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{{Quote|I was looking for a second round with the [[Atriox|ringmaster]], but his whipping boy will do just fine.|Douglas-042 about rematch with [[Decimus]].<ref name="Lights Out"/>}}
{{Quote|I was looking for a second round with the [[Atriox|ringmaster]], but his whipping boy will do just fine.|Douglas-042 about rematch with [[Decimus]].{{Ref/Reuse|Lights Out}}}}


'''Senior Chief Petty Officer Douglas-042''', born '''Douglas Rutland''',<ref name="HWDoug"/> is a [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II supersoldier]] of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[UNSC Special Forces|Special Warfare Command]]. He was a member of [[Red Team]] and fought alongside the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} in [[2531#February|February 2531]].<ref name="EVG"/><ref>'''Halo Wars'''</ref>
'''Senior Chief Petty Officer Douglas-042''', born '''Douglas Rutland''',{{Ref/Reuse|HWDoug}} is a [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II supersoldier]] of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[UNSC Special Forces|Special Warfare Command]]. He was a member of [[Red Team]] and fought alongside the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} in [[2531#February|February 2531]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}<ref>'''Halo Wars'''</ref>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
=== Conscription ===
=== Conscription ===
Born to an affluent family<ref name="art of war">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/the-art-of-war-s '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Canon Fodder: The Art of War(s)'']</ref> on the remote world of [[Asphodel]], Douglas Rutland was abducted and conscripted into the SPARTAN-II program headed by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] in [[2517]] when he was six years old. He was then taken to the [[human colony]] world of [[Reach]] and [[SPARTAN-II training|trained]] by the [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Déjà]] and [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] along with the rest of the SPARTAN children. Douglas-042 had a tough time adjusting to the SPARTAN-II program. However, after an initial bout of culture shock, his anger gave way to a quiet confidence.<ref name="art of war"/> In [[2525]], he and the other candidates underwent a [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|series of augmentations]] to improve their strength.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page ''???''</ref> Douglas was one of a number of "washouts" whose bodies initially rejected the augmentations, but he was able to be retrained and re-augmented separately. During the process, he was partnered with fellow augmentation washouts [[Alice-130]] and [[Jerome-092]], with the three being organized into an incarnation of [[Red Team]].<ref name="log alice">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]] — Alice-130''</ref>
Douglas Rutland was born to an affluent family in the city of [[Khetleya]], on the remote [[Human colonies|colony]] of [[Asphodel]].<ref name="art of war">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/the-art-of-war-s '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Canon Fodder: The Art of War(s)'']</ref> In [[2517]], he was abducted and conscripted into the SPARTAN-II program headed by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] at the age of six. He was then taken to the [[human colony]] world of [[Reach]] and [[SPARTAN-II training|trained]] by the [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Déjà]] and [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] along with the rest of the SPARTAN children. Douglas-042 had a tough time adjusting to the SPARTAN-II program. However, after an initial bout of culture shock, his anger gave way to a quiet confidence.{{Ref/Reuse|art of war}} In [[2525]], he and the other candidates underwent a [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|series of augmentations]] to improve their strength.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page ''???''</ref> Douglas was one of a number of "washouts" whose bodies initially rejected the augmentations, but he was able to be retrained and re-augmented separately. During the process, he was partnered with fellow augmentation washouts [[Alice-130]] and [[Jerome-092]], with the three being organized into an incarnation of [[Red Team]].<ref name="log alice">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]] — Alice-130''</ref>


=== Battle for Arcadia ===
=== Battle for Arcadia ===
{{Main|Battle for Arcadia}}
{{Main|Battle for Arcadia}}
Douglas was a member of Red Team during the Battle for Arcadia in February 2531 and was tasked with delaying the [[Covenant]] forces long enough to evacuate the civilians of [[Arcadia]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Arcadia City]]''</ref> Afterward, he and the rest of Red Team linked up with forces from the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' and assisted in a counter-attack on a Covenant outpost.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Arcadia Outskirts]]''</ref> Once the plan to infiltrate a large Covenant [[Energy shielding|energy shield dome]] was passed down from [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Gregory Cutter|James Cutter]] of the ''Spirit of Fire'', he and Red Team remained with the crew to assist with the assignment. They prevented the destruction of several prototype [[M-145D Rhino|M-145D "Rhino" artillery tanks]] while they ensured that the shield was destroyed.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Dome of Light]]''</ref> After [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]]'s forces triumphed over a [[Type-29 Scarab|Scarab assault platform]], the SPARTANs searched for Covenant survivors in the jungles on a [[M12 Force Application Vehicle|Warthog]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Scarab (level)|Scarab]]''</ref> Upon hearing that [[Ellen Anders|Professor Ellen Anders]] had been abducted by [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]], they went to the ''Spirit of Fire'', which soon jumped into [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] in pursuit of the Covenant vessel carrying Anders.<ref name="signal">'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Anders' Signal]]''</ref><ref group="note">The in-game timeline of ''Halo Wars'' states that Douglas-042 made a suggestion to destroy 'Moramee's vessel upon its departure from Arcadia, that he fought Sergeant Forge in the mess hall of the ''Spirit of Fire'' over the suggestions, and that the two later bonded over meals. However, Jerome-092 instead makes the suggestion in the game proper. Jerome is also the only Spartan seen to interact directly with Forge during the campaign. More importantly, Forge takes Jerome's place in the suicidal attempt to destroy the shield world's star, suggesting the camaraderie developed between Forge and the Jerome, rather than Douglas.</ref>
Douglas was a member of Red Team during the Battle for Arcadia in February 2531 and was tasked with delaying the [[Covenant]] forces long enough to evacuate the civilians of [[Arcadia]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Arcadia City]]''</ref> Afterward, he and the rest of Red Team linked up with forces from the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' and assisted in a counter-attack on a Covenant outpost.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Arcadia Outskirts]]''</ref> Once the plan to infiltrate a large Covenant [[Energy shielding|energy shield dome]] was passed down from [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Gregory Cutter|James Cutter]] of the ''Spirit of Fire'', he and Red Team remained with the crew to assist with the assignment. They prevented the destruction of several prototype [[M-145D Rhino|M-145D "Rhino" artillery tanks]] while they ensured that the shield was destroyed.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Dome of Light]]''</ref> After [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]]'s forces triumphed over a [[R'awuw-pattern Scarab|Scarab assault platform]], the SPARTANs searched for Covenant survivors in the jungles on a [[M12 Force Application Vehicle|Warthog]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Scarab (level)|Scarab]]''</ref> Upon hearing that [[Ellen Anders|Professor Ellen Anders]] had been abducted by [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]], they went to the ''Spirit of Fire'', which soon jumped into [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] in pursuit of the Covenant vessel carrying Anders.<ref name="signal">'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Anders' Signal]]''</ref>{{Ref/Note|The in-game timeline of ''Halo Wars'' states that Douglas-042 made a suggestion to destroy 'Moramee's vessel upon its departure from Arcadia, that he fought Sergeant Forge in the mess hall of the ''Spirit of Fire'' over the suggestions, and that the two later bonded over meals. However, Jerome-092 instead makes the suggestion in the game proper. Jerome is also the only Spartan seen to interact directly with Forge during the campaign. More importantly, Forge takes Jerome's place in the suicidal attempt to destroy the shield world's star, suggesting the camaraderie developed between Forge and the Jerome, rather than Douglas.}}


=== The Etran Harborage ===
=== The Etran Harborage ===
{{Main|Battle of the Etran Harborage}}
{{Main|Battle of the Etran Harborage}}
[[File:Douglas at Apex.png|thumb|150px|right|Douglas fighting at the Apex.]]
[[File:Douglas at Apex.png|thumb|150px|left|Douglas fighting at the Apex.]]
Later, upon arriving at the [[Etran Harborage]], Douglas assisted the ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew in neutralizing Covenant and [[The Flood|Flood]] forces.<ref name="signal"/> Later, Red Team assisted [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] in destroying a [[proto-Gravemind]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[The Flood (level)|The Flood]]''</ref> Some time later, he and Red Team became stranded on the surface of the [[shield world]]. With the ''Spirit of Fire'' being dragged down inside the megastructure, Red Team was assisted by Forge and his forces and successfully withdrew to the ship.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Shield World (level)|Shield World]]''</ref> Red Team then assisted the crew in scouring the Flood forces from the hull of the ''Spirit of Fire''.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Cleansing]]''</ref> Later, after the ''Spirit of Fire'' collided with a Covenant [[Unidentified CPV-class heavy destroyer|''CPV''-class heavy destroyer]], Red Team successfully repelled Covenant boarders while the crew repaired the vessel's drive core.<ref name="EVG"/><ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Repairs]]''</ref>
Later, upon arriving at [[Trove]], Douglas assisted the ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew in neutralizing Covenant and [[The Flood|Flood]] forces.{{Ref/Reuse|signal}} Later, Red Team assisted [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] in destroying a [[proto-Gravemind]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[The Flood (level)|The Flood]]''</ref> Some time later, he and Red Team became stranded on the surface of the [[shield world]]. With the ''Spirit of Fire'' being dragged down inside the megastructure, Red Team was assisted by Forge and his forces and successfully withdrew to the ship.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Shield World (level)|Shield World]]''</ref> Red Team then assisted the crew in scouring the Flood forces from the hull of the ''Spirit of Fire''.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Cleansing]]''</ref> Later, after the ''Spirit of Fire'' collided with a Covenant [[Unidentified CPV-class heavy destroyer|''CPV''-class heavy destroyer]], Red Team successfully repelled Covenant boarders while the crew repaired the vessel's drive core.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}<ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Repairs]]''</ref>


Once Anders was rescued, Douglas assisted Red Team in capturing a Covenant Scarab and used it to help Forge secure a beachhead.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Beachhead (Halo: Reach level)|Beachhead]]''</ref> The Spartans were then tasked with escorting the ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]] to a [[teleporter]] that was linked to the [[Apex Site]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Reactor (Halo Wars level)|Reactor]]''</ref> At the Apex Site's command center, he and Red Team engaged a force of [[Stealth Sangheili]] while Forge dueled the Arbiter. Douglas, with the ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew, was then charged with opening the gate which allowed the ''Spirit of Fire'' to exit the Shield World.<ref name="EVG"/><ref name="Escape">'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Escape (Halo Wars level)|Escape]]''</ref> Douglas, as with the rest of the crew, entered [[Cryo chamber|cryo sleep]] after the ''Spirit of Fire'' escaped the destruction of the Shield World. After the loss of contact, the UNSC tried unsuccessfully to locate the ''Spirit of Fire'' for the next three years, before declaring the ship and its crew "lost with all hands" in [[2534]]. Thus Douglas was declared MIA.
Once Anders was rescued, Douglas assisted Red Team in capturing a Covenant Scarab and used it to help Forge secure a beachhead.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Beachhead (Halo: Reach map)|Beachhead]]''</ref> The Spartans were then tasked with escorting the ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]] to a [[teleporter]] that was linked to the [[Apex Site]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Reactor (Halo Wars level)|Reactor]]''</ref> At the Apex Site's command center, he and Red Team engaged a force of [[Stealth Sangheili]] while Forge dueled the Arbiter. Red Team soon defeated the Covenant force and Forge killed the Arbiter with his own [[Type-1 energy sword|energy sword]] and Douglas rolled the Arbiter's dead body off the platform after his death. Douglas, with the ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew, was then charged with opening the gate which allowed the ''Spirit of Fire'' to exit the Shield World.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}<ref name="Escape">'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Escape (Halo Wars level)|Escape]]''</ref> Douglas, as with the rest of the crew, entered [[Cryo chamber|cryo sleep]] after the ''Spirit of Fire'' escaped the destruction of the Shield World. After the loss of contact, the UNSC tried unsuccessfully to locate the ''Spirit of Fire'' for the next three years, before declaring the ship and its crew "lost with all hands" in [[2534]]. Thus Douglas was declared MIA.


===The Ark===
===The Ark===
[[File:HW2-Red&Isabel-01.jpg|250px|thumb|Red Team encounters Isabel.]]
[[File:HW2-Red&Isabel-01.jpg|250px|thumb|Red Team encounters Isabel.]]
{{Quote|I've missed this!|Douglas on his return into action.<ref name="TS">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Signal]]''</ref>}}
{{Quote|I've missed this!|Douglas on his return into action.<ref name="TS">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Signal]]''</ref>}}
In [[2559]], after 28 years of drifting in space the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' found its way to the orbit of the Forerunner [[Installation 00]], known as the Ark. Awakened from cryo-sleep, Douglas, as part of Red Team, was tasked with investigating a UNSC distress signal coming from surface of the Ark. There, inside an [[Henry Lamb Research Outpost|abandoned UNSC outpost]], they encountered [[Isabel]], a logistics [[AI]], who warned the Spartans about a danger concealed on the Ark.<ref name="gamestop">[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-character-images-and-details-revea/1100-6442098/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0b '''Gamestop''': ''Halo Wars 2: New Character Images and Details Revealed'']</ref> The Spartans extracted Isabel and continued investigating the outpost. However, they were soon ambushed by the [[Jiralhanae]] warlord [[Atriox]], the leader of a mercenary organization known as the [[Banished]]: Atriox defeated the Spartans, severely wounding Douglas by crushing his left shoulder. Red Team was forced to retreat, while Atriox ordered his troops to hunt them down and capture them, in order to learn where they came from. Douglas soon fell unconscious but was carried into a [[M12 Chaingun Warthog|Warthog]] by Alice. With Red Team speeding toward pickup and pursued by [[Type-32 Ghost|Ghost]]s, [[Jerome-092|Jerome]] requested an orbital bombardment on their location from the ''Spirit of Fire''. Reaching the [[landing zone]], Alice decided to stay back and provide cover for Jerome and Douglas' safe evacuation to the ''Spirit'', where medical teams were already awaiting Douglas.<ref name="TS"/>
In [[2559]], after 28 years of drifting in space the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' found its way to the orbit of the Forerunner [[Installation 00]], known as the Ark. Awakened from cryo-sleep, Douglas, as part of Red Team, was tasked with investigating a UNSC distress signal coming from surface of the Ark. There, inside an [[Henry Lamb Research Outpost|abandoned UNSC outpost]], they encountered [[Isabel]], a logistics [[AI]], who warned the Spartans about a danger concealed on the Ark.<ref name="gamestop">[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-character-images-and-details-revea/1100-6442098/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0b '''Gamestop''': ''Halo Wars 2: New Character Images and Details Revealed'']</ref> The Spartans extracted Isabel and continued investigating the outpost. However, they were soon ambushed by the [[Jiralhanae]] warlord [[Atriox]], the leader of a mercenary organization known as the [[Banished]]: Atriox defeated the Spartans, severely wounding Douglas by crushing his left shoulder. Red Team was forced to retreat, while Atriox ordered his troops to hunt them down and capture them, in order to learn where they came from. Douglas soon fell unconscious but was carried into a [[M12 Chaingun Warthog|Warthog]] by Alice. With Red Team speeding toward pickup and pursued by [[Karo'etba-pattern Ghost|Ghost]]s, [[Jerome-092|Jerome]] requested an orbital bombardment on their location from the ''Spirit of Fire''. Reaching the [[landing zone]], Alice decided to stay back and provide cover for Jerome and Douglas' safe evacuation to the ''Spirit'', where medical teams were already awaiting Douglas.{{Ref/Reuse|TS}}
[[File:HW2-Red-03.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Wounded Douglas in Warthog.]]
[[File:HW2-Red-03.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Wounded Douglas in Warthog.]]
Soon, after receiving medical treatment and repairing his Mjolnir armor with [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|[GEN2]]] components recovered from UNSC outposts on the Ark,<ref name="art of war"/> Douglas returned to the field assisting Jerome in his mission to cripple the Banished [[Teleportation grid|portal network]] and successfully terminating [[Decimus]], Atriox's right hand.<ref name="Lights Out">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Lights Out]]''</ref> Later on Douglas led a defensive operation of a captured Forerunner [[particle cannon]], which the UNSC used against the ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'', immobilizing the carrier and disabling its shields, allowing Jerome and Isabel to infiltrate the carrier through its [[gravity lift]], while Alice and her artillery units cleared out a Banished base around the lift.<ref name="Hold the Line">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Hold the Line]]''</ref>  
Soon, after receiving medical treatment and repairing his Mjolnir armor with [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|[GEN2]]] components recovered from UNSC outposts on the Ark,{{Ref/Reuse|art of war}} Douglas returned to the field assisting Jerome in his mission to cripple the Banished [[Teleportation grid|portal network]] and successfully terminating [[Decimus]], Atriox's right hand.<ref name="Lights Out">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Lights Out]]''</ref> Later on Douglas led a defensive operation of a captured Forerunner [[particle cannon]], which the UNSC used against the ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'', immobilizing the carrier and disabling its shields, allowing Jerome and Isabel to infiltrate the carrier through its [[gravity lift]], while Alice and her artillery units cleared out a Banished base around the lift.<ref name="Hold the Line">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Hold the Line]]''</ref>  


As soon as the ''Enduring Conviction'' was destroyed and a [[Installation 09|new Halo ring]] emerged from the Ark's [[Foundry (location)|Foundry]], Douglas and Alice were ordered to cut off the Banished reinforcements Atriox was sending to the Halo via the Ark's [[access point]]s, which were blocked by vehicle barricades. To overcome the enemy blockade, Douglas commandeered a [[Banished Scarab]], neutralizing its previous commander, [[Orda Val 'Saham]], while Alice provided cover for other UNSC forces.<ref name="The Foundry">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Foundry]]''</ref> After all enemy bases around access points were destroyed, Douglas and Alice were ordered to proceed through the portal and destroy it behind them, then move on to regroup with Jerome and assist with fighting the Banished forces on the ring in order to reach the [[control room]].
As soon as the ''Enduring Conviction'' was destroyed and a [[Installation 09|new Halo ring]] emerged from the Ark's [[Foundry (location)|Foundry]], Douglas and Alice were ordered to cut off the Banished reinforcements Atriox was sending to the Halo via the Ark's [[access point]]s, which were blocked by vehicle barricades. To overcome the enemy blockade, Douglas commandeered a [[Barukaza Workshop Scarab]], neutralizing its previous commander, [[Orda Val 'Saham]], while Alice provided cover for other UNSC forces.<ref name="The Foundry">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Foundry]]''</ref> After all enemy bases around access points were destroyed, Douglas and Alice were ordered to proceed through the portal and destroy it behind them, then move on to regroup with Jerome and assist with fighting the Banished forces on the ring in order to reach the [[control room]].


As the battle on the new Halo progressed, a [[Retriever Sentinel]] appeared, wreaking havoc on the UNSC forces, who were eventually able to send it into retreat. After Red Team secured three control towers, Prof. [[Ellen Anders]] managed to take control of the massive sentinel and use its weapon to gain access to the control room.<ref name="The Halo">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Halo]]''</ref> As the professor descended into the control center, the Spartans and Marines stayed behind to defend the structure. With support from the ''Spirit of Fire'', Red Team and the Marines held back heavy Banished reinforcements long enough for Anders to access the Halo's weapons systems and plant a [[distress beacon]] to the UNSC. Once the Banished forces on the ring had been dealt with, Red Team evacuated to the ''Spirit of Fire'' immediately before Halo entered slipspace and departed for the [[Soell system]].<ref name="Last Stand">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Last Stand]]''</ref>
As the battle on the new Halo progressed, a [[Retriever Sentinel]] appeared, wreaking havoc on the UNSC forces, who were eventually able to send it into retreat. After Red Team secured three control towers, Prof. [[Ellen Anders]] managed to take control of the massive sentinel and use its weapon to gain access to the control room.<ref name="The Halo">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Halo]]''</ref> As the professor descended into the control center, the Spartans and Marines stayed behind to defend the structure. With support from the ''Spirit of Fire'', Red Team and the Marines held back heavy Banished reinforcements long enough for Anders to access the Halo's weapons systems and plant a [[distress beacon]] to the UNSC. Once the Banished forces on the ring had been dealt with, Red Team evacuated to the ''Spirit of Fire'' immediately before Halo entered slipspace and departed for the [[Soell system]].<ref name="Last Stand">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Last Stand (Halo Wars 2 level)|Last Stand]]''</ref>
 
In October, Douglas and the rest of Red Team performed a successful search and rescue mission for the surviving [[Ferret]]s following the [[Battle of Epsilon Clarion]].{{Ref/Novel|DW}}


==Personality==
==Personality==
Even among other Spartans, Douglas is considered something of a giant. His faith in his destiny marks Douglas as an optimist by Spartan standards, and his hopefulness often lifts the spirits of his more cynical comrades. He also displayed an agressive grudge torwards the Banished, mainly torwards Atriox, especially after recovering from his injuries from his encounter with the Jiralhanae.<ref name="art of war"/>
Even among other Spartans, Douglas is considered something of a giant. His faith in his destiny marks Douglas as an optimist by Spartan standards, and his hopefulness often lifts the spirits of his more cynical comrades. He also displayed an aggressive grudge torwards the Banished, mainly torwards Atriox, especially after recovering from his injuries from his encounter with the Jiralhanae.{{Ref/Reuse|art of war}}


==Equipment==
==Equipment==
Douglas wears olive green [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mark IV MJOLNIR armor]] with a white stripe along the center of the helmet. His right pauldron is painted with a red phoenix character;<ref name="HWDoug"/> his suit's biceps bear the [[Legendary|image]] of a [[Sangheili]] skull with a bullet hole in the temple, set against a shield with crossed knives. He commonly used a four-barreled variant of the [[M41 rocket launcher]] from the Battle of Arcadia to ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s escape from Shield World 0459. He and Alice-130 both wielded pairs of [[M7 submachine gun]]s during the raid on the Apex.<ref name="Escape"/>
[[File:HE SpartanII Emblem Alt.png|thumb|The emblem worn by Douglas, as seen in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]''.{{Ref/Book|HEnc|Page=85}}]]
Douglas wears olive green [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mark IV MJOLNIR armor]] with a white stripe along the center of the helmet. His right pauldron is painted with a red phoenix character;{{Ref/Reuse|HWDoug}} his suit's biceps bear the [[Legendary|image]] of a [[Sangheili]] skull with a bullet hole in the temple, set against a shield with crossed knives. He commonly used a four-barreled variant of the [[M41 rocket launcher]] from the Battle of Arcadia to ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s escape from Shield World 0459. He and Alice-130 both wielded pairs of [[M7 submachine gun]]s during the raid on the Apex.{{Ref/Reuse|Escape}}


After Red Team's encounter with Atriox and the subsequent operations on the Ark, Douglas' armor was repaired with new technology from various sources. Core components of his Mark IV armor could not be replicated by the ''Spirit of Fire'', and Red Team took advantage of [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|[GEN2]]] components recovered from UNSC outposts on the Ark, reverse-engineered solutions developed by Serina, and modifications made by Isabel to remain combat operational. The amalgamation of these changes and Red Team's original Mark IV armor resulted in completely new design permutations customized to the needs of each Spartan.<ref name="art of war"/>
After Red Team's encounter with Atriox and the subsequent operations on the Ark, Douglas' armor was repaired with new technology from various sources. Core components of his Mark IV armor could not be replicated by the ''Spirit of Fire'', and Red Team took advantage of [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|[GEN2]]] components recovered from UNSC outposts on the Ark, reverse-engineered solutions developed by Serina, and modifications made by Isabel to remain combat operational. The amalgamation of these changes and Red Team's original Mark IV armor resulted in completely new design permutations customized to the needs of each Spartan.{{Ref/Reuse|art of war}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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File:Douglas-042.png|Douglas in his GEN1 Mark IV armor.
File:Douglas-042.png|Douglas in his GEN1 Mark IV armor.
File:Eskape1.png|Sergeant Forge and Red Team preparing to dismount ''Spirit of Fire''s FTL drive in ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
File:Eskape1.png|Sergeant Forge and Red Team preparing to dismount ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s FTL drive in ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
File:HW5.png|Red Team at the Apex.
File:HW5.png|Red Team at the Apex.
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File:HW2-WoundedDouglas.png|A wounded Douglas is dragged to safety by Jerome.
File:HW2-WoundedDouglas.png|A wounded Douglas is dragged to safety by Jerome.
File:HW2 - Douglas-042 with Mark IV-GEN2 hybrid armor.jpg|Douglas in his GEN2 Mark IV armor.
File:HW2 - Douglas-042 with Mark IV-GEN2 hybrid armor.jpg|Douglas in artwork for his [[Blitz]] card.
File:HINF - Charm icon - Atrioxs Grip.png|A weapon charm of Douglas' crushed Mark IV helmet in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
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Douglas-042
HW2-Douglas-042.jpg
Biographical information

Homeworld:

Asphodel[1]

Born:

April 21, 2511[1]

Personal details

Species:

Human

Gender:

Male

Height:

2.238 meters (7' 4")[2]

Weight:

136.9 kilograms (302 lb)[2]

Hair color:

Brown[1]

Eye color:

Blue[1]

Political and military information

Affiliation:

Rank:

Senior Chief Petty Officer

Service number:

S-042

 

"I was looking for a second round with the ringmaster, but his whipping boy will do just fine."
— Douglas-042 about rematch with Decimus.[3]

Senior Chief Petty Officer Douglas-042, born Douglas Rutland,[1] is a SPARTAN-II supersoldier of the UNSC Naval Special Warfare Command. He was a member of Red Team and fought alongside the crew of the UNSC Spirit of Fire in February 2531.[2][4]

Biography[edit]

Conscription[edit]

Douglas Rutland was born to an affluent family in the city of Khetleya, on the remote colony of Asphodel.[5] In 2517, he was abducted and conscripted into the SPARTAN-II program headed by Dr. Catherine Halsey at the age of six. He was then taken to the human colony world of Reach and trained by the AI Déjà and Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez along with the rest of the SPARTAN children. Douglas-042 had a tough time adjusting to the SPARTAN-II program. However, after an initial bout of culture shock, his anger gave way to a quiet confidence.[5] In 2525, he and the other candidates underwent a series of augmentations to improve their strength.[6] Douglas was one of a number of "washouts" whose bodies initially rejected the augmentations, but he was able to be retrained and re-augmented separately. During the process, he was partnered with fellow augmentation washouts Alice-130 and Jerome-092, with the three being organized into an incarnation of Red Team.[7]

Battle for Arcadia[edit]

Main article: Battle for Arcadia

Douglas was a member of Red Team during the Battle for Arcadia in February 2531 and was tasked with delaying the Covenant forces long enough to evacuate the civilians of Arcadia.[8] Afterward, he and the rest of Red Team linked up with forces from the UNSC Spirit of Fire and assisted in a counter-attack on a Covenant outpost.[9] Once the plan to infiltrate a large Covenant energy shield dome was passed down from Captain James Cutter of the Spirit of Fire, he and Red Team remained with the crew to assist with the assignment. They prevented the destruction of several prototype M-145D "Rhino" artillery tanks while they ensured that the shield was destroyed.[10] After Sergeant John Forge's forces triumphed over a Scarab assault platform, the SPARTANs searched for Covenant survivors in the jungles on a Warthog.[11] Upon hearing that Professor Ellen Anders had been abducted by Arbiter Ripa 'Moramee, they went to the Spirit of Fire, which soon jumped into slipspace in pursuit of the Covenant vessel carrying Anders.[12][Note 1]

The Etran Harborage[edit]

Main article: Battle of the Etran Harborage
Douglas fighting at the Apex.

Later, upon arriving at Trove, Douglas assisted the Spirit of Fire's crew in neutralizing Covenant and Flood forces.[12] Later, Red Team assisted Marines in destroying a proto-Gravemind.[13] Some time later, he and Red Team became stranded on the surface of the shield world. With the Spirit of Fire being dragged down inside the megastructure, Red Team was assisted by Forge and his forces and successfully withdrew to the ship.[14] Red Team then assisted the crew in scouring the Flood forces from the hull of the Spirit of Fire.[15] Later, after the Spirit of Fire collided with a Covenant CPV-class heavy destroyer, Red Team successfully repelled Covenant boarders while the crew repaired the vessel's drive core.[2][16]

Once Anders was rescued, Douglas assisted Red Team in capturing a Covenant Scarab and used it to help Forge secure a beachhead.[17] The Spartans were then tasked with escorting the Spirit of Fire's slipspace drive to a teleporter that was linked to the Apex Site.[18] At the Apex Site's command center, he and Red Team engaged a force of Stealth Sangheili while Forge dueled the Arbiter. Red Team soon defeated the Covenant force and Forge killed the Arbiter with his own energy sword and Douglas rolled the Arbiter's dead body off the platform after his death. Douglas, with the Spirit of Fire's crew, was then charged with opening the gate which allowed the Spirit of Fire to exit the Shield World.[2][19] Douglas, as with the rest of the crew, entered cryo sleep after the Spirit of Fire escaped the destruction of the Shield World. After the loss of contact, the UNSC tried unsuccessfully to locate the Spirit of Fire for the next three years, before declaring the ship and its crew "lost with all hands" in 2534. Thus Douglas was declared MIA.

The Ark[edit]

Red Team encounters Isabel.

"I've missed this!"
— Douglas on his return into action.[20]

In 2559, after 28 years of drifting in space the UNSC Spirit of Fire found its way to the orbit of the Forerunner Installation 00, known as the Ark. Awakened from cryo-sleep, Douglas, as part of Red Team, was tasked with investigating a UNSC distress signal coming from surface of the Ark. There, inside an abandoned UNSC outpost, they encountered Isabel, a logistics AI, who warned the Spartans about a danger concealed on the Ark.[21] The Spartans extracted Isabel and continued investigating the outpost. However, they were soon ambushed by the Jiralhanae warlord Atriox, the leader of a mercenary organization known as the Banished: Atriox defeated the Spartans, severely wounding Douglas by crushing his left shoulder. Red Team was forced to retreat, while Atriox ordered his troops to hunt them down and capture them, in order to learn where they came from. Douglas soon fell unconscious but was carried into a Warthog by Alice. With Red Team speeding toward pickup and pursued by Ghosts, Jerome requested an orbital bombardment on their location from the Spirit of Fire. Reaching the landing zone, Alice decided to stay back and provide cover for Jerome and Douglas' safe evacuation to the Spirit, where medical teams were already awaiting Douglas.[20]

Wounded Douglas in Warthog.

Soon, after receiving medical treatment and repairing his Mjolnir armor with [GEN2] components recovered from UNSC outposts on the Ark,[5] Douglas returned to the field assisting Jerome in his mission to cripple the Banished portal network and successfully terminating Decimus, Atriox's right hand.[3] Later on Douglas led a defensive operation of a captured Forerunner particle cannon, which the UNSC used against the Enduring Conviction, immobilizing the carrier and disabling its shields, allowing Jerome and Isabel to infiltrate the carrier through its gravity lift, while Alice and her artillery units cleared out a Banished base around the lift.[22]

As soon as the Enduring Conviction was destroyed and a new Halo ring emerged from the Ark's Foundry, Douglas and Alice were ordered to cut off the Banished reinforcements Atriox was sending to the Halo via the Ark's access points, which were blocked by vehicle barricades. To overcome the enemy blockade, Douglas commandeered a Barukaza Workshop Scarab, neutralizing its previous commander, Orda Val 'Saham, while Alice provided cover for other UNSC forces.[23] After all enemy bases around access points were destroyed, Douglas and Alice were ordered to proceed through the portal and destroy it behind them, then move on to regroup with Jerome and assist with fighting the Banished forces on the ring in order to reach the control room.

As the battle on the new Halo progressed, a Retriever Sentinel appeared, wreaking havoc on the UNSC forces, who were eventually able to send it into retreat. After Red Team secured three control towers, Prof. Ellen Anders managed to take control of the massive sentinel and use its weapon to gain access to the control room.[24] As the professor descended into the control center, the Spartans and Marines stayed behind to defend the structure. With support from the Spirit of Fire, Red Team and the Marines held back heavy Banished reinforcements long enough for Anders to access the Halo's weapons systems and plant a distress beacon to the UNSC. Once the Banished forces on the ring had been dealt with, Red Team evacuated to the Spirit of Fire immediately before Halo entered slipspace and departed for the Soell system.[25]

In October, Douglas and the rest of Red Team performed a successful search and rescue mission for the surviving Ferrets following the Battle of Epsilon Clarion.[26]

Personality[edit]

Even among other Spartans, Douglas is considered something of a giant. His faith in his destiny marks Douglas as an optimist by Spartan standards, and his hopefulness often lifts the spirits of his more cynical comrades. He also displayed an aggressive grudge torwards the Banished, mainly torwards Atriox, especially after recovering from his injuries from his encounter with the Jiralhanae.[5]

Equipment[edit]

From page 85.
The emblem worn by Douglas, as seen in the Halo Encyclopedia.[27]

Douglas wears olive green Mark IV MJOLNIR armor with a white stripe along the center of the helmet. His right pauldron is painted with a red phoenix character;[1] his suit's biceps bear the image of a Sangheili skull with a bullet hole in the temple, set against a shield with crossed knives. He commonly used a four-barreled variant of the M41 rocket launcher from the Battle of Arcadia to Spirit of Fire's escape from Shield World 0459. He and Alice-130 both wielded pairs of M7 submachine guns during the raid on the Apex.[19]

After Red Team's encounter with Atriox and the subsequent operations on the Ark, Douglas' armor was repaired with new technology from various sources. Core components of his Mark IV armor could not be replicated by the Spirit of Fire, and Red Team took advantage of [GEN2] components recovered from UNSC outposts on the Ark, reverse-engineered solutions developed by Serina, and modifications made by Isabel to remain combat operational. The amalgamation of these changes and Red Team's original Mark IV armor resulted in completely new design permutations customized to the needs of each Spartan.[5]

Trivia[edit]

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  • Douglas was portrayed by Matt Waterson in Halo Wars 2.[28]
  • Douglas' name and tag are clear homages to the book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and its creator, Douglas Adams. In the book, the number 42 is stated to be "the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything".
  • Douglas' service number 42 is a 7 multiple:42/6=7. He is one of the two known Spartan-IIs (The other being Fhajad-084) to have 7 as a factor in their service number.

Gallery[edit]

  • Douglas in his GEN1 Mark IV armor.

    Douglas in his GEN1 Mark IV armor.

  • Sergeant Forge and Red Team preparing to dismount Spirit of Fire's FTL drive in Halo Wars.

    Sergeant Forge and Red Team preparing to dismount Spirit of Fire's FTL drive in Halo Wars.

  • Red Team at the Apex.

    Red Team at the Apex.

  • Red Team about to attack on the Apex.

    Red Team about to attack on the Apex.

  • Douglas firing an M6C magnum after being wounded in the Halo Wars 2: Announce Teaser.

    Douglas firing an M6C magnum after being wounded in the Halo Wars 2: Announce Teaser.

  • Douglas being crushed by Atriox in Halo Wars 2.

    Douglas being crushed by Atriox in Halo Wars 2.

  • A wounded Douglas is dragged to safety by Jerome.

    A wounded Douglas is dragged to safety by Jerome.

  • Douglas in artwork for his Blitz card.

    Douglas in artwork for his Blitz card.

  • A weapon charm of Douglas' crushed Mark IV helmet in Halo Infinite.

    A weapon charm of Douglas' crushed Mark IV helmet in Halo Infinite.

List of appearances[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The in-game timeline of Halo Wars states that Douglas-042 made a suggestion to destroy 'Moramee's vessel upon its departure from Arcadia, that he fought Sergeant Forge in the mess hall of the Spirit of Fire over the suggestions, and that the two later bonded over meals. However, Jerome-092 instead makes the suggestion in the game proper. Jerome is also the only Spartan seen to interact directly with Forge during the campaign. More importantly, Forge takes Jerome's place in the suicidal attempt to destroy the shield world's star, suggesting the camaraderie developed between Forge and the Jerome, rather than Douglas.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Halo Waypoint - Douglas-042
  2. ^ a b c d e Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 153
  3. ^ a b Halo Wars 2, campaign level, Lights Out
  4. ^ Halo Wars
  5. ^ a b c d e Halo Waypoint - Canon Fodder: The Art of War(s)
  6. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page ???
  7. ^ Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs — Alice-130
  8. ^ Halo Wars, level Arcadia City
  9. ^ Halo Wars, level Arcadia Outskirts
  10. ^ Halo Wars, level Dome of Light
  11. ^ Halo Wars, level Scarab
  12. ^ a b Halo Wars, level Anders' Signal
  13. ^ Halo Wars, level The Flood
  14. ^ Halo Wars, level Shield World
  15. ^ Halo Wars, level Cleansing
  16. ^ Halo Wars, level Repairs
  17. ^ Halo Wars, level Beachhead
  18. ^ Halo Wars, level Reactor
  19. ^ a b Halo Wars, level Escape
  20. ^ a b Halo Wars 2, campaign level The Signal
  21. ^ Gamestop: Halo Wars 2: New Character Images and Details Revealed
  22. ^ Halo Wars 2, campaign level, Hold the Line
  23. ^ Halo Wars 2, campaign level, The Foundry
  24. ^ Halo Wars 2, campaign level, The Halo
  25. ^ Halo Wars 2, campaign level, Last Stand
  26. ^ Halo: Divine Wind
  27. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 85
  28. ^ Halo Wars 2

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