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{{Article Quote|Now I know what you have to do to get a couple of days' R-and-R in this outfit.''<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 268''</ref>}}
{{Article Quote|Now I know what you have to do to get a couple of days' R-and-R in this outfit.''<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 268''</ref>}}


'''Petty Officer Linda-058''' is a [[SPARTAN-II]] supersoldier. She is one of the closest friends to [[John-117]] and one of the few known surviving Spartan-IIs. She is best known for her skill with the [[Sniper Rifle System 99C-S2 Anti-Matériel|SRS99-S2 Sniper Rifle Systems]].
'''Petty Officer Linda-058''' is a [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] supersoldier. She is one of the closest friends to [[John-117]] and one of the few known surviving Spartan-IIs. She is best known for her skill with the [[SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle]].


==Personality and description==
==Personality and description==
Linda is notorious for her unparalleled abilities with the sniper rifle; John-117 and [[Frederic-104]] have noted on several occasions that she makes sniping seem like an art. She never requires a spotter, and her accuracy allows her to pull off remarkable shots: on one occasion, she was able to take out several Covenant [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] in mid-flight by firing between the gaps between the upper and lower sections. In addition, she once eliminated two targets so quickly that even the Master Chief couldn't tell who she had targeted first. She is notably the quietest member of Blue Team, excluding John, and has been labeled as a "lone wolf". She is also a practitioner of [[Zen]].  
Linda is notorious for her unparalleled abilities with the sniper rifle; John-117 and [[Fred-104]] have noted on several occasions that she makes sniping seem like an art. She never requires a spotter, and her accuracy allows her to pull off remarkable shots: on one occasion, she was able to take out several Covenant [[Type-26 Banshee]]s in mid-flight by firing between the gaps between the upper and lower sections. In addition, she once eliminated two targets so quickly that even the Master Chief couldn't tell who she had targeted first. She is notably the quietest member of Blue Team, excluding John, and has been labeled as a "lone wolf". She is also a practitioner of [[Zen]].  


Linda is very pale, with blood-red hair and emerald green eyes. She, like every SPARTAN-II, was trained by [[Franklin Mendez|CPO Mendez]] on planet [[Reach]]. John once described her as the emotionally "strongest" Spartan, as she does not rely on other members of her squad for advocating support on or off the battlefield.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 150'' (''"Linda had been unique among the Spartans with her blood red hair and dark emerald eyes, but her appearance was not what set her apart. She was the unit's best sniper-scout and could hit targets the rest of them couldn't. While the other Spartans preferred to operate as a team, Linda was content to separate, hide and post in some remote location, and wait for days for the single, critical shot that could turn the tide of battle. Although snipers in the UNSC were always trained to function in pairs, a shooter and a spotter, Linda was the exception to that rule--she had proven time and again that she was most effective on her own. If any one of the Spartans could be called a "lone wolf,". In many ways that made her the strongest of them all."'')</ref> John-117 also once mentioned that "If any one of the Spartans could be called a 'lone wolf', it was Linda."
Linda is very pale, with blood-red hair and emerald green eyes. She, like every SPARTAN-II, was trained by [[Franklin Mendez|CPO Mendez]] on planet [[Reach]]. John once described her as the emotionally "strongest" Spartan, as she does not rely on other members of her squad for advocating support on or off the battlefield.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 150'' (''"Linda had been unique among the Spartans with her blood red hair and dark emerald eyes, but her appearance was not what set her apart. She was the unit's best sniper-scout and could hit targets the rest of them couldn't. While the other Spartans preferred to operate as a team, Linda was content to separate, hide and post in some remote location, and wait for days for the single, critical shot that could turn the tide of battle. Although snipers in the UNSC were always trained to function in pairs, a shooter and a spotter, Linda was the exception to that rule--she had proven time and again that she was most effective on her own. If any one of the Spartans could be called a "lone wolf,". In many ways that made her the strongest of them all."'')</ref> John-117 also once mentioned that "If any one of the Spartans could be called a 'lone wolf', it was Linda."
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==Biography==
==Biography==
===Childhood===
===Childhood===
Prior to her conscription into the [[SPARTAN-II Program]], Linda oversaw an "intelligence network" among her classmates, which she used to spy on her teachers.<ref>"[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]"</ref> In [[2517]], at age six, she was singled out as a physically and intellectually superior child by [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]]. She was then abducted, replaced with a [[Flash cloning|flash clone]], and sent to the SPARTAN training facility on [[Reach]]. Linda then trained there with the SPARTANs under the guidance of [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] and [[Déjà]]. She took part in training missions at [[Military Reservation 01478-B]], the [[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]], and several missions in the [[Highland Mountains]].
Prior to her conscription into the SPARTAN-II program, Linda oversaw an "intelligence network" among her classmates, which she used to spy on her teachers.<ref>"[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]"</ref> In [[2517]], at age six, she was singled out as a physically and intellectually superior child by [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]]. She was then abducted, replaced with a [[Flash cloning|flash clone]], and sent to the SPARTAN training facility on [[Reach]]. Linda then trained there with the SPARTANs under the guidance of [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] and [[Déjà]]. She took part in training missions at [[Military Reservation 01478-B]], the [[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]], and several missions in the [[Highland Mountains]].


===Early career===
===Early career===
Linda adapted successfully to her augmentations in [[2525]], and recovered quickly enough that she was chosen for the [[SPARTAN-II]]s' first mission in the [[Eridanus system]]; at this point, the Spartans did not yet have their later-trademark [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|MJOLNIR Mark IV Armor]]. She, along with John-117, [[Frederic-104]], [[Sam-034]] and [[Kelly-087]] boarded the ''[[Laden]]'' and traveled to [[Eridanus Secundus]] where they infiltrated the facility and captured [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]], the then-leader of the [[Insurrectionist#Eridanus cell|Eridanus rebels]].
Linda adapted successfully to her augmentations in [[2525]], and recovered quickly enough that she was chosen for the [[SPARTAN-II]]s' first mission in the [[Eridanus system]]; at this point, the Spartans did not yet have their later-trademark [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|MJOLNIR Mark IV Armor]]. She, along with John-117, Fred-104, [[Sam-034]] and [[Kelly-087]] boarded the ''[[Laden]]'' and traveled to [[Eridanus Secundus]] where they infiltrated the facility and captured [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]], the then-leader of the [[Insurrectionist#Eridanus cell|Eridanus rebels]].


She was present at numerous battles during the [[Human-Covenant War]], including [[Jericho VII]] in [[2535]]. She was also at [[Sigma Octanus IV]] during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. She was designated as Green-One, leading SPARTAN-II [[Green Team]] into the suburbs around [[Côte d'Azur]]. Her team scouted out the residential section of the city and found no survivors. Green Team helped escort the twenty civilian survivors that Red Team (led by [[Joshua-029]]) had found and was able to successfully evacuate them before [[Blue Team]] detonated a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon|HAVOK nuclear warhead]] in the heart of the city, destroying tens of thousands of [[Covenant]] forces stationed there. Linda and her team then dusted off in a [[D77-TC|Pelican]] which docked with the {{UNSCShip|Leviathan}} and returned to [[Reach]] for debriefing.
She was present at numerous battles during the [[Human-Covenant War]], including [[Jericho VII]] in [[2535]]. She was also at [[Sigma Octanus IV]] during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. She was designated as Green-One, leading SPARTAN-II [[Green Team]] into the suburbs around [[Côte d'Azur]]. Her team scouted out the residential section of the city and found no survivors. Green Team helped escort the twenty civilian survivors that Red Team (led by [[Joshua-029]]) had found and was able to successfully evacuate them before [[Blue Team]] detonated a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon|HAVOK nuclear warhead]] in the heart of the city, destroying tens of thousands of [[Covenant]] forces stationed there. Linda and her team then dusted off in a [[D77-TC Pelican]] which docked with the {{UNSCShip|Leviathan}} and returned to [[Reach]] for debriefing.


===Fall of Reach===
===Fall of Reach===
{{Main|Fall of Reach}}
{{Main|Fall of Reach}}
Linda was aboard the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} for a short time until the [[Fall of Reach]] began. She was designated as Blue-Three, part of John-117's team to [[Reach Station Gamma]] to destroy the unsecured NAV database of [[ONI]]'s {{UNSCShip|Circumference}}. During that mission, [[James (SPARTAN-II)|James]] was out of commission (and presumed KIA) so she and John were forced to enter the station, which was filled with [[Elites]] and [[Kig-yar|Jackal]] [[Kig-yar Ranger|Rangers]]. She found the bay and assisted [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson|Johnson]]'s squad in holding off the [[Covenant]] forces long enough to escape. However, as they jumped out of their [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] to open the bay doors, she was hit by several overcharged bolts from [[Plasma Pistol]]s and [[Plasma Rifle]]s, which penetrated her armor and flesh all the way to the bone. One of the globules of plasma hit her in the back of the skull. Linda was recovered by a horrified John, but her vitals flatlined, and she was presumed dead.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 325-329''</ref>
Linda was aboard the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} for a short time until the [[Fall of Reach]] began. She was designated as Blue-Three, part of John-117's team to [[Reach Station Gamma]] to destroy the unsecured NAV database of [[ONI]]'s {{UNSCShip|Circumference}}. During that mission, [[James (SPARTAN-II)|James]] was out of commission (and presumed KIA) so she and John were forced to enter the station, which was filled with [[Elites]] and [[Kig-Yar|Jackal]] [[Kig-Yar Ranger|Rangers]]. She found the bay and assisted [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson|Johnson]]'s squad in holding off the [[Covenant]] forces long enough to escape. However, as they jumped out of their Pelican to open the bay doors, she was hit by several overcharged bolts from [[Type-25 plasma pistol|plasma pistols]] and [[Type-25 plasma rifle|plasma rifles]], which penetrated her armor and flesh all the way to the bone. One of the globules of plasma hit her in the back of the skull. Linda was recovered by a horrified John, but her vitals flatlined, and she was presumed dead.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 325-329''</ref>


===Installation 04===
===Installation 04===
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John-117, disheartened over the death of his close teammate, took her to the cryo facilities where they immediately froze Linda's body in a [[cryo chamber]]. The ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' then jumped to [[Installation 04]]. As the ship was shot down by Covenant [[Fleet of Particular Justice|forces]], most of the cryo chambers, including Linda's, were ejected as per standard UNSC procedure. She floated above the [[Installation 04|Halo]] for several days until after the destruction of the the Installation. Linda was then detected by [[Cortana]] and John, who were in a [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword]] fighter. They picked her and two other cryo pods up, but both of the other occupants had died when their chambers failed.
John-117, disheartened over the death of his close teammate, took her to the cryo facilities where they immediately froze Linda's body in a [[cryo chamber]]. The ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' then jumped to [[Installation 04]]. As the ship was shot down by Covenant [[Fleet of Particular Justice|forces]], most of the cryo chambers, including Linda's, were ejected as per standard UNSC procedure. She floated above the [[Installation 04|Halo]] for several days until after the destruction of the the Installation. Linda was then detected by [[Cortana]] and John, who were in a [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword]] fighter. They picked her and two other cryo pods up, but both of the other occupants had died when their chambers failed.


When John-117, [[Staff Sergeant|SSgt.]] [[Avery Johnson]], [[Corporal (UNSC)|Cpl.]] [[Locklear]], [[Lieutenant (UNSC)|Lt.]] [[Elias Haverson|Haverson]], and [[Petty Officer Second Class|PO2]] [[Shiela Polaski]] captured the [[Covenant]] [[flagship]] ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', Linda, still in her cryo-chamber, was brought aboard. Due to the extent of her injuries, she was left frozen until certified medical staff was available. She stayed on the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' until Dr. Halsey was rescued from [[Reach]] along with [[Frederic-104]] and the survivors of his team. Dr. Halsey revived Linda aboard the {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}}. Doctor Halsey ended up performing surgery on Linda, transplanting her with newly flash-cloned kidneys and a liver which needed to be replaced due to her injuries. The operation was successful and Linda survived, but Doctor Halsey said it would be at least a week before she should even get out of bed; however, Linda disregarded this due to the imminent threat to Earth, and seemed to recover at least enough to go on a mission within a few days.
When John-117, [[Staff Sergeant|SSgt.]] [[Avery Johnson]], [[Corporal (UNSC)|Cpl.]] [[Locklear]], [[Lieutenant (UNSC)|Lt.]] [[Elias Haverson|Haverson]], and [[Petty Officer Second Class|PO2]] [[Shiela Polaski]] captured the Covenant [[flagship]] ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', Linda, still in her cryo-chamber, was brought aboard. Due to the extent of her injuries, she was left frozen until certified medical staff was available. She stayed on the ''Ascendant Justice'' until Dr. Halsey was rescued from [[Reach]] along with Fred-104 and the survivors of his team. Dr. Halsey revived Linda aboard the {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}}. Doctor Halsey ended up performing surgery on Linda, transplanting her with newly flash-cloned kidneys and a liver which needed to be replaced due to her injuries. The operation was successful and Linda survived, but Doctor Halsey said it would be at least a week before she should even get out of bed; however, Linda disregarded this due to the imminent threat to Earth, and seemed to recover at least enough to go on a mission within a few days.


===Operation: FIRST STRIKE===
===Operation: FIRST STRIKE===
{{main|Operation: FIRST STRIKE}}
{{main|Operation: FIRST STRIKE}}
Linda was then geared up and made ready for battle, but did not exhibit her exceptional skills until [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]]. Linda was one of the Spartans who infiltrated the ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]'', providing cover for John-117, Fred-104, [[William-043]], and [[Grace-093]] with a [[SRS99C-S2 AM Sniper Rifle|Sniper Rifle]]. She made sure they made it to the vessel's fusion reactors and allowed their overload by the team.
Linda was then geared up and made ready for battle, but did not exhibit her exceptional skills until [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]]. Linda was one of the Spartans who infiltrated the ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]'', providing cover for John-117, Fred-104, [[Will-043]], and [[Grace-093]] with a SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle. She made sure they made it to the vessel's fusion reactors and allowed their overload by the team.


As John, Will, and Fred evacuated, Linda, with some of her best and potent shooting skills, managed to shoot [[List of "seven" references in Halo|7]]<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 319-321''</ref> Elite pilots right out of their airborne [[Banshee]] fliers one-handed and hanging upside-down from a cable. She refused to give up her position to make sure her three comrades got out alive, even at the expense of her own life, until John ordered her to let him rescue her over the [[COM]]. She then sent the Spartan-derived [[Oly Oly Oxen Free]] over the COM and uploaded a NAV marker with her location to John's [[Heads-up display|HUD]]. It turns out that she was actually hiding in broad daylight, but angled so that the sun would not reflect off of her suit, thus providing an undetectable cover from which she eliminated the Banshees.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 318-323''</ref>
As John, Will, and Fred evacuated, Linda, with some of her best and potent shooting skills, managed to shoot [[List of "seven" references in Halo|7]]<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 319-321''</ref> Elite pilots right out of their airborne Banshee fliers one-handed and hanging upside-down from a cable. She refused to give up her position to make sure her three comrades got out alive, even at the expense of her own life, until John ordered her to let him rescue her over the [[COM]]. She then sent the Spartan-derived [[Oly Oly Oxen Free]] over the COM and uploaded a NAV marker with her location to John's [[Heads-up display|HUD]]. It turns out that she was actually hiding in broad daylight, but angled so that the sun would not reflect off of her suit, thus providing an undetectable cover from which she eliminated the Banshees.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 318-323''</ref>


She then retreated in John's [[Banshee]] to the ''[[UNSC Gettysburg|Gettysburg]]'', upon which she returned to [[Earth]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 325-327''</ref>
She then retreated in John's Banshee to the ''Gettysburg'', upon which she returned to [[Earth]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 325-327''</ref>


===Battle of Earth===
===Battle of Earth===
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{{main|Battle of Earth}}
Following her return to [[Earth]], Linda, as well as [[Fred-104]] and [[William-043]], were called upon to perform a number of operations during the [[Battle of Earth]] up until November 3rd, [[2552]]. These operations included numerous operations in orbit around Earth, such as stopping a [[Covenant]] invasion on [[Mount Erebus]] in [[Wikipedia:Antarctica|Antarctica]] with a HAVOK tactical nuke, and destroying Covenant forces on the sea floor off the coast of the [[Yucatan Peninsula]] in [[Wikipedia:Mexico|Mexico]]. Following these operations, they were deployed to the [[Centennial Orbital Elevator]] (also known as ''Tallo Negro del Maiz'') in [[Havana]], [[Wikipedia:Cuba|Cuba]] to stop Covenant forces that had gathered there.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 203-204''</ref> Linda, along with Blue Team, stopped the Covenant forces that had captured multiple nuclear warheads. The Spartans ascended the orbital elevator, destroyed one of the Covenant destroyers at the top, and captured another one: the ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]''.
Following her return to Earth, Linda, as well as Fred-104 and Will-043, were called upon to perform a number of operations during the [[Battle of Earth]] up until November 3rd, [[2552]]. These operations included numerous operations in orbit around Earth, such as stopping a Covenant invasion on [[Mount Erebus]] in [[Wikipedia:Antarctica|Antarctica]] with a HAVOK tactical nuke, and destroying Covenant forces on the sea floor off the coast of the [[Yucatan Peninsula]] in [[Wikipedia:Mexico|Mexico]]. Following these operations, they were deployed to the [[Centennial Orbital Elevator]] (also known as ''Tallo Negro del Maiz'') in [[Havana]], [[Wikipedia:Cuba|Cuba]] to stop Covenant forces that had gathered there.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 203-204''</ref> Linda, along with Blue Team, stopped the Covenant forces that had captured multiple nuclear warheads. The Spartans ascended the orbital elevator, destroyed one of the Covenant destroyers at the top, and captured another one: the ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]''.


===Onyx===
===Onyx===
{{main|Battle of Onyx}}
{{main|Battle of Onyx}}
{{Quote|To absent friends.|Linda, thinking of her fallen fellow Spartans aboard the ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]''}}
{{Quote|To absent friends.|Linda, thinking of her fallen fellow Spartans aboard the ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]''}}
Using the ''Bloodied Spirit'', Linda and the other [[SPARTAN-II]]s traveled to the planet [[Onyx]] at the request of [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]]. Linda arrived with [[Frederic-104]] and [[William-043]] in a crash landing on the surface. There, she met [[Kelly]], [[Dr. Halsey]], Lieutenant Commander [[Kurt-051|Kurt Ambrose]] (a Spartan she had thought dead for twenty-one years) and many [[Spartan-III]]s - most notably [[Holly-G003|Holly]], [[Ash-G099|Ash]] and [[Dante-G188|Dante]]. There they were assaulted by multiple [[Onyx Sentinel]]s. The Sentinels attacked in groups of three, one watching and reporting Spartan tactics to the other Sentinels at three thousand meters in the air, and the other two attacking at close range. Linda was able to shoot the over watch Sentinel out of the sky with aid from two [[M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon|SPNKr rocket launchers]].
Using the ''Bloodied Spirit'', Linda and the other SPARTAN-IIs traveled to the planet [[Onyx]] at the request of Dr. Catherine Halsey. Linda arrived with Frederic-104 and William-043 in a crash landing on the surface. There, she met [[Kelly]], [[Dr. Halsey]], Lieutenant Commander [[Kurt-051|Kurt Ambrose]] (a Spartan she had thought dead for twenty-one years) and many [[SPARTAN-III program|Spartan-III]]s - most notably [[Holly-G003|Holly]], [[Ash-G099|Ash]] and [[Dante-G188|Dante]]. There they were assaulted by multiple [[Onyx Sentinel]]s. The Sentinels attacked in groups of three, one watching and reporting Spartan tactics to the other Sentinels at three thousand meters in the air, and the other two attacking at close range. Linda was able to shoot the over watch Sentinel out of the sky with aid from two [[M41 rocket launcher]]s.


Linda then accompanied the rest of the human survivors as they used one of ''Bloodied Spirit'''s [[Type-25 Troop Carrier|dropships]] to reach a massive underground [[Forerunner]] city within [[Zone 67]] on Onyx. Once they had located Onyx's [[Cartographer|map room]], [[Endless Summer]] assigned them on a mission to destroy a [[Sentinel manufacturing facility|Sentinel factory]], in which they succeeded.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 324''</ref>
Linda then accompanied the rest of the human survivors as they used one of ''Bloodied Spirit'''s [[Type-25 Spirit]]s to reach a massive underground [[Forerunner]] city within [[Zone 67]] on Onyx. Once they had located Onyx's [[Cartographer|map room]], [[Endless Summer]] assigned them on a mission to destroy a [[Sentinel manufacturing facility|Sentinel factory]], in which they succeeded.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 324''</ref>


[[Slipspace translocation|Translocating]] to another section of Onyx, they found Spartan-III [[Team Katana]], who were trapped in Forerunner [[slipspace field pod]]s. As such, the Spartans were unable to resuscitate them and fled to [[Core room antechamber|a chamber]] within Onyx's core, taking Team Katana with them, whilst being pursued by a Covenant army under command of [[Fleet Master]] [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]]. The Covenant forces assaulted the small group of Spartan-IIs and Spartan-IIIs, who were holding their ground at a slipspace portal in the center of the core room. Linda was able to kill many Elites and Grunts, but they were quickly being overwhelmed, and Kurt ordered a retreat into the slipspace rift while he stayed behind to make sure the Covenant did not follow them inside. Linda's final act during that battle was to shoot two Elites out of their Banshees before retreating through.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 366-368''</ref>
[[Slipspace translocation|Translocating]] to another section of Onyx, they found Spartan-III [[Team Katana]], who were trapped in Forerunner [[slipspace field pod]]s. As such, the Spartans were unable to resuscitate them and fled to [[Core room antechamber|a chamber]] within Onyx's core, taking Team Katana with them, whilst being pursued by a Covenant army under command of [[Fleet Master]] [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]]. The Covenant forces assaulted the small group of Spartan-IIs and Spartan-IIIs, who were holding their ground at a slipspace portal in the center of the core room. Linda was able to kill many Elites and Grunts, but they were quickly being overwhelmed, and Kurt ordered a retreat into the slipspace rift while he stayed behind to make sure the Covenant did not follow them inside. Linda's final act during that battle was to shoot two Elites out of their Banshees before retreating through.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 366-368''</ref>

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Linda
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Biographical information

Date of birth:

2511

Gender:

Female

Hair color:

Red

Eye color:

Green

Political and military information

Spartan tag:

058

Rank:

At least Petty Officer Second Class

 

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Petty Officer Linda-058 is a SPARTAN-II supersoldier. She is one of the closest friends to John-117 and one of the few known surviving Spartan-IIs. She is best known for her skill with the SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle.

Personality and description

Linda is notorious for her unparalleled abilities with the sniper rifle; John-117 and Fred-104 have noted on several occasions that she makes sniping seem like an art. She never requires a spotter, and her accuracy allows her to pull off remarkable shots: on one occasion, she was able to take out several Covenant Type-26 Banshees in mid-flight by firing between the gaps between the upper and lower sections. In addition, she once eliminated two targets so quickly that even the Master Chief couldn't tell who she had targeted first. She is notably the quietest member of Blue Team, excluding John, and has been labeled as a "lone wolf". She is also a practitioner of Zen.

Linda is very pale, with blood-red hair and emerald green eyes. She, like every SPARTAN-II, was trained by CPO Mendez on planet Reach. John once described her as the emotionally "strongest" Spartan, as she does not rely on other members of her squad for advocating support on or off the battlefield.[1] John-117 also once mentioned that "If any one of the Spartans could be called a 'lone wolf', it was Linda."

Biography

Childhood

Prior to her conscription into the SPARTAN-II program, Linda oversaw an "intelligence network" among her classmates, which she used to spy on her teachers.[2] In 2517, at age six, she was singled out as a physically and intellectually superior child by Dr. Catherine Halsey. She was then abducted, replaced with a flash clone, and sent to the SPARTAN training facility on Reach. Linda then trained there with the SPARTANs under the guidance of Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez and Déjà. She took part in training missions at Military Reservation 01478-B, the Military Wilderness Training Preserve, and several missions in the Highland Mountains.

Early career

Linda adapted successfully to her augmentations in 2525, and recovered quickly enough that she was chosen for the SPARTAN-IIs' first mission in the Eridanus system; at this point, the Spartans did not yet have their later-trademark MJOLNIR Mark IV Armor. She, along with John-117, Fred-104, Sam-034 and Kelly-087 boarded the Laden and traveled to Eridanus Secundus where they infiltrated the facility and captured Colonel Robert Watts, the then-leader of the Eridanus rebels.

She was present at numerous battles during the Human-Covenant War, including Jericho VII in 2535. She was also at Sigma Octanus IV during the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV. She was designated as Green-One, leading SPARTAN-II Green Team into the suburbs around Côte d'Azur. Her team scouted out the residential section of the city and found no survivors. Green Team helped escort the twenty civilian survivors that Red Team (led by Joshua-029) had found and was able to successfully evacuate them before Blue Team detonated a HAVOK nuclear warhead in the heart of the city, destroying tens of thousands of Covenant forces stationed there. Linda and her team then dusted off in a D77-TC Pelican which docked with the UNSC Leviathan and returned to Reach for debriefing.

Fall of Reach

Main article: Fall of Reach

Linda was aboard the UNSC Pillar of Autumn for a short time until the Fall of Reach began. She was designated as Blue-Three, part of John-117's team to Reach Station Gamma to destroy the unsecured NAV database of ONI's UNSC Circumference. During that mission, James was out of commission (and presumed KIA) so she and John were forced to enter the station, which was filled with Elites and Jackal Rangers. She found the bay and assisted Staff Sergeant Johnson's squad in holding off the Covenant forces long enough to escape. However, as they jumped out of their Pelican to open the bay doors, she was hit by several overcharged bolts from plasma pistols and plasma rifles, which penetrated her armor and flesh all the way to the bone. One of the globules of plasma hit her in the back of the skull. Linda was recovered by a horrified John, but her vitals flatlined, and she was presumed dead.[3]

Installation 04

Main article: Battle of Installation 04

John-117, disheartened over the death of his close teammate, took her to the cryo facilities where they immediately froze Linda's body in a cryo chamber. The Pillar of Autumn then jumped to Installation 04. As the ship was shot down by Covenant forces, most of the cryo chambers, including Linda's, were ejected as per standard UNSC procedure. She floated above the Halo for several days until after the destruction of the the Installation. Linda was then detected by Cortana and John, who were in a Longsword fighter. They picked her and two other cryo pods up, but both of the other occupants had died when their chambers failed.

When John-117, SSgt. Avery Johnson, Cpl. Locklear, Lt. Haverson, and PO2 Shiela Polaski captured the Covenant flagship Ascendant Justice, Linda, still in her cryo-chamber, was brought aboard. Due to the extent of her injuries, she was left frozen until certified medical staff was available. She stayed on the Ascendant Justice until Dr. Halsey was rescued from Reach along with Fred-104 and the survivors of his team. Dr. Halsey revived Linda aboard the UNSC Gettysburg. Doctor Halsey ended up performing surgery on Linda, transplanting her with newly flash-cloned kidneys and a liver which needed to be replaced due to her injuries. The operation was successful and Linda survived, but Doctor Halsey said it would be at least a week before she should even get out of bed; however, Linda disregarded this due to the imminent threat to Earth, and seemed to recover at least enough to go on a mission within a few days.

Operation: FIRST STRIKE

Main article: Operation: FIRST STRIKE

Linda was then geared up and made ready for battle, but did not exhibit her exceptional skills until Operation: FIRST STRIKE. Linda was one of the Spartans who infiltrated the Unyielding Hierophant, providing cover for John-117, Fred-104, Will-043, and Grace-093 with a SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle. She made sure they made it to the vessel's fusion reactors and allowed their overload by the team.

As John, Will, and Fred evacuated, Linda, with some of her best and potent shooting skills, managed to shoot 7[4] Elite pilots right out of their airborne Banshee fliers one-handed and hanging upside-down from a cable. She refused to give up her position to make sure her three comrades got out alive, even at the expense of her own life, until John ordered her to let him rescue her over the COM. She then sent the Spartan-derived Oly Oly Oxen Free over the COM and uploaded a NAV marker with her location to John's HUD. It turns out that she was actually hiding in broad daylight, but angled so that the sun would not reflect off of her suit, thus providing an undetectable cover from which she eliminated the Banshees.[5]

She then retreated in John's Banshee to the Gettysburg, upon which she returned to Earth.[6]

Battle of Earth

Main article: Battle of Earth

Following her return to Earth, Linda, as well as Fred-104 and Will-043, were called upon to perform a number of operations during the Battle of Earth up until November 3rd, 2552. These operations included numerous operations in orbit around Earth, such as stopping a Covenant invasion on Mount Erebus in Antarctica with a HAVOK tactical nuke, and destroying Covenant forces on the sea floor off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Following these operations, they were deployed to the Centennial Orbital Elevator (also known as Tallo Negro del Maiz) in Havana, Cuba to stop Covenant forces that had gathered there.[7] Linda, along with Blue Team, stopped the Covenant forces that had captured multiple nuclear warheads. The Spartans ascended the orbital elevator, destroyed one of the Covenant destroyers at the top, and captured another one: the Bloodied Spirit.

Onyx

Main article: Battle of Onyx

"To absent friends."
— Linda, thinking of her fallen fellow Spartans aboard the Bloodied Spirit

Using the Bloodied Spirit, Linda and the other SPARTAN-IIs traveled to the planet Onyx at the request of Dr. Catherine Halsey. Linda arrived with Frederic-104 and William-043 in a crash landing on the surface. There, she met Kelly, Dr. Halsey, Lieutenant Commander Kurt Ambrose (a Spartan she had thought dead for twenty-one years) and many Spartan-IIIs - most notably Holly, Ash and Dante. There they were assaulted by multiple Onyx Sentinels. The Sentinels attacked in groups of three, one watching and reporting Spartan tactics to the other Sentinels at three thousand meters in the air, and the other two attacking at close range. Linda was able to shoot the over watch Sentinel out of the sky with aid from two M41 rocket launchers.

Linda then accompanied the rest of the human survivors as they used one of Bloodied Spirit's Type-25 Spirits to reach a massive underground Forerunner city within Zone 67 on Onyx. Once they had located Onyx's map room, Endless Summer assigned them on a mission to destroy a Sentinel factory, in which they succeeded.[8]

Translocating to another section of Onyx, they found Spartan-III Team Katana, who were trapped in Forerunner slipspace field pods. As such, the Spartans were unable to resuscitate them and fled to a chamber within Onyx's core, taking Team Katana with them, whilst being pursued by a Covenant army under command of Fleet Master Voro Nar 'Mantakree. The Covenant forces assaulted the small group of Spartan-IIs and Spartan-IIIs, who were holding their ground at a slipspace portal in the center of the core room. Linda was able to kill many Elites and Grunts, but they were quickly being overwhelmed, and Kurt ordered a retreat into the slipspace rift while he stayed behind to make sure the Covenant did not follow them inside. Linda's final act during that battle was to shoot two Elites out of their Banshees before retreating through.[9]

Shield world and recovery

On the other side of the slipspace rift, the human survivors found themselves inside a massive micro Dyson sphere contained within a compressed slipspace bubble in the heart of Onyx.[10] After Linda and the rest of the human survivors had explored the sphere for several days—over three months in normal spacetime—they discovered a group of Huragok which helped them establish contact with the outside and eventually bring the sphere back into normal space.[11] They were then recovered by the ONI team Kilo-Five and taken to a debriefing in HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6 aboard the UNSC Port Stanley.[12] She, along with the rest of the surviving SPARTAN-IIs, was present in the Voi Memorial ceremony on March 3, 2553.[13]

Trivia

  • In the audiobook version of Halo: The Fall of Reach, Linda speaks with a southern American accent. This may be a reference to Arkansas native Carlos Hathcock, a US Marine Corps sniper who served in the Vietnam War and achieved 93 confirmed kills.
  • "Linda" is one of the name options for customized loadouts in Halo: Reach, along with the members of NOBLE Team and several other SPARTAN-IIs.[14]
  • Throughout Halo: Fall of Reach, Linda's ballistic armor and MJOLNIR suits are incorrectly emblazoned with the tag "-059". This tag actually belongs to Malcolm.
  • In Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Linda's life signs can be seen onboard the level The Pillar of Autumn in Anniversary Mode on red terminals in both sections of the "Cryo B" control room, her heart monitors clearly showing that she has flat-lined. Her name, Spartan tag and rank appear on the screen stating her to be a Petty Officer, but it does not specify which class.
  • Linda's feat of sniping pilots out of Banshees can be replicated in Halo: Reach as well as the other games, with Reach being slightly easier, though it requires either excellent marksmanship or good luck.[15]

Gallery

  • Linda entering the operation theater to undergo the augmentation procedures.

    Linda entering the operation theater to undergo the augmentation procedures.

  • Linda (right) and her fellow Spartans after dispatching several rebels on Eridanus Secundus.

    Linda (right) and her fellow Spartans after dispatching several rebels on Eridanus Secundus.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 150 ("Linda had been unique among the Spartans with her blood red hair and dark emerald eyes, but her appearance was not what set her apart. She was the unit's best sniper-scout and could hit targets the rest of them couldn't. While the other Spartans preferred to operate as a team, Linda was content to separate, hide and post in some remote location, and wait for days for the single, critical shot that could turn the tide of battle. Although snipers in the UNSC were always trained to function in pairs, a shooter and a spotter, Linda was the exception to that rule--she had proven time and again that she was most effective on her own. If any one of the Spartans could be called a "lone wolf,". In many ways that made her the strongest of them all.")
  2. ^ "Dr. Halsey's personal journal"
  3. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 325-329
  4. ^ Halo: First Strike, pages 319-321
  5. ^ Halo: First Strike, pages 318-323
  6. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 325-327
  7. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 203-204
  8. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 324
  9. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 366-368
  10. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 378
  11. ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 382-389
  12. ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 401
  13. ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 414
  14. ^ Halo: Reach, Firefight
  15. ^ YouTube: Linda Would Be Proud

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