Keepsake
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- "It's just... It's sorta like a charm..."
- — Parisa
A keepsake, memento, or souvenir is a unique item that a person holds to be of special importance, reminding them of a person, place, or event. They range from photographs, toys, trinkets, and other memorabilia.[1][2] Many are kept out of memory of the person who gave it or originally owned it. Being personal objects, they are mostly unrecognizable to outsiders. Within the UNSC Armed Forces, soldiers often pass along their dog tags as keepsakes for their comrades to remember them by.[3][4] Although generally considered an unseemly act, and in the case of the United Nations Space Command, against protocol, some Covenant and Human soldiers were known to keep souvenirs from fallen enemies as war trophies.[5][6]
List of keepsakes
| Individual | Items | Importance | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Halsey | Dr. Halsey's personal journal | 
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| Cortana | Installation 04's Activation Index | 
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| Daisy-023 | Teddy Bear keychain | Daisy once possessed a small teddy bear on a chain which she lost the day she was abducted into the Spartan-II program. Years later, her own flash clone gave one to her. Daisy kept it with her to the day she was killed in action on Harvest[7] | File:1771879-gallery.png |
| Dimah Tchakova | A stuffed toy | 
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| Frank Kodiak | Type-1 energy sword | During the Covenant war, Frank Kodiak obtained an energy sword from a Sangheili warrior he had killed. Years later, he used the sword in a duel against N'tho 'Sraom, the Sangheili responsible for severing his right arm.[8] | 
(A standard Covenant plasma sword) |
| John-117 | A Quarter dollar, an antique United States coin. | 
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| Jacob Keyes | Keyes' pipe | 
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| Levu 'Mdama | M12 Warthog | Kaidon 'Mdama was a Sangheili traditionalist but was known to have eccentric tastes. Due to his past vulgar tendecies, it was suspected that he was responsible for bringing a UNSC Warthog back to his clan's state as a battlefied trophy.[6] | 
(A standard UNSC Warthog) |
| Michael Crespo
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Luna medallions | At the conclusion of the war, Mickey and the Rookie purchased circular medallions that resembled the surface of Earth's moon. The shocktroopers bought them to remember their common home, both having been born in Crisium City on Luna.[9] | 
(Luna, Earth's only natural satellite) |
| Naomi-010 |
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| Parisa | A childhood photograph | 
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| SPARTAN-B312 | Jorge-052's dog tag | 
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| Thomas Lasky |
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Sources
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach
- ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "Palace Hotel"
- ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace (level)
- ^ Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Part 5
- ^ Halo: Hunters in the Dark, page 157
- ^ a b Halo: Glasslands, page 57-58
- ^ Halo Legends: Homecoming
- ^ Halo: Hunters in the Dark, page 105
- ^ Halo: New Blood, chapter 15
