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{{Era|UNSC|HCW|Post}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Disambig header|the Spartan-II unit|the Spartan-III unit|Red Team (SPARTAN-III)}}
{{Disambig header|the Spartan-II unit|the Spartan-III unit|Red Team (SPARTAN-III)}}
{{Military infobox
{{Military infobox
|image=[[File:HW-Red Team.jpg|300px]]
|image=[[File:HINF RedTeamEmblem.png|x100px]]<br>Red Team's [[Symbols of the UNSC#Navy|logo]]
|formed=[[2517|September 2517]] - Active by [[2559|April 2559]]
[[File:HW-Red Team.jpg|300px]]<br>Red Team circa [[2531]]
|formed=[[2517|September 2517]] - Active by [[2559|October 2559]]
|affiliation= [[United Nations Space Command]]
|affiliation= [[United Nations Space Command]]
|branch=[[UNSC Navy]]
|branch=[[UNSC Navy]]
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**[[Battle of Chi Ceti]]
**[[Battle of Chi Ceti]]
**[[Battle of Arcadia]]
**[[Battle of Arcadia]]
**[[Battle of the Etran Harborage]]
**[[Battle of Trove]]
**[[Battle of Jericho VII]]
**[[Battle of Jericho VII]]
**[[Operation: OCEAN BREAKER]]
**[[Operation: OCEAN BREAKER]]
**[[Fall of Reach]]
**[[Fall of Reach]]
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
**[[Battle of Installation 00 (2559)]]
**[[Second Ark Conflict]]
|commanders=  
|commanders=  
*[[Jerome-092]]
*[[Jerome-092]]
*[[John-117]]
*[[John-117]]
*[[Joshua-029]]
*[[Joshua-029]]
*[[Fred-104]]
*[[Frederic-104]]
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{{Quote|no=three|q1=Always got to show off, eh, Alice?|Douglas-042|q2=Who gets to take this one?|Alice-130|q3=I figured you two have had enough fun.|Jerome-092|Red Team reunites on [[Installation 09]].<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', campaign levels ''[[The Halo]]''</ref>}}


{{Quote|no=two|q1=Need a hand?|Red Team|q2=Showoffs!|Forge|Members of Red Team and Sgt. [[John Forge]] during the [[Battle of Shield World 0459]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign levels ''[[Beachhead]]''</ref>}}
'''Red Team''' is a name given to a number of mission-specific formations of [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II supersoldiers]] subordinate to the [[UNSC Special Forces|UNSC Naval Special Warfare Command]]. Although Red Team generally operated at a size of around six members, more Spartans could be selected for missions that called for a larger force. Various iterations of Red Team actively participated in numerous battles against the [[Covenant]], including the [[Battle of Arcadia]], the [[Battle of Jericho VII]], the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], and the [[Fall of Reach]]. One incarnation of Red Team was also among the first members of the UNSC who engaged [[Forerunner]] [[Sentinel]]s and various [[Flood]] forces.
 
'''Red Team''' is a name given to a number of mission-specific formations of [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II supersoldiers]] subordinate to the [[UNSC Special Forces|UNSC Naval Special Warfare Command]]. Although Red Team generally operated at a size of around six members, more Spartans could be selected for missions that called for a larger force. They actively participated in numerous battles against the [[Covenant]], including the [[Battle of Arcadia]], the [[Battle of Jericho VII]], the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], and the [[Fall of Reach]]. Red Team was also among the first members of the UNSC who engaged [[Forerunner]] [[Sentinel]]s and various [[Flood]] forces.


==Known members==
==Known members==
Various groups of Spartan-IIs have received the designation "Red Team" throughout the program's history. These are often temporary teams assembled for specific operations, and have ranged from as few as three members to almost two dozen depending on the needs of a given mission. During [[SPARTAN-II training|training exercises]] as well as in combat operations, Red Team was often designated as a counterpart to [[Blue Team]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 4'' (2003)</ref><ref name="fs157">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 157-166'' (2010)</ref>
Various groups of Spartan-IIs have received the designation "Red Team" throughout the program's history. These are often temporary teams assembled for specific operations, and have ranged from as few as three members to almost two dozen depending on the needs of a given mission. During [[SPARTAN-II training|training exercises]] as well as in combat operations, Red Team was often designated as a counterpart to [[Blue Team]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 4'' (2003)</ref><ref name="fs157">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 157-166'' (2010)</ref>


One specific Red Team unit, consisting of rehabilitated [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentation]] "washouts" Douglas-042, Alice-130, and Jerome-092 as fireteam leader, became more established in its roster than the aforementioned ''ad hoc'' teams, in part due to the Spartans' unusual circumstances compared to their mainline peers.<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]] — Alice-130''</ref>
One specific Red Team unit, consisting of rehabilitated [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentation]] "washouts" Douglas-042, Alice-130, and Jerome-092 (the latter as fireteam leader), became more established in its roster than the aforementioned ''ad hoc'' teams, in part due to the Spartans' unusual circumstances compared to their mainline peers.<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]] — Alice-130''</ref>


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;Current composition (April 2559)
;Current composition (October 2559)
*CDR [[Jerome-092]] (Leader)
*CDR [[Jerome-092]] (Leader)
*SCPO [[Douglas-042]]
*SCPO [[Douglas-042]]
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*[[Samuel-034]] (2523) (KIA)
*[[Samuel-034]] (2523) (KIA)
*[[Isaac-039]] (2552) (KIA)
*[[Isaac-039]] (2552) (KIA)
*[[Will-043]] (2552) (Rejoined Blue Team after the Fall of Reach) (KIA)
*[[William-043]] (2552) (Rejoined Blue Team after the Fall of Reach) (KIA)
*[[Anton-044]] (2552) (Rejoined Blue Team after the Fall of Reach) (KIA)
*[[Anton-044]] (2552) (Rejoined Blue Team after the Fall of Reach) (KIA)
*[[Malcolm-059]] (2552) (KIA)
*[[Malcolm-059]] (2552) (KIA)
*[[Fhajad-084]] (2523) (crippled during augmentation)
*[[Fhajad-084]] (2523) (Crippled during augmentation)
*[[Kelly-087]] (2523; 2552) (Second in command during the Fall of Reach. Rejoined Blue Team after the Fall of Reach) (Active)
*[[Kelly-087]] (2523; 2552) (Second in command during the Fall of Reach. Rejoined Blue Team after the Fall of Reach) (Active)
*[[Grace-093]] (2552) (Rejoined Blue Team after the Fall of Reach) (KIA)
*[[Grace-093]] (2552) (Rejoined Blue Team after the Fall of Reach) (KIA)
*[[Fred-104]] (2552) (Leader during the Fall of Reach. Rejoined Blue Team after the Fall of Reach) (Active)
*[[Frederic-104]] (2552) (Leader during the Fall of Reach. Rejoined Blue Team after the Fall of Reach) (Active)
*[[John-117]] (2523) (Leader during Spartan training exercise. Took command of Blue Team) (Active)
*[[John-117]] (2523) (Leader during Spartan training exercise. Took command of Blue Team) (Active)
*[[Beta-Red Actual]] (2552) (Leader of Team Beta during the Fall of Reach) (Assumed KIA)
*[[Beta-Romeo Actual]] (2552) (Leader of Team Beta during the Fall of Reach) (Assumed KIA)
*[[Red-Fifteen]] (2552) (Assumed KIA)
*[[Red-Fifteen]] (2552) (Assumed KIA)
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{{Col-end}}


==Fall of Reach splinter arrangement==
==Fall of Reach splinter arrangement==
After their [[D77-TC Pelican]], ''[[Bravo 001]]'', was shot down during the Fall of Reach and four team members were killed, the surviving members of Red Team were split into four groups: [[Team Alpha|Alpha]], [[Beta-Red|Beta]], [[Team Gamma|Gamma]], and [[Team Delta|Delta]].<ref group="note">Several sources, (see above), explicitly state that Red Team consisted of twenty-two members during the mission to secure the orbital defense generators. Four members, including Malcolm-059, were killed on impact after jumping from ''Bravo 001'', which would leave eighteen survivors. According to ''Halo: First Strike'', Alpha and Gamma teams each consisted of three members, Delta had six, and Beta had eleven, (the latter count being [[Halo: Reach radio conversations#Countdown|reiterated]] in ''Halo: Reach''), paradoxically resulting in twenty-three survivors. However, the 2011 definitive edition of the novel states that Team Beta had six members, leaving eighteen survivors, which is consistent with twenty-two total Spartans, four of whom died upon impact.</ref>
After their [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican dropship]], ''[[Bravo 001]]'', was shot down during the Fall of Reach and four team members were killed, the 18 surviving members of Red Team were split into four groups: [[Team Alpha|Alpha]], [[Beta-Red|Beta]], [[Team Gamma|Gamma]], and [[Team Delta|Delta]].{{Ref/Note|Most relevant sources released since 2009 explicitly state that Red Team consisted of 22 members during the mission to secure the orbital defense generators. Four members, including Malcolm-059, were killed on impact after jumping from ''Bravo 001'', which would leave 18 survivors. According to earlier editions of ''Halo: First Strike'', Alpha and Gamma teams each consisted of three members, Delta had six, and Beta had 11, resulting in 23 survivors; the number of Team Beta members was later [[Halo: Reach radio conversations#Countdown|reiterated]] in ''Halo: Reach''. However, the 2011 definitive edition of the novel states that Team Beta had six members, leaving 18 survivors, which is consistent with 22 total Spartans, four of whom died upon impact.}}
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'''Alpha'''
'''Alpha'''
*Fred-104
*Fred-104
*Kelly-087
*Kelly-087
*Joshua-029
*Joshua-029
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{{Col-4}}
'''Beta'''
'''Beta'''
*Beta Red Actual
*Beta-Romeo Actual
*Red-Fifteen
*Red-Fifteen
*Four unknown Spartans
*Four unknown Spartans
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{{Col-4}}
'''Gamma'''
'''Gamma'''
*Li-008
*Li-008
*Anton-044
*Anton-044
*Grace-093
*Grace-093
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{{Col-4}}
'''Delta'''
'''Delta'''
*Will-043
*Will-043
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{{Quote|no=two|q1=They're not going to play fair. You heard the sniper we captured. He said that this time their Captain told them to win no matter what—even if they had to bloody a few of us to do it.|Linda|q2=So we'll return the favor and do whatever it takes to win, too.|John|John-117 and Linda-058 during Spartan training exercise.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 158'' (2010)</ref>}}
{{Quote|no=two|q1=They're not going to play fair. You heard the sniper we captured. He said that this time their Captain told them to win no matter what—even if they had to bloody a few of us to do it.|Linda|q2=So we'll return the favor and do whatever it takes to win, too.|John|John-117 and Linda-058 during Spartan training exercise.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 158'' (2010)</ref>}}
[[File:BL Black vs Red.png|thumb|250px|Red Team competing with Black Team during a training exercise.]]
[[File:BL Black vs Red.png|thumb|250px|Red Team competing with Black Team during a training exercise.]]
During their training Red Team often competed with other Spartan teams, such as [[Black Team]] led by [[Margaret-053]]. At some point when Red Team discovered that Margaret was in a secret relationship with [[Otto-031]], they tracked Margaret down as team leader and attacked her, claiming they were not taking their training seriously enough. She lost her left eye resisting them. Soon, Black Team gave Red Team a beating in return and were given a ten-day stint in the brig as a result.<ref name="issue3">'''Halo: Blood Line''' ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 3|Issue 3]]''</ref><ref name="issue4">'''Halo: Blood Line''' ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 4|Issue 4]]''</ref><ref name="issue5">'''Halo: Blood Line''' ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 5|Issue 5]]''</ref>
During their training Red Team often competed with other Spartan teams, such as [[Black Team]] led by [[Margaret-053]]. At some point when Red Team discovered that Margaret was in a secret romantic relationship with [[Otto-031]], they tracked Margaret down and attacked her, claiming she and Otto were not taking their training seriously enough. Margaret lost her left eye resisting them. Soon, Black Team attacked Red Team in return; the latter were sentenced to ten days in the brig as a result.<ref name="issue3">'''Halo: Blood Line''' ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 3|Issue 3]]''</ref><ref name="issue4">'''Halo: Blood Line''' ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 4|Issue 4]]''</ref><ref name="issue5">'''Halo: Blood Line''' ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 5|Issue 5]]''</ref>


In July, [[2523]], Red Team, consisting of John-117, Kelly-087, Samuel-034 and Fhajad-084, participated in training exercise along with [[Blue Team]], consisting of Linda-058 and Frederic-104. Spartans were deployed in [[Longhorn Valley]] on Reach with mission target to capture the flag. While Blue Team provided cover with [[SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle]]s, acquired earlier from [[Tango Company]]'s Marines, which had been looking for them for past two days, and repurposed for non-lethal usage, Red Team infiltrated Tango Company's base hiding in undercarriage of passing by trucks. Using battery acid and [[Flashbang grenade|stun grenade]]s Spartans created a diversion beneath Tango company's barracks buildings, inflicting many casualties. Then, neutralizing the guards around the flag pole with [[Narq-dart pistol]], John snatched the flag and Red Team exfiltrated the base. Tango Company sent a [[D77-TC|Pelican]] transport in an effort to trick the Spartans into thinking their extraction craft had arrived. But, not fooled, the young supersoldiers once again outsmarted and overcame the hapless Marines. Then, after John sent the [[Spartan signals|''all-clear signal'']], both Spartan teams rendezvoused at the LZ.<ref name="fs157"/>
In [[2523|July 2523]], Red Team, consisting of [[John-117]], [[Kelly-087]], [[Samuel-034]], and [[Fhajad-084]], participated in training exercise along with [[Blue Team]], consisting of [[Linda-058]] and [[Frederic-104]]. The Spartans were deployed in [[Longhorn Valley]] on Reach with mission target to capture a flag located somewhere in the region. While Blue Team provided cover with [[SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle|sniper rifles]] (acquired earlier from [[Tango Company]]'s Marines, who had been looking for them for past two days) which had been repurposed for non-lethal usage), Red Team infiltrated Tango Company's base by hiding in the undercarriages of passing trucks. Using battery acid and [[stun grenade]]s, the Spartans created a diversion beneath Tango company's barracks, inflicting many casualties. Then, neutralizing the guards around the flag pole with a [[narq-dart pistol]], John snatched the flag and Red Team exfiltrated the base. Tango Company sent a [[D77-TC|Pelican]] transport in an effort to trick the Spartans into thinking their extraction craft had arrived. Not fooled, the young supersoldiers again outsmarted and overcame the Marines. Then, after John sent the [[Spartan signals|''all-clear'' signal]], both Spartan teams rendezvoused at the LZ.{{Ref/Reuse|fs157}}


===Early Human-Covenant War===
===Early Human-Covenant War===
{{Quote|We'll clean up this mess.|Member of Team Omega during the Battle of Arcadia.<ref name=outskirts/>}}
[[File:Red Team.jpg|thumb|250px|Jerome's incarnation of Red Team in 2531.]]
[[File:Red Team.jpg|thumb|250px|Red Team in the earlier years of the Human-Covenant War.]]
In [[2525#November|November 2525]] members of Red Team were briefed on the [[First Battle of Harvest|massacre]] that took place on [[Harvest]] shortly after first contact with the [[Covenant]]. A short time later the frigate {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}}, under the command of [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Wallace]], brought Spartans and [[Dr. Halsey]] to the [[Damascus Testing Facility]] at [[Chi Ceti IV]], where they were to receive the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mjolnir powered armor]] for the first time.<ref name="for141">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 141'' (2010)</ref> When a Covenant ship, ''[[Unrelenting]]'', attacked ''Commonwealth'', the active Spartans, including Red Team, took part in their [[Battle of Chi Ceti|first engagement]] with the Covenant. The Spartans used thruster packs to launch themselves from a Pelican dropship. Each Spartan carried an [[ANVIL-II Air-to-Surface Missile|ANVIL-II warhead]] to be used against the Covenant ship.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 147-150'' (2010)</ref> However, they missed the ship and only Blue Team managed to board the vessel through a puncture in its hull, caused by a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] round from ''Commonwealth''. They completed the mission and destroyed the Covenant ship, in spite of sustaining their [[Samuel-034|first combat fatality]].
In [[2525#November|November 2525]] members of Red Team were briefed on the [[First Battle of Harvest|massacre]] that took place on [[Harvest]] shortly after first contact with the [[Covenant]]. A short time later, the {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}}, under the command of [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Wallace]], brought Spartans and [[Dr. Halsey]] to the [[Damascus Testing Facility]] at [[Chi Ceti IV]], where they were to receive the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|MJOLNIR powered armor]] for the first time.<ref name="for141">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 141'' (2010)</ref> When a Covenant ship, the ''[[Unrelenting]]'', attacked the ''Commonwealth'', Red Team, as well as any other active Spartan-II, took part in their [[Battle of Chi Ceti|first engagement]] with the Covenant. The Spartans used thruster packs to launch themselves from a Pelican dropship. Each Spartan carried an [[ANVIL-II Air-to-Surface Missile|ANVIL-II warhead]] to be used against the Covenant ship.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 147-150'' (2010)</ref> However they missed the ship and only Blue Team managed to board the vessel through a puncture in its hull, caused by a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] round from the ''Commonwealth''. They succeeded in completing the mission and destroyed the Covenant ship.


In [[2531#February|February 2531]], Red Team, comprised of Jerome, Douglas, and Alice, was part of a nine-person unit,  [[Team Omega]], which was deployed on [[Arcadia]];<ref name=city/> these Spartans' [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|MJOLNIR Mark IV armor]] was equipped with a prototypical [[energy shield]] system which would not become standard until the release of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] twenty years later.<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 119'': ''"Energy shielding was a key feature of Mark V, although other Spartan squads had field-tested prototypes of this technology as early as 2531."''</ref>  
In [[2531#February|February 2531]], Red Team, composed of [[Jerome-092]], [[Douglas-042]], and [[Alice-130]], was deployed on [[Arcadia]] along with the six-member [[Team Omega]];<ref name=city/> these Spartans' [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|MJOLNIR Mark IV armor]] was equipped with a prototypical [[energy shield]] system which would not become standard until the release of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] 20 years later.<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 119'': ''"Energy shielding was a key feature of Mark V, although other Spartan squads had field-tested prototypes of this technology as early as 2531."''</ref>  


On February 9, 2531, Red Team participated in the [[Battle of Arcadia]]. Spartans were tasked with  defending the capital, [[Pirth City]] long enough to evacuate the civilians of the planet.<ref name=city>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Arcadia City]]''</ref> Afterward, Red Team linked up with the rest of Team Omega and marines from the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} and assisted in a counterattack on a Covenant outpost. <ref name=outskirts>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Arcadia Outskirts]]''</ref> After a majority of the Covenant forces were eliminated around Pirth City, Team Omega departed, however  Red Team remained with the crew of ''Spirit of Fire'' to assist with [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Cutter]]'s plan to infiltrate a large Covenant [[Energy shielding#Covenant|shield dome]]. Spartans helped prevent the destruction of several prototypical [[M145D Rhino]]s while the tanks ensured that the shield was destroyed.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Dome of Light]]''</ref> After [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]]'s forces triumphed over a [[Type-29 Scarab|Scarab]], Jerome, Douglas, and Alice searched for Covenant survivors in the jungles on an [[M12 Warthog]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Scarab (level)|Scarab]]''</ref> Upon hearing that [[Ellen Anders|Professor Ellen Anders]] had been abducted by [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]], Forge and Red Team boarded ''Spirit of Fire'', which jumped into slipspace in pursuit of the Covenant [[Unidentified CPV-class heavy destroyer|destroyer]] carrying Anders.<ref name="signal">'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Anders' Signal]]''</ref><ref name="EVG"/>
On February 9, 2531, Red Team participated in the [[Battle of Arcadia]]. Spartans were tasked with  defending the capital, [[Pirth City]], long enough to evacuate the civilian residents.<ref name=city>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Arcadia City]]''</ref> Afterward, Red Team linked up with Marines from the support vessel {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} as well as Team Omega; together they launched a counterattack on a nearby Covenant outpost.<ref name=outskirts>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Arcadia Outskirts]]''</ref> After the majority of the Covenant forces in and around the city were eliminated, Team Omega departed; however, Red Team remained with ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s forces to assist with [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Cutter]]'s plan to infiltrate a large Covenant [[Energy shielding#Covenant|shield dome]]. The Spartans helped prevent the destruction of several prototypical [[M145D Rhino]] tanks while the tanks ensured that the shield was destroyed.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Dome of Light]]''</ref> After [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]]'s forces triumphed over a [[R'awuw-pattern Scarab|Scarab]], Jerome, Douglas, and Alice searched for Covenant survivors in the jungle on an [[M12 Warthog]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Scarab (level)|Scarab]]''</ref> Upon hearing that [[Ellen Anders|Professor Ellen Anders]] had been abducted by [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]], Forge and Red Team boarded ''Spirit of Fire'', which jumped into slipspace in pursuit of the Covenant [[Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyer|destroyer]] carrying Anders.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}<ref name="signal">'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Anders' Signal]]''</ref>


===Etran Harborage===
===Trove===
{{Main|Battle of the Etran Harborage}}
{{Main|Battle of the Etran Harborage}}
{{Quote|Spirit of Fire, this is Red Team. We are 100 meters from Ander's transponder signal... Meeting strong resistance. Seein' some pretty crazy stuff out here, over.|Jerome-092 encountering the [[Flood]].<ref name=flood>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[The Flood]]''</ref>}}
{{Quote|Spirit of Fire, this is Red Team. We are 100 meters from Ander's transponder signal. Meeting strong resistance. Seein' some pretty crazy stuff out here, over.|Jerome-092 encountering the [[Flood]].<ref name=flood>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[The Flood]]''</ref>}}
[[File:Hw-prima-blog-01-01-crop.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Sergeant John Forge with Red Team.]]
[[File:Hw-prima-blog-01-01-crop.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Sergeant John Forge with Red Team.]]
Upon arriving at a Forerunner [[Etran Harborage|Shield World]] on February 23rd, Red Team assisted the ''Spirit of Fire's'' crew in neutralizing Covenant and Flood forces.<ref name="signal"/> After the Spartans assisted in destroying a [[proto-Gravemind]],<ref name=flood/> Red Team became stranded on the planet. With the ''Spirit of Fire'' being dragged inside the megastructure, Red Team was assisted by Sergeant Forge and his forces and successfully withdrew to the ship.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Shield World (level)|Shield World]]''</ref> Red Team then assisted the crew in scouring the Flood forces from the hull of the ''Spirit of Fire''.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Cleansing]]''</ref> Soon, the crew repelled Covenant boarders and successfully repaired the ship's power core when after it was damaged by Covenant forces.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Repairs]]''</ref>
Upon arriving at a Forerunner [[shield world]] known as [[Trove]] on February 23, Red Team assisted ''Spirit of Fire'' in neutralizing Covenant and Flood forces.{{Ref/Reuse|signal}} After the Spartans assisted in destroying a [[proto-Gravemind]],<ref name=flood/> Red Team became stranded on the planet. With ''Spirit of Fire'' being dragged inside the megastructure, Red Team was assisted by Sergeant Forge and his Marines and successfully withdrew to the ship.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Shield World (level)|Shield World]]''</ref> Red Team then assisted the crew in scouring the Flood forces from the ship's dorsal hull.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Cleansing]]''</ref> Soon the crew repelled Covenant boarders and repaired the ship's power core when after it was damaged by Covenant forces.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Repairs]]''</ref>


Once Anders was rescued, Red Team were tasked with ensuring that the ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]] arrived at the [[teleporter]] that would take it to the [[Apex Site]] in an attempt to destroy the Shield World's sun, denying the Covenant access to a fleet of [[Unidentified Forerunner starship|Forerunner warships]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Reactor (level)|Reactor]]''</ref> Atop the Apex Site, Jerome, Alice and Douglas engaged a large force of [[Sangheili]] while Forge engaged 'Moramee. Once the area was clear, Jerome volunteered to take the damaged drive in and ensure its detonation. Forge, believing that the SPARTANs would play a bigger part in the war than he ever could, took his place. Jerome, Douglas, Alice, and the ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew were then charged with opening the gate which allowed the ''Spirit of Fire'' to exit the Shield World.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Escape]]''</ref><ref name="EVG"/> After that they have been evacuated back to the ''Spirit of Fire'' before slipspace drive detonated.
Once Anders was rescued, Red Team were tasked with ensuring that ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[slipspace drive]] arrived at the [[teleporter]] that would take it to the [[Apex Site]] in an attempt to destroy the shield world's artificial sun, denying the Covenant access to a fleet of [[Sojourner-class dreadnought|Forerunner warships]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Reactor (Halo Wars level)|Reactor]]''</ref> Atop the Apex Site, Jerome, Alice, and Douglas engaged a large force of [[Sangheili]] while Forge engaged 'Moramee. Once the area was clear, Jerome volunteered to take the damaged drive in and ensure its detonation. Forge, believing that the Spartans would play a bigger part in the war than he ever could, took his place. Jerome, Douglas, Alice, and ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew were then charged with opening the gate which allowed ''Spirit of Fire'' to exit the shield world. The survivors then escaped the shield world aboard the vessel.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Escape (Halo Wars level)|Escape]]''</ref>


The members of Red Team, as with the rest of the crew, entered [[Cryo chamber|cryo sleep]] after the ''Spirit of Fire'' escaped the destruction of the Shield World. After the loss of contact the UNSC tried to locate the ''Spirit of Fire'' for the next three years and eventually, in [[2534]], the ''Spirit of Fire'' and all its crew were declared "lost with all hands". Thus the members of Red Team had been declared MIA.
The members of Red Team, as with the rest of the crew, entered [[Cryo chamber|cryo-sleep]] after ''Spirit of Fire'' escaped the destruction of the shield world. After the loss of contact the UNSC tried to locate ''Spirit of Fire'' for the next three years. In [[2534]], ''Spirit of Fire'' and her entire crew were declared "lost with all hands". Thus the members of Red Team had been declared MIA.


On January 1, [[2537]], six years after the events on the Etran Harborage, a [[Flood infection form]] which had been nesting out of sight since the escape from the shield world, initiated an outbreak of the parasite aboard the ''Spirit of Fire''. As the Flood threatened to breach quarantine, Serina awoke Jerome, who, with the aid of Professor Ellen Anders, was forced to exterminate all infected crew members, ensuring the survival of the ''Spirit'' and its remaining crew. After all traces of the Flood parasite aboard the ''Spirit of Fire'' were erased, Jerome returned to cryo-sleep.<ref name="SHH">'''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''', ''[[Something Has Happened]]''</ref>
On January 1, [[2537]], six years after the events on the shield world, a [[Pod infector]] which had been nesting out of sight all along initiated an outbreak of the parasite aboard ''Spirit of Fire''. As the Flood threatened to breach quarantine, the ship's AI, [[Serina]], awoke Jerome who, with the aid of Professor Ellen Anders, was forced to kill all infected crew members to protect the remaining crew. After all traces of the Flood parasite aboard ''Spirit of Fire'' were erased, Jerome returned to cryo-sleep.<ref name="SHH">'''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''', ''[[Something Has Happened]]''</ref>


===Further operations in various compositions===
===Further operations in various compositions===
[[File:The Covenant - SII.jpg|250px|thumb|Spartan Blue, Red and Green teams deployed on Sigma Octanus IV.]]
[[File:The Covenant - SII.jpg|250px|thumb|Spartan Blue, Red, and Green teams deployed on Sigma Octanus IV.]]
In [[2535]], another group of Spartan-IIs designated Red Team participated in the [[Battle of Jericho VII]]. The team's mission was to slip behind Covenant lines and plant a [[HAVOK Tactical Nuclear Weapon|HAVOK tactical nuke]], hoping to destroy the next Covenant ship that landed and dropped its shields, while [[Blue Team]] were drawing out the Covenant rear guard.<ref> '''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 2''</ref> Meanwhile, [[Green Team]] was preventing a Covenant ground force advance on the planet.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 113'' (2011 edition)</ref> All of the Spartan teams accomplished their missions and returned safely to the remaining fleet in a Pelican dropship.<ref> '''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 20'' (2010 edition)</ref>
In [[2535]], another group of Spartan-IIs designated Red Team participated in the [[Battle of Jericho VII]]. The team's mission was to slip behind Covenant lines and plant a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]], hoping to destroy the next Covenant ship that landed and dropped its shields, while [[Blue Team]] drew out the Covenant rear guard.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 2''</ref> Meanwhile, [[Green Team]] prevented a Covenant ground force from advancing on the planet.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 113'' (2011 edition)</ref> All three Spartan teams accomplished their missions and returned safely to the remaining UNSC fleet in a Pelican dropship.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 20'' (2010 edition)</ref>


During [[Operation: OCEAN BREAKER]] on [[Sigma Octanus IV]] in [[2552#July|July 2552]], Red Team was led by [[Joshua-029]]. They were tasked with scouting the city of [[Côte d'Azur]]'s wharves while Blue Team planted a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]] in the sewers beneath the city. In the meantime, they rescued numerous civilians, the only ones the Covenant had not massacred.
During [[Operation: OCEAN BREAKER]] on [[Sigma Octanus IV]] in [[2552#July|July 2552]], Red Team was led by [[Joshua-029]]. They were tasked with scouting the city of [[Côte d'Azur]]'s wharves while Blue Team planted a HAVOK nuke in the sewers beneath the city. In the meantime, they rescued numerous civilians, the only ones the Covenant had not massacred.


===Fall of Reach===
===Fall of Reach===
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{{Main|Fall of Reach}}
{{Main|Fall of Reach}}
By August 30 Red Team had been assigned to the {{UNSCship|Pillar of Autumn}} to participate in [[Operation: RED FLAG]]. However, before the ''Autumn'' could exit the system and initiate the mission, all UNSC ships were recalled to defend Reach. Red Team, consisting of twenty-two members under the command of [[Fred-104]],<ref name="DD">'''[[Data Drop]]s'''</ref><ref>'''Halo Wars''' timeline</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach Definitive Edition'''</ref><ref>'''Halo: First Strike''' (2010 edition)</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/user/HaloWaypoint#p/a/DF8EE7CCE045CAA0/0/jh7Q3fjIIwc '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Defiant to the End'']</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''' ''[[Library (feature)|Library]]'' - Pelican</ref> was deployed to the surface of [[Reach]] to defend the [[Orbital defense generator|generators]] that powered the planet's twenty [[orbital defense platform]]s. Unfortunately, their Pelican transport, ''[[Bravo 001]]'', was shot down, resulting in the deaths of four Spartans (including Malcolm-059), and some others were wounded as well. Near their crash site, the surviving Spartans discovered the shell-shocked remnants of [[Charlie Company]].
By August 30, Red Team had been assigned to the cruiser {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} to participate in [[Operation: RED FLAG]], a plan to force a ceasefire by kidnapping one of the Covenant's [[Hierarchs|highest leaders]]. However, before the ''Autumn'' could exit the system and initiate the mission, all UNSC ships in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]] were recalled to defend [[Reach]]. Red Team, consisting of 22 members under the command of Fred-104,<ref name="DD">'''[[Data Drop]]s'''</ref><ref>'''Halo Wars''' timeline</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach Definitive Edition'''</ref><ref>'''Halo: First Strike''' (2010 edition)</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/user/HaloWaypoint#p/a/DF8EE7CCE045CAA0/0/jh7Q3fjIIwc '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Defiant to the End'']</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''' ''[[Library (feature)|Library]]'' - Pelican</ref> was deployed to the surface of Reach to defend the [[Orbital defense generator|generators]] that powered the planet's 20 [[orbital defense platform]]s. Unfortunately, their Pelican transport, ''[[Bravo 001]]'', was shot down, resulting in the deaths of four Spartans (including [[Malcolm-059]]), and significant injuries to most of the survivors. Near their crash site, the surviving Spartans discovered the shell-shocked remnants of [[Charlie Company]].


The Spartans, after being briefed on the situation by Charlie Company, responded to a distress call from [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]], who requested immediate evacuation. Frederic-104, commander of the Spartans, split the remains of Red Team into four groups: [[Team Alpha]], which was tasked with eliminating an encampment of 10,000 Covenant and their hovering [[covenant cruiser|cruiser]], [[Beta-Red|Team Beta]], tasked with defense of the orbital defense generators, [[Team Gamma]], ordered to retrieve Whitcomb, and [[Team Delta]] (the Charlie Company Marines and six wounded Spartans), ordered to secure the Spartans' fallback point at [[CASTLE Base]].
The Spartans, after being briefed on the situation by Charlie Company, responded to a distress call from [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]], who requested immediate evacuation. Fred then split Red Team into four groups: [[Team Alpha]], which was tasked with eliminating an encampment of 10,000 Covenant and their hovering [[Covenant cruiser|cruiser]], [[Beta-Red|Team Beta]], tasked with defense of the orbital defense generators, [[Team Gamma]], ordered to retrieve Vice Admiral Whitcomb, and [[Team Delta]] (the Charlie Company Marines and six wounded Spartans), ordered to secure the Spartans' fallback point at the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[CASTLE Base]].


[[File:Invasion - Red Team.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Red Team defending the generators from a swarm of Covenant.]]
[[File:Invasion - Red Team.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Red Team defending the generators from a Covenant horde.]]
Team Alpha hijacked three Banshees and approached the Covenant encampment and used [[Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapon]]s within the shields of the Covenant ship, destroying the encampment. Joshua was killed in the process. The remaining Spartans of Team Alpha then fell back to CASTLE Base, blasting their way through the remaining Covenant in the area with two commandeered [[Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage|Wraiths]]. Team Gamma accomplished its mission and fell back to [[Camp Independence]] with Whitcomb, where they survived the partial [[glassing]] of the planet. Team Delta fell back to CASTLE Base, but in the process lost the remaining Charlie Company marines and every Spartan save for Vinh, Isaac, and William. When the remnants of Team Alpha and Team Delta arrived at CASTLE Base, they found [[Catherine Halsey]] there.
Team Alpha hijacked three [[Banshee]]s and approached the Covenant encampment, where they deployed [[Fury tactical nuclear weapon]]s inside the cruiser's shields. Although this destroyed both the ship and the encampment, Joshua was killed in the process. The remaining Spartans of Team Alpha then fell back to CASTLE Base, fighting their way through the remaining Covenant in the area with two commandeered [[Wraith]] tanks. Team Gamma accomplished its mission and fell back to [[Camp Independence]] with Whitcomb, where they survived the partial [[glassing]] of the planet. Team Delta fell back to CASTLE Base, but in the process lost the remaining Marines and every Spartan save for [[Vinh-030]], [[Isaac-039]], and [[William-043]]. When the remnants of Team Alpha and Team Delta arrived at CASTLE Base, they found [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] (the creator of the SPARTAN-II program) there.


Team Beta was unable to stop the Covenant, who attacked in swarms of thousands. The orbital defense generators were compromised, and the Covenant, after eliminating the powerless, immobile ODPs in geosynchronous orbit around the planet, began the glassing of Reach.
Team Beta was unable to stop the Covenant, who attacked in swarms of thousands. The orbital defense generators were compromised, and the Covenant, after eliminating the powerless, immobile ODPs in geosynchronous orbit around the planet, began glassing Reach.


As the Covenant began glassing Reach, the surviving Spartans continued their fight. Team Gamma had managed to survive and complete their mission to rescue Vice Admiral Danforth Whitcomb from HIGHCOM. Too late to reach CASTLE base, they hid in the mountains attacking Covenant units with the use of guerrilla tactics as opposed to a conventional assault. They programmed their MJOLNIR suits to transmit the "[[Oly Oly Oxen Free]]" secret code on E-Band radio, hoping that any surviving Spartans would discover it and help them.
As the Covenant began glassing Reach, the surviving Spartans continued their fight. Team Gamma had managed to survive and complete their mission to rescue Vice Admiral Whitcomb from [[HIGHCOM]]. Too late to reach CASTLE base, they hid in the mountains attacking Covenant units with the use of guerrilla tactics as opposed to a conventional assault. They programmed their Mjolnir suits to transmit the "[[Oly Oly Oxen Free]]" secret code on E-band radio, hoping that any surviving Spartans would discover it and help them.


Meanwhile underneath the ruins of CASTLE base, Dr. Halsey and five Spartans (Fred, Kelly, Will, Vinh, and Issac) had spent five days combing the remains of a Forerunner structure and an additional five days trapped in a hallway inside the ruins by Covenant forces. They managed to retrieve a [[Forerunner crystal]] that the Covenant were seeking, but it emitted a burst of radiation which alerted the Covenant to their presence. Vinh and Issac fell at the hands of overwhelming Covenant forces, and the others escaped by blowing the hallway down behind them.
Meanwhile underneath the ruins of CASTLE base, Dr. Halsey and five Spartans (Fred, Kelly, Will, Vinh, and Issac) had spent five days combing the remains of a Forerunner structure and an additional five days trapped in a hallway inside the ruins by Covenant forces. They managed to retrieve a [[Forerunner crystal]] that the Covenant were seeking, but it emitted a burst of radiation which alerted the Covenant to their presence. Vinh and Issac fell at the hands of overwhelming Covenant forces, and the others escaped by blowing the hallway down behind them.


Later the survivors were recovered by [[John-117]], who returned to Reach after the destruction of [[Installation 04]] and were evacuated to the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', a Covenant Flagship captured by John. Every surviving member of Red Team joined John's Blue Team.
Later the survivors were recovered by John-117, who returned to Reach after the destruction of [[Installation 04]] and were evacuated to the captured Covenant carrier ''[[Ascendant Justice]]''. The surviving members of Red Team joined John's Blue Team.


===Back in action===
===Back in action===
[[File:HW2-Red&Isabel-02.jpg|250px|thumb|Red Team encounters Isabel.]]
[[File:HW2-Red&Isabel-02.jpg|250px|thumb|Red Team encounters Isabel.]]
{{Main|Battle of Installation 00 (2559)}}
{{Main|Second Ark Conflict}}
{{Quote|If Atriox gets control of this Halo, he'll be holding a gun to the head of all life across hundreds of light years. We have to clear the Banished off this ring. It's up to you, Red Team|Cpt. Cutter on the importance of Red Team's mission on [[Installation 04C]].<ref name="The Halo"/>}}
{{Quote|If Atriox gets control of this Halo, he'll be holding a gun to the head of all life across hundreds of light years. We have to clear the Banished off this ring. It's up to you, Red Team.|Captain Cutter on the importance of Red Team's mission on [[Installation 09]].{{Ref/Reuse|The Halo}}}}
On [[2559#March|March 28, 2559]], after 28 years of drifting in space the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' found its way to the orbit of the Forerunner [[Installation 00]], known as the Ark.<ref name="gamespot">[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-story-details-and-images-revealed/1100-6440811/ '''GameSpot''': ''Halo Wars 2 New Story Details and Images Revealed'']</ref> Awakened from cryo-sleep, Red Team was tasked with investigating the UNSC distress signal coming from the surface of the Ark. There, inside the abandoned UNSC [[Henry Lamb research outpost|outpost]] they encountered [[Isabel]], a logistics [[AI]], who warned the Spartans about danger concealed on the Ark.<ref name="gamestop">[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-character-images-and-details-revea/1100-6442098/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0b '''Gamestop''': ''Halo Wars 2: New Character Images and Details Revealed'']</ref> They extracted Isabel and continued investigating the outpost. However, they were soon ambushed by the [[Jiralhanae]] warlord [[Atriox]], the leader of a mercenary organization known as the [[Banished]]: Atriox defeated the Spartans, severely wounding Douglas by crushing his left shoulder. With the arrival of the enemy reinforcements, Red Team was forced to retreat. It was not long before the Spartans were in a [[M12 Warthog LRV|Warthog]] and being pursued by [[Type-32 Ghost|Ghost]]s. In order to escape the pursuers, Jerome requested an orbital bombardment on their location. Reaching the [[landing zone]], Alice decided to stay back and provide cover for Jerome and Douglas' safe evacuation to the ''Spirit''.<ref name="The Signal">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Signal]]''</ref> While maintaining comms silence, Alice managed to locate and free some of the captured UNSC troops. After establishing contact with the ''Spirit of Fire'', Cpt. Cutter ordered Alice to take command of the rescued Marines and perform hit-and-run operations against the Banished until further orders.<ref name="One Three Zero">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[One Three Zero]]''</ref> Meanwhile, after Isabel's briefing on the Banished, Jerome was sent to disrupt [[Decimus]]' salvage operations, while Douglas had been undergoing medical treatment.<ref name="A New Enemy">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[A New Enemy]]''</ref> After discovering the location of the Ark's [[Cartographer]], Jerome was ordered to beat the Banished to it.<ref name="Ascension">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Ascension (Halo Wars 2 level)|Ascension]]''</ref> On their way, the UNSC encountered strong resistance from the Ark's [[Aggressor Sentinel|sentinels]]. Successfully neutralizing them with [[EMP]], Jerome and his troops accessed the Cartographer, that allowed Prof. Anders to determine their next target - the Ark's [[Teleportation grid|portal network]] which the Banished were using to move around the Ark.<ref name="The Cartographer">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Cartographer]]''</ref> In order to cripple the Banished's portal network and strand most of their forces, Jerome was deployed with a handful of the Marines near the network's control hub with orders to destroy it. On this mission Jerome was joined by Douglas, who had just recovered from his injuries, and together they successfully terminated Decimus, who had been guarding the control hub, and destroyed the device. Once the unit was informed that the ''Spirit of Fire'' was under attack, they had to return to the ship immediately.<ref name="Lights Out">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Lights Out]]''</ref>  
On [[2559#March|March 28, 2559]], after 28 years of drifting in space, UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' was mysteriously transported into orbit of the Forerunner [[Installation 00]], also known as the Ark.<ref name="gamespot">[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-story-details-and-images-revealed/1100-6440811/ '''GameSpot''': ''Halo Wars 2 New Story Details and Images Revealed'']</ref> Awakened from cryo-sleep, Red Team was tasked with investigating the UNSC distress signal coming from the surface of the Ark. There, inside an abandoned UNSC [[Henry Lamb research outpost|outpost]] they encountered [[Isabel]], a logistics [[AI]], who warned the Spartans about danger concealed on the Ark.<ref name="gamestop">[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-character-images-and-details-revea/1100-6442098/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0b '''Gamestop''': ''Halo Wars 2: New Character Images and Details Revealed'']</ref> They extracted Isabel and continued investigating the outpost. However, they were soon ambushed by the [[Jiralhanae]] warlord [[Atriox]], the leader of a mercenary organization known as the [[Banished]]: Atriox defeated the Spartans, severely wounding Douglas by crushing his left shoulder. With the arrival of the enemy reinforcements, Red Team was forced to retreat. It was not long before the Spartans were in a [[M12 Chaingun Warthog|Warthog]] and being pursued by [[Karo'etba-pattern Ghost|Ghost]]s. In order to escape the pursuers, Jerome requested an orbital bombardment on their location. Reaching the [[landing zone]], Alice decided to stay back and provide cover for Jerome and Douglas' safe evacuation to the ''Spirit''.<ref name="The Signal">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Signal]]''</ref>
 
While maintaining comms silence, Alice managed to locate and free captured UNSC personnel. After the Spartan established contact with ''Spirit of Fire'', Captain Cutter ordered Alice to take command of the rescued Marines and perform hit-and-run operations against the Banished until further orders.<ref name="One Three Zero">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[One Three Zero]]''</ref> Meanwhile, after Isabel's briefing on the Banished, Jerome was sent to disrupt [[Decimus]]' salvage operations, while Douglas had been undergoing medical treatment.<ref name="A New Enemy">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[A New Enemy]]''</ref> After discovering the location of the Ark's [[Cartographer]], Jerome was ordered to beat the Banished to it.<ref name="Ascension">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Ascension (Halo Wars 2 level)|Ascension]]''</ref> On their way, the UNSC encountered strong resistance from the Ark's [[Aggressor Sentinel|sentinels]]. Successfully neutralizing them with [[EMP]], Jerome and his troops accessed the Cartographer, that allowed Proffessor Anders to determine their next target - the Ark's [[Teleportation grid|portal network]] which the Banished were using to move around the Ark.<ref name="The Cartographer">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Cartographer]]''</ref> In order to cripple the Banished's portal network and strand most of their forces, Jerome was deployed with a handful of the Marines near the network's control hub with orders to destroy it. On this mission Jerome was joined by Douglas, who had just recovered from his injuries, and together they successfully terminated Decimus, who had been guarding the control hub, and destroyed the device. Once the unit was informed that ''Spirit of Fire'' was under attack they returned to the ship immediately.<ref name="Lights Out">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Lights Out]]''</ref>  


[[File:HW2-Jerome-04.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Jerome infiltrating ''[[Enduring Conviction]]''.]]
[[File:HW2-Jerome-04.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Jerome infiltrating ''[[Enduring Conviction]]''.]]
Soon after that, Red Team participated in a mission developed by Isabel to destroy the enemy's flagship, ''[[Enduring Conviction]]''. According to the plan, Douglas and his team had to capture a Forerunner [[particle cannon]], which the UNSC would use against the carrier, immobilizing it and disabling its shields, allowing Jerome and Isabel to infiltrate the carrier through its [[gravity lift]] while Alice and her artillery units cleared out a Banished base around the lift.<ref name="Hold the Line">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Hold the Line]]''</ref> Reaching the Banished base below the carrier, Jerome requested Alice's assistance in dealing with anti-air turrets guarding the grav-lift. As soon as the particle cannon finally managed to break through the ''Enduring Conviction'''s shields, and the Banished ordnance were destroyed, Jerome boarded the carrier.<ref name="Under The Dark">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Under The Dark]]''</ref> Arriving inside, Jerome made short work of the [[Sangheili]] in the area before inserting Isabel into a nearby [[holotank]], allowing her to access the vessel's firing systems. Once Isabel managed to fire its [[ventral beam]] on the surface of the Ark, the installation's sentinels, in a desperate attempt to stop the destruction, launched themselves at the weakest part of the carrier. As the sentinels cut away at the vessel, Jerome held off Jiralhanae reinforcements, protecting Isabel. With the sentinels having done enough destruction to the carrier, the energy projector shut down and the front section of the vessel began to separate. Retrieving Isabel from the holotank, Jerome proceeded to jump out of the newly-formed opening, dodging debris as he descended toward the Ark's surface.<ref name="Under The Dark" />
Soon Red Team participated in a mission developed by Isabel to destroy the enemy's flagship, ''[[Enduring Conviction]]''. According to the plan, Douglas and his team had to capture a Forerunner [[particle cannon]], which the UNSC would use against the carrier, immobilizing it and disabling its shields, allowing Jerome and Isabel to infiltrate the carrier through its [[gravity lift]] while Alice and her artillery unit cleared out a Banished base around the lift.<ref name="Hold the Line">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Hold the Line]]''</ref> Reaching the Banished base below the carrier, Jerome requested Alice's assistance in dealing with anti-air turrets guarding the grav-lift. As soon as the particle cannon finally managed to break through ''Enduring Conviction''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s shields, and the Banished ordnance were destroyed, Jerome boarded the carrier.<ref name="Under The Dark">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Under The Dark]]''</ref> Arriving inside, Jerome made short work of the [[Sangheili]] in the area before inserting Isabel into a nearby [[holotank]], allowing her to access the vessel's firing systems. Once Isabel managed to fire its [[ventral beam]] on the surface of the Ark, the installation's sentinels, in a desperate attempt to stop the destruction, launched themselves at the weakest part of the carrier. As the sentinels cut away at the vessel, Jerome held off Jiralhanae reinforcements, protecting Isabel. With the sentinels having done enough destruction to the carrier, the energy projector shut down and the front section of the vessel began to separate. Retrieving Isabel from the holotank, Jerome proceeded to jump out of the newly formed opening, dodging debris as he descended toward the Ark's surface.{{Ref/Reuse|Under The Dark}}


[[File:HW2 - Spartan and Marines.jpg|250px|thumb|UNSC forces leaving the Halo.]]
[[File:HW2 - Spartan and Marines.jpg|250px|thumb|UNSC forces leaving the Halo.]]
As soon as the ''Enduring Conviction'' was destroyed and a [[Installation 04C|new Halo ring]] emerged from the Ark's [[Foundry]], Douglas and Alice were deployed to cut off the Banished reinforcements Atriox was sending to the Halo via the Ark's [[access point]]s. After all enemy bases around access points were destroyed, Douglas and Alice were ordered to proceed through the portal and destroy it behind them, then move on to regroup with Jerome and assist with fighting the Banished forces on the ring in order to reach the [[control room]].<ref name="The Foundry">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Foundry]]''</ref> A reunited Red Team led Marine forces to [[Alpha Base (Installation 04C)|Alpha Base]] and defeated the Banished forces there. As the battle proceeded, a [[Retriever Sentinel]] suddenly appeared, wreaking havoc on the UNSC forces before the Marines could send it into retreat. After Red Team secured three control towers, Prof. Anders managed to take control of the massive sentinel and use its main weapon to gain access to the control room.<ref name="The Halo">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Halo]]''</ref>As the professor descended to the control room, the Spartans and Marines stayed behind to defend the structure. With support from the ''Spirit of Fire'', Red Team and Marines held back heavy Banished reinforcements long enough for Anders to disable the Halo's weapons systems and plant a [[distress beacon]] to the UNSC. After the Banished forces on the ring had been dealt with, Red Team evacuated to the ''Spirit of Fire'' immediately before the Halo entered slipspace and departed for the [[Soell system]].<ref name="Last Stand">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Last Stand]]''</ref>
As soon as ''Enduring Conviction'' was destroyed and a [[Installation 09|new Halo ring]] emerged from the Ark's [[Foundry (location)|Foundry]], Douglas and Alice were deployed to cut off the Banished reinforcements Atriox was sending to the Halo via the Ark's [[access point]]s. After all enemy bases around access points were destroyed, Douglas and Alice were ordered to proceed through the portal and destroy it behind them, then move on to regroup with Jerome and assist with fighting the Banished forces on the ring in order to reach the [[control room]].<ref name="The Foundry">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Foundry]]''</ref> A reunited Red Team led Marine forces to [[Alpha Base (Installation 09)|Alpha Base]] and defeated the Banished forces there. As the battle proceeded, a [[Retriever Sentinel]] suddenly appeared, wreaking havoc on the UNSC forces before the Marines could send it into retreat. After Red Team secured three control towers, Prof. Anders managed to take control of the gigantic Sentinel and use its main weapon to gain access to the control room.<ref name="The Halo">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Halo]]''</ref> As the professor descended to the control room, the Spartans and Marines stayed behind to defend the structure. With support from ''Spirit of Fire'', Red Team and Marines held back heavy Banished reinforcements long enough for Anders to disable the Halo's weapons systems and plant a [[distress beacon]] to the UNSC. After the Banished forces on the ring had been dealt with, Red Team evacuated to ''Spirit of Fire'' immediately before the Halo entered slipspace and departed for the [[Soell system]].<ref name="Last Stand">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Last Stand (Halo Wars 2 level)|Last Stand]]''</ref>
 
In October, Red Team performed a search and rescue for the [[Ferret]]s following the [[Battle of Epsilon Clarion]]. The Spartans and their Pelican were able to rescue [[Veta Lopis]], [[Ash-G099]] and [[Olivia-G291]] while also recovering the body of [[Mark-G313]]. They attend Mark's funeral ten days later.{{Ref/Novel|DW}}


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
===''Halo Wars''===
===''Halo Wars''===
Red Team plays a significant role in ''[[Halo Wars]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> campaign. In gameplay, the Spartans have prototypical energy shields<ref name="EVG"/> in addition to health. All three Spartans (as well as the six-member [[Team Omega]] in the level [[Arcadia Outskirts]]) count as [[hero unit]]s; if their health is depleted, instead of dying, they are "downed", at which point their health bar begins to regenerate. Once the health bar is at least half full the downed Spartan can be revived by touching them with any other unit under the player's or co-op ally's control. The Spartans are capable of hijacking enemy vehicles and commandeering friendly vehicles, similar to the FPS games, but at a much slower rate. Any vehicle driven by a Spartan receives a stat boost and the ability to earn more veterancy points. When a Spartan controlled vehicle is destroyed the Spartan will emerge unharmed. Spartans cannot be harmed by [[Flood infection form]]s while their shields are intact, and as hero units they are immune to being infected. When hijacking enemy vehicles, they often make a loud punching sound on the vehicle being hijacked.
Red Team plays a significant role in ''[[Halo Wars]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> campaign. In gameplay, the Spartans have energy shields in addition to health. All three Spartans (as well as the six-member [[Team Omega]] in the level "[[Arcadia Outskirts]]") count as [[hero unit]]s; if their health is depleted, instead of dying, they are "downed", at which point their health bar begins to regenerate. Once the health bar is at least half full the downed Spartan can be revived by touching them with any other unit under the player's or co-op ally's control. The Spartans are capable of hijacking enemy vehicles and commandeering friendly vehicles, similar to the FPS games, but at a much slower rate. Any vehicle driven by a Spartan receives a stat boost and the ability to earn more veterancy points. When a Spartan controlled vehicle is destroyed the Spartan will emerge unharmed. Spartans cannot be harmed by [[Pod infector]]s while their shields are intact, and as hero units they are immune to being infected. When hijacking enemy vehicles, they often make a loud punching sound on the vehicle being hijacked, and the vehicle remains immobile until Spartan takes control of it.


===''Halo Wars 2''===
===''Halo Wars 2''===
[[File:HW2_Halo_-_Red_Team_In-game.png|250px|thumb|Red Team on Installation 04C.]]
[[File:HW2 Halo - Red Team In-game.png|250px|thumb|Red Team on Installation 09.]]
In ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', the members of Red Team are Hero Units that act nearly identical to their ''Halo Wars'' counterparts. When Red Team hijacks a vehicle, they immobilize the target with an EMP. The Spartans can also traverse higher or lower ground impassable to normal ground units with their "Spartan Slam" ability; this ability can also be used to kill or damage enemy units and if it is used to hijack the vehicle, it will stun enemy units nearby. In campaign, Red Team can be revived when they are downed. In multiplayer each Spartan is given to a UNSC leader as a hero unit. Jerome-092 is assigned to Captain Cutter, Douglas-042 is assigned to Professor Anders, and Alice-130 is assigned to Isabel. These multiplayer versions cannot be revived, and must be purchased at the [[UNSC Armory]].
In ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', the members of Red Team are hero units that act almost identically to their ''Halo Wars'' counterparts. When a Spartan hijacks a vehicle, they immobilize the target with an EMP. The Spartans can also traverse higher or lower ground impassable to normal ground units with their "Spartan Slam" ability; this ability can also be used to kill or damage enemy units and if it is used to hijack the vehicle, it will stun enemy units nearby. When hijacking, the enemy vehicle will be immobilized until the hijacking process has been completed. However, it can be canceled should your hero was killed in the middle of hijacking. In the campaign, Red Team can be revived when they are downed. In multiplayer, each Spartan is given to a UNSC leader as a hero unit. The standard version of Jerome-092 is assigned to Captain Cutter, Douglas-042 is assigned to Professor Anders, Alice-130 is assigned to Isabel, and a special version of Jerome known as "Commander Jerome" is available to Jerome himself. The multiplayer units cannot be revived; rather than being granted automatically, they must be purchased at the [[UNSC Armory]]. In the campaign, the Spartans are fully upgraded to level 3 upgrades. On Multiplayer, each Spartan starts without upgrades with a Magnum as their weapon, except for Commander Jerome, who uses Hydra MLRS.


===Changes from ''Halo Wars'' to ''Halo Wars 2''===
===Changes from ''Halo Wars'' to ''Halo Wars 2''===
*Spartan now possess the Spartan Slam ability and can traverse heights with it.
*The Hijack ability has been retooled as the Spartan Slam ability, which can be used to traverse heights, deal damage to nearby infantry, and hijack vehicles.
*Spartan Slam can stun nearby infantry if used to hijack a vehicle.
*Shields take more time to begin recharging and recharge more slowly.
*Shields take more time to begin recharging and recharge slower.
*Overall base damage decreased.
*Overall base damage decreased.
*Defeating a certain unit at point blank range can start an assassination animation.
*Spartans now can only be deployed one at a time during Skirmish, with each Spartan assigned to each leader respectively.
**Upgrades are also included, but the only difference is in the level 2 upgrades (Jerome with a Spartan Laser, Douglas with a rocket launcher and Alice a machine gun).
*Spartan production and upgrades moved from Barracks to Armory.
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==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances==
===Silver Timeline===
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==Gallery==
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File:HW-Concept-RedTeam.jpg|Concept art of Red Team for ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
File:HW-Concept-RedTeam.jpg|Concept art of Red Team for ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
File:HW - Red Team Arrival.png|Red Team arrives by a Warthog.
File:HW RedTeamHalo Concept.jpg|''Halo Wars'' concept art of Red Team on a [[Halo Array|Halo ring]].
File:Anderssignal1.png|Cpt. Cutter, Sgt. Forge and Jerome-092 discuss how to proceed after Prof. Anders's abduction
File:HW RedTeamGamePro.jpg|Promotional artwork of Red Team for ''Halo Wars''.
File:HW5.png|Red Team at the Apex.
File:HW - Red Team Arrival.png|Red Team arrives by a Warthog in ''Halo Wars''.
File:Hw-prima-blog-05-01-crop.jpg|Red Team in combat.
File:HW5.png|Red Team at the Apex in ''Halo Wars''.
File:Hw-prima-blog-05-01-crop.jpg|Red Team in combat in ''Halo Wars''.
File:HW RedTeam.png|Red Team as they appear iin ''Halo Wars'' gameplay.
File:HFoR-Red.jpg|Red Team during Fall of Reach in ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion]]''.
File:HFoR-Red.jpg|Red Team during Fall of Reach in ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion]]''.
File:TFS-Jerome&BR85HB.png|Jerome in ''[[Something Has Happened]]''.
File:TFS-Jerome&BR85HB.png|Jerome in ''[[Something Has Happened]]''.
File:HW2-Red&Atriox-art.jpg|Concept art of Red Team and Atriox for ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''.
File:HW2_AnnounceTrailer_Keyframe.jpg|Concept art of Red Team and Atriox for ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''.
File:HW2-Red.jpg|Red Team in ''[[Know Your Enemy]]''.
File:HW2C-UNSCResearchBase.jpg|Concept art of Red Team in the [[Henry Lamb Research Outpost]] for ''Halo Wars 2''.
File:HW2_RedTeam-MarkIV_Concept.jpg|Concept art of Red Team's armour in ''Halo Wars 2''.
File:HW2-Red.jpg|Red Team in ''[[Know Your Enemy]]''.
File:HW2-Shadows.png|Red Team in ''Halo Wars 2''.
File:HW2-Shadows.png|Red Team in ''Halo Wars 2''.
File:HW2-Red-02.jpg|Alice and Jerome inside the [[Henry Lamb Research Outpost]].
File:HW2-Red-02.jpg|Alice and Jerome inside the [[Henry Lamb Research Outpost]] in ''Halo Wars 2''.
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[[Category:SPARTAN-II teams]]
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Latest revision as of 14:50, November 25, 2024

This article is about the Spartan-II unit. For the Spartan-III unit, see Red Team (SPARTAN-III).
Red Team
Red Team's logo cutout from the "Red Team" charm.
Red Team's logo

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Red Team circa 2531

Active:

September 2517 - Active by October 2559

Affiliation:

United Nations Space Command

Branch:

UNSC Navy

Size:

Three operators (as of 2559)

Engagements:

Commanders:

 

Douglas-042: "Always got to show off, eh, Alice?"
Alice-130: "Who gets to take this one?"
Jerome-092: "I figured you two have had enough fun."
— Red Team reunites on Installation 09.[1]

Red Team is a name given to a number of mission-specific formations of Spartan-II supersoldiers subordinate to the UNSC Naval Special Warfare Command. Although Red Team generally operated at a size of around six members, more Spartans could be selected for missions that called for a larger force. Various iterations of Red Team actively participated in numerous battles against the Covenant, including the Battle of Arcadia, the Battle of Jericho VII, the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV, and the Fall of Reach. One incarnation of Red Team was also among the first members of the UNSC who engaged Forerunner Sentinels and various Flood forces.

Known members[edit]

Various groups of Spartan-IIs have received the designation "Red Team" throughout the program's history. These are often temporary teams assembled for specific operations, and have ranged from as few as three members to almost two dozen depending on the needs of a given mission. During training exercises as well as in combat operations, Red Team was often designated as a counterpart to Blue Team.[2][3]

One specific Red Team unit, consisting of rehabilitated augmentation "washouts" Douglas-042, Alice-130, and Jerome-092 (the latter as fireteam leader), became more established in its roster than the aforementioned ad hoc teams, in part due to the Spartans' unusual circumstances compared to their mainline peers.[4]

Current composition (October 2559)
Red Team in February 2531.
Former members
  • Li-008 (2552) (Rejoined Blue Team after the Fall of Reach) (KIA)
  • Joshua-029 (2552) (Leader during Operation: OCEAN BREAKER) (KIA)
  • Vinh-030 (2552) (KIA)
  • Samuel-034 (2523) (KIA)
  • Isaac-039 (2552) (KIA)
  • William-043 (2552) (Rejoined Blue Team after the Fall of Reach) (KIA)
  • Anton-044 (2552) (Rejoined Blue Team after the Fall of Reach) (KIA)
  • Malcolm-059 (2552) (KIA)
  • Fhajad-084 (2523) (Crippled during augmentation)
  • Kelly-087 (2523; 2552) (Second in command during the Fall of Reach. Rejoined Blue Team after the Fall of Reach) (Active)
  • Grace-093 (2552) (Rejoined Blue Team after the Fall of Reach) (KIA)
  • Frederic-104 (2552) (Leader during the Fall of Reach. Rejoined Blue Team after the Fall of Reach) (Active)
  • John-117 (2523) (Leader during Spartan training exercise. Took command of Blue Team) (Active)
  • Beta-Romeo Actual (2552) (Leader of Team Beta during the Fall of Reach) (Assumed KIA)
  • Red-Fifteen (2552) (Assumed KIA)

Fall of Reach splinter arrangement[edit]

After their Pelican dropship, Bravo 001, was shot down during the Fall of Reach and four team members were killed, the 18 surviving members of Red Team were split into four groups: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta.[Note 1]

Alpha

  • Fred-104
  • Kelly-087
  • Joshua-029

Beta

  • Beta-Romeo Actual
  • Red-Fifteen
  • Four unknown Spartans

Gamma

  • Li-008
  • Anton-044
  • Grace-093

Delta

  • Will-043
  • Isaac-039
  • Vinh-030
  • Three unknown Spartans

Operational history[edit]

Training[edit]

Main article: SPARTAN-II training

Linda: "They're not going to play fair. You heard the sniper we captured. He said that this time their Captain told them to win no matter what—even if they had to bloody a few of us to do it."
John: "So we'll return the favor and do whatever it takes to win, too."
— John-117 and Linda-058 during Spartan training exercise.[5]
Red Team competing with Black Team during a training exercise.

During their training Red Team often competed with other Spartan teams, such as Black Team led by Margaret-053. At some point when Red Team discovered that Margaret was in a secret romantic relationship with Otto-031, they tracked Margaret down and attacked her, claiming she and Otto were not taking their training seriously enough. Margaret lost her left eye resisting them. Soon, Black Team attacked Red Team in return; the latter were sentenced to ten days in the brig as a result.[6][7][8]

In July 2523, Red Team, consisting of John-117, Kelly-087, Samuel-034, and Fhajad-084, participated in training exercise along with Blue Team, consisting of Linda-058 and Frederic-104. The Spartans were deployed in Longhorn Valley on Reach with mission target to capture a flag located somewhere in the region. While Blue Team provided cover with sniper rifles (acquired earlier from Tango Company's Marines, who had been looking for them for past two days) which had been repurposed for non-lethal usage), Red Team infiltrated Tango Company's base by hiding in the undercarriages of passing trucks. Using battery acid and stun grenades, the Spartans created a diversion beneath Tango company's barracks, inflicting many casualties. Then, neutralizing the guards around the flag pole with a narq-dart pistol, John snatched the flag and Red Team exfiltrated the base. Tango Company sent a Pelican transport in an effort to trick the Spartans into thinking their extraction craft had arrived. Not fooled, the young supersoldiers again outsmarted and overcame the Marines. Then, after John sent the all-clear signal, both Spartan teams rendezvoused at the LZ.[3]

Early Human-Covenant War[edit]

Artwork made for Halo Wars featuring Red Team.
Jerome's incarnation of Red Team in 2531.

In November 2525 members of Red Team were briefed on the massacre that took place on Harvest shortly after first contact with the Covenant. A short time later the frigate UNSC Commonwealth, under the command of Captain Wallace, brought Spartans and Dr. Halsey to the Damascus Testing Facility at Chi Ceti IV, where they were to receive the Mjolnir powered armor for the first time.[9] When a Covenant ship, Unrelenting, attacked Commonwealth, the active Spartans, including Red Team, took part in their first engagement with the Covenant. The Spartans used thruster packs to launch themselves from a Pelican dropship. Each Spartan carried an ANVIL-II warhead to be used against the Covenant ship.[10] However, they missed the ship and only Blue Team managed to board the vessel through a puncture in its hull, caused by a MAC round from Commonwealth. They completed the mission and destroyed the Covenant ship, in spite of sustaining their first combat fatality.

In February 2531, Red Team, composed of Jerome-092, Douglas-042, and Alice-130, was deployed on Arcadia along with the six-member Team Omega;[11] these Spartans' MJOLNIR Mark IV armor was equipped with a prototypical energy shield system which would not become standard until the release of the Mark V 20 years later.[12]

On February 9, 2531, Red Team participated in the Battle of Arcadia. Spartans were tasked with defending the capital, Pirth City, long enough to evacuate the civilian residents.[11] Afterward, Red Team linked up with Marines from the support vessel UNSC Spirit of Fire as well as Team Omega; together they launched a counterattack on a nearby Covenant outpost.[13] After the majority of the Covenant forces in and around the city were eliminated, Team Omega departed; however, Red Team remained with Spirit of Fire's forces to assist with Captain James Cutter's plan to infiltrate a large Covenant shield dome. The Spartans helped prevent the destruction of several prototypical M145D Rhino tanks while the tanks ensured that the shield was destroyed.[14] After Sergeant John Forge's forces triumphed over a Scarab, Jerome, Douglas, and Alice searched for Covenant survivors in the jungle on an M12 Warthog.[15] Upon hearing that Professor Ellen Anders had been abducted by Arbiter Ripa 'Moramee, Forge and Red Team boarded Spirit of Fire, which jumped into slipspace in pursuit of the Covenant destroyer carrying Anders.[12][16]

Trove[edit]

Main article: Battle of the Etran Harborage

"Spirit of Fire, this is Red Team. We are 100 meters from Ander's transponder signal. Meeting strong resistance. Seein' some pretty crazy stuff out here, over."
— Jerome-092 encountering the Flood.[17]
Sergeant John Forge with Red Team.

Upon arriving at a Forerunner shield world known as Trove on February 23, Red Team assisted Spirit of Fire in neutralizing Covenant and Flood forces.[16] After the Spartans assisted in destroying a proto-Gravemind,[17] Red Team became stranded on the planet. With Spirit of Fire being dragged inside the megastructure, Red Team was assisted by Sergeant Forge and his Marines and successfully withdrew to the ship.[18] Red Team then assisted the crew in scouring the Flood forces from the ship's dorsal hull.[19] Soon the crew repelled Covenant boarders and repaired the ship's power core when after it was damaged by Covenant forces.[20]

Once Anders was rescued, Red Team were tasked with ensuring that Spirit of Fire's slipspace drive arrived at the teleporter that would take it to the Apex Site in an attempt to destroy the shield world's artificial sun, denying the Covenant access to a fleet of Forerunner warships.[21] Atop the Apex Site, Jerome, Alice, and Douglas engaged a large force of Sangheili while Forge engaged 'Moramee. Once the area was clear, Jerome volunteered to take the damaged drive in and ensure its detonation. Forge, believing that the Spartans would play a bigger part in the war than he ever could, took his place. Jerome, Douglas, Alice, and Spirit of Fire's crew were then charged with opening the gate which allowed Spirit of Fire to exit the shield world. The survivors then escaped the shield world aboard the vessel.[12][22]

The members of Red Team, as with the rest of the crew, entered cryo-sleep after Spirit of Fire escaped the destruction of the shield world. After the loss of contact the UNSC tried to locate Spirit of Fire for the next three years. In 2534, Spirit of Fire and her entire crew were declared "lost with all hands". Thus the members of Red Team had been declared MIA.

On January 1, 2537, six years after the events on the shield world, a Pod infector which had been nesting out of sight all along initiated an outbreak of the parasite aboard Spirit of Fire. As the Flood threatened to breach quarantine, the ship's AI, Serina, awoke Jerome who, with the aid of Professor Ellen Anders, was forced to kill all infected crew members to protect the remaining crew. After all traces of the Flood parasite aboard Spirit of Fire were erased, Jerome returned to cryo-sleep.[23]

Further operations in various compositions[edit]

Spartan Blue, Red, and Green teams deployed on Sigma Octanus IV.

In 2535, another group of Spartan-IIs designated Red Team participated in the Battle of Jericho VII. The team's mission was to slip behind Covenant lines and plant a HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon, hoping to destroy the next Covenant ship that landed and dropped its shields, while Blue Team drew out the Covenant rear guard.[24] Meanwhile, Green Team prevented a Covenant ground force from advancing on the planet.[25] All three Spartan teams accomplished their missions and returned safely to the remaining UNSC fleet in a Pelican dropship.[26]

During Operation: OCEAN BREAKER on Sigma Octanus IV in July 2552, Red Team was led by Joshua-029. They were tasked with scouting the city of Côte d'Azur's wharves while Blue Team planted a HAVOK nuke in the sewers beneath the city. In the meantime, they rescued numerous civilians, the only ones the Covenant had not massacred.

Fall of Reach[edit]

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Main article: Fall of Reach

By August 30, Red Team had been assigned to the cruiser UNSC Pillar of Autumn to participate in Operation: RED FLAG, a plan to force a ceasefire by kidnapping one of the Covenant's highest leaders. However, before the Autumn could exit the system and initiate the mission, all UNSC ships in the Epsilon Eridani system were recalled to defend Reach. Red Team, consisting of 22 members under the command of Fred-104,[27][28][29][30][31][32] was deployed to the surface of Reach to defend the generators that powered the planet's 20 orbital defense platforms. Unfortunately, their Pelican transport, Bravo 001, was shot down, resulting in the deaths of four Spartans (including Malcolm-059), and significant injuries to most of the survivors. Near their crash site, the surviving Spartans discovered the shell-shocked remnants of Charlie Company.

The Spartans, after being briefed on the situation by Charlie Company, responded to a distress call from Vice Admiral Danforth Whitcomb, who requested immediate evacuation. Fred then split Red Team into four groups: Team Alpha, which was tasked with eliminating an encampment of 10,000 Covenant and their hovering cruiser, Team Beta, tasked with defense of the orbital defense generators, Team Gamma, ordered to retrieve Vice Admiral Whitcomb, and Team Delta (the Charlie Company Marines and six wounded Spartans), ordered to secure the Spartans' fallback point at the Office of Naval Intelligence's CASTLE Base.

Red Team during Fall of Reach from Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion.
Red Team defending the generators from a Covenant horde.

Team Alpha hijacked three Banshees and approached the Covenant encampment, where they deployed Fury tactical nuclear weapons inside the cruiser's shields. Although this destroyed both the ship and the encampment, Joshua was killed in the process. The remaining Spartans of Team Alpha then fell back to CASTLE Base, fighting their way through the remaining Covenant in the area with two commandeered Wraith tanks. Team Gamma accomplished its mission and fell back to Camp Independence with Whitcomb, where they survived the partial glassing of the planet. Team Delta fell back to CASTLE Base, but in the process lost the remaining Marines and every Spartan save for Vinh-030, Isaac-039, and William-043. When the remnants of Team Alpha and Team Delta arrived at CASTLE Base, they found Dr. Catherine Halsey (the creator of the SPARTAN-II program) there.

Team Beta was unable to stop the Covenant, who attacked in swarms of thousands. The orbital defense generators were compromised, and the Covenant, after eliminating the powerless, immobile ODPs in geosynchronous orbit around the planet, began glassing Reach.

As the Covenant began glassing Reach, the surviving Spartans continued their fight. Team Gamma had managed to survive and complete their mission to rescue Vice Admiral Whitcomb from HIGHCOM. Too late to reach CASTLE base, they hid in the mountains attacking Covenant units with the use of guerrilla tactics as opposed to a conventional assault. They programmed their Mjolnir suits to transmit the "Oly Oly Oxen Free" secret code on E-band radio, hoping that any surviving Spartans would discover it and help them.

Meanwhile underneath the ruins of CASTLE base, Dr. Halsey and five Spartans (Fred, Kelly, Will, Vinh, and Issac) had spent five days combing the remains of a Forerunner structure and an additional five days trapped in a hallway inside the ruins by Covenant forces. They managed to retrieve a Forerunner crystal that the Covenant were seeking, but it emitted a burst of radiation which alerted the Covenant to their presence. Vinh and Issac fell at the hands of overwhelming Covenant forces, and the others escaped by blowing the hallway down behind them.

Later the survivors were recovered by John-117, who returned to Reach after the destruction of Installation 04 and were evacuated to the captured Covenant carrier Ascendant Justice. The surviving members of Red Team joined John's Blue Team.

Back in action[edit]

Red Team encounters Isabel.
Main article: Second Ark Conflict

"If Atriox gets control of this Halo, he'll be holding a gun to the head of all life across hundreds of light years. We have to clear the Banished off this ring. It's up to you, Red Team."
— Captain Cutter on the importance of Red Team's mission on Installation 09.[33]

On March 28, 2559, after 28 years of drifting in space, UNSC Spirit of Fire was mysteriously transported into orbit of the Forerunner Installation 00, also known as the Ark.[34] Awakened from cryo-sleep, Red Team was tasked with investigating the UNSC distress signal coming from the surface of the Ark. There, inside an abandoned UNSC outpost they encountered Isabel, a logistics AI, who warned the Spartans about danger concealed on the Ark.[35] They extracted Isabel and continued investigating the outpost. However, they were soon ambushed by the Jiralhanae warlord Atriox, the leader of a mercenary organization known as the Banished: Atriox defeated the Spartans, severely wounding Douglas by crushing his left shoulder. With the arrival of the enemy reinforcements, Red Team was forced to retreat. It was not long before the Spartans were in a Warthog and being pursued by Ghosts. In order to escape the pursuers, Jerome requested an orbital bombardment on their location. Reaching the landing zone, Alice decided to stay back and provide cover for Jerome and Douglas' safe evacuation to the Spirit.[36]

While maintaining comms silence, Alice managed to locate and free captured UNSC personnel. After the Spartan established contact with Spirit of Fire, Captain Cutter ordered Alice to take command of the rescued Marines and perform hit-and-run operations against the Banished until further orders.[37] Meanwhile, after Isabel's briefing on the Banished, Jerome was sent to disrupt Decimus' salvage operations, while Douglas had been undergoing medical treatment.[38] After discovering the location of the Ark's Cartographer, Jerome was ordered to beat the Banished to it.[39] On their way, the UNSC encountered strong resistance from the Ark's sentinels. Successfully neutralizing them with EMP, Jerome and his troops accessed the Cartographer, that allowed Proffessor Anders to determine their next target - the Ark's portal network which the Banished were using to move around the Ark.[40] In order to cripple the Banished's portal network and strand most of their forces, Jerome was deployed with a handful of the Marines near the network's control hub with orders to destroy it. On this mission Jerome was joined by Douglas, who had just recovered from his injuries, and together they successfully terminated Decimus, who had been guarding the control hub, and destroyed the device. Once the unit was informed that Spirit of Fire was under attack they returned to the ship immediately.[41]

Jerome infiltrating Enduring Conviction.

Soon Red Team participated in a mission developed by Isabel to destroy the enemy's flagship, Enduring Conviction. According to the plan, Douglas and his team had to capture a Forerunner particle cannon, which the UNSC would use against the carrier, immobilizing it and disabling its shields, allowing Jerome and Isabel to infiltrate the carrier through its gravity lift while Alice and her artillery unit cleared out a Banished base around the lift.[42] Reaching the Banished base below the carrier, Jerome requested Alice's assistance in dealing with anti-air turrets guarding the grav-lift. As soon as the particle cannon finally managed to break through Enduring Conviction's shields, and the Banished ordnance were destroyed, Jerome boarded the carrier.[43] Arriving inside, Jerome made short work of the Sangheili in the area before inserting Isabel into a nearby holotank, allowing her to access the vessel's firing systems. Once Isabel managed to fire its ventral beam on the surface of the Ark, the installation's sentinels, in a desperate attempt to stop the destruction, launched themselves at the weakest part of the carrier. As the sentinels cut away at the vessel, Jerome held off Jiralhanae reinforcements, protecting Isabel. With the sentinels having done enough destruction to the carrier, the energy projector shut down and the front section of the vessel began to separate. Retrieving Isabel from the holotank, Jerome proceeded to jump out of the newly formed opening, dodging debris as he descended toward the Ark's surface.[43]

UNSC forces leaving the Halo.

As soon as Enduring Conviction was destroyed and a new Halo ring emerged from the Ark's Foundry, Douglas and Alice were deployed to cut off the Banished reinforcements Atriox was sending to the Halo via the Ark's access points. After all enemy bases around access points were destroyed, Douglas and Alice were ordered to proceed through the portal and destroy it behind them, then move on to regroup with Jerome and assist with fighting the Banished forces on the ring in order to reach the control room.[44] A reunited Red Team led Marine forces to Alpha Base and defeated the Banished forces there. As the battle proceeded, a Retriever Sentinel suddenly appeared, wreaking havoc on the UNSC forces before the Marines could send it into retreat. After Red Team secured three control towers, Prof. Anders managed to take control of the gigantic Sentinel and use its main weapon to gain access to the control room.[33] As the professor descended to the control room, the Spartans and Marines stayed behind to defend the structure. With support from Spirit of Fire, Red Team and Marines held back heavy Banished reinforcements long enough for Anders to disable the Halo's weapons systems and plant a distress beacon to the UNSC. After the Banished forces on the ring had been dealt with, Red Team evacuated to Spirit of Fire immediately before the Halo entered slipspace and departed for the Soell system.[45]

In October, Red Team performed a search and rescue for the Ferrets following the Battle of Epsilon Clarion. The Spartans and their Pelican were able to rescue Veta Lopis, Ash-G099 and Olivia-G291 while also recovering the body of Mark-G313. They attend Mark's funeral ten days later.[46]

Gameplay[edit]

Halo Wars[edit]

Red Team plays a significant role in Halo Wars' campaign. In gameplay, the Spartans have energy shields in addition to health. All three Spartans (as well as the six-member Team Omega in the level "Arcadia Outskirts") count as hero units; if their health is depleted, instead of dying, they are "downed", at which point their health bar begins to regenerate. Once the health bar is at least half full the downed Spartan can be revived by touching them with any other unit under the player's or co-op ally's control. The Spartans are capable of hijacking enemy vehicles and commandeering friendly vehicles, similar to the FPS games, but at a much slower rate. Any vehicle driven by a Spartan receives a stat boost and the ability to earn more veterancy points. When a Spartan controlled vehicle is destroyed the Spartan will emerge unharmed. Spartans cannot be harmed by Pod infectors while their shields are intact, and as hero units they are immune to being infected. When hijacking enemy vehicles, they often make a loud punching sound on the vehicle being hijacked, and the vehicle remains immobile until Spartan takes control of it.

Halo Wars 2[edit]

Red Team on Installation 09 in the Halo Wars 2 campaign level The Halo.
Red Team on Installation 09.

In Halo Wars 2, the members of Red Team are hero units that act almost identically to their Halo Wars counterparts. When a Spartan hijacks a vehicle, they immobilize the target with an EMP. The Spartans can also traverse higher or lower ground impassable to normal ground units with their "Spartan Slam" ability; this ability can also be used to kill or damage enemy units and if it is used to hijack the vehicle, it will stun enemy units nearby. When hijacking, the enemy vehicle will be immobilized until the hijacking process has been completed. However, it can be canceled should your hero was killed in the middle of hijacking. In the campaign, Red Team can be revived when they are downed. In multiplayer, each Spartan is given to a UNSC leader as a hero unit. The standard version of Jerome-092 is assigned to Captain Cutter, Douglas-042 is assigned to Professor Anders, Alice-130 is assigned to Isabel, and a special version of Jerome known as "Commander Jerome" is available to Jerome himself. The multiplayer units cannot be revived; rather than being granted automatically, they must be purchased at the UNSC Armory. In the campaign, the Spartans are fully upgraded to level 3 upgrades. On Multiplayer, each Spartan starts without upgrades with a Magnum as their weapon, except for Commander Jerome, who uses Hydra MLRS.

Changes from Halo Wars to Halo Wars 2[edit]

  • The Hijack ability has been retooled as the Spartan Slam ability, which can be used to traverse heights, deal damage to nearby infantry, and hijack vehicles.
  • Shields take more time to begin recharging and recharge more slowly.
  • Overall base damage decreased.
  • Defeating a certain unit at point blank range can start an assassination animation.
  • Spartans now can only be deployed one at a time during Skirmish, with each Spartan assigned to each leader respectively.
    • Upgrades are also included, but the only difference is in the level 2 upgrades (Jerome with a Spartan Laser, Douglas with a rocket launcher and Alice a machine gun).
  • Spartan production and upgrades moved from Barracks to Armory.
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Non-canon and dubious canon appearances[edit]

Silver Timeline[edit]

Main article: Silver Timeline

Red Team participated in Operation: FALLEN WALLS.[47]

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Most relevant sources released since 2009 explicitly state that Red Team consisted of 22 members during the mission to secure the orbital defense generators. Four members, including Malcolm-059, were killed on impact after jumping from Bravo 001, which would leave 18 survivors. According to earlier editions of Halo: First Strike, Alpha and Gamma teams each consisted of three members, Delta had six, and Beta had 11, resulting in 23 survivors; the number of Team Beta members was later reiterated in Halo: Reach. However, the 2011 definitive edition of the novel states that Team Beta had six members, leaving 18 survivors, which is consistent with 22 total Spartans, four of whom died upon impact.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo Wars 2, campaign levels The Halo
  2. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 4 (2003)
  3. ^ a b Halo: First Strike, pages 157-166 (2010)
  4. ^ Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs — Alice-130
  5. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 158 (2010)
  6. ^ Halo: Blood Line Issue 3
  7. ^ Halo: Blood Line Issue 4
  8. ^ Halo: Blood Line Issue 5
  9. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 141 (2010)
  10. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 147-150 (2010)
  11. ^ a b Halo Wars, campaign level, Arcadia City
  12. ^ a b c Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 119: "Energy shielding was a key feature of Mark V, although other Spartan squads had field-tested prototypes of this technology as early as 2531."
  13. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level, Arcadia Outskirts
  14. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level, Dome of Light
  15. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level, Scarab
  16. ^ a b Halo Wars, campaign level, Anders' Signal
  17. ^ a b Halo Wars, campaign level, The Flood
  18. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level, Shield World
  19. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level, Cleansing
  20. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level, Repairs
  21. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level, Reactor
  22. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level, Escape
  23. ^ Halo: Tales from Slipspace, Something Has Happened
  24. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 2
  25. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 113 (2011 edition)
  26. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 20 (2010 edition)
  27. ^ Data Drops
  28. ^ Halo Wars timeline
  29. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach Definitive Edition
  30. ^ Halo: First Strike (2010 edition)
  31. ^ Halo Waypoint: Defiant to the End
  32. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Library - Pelican
  33. ^ a b Halo Wars 2, campaign level, The Halo
  34. ^ GameSpot: Halo Wars 2 New Story Details and Images Revealed
  35. ^ Gamestop: Halo Wars 2: New Character Images and Details Revealed
  36. ^ Halo Wars 2, campaign level, The Signal
  37. ^ Halo Wars 2, campaign level, One Three Zero
  38. ^ Halo Wars 2, campaign level, A New Enemy
  39. ^ Halo Wars 2, campaign level, Ascension
  40. ^ Halo Wars 2, campaign level, The Cartographer
  41. ^ Halo Wars 2, campaign level, Lights Out
  42. ^ Halo Wars 2, campaign level, Hold the Line
  43. ^ a b Halo Wars 2, campaign level, Under The Dark
  44. ^ Halo Wars 2, campaign level, The Foundry
  45. ^ Halo Wars 2, campaign level, Last Stand
  46. ^ Halo: Divine Wind
  47. ^ Halo: The Series, Dr. Catherine Halsey's Computer (Retrieved on Mar 25, 2022) [local archive] [external archive]

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Units of the SPARTAN programs
Supervision
Generations
SPARTAN-II
Naval Special Weapons: Blue • Gold • Green • Red (Alpha • Beta • Gamma • Delta) • Omega • Silver • Yellow
Naval Intelligence: Black • Gray
SPARTAN-III
Training companies: Alpha • Beta • Gamma • Delta
Alpha: Wolf Pack
Beta: Echo • Foxtrot • India • Lima • Romeo • X-ray
Gamma Company: Gladius • Katana • Saber
Non-company units: Anchor • Echo • Gauntlet • Headhunters • NOBLE • Red • Strident
SPARTAN-IV
Alpha-Nine • Apex • Apollo • Avalanche • Bailey • Castle • Cerberus • Crimson • Colossus • Dagger • Domino • Eagle • Ferret • Fenrir • Forest • Grizzly • Hellhound • Horse • Hydra • Ivy • Intrepid • Jackknife • Jorogumo • Kodiak • Lancer • Leviathan • Majestic • Mako • Osiris • Phoenix • Rhino • Shadow • Stingray • Switchback • Sword • Sydney • Talon • Taurus • Tower • Venom • Windfall • Wolf
Joint units
Unified Special Warfare: NOBLE Team (c. 2545-2552)
Naval Special Weapons: Blue Team (2552-2553)
Naval Intelligence: Kilo-Five (2553) • Ferrets (2553)
Marine Corps: Gypsy Company (2557) • Mountain Squad (2558)
Unknown
Italics denote that a unit has been destroyed or disbanded, or that its whereabouts are unknown.
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