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Blue Team is a sub-unit within the larger Spartan-II division of the UNSC Naval Special Warfare Command, a semi-stable group consisting of four members. It has been led by John-117 for much of its activity during the Human-Covenant War, though after John's disappearance at the Battle of Mombasa the role of leader was taken up by Frederic-104, and a number of Spartan-IIIs were absorbed into the team during the Battle of Onyx. It has participated in hundreds of combat missions against a plethora of different foes, including, but not limited to: the Insurrectionists, Covenant forces, and Forerunner constructs.
Known Members
After its conception in 2519, Blue Team usually consisted of three members. The team was originally comprised of John-117, Samuel-034, and Kelly-087. For some training missions, Spartans like Frederic-104, Fhajad-084 and Linda-058 were added to Blue Team.[1] After Sam's death on a Covenant vessel in the Chi Ceti system, his spot remained vacant until John reluctantly filled it with Kurt-051 in 2531.[2]
The unit's roster frequently changed for various combat operations, changing both members and size. During the Battle of Earth, Blue Team was reformed from the surviving Spartans on Earth, with the new roster being Frederic-104, Linda-058 and William-043, though later, during the events on and inside Onyx, the team lost Will and increased in number, with Kelly-087 rejoining, as well as Spartan-IIIs Lucy-B091, Tom-B292, Ash-G099, Mark and Olivia joining the team.
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History
Training
Prior to the Human-Covenant War the SPARTAN-IIs were deployed onto the battlefield as shock infantry, Blue Team often exercised versus fellow SPARTAN-II Green Team, led by SPARTAN-051 (Kurt), and often lost because of Kurt's superior "sixth sense".[3] Blue Team was formed around John-117, Kelly-087, and Sam-034, who met on their first day of induction into the SPARTAN-II program.
Assault on Eridanus Secundus
- Main article: Assault on Eridanus Secundus
In the first UNSC military operation where the SPARTAN-II's were put to the test after their intensive training, Blue Team was sent to infiltrate the rebel space habitat Eridanus Secundus in the Eridanus Asteroid Belt. Blue Team stowed aboard a Parabola-class Freighter, the Template:UNSCship, and managed to sneak aboard Jefferson. Their objective was to capture the rebel leader ex-Colonel Robert Watts, a UNSC turncoat.
With minimal attention, Blue Team managed to kill several of Watt's guards and subdue him with polypseudomorphine, a sedative. Then Blue Team hijacked a rebel Pelican dropship and SPARTAN-034 set and detonated explosive charges in the rebel base's hangar, making good their escape, but at the cost of dozens of civilians' lives. Blue Team was successful in its objective.
Battle of Circinius IV
- Main article: Battle at Corbulo Academy
In 2526 John-117, Fred-104, and Kelly-087 were deployed to Circinius IV in defense of the Corbulo Academy of Military Science.[4] Despite their efforts, the Covenant glassed the planet and Blue Team rescued only three cadets of the academy.[5]
Raid on Camp New Hope
- Main article: Raid on Camp New Hope
By 2531 Blue Team had carved out a reputation for itself amongst Insurrectionist forces. The then four-man team disrupted rebel operations including Station Jefferson, the destroyer Origami and a saboteur cell on Reach, as well as an incident in Micronesia, and a high-explosives manufacturing facility at an unspecified location.[6] In response the rebels gathered together three FENRIS nuclear warheads at Camp New Hope in a way so sloppy that the Office of Naval Intelligence could not help but notice, then contacted the UNSC and offered to trade the nukes in exchange for medicines for their people suffering from Boren's Syndrome. They then set a trap for Blue Team, whom they anticipated would be sent. They successfully ambushed John, Fred, Kelly and Linda using an antigravity plate, however were unaware of the presence of Kurt, a new addition to the team, who had avoided the trap. Kurt was able to free the other members of Blue Team and they then retreated from the camp with the recovered warheads. Rebel leader General Howard Graves was killed in the process.
Battle of Sigma Octanus IV
- Main article: Battle of Sigma Octanus IV
After the city of Côte d'Azur on Sigma Octanus IV came under attack from Covenant forces, John 117 lead Blue Team under the city, planting a HAVOK nuclear warhead before moving into a Covenant controlled building, and facing Hunters for the first time. After retreating to a Pelican for evac, John 117 detonated the HAVOK nuclear warhead, killing all Covenant in the city.
Battle of Reach
- Main article: Battle of Reach
During the Battle of Reach, the SPARTAN-II company was divided into two teams: Red Team and Blue Team. Blue Team was tasked with defending an orbital space station's navigational data that could possibly lead the Covenant to Earth - which would be devastating to the UNSC. Red Team, far larger than Blue Team, was sent to the planet surface of Reach to defend its power generators that powered the Orbital Defense Platforms.
Blue Team consisted of SPARTAN-117 (Blue One), James (Blue Two), and SPARTAN-058 (Blue Three). Blue Team departed from the UNSC Pillar of Autumn in a Pelican dropship and crash-landed on the space station shortly before waves of Jackal Rangers and Elites landed. On maneuvers, Blue Two was shot at with crystalline needler rounds that penetrated the propellant module on the back of his armor that allowed him to maneuver in zero-g. With thruster wash billowing everywhere, Blue Two was blown into space, unable to control his trajectory.
However, Blue One (John) and Blue Three (Linda) were able to infiltrate the locked-down space station, and with the help of Staff Sergeant Avery J. Johnson and several other Marines, destroy the navigational data so that the Covenant would be unable to find and destroy Earth. However, during extraction, Blue Three was shot in the back with an overcharged Plasma Pistol, and fell into a deep coma. Blue One and the Marine fireteam survived, however.
Battle of Earth
- Main article: Battle of Earth
Shortly after John-117's disappearance after the Mombasa Slispace Event, Blue Team was deployed to help defend Earth during the span of two weeks, while In Amber Clad was busy pursuing the Prophet of Regret. Blue Team conducted operations including numerous operations in orbit around Earth, stopping a Covenant invasion on Mount Erebus in Antarctica with a HAVOK tactical nuke, and stopping Covenant forces on the sea floor off of the Yucatan Peninsula. Following these ops, 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 around the orbital elevator. They then stopped the Covenant forces, who had captured multiple nuclear warheads, before they could ascend the orbital elevator. The Spartans then ascended the orbital elevator themselves, and in the process destroyed one of the Covenant capital ships at the top of the elevator. The three Spartans then left the battle in another Covenant capital ship called the Bloodied Spirit under orders by Fleet Admiral Hood to aid Catherine Elizabeth Halsey on Onyx.
Battle of Onyx
- Main article: Battle of Onyx
During the Battle of Onyx, Blue Team fought alongside with Team Saber against the Onyx Sentinels and the Covenant separatists that had arrived. Upon arriving at the Battle of Onyx, they were reunited with Kelly-087, Dr. Halsey, Senior Chief Petty Officer Mendez, and Kurt-051 (who they thought had been dead for quite some time). However during the course of the battle Will, Kurt, and a number of SPARTAN-IIIs were killed by the Sentinels and Covenant forces. The rest of Blue Team, along with the remaining SPARTAN-IIIs, CPO Mendez, and Dr. Halsey entered the Sharpened Shield.
Post-War
Upon retreating to safety inside the Sharpened Shield the survivors erected gravestones for those lost in the Battle of Onyx.[7] After the ceremony, Lucy-B091, Tom-B292, Ash-G099, Mark and Olivia were reassigned to Blue Team by Fred and Kelly.
Blue Team then proceeded to explore the vast construct, soon establishing base camp in a Forerunner structure. A group of Huragok, discovered by Lucy-B091, eventually helped them bring the sphere out of its slipspace bubble into normal space, and an ONI team was dispatched to retrieve them. The few days the survivors had stayed inside the slipspace bubble turned out to equal over three months in normal space-time, and as such they returned to normal space in February 2553.[8]
Blue Team was taken to Earth aboard the UNSC Port Stanley for a debriefing in HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6 in Sydney.[9] The SPARTAN-IIIs were later offered the chance to integrate into the SPARTAN-IV Program under the leadership of the surviving SPARTAN-IIs.[10] Blue Team continued to serve in the field, still equipped with the MJOLNIR Mark VI, as late as 2558, though their operations were highly classified.[11]
List of appearances
Sources
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 33
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
- ^ Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn - Part 4
- ^ Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn - Part 5
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 36-37
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 378
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 382-389
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 401
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 435
- ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide