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Maria-062
Biographical information
Born:	c. 2511
Personal details
Species:	Human
Gender:	Female
Hair color:	Black
Eye color:	Brown
Political and military information
Affiliation:	UNSC Navy Naval Special Warfare Command SPARTAN-II program; ; ;
Rank:	Petty Officer, Second Class
Service number:	S-062

Latest revision as of 08:53, March 11, 2024

"Maria" redirects here. For other uses of the name, see Maria (disambiguation).

"Once he gets a hold of this armor, I think we'll all start sleeping a little better at night."

— Maria-062

Petty Officer, Second Class Maria-062 is a SPARTAN-II supersoldier. She claimed that at some point during the Human-Covenant War she had retired with the intent of starting a family. She served in the reserves as of October 2552.^[2]

Biography[edit]

Conscription[edit]

Main articles: SPARTAN-II program, SPARTAN-II training

Retirement[edit]

At some point prior to October 2552, Maria retired to Earth. She married and had at least one child. Maria is something of an anomaly as a SPARTAN-II that has managed to lead a normal human life.^[1]

Special Warfare Center[edit]

Hours before the Covenant's invasion of Earth on October 20, 2552, Maria tested the new Mark VI Mjolnir armor in Songnam, Korea. She engaged the ODSTs of the 340th ODST Combat Training Unit's Echo and Kilo teams in a mock battle near the Special Warfare Center at the UNSC Operational Test and Evaluation Center.^[3]

After the exercise, the armor was approved for battle and was delivered to the orbital defense platform Cairo Station. There, it was issued to Master Chief Petty Officer John-117,^[4] who would use it to great effect as late as 2557.^[5] Maria declined a request to return to active duty by the Captain in charge of the test, stating that she did not regret her decision to retire.^[2]

Ambiguous mentions[edit]

Warning: The following information is conjecture and does not necessarily represent official information.

Maria may have been mentioned in two of the Halo novels, though it cannot be clearly determined if she is the Spartan in question.

In Halo: The Fall of Reach, during Dr. Halsey's briefing to the Spartans assembled for Operation: RED FLAG, she mentions that among those not present is one Spartan who had (within the last decade) been too critically wounded to continue active duty.^[6] It is possible that this wounded Spartan was Maria, whose absence allowed her to avoid the Fall of Reach, and that she had healed adequately by October 2552 to test the Mark VI MJOLNIR armor. See here for further analysis.

In Halo: Mortal Dictata, Serin Osman mentions that only one Spartan has ever retired and that they had the excuse of having failed the augmentation procedures.^[7] Since Maria is said to have retired, Osman could be referring to her. However, Osman indicates that the other Spartan had likewise failed the augmentation process. While Osman received no physical benefits from the procedures, Maria is capable of using the Mjolnir powered armor, a system dangerous enough to kill an unaugmented user; it is possible that Maria was among the crippled Spartans who were later rehabilitated. If Osman were referring to another Spartan the most likely candidate is Ralph-103: Ralph was discharged due to a combination of psychological problems^[8] and the rejection of certain physical enhancements;^[9] unlike the other washouts, he was allowed to return to civilian life.^[8]

Conjecture ends here.

Gallery[edit]

Maria-062 making a sub-orbital jump while testing John-117's Mark VI Mjolnir armor.
Maria in free-fall burn.
Maria-062 prepares to throw a mock grenade.
Flames flicker about Maria's shields.
A concept art piece of Maria from the Graphic Novel drawn by Doug Alexander.

List of confirmed appearances[edit]

Halo Graphic Novel
- Armor Testing (First appearance)

Sources[edit]

^ ^a ^b Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 112
^ ^a ^b Halo Graphic Novel - Armor Testing
^ Joyride, ODST (Halo Graphic Novel Limited Edition Exclusive)
^ Halo 2, campaign level The Armory
^ Halo 4, campaign level Epilogue
^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 240
^ Halo: Mortal Dictata, page 367
^ ^a ^b Halo: The Fall of Reach 2010 edition bonus content
^ Halo.Bungie.org: Re: Spoiler-free thoughts on the new episodes

[Enc11-1] Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 112

[at-2] Halo Graphic Novel - Armor Testing

[JRH2EODST-3] Joyride, ODST (Halo Graphic Novel Limited Edition Exclusive)

[4] Halo 2, campaign level The Armory

[5] Halo 4, campaign level Epilogue

[6] Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 240

[7] Halo: Mortal Dictata, page 367

[for-8] Halo: The Fall of Reach 2010 edition bonus content

[9] Halo.Bungie.org: Re: Spoiler-free thoughts on the new episodes

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-'''[[Petty Officer Second Class]] Maria-062''' was a [[Spartan-II]] of the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[Naval Special Warfare|Special Warfare Group]]. She tested the [[MJOLNIR|Mark VI]] armor before it was handed over to [[John-117]].
+[[Petty Officer, Second Class]] '''Maria-062''' is a [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II supersoldier]]. She claimed that at some point during the [[Human-Covenant War]] she had retired with the intent of starting a family. She served in the reserves as of [[2552#October|October 2552]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=at|HGN|Story=Armor Testing}}
 ==Biography==
+===Conscription===
+{{Main|SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II training}}
+===Retirement===
+At some point prior to October 2552, Maria retired to [[Earth]]. She married and had at least one child. Maria is something of an anomaly as a SPARTAN-II that has managed to lead a normal human life.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}
 ===Special Warfare Center===
-Prior to the [[First Battle of Earth]] in October [[2552]], PO2 Maria tested the new [[MJOLNIR|MJOLNIR Mark VI Powered Assault Armor]] in [[Songnam]], [[Kyonggi Province]] in  [[Korea]].
+Hours before the [[Covenant]]'s [[Battle for Earth|invasion of Earth]] on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], Maria tested the new [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI Mjolnir armor]] in [[Songnam]], [[Korea]]. She engaged the [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]] of the [[340th ODST Combat Training Unit]]'s [[Echo Team (ODST)|Echo]] and [[Kilo Team|Kilo]] teams in a mock battle near the [[Special Warfare Center]] at the [[UNSC Operational Test and Evaluation Center]].<ref name="JRH2EODST">[[Joyride Studios/Halo 2 Exclusives#ODST|''Joyride'', ODST (Halo Graphic Novel Limited Edition Exclusive)]]</ref>
+After the exercise, the armor was approved for battle and was delivered to the [[orbital defense platform]] ''[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]''. There, it was issued to [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]],<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Armory]]''</ref> who would use it to great effect as late as [[2557]].{{Ref/Level|H4|Epilogue (Halo 4 level)|Epilogue}} Maria declined a request to return to active duty by the [[Unidentified Navy captain (Seongnam)|Captain]] in charge of the test, stating that she did not regret her decision to retire.{{Ref/Reuse|at}}
+==Ambiguous mentions==
+{{Conjecture}}
+Maria may have been mentioned in two of the ''Halo'' novels, though it cannot be clearly determined if she is the Spartan in question.
+In ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', during [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey's]] briefing to the Spartans assembled for [[Operation: RED FLAG]], she mentions that among those not present is one Spartan who had (within the last decade) been too critically wounded to continue active duty.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page ''240''</ref> It is possible that this wounded Spartan was Maria, whose absence allowed her to avoid the [[Fall of Reach]], and that she had healed adequately by October 2552 to test the Mark VI MJOLNIR armor. See [[List of inconsistencies in the Halo series#Multiple sources|here]] for further analysis.
-She fought against a squad of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s from the [[340th ODST Combat Training Unit]] in a mock battle near the [[Special Warfare Center]]. After the exercise, the battle armor was approved for battle and was sent up to [[Orbital Defense Platform]] [[Cairo Station|ODA-142 ''Cairo'']]. There, it was issued to [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] John-117 <ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', level ''[[The Armory (Level)|The Armory]]''</ref>.
+In ''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'', [[Serin Osman]] mentions that only one Spartan has ever retired and that they had the excuse of having failed the augmentation procedures.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', page ''367''</ref> Since Maria is said to have retired, Osman could be referring to her. However, Osman indicates that the other Spartan had likewise failed the augmentation process. While Osman received no physical benefits from the procedures, Maria is capable of using the Mjolnir powered armor, a system dangerous enough to kill an unaugmented user; it is possible that Maria was among the crippled Spartans who were later rehabilitated. If Osman were referring to another Spartan the most likely candidate is [[Ralph-103]]: Ralph was discharged due to a combination of psychological problems<ref name="for">'''''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''''' 2010 edition bonus content</ref> and the rejection of certain physical enhancements;<ref>[http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive32.pl?read=967143 '''Halo.Bungie.org''': ''Re: Spoiler-free thoughts on the new episodes'']</ref> unlike the other washouts, he was allowed to return to civilian life.{{Ref/Reuse|for}}
-===Personal and Family Life===
+{{Conjecture end}}
-After retiring from active duty from the Navy, Maria started a family and had children <ref>''[[Halo Graphic Novel|Halo]]'': ''[[Armor Testing]]'', page 68</ref>. It is possible, due to the [[Covenant]] invasion of [[Earth]], that Maria rejoined the active duty force of the UNSC Navy.
-==Theory and Speculation==
+==Gallery==
-[[Image:Spartan-062.jpg|150px|right]]
+{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
-In [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], just as the remaining thirty [[Spartan]]s are informed of their new mission to bring a [[Prophet]] to Earth for interrogation on ending the [[Human-Covenant War]], it is said that out of their thirty-three that there had only been three [[KIA]] and one Spartan too wounded to continue active duty <ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 240</ref>. Since the release of the [[Halo Graphic Novel]], it is widely assumed that Maria is the wounded Spartan mentioned in Halo: The Fall of Reach, but other evidence indicates that [[Cassandra]] may be that peculiar wounded Spartan. Then again, Cassandra may have instead been one of the Spartans who were crippled after augmentation, with some not even looking [[human]] anymore after the effects. [[Fhajad-084]] was also crippled after augmentation.
+<gallery>
+File:Spartan-062.jpg|Maria-062 making a sub-orbital jump while testing John-117's Mark VI Mjolnir armor.
+File:Maria Reentry.jpg|Maria in free-fall burn.
+File:HGN 1.jpg|Maria-062 prepares to throw a mock grenade.
+File:HGN 3.jpg|Flames flicker about Maria's shields.
+File:ConceptMaria.jpg|A concept art piece of Maria from the ''Graphic Novel'' drawn by Doug Alexander.
+</gallery>
-==Trivia==
+==List of confirmed appearances==
-*Maria-062 is the only inducted Spartan-II that has been seen without a helmet or protective cover on.
+*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
-*Maria is the only known Spartan-II that retired.
+**''[[Armor Testing]]'' {{1st}}
-*It should be noted that the [[UNSC]] would not just let a soldier who's training and augmentations had cost the Navy a considerable amount of money and research, quit in the middle of a rebellion with [[Insurrectionists]] and a war with a race of overly religious xenocidal aliens, simply because she wanted to start a family.
-*Maria-062 is one of the few surviving Spartan-IIs.
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