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{{Quote|How many lives must be spent to save all of humanity? Is any price too high to pay?|Dr. Halsey weighing the morality of the SPARTAN-II Program.<ref name="dec4">'''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''', ''December 4, 2510''</ref>}} | {{Quote|How many lives must be spent to save all of humanity? Is any price too high to pay?|Dr. Halsey weighing the morality of the SPARTAN-II Program.<ref name="dec4">'''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''', ''December 4, 2510''</ref>}} | ||
'''Catherine Elizabeth Halsey, MD, PhD''', (Civilian Consultant 409871, phonetically identified as "'''Charlie Hotel'''"),<ref>[[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|'''Halo Graphic Novel''', ''page 122'']]</ref> is a key scientific adviser of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], best known for her work with the [[SPARTAN-II Program]], developing and creating [[smart AI]]s, and for overseeing the development of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]. She served as a scientific adviser for ONI from [[2515]] to [[2522]], when she was made chief scientist,<ref name="alph"/> a position she held until the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 286''</ref> She held considerable authority within ONI, despite being a [[civilian]], and commanded respect from important military figures.<ref name="fs123"> | '''Catherine Elizabeth Halsey, MD, PhD''', (Civilian Consultant 409871, phonetically identified as "'''Charlie Hotel'''"),<ref>[[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|'''Halo Graphic Novel''', ''page 122'']]</ref> is a key scientific adviser of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], best known for her work with the [[SPARTAN-II Program]], developing and creating [[smart AI]]s, and for overseeing the development of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]. She served as a scientific adviser for ONI from [[2515]] to [[2522]], when she was made chief scientist,<ref name="alph"/> a position she held until the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 286''</ref> She held considerable authority within ONI, despite being a [[civilian]], and commanded respect from important military figures.<ref name="fs123">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 123''</ref> Though generally well-regarded among her peers, she endured intense personal guilt for condemning the Spartans to the life of a super soldier. After the Covenant War, she was stripped of her position, incarcerated, and treated as a war criminal by the UNSC at large, which led to her apparent defection to the [[Covenant remnant|reunified Covenant]].<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', episodes ''[[Catherine]]'' through ''[[Exodus (Spartan Ops)|Exodus]]''</ref><ref name="defection" group="note"/> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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Three weeks after the occasion, the UNSC approved Halsey's grant proposal for artificial intelligence control for N-dimensional matrices, under the provision that she first successfully test a model of their choosing. It was by testing this model, using both Carver's and her own dimensional parameters, that Halsey was convinced to join the UNSC and work to end the Insurrection.<ref name="dec4"/> | Three weeks after the occasion, the UNSC approved Halsey's grant proposal for artificial intelligence control for N-dimensional matrices, under the provision that she first successfully test a model of their choosing. It was by testing this model, using both Carver's and her own dimensional parameters, that Halsey was convinced to join the UNSC and work to end the Insurrection.<ref name="dec4"/> | ||
In August [[2510]], Halsey purchased a small, hardback [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal|journal]] in a shop on [[Reach]], near the base she was stationed in. She would record her thoughts and research notes in it for the next 42 years | In August [[2510]], Halsey purchased a small, hardback [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal|journal]] in a shop on [[Reach]], near the base she was stationed in. She would record her thoughts and research notes in it for the next 42 years.<ref name="journal"/> | ||
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With the assistance of [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] and the AI [[Déjà]], she proceeded to train the Spartans. She supervised their augmentation procedures, combat training, and education, and studied the effects of the Spartan lifestyle on the children. She kept in close contact with them all throughout their lifetimes, from her base under Reach. To the minor annoyance of the Spartans, Dr. Halsey was capable of identifying them even underneath heavy combat gear or their MJOLNIR armor, and used their first names to prove this time and again. | With the assistance of [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] and the AI [[Déjà]], she proceeded to train the Spartans. She supervised their augmentation procedures, combat training, and education, and studied the effects of the Spartan lifestyle on the children. She kept in close contact with them all throughout their lifetimes, from her base under Reach. To the minor annoyance of the Spartans, Dr. Halsey was capable of identifying them even underneath heavy combat gear or their MJOLNIR armor, and used their first names to prove this time and again. | ||
=== | ===ONI career=== | ||
Aside from her work on the SPARTAN-II and MJOLNIR projects, Halsey made huge contributions to many ONI Section III projects, including the creation and deployment of AI constructs. She supervised the creation of the template for third-generation [[smart AI]]s,<ref name="FS"/> the first ones of which became operational in [[2521]].<ref name="journal"/> For these AIs, she created a new series of intrusion routines known as the [[Illegal Entry Protocols]] and [[Counter-Illegal Entry Protocols]], later nicknamed "PIEs" and "C-PIEs", respectively, after misspellings of their acronyms. These protocols were created in response to the UNSC's standardization of their computer systems which had left them vulnerable to attack by the conversely diverse insurgent software. As an unplanned side effect, the protocols also enabled the AIs to defend UNSC operating systems from attack. Later, during the Human-Covenant War, the protocols were used to reverse-engineer Covenant technology, namely the [[Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet|Jackal shield gauntlet]]. These all proved to be important developments for the UNSC, and to the continued survival of mankind.<ref name="journal"/> | Despite ONI's intentions to continue with the SPARTAN-II program, Dr. Halsey began having difficulty finding a suitably large number of candidates that fit her genetic and age profiles. Additionally, most of her budget was now being used to maintain the MJOLNIR armor in service. Eventually, ONI discontinued the SPARTAN-II program, reassigned most of its personnel to other projects (such as the [[SPARTAN-III Program]], held secret from Halsey), and buried Halsey in [[CASTLE Base]], cutting off her access to classified material. However, following the onset of the [[Human-Covenant War]], her SPARTANs would prove themselves to be the most effective weapon the UNSC had against the [[Covenant]]. ONI's reticence vanished, her budget mushroomed overnight, and she was offered a corner office in [[Olympic Tower]] in [[New Alexandria]]. However, Halsey decided to remain in CASTLE as a means of revenge against ONI, which would now have to spend half the day going through security checks.<ref name="tfor castle">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', '''2010''', ''pages 261-262''</ref> Halsey was stationed primarily on the planet [[Reach]] throughout her decades of work for ONI. By [[2551]], she lived in the community of [[Csongrád]].<ref name="haba"/> | ||
Aside from her continued work on the SPARTAN-II and MJOLNIR projects, Halsey made huge contributions to many other ONI Section III projects, including the creation and deployment of AI constructs. She supervised the creation of the template for third-generation [[smart AI]]s,<ref name="FS"/> the first ones of which became operational in [[2521]].<ref name="journal"/> For these AIs, she created a new series of intrusion routines known as the [[Illegal Entry Protocols]] and [[Counter-Illegal Entry Protocols]], later nicknamed, (much to Halsey's chagrin), "PIEs" and "C-PIEs", respectively, after misspellings of their acronyms. These protocols were created in response to the UNSC's standardization of their computer systems which had left them vulnerable to attack by the conversely diverse insurgent software. As an unplanned side effect, the protocols also enabled the AIs to defend UNSC operating systems from attack. Later, during the Human-Covenant War, the protocols were used to reverse-engineer Covenant technology, namely the [[Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet|Jackal shield gauntlet]]. These all proved to be important developments for the UNSC, and to the continued survival of mankind. During her career, she often clashed with [[Forester|Dr. Forester]] in regard to her theories on [[Slipstream space]] and AIs.<ref name="journal"/> | |||
Throughout the decades, Halsey conducted significant research into new ways to extend the life of smart AI and expand their processing capabilities. She privately experimented on a smart AI "triumvirate", a set of three AI constructs arranged in parallel, which could divide their algorithms and decide matters by majority vote. In [[2547]], after thoroughly researching the subject, she stole the decommissioned [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|Slipspace drive]] of the {{UNSCShip|Tripping Light}}, and conducted an experiment on building an abstract fractal in the eleven-dimensional spacetime of slipspace, in an attempt to create a virtually infinite processing matrix for AIs to inhabit. Though the test was ultimately a failure, the AI collective known as the [[Assembly]] saw the potential in the concept of residing permanently in the alternate space-time.<ref name="journal"/><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''[[Data pads|Data pad 17]]''</ref> | |||
After [[First Battle of Harvest|first contact]] with the [[Covenant]], Dr. Halsey accessed [[Lieutenant Commander|LCDR]] [[Jilan al-Cygni|al-Cygni]]'s ONI [[sloop]] ''[[UNSC Walk of Shame|Walk of Shame]]'''s data archive. During Dr. Halsey's investigation, she began researching the last conversations of the AI [[Mack]], and his choice of misspelled Shakespeare during his last days of rampancy.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 391''</ref> | After [[First Battle of Harvest|first contact]] with the [[Covenant]], Dr. Halsey accessed [[Lieutenant Commander|LCDR]] [[Jilan al-Cygni|al-Cygni]]'s ONI [[sloop]] ''[[UNSC Walk of Shame|Walk of Shame]]'''s data archive. During Dr. Halsey's investigation, she began researching the last conversations of the AI [[Mack]], and his choice of misspelled Shakespeare during his last days of rampancy.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 391''</ref> | ||
===Capture and rescue=== | |||
{{Main|Operation: WARM BLANKET}} | {{Main|Operation: WARM BLANKET}} | ||
[[File:Halsey n' John.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Catherine and John-117 face [[Thel 'Lodamee]] on a [[Covenant assault carrier]], ''[[Resplendent Fervor]]'']] | [[File:Halsey n' John.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Catherine and John-117 face [[Thel 'Lodamee]] on a [[Covenant assault carrier]], ''[[Resplendent Fervor]]'']] | ||
In [[2544]], Halsey was | In [[2544]], Halsey was present on the colony world of [[Miridem]] when the [[Covenant]] [[Battle of Miridem|attacked the planet]]. Spartan [[Sheila-065]] was killed while securing Halsey's escape. However, her evacuation transport was seized by the Covenant after she had already been [[cryonics|cryonically frozen]] and she was taken aboard ''[[Resplendent Fervor]]'', the flagship of the [[Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence|Covenant fleet]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach|Halo: The Fall of Reach (2010)]]''', ''Adjunct''</ref> A team of SPARTAN-IIs, consisting of [[John-117]], [[Kelly-087]], [[Fred-104]], [[Solomon-069]], and [[Arthur-079]] were sent to rescue her with [[OF92 Booster Frame]]s. Knowing Halsey's value to both the UNSC and the Covenant, [[Fleet Master]] [[Luro 'Taralumee]] planted decoys in several of the fleet's [[CCS-class battlecruiser|battlecruisers]]. | ||
Solomon | While Solomon and Arthur were killed on the way, the remaining Spartans eventually found their way aboard ''Resplendent Fervor''. The Spartans fought through large numbers of Covenant forces, though Fred and Kelly were separated during the fight. John soon reached Halsey and rescued her from her cryotube, but the two were immediately stopped by [[Sangheili Major|Major]] [[Thel 'Lodamee]]. Halsey watched as John engaged the Elite in an [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|energy sword]] duel. However, Fleet Master 'Taralumee [[Modular Dispersal Technology|detached]] the section of the ship they were in, retrieving 'Lodamee mid-fight via [[gravity lift]], and jumped into Slipspace. Halsey and John entered an [[Covenant escape pod|escape pod]] and were soon rescued, along with Fred and Kelly, by the [[ONI PRO-49776|stealth ship]] that had deployed the Spartans. Aboard the stealth ship, Halsey comforted John as he swore not to lose another Spartan. | ||
===Fall of Reach=== | |||
{{Main|Fall of Reach}} | {{Main|Fall of Reach}} | ||
{{Quote|We knew this day would come. They have found our fortress among the stars. The Covenant are on Reach. They will burn this planet, kill millions, and when Reach falls - and fall it will - there will be nothing left to stand between them and Earth. Yet, even in our darkest hour, hope remains. Now, who will protect it? Show me NOBLE Team.|Catherine Halsey during her discussion with Cortana about the plans for her safe delivery.}} | {{Quote|We knew this day would come. They have found our fortress among the stars. The Covenant are on Reach. They will burn this planet, kill millions, and when Reach falls - and fall it will - there will be nothing left to stand between them and Earth. Yet, even in our darkest hour, hope remains. Now, who will protect it? Show me NOBLE Team.|Catherine Halsey during her discussion with Cortana about the plans for her safe delivery.}} | ||
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Once NOBLE Team had arrived at SWORD, Halsey revealed Noble's true orders to them: to transport a package containing "mankind's best chance for survival" to the ''Halcyon''-class cruiser ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'', holding position in the [[Aszod ship breaking yards]]. After Noble's successful defense of her lab while she made the final preparations, she entrusted [[SPARTAN-B312]] with the package: a fragment of the AI [[Cortana]] now uploaded with the information from the Forerunner facility, secured in an [[armored matrix]]. Once she made certain that Noble Six would deliver Cortana to the ''Autumn'', she left for CASTLE Base under the escort of [[Jun-A266]] while the remaining NOBLE Team members delivered Cortana's fragment to the ''Autumn''.<ref name="thepackage"/><ref name="journal"/> | Once NOBLE Team had arrived at SWORD, Halsey revealed Noble's true orders to them: to transport a package containing "mankind's best chance for survival" to the ''Halcyon''-class cruiser ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'', holding position in the [[Aszod ship breaking yards]]. After Noble's successful defense of her lab while she made the final preparations, she entrusted [[SPARTAN-B312]] with the package: a fragment of the AI [[Cortana]] now uploaded with the information from the Forerunner facility, secured in an [[armored matrix]]. Once she made certain that Noble Six would deliver Cortana to the ''Autumn'', she left for CASTLE Base under the escort of [[Jun-A266]] while the remaining NOBLE Team members delivered Cortana's fragment to the ''Autumn''.<ref name="thepackage"/><ref name="journal"/> | ||
===Refuge under CASTLE Base=== | |||
After arriving at ONI's [[CASTLE Base]], Halsey volunteered to remain behind to ensure that all UNSC technology was secured from possible capture.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 125''</ref> She initiated [[Operation: WHITE GLOVE]], destroying several [[Artificial intelligence|AIs]] to keep the Covenant from accessing UNSC databases. With expectations that the Covenant would glass the planet and knowledge that even if they didn't, she would be facing an entire army of Covenant ground forces, it was clearly an offer of sacrifice. | After arriving at ONI's [[CASTLE Base]], Halsey volunteered to remain behind to ensure that all UNSC technology was secured from possible capture.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 125''</ref> She initiated [[Operation: WHITE GLOVE]], destroying several [[Artificial intelligence|AIs]] to keep the Covenant from accessing UNSC databases. With expectations that the Covenant would glass the planet and knowledge that even if they didn't, she would be facing an entire army of Covenant ground forces, it was clearly an offer of sacrifice. | ||
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Following a Covenant attack, Halsey and her team retreated into a hallway and sealed off the entrance, losing contact with Isaac and Vinh in the process. However, they quickly discovered that the hallway was a dead end. It is presumed that Halsey and the surviving Spartans remained stranded at this location for some time. | Following a Covenant attack, Halsey and her team retreated into a hallway and sealed off the entrance, losing contact with Isaac and Vinh in the process. However, they quickly discovered that the hallway was a dead end. It is presumed that Halsey and the surviving Spartans remained stranded at this location for some time. | ||
===Escape from Reach=== | |||
[[File:Halsey Mem.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Dr. Halsey's ONI memorial plaque.]] | [[File:Halsey Mem.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Dr. Halsey's ONI memorial plaque.]] | ||
{{Main|Raid on Reach}} | {{Main|Raid on Reach}} | ||
Days later, a group of Spartans, including John-117, rescued Dr. Halsey and the remaining Spartans and evacuated them from the Forerunner complex on Reach to the captured ''[[Ascendant Justice]]''. After escaping Reach, the group fled to the [[Insurrectionist#Eridanus rebels|rebel]] base [[Eridanus Secundus]] in the [[Eridanus system]]'s asteroid belt, where the Spartan's [[Assault on Eridanus Secundus|first mission]] had been in. | Days later, a group of Spartans, including John-117, rescued Dr. Halsey and the remaining Spartans and evacuated them from the Forerunner complex on Reach to the captured {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}}-''[[Ascendant Justice]]''. After escaping Reach, the group fled to the [[Insurrectionist#Eridanus rebels|rebel]] base [[Eridanus Secundus]] in the [[Eridanus system]]'s asteroid belt, where the Spartan's [[Assault on Eridanus Secundus|first mission]] had been in. During the voyage, she successfully resuscitated the clinically dead [[Linda-058]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 252-253'' (2003)</ref> | ||
Unbeknown to the rest of the group, Halsey had her own agenda in mind. Examining Ackerson's files in CASTLE Base, she had concluded that the colonel had been conducting his own Spartan project which had been kept secret from her. Overcome by her guilt over the SPARTAN-II Program and believing the war could not be won, she was determined to prevent any more Spartans from dying by taking all of them to safety. Using coordinates from Ackerson's files, she planned to go to the classified planet [[Onyx]] and divert the remaining SPARTAN-IIs there under the guise of recovering Forerunner technology. She sedated [[Kelly-087]] and brought her aboard the [[Jacob Jiles|rebel governor]]'s spacecraft ''[[Beatrice]]'', which she then stole and took into Slipspace. When asked by [[Danforth Whitcomb|Admiral Whitcomb]] as to the reasons for her actions, she gave a simple UNSC code Three-Nine-Two, which meant that she was on a high priority mission. | Unbeknown to the rest of the group, however, Halsey had her own agenda in mind. Examining Ackerson's files in CASTLE Base, she had concluded that the colonel had been conducting his own Spartan project which had been kept secret from her. Overcome by her guilt over the SPARTAN-II Program and believing the war could not be won, she was determined to prevent any more Spartans from dying by taking all of them to safety. Using coordinates from Ackerson's files, she planned to go to the classified planet [[Onyx]] and divert the remaining SPARTAN-IIs there under the guise of recovering Forerunner technology. She sedated [[Kelly-087]] and brought her aboard the [[Jacob Jiles|rebel governor]]'s spacecraft ''[[Beatrice]]'', which she then stole and took into Slipspace. When asked by [[Danforth Whitcomb|Admiral Whitcomb]] as to the reasons for her actions, she gave a simple UNSC code Three-Nine-Two, which meant that she was on a high priority mission.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 276-278'' (2003)</ref> | ||
Before leaving, Dr. Halsey saw the necessity of destroying the Forerunner artifact, as it would emit a radiation flare alerting the Covenant to their presence each time they jumped into [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]] and thus prevent the rest of the group from making it to Earth. She entrusted the Forerunner crystal to [[Corporal]] [[Locklear]], telling him to keep it safe, hidden, and to do whatever it took to keep it from falling into enemy hands. Soon after, the Corporal destroyed the crystal (just as Halsey had intended), although he died in the ensuing explosion. The Covenant later recovered a few fragments.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 339-340''</ref> | Before leaving, Dr. Halsey saw the necessity of destroying the Forerunner artifact, as it would emit a radiation flare alerting the Covenant to their presence each time they jumped into [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]] and thus prevent the rest of the group from making it to Earth. She entrusted the Forerunner crystal to [[Corporal]] [[Locklear]], telling him to keep it safe, hidden, and to do whatever it took to keep it from falling into enemy hands. Soon after, the Corporal destroyed the crystal (just as Halsey had intended), although he died in the ensuing explosion. The Covenant later recovered a few fragments.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 339-340'' (2003)</ref> | ||
In the aftermath of the battle, she was presumed dead by the Office of Naval Intelligence and honored, with other personnel, on a plaque at [[ONI Alpha Site]]. Some in ONI knew she had survived, though, and Director Parangosky later maintained this false declaration of death to be able to keep Halsey hidden from the public. | In the aftermath of the battle, she was presumed dead by the Office of Naval Intelligence and honored, with other personnel, on a plaque at [[ONI Alpha Site]]. Some in ONI knew she had survived, though, and Director Parangosky later maintained this false declaration of death to be able to keep Halsey hidden from the public. | ||
===Onyx=== | |||
{{Main|Battle of Onyx}} | {{Main|Battle of Onyx}} | ||
Dr. Halsey and Kelly eventually arrived at [[Onyx]], where they reunited with [[Senior Chief Petty Officer|SCPO]] Mendez and eventually her remaining SPARTAN-IIs and the [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-III]]s, under attack by [[Onyx Sentinel]]s. Contacting the ONI AI [[Endless Summer]], she utilized Onyx's [[slipspace COM launcher]] and Cortana's slipspace transmission from [[Installation 05]] as a carrier wave to send a message to Earth, in which she requested [[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]] to send more Spartans to secure Forerunner technology on Onyx. She helped decipher the mystery of the planet. Her relative expertise with Forerunner technology was vital to the survival of the UNSC forces on the planet, as she was able to interpret Forerunner glyphs when navigating the facility, guiding the Spartans to a [[Cartographer|map room]], where Onyx was revealed to be a wholly artificial construct. She also learned how to employ the local [[teleportation grid|translocation grid]], allowing the humans to move across the megastructure while evading the Covenant forces that pursued them. | Dr. Halsey and Kelly eventually arrived at [[Onyx]], where they reunited with [[Senior Chief Petty Officer|SCPO]] Mendez and eventually her remaining SPARTAN-IIs and the [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-III]]s, under attack by [[Onyx Sentinel]]s. Contacting the ONI AI [[Endless Summer]], she utilized Onyx's [[slipspace COM launcher]] and Cortana's slipspace transmission from [[Installation 05]] as a carrier wave to send a message to Earth, in which she requested [[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]] to send more Spartans to secure Forerunner technology on Onyx. She helped decipher the mystery of the planet. Her relative expertise with Forerunner technology was vital to the survival of the UNSC forces on the planet, as she was able to interpret Forerunner glyphs when navigating the facility, guiding the Spartans to a [[Cartographer|map room]], where Onyx was revealed to be a wholly artificial construct. She also learned how to employ the local [[teleportation grid|translocation grid]], allowing the humans to move across the megastructure while evading the Covenant forces that pursued them. | ||
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Dr. Halsey, Chief Mendez and the surviving Spartans explored the Dyson sphere for some time, coming across several Forerunner structures and a hangar full of Forerunner vessels. Halsey recognized the potential of scavenging the technology in these ships and using it to improve the precision of human slipspace drives, among many other advances that could be gleaned from artifacts across the shield world.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 366-367''</ref> | Dr. Halsey, Chief Mendez and the surviving Spartans explored the Dyson sphere for some time, coming across several Forerunner structures and a hangar full of Forerunner vessels. Halsey recognized the potential of scavenging the technology in these ships and using it to improve the precision of human slipspace drives, among many other advances that could be gleaned from artifacts across the shield world.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 366-367''</ref> | ||
===Arrested=== | |||
{{Quote|My Spartans are humanity's next step – our destiny as a species. Do not underestimate them. But most of all, do not underestimate... [[John-117|him]].|Halsey to her interrogator after her arrest.}} | {{Quote|My Spartans are humanity's next step – our destiny as a species. Do not underestimate them. But most of all, do not underestimate... [[John-117|him]].|Halsey to her interrogator after her arrest.}} | ||
[[File:Halsey Interrogated.png|left|275px|thumb|Halsey was interrogated many times after the war.]] | [[File:Halsey Interrogated.png|left|275px|thumb|Halsey was interrogated many times after the war.]] | ||
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Following this she was treated as a war criminal and interrogated by many ONI personnel, as well as one mysterious individual who knew of the SPARTAN-II Program but did not seem to be a Naval Intelligence operative.<ref name="Prologue">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Prologue]]'' ('''Halsey''': ''"What are you after? The other before you were Naval Intelligence but you -- you're something else."'')</ref> Halsey told him the details of their creation just as she had told many before him, responding to his accusations about the project's immorality. According to her, her actions were justified by the Covenant War, since without the Spartans' involvement it could have never been won. While the interrogator belittled the importance of the SPARTAN-IIs, going so far as to claim that they accomplished their victories because they lacked basic humanity, Halsey retained her confidence in their abilities, stating that her Spartans were "humanity's next step" and "our destiny as a species". To prove this, she predicted John-117, whom she firmly believed was alive, would return.<ref name="Prologue"/> | Following this she was treated as a war criminal and interrogated by many ONI personnel, as well as one mysterious individual who knew of the SPARTAN-II Program but did not seem to be a Naval Intelligence operative.<ref name="Prologue">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Prologue]]'' ('''Halsey''': ''"What are you after? The other before you were Naval Intelligence but you -- you're something else."'')</ref> Halsey told him the details of their creation just as she had told many before him, responding to his accusations about the project's immorality. According to her, her actions were justified by the Covenant War, since without the Spartans' involvement it could have never been won. While the interrogator belittled the importance of the SPARTAN-IIs, going so far as to claim that they accomplished their victories because they lacked basic humanity, Halsey retained her confidence in their abilities, stating that her Spartans were "humanity's next step" and "our destiny as a species". To prove this, she predicted John-117, whom she firmly believed was alive, would return.<ref name="Prologue"/> | ||
In March 2553, she was released from Ivanoff Station and was stationed aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, working on incorporating the newly discovered Forerunner technology to the ship.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War'''</ref> After the ''Infinity'' participated in the [[Sangheili civil war]], Dr. Halsey was approached by [[Black-Box]], who requested her assistance in reintegrating a damaged fragment of himself into his core matrix. However, Halsey stated that she was unable to help him.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 358''</ref> Halsey was returned to Ivanoff at the first opportunity by order of Admiral Parangosky. She was working on the station on [[2554|December 15, 2554]], when the ONI scientists, whom she considered unqualified for their job, recovered the Forerunner device known as the [[Composer]] on Installation 03. Dr. Halsey was fascinated by the similarities between the artifact and the AI matrix compiler used by the UNSC to create smart AIs, particularly because the compiler was of her own design.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Composer (level)|Composer]]'', [[Halo 4 audio logs|Audio log]]''</ref> | In March 2553, she was released from Ivanoff Station and was stationed aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, working on incorporating the newly discovered Forerunner technology to the ship.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War'''</ref> After the ''Infinity'' participated in the [[Sangheili civil war]], Dr. Halsey was approached by [[Black-Box]], who requested her assistance in reintegrating a damaged fragment of himself into his core matrix. However, Halsey stated that she was unable to help him.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 358''</ref> Halsey was returned to Ivanoff at the first opportunity by order of Admiral Parangosky. She was working on the station on [[2554|December 15, 2554]], when the ONI scientists, whom she considered unqualified for their job, recovered the Forerunner device known as the [[Composer]] on Installation 03. Dr. Halsey was fascinated by the similarities between the artifact and the AI matrix compiler used by the UNSC to create smart AIs, particularly because the compiler was of her own design.<ref name="Composer logs">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Composer (level)|Composer]]'', [[Halo 4 audio logs|Audio log]]''</ref> | ||
===Return to ''Infinity''=== | |||
{{Quote|Life is too short. I will never learn all that exists in our own tiny galaxy, let alone the rest of the universe. And I so desperately want to know ''everything''. But the UNSC acts like children at play in a sandbox. Mistaking its edges for the limits of the world.|Catherine Halsey to Captain Thomas Lasky regarding her subterfuge.}} | {{Quote|Life is too short. I will never learn all that exists in our own tiny galaxy, let alone the rest of the universe. And I so desperately want to know ''everything''. But the UNSC acts like children at play in a sandbox. Mistaking its edges for the limits of the world.|Catherine Halsey to Captain Thomas Lasky regarding her subterfuge.}} | ||
[[File:Halsey Infinity.png|right|thumb|250px|Halsey examines the recovered Forerunner artifact.]]Halsey was later returned aboard the ''Infinity'' during the ship's [[Second Battle of Requiem|second expedition]] to the Forerunner shield world [[Requiem]] in [[2558]] as her unique expertise was required to study a [[Requiem slipspace artifacts|mysterious Forerunner artifact]]. Many of the crew had mixed feelings about bringing her aboard, [[Sarah Palmer]] suspicious of her and feeling she might try to sabotage the ship, [[Thomas Lasky]] sharing her worries but feeling there was no choice. Halsey was unimpressed by the SPARTAN-IVs assigned to guard her, wryly questioning their competence and general attitude. Upon arriving on the ''Infinity'' aboard the [[UNSC prowler|prowler]] {{UNSCShip|Aladdin}}, she demanded she be uncuffed before examining the artifact. With a few gestures from her, the artifact began reacting to her, she translating its actions as signs that she should examine the ship's engines. Upon doing so, her conclusion was that the artifact was "communicating" with multiple parts of the ship and transmitting to Requiem. Some time later, she analyzed a Forerunner [[beam emitter|beam tower]] encountered by [[Fireteam Crimson]] in the location codenamed [[Two Giants]].<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Catherine|S1E3 ''Catherine'']]</ref> | [[File:Halsey Infinity.png|right|thumb|250px|Halsey examines the recovered Forerunner artifact.]] | ||
Halsey was later returned aboard the ''Infinity'' during the ship's [[Second Battle of Requiem|second expedition]] to the Forerunner shield world [[Requiem]] in [[2558]] as her unique expertise was required to study a [[Requiem slipspace artifacts|mysterious Forerunner artifact]]. Parangosky sent Halsey a note in which she asked for her aid in the matter, appealing to her on a professional level to protect ''Infinity'' and its crew despite her less than ideal conditions.<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''Infinity Briefing Packet''</ref> | |||
Many of the crew had mixed feelings about bringing her aboard, [[Sarah Palmer]] suspicious of her and feeling she might try to sabotage the ship, [[Thomas Lasky]] sharing her worries but feeling there was no choice. Halsey was unimpressed by the SPARTAN-IVs assigned to guard her, wryly questioning their competence and general attitude. Upon arriving on the ''Infinity'' aboard the [[UNSC prowler|prowler]] {{UNSCShip|Aladdin}}, she demanded she be uncuffed before examining the artifact. With a few gestures from her, the artifact began reacting to her, she translating its actions as signs that she should examine the ship's engines. Upon doing so, her conclusion was that the artifact was "communicating" with multiple parts of the ship and transmitting to Requiem. Some time later, she analyzed a Forerunner [[beam emitter|beam tower]] encountered by [[Fireteam Crimson]] in the location codenamed [[Two Giants]].<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Catherine|S1E3 ''Catherine'']]</ref> | |||
Sometime later, she was escorted by [[Gabriel Thorne]] who volunteered to be her security while she continued her research on the Forerunner artifact. As Thorne questioned her about the Spartan-II program, she was contacted by an unknown person about the Prometheans.<ref name="dhand">[[Spartan Ops|'''Spartan Ops''']], [[S1/Didact's Hand|S1E4 ''Didact's Hand'']]</ref> When Fireteam Majestic brought back the "[[Didact's Gift]]", Halsey noted its design resembled an AI matrix. Upon activating it, it caused the screens in the lab to show memories of [[New Phoenix]], with one of those memories being the Forerunner artifact. Speculating that she had misinterpreted the translocation artifact's true nature, she proceeded to further examine it. Again, she was contacted by the unknown person through her data pad, who, unbeknownst to her, was [[Jul 'Mdama]]. Suspicious of who Halsey was communicating with, Sarah Palmer confiscated her data pad, and gave it to Lasky, who then ordered Halsey to be taken into custody.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Memento Mori|S1E5 ''Memento Mori'']]</ref> | Sometime later, she was escorted by [[Gabriel Thorne]] who volunteered to be her security while she continued her research on the Forerunner artifact. As Thorne questioned her about the Spartan-II program, she was contacted by an unknown person about the Prometheans.<ref name="dhand">[[Spartan Ops|'''Spartan Ops''']], [[S1/Didact's Hand|S1E4 ''Didact's Hand'']]</ref> When Fireteam Majestic brought back the "[[Didact's Gift]]", Halsey noted its design resembled an AI matrix. Upon activating it, it caused the screens in the lab to show memories of [[New Phoenix]], with one of those memories being the Forerunner artifact. Speculating that she had misinterpreted the translocation artifact's true nature, she proceeded to further examine it. Again, she was contacted by the unknown person through her data pad, who, unbeknownst to her, was [[Jul 'Mdama]]. Suspicious of who Halsey was communicating with, Sarah Palmer confiscated her data pad, and gave it to Lasky, who then ordered Halsey to be taken into custody.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Memento Mori|S1E5 ''Memento Mori'']]</ref> | ||
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After a short interrogation, Halsey was returned to her prison cell.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Scattered|S1E5 ''Scattered'']]</ref> When Roland entered the cell to ask her questions, Halsey took her chance and overrode Roland's protocol, allowing her to control him. Using his authority to be escorted to Lasky's office, Halsey accessed the data onboard ''Infinity'' to find out what had been kept from her, eventually finding that they had kept secret the return of John-117. Infuriated, Halsey contacted 'Mdama, informing that she had deduced he was her helper but that their alliance could free the Librarian. However, Roland was able to restore himself to his normal state and cut off the connection, and Halsey was promptly arrested. When Halsey was brought to Lasky, she slapped the captain lividly, scolding him for not telling her Spartan was alive. The two were interrupted, however, when Promethean forces gained access to the interior of ''Infinity''. Fending off the Prometheans with his Marines, Captain Lasky picked up Halsey and attempted to escort her to safety.<ref name="invasion">'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Invasion|S1E7 ''Invasion'']]</ref> | After a short interrogation, Halsey was returned to her prison cell.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Scattered|S1E5 ''Scattered'']]</ref> When Roland entered the cell to ask her questions, Halsey took her chance and overrode Roland's protocol, allowing her to control him. Using his authority to be escorted to Lasky's office, Halsey accessed the data onboard ''Infinity'' to find out what had been kept from her, eventually finding that they had kept secret the return of John-117. Infuriated, Halsey contacted 'Mdama, informing that she had deduced he was her helper but that their alliance could free the Librarian. However, Roland was able to restore himself to his normal state and cut off the connection, and Halsey was promptly arrested. When Halsey was brought to Lasky, she slapped the captain lividly, scolding him for not telling her Spartan was alive. The two were interrupted, however, when Promethean forces gained access to the interior of ''Infinity''. Fending off the Prometheans with his Marines, Captain Lasky picked up Halsey and attempted to escort her to safety.<ref name="invasion">'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Invasion|S1E7 ''Invasion'']]</ref> | ||
===Capture=== | |||
Late in the attack, though, Halsey was kidnapped by a Promethean Knight and teleported to Requiem. When Admiral Serin Osman was informed of this abduction, she chose to finally enact Parangosky's wishes and ordered for Halsey's immediate termination. While Captain Lasky protested against this, instead sending Fireteam Majestic to rescue Halsey, Commander Palmer departed to carry out Osman's order.<ref name="Spops8">'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Expendable|S1E8 ''Expendable'']]</ref> | Late in the attack, though, Halsey was kidnapped by a Promethean Knight and teleported to Requiem. When Admiral Serin Osman was informed of this abduction, she chose to finally enact Parangosky's wishes and ordered for Halsey's immediate termination. While Captain Lasky protested against this, instead sending Fireteam Majestic to rescue Halsey, Commander Palmer departed to carry out Osman's order.<ref name="Spops8">'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Expendable|S1E8 ''Expendable'']]</ref> | ||
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By [[2558#March|March 2558]] the {{UNSCShip|Vociferous}} was put in charge of finding Halsey and [[Jul 'Mdama]].<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''' - ''Issue #2''</ref> | By [[2558#March|March 2558]] the {{UNSCShip|Vociferous}} was put in charge of finding Halsey and [[Jul 'Mdama]].<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''' - ''Issue #2''</ref> | ||
===Eulogy for Noble Six=== | |||
At some point after the Human-Covenant War, Halsey gave a eulogy for [[SPARTAN-B312]], in which she commended the Spartan's courage and sacrifice. She noted that Noble Six's choice to remain behind in Aszod allowed humanity to discover the Halos, ultimately leading to victory against the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Lone Wolf]]''</ref> | At some point after the Human-Covenant War, Halsey gave a eulogy for [[SPARTAN-B312]], in which she commended the Spartan's courage and sacrifice. She noted that Noble Six's choice to remain behind in Aszod allowed humanity to discover the Halos, ultimately leading to victory against the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Lone Wolf]]''</ref> | ||
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==Personality and traits== | ==Personality and traits== | ||
{{Quote|If people would just share things with me, I could solve all the world's problems.|Dr. Halsey musing to herself over the UNSC withholding data from her.<ref name="invasion"/>}} | {{Quote|If people would just share things with me, I could solve all the world's problems.|Dr. Halsey musing to herself over the UNSC withholding data from her.<ref name="invasion"/>}} | ||
[[File:KatCarterHalsey.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Halsey addresses [[Carter-A259]] and [[Kat-B320]].]] | [[File:KatCarterHalsey.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Halsey addresses [[Carter-A259]] and [[Kat-B320]].]] | ||
Halsey tends to be professional and authoritative when speaking to people, which she rarely does outside of meeting and briefings. She has little patience for extraneous detail, wanting the important facts out of them and then concluding their meeting.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref> When it was her turn to explain, Halsey can be very verbose about describing the subject at hand, especially if it was a "game changer" in her eyes. She rarely voices her current emotions, and was often observing people at the same time that she spoke them to discern hidden details. It is not uncommon for her to have respect for someone and yet also dislike them, as shown in the cases of her student [[Ellen Anders]]<ref>'''Dr Halsey's journal''': (Halsey: "If that Anders girl was still around, she would have come in handy right about now. She was always so difficult, but this has, without a doubt, become a shared interest.")</ref> and the Spartan-III [[Kat-B320]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise]]''': (Halsey: "Kat, Noble Two. She is brilliant. There are no technical hurdles she can't overcome. But her curiosity borders on insubordination."</ref> Halsey is an atheist, lacking belief in the existence of any god.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 157''</ref> | Halsey tends to be professional and authoritative when speaking to people, which she rarely does outside of meeting and briefings. She has little patience for extraneous detail, wanting the important facts out of them and then concluding their meeting.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref> When it was her turn to explain, Halsey can be very verbose about describing the subject at hand, especially if it was a "game changer" in her eyes. She rarely voices her current emotions, and was often observing people at the same time that she spoke them to discern hidden details. She prefers to perform her most important work personally, rarely entrusting particularly significant scientific tasks to others, and feels a certain ownership over her work. Halsey is keen to note any flaws she finds in her colleagues' work, and quick to point out when she considers someone unqualified.<ref name="journal"/><ref name="Composer logs"/> However, she also has an eye for talent and will give credit for any accomplishments she sees as remarkable.<ref name="journal"/> It is not uncommon for her to have respect for someone and yet also dislike them, as shown in the cases of her student [[Ellen Anders]]<ref>'''Dr Halsey's journal''': (Halsey: "If that Anders girl was still around, she would have come in handy right about now. She was always so difficult, but this has, without a doubt, become a shared interest.")</ref> and the Spartan-III [[Kat-B320]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise]]''': (Halsey: "Kat, Noble Two. She is brilliant. There are no technical hurdles she can't overcome. But her curiosity borders on insubordination."</ref> Halsey is an atheist, lacking belief in the existence of any god.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 157''</ref> | ||
Halsey's intelligence is unquestionable but her judgment is not always correct. Although bearing the guilt of the Spartan program, her sense of right and wrong has differed greatly. When sure it will produce results, Halsey is not above breaking the law to achieve her goals, such as cloning herself to produce Cortana, using a stolen Slipspace engine for her fractal AI experiment, and kidnapping [[Kelly-087|Kelly]] and fleeing to Onyx. "The ends justify the means" appears to be her ideology, as an interrogator after she was arrested accused her of. To soothe her conscience, she often deliberately reduces the wording of harsh consequences, such as telling John that the augmentations was just his next mission, or [[Soren-066]] that the pain from his botched surgery would eventually go away.<ref>'''Halo Evolutions - Pariah''', ''page 40''</ref> | Halsey's intelligence is unquestionable but her judgment is not always correct. Although bearing the guilt of the Spartan program, her sense of right and wrong has differed greatly. When sure it will produce results, Halsey is not above breaking the law to achieve her goals, such as cloning herself to produce Cortana, using a stolen Slipspace engine for her fractal AI experiment, and kidnapping [[Kelly-087|Kelly]] and fleeing to Onyx. "The ends justify the means" appears to be her ideology, as an interrogator after she was arrested accused her of. To soothe her conscience, she often deliberately reduces the wording of harsh consequences, such as telling John that the augmentations was just his next mission, or [[Soren-066]] that the pain from his botched surgery would eventually go away.<ref>'''Halo Evolutions - Pariah''', ''page 40''</ref> | ||
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Dr. Halsey carried extraordinary guilt because of the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II project]], in the feeling that she had exploited the children and destroyed their lives. Although she continued to support the Spartans and gained monumental prestige for her efforts, she also felt responsible for each one who died. She could never bring herself to justify the Spartans' exploitation as a necessary sacrifice. | Dr. Halsey carried extraordinary guilt because of the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II project]], in the feeling that she had exploited the children and destroyed their lives. Although she continued to support the Spartans and gained monumental prestige for her efforts, she also felt responsible for each one who died. She could never bring herself to justify the Spartans' exploitation as a necessary sacrifice. | ||
Her involvement with the SPARTAN-II program, then codenamed "ORION Project Generation II", was born out of her own initiative, although ONI had long intended to recruit her for the task. Improving upon [[Elias Carver|Dr. Elias Carver]]'s projections for predicted colonial aggression, she ran over 1,400 simulations with varied parameters, always coming to the conclusion that the Outer Colonies would go into all-out war against the Inner Colonies and Earth within a short span of time. If the UNSC did not act, this would mean a minimum of thirty years of open war and billions of casualties, while the worst-case scenario was indefinite conflict and the potential collapse of human civilization. Viewing it as her personal responsibility to prevent this scenario from coming to pass, she presented her results to [[Michael Stanforth|Vice Admiral Stanforth]], then-head of ONI Section III, only to find that the UNSC had already come to the same conclusions with their own projections. As it turned out, ONI had been monitoring her for years, but they had waited for her to come up with the numbers on her own, knowing that she could not be convinced to work for them otherwise. Although she was distrustful of ONI, she agreed to work for them on the program out of her personal commitment to humanity's cause.<ref name="dec4"/> The nuclear bombing of the [[Haven arcology]] by the [[Freedom and Liberation Party]] further reinforced her determination.<ref name="feb23">'''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''', ''February 23, 2511''</ref> | Her involvement with the SPARTAN-II program, then codenamed "ORION Project Generation II", was born out of her own initiative, although ONI had long intended to recruit her for the task. Improving upon [[Elias Carver|Dr. Elias Carver]]'s projections for predicted colonial aggression, she privately ran over 1,400 simulations with varied parameters, always coming to the conclusion that the Outer Colonies would go into all-out war against the Inner Colonies and Earth within a short span of time. If the UNSC did not act, this would mean a minimum of thirty years of open war and billions of casualties, while the worst-case scenario was indefinite conflict and the potential collapse of human civilization. Viewing it as her personal responsibility to prevent this scenario from coming to pass, she presented her results to [[Michael Stanforth|Vice Admiral Stanforth]], then-head of ONI Section III, only to find that the UNSC had already come to the same conclusions with their own projections. As it turned out, ONI had been monitoring her for years, but they had waited for her to come up with the numbers on her own, knowing that she could not be convinced to work for them otherwise. Although she was distrustful of ONI, she agreed to work for them on the program out of her personal commitment to humanity's cause.<ref name="dec4"/> The nuclear bombing of the [[Haven arcology]] by the [[Freedom and Liberation Party]] further reinforced her determination.<ref name="feb23">'''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''', ''February 23, 2511''</ref> | ||
At the conceptual phase of the SPARTAN-II Project, Halsey evidently failed to fully understand its moral implications; she was constantly revolted upon seeing her work in practice, and the notion of "sacrificing the few to save the many" rarely worked to soothe her conscience.<ref name="for28">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 28''</ref><ref>'''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''', ''December 24, 2517''</ref> While she attempted to maintain a professional distance to the SPARTAN-II candidates, she could never bring herself to view them as mere test subjects and always addressed them by their first names.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 26, 54''</ref> She held considerable respect for the Spartans, and easily recognized them through subtle habits in their postures even with their armor on, which seemed to greatly annoy them.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 120-121''</ref> In turn, the Spartans greatly respected Dr. Halsey, (with [[Jorge-052|one]] stating that he had been ''"All hers half [his] life"''),<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref> and would follow her orders and suggestions in the absence of those from a superior officer. The doctor was also privy to many of the recruits' secrets, having taught several to them as children, such as the ''[[Oly Oly Oxen Free]]'' security tune.<ref name="thunk"/> | At the conceptual phase of the SPARTAN-II Project, Halsey evidently failed to fully understand its moral implications; she was constantly revolted upon seeing her work in practice, and the notion of "sacrificing the few to save the many" rarely worked to soothe her conscience.<ref name="for28">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 28''</ref><ref>'''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''', ''December 24, 2517''</ref> While she attempted to maintain a professional distance to the SPARTAN-II candidates, she could never bring herself to view them as mere test subjects and always addressed them by their first names.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 26, 54''</ref> She held considerable respect for the Spartans, and easily recognized them through subtle habits in their postures even with their armor on, which seemed to greatly annoy them.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 120-121''</ref> In turn, the Spartans greatly respected Dr. Halsey, (with [[Jorge-052|one]] stating that he had been ''"All hers half [his] life"''),<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref> and would follow her orders and suggestions in the absence of those from a superior officer. The doctor was also privy to many of the recruits' secrets, having taught several to them as children, such as the ''[[Oly Oly Oxen Free]]'' security tune.<ref name="thunk"/> | ||
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[[File:Spops_HalseyMarines.jpg|thumb|left|275px|Two Marines escort a handcuffed Halsey aboard UNSC ''Infinity''.]] | [[File:Spops_HalseyMarines.jpg|thumb|left|275px|Two Marines escort a handcuffed Halsey aboard UNSC ''Infinity''.]] | ||
Such views often have their basis on information provided by the Office of Naval Intelligence, which has frequently used highly selective or outright false information to shift the blame for some of ONI's more questionable decisions (that she could be reasonably connected to) on Halsey alone. While she was publicly declared to have died on Reach,<ref name="glass341"/> she would be branded as a dangerous war criminal in the eyes of any UNSC personnel she would come in contact with, such as the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. This campaign was headed by Admiral Parangosky, who sought to place the doctor under tighter control for decades; Parangosky's policies were carried on to her heir, Serin Osman, seemingly unchanged.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 82''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 109-110''</ref> [[Musa-096 | Such views often have their basis on information provided by the Office of Naval Intelligence, which has frequently used highly selective or outright false information to shift the blame for some of ONI's more questionable decisions (that she could be reasonably connected to) on Halsey alone. While she was publicly declared to have died on Reach,<ref name="glass341"/> she would be branded as a dangerous war criminal in the eyes of any UNSC personnel she would come in contact with, such as the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. This campaign was headed by Admiral Parangosky, who sought to place the doctor under tighter control for decades; Parangosky's policies were carried on to her heir, Serin Osman, seemingly unchanged.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 82''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 109-110''</ref> [[Musa-096]] also demonstrated resentment towards Halsey, suggesting that other former SPARTAN-IIs assigned to ONI may also have been subjected to reeducation similar to Osman.<ref>'''[[Halo: Initiation]]''', Issue 1''</ref> While working with [[Kilo-Five]], [[Naomi-010]] also adopted a less sympathetic view of Halsey. Some of the [[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IVs]] have also accepted this perspective on Halsey, particularly [[Sarah Palmer]], who regards the doctor with a particular contempt (though this may be due to Halsey's own open disdain for the SPARTAN-IV program); [[Gabriel Thorne]], on the other hand, was less quick to judge Halsey and sought to uncover the reasons behind her decisions rather than condemning her based on the official story alone.<ref name="dhand"/> | ||
[[Franklin Mendez|CPO Franklin Mendez]], the chief instructor for the SPARTAN-IIs and later the SPARTAN-IIIs, was on amicable terms with Halsey at the time of their involvement with the SPARTAN-II Program. After being reunited with Halsey on Onyx, however, Mendez began to reflect on his own past and, still in denial about his own major part in ONI's morally questionable projects, he quickly became disillusioned with the doctor. The two clashed verbally several times while trapped in the [[Trevelyan|shield world]], with Mendez attempting to project his own guilt on Halsey by delivering lengthy harangues impugning her perceived faults and her work on the SPARTAN-II project.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 269-271, 331-334''</ref> | [[Franklin Mendez|CPO Franklin Mendez]], the chief instructor for the SPARTAN-IIs and later the SPARTAN-IIIs, was on amicable terms with Halsey at the time of their involvement with the SPARTAN-II Program. After being reunited with Halsey on Onyx, however, Mendez began to reflect on his own past and, still in denial about his own major part in ONI's morally questionable projects, he quickly became disillusioned with the doctor. The two clashed verbally several times while trapped in the [[Trevelyan|shield world]], with Mendez attempting to project his own guilt on Halsey by delivering lengthy harangues impugning her perceived faults and her work on the SPARTAN-II project.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 269-271, 331-334''</ref> | ||
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===Personal life and relationships=== | ===Personal life and relationships=== | ||
Halsey is a fairly anti-social person, extremely devoted to her work and personal goals, and rarely partakes in any social activities apart from her occasional attendance in academic social gatherings. Though she had distanced herself from most of her friends from her youth, she would often browse through casualty lists within the [[UNSC subnet]], finding the majority of them dead by the final years of the war.<ref>'''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''', ''September 5, 2547''</ref> She remained rather indifferent to her parents' deaths when Endymion was glassed, as she had not seen them in years and had grown aloof from them.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 267''</ref> She prefers the company of AIs, appreciating their simplicity despite being angered at being mentally defeated by them. | Halsey is a fairly anti-social person, extremely devoted to her work and personal goals, and rarely partakes in any social activities, apart from her occasional attendance in academic social gatherings despite her dislike of such events.<ref name="dec4"/> Though she had distanced herself from most of her friends from her youth, she would often browse through casualty lists within the [[UNSC subnet]], finding the majority of them dead by the final years of the war.<ref>'''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''', ''September 5, 2547''</ref> She remained rather indifferent to her parents' deaths when Endymion was glassed, as she had not seen them in years and had grown aloof from them.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 267''</ref> She prefers the company of AIs, appreciating their simplicity despite being angered at being mentally defeated by them. | ||
Nevertheless, she remained particularly close to a few people, even if she rarely saw them. | Nevertheless, she remained particularly close to a few people, even if she rarely saw them. |