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|name = James

|image = [[File:James-005.png|275px|James-005.]]

|spartantag = 005

|spartantag = 005<ref name="enc">'''Halo Encyclopedia (2011)''', ''page 85''</ref>

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|birth = [[2511]]

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==Biography==

===Early ~~Life~~===

===Early life===

James was a genetically, intellectually, and physically superior child chosen for the [[SPARTAN-II]] project, abducted by the [[UNSC]], and replaced by a [[flash clone]]. James first met John and the rest of his friends when [[Sam-034]] chose him for a mission during one of [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez|Mendez]]'s training exercises on [[Reach]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 48''</ref> In [[2523]], he was brutally beaten by the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] trainers of [[Tango Company]], who claimed that he "fell down a flight of stairs" in a one-story building.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''pages 157-160''</ref> Years later, he was one of the soldiers that survived the augmentations without any adverse effects. In the duration of the [[Human-Covenant War]], he fought alongside his fellow Spartans in many important battles, playing a major role in the war.

James was a genetically, intellectually, and physically superior child chosen for the [[SPARTAN-II]] project, abducted by the [[UNSC]], and replaced by a [[flash clone]]. James first met John and the rest of his friends when [[Sam-034]] chose him for a mission during one of [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez|Mendez]]'s training exercises on [[Reach]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 48''</ref> In [[2523]], he was brutally beaten by the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] trainers of [[Tango Company]], who claimed that he "fell down a flight of stairs" in a one-story building.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''pages 157-160''</ref> Years later, he was one of the soldiers that survived the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentations]] without any adverse effects. In the duration of the [[Human-Covenant War]], he fought alongside his fellow Spartans in many important battles, playing a major role in the war.

===Sigma Octanus IV===

James journeyed to [[Sigma Octanus IV]] in [[2552]] with [[John-117]], [[Kelly-087]], [[Frederic-104]], [[Joshua-029]], and a few other Spartans.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 178''</ref> Specifically, they went to reinforce [[Corporal (UNSC)|Corporal]] [[Harland]] and his [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] at [[Côte d'Azur]], where they were fighting the [[Covenant]]. James served as a scout for the team at first, locating [[Grunt]] patrols and silencing them before they could find the rest of the UNSC forces. Later in the battle, he was critically wounded as a direct result of an encounter with [[Hunters]], getting an arm blown off from the elbow down by a one's [[~~Assault~~ cannon]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 208''</ref> James did not give in to the pain, but he passed out on the trip back to the Marine ~~Base Camp~~, only after helping [[John-117]], [[Kelly-087]], and [[Frederic-104]] immobilize both [[Mgalekgolo|Hunters]] by crushing them under an enormous hunk of crystal quartz. John carried him onto a waiting [[D77-TC Pelican Dropship|Pelican]] where he, his Spartans, the Marines, and the rest of the surviving civilians made their escape.

James journeyed to [[Sigma Octanus IV]] in [[2552]] with [[John-117]], [[Kelly-087]], [[Frederic-104]], [[Joshua-029]], and a few other Spartans.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 178''</ref> Specifically, they went to reinforce [[Corporal (UNSC)|Corporal]] [[Harland]] and his [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] at [[Côte d'Azur]], where they were fighting the [[Covenant]]. James served as a scout for the team at first, locating [[Grunt]] patrols and silencing them before they could find the rest of the UNSC forces. Later in the battle, he was critically wounded as a direct result of an encounter with [[Hunters]], getting an arm blown off from the elbow down by a one's [[assault cannon]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 208''</ref> James did not give in to the pain, but he passed out on the trip back to the Marine base camp, only after helping [[John-117]], [[Kelly-087]], and [[Frederic-104]] immobilize both [[Mgalekgolo|Hunters]] by crushing them under an enormous hunk of crystal quartz. John carried him onto a waiting [[D77-TC Pelican Dropship|Pelican]] where he, his Spartans, the Marines, and the rest of the surviving civilians made their escape.

===Battle of Reach===

Later, when the Covenant attacked Reach, [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Doppler]] told [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] that the Nav Data on the ''[[Circumference]]'', a small [[UNSC]] prowler, was intact. Doppler said this clashed with the [[Cole Protocol]]. This meant that the Covenant could find the location of [[Earth]]. John chose James and [[Linda-058]], for his team to destroy the data. He chose Linda because of her near omnipotent abilities with a sniper rifle, figuring the space dock they were about to board would be large enough that her skills would be a tremendous asset. He chose James because he "never gave up."<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 305''</ref> John's squad entered the ''Circumference'' through a Pelican dropship.

After a short battle, James and the other two Spartans found a number of enemies. Many were armed with [[Needlers]], as they filled the area with the purple projectiles. Many of them landed on the Spartans, though not enough to be serious. One landed on James' [[T-PACK]] and detonated. The explosion set James' pack off, propelling him into space. John tried to raise him on the [[COM]] but only got fragmented messages from him, filling him with despair.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 310''</ref>

After a short battle, James and the other two Spartans found a number of enemies. Many were armed with [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needlers]], as they filled the area with the purple projectiles. Many of them landed on the Spartans, though not enough to be serious. One landed on James' [[T-PACK]] and detonated. The explosion set James' pack off, propelling him into space. John tried to raise him on the [[COM]] but only got fragmented messages from him, filling him with despair.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 310''</ref>

After John escaped the ship (rescuing [[Staff Sergeant|SSGT]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]], [[Private First Class|PFC]] [[Wallace Jenkins|Jenkins]], and [[Private (UNSC)|PVTs]] [[Bisenti]] and [[O'Brien (Marine)|O'Brien]] and the critically wounded [[Linda-058|Linda]]), completing his mission, he returned to the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. There, he asked [[Lieutenant (UNSC)|Lieutenant]] [[Hall]] to scan for James. Unfortunately, she couldn't find him, and they had to leave the Spartan out in space, where he would either be overrun by Covenant troops that were in zero-gravity, or he would die from exposure, something no one, not even a Spartan, could fight, no matter how determined. John felt a pang of regret for his friend and comrade, but was unable to help him. And as with all of the SPARTAN's he was listed as MIA, though one of few to truly be so.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 329-330''</ref>

~~==Number Tag==~~

~~{{Conjecturalization}}~~

A possible ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' easter egg has been interpreted as corresponding to James. The license plate reads "KPD 005J" which presumably stands for "005 James", while the PD could could possibly stand for "presumed dead," as James' body is never found after the Fall of Reach. (Note that the "K" is commonplace in the plates and does not represent the word "killed"). The assumption about his tag being 005 is in direct contradiction with the ''Halo Encyclopedia'', which gives this tag to [[Rene]]. However in the Halo Waypoint video Defiant to the End, the narrator refers to him as James-005, in direct support of the license plate egg, contradicting 005 as Rene's tag.<ref>'''[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/defiant-to-the-end/f2595044-7e26-4928-a24b-8e1a2db3ce45 Halo Waypoint: Defiant to the End]'''</ref>

~~{{Conjecturalization End}}~~

==Trivia==

James lost his left arm while fighting a Hunter, but ~~later saluted John with his left hand and~~ was able to ~~fight later~~, ~~and no~~ mention is made of his missing arm. This raises two theories: he was outfitted with a [[Artificial limb|robotic prosthetic]], or a new arm was [[Flash cloning|flash cloned]] and augmented for him.

*James lost his left arm while fighting a Hunter on Sigma Octanus, but was able to join Blue Team on their mission to Gamma Station, with mention being made of his missing arm. This raises two theories: he was outfitted with a [[Artificial limb|robotic prosthetic]], or a new arm was [[Flash cloning|flash cloned]] and augmented for him.

*A ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' easter egg has been interpreted as corresponding to James. The license plate reads "KPD 005J" which presumably stands for "005 James", while the PD could could possibly stand for "presumed dead," as James' body is never found after the Fall of Reach. (Note that the "K" is commonplace in the plates and does not represent the word "killed"). The assumption about his tag being 005 is in direct contradiction with the original edition of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', which gives this tag to [[René-081|René]]. However, in the [[Halo Waypoint]] video ''Defiant to the End'', the narrator refers to him as James-005, in direct support of the license plate egg, contradicting 005 as Rene's tag.<ref>'''[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/defiant-to-the-end/f2595044-7e26-4928-a24b-8e1a2db3ce45 Halo Waypoint: Defiant to the End]'''</ref> James' tag was confirmed to be 005 in the 2011 version of the ''Halo Encyclopedia'', which establishes René's tag to be 081, which is also consistent with the license plates.<ref name="enc"/>

==List of appearances==

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 |name        = James
 |image       = [[File:James-005.png|275px|James-005.]]
-|spartantag  = 005
+|spartantag  = 005<ref name="enc">'''Halo Encyclopedia (2011)''', ''page 85''</ref>
 |homeworld   =
 |birth       = [[2511]]
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 ==Biography==
-===Early Life===
+===Early life===
-James was a genetically, intellectually, and physically superior child chosen for the [[SPARTAN-II]] project, abducted by the [[UNSC]], and replaced by a [[flash clone]]. James first met John and the rest of his friends when [[Sam-034]] chose him for a mission during one of [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez|Mendez]]'s training exercises on [[Reach]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 48''</ref> In [[2523]], he was brutally beaten by the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] trainers of [[Tango Company]], who claimed that he "fell down a flight of stairs" in a one-story building.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''pages 157-160''</ref> Years later, he was one of the soldiers that survived the augmentations without any adverse effects. In the duration of the [[Human-Covenant War]], he fought alongside his fellow Spartans in many important battles, playing a major role in the war.
+James was a genetically, intellectually, and physically superior child chosen for the [[SPARTAN-II]] project, abducted by the [[UNSC]], and replaced by a [[flash clone]]. James first met John and the rest of his friends when [[Sam-034]] chose him for a mission during one of [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez|Mendez]]'s training exercises on [[Reach]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 48''</ref> In [[2523]], he was brutally beaten by the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] trainers of [[Tango Company]], who claimed that he "fell down a flight of stairs" in a one-story building.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''pages 157-160''</ref> Years later, he was one of the soldiers that survived the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentations]] without any adverse effects. In the duration of the [[Human-Covenant War]], he fought alongside his fellow Spartans in many important battles, playing a major role in the war.
 ===Sigma Octanus IV===
-James journeyed to [[Sigma Octanus IV]] in [[2552]] with [[John-117]], [[Kelly-087]], [[Frederic-104]], [[Joshua-029]], and a few other Spartans.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 178''</ref> Specifically, they went to reinforce [[Corporal (UNSC)|Corporal]] [[Harland]] and his [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] at [[Côte d'Azur]], where they were fighting the [[Covenant]]. James served as a scout for the team at first, locating [[Grunt]] patrols and silencing them before they could find the rest of the UNSC forces. Later in the battle, he was critically wounded as a direct result of an encounter with [[Hunters]], getting an arm blown off from the elbow down by a one's [[Assault cannon]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 208''</ref> James did not give in to the pain, but he passed out on the trip back to the Marine Base Camp, only after helping [[John-117]], [[Kelly-087]], and [[Frederic-104]] immobilize both [[Mgalekgolo|Hunters]] by crushing them under an enormous hunk of crystal quartz. John carried him onto a waiting [[D77-TC Pelican Dropship|Pelican]] where he, his Spartans, the Marines, and the rest of the surviving civilians made their escape.
+James journeyed to [[Sigma Octanus IV]] in [[2552]] with [[John-117]], [[Kelly-087]], [[Frederic-104]], [[Joshua-029]], and a few other Spartans.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 178''</ref> Specifically, they went to reinforce [[Corporal (UNSC)|Corporal]] [[Harland]] and his [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] at [[Côte d'Azur]], where they were fighting the [[Covenant]]. James served as a scout for the team at first, locating [[Grunt]] patrols and silencing them before they could find the rest of the UNSC forces. Later in the battle, he was critically wounded as a direct result of an encounter with [[Hunters]], getting an arm blown off from the elbow down by a one's [[assault cannon]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 208''</ref> James did not give in to the pain, but he passed out on the trip back to the Marine base camp, only after helping [[John-117]], [[Kelly-087]], and [[Frederic-104]] immobilize both [[Mgalekgolo|Hunters]] by crushing them under an enormous hunk of crystal quartz. John carried him onto a waiting [[D77-TC Pelican Dropship|Pelican]] where he, his Spartans, the Marines, and the rest of the surviving civilians made their escape.
 ===Battle of Reach===
 Later, when the Covenant attacked Reach, [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Doppler]] told [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] that the Nav Data on the ''[[Circumference]]'', a small [[UNSC]] prowler, was intact. Doppler said this clashed with the [[Cole Protocol]]. This meant that the Covenant could find the location of [[Earth]]. John chose James and [[Linda-058]], for his team to destroy the data. He chose Linda because of her near omnipotent abilities with a sniper rifle, figuring the space dock they were about to board would be large enough that her skills would be a tremendous asset. He chose James because he "never gave up."<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 305''</ref> John's squad entered the ''Circumference'' through a Pelican dropship.
-After a short battle, James and the other two Spartans found a number of enemies. Many were armed with [[Needlers]], as they filled the area with the purple projectiles. Many of them landed on the Spartans, though not enough to be serious. One landed on James' [[T-PACK]] and detonated. The explosion set James' pack off, propelling him into space. John tried to raise him on the [[COM]] but only got fragmented messages from him, filling him with despair.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 310''</ref>
+After a short battle, James and the other two Spartans found a number of enemies. Many were armed with [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needlers]], as they filled the area with the purple projectiles. Many of them landed on the Spartans, though not enough to be serious. One landed on James' [[T-PACK]] and detonated. The explosion set James' pack off, propelling him into space. John tried to raise him on the [[COM]] but only got fragmented messages from him, filling him with despair.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 310''</ref>
 After John escaped the ship (rescuing [[Staff Sergeant|SSGT]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]], [[Private First Class|PFC]] [[Wallace Jenkins|Jenkins]], and [[Private (UNSC)|PVTs]] [[Bisenti]] and [[O'Brien (Marine)|O'Brien]] and the critically wounded [[Linda-058|Linda]]), completing his mission, he returned to the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. There, he asked [[Lieutenant (UNSC)|Lieutenant]] [[Hall]] to scan for James. Unfortunately, she couldn't find him, and they had to leave the Spartan out in space, where he would either be overrun by Covenant troops that were in zero-gravity, or he would die from exposure, something no one, not even a Spartan, could fight, no matter how determined. John felt a pang of regret for his friend and comrade, but was unable to help him. And as with all of the SPARTAN's he was listed as MIA, though one of few to truly be so.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 329-330''</ref>
-==Number Tag==
-{{Conjecturalization}}
-A possible ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' easter egg has been interpreted as corresponding to James. The license plate reads "KPD 005J" which presumably stands for "005 James", while the PD could could possibly stand for "presumed dead," as James' body is never found after the Fall of Reach. (Note that the "K" is commonplace in the plates and does not represent the word "killed"). The assumption about his tag being 005 is in direct contradiction with the ''Halo Encyclopedia'', which gives this tag to [[Rene]]. However in the Halo Waypoint video Defiant to the End, the narrator refers to him as James-005, in direct support of the license plate egg, contradicting 005 as Rene's tag.<ref>'''[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/defiant-to-the-end/f2595044-7e26-4928-a24b-8e1a2db3ce45 Halo Waypoint: Defiant to the End]'''</ref>
-{{Conjecturalization End}}
 ==Trivia==
-James lost his left arm while fighting a Hunter, but later saluted John with his left hand and was able to fight later, and no mention is made of his missing arm. This raises two theories: he was outfitted with a [[Artificial limb|robotic prosthetic]], or a new arm was [[Flash cloning|flash cloned]] and augmented for him.
+*James lost his left arm while fighting a Hunter on Sigma Octanus, but was able to join Blue Team on their mission to Gamma Station, with mention being made of his missing arm. This raises two theories: he was outfitted with a [[Artificial limb|robotic prosthetic]], or a new arm was [[Flash cloning|flash cloned]] and augmented for him.
+*A ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' easter egg has been interpreted as corresponding to James. The license plate reads "KPD 005J" which presumably stands for "005 James", while the PD could could possibly stand for "presumed dead," as James' body is never found after the Fall of Reach. (Note that the "K" is commonplace in the plates and does not represent the word "killed"). The assumption about his tag being 005 is in direct contradiction with the original edition of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', which gives this tag to [[René-081|René]]. However, in the [[Halo Waypoint]] video ''Defiant to the End'', the narrator refers to him as James-005, in direct support of the license plate egg, contradicting 005 as Rene's tag.<ref>'''[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/defiant-to-the-end/f2595044-7e26-4928-a24b-8e1a2db3ce45 Halo Waypoint: Defiant to the End]'''</ref> James' tag was confirmed to be 005 in the 2011 version of the ''Halo Encyclopedia'', which establishes René's tag to be 081, which is also consistent with the license plates.<ref name="enc"/>
 ==List of appearances==