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<center>''Were you looking for [[L. Jenkins]] from the [[Halo Graphic Novel]], or were you looking for [[Jenkins (Captain)]] from the [[Second Battle of Harvest]]?''</center>
'''[[Private First Class]] Wallace A. Jenkins''' was an infantryman in the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]. He was one of the first humans to engage [[Covenant]] forces during the [[First Battle of Harvest]]. In [[2552#September|September 2552]], Jenkins was stationed aboard the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} during the [[Battle of Installation 04]], eventually becoming partially infected by the [[Flood]].
{{Article Quote|There are  too many, Sarge!}}
 
'''Private First Class Wallace A. Jenkins''' was an infantryman in the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]. [[Private First Class|PFC]] Jenkins was stationed aboard the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} during the [[Battle of Installation 04]] in [[2552#September|September 2552]].  


==Early Life and Career==
==Biography==
Wallace Jenkins was born on the Outer Colony world of [[Harvest]], to a farming family. In [[2524]], he joined the [[Colonial Militia of Harvest]] in an effort to make use of himself. His ambition was to join the [[UNSC]] [[Marine Corps]] as an officer. Though [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson|Johnson]] frequently criticized him, he proved to be an extremely quick thinker and a competent Marine. One notable event occurred when he and a fellow recruit, [[Forsell]], were participating in a training exercise with all of the other recruits in the Colonial Militia. The two were able to quickly assess the situation and go around the mock attack staged by Johnson and [[Byrne]]. By doing so, they were almost able to win the exercise -- a recruit named [[Osmo]] beat them to it. The two proved that they were competent Marines who could think out-of-the-box; they earned the trust of Staff Sergeant Johnson, and developed a close relationship throughout the First Battle of Harvest.
===Early life and career===
{{Quote|When I get out of school, I'd like to join the Marines—get a chance to shoot for real …|Jenkins to [[Ponder|Captain Ponder]]}}
Wallace Jenkins was born on the [[Outer Colonies|Outer Colony]] world of [[Harvest]]. He was the eldest of three children of a farming family. In [[2524]], he joined the [[Harvest militia]] in an effort to make use of himself. His ambition was to join the UNSC Marine Corps as an officer. Though [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] frequently criticized him, he proved to be an extremely quick thinker and a competent militiaman. One notable event occurred when he and a fellow recruit, [[Forsell]], were participating in a training exercise with all the other recruits in the Colonial Militia. The two were able to quickly assess the situation and go around the mock attack staged by Sergeants Johnson and [[Nolan Byrne|Byrne]]. By doing so, they were almost able to win the exercise; however, a recruit named [[Osmo]] beat them to the goal. This earned Jenkins the trust of Staff Sergeant Johnson, and the two developed a close bond during the First Battle of Harvest.


===Battle of Harvest===
===Battle of Harvest===
{{Quote|[[Avery J. Johnson|Staff Sergeant]]...[[Forsell|he]]'s all I've got left.|Jenkins, after the glassing of [[Harvest]]}}
{{Quote|[[Avery J. Johnson|Staff Sergeant]]...[[Forsell|he]]'s all I've got left.|Jenkins, after the glassing of Harvest}}


Jenkins was a natural sharpshooter and was assigned one of the [[Prototype BR-55|prototype Battle Rifles]] during the battle. Jenkins' entire family was killed when [[Gladsheim]] was attacked by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. He was deeply depressed after losing his family, and used his anger to fuel his hatred of the Covenant. The only person close to him to survive was his fellow sharpshooter and friend [[Forsell]]. Forsell had saved his life when he was blinded by rage, stopping him from trying to kill [[Tartarus]]. After escaping from Harvest, Staff Sergeant Johnson offered Jenkins, Forsell, and the remaining militiamen the chance to become real Marines in his unit.<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]] Epilogue</ref> It remains unknown what Jenkins did when he became a Marine, but by [[2552]], he was stationed on [[Reach Station Gamma]].
Jenkins was a superb sharpshooter and was assigned one of the few [[XBR55 Battle Rifle]]s during the battle. Jenkins' entire family was killed when [[Gladsheim]] was attacked by the Covenant. He was deeply depressed after losing his family, and used his anger to fuel his hatred of the Covenant. The only person close to him to survive was his fellow sharpshooter and friend, [[Forsell]]. Forsell had saved Jenkins' life when the latter was blinded by rage, stopping him from trying to kill [[Tartarus]]. After escaping from Harvest, Staff Sergeant Johnson offered Jenkins, Forsell, and the remaining militiamen the chance to become Marines in his unit.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''Epilogue''</ref>


==The Battle of Reach==
===Fall of Reach===
During the war, he presumably fought at the [[Siege of Paris IV]]. He was on board Reach Station Gamma during the [[Battle of Reach]], still fighting alongside Sergeant Johnson. The other marines with him included [[Private (UNSC)|Privates]] [[Bisenti]] and [[O'Brien (Marine)|O'Brien]]. Their Friend-Or-Foe tags were detected by the [[Master Chief]] and [[SPARTAN-058]]. The group was fighting a pack of [[Jackal]] [[Ranger]]s, and defeated them with the help of the Spartans. The Chief also helped them destroy the database of the ''[[Circumference]]'' and escape the station aboard a [[Pelican]].<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], pages 326-327</ref> They then proceeded to board the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'', and traveled to [[Installation 04]].
Jenkins was on board ''[[Reach Station Gamma]]'' during the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]], still fighting alongside Staff Sergeant Johnson, as well as with [[Private]]s [[Bisenti]] and [[O'Brien (Marine)|O'Brien]]. Their [[IFF|Friend-Or-Foe]] tags were detected by [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTANs]] [[John-117]] and [[Linda-058]]. The group was fighting a lance of [[Kig-yar]] [[Kig-Yar Ranger|rangers]] and defeated them with the help of the SPARTANs. The Master Chief also helped them destroy the navigation database of the ''[[UNSC Circumference]]'', an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[UNSC Prowler|Prowler]]. After purging the Prowler's navigation database, the survivors escaped the station aboard a [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|Pelican]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 326-327''</ref> They then boarded the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' and traveled to [[Installation 04]].


==The Battle of Installation 04==
===Battle of Installation 04===
Upon arrival at the Halo, the ''Pillar of Autumn'' was attacked by the Covenant. Jenkins escaped the ship in the same lifeboat as Sergeant Johnson and his squad. After meeting up with the Master Chief and fighting off Covenant patrols, they took Pelican [[Echo 419]] to [[Alpha Base]].
{{Main|Battle of Installation 04}}
Upon arrival at Installation 04, the ''Pillar of Autumn'' was attacked by the Covenant. Jenkins escaped the ship in the same [[lifeboat]] as Sergeant Johnson and his squad. After meeting up with the Master Chief and fighting off Covenant patrols, they took Pelican ''[[Echo 419]]'' to the newly established Marine [[Alpha Base (Installation 04)|Alpha Base]].


===The Flood===
===The Flood===
[[Image:FloodJenkins.jpg|right|thumb|180px|The [[Flood]] infected Jenkins.]]
[[File:HGN-Jenkins.png|thumb|left|200px|A Flood-infected Jenkins.]]
Later, Jenkins, along with the rest of [[Fire Team Charlie]] (excluding [[Chips Dubbo]]), was taken on Pelican [[Victor 933]] to what they believed was a Covenant weapons cache. This weapons cache turned out to be one of Installation 04's [[Flood Containment Facilities]]. There, he, [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes|Keyes]], Sergeant Johnson, and Privates Bisenti, [[Manuel Mendoza|Mendoza]], [[Kappus]], and [[Riley]] encountered the [[Flood]] for the first time on Halo. During the resulting fight, Jenkins panicked, and an [[Infection Form]] latched onto him and took over his body.<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 175</ref> The Master Chief would later watch the horrifying attack using the [[Recorder Chip]] from Jenkins' dropped [[Helmet Recorder]].<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 206</ref> The video ended suddenly, right as the Infection Form hit Jenkins, and infected him.
Later, Jenkins, along with the rest of [[Fire Team Charlie]], was taken on Pelican ''[[Victor 933]]'' to what was believed to be a Covenant weapons cache. This believed weapons cache was actually one of Installation 04's [[Flood containment facility|Flood containment facilities]]. There, he, [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes|Keyes]], Sergeant Johnson, and Privates [[Bisenti]], [[Manuel Mendoza|Mendoza]], [[Kappus]], and [[Riley]] were ambushed by [[the Flood]]. During the resulting fight, Jenkins panicked, and a [[Pod infector]] latched onto him. Johnson fired at the infector that was latched onto him but couldn't stop it from taking over Jenkins' body. Jenkins and the entire squad, save for Johnson, were turned into [[Combat form|combat forms]]. However, Jenkins' Pod infector was weakened from centuries of containment, and could not fully control him. The infection process occurred normally, but unlike most victims of the Flood, who die instantly upon successful infection, Jenkins remained alive and terrified while the Flood took control of and mutated his body. <ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 176''</ref> He was able to control himself to a small degree whenever the Pod infector was in pain, but when it had total command, he could only watch "his" actions. His Flood infected body attacked Johnson, throwing the sergeant out of the containment room, across a large observation chamber, and into a wall. Determined to escape, Johnson ran into a hallway and locked the infected Marines inside by using a [[spoofer]].<ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''[[Breaking Quarantine]]''</ref>  


Jenkins and his entire squad, save for Johnson and Bisenti, were turned into [[Combat Forms]]. However, Jenkins' Infection Form was weakened from centuries of containment, and could not fully control him. The infection process occurred normally, but unlike most victims of the Flood, Jenkins remained alive and terrified while the Flood mutated and took control of his body. <ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 176</ref> He was able to control himself to a small degree whenever the Infection Form was in pain, but when it had total command, he could only watch "his" actions.
The Master Chief would later watch the horrifying attack using the [[Recorder Chip]] from Jenkins' dropped [[Helmet Recorder]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 206''</ref> The video ended suddenly, right as the Pod infector hit Jenkins, and infected him.  
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=== Survival and Death ===
===Survival and death===
The infected Jenkins followed a group of Flood to the surface, where they attacked a group of [[ODST]]s led by [[First Lieutenant]] [[Melissa McKay]]. Without complete control over his body, Jenkins, who was desperate to end his own life, attempted to get killed while assaulting the Lieutenant. The attempt failed, and he was captured by the ODSTs. [[Major (UNSC)|Major]] [[Antonio Silva]] tried to interrogate him.
[[File:JenkinsHelmetCEA.png|thumb|300px|[[John-117]] holding Jenkins' helmet.]]
The infected Jenkins followed a group of Flood to the surface, where they attacked a group of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s led by [[First Lieutenant]] [[Melissa McKay]]. Without complete control over his body, Jenkins, who was desperate to end his own life, attempted to get killed while assaulting the Lieutenant. The attempt failed, and he was captured by the ODSTs. [[Major]] [[Antonio Silva]] tried to interrogate him.


While being interrogated, the Infection Form inside of Jenkins' body attempted to attack its interrogators by extending a tentacle ''through'' Jenkins' hand, snapping the bones and veins. As Jenkins described it, it was a "living hell". However, the parasite was knocked unconscious by the pain, giving Jenkins the chance to reveal the imminent threat of the Flood beneath the base.<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], pages 275, 276</ref>. Lieutenant McKay correctly interpreted this and ordered a squad to exterminate them.
While being interrogated, the Pod infector inside Jenkins' body attempted to attack its interrogators by extending a tentacle through Jenkins' hand, snapping the bones and veins. As Jenkins described it, it was a "living hell". However, the parasite was knocked unconscious by the pain, this gave Jenkins the chance to reveal the imminent threat of the Flood beneath the base. He  pointed with his other hand that had not been broken at the ground.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''pages 275-276''</ref> Major Silva believed that Jenkins was pointing at his boot until Lieutenant McKay correctly interpreted that Jenkins was pointing down in fact and not actually at Silva's boot, and ordered a squad to exterminate them.


Jenkins was later taken to the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' while the Marines assaulted the ship. Jenkins knew that Silva planned to take the ship home to [[Earth]]. He also knew that there were more Flood present on the ship, and that they would inevitably escape and overwhelm the human population should Silva succeed in bringing the ship home. He thus overwhelmed the Infection Form inside him and tried to destroy the ship by destroying a fiber-optic pathway that linked the Control Room to the engines. He failed, but Lieutenant McKay, seeing the truth as well, destroyed the vessel for him by using a frag grenade. The explosion severed the pathway, cutting off control to the engines and causing the ship to crash into the surface of Halo, where it exploded. The destruction of the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' mercifully ended his suffering. <ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 332</ref> Before he died, he managed to mouth the words "Thank you" to the Lieutenant.
Jenkins was later taken to the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' while the Marines assaulted the ship. Jenkins knew that Silva planned to take the ship home to [[Earth]]. He also knew that there were more Flood present on the ship, and that they would inevitably escape and overwhelm the human population should Silva succeed in bringing the ship home. He thus overwhelmed the Pod infector inside him and tried to destroy the ship by destroying a fiber-optic pathway that linked the Control Room to the engines. He failed, but Lieutenant McKay, seeing the truth as well, destroyed the vessel for him by using a [[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade|fragmentation grenade]]. The explosion severed the pathway, cutting off control to the engines and causing the ship to crash into the surface of Halo, where it exploded. The destruction of the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' mercifully ended his suffering. <ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 332''</ref> Before he died, he managed to mouth the words "Thank you" to the Lieutenant.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In nearly 30 years of service in the war (time in cryo unknown), Jenkins only made it up to the rank of PFC (assuming he was never demoted).
*Jenkins was voiced by [[Chris Wicklund]].{{Ref/Site|URL=http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/voices.html|Site=halo.bungie.org|Page=Voice Acting|D=29|M=5|Y=2021}}
*He was one of the first people to use the [[Prototype BR-55|Prototype Battle Rifle]], which entered service in [[2524]].
*It has never been explained why Jenkins was still a Private despite fighting in the Human-Covenant war for the whole of its 27 years, though [[Joseph Staten]] has implied he may have been in cryo-sleep for a significant period.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive28.pl?read=847640|Site=HBO Forums|Page=Re: Number of Colonies and Contact: Harvest|D=29|M=5|Y=2021}}
*Jenkins was voiced by voice actor [[Chris Wicklund]].
*There is an [[achievement]] in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' referencing Jenkins called [[This One’s for Jenkins!]]. To earn it, the player needs to kill fifty Flood combat forms in the level ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]''.  
*Jenkins is the only being known to be have been infected by an [[Infection Form]] that was weakened by the long hibernation the Flood form had undergone. He is consequently the only being known to have survived infection by the Flood, retained his consciousness, and been able to exert limited control over his infected body.
*Jenkins' appearance in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', and thus his participation in the battle onboard Gamma Station, was [[List of changes in Halo: The Fall of Reach rereleases|omitted]] from the comic book adaptation ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion]]''. In the comic, the three Marines were explicitly identified via dialogue as Sergeant Johnson, Private Bisenti, and Private O'Brien.
*Jenkins was 18 in 2524, which means that he was older than [[John-117]].
 
*Though he was appointed a Sharpshooter in his platoon by Johnson in the events of Contact Harvest, he wielded an [[MA5B]] in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''s Flood Containment Facility. This is most likely because the only weapons that survived the Battle of Reach were "standard Marine weapons". The Battle Rifle was still not the main weapon used by Marines, so it would have been stored in special lockers, which were all destroyed during the Fall of Reach.
==Gallery==
*He may be a relative of [[L. Jenkins]].
<gallery>
*An interesting fact is that throughout the game, he wore a Boonie hat, but in both the ''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'' and the [[cutscene]] where his squad was attacked by the [[Flood]], he was wearing the standard-issue helmet that other Marines wear.
File:P12.jpg|Sgt. Johnson tries to save Jenkins.
*For having such a small appearance in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', Jenkins has become a very popular character. This is most likely due to his appearances in ''Halo: The Flood'' and ''Halo: Contact Harvest''.
File:FloodJenkins2.png|Jenkins' body is reanimated by the Flood.
*Even though Jenkins wore the same helmet as [[Riley]], in the cutscene of [[343 Guilty Spark (Level)|343 Guilty Spark]], he has a standard Marine helmet.
</gallery>
*It is strange how he was the only Marine in [[Fire Team Charlie]] wearing armor and a helmet; the others were wearing bandannas, Boonie caps, Sergeant caps, or no headgear, and not even Johnson had armor.
 
*Jenkins disliked [[Flip music|flip music]], which was, much to his dismay, the favorite genre of his commanding officer.
==List of appearances==
*There was a song named after Jenkins called "Lament for Pvt. Jenkins".
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
**''[[Breaking Quarantine]]''
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''


==Sources==  
==Sources==  
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Were you looking for L. Jenkins from the Halo Graphic Novel, or for Captain Jenkins, who commanded during the Harvest Campaign?
Wallace Jenkins
An image of Private First Class Wallace Jenkins from the story Breaking Quarantine. He has been almost fully infected by the Flood.
Biographical information

Homeworld:

Harvest

Died:

September 22, 2552

Personal details

Species:

Human

Gender:

Male

Hair color:

Auburn

Eye color:

Brown

Political and military information

Affiliation:

Rank:

Private First Class

Notable info:

  • Was infected by the Flood but wasn't completely taken over.
 

"There are too many, Sarge!"
— Jenkins during the Flood outbreak

Private First Class Wallace A. Jenkins was an infantryman in the UNSC Marine Corps. He was one of the first humans to engage Covenant forces during the First Battle of Harvest. In September 2552, Jenkins was stationed aboard the UNSC Pillar of Autumn during the Battle of Installation 04, eventually becoming partially infected by the Flood.

Biography[edit]

Early life and career[edit]

"When I get out of school, I'd like to join the Marines—get a chance to shoot for real …"
— Jenkins to Captain Ponder

Wallace Jenkins was born on the Outer Colony world of Harvest. He was the eldest of three children of a farming family. In 2524, he joined the Harvest militia in an effort to make use of himself. His ambition was to join the UNSC Marine Corps as an officer. Though Staff Sergeant Avery Johnson frequently criticized him, he proved to be an extremely quick thinker and a competent militiaman. One notable event occurred when he and a fellow recruit, Forsell, were participating in a training exercise with all the other recruits in the Colonial Militia. The two were able to quickly assess the situation and go around the mock attack staged by Sergeants Johnson and Byrne. By doing so, they were almost able to win the exercise; however, a recruit named Osmo beat them to the goal. This earned Jenkins the trust of Staff Sergeant Johnson, and the two developed a close bond during the First Battle of Harvest.

Battle of Harvest[edit]

"Staff Sergeant...he's all I've got left."
— Jenkins, after the glassing of Harvest

Jenkins was a superb sharpshooter and was assigned one of the few XBR55 Battle Rifles during the battle. Jenkins' entire family was killed when Gladsheim was attacked by the Covenant. He was deeply depressed after losing his family, and used his anger to fuel his hatred of the Covenant. The only person close to him to survive was his fellow sharpshooter and friend, Forsell. Forsell had saved Jenkins' life when the latter was blinded by rage, stopping him from trying to kill Tartarus. After escaping from Harvest, Staff Sergeant Johnson offered Jenkins, Forsell, and the remaining militiamen the chance to become Marines in his unit.[1]

Fall of Reach[edit]

Jenkins was on board Reach Station Gamma during the Fall of Reach in August 30, 2552, still fighting alongside Staff Sergeant Johnson, as well as with Privates Bisenti and O'Brien. Their Friend-Or-Foe tags were detected by SPARTANs John-117 and Linda-058. The group was fighting a lance of Kig-yar rangers and defeated them with the help of the SPARTANs. The Master Chief also helped them destroy the navigation database of the UNSC Circumference, an Office of Naval Intelligence Prowler. After purging the Prowler's navigation database, the survivors escaped the station aboard a Pelican.[2] They then boarded the Pillar of Autumn and traveled to Installation 04.

Battle of Installation 04[edit]

Main article: Battle of Installation 04

Upon arrival at Installation 04, the Pillar of Autumn was attacked by the Covenant. Jenkins escaped the ship in the same lifeboat as Sergeant Johnson and his squad. After meeting up with the Master Chief and fighting off Covenant patrols, they took Pelican Echo 419 to the newly established Marine Alpha Base.

The Flood[edit]

An image of Private First Class Wallace Jenkins from the story Breaking Quarantine. He has been fully infected by the Flood.
A Flood-infected Jenkins.

Later, Jenkins, along with the rest of Fire Team Charlie, was taken on Pelican Victor 933 to what was believed to be a Covenant weapons cache. This believed weapons cache was actually one of Installation 04's Flood containment facilities. There, he, Captain Keyes, Sergeant Johnson, and Privates Bisenti, Mendoza, Kappus, and Riley were ambushed by the Flood. During the resulting fight, Jenkins panicked, and a Pod infector latched onto him. Johnson fired at the infector that was latched onto him but couldn't stop it from taking over Jenkins' body. Jenkins and the entire squad, save for Johnson, were turned into combat forms. However, Jenkins' Pod infector was weakened from centuries of containment, and could not fully control him. The infection process occurred normally, but unlike most victims of the Flood, who die instantly upon successful infection, Jenkins remained alive and terrified while the Flood took control of and mutated his body. [3] He was able to control himself to a small degree whenever the Pod infector was in pain, but when it had total command, he could only watch "his" actions. His Flood infected body attacked Johnson, throwing the sergeant out of the containment room, across a large observation chamber, and into a wall. Determined to escape, Johnson ran into a hallway and locked the infected Marines inside by using a spoofer.[4]

The Master Chief would later watch the horrifying attack using the Recorder Chip from Jenkins' dropped Helmet Recorder.[5] The video ended suddenly, right as the Pod infector hit Jenkins, and infected him.

Survival and death[edit]

John-117 holding Jenkins' helmet.

The infected Jenkins followed a group of Flood to the surface, where they attacked a group of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers led by First Lieutenant Melissa McKay. Without complete control over his body, Jenkins, who was desperate to end his own life, attempted to get killed while assaulting the Lieutenant. The attempt failed, and he was captured by the ODSTs. Major Antonio Silva tried to interrogate him.

While being interrogated, the Pod infector inside Jenkins' body attempted to attack its interrogators by extending a tentacle through Jenkins' hand, snapping the bones and veins. As Jenkins described it, it was a "living hell". However, the parasite was knocked unconscious by the pain, this gave Jenkins the chance to reveal the imminent threat of the Flood beneath the base. He pointed with his other hand that had not been broken at the ground.[6] Major Silva believed that Jenkins was pointing at his boot until Lieutenant McKay correctly interpreted that Jenkins was pointing down in fact and not actually at Silva's boot, and ordered a squad to exterminate them.

Jenkins was later taken to the Truth and Reconciliation while the Marines assaulted the ship. Jenkins knew that Silva planned to take the ship home to Earth. He also knew that there were more Flood present on the ship, and that they would inevitably escape and overwhelm the human population should Silva succeed in bringing the ship home. He thus overwhelmed the Pod infector inside him and tried to destroy the ship by destroying a fiber-optic pathway that linked the Control Room to the engines. He failed, but Lieutenant McKay, seeing the truth as well, destroyed the vessel for him by using a fragmentation grenade. The explosion severed the pathway, cutting off control to the engines and causing the ship to crash into the surface of Halo, where it exploded. The destruction of the Truth and Reconciliation mercifully ended his suffering. [7] Before he died, he managed to mouth the words "Thank you" to the Lieutenant.

Trivia[edit]

  • Jenkins was voiced by Chris Wicklund.[8]
  • It has never been explained why Jenkins was still a Private despite fighting in the Human-Covenant war for the whole of its 27 years, though Joseph Staten has implied he may have been in cryo-sleep for a significant period.[9]
  • There is an achievement in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary referencing Jenkins called This One’s for Jenkins!. To earn it, the player needs to kill fifty Flood combat forms in the level 343 Guilty Spark.
  • Jenkins' appearance in Halo: The Fall of Reach, and thus his participation in the battle onboard Gamma Station, was omitted from the comic book adaptation Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion. In the comic, the three Marines were explicitly identified via dialogue as Sergeant Johnson, Private Bisenti, and Private O'Brien.

Gallery[edit]

  • Sgt. Johnson tries to save Jenkins.

    Sgt. Johnson tries to save Jenkins.

  • Jenkins' body is reanimated by the Flood.

    Jenkins' body is reanimated by the Flood.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, Epilogue
  2. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 326-327
  3. ^ Halo: The Flood, page 176
  4. ^ Halo Graphic Novel, Breaking Quarantine
  5. ^ Halo: The Flood, page 206
  6. ^ Halo: The Flood, pages 275-276
  7. ^ Halo: The Flood, page 332
  8. ^ halo.bungie.org, Voice Acting (Retrieved on May 29, 2021) [archive]
  9. ^ HBO Forums, Re: Number of Colonies and Contact: Harvest (Retrieved on May 29, 2021) [archive]

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