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As the swift and cruel siege on Algolis still raged on the surface while the civilians were being evacuated by Marines, a UNSC demolitions squad nicknamed the [[Hades Corps]], a team of [[UNSC Marine Corps of Engineers|combat engineers]], was tasked to [[Weapons Research Facility T12A]] to enact the [[Cole Protocol]], destroying navigation data and a [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I ADS|prototypical combat exoskeleton]] and preventing them from falling into Covenant hands.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=waypoint}} The Covenant attacked the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] in full force, breaking their defensive line and pinning down the survivors, and infiltrating heavy casualties. While Covenant forces were making their final push towards the base, all UNSC ground forces on the facility were ordered by the [[Unidentified commander (Algolis)|commander]] to make a full retreat but one of them disagreed as he was unwilling to abandon the Hades Corps on the planet while another said to him that the Cole Protocol was already enacted and told him to move out.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=prototype}} In the ensuing chaos a {{Pattern|Irdnekt|Banshee}} fired its [[fuel rod cannon]] and destroyed a [[Banta-class colony ship|spacecraft]] ferrying civilian colonists off the planet, killing hundreds in the process as a Phantom reinforced the Covenant ground infantry and dropped Covenant reinforcements and a [[Type-26 Wraith]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=prototype}} At the time, the Hades Corps were at the Hanger 1030 and refused to leave until they would destroy the prototype of weapon systems in compliance with the Cole Protocol.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=prototype}} However, one fearless Marine engineer, a [[sergeant]] nicknamed "[[Ghost (Marine)|Ghost]]" who led the squad and was initially believed to went missing or left his Marines behind, went against orders in an effort to help civilians and his Marines to escape and equipped the armor slated for destruction, hoping to redeem himself as a promise to a [[Unidentified Marine (Ghost's platoon)|deceased comrade]] three years earlier.{{Ref/Reuse|prototype}} | As the swift and cruel siege on Algolis still raged on the surface while the civilians were being evacuated by Marines, a UNSC demolitions squad nicknamed the [[Hades Corps]], a team of [[UNSC Marine Corps of Engineers|combat engineers]], was tasked to [[Weapons Research Facility T12A]] to enact the [[Cole Protocol]], destroying navigation data and a [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I ADS|prototypical combat exoskeleton]] and preventing them from falling into Covenant hands.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=waypoint}} The Covenant attacked the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] in full force, breaking their defensive line and pinning down the survivors, and infiltrating heavy casualties. While Covenant forces were making their final push towards the base, all UNSC ground forces on the facility were ordered by the [[Unidentified commander (Algolis)|commander]] to make a full retreat but one of them disagreed as he was unwilling to abandon the Hades Corps on the planet while another said to him that the Cole Protocol was already enacted and told him to move out.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=prototype}} In the ensuing chaos a {{Pattern|Irdnekt|Banshee}} fired its [[fuel rod cannon]] and destroyed a [[Banta-class colony ship|spacecraft]] ferrying civilian colonists off the planet, killing hundreds in the process as a Phantom reinforced the Covenant ground infantry and dropped Covenant reinforcements and a [[Type-26 Wraith]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=prototype}} At the time, the Hades Corps were at the Hanger 1030 and refused to leave until they would destroy the prototype of weapon systems in compliance with the Cole Protocol.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=prototype}} However, one fearless Marine engineer, a [[sergeant]] nicknamed "[[Ghost (Marine)|Ghost]]" who led the squad and was initially believed to went missing or left his Marines behind, went against orders in an effort to help civilians and his Marines to escape and equipped the armor slated for destruction, hoping to redeem himself as a promise to a [[Unidentified Marine (Ghost's platoon)|deceased comrade]] three years earlier.{{Ref/Reuse|prototype}} | ||
Using the suit's powerful armament, Ghost first atomized the Wraith with a [[Type 18 Magnetic/Bayonet-style Claymore]]. However, his combat engineers berated him for "disobeying" the orders but Ghost said he already removed all the data and used the time left on Mark ADS I; a staggering countdown to trigger the final detonation when the system would have required a voice command. As the responsible for the Hades Corps, he said the mission cannot be jeopardized. Despite his statements, his Hades Corps comrades still order him to stop using the suit and destroy it. Ghost managed to destroy swathes of Covenant forces, savagely countering the Covenant assault and wasting most of their ground forces and vehicles such as [[Wraith]]s and aircraft, including multiple {{Pattern|Irdnekt|Banshee}}s. During the fight against Covenant forces, Ghost ordered Hades Corps to retreat, leaving him alone engaging against the Covenant forces and allowing the Marines and civilians to escape.{{Ref/Reuse|prototype}} As a Phantom supported by 2 Irdnekt-pattern Banshees approached, Ghost engaged them in aerial combat, destroying the 2 Banshees and hijacking the [[Phantom]] by violently destroying it when the gunship crashed into the surface.{{Ref/Reuse|prototype}} In the ensuing battle against the ground infantry, Ghost was overwhelmed. The suit's shielding system started to fail from massive salvos of shots from [[Type-25 plasma pistol|plasma pistols]], [[Okarda'phaa-pattern plasma rifle|plasma rifles]], and [[ | Using the suit's powerful armament, Ghost first atomized the Wraith with a [[Type 18 Magnetic/Bayonet-style Claymore]]. However, his combat engineers berated him for "disobeying" the orders but Ghost said he already removed all the data and used the time left on Mark ADS I; a staggering countdown to trigger the final detonation when the system would have required a voice command. As the responsible for the Hades Corps, he said the mission cannot be jeopardized. Despite his statements, his Hades Corps comrades still order him to stop using the suit and destroy it. Ghost managed to destroy swathes of Covenant forces, savagely countering the Covenant assault and wasting most of their ground forces and vehicles such as [[Wraith]]s and aircraft, including multiple {{Pattern|Irdnekt|Banshee}}s. During the fight against Covenant forces, Ghost ordered Hades Corps to retreat, leaving him alone engaging against the Covenant forces and allowing the Marines and civilians to escape.{{Ref/Reuse|prototype}} As a Phantom supported by 2 Irdnekt-pattern Banshees approached, Ghost engaged them in aerial combat, destroying the 2 Banshees and hijacking the [[Phantom]] by violently destroying it when the gunship crashed into the surface.{{Ref/Reuse|prototype}} In the ensuing battle against the ground infantry, Ghost was overwhelmed. The suit's shielding system started to fail from massive salvos of shots from [[Type-25 plasma pistol|plasma pistols]], [[Okarda'phaa-pattern plasma rifle|plasma rifles]], and [[Pez'tk-pattern fuel rod gun|fuel rod guns]] wielded by [[Unggoy Heavy|Unggoy Heavies]] and [[Sangheili Minor]]s and [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealots]], and the suit has been completely disabled when a plasma grenade severed its (and Ghost's) left arm.{{Ref/Reuse|prototype}} | ||
When the suit was damaged as Ghost struggled inside the disabled armor, he looked up at the escaping shuttles and flashed back to his female Marine's death.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=prototype}} He admitted that the moment she died in his arms, a part of him was lost and that he had become a "ghost"—a shadow surrounded by death.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=prototype}} A countdown on the suit's HUD finishes as Ghosts was cornered he gave a code-word activation: "Be Human".{{Ref/Reuse|Id=prototype}} The prototype suit activated a nuclear self-destruct in the armor, killing Ghost and all remaining Covenant forces in the area.{{Ref/Reuse|prototype}} The weapons facility was consumed by the blast, depriving the Covenant of any classified data they had sought to obtain.{{Ref/Reuse|prototype}} However, after the Cole Protocol was launched, all communication was lost with UNSC ground forces, and reports of the incident are inconclusive.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} | When the suit was damaged as Ghost struggled inside the disabled armor, he looked up at the escaping shuttles and flashed back to his female Marine's death.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=prototype}} He admitted that the moment she died in his arms, a part of him was lost and that he had become a "ghost"—a shadow surrounded by death.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=prototype}} A countdown on the suit's HUD finishes as Ghosts was cornered he gave a code-word activation: "Be Human".{{Ref/Reuse|Id=prototype}} The prototype suit activated a nuclear self-destruct in the armor, killing Ghost and all remaining Covenant forces in the area.{{Ref/Reuse|prototype}} The weapons facility was consumed by the blast, depriving the Covenant of any classified data they had sought to obtain.{{Ref/Reuse|prototype}} However, after the Cole Protocol was launched, all communication was lost with UNSC ground forces, and reports of the incident are inconclusive.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} | ||
