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|death=[[2552]] (exact date unknown due to Slipspace time anomaly)
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|rank=At least petty officer second class
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|specialty=[[EVA]], CQB
|battles=[[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], [[Fall of Reach]]
|battles=[[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], [[Fall of Reach]]
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'''Li-008''' was a [[SPARTAN-II]] supersoldier. He was one of the best martial artists of the SPARTAN-II Program and an [[extra-vehicular activity]] specialist.
'''Li-008''' was a [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II supersoldier]]. He was a zero-gravity combat specialist and one of the Spartans' best martial artists.


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early life===
===Early life===
In [[2517]], Li was abducted at the age of six, when [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] singled him out as a perfect genetic match for the SPARTAN-II Program. He was replaced with a [[Flash cloning|flash clone]] who later died because of the defects that are a by-product of the flash cloning process. He was then taken to [[Reach]], where he was trained with the rest of the SPARTAN-II candidates by the AI [[Déjà]] and [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]].
In [[2517]], Li was abducted at the age of six when [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] singled him out as a perfect genetic match for the criteria set forth by the SPARTAN-II program. He was replaced with a [[flash clone]] who later died from defects in the cloning process. He was then taken to [[Reach]], where he was trained with the rest of the Spartan-II candidates by the AI [[Déjà]] and [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]].


Li-008 was one of the SPARTAN-II's best zero-gravity combat specialists. He had trained extensively with microgravity equipment and martial arts at the [[UNSC]]'s extreme-conditions facility on the [[Chiron Test Station]] in orbit around [[Mars]]. It was also said that he was as much at home in free fall as the rest of them were on solid ground.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 219''</ref>
Li-008 was one of the Spartans's best zero-gravity combat specialists. He had trained extensively with microgravity equipment and martial arts at the [[UNSC]]'s extreme-conditions facility on the [[Chiron Test Station]] in orbit around [[Mars]]. [[John-117]] felt that Li was as much at home in free fall as the rest of the Spartans were on solid ground.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', page 219</ref>
 
Little is known about Li-008's personality, only that he was a disciplined and skilled martial arts specialist.


===Reach===
===Reach===
In [[2552]], he was assigned to the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} like most of the remaining Spartans, and was present at the [[Fall of Reach]]. During the battle, his team deployed to Reach to defend the [[Orbital Defense Generator]]s but their [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] dropship, [[Bravo 001]], was shot down by enemy fire. Li-008 regrouped with the rest of the Spartans, and was assigned to [["Team Gamma"]] by [[Frederic-104]], along with [[Anton-044]] and [[Grace-093]]. Their objective was to evacuate [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]] and his men.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 24''</ref> The group was successful in rescuing Vice Admiral Whitcomb, but Frederic-104 ordered them to stay in hiding because their fall back point was crawling with [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] forces.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 111-112''</ref>
In [[2552#August|August 2552]], Li was assigned to the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} along with most of the remaining Spartan-IIs, and was present at the [[Fall of Reach]]. On August 30, Li was among 22 Spartans assigned to [[Red Team]] led by [[Fred-104]]. Red Team was deployed groundside to defend the [[orbital defense generator]]s but their [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] dropship, [[Bravo 001]], was shot down by enemy fire. Li-008 regrouped with the rest of the Spartans and was assigned to [[Team Gamma]], along with [[Anton-044]] and [[Grace-093]]. Their objective was to evacuate Vice Admiral [[Danforth Whitcomb]].<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', page 24</ref> The group was successful in rescuing Vice Admiral Whitcomb, but Fred-104 ordered everyone to stay in hiding because their fallback point had been overrun by [[Covenant]] forces.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', page 111-112</ref>


Anton-044, Grace-093, Li-008, and Vice Admiral Whitcomb were forced to retreat to [[Camp Independence]] for three weeks, where they attacked the enemy repeatedly with guerrilla tactics. They also broadcast the ''[[Oly Oly Oxen Free]]'' code on the [[COM|UNSC E-Band]] until the signal was picked up by [[Cortana]] and [[John-117]] aboard the captured Covenant [[Covenant supercarrier|supercarrier]] ''[[Ascendant Justice]]''.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 156''</ref> Shortly thereafter, John-117 took a team consisting of [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery J. Johnson]], ODST [[Corporal (UNSC)|Corporal]] [[Locklear]], ONI [[Lieutenant (UNSC)|Lieutenant]] [[Elias Haverson]], and a pilot, [[Petty Officer Second Class]] [[Sheila Polaski]], in a [[Spirit]] dropship to rescue them. On Whitcomb's order, Li-008 then joined the team to rescue Dr. Catherine Halsey and the remaining SPARTAN-IIs who were trapped in an underground [[Forerunner]] complex.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 173''</ref>
Li, Anton, Grace, and Vice Admiral Whitcomb were forced to retreat to [[Camp Independence]] for three weeks, where they attacked the enemy repeatedly with guerrilla tactics. They also broadcast the ''[[Oly Oly Oxen Free]]'' code on the [[COM|UNSC E-Band]] until the signal was picked up by [[Cortana]] and [[John-117]] aboard the captured Covenant [[DDS-class carrier|carrier]] ''[[Ascendant Justice]]''.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', page 156</ref> Shortly thereafter, John-117 took a team of survivors from the [[Battle of Installation 04]] in a [[Spirit]] dropship to rescue them. On Whitcomb's order, Li then joined the team to rescue Dr. Catherine Halsey and the remaining Spartan-IIs who were trapped in an underground [[Forerunner]] [[Menachite Forerunner complex|complex]].<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', page 173</ref>


The group then followed the Covenant to the subterranean remains of [[CASTLE Base]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 182''</ref> Vice Admiral Whitcomb ordered Li-008 to stay behind on the dropship and protect [[Polaski]] and provide covering fire in case they were ambushed by enemy forces, while the rest of the group saved Frederic-104's team and Dr. Catherine Halsey from a massive Covenant strike force.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 186''</ref> All of them returned to the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]/[[Gettysburg]]'' and tried to initiate a [[Slipspace]] jump.
The group then followed the Covenant to the subterranean remains of [[CASTLE Base]].<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', page 182</ref> Vice Admiral Whitcomb ordered Li-008 to stay behind on the dropship and protect pilot [[Shiela Polaski]] and to provide covering fire in case they were ambushed by enemy forces. Meanwhile, the rest of the group saved Fred-104's team, Dr. Halsey, and a Forerunner [[Forerunner crystal|slipspace crystal]] from an enormous Covenant strike force.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', page 186</ref> All of them returned to the ''Ascendant Justice (which had been docked with the frigate {{UNSCship|Gettysburg}}) and tried to initiate a [[slipspace]] jump.


===Death===
===Death===
While the [[Forerunner crystal]] artifact was in possession of the crew, the part of Slipspace that they were traveling through was altered, creating an anomalous Slipspace bubble in which the ''Ascendant Justice'' and all Covenant ships pursuing it became trapped.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 211''</ref> During the ensuing battle, some of the surviving [[Elite]] crew members of the ship sabotaged part of the main power conduit of the ship, forcing Li-008, John-117, Frederic-104, Anton-044, Grace-093, and [[William-043]] to go out onto the outer-hull of the ship and repair the conduit.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 218''</ref>
The crystal artifact warped local slipspace, creating a space-time bubble in which ''Ascendant Justice'' and all pursuing Covenant ships became trapped.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', page 211</ref> During the ensuing battle, some of ''Ascendant Justice'''s surviving crew sabotaged part of the ship's main power conduit, forcing Li, John, Fred, Anton, Grace, and [[Will-043]] to go out onto the outer hull of the ship and repair the conduit.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', page 218</ref>
 
While they were repairing the conduit, hot [[plasma]] flew overhead and revealed that there were in fact some camouflaged Elites approaching their position. They continued repairing the conduit, but a stray plasma bolt from an enemy ship struck the piggybacked ship, destroying the dropship during the repair. Afterward, Li-008, who had continued firing at the approaching Elites while the plasma bolt approached, Anton-044 and Polaski disappeared in a bright light. Only [[John-117]], [[Fred-104]], [[Will-043]], and [[Grace-093]] were confirmed to have survived.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 223''</ref> Li was listed as [[Missing In Action|MIA]] by John-117 according to [[ONI Directive 930]] when he had recovered on the UNSC ship ''Gettysburg''. Li-008 was presumably struck by bolts of plasma as he tried to fight them off.


==Trivia==
While they were repairing the conduit, a stray plasma bolt from an enemy ship moved toward the piggybacked vessels. Li opened fire a group of approaching [[Sangheili]] whose position had been revealed by the light emitted by the bolt. The bolt then struck ''Ascendant Justice'', causing Li, Anton, and Polaski to disappear in a bright light. John later listed Li and Anton as [[missing in action]] in accordance with [[ONI Directive 930]].<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', page 223</ref>
Interestingly, even though he was the Spartans' Zero-G expert, John-117 did not pick him for the mission to retrieve the navigation data at the [[Fall of Reach]], instead choosing Linda and James for his team.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

Revision as of 08:19, April 13, 2015

Li
Biographical information

Date of birth:

c. 2511

Date of death:

September 2552 (exact date unknown due to temporal anomaly)

Gender:

Male

Political and military information

Spartan tag:

008

Rank:

At least petty officer second class

 

Li-008 was a Spartan-II supersoldier. He was a zero-gravity combat specialist and one of the Spartans' best martial artists.

Biography

Early life

In 2517, Li was abducted at the age of six when Dr. Catherine Halsey singled him out as a perfect genetic match for the criteria set forth by the SPARTAN-II program. He was replaced with a flash clone who later died from defects in the cloning process. He was then taken to Reach, where he was trained with the rest of the Spartan-II candidates by the AI Déjà and Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez.

Li-008 was one of the Spartans's best zero-gravity combat specialists. He had trained extensively with microgravity equipment and martial arts at the UNSC's extreme-conditions facility on the Chiron Test Station in orbit around Mars. John-117 felt that Li was as much at home in free fall as the rest of the Spartans were on solid ground.[1]

Reach

In August 2552, Li was assigned to the UNSC Pillar of Autumn along with most of the remaining Spartan-IIs, and was present at the Fall of Reach. On August 30, Li was among 22 Spartans assigned to Red Team led by Fred-104. Red Team was deployed groundside to defend the orbital defense generators but their Pelican dropship, Bravo 001, was shot down by enemy fire. Li-008 regrouped with the rest of the Spartans and was assigned to Team Gamma, along with Anton-044 and Grace-093. Their objective was to evacuate Vice Admiral Danforth Whitcomb.[2] The group was successful in rescuing Vice Admiral Whitcomb, but Fred-104 ordered everyone to stay in hiding because their fallback point had been overrun by Covenant forces.[3]

Li, Anton, Grace, and Vice Admiral Whitcomb were forced to retreat to Camp Independence for three weeks, where they attacked the enemy repeatedly with guerrilla tactics. They also broadcast the Oly Oly Oxen Free code on the UNSC E-Band until the signal was picked up by Cortana and John-117 aboard the captured Covenant carrier Ascendant Justice.[4] Shortly thereafter, John-117 took a team of survivors from the Battle of Installation 04 in a Spirit dropship to rescue them. On Whitcomb's order, Li then joined the team to rescue Dr. Catherine Halsey and the remaining Spartan-IIs who were trapped in an underground Forerunner complex.[5]

The group then followed the Covenant to the subterranean remains of CASTLE Base.[6] Vice Admiral Whitcomb ordered Li-008 to stay behind on the dropship and protect pilot Shiela Polaski and to provide covering fire in case they were ambushed by enemy forces. Meanwhile, the rest of the group saved Fred-104's team, Dr. Halsey, and a Forerunner slipspace crystal from an enormous Covenant strike force.[7] All of them returned to the Ascendant Justice (which had been docked with the frigate Template:UNSCship) and tried to initiate a slipspace jump.

Death

The crystal artifact warped local slipspace, creating a space-time bubble in which Ascendant Justice and all pursuing Covenant ships became trapped.[8] During the ensuing battle, some of Ascendant Justice's surviving crew sabotaged part of the ship's main power conduit, forcing Li, John, Fred, Anton, Grace, and Will-043 to go out onto the outer hull of the ship and repair the conduit.[9]

While they were repairing the conduit, a stray plasma bolt from an enemy ship moved toward the piggybacked vessels. Li opened fire a group of approaching Sangheili whose position had been revealed by the light emitted by the bolt. The bolt then struck Ascendant Justice, causing Li, Anton, and Polaski to disappear in a bright light. John later listed Li and Anton as missing in action in accordance with ONI Directive 930.[10]

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 219
  2. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 24
  3. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 111-112
  4. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 156
  5. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 173
  6. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 182
  7. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 186
  8. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 211
  9. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 218
  10. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 223

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