Hocus

Hocus was a Pelican pilot in the UNSC Navy during the Second Battle of Earth. Stationed at the UNSC Crow's Nest base, until the facility came under heavy Covenant attack, she was instrumental in evacuating the rest of the survivors of the attack to the Human frigate UNSC Forward Unto Dawn. Hocus was the pilot of Pelican dropship Kilo 023. When flying from Crow's Nest, she assisted in extracting the Master Chief and Sergeant Johnson, along with a squad of liberated Marines, from the jungle near Voi. Hocus participated in numerous ground insertions during the Battle of the Ark, including a mission to deactivate the shield barriers surrounding the Ark's Control Room.

It is unknown if Hocus made it through the conflict alive, since the game does not mention her after the level The Covenant. It is most likely that she survived, and has returned to Earth along with the rest of the remaining Humans and Elites stationed over Installation 00.

Quotes

• "Imminent, Sergeant. Find some cover. Gotta clear a path." - By COM, to Avery Johnson in the level Sierra 117.
• "I see 'em! Standby. Going loud. Everyone down!" - To Avery Johnson, when Covenant Loyalists Phantom appeared, level Sierra 117.
• "Scratch one Phantom!" - After the first Phantom is destroyed.
• "Scratch two!" (Same as above, second one destroyed)
• "Sierra 117 onboard. Request priority clearance. Over." - Near the end of the level Sierra 117.
• "What should I do, ma'am?" - To Miranda Keyes in the level Crow's Nest.
• "Ma'am, I've got movement. Above and below. Brutes. They got jump-packs." - To Miranda Keyes.
• "She's a little cooked, Sergeant Major. But she'll hold." - To Avery Johnson in the beginning of the level The Ark.
• "Charlie Foxtrot! Tower One approach has active Triple-A!" - In the beginning of the level The Covenant
• "Commander, this is Kilo 23. Lost my wingman and our only Hog. Over." - To Miranda Keyes in the level The Covenant.
• "I got a flock of birds that need an escort. Take a Hornet; get those Pelicans safely to the Third Tower."

Trivia

• Hocus has a very similar role to that of Foehammer, a Pelican pilot in the Halo: Combat Evolved game. Her voice acting is almost identical to the original dropship pilot's, as if in indirect reference to Foehammer.
• Using the IWHBYD skull on the level Halo on Halo 3 will cause Johnson to sometimes yell "I did this for Hocus!" when you kill the AI Arbiter when he jumps down followed by a series of grunts.
• On the level Crows Nest, you can see Hocus' face when she picks up the Marines after the Jumpack Brutes are killed.