Plasma Pistols at their Jiralhanae captors.

Most of the Marines swiftly fell to the Flood parasite and the now-hostile Sentinels. While Gunnery Sergeant Stacker contacted In Amber Clad, Banks directed the surviving Marines as they staged a desperate defense, attempting to hold their position. [5] Banks, Stacker[6] and their Marine survivors[7] were ultimately captured by Covenant forces.

Later, as High Charity was overrun by the Flood-infested In Amber Clad, captive Sergeants Johnson, Stacker and Banks were brought to a series of structures held by the Jiralhanae on Installation 05. The three were moments away from execution when the Jiralhanae were attacked by Sangheili forces led by the Arbiter Thel 'Vadamee. Taking advantage of the confusion, Johnson managed to board the nearby Scarab walker, and forged a hasty alliance with 'Vadamee in order to stop Tartarus from activating the installation. The UNSC-operated Scarab cleared a path to the Installation's Control Room, while the Arbiter provided air support.[6] After the neutralization and subsequent blockading of Installation 05, Banks was presumably evacuated by the Arbiter and his allies alongside Johnson, Miranda, and Stacker, returning to Earth around November 15, 2552.[8]

Trivia[edit]

  • Banks is voiced by Orlando Jones, who is best known for his work on the sketch comedy series MadTV.
  • In the Halo 2 E3 demo, Banks is Caucasian and is voiced by Pete Stacker. He calls an airstrike onto a Covenant artillery platform before giving the Master Chief his M7 SMG. This version of Banks is heavily wounded and does not aid the Master Chief in driving the Covenant out of New Mombasa, standing in stark contrast to the character's retail incarnation.
  • In the level Regret, Sergeant Banks is sometimes one of the Master Chief's Marine allies. A glitch may also happen on the same level, where his voice is that of Stacker's or vice versa.[4]
  • Banks was nicknamed "Sergeant Cautious" by Bungie staff, and at one point, was going to be named Sergeant Jones, after his voice actor.[9]

Gallery[edit]

  • Sergeant Banks as he appears in Halo 2.

    Sergeant Banks as he appears in Halo 2.

  • Banks in combat in Halo 2.

    Banks in combat in Halo 2.

  • Sergeant Banks as he appears in Halo 2 Anniversary.

    Sergeant Banks as he appears in Halo 2 Anniversary.

  • Banks combat-ready in Halo 2 Anniversary.

    Banks combat-ready in Halo 2 Anniversary.

  • Banks onboard Cairo Station in Halo 2 Anniversary.

    Banks onboard Cairo Station in Halo 2 Anniversary.

  • Banks and his squad defend their position in New Mombasa in Halo 2: Anniversary.

    Banks and his squad defend their position in New Mombasa in Halo 2: Anniversary.

List of appearances[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Banks' specific rank has never been stated, with the Halo 2 level Metropolis only referring to him as a Sergeant. However his role as assistant Platoon leader in the battle of New Mombasa suggests he is a Staff Sergeant.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo 2, campaign level Cairo Station
  2. ^ a b Halo 2, campaign level, Metropolis
  3. ^ Halo 2, campaign level Delta Halo
  4. ^ a b c Halo 2 campaign level Regret
  5. ^ a b Halo 2, campaign level Sacred Icon
  6. ^ a b Halo 2, campaign level The Great Journey
  7. ^ Halo 2, campaign level Gravemind, Inside Job
  8. ^ Halo Legendary Crate, Data Drop #2
  9. ^ halo.bungie.org: The Names Behind The Voices
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