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|homeworld=[[Vadam]], [[Sanghelios]]<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 11''</ref>
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|affiliation=*[[House of Vadam]]
*[[Covenant]] {{C|formerly}}
*[[Swords of Sanghelios]]
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*[[Supreme Commander]] of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] {{C|formerly}}
*[[Arbiter]]
|notable=*Killed the [[Prophet of Truth]], fragmenting the Covenant
*Primary liaison between the Sangheili and humanity
}}
{{Quote|The Arbiter. Maybe more than any other figure, a symbol of what the galaxy could one day become.|[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Thomas Lasky]] about Thel 'Vadam's accomplishments}}


'''Thel 'Vadam''' (formerly ''''Vadamee''')<ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''The long road home''</ref> is the [[Sangheili]] [[kaidon]] of the [[House of Vadam]]. He was the last [[Arbiter]] to serve the [[Covenant]], and continued to be widely known by his title in the closing months of the [[Human-Covenant War]] and in the post-war period. Presently, he leads the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] and is considered by many to be the formal leader of the Sangheili on the whole.<ref name="wp thel">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/arbiter-thel-vadam '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Arbiter Thel 'Vadam'']</ref>
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Thel commanded numerous fleets during his service in the [[Covenant]], most notably as the [[Supreme Commander]] of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]], which mounted a successful [[Fall of Reach|invasion]] and occupation of the [[human]] colony [[Reach]] and later during [[Battle of Installation 04|operations]] on [[Installation 04]]. 'Vadam was responsible for over one billion [[human]] casualties during the war, and the [[glassing]] of at least seven colonies.<ref name="terminal 3">'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminal 3]]''</ref> During the [[Great Schism]], Thel became a leading member of the Sangheili who seceded from the Covenant, and aided the UNSC in their effort to stop the Prophet of Truth and his forces from activating the [[Halo Array]]. He fought many battles alongside the [[Spartan|"demon"]] [[John-117]] on [[Installation 05]], [[Earth]], and [[Installation 00]] in the final days of the war.
    ...that the Kig-Yar Shipmistress Chur'R-Yar was the first female member of the Covenant ever to be mentioned in the Halo universe?


Returning to [[Sanghelios]] after the conclusion of the war, the Arbiter went on to become a symbol of Sangheili honor and resilience in the face of betrayal. He attempted to unite the feudal states across his homeworld in forming the first coalition government since the [[Sangheili-San'Shyuum War|First Age of Conflict]]. Despite his efforts, he met resistance from [[Covenant remnants|many of his people]], who felt that his ideals and beliefs went against the traditional values of the Sangheili.
    ...that the ancient Kig-Yar experienced a gladiatorial era on Eayn?


==Biography==
    ...that kivas were rugged pioneer settlements in the wilderness of the colony world Reach?
===Early life===
[[File:H2A Terminals - Thel training.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Thel 'Vadamee training]]
Thel was born to the [[House of Vadam]], rulers of the powerful state of [[Vadam]] on [[Sanghelios]]. In his youth, Thel was trained in the ways of fighting by his relative [[Lak 'Vadamee]].<ref name="tcp349">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 349''</ref> He later joined the [[Covenant military]], adding the "-ee" suffix to his surname according to custom. During the [[Human-Covenant War]], Thel participated in the Covenant attack on the [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] of [[Madrigal]] in [[2528]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 146 and 156''</ref>


Within a short time, Thel achieved both the rank of [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealot]] and the title of [[shipmaster]], and became [[kaidon]] of his state through the votes of Vadam's [[elder]]s.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 89''</ref> Shortly after being promoted to shipmaster, Thel sustained an injury in the training ring due to a mistake. His family hushed up the incident, as well as the resultant visit by a physician, due to the Sangheili's cultural stigma toward doctors and medical operations. During his convalescence, Thel handmade an old-fashioned [[doarmir]]-fur shipmaster's cloak, and would later wear it as part of his shipmaster's attire to remind him that he could make grave mistakes if he let his guard down.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 159''</ref> Thel's role as kaidon was important for the House of Vadam, as he was tasked with continuing the reign of the powerful state of Vadam. Early in his rule, he was attacked by three Sangheili assassins wielding energy swords. He managed to kill all three without injury, and proceeded to appear before Vadam's elders to determine which had ordered the attack. Thel discovered that the assassination orders had come from the elder [[Koida 'Vadam]], and after killing him, he ordered all of Koida's line to leave Vadam keep by sunrise.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 83-94''</ref>
    ...that C-12 is an explosive powerful enough to destroy a five-story building with only a 4x4x4 inch cube?


===Conflict at the Rubble===
    ...that French Halo fans made an unofficial Halo side-scrolling game called Halo Zero?
{{Quote|It is a poor soldier who insists on seeing things not as they are, but as he wants them to be. One day reality hits, and his illusions fail him, and he dies stupidly. What honor is there in that?|Thel 'Vadamee<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 228''</ref>}}
In [[2535]], Thel was sent to [[Charybdis IX]] with command over the vessel ''Retribution's Thunder'' to participate in the [[Battle of Charybdis IX]], while being overseen by the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]]. He and several other Sangheili boarded the {{UNSCShip|Do You Feel Lucky?}} and attempted to access the vessel's navigation database, but it had already been purged. He left and witnessed the destruction of the ship before being called to ''[[Infinite Sacrifice]]'', where he met the Prophet of Regret in person. Regret informed him of humans reportedly wielding modified Covenant weapons, a transgression he believed to be the doing of the [[Kig-Yar]]. He was then sent to the [[23 Librae]] system to track down the source of the illegal weapons traders. For the mission, his ship was accompanied by the Kig-Yar vessel ''[[A Psalm Every Day]]'', commanded by Shipmistress [[Chur'R-Mut]] and the [[Jiralhanae]] [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] [[Pellius]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 138-148''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 153''</ref>


Upon arriving at 23 Librae, Thel and his crew discovered the [[Rubble]], a collection of asteroid habitats built by Kig-Yar and Insurrectionist humans working together. Almost immediately afterward, ''Thunder'' was attacked by ''A Psalm Every Day''; Pellius had decided to betray Thel so that he could claim sole credit for the discovery. Thel and his crew were taken by surprise, allowing the traitorous vessel's second salvo to disable the ''Thunder's'' weapons, communications and engines. ''A Psalm Every Day'' escaped while Kig-Yar boarding craft and [[Type-25 Troop Carrier|Spirit]]s strafed the hull. Thel, increasingly frustrated, gave permission for his crew to abandon ship; this was a test to weed out the weaker Sangheili among his crew. Enemy Spirits destroyed the retreating craft in short order. Thel then ordered the destruction of the ''Retribution's Thunder'', which killed the boarding Kig-Yar.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 155-163''</ref> Thel, however, survived and was captured, imprisoned on the Rubble along with most of the bridge crew. They ultimately managed to escape and hijack a [[Kig-Yar shuttle]],<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 169-172''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 187-190''</ref> taking them to [[Unnamed Kig-Yar transport|another Kig-Yar vessel]]. On the surface of [[Metisette]], Thel captured the leader of the warband, [[Reth]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 194-203''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 214-217''</ref>
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[[File:H2A Terminals - Jai vs Thel.jpg|thumb|250px|Thel and Jai engaged in combat.]]
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Escaping Reth's clandestine [[Unggoy]] army, Thel returned to the Kig-Yar's vessel. Throughout the interrogation, the Sangheili were surprised by Reth's insistence that he was allying with the humans with the blessing of the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]]. According to Reth, the sale of the contraband weapons was a bluff in order to locate human worlds through tracking devices implanted in the weapons.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 227-231''</ref> Reth eventually escaped when a loyal Unggoy switched off his prison's energy barrier, fleeing via escape pod.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 235-237''</ref> Thel then turned his eyes to the Rubble, as a large skirmish between UNSC [[UNSC Midsummer Night|forces]] and Kig-Yar forces was taking place on the ''[[Infinite Spoils]]''.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 251-252''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 268''</ref> The Sangheili and his crew boarded the ''Infinite Spoils'' and came face to face with [[Jai-006]], engaging him in a brief fight. The Spartan then fled the ship with the other UNSC forces. Thel, surprised at the strength of the human warrior, stayed behind and commandeered the ''Infinite Spoils''.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 273-276''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 281-282''</ref>
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Thel managed to destroy most of the Rubble's [[mass driver]]s,<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 299-301''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 310''</ref> but was left helpless when [[The Redoubt]] was destroyed and [[Habitat Exodus]] left the system. There was little else to do but wait for the [[Hierarchs|High Prophets]] of [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]] and [[Prophet of Regret|Regret]] to arrive and recover him with his comrade, [[Zhar (Sangheili)|Zhar]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 329-330''</ref> Upon reporting the failure of the mission, Zhar attempted to kill the Prophets feeling helpless at the loss of his honor caused by the Prophet's scheming. Thel activated his [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|energy sword]] and killed his friend without mercy.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 340-342''</ref> This act prompted Truth to spare his life, and he gave Thel command over a ship in the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]].<ref name="tcp349"/>
Birthplace:


===Life as Supreme Commander===
Jericho VII[1]
{{Quote|Soon the [[Great Journey]] will begin, but when it does, the weight of your heresy will stay your feet, and you shall be left behind.|The Prophet of Truth to 'Thel Vadamee at his hearing.}}
[[File:H2A Terminals - Thel and Prophet.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Thel 'Vadamee discovering Installation 04.]]
At some point between 2535 and 2552, Thel's exceptional leadership and combat prowess earned him the rank of [[Supreme Commander]] of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]]. Sometime after this promotion he led the Covenant forces in the [[Battle of Camber]]. 'Vadamee and his fleet caught the UNSC forces completely unaware. He began his ground and orbital assault before most of the planet was aware of the attack. While 17 of his ships bombarded key defensive positions, 'Vadamee personally led an attack on the UNSC system headquarters. He first engaged the [[3rd Battalion Reserves]], who were caught completely unprepared. 'Vadamee ordered his men to wait for the humans to prepare to defend themselves before wiping out the entire unit.<ref name="h2at2">'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminal 2]]''</ref> Throughout his time as Supreme Commander he was also responsible for the glassing of [[Bounty]], [[Alluvion]], [[Mesa]], [[Greydowns]], [[Kroedis II]], and [[Estuary]]. He and his forces were responsible for over 1 billion human casualties—23,000 of them military personnel—and the destruction of 123 UNSC ships.<ref name="terminal 3"/> ONI [[ONI#Section Three|Section 3]] attempted to kill him at different times, but failed each time resulting in the deaths of several operatives.<ref name="a2at1">'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminal 1]]''</ref>


[[File:H2A - Tartarus branding.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'Vadamee, stripped of his armor and branded with the [[Mark of Shame]] by [[Tartarus]]]]
Born:
Near the end of his time serving as Supreme Commander, he led the Covenant forces under his command to victory over the UNSC's greatest military stronghold. The [[Fall of Reach]] proved to be the highlight of Thel's service in the Covenant. As the battle ended, Thel ordered a flotilla of warships to follow the fleeing {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. The ''Autumn'''s course led them to holy Forerunner artifact [[Installation 04]]. After confirming that the ring was a creation of the "gods", the [[Prophet of Stewardship]], the highest ranking political figure with the Fleet, immediately claimed authority over the operation, claiming the mission was now a religious matter. As Thel was unwilling to relinquish command with the ''Pillar of Autumn'' en route, and unable to contact ''[[High Charity]]'' to determine who held jurisdiction, a power struggle emerged between Thel and Stewardship for ultimate authority. As the [[Battle of Installation 04]] wore on, the Prophet began subverting Thel, misappropriating military forces to secure facilities on the ring. Thel sent a single infantry unit to the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' to relieve the Prophet, but it was destroyed on approach. The Prophet threatened further punishment for any future affronts to his leadership. As Thel assembled a strike force to physically relieve the Prophet, the emergency beacon on the ''[[Infinite Succor]]'' was activated. Thel dispatched a [[Covenant Special Operations|Special Operations]] force to assess the threat and procure the [[Minister of Etiology]]. As Thel was about to leave with his strike force for ''Ascendant Justice'', [[Special Operations Commander|Spec Ops Commander]] [[Rtas 'Vadum|Rtas 'Vadumee]] returned to the ship and revealed the results of his mission: the [[Flood]] had been unleashed on Halo.<ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]''</ref>
[[File:H2A - Arbiter helmet.jpg|thumb|250px|left|'Vadamee wearing the Arbiter helmet for the first time.]]
With the situation deteriorating, Thel ordered the evacuation of all ships from the ring, as well as shooting down any vessel which failed to return clean bioscans. When Thel's force arrived on ''Ascendant Justice'', he discovered that the Prophet of Stewardship had left for the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''. The crew of the ''Ascendant Justice'' acknowledged Thel's authority as Supreme Commander without hesitation.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''2010 Adjunct''</ref> Unsurprisingly, Thel refused to come to the Steward's aid after its capture by the UNSC. These distractions were to cost Thel the battle, as SPARTAN-117 and Cortana successfully detonated, ''Pillar of Autumn'' under the nose of the Covenant's occupation. With little else to be done, Thel ordered his surviving ships to fall back. This retreat was to save his life, but not his honor. In an act that further humilated Thel, the ''Ascendant Justice'' was captured by [[John-117]] and a small human boarding party. Shortly after his ships failed to pursue the ''Ascendant Justice'', Thel was called before the Covenant High Council to answer for his failures.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 340''</ref>


The loss of the holy [[Forerunner]] [[Installation 04|relic]] was an unforgivable failure in the eyes of the High Prophets and Sangheili Councilors. 'Vadamee was stripped of his rank, title, name, and honor, and branded a heretic for his failure to safeguard the Sacred Ring. The [[Mark of Shame]] was branded upon his chest, and he was sentenced to death. His corpse was to "be hung by his entrails" and "paraded through [[High Charity|the city]]" as an example to others.<ref name="thearbiter">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Arbiter]]''</ref>
March 15, 2529[2]


The Hierarchs, however, had a different fate in mind for Thel. Upon being brought before the Prophets of Truth and [[Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]], Thel was offered the choice of becoming the new [[Arbiter]]. Understanding that the office of Arbiter was itself a death sentence and seeking to regain his honor, Thel accepted.<ref name="thearbiter"/>
Species:


===Threshold gas mine===
Human
[[File:H2A-Arbiter&Sesa-02.jpg|thumb|250px|Thel encounters a [[343 Guilty Spark|Holy Oracle]] held by the [[Sesa 'Refumee|Heretic leader]]]]
{{Main|Raid on the Threshold gas mine}}
{{Quote|What would you have your Arbiter do?|'Vadamee to the Prophets}}


'Vadamee's first assignment as the Arbiter was to stop the [[Heretic]] uprising based on a [[Threshold gas mine|Forerunner gas mine]] in the atmosphere of [[Threshold]]. He was assisted by [[Rtas 'Vadumee]], [[Special Operations Sangheili]] and [[Special Operations Unggoy]]. The operation was complicated by the unexpected escape of the Flood from the facility. During the chaos that followed, the Heretic leader [[Sesa 'Refumee]] sealed himself in a protected zone of the station. The Arbiter drove the Heretics out by cutting the cables from which the facility hung, causing the gas mine to fall. After crashing his [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee]], the Arbiter fought his way through the Flood and surviving Heretics toward the station's hangar. Before Sesa 'Refumee could escape in a [[Type-31 Exoatmospheric Multirole Fighter|Seraph]], the Arbiter assassinated him, but not before the Heretic Leader revealed the source of his heresy. The Arbiter was surprised to discover that the Heretics had been aided by a Holy Oracle, the [[Monitor]] [[343 Guilty Spark]].
Gender:


With the uprising suppressed, the [[Jiralhanae]] [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae|Chieftain]] [[Tartarus]] extracted the Arbiter and used the [[Fist of Rukt]] to capture the Oracle. His actions, which involved throwing the Oracle into the [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] recklessly, angered the Arbiter's religious sensibilities. With Tartarus, he left the gas mine via Phantom, as ''[[High Charity]]'' and the fleet departed the Threshold system.
Male


===Battle of the Quarantine Zone===
Height:
{{Main|Battle of the Quarantine Zone}}
{{Quote|We shall cut into the heart of this infestation, retrieve the Icon, and burn any Flood that stand in our way!|Rtas 'Vadumee}}
[[File:H2A-Arbiter&Prophets.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Thel 'Vadamee with Prophets of Truth and Mercy]]
The High Prophets, surprised by the fact that 'Vadamee had escaped from the gas mine, decided to send him to the "[[Quarantine Zone]]" on [[Installation 05]] to retrieve the [[Activation Index|"Sacred Icon"]]. This holy relic was needed to activate Delta Halo and begin the Great Journey. Before the mission, the Arbiter witnessed the [[Changing of the Guard|replacement]] of the [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Sangheili Honor Guardsmen]] with the [[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman|Jiralhanae]] as a result of Regret's assassination at the hands of the human [[Demon]]. Though distressed by change, and voicing his concerns to the Prophet of Truth, 'Vadamee made no further comment. Fighting his way through the [[Sentinel Wall]] (with a few surviving [[Unggoy]] and [[Kig-Yar]]) to deactivate the [[Library]]'s [[quarantine shield]], he made his way on foot, aided by Rtas 'Vadumee and his Special Operations forces.


The Arbiter proceeded into the Library, encountering the remains of a battle between [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]], [[Sentinel]]s and [[Flood combat form]]s, and witnessed [[Miranda Keyes|Commander Miranda Keyes]] and [[Avery Johnson|Sergeant Johnson]] retrieving the Index. Using his armor's active camouflage, he approached Johnson and Keyes. Attacking while cloaked, 'Vadamee surprised Johnson, knocking him unconscious with a headbutt. Keyes attempted to shoot Thel, but was quickly disarmed and captured. Tartarus then arrived and captured Keyes by using his hammer's gravity manipulation abilities, claiming the Index for himself. Tartarus informed Thel about the Jiralhanae's intended genocide of the increasingly incompetent Sangheili, an act sanctioned by the High Prophets themselves. The Chieftain then knocked the stunned Arbiter into a pit leading to the depths of Installation 05.
208 centimetres (6 ft 10 in)[2]


===Control room of Installation 05===
Weight:
{{Main|Installation 05}}
{{Quote|This one is but flesh and faith, and is the more deluded.|The Gravemind describing Thel 'Vadam}}
[[File:H2AArbyChief.png|thumb|left|250px|Thel 'Vadam and John-117 captured by the Gravemind.]]
The Arbiter was rescued from his fall by the [[Gravemind]], the central intelligence of the Flood, and brought to its lair. It was here that the Arbiter met [[John-117]] for the first time. The Gravemind attempted to convince 'Vadamee that the Halos were weapons of destruction, not a path to transcendence, a position which John supported. In order to "show the truth" to the resistant Arbiter, the Gravemind [[teleportation grid|teleported]] him to the Control Room, while the Master Chief was sent to ''High Charity'' to stop the Index from activating Halo.


Observing first hand the results of the Prophets' betrayal, the Arbiter joined forces with a band of Special Operations Commandos. This small unit wasted little time in massacring the Jiralhanae responsible for executing the [[Sangheili Councilor]]s. Eventually, Thel met Rtas 'Vadumee, joining forces to reach a [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]]. Near the Scarab, the Arbiter managed to rescue several separatist prisoners, as well as a group of UNSC Marines including Sergeant Avery Johnson.
116 kilograms (260 lb)[2]


Johnson negotiated a tenuous alliance with the Arbiter in order to prevent Tartarus from activating Installation 05. Given the extreme danger posed by the ring, they both agreed that Tartarus  had to be stopped at all costs. Johnson led the offensive, using a captured Scarab to eliminate ground units while Thel provided air support with a Banshee. Together, they punched a hole through Covenant lines and reached the Control Room of Installation 05.
Hair color:
{{Clear}}
===Battle with Tartarus===
[[File:H2A-Arbiter&Co.jpg|thumb|250px|The birth of a new alliance]]
{{Quote|Tartarus, the Prophets have betrayed us.|Thel 'Vadamee's last attempt to convince the Brutes of the truth}}
'Vadamee fought several Jiralhanae Honor Guardsmen before facing Tartarus, who had forced Miranda Keyes to activate Installation 05. Attempting to open Tartarus' eyes, Thel asked [[343 Guilty Spark]] what Halo's true purpose was. The Monitor replied that the Halos were built "to destroy all sentient life within three radii of the galactic core," as a weapon of last resort against the Flood. The Forerunners had not transcended into gods, but rather died as a final sacrifice to ensure the defeat of the ancient parasite.


With this revelation, the Arbiter attempted to convince Tartarus to see reason. The Chieftain however, remained loyal to the Prophets. In the battle that followed, the Installation was activated. With the firing process enabled, the Arbiter, with sniper support from [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]], killed Tartarus after a prolonged firefight. Miranda Keyes then rushed to remove the Index, preventing the activation of the array.  The shutdown, however, activated a fail safe system; the rest of the Halos were set to standby mode, and could only be activated remotely from [[Installation 00]]. 'Vadamee then escaped the Flood-infested installation with the surviving humans and Sangheili.
Brown,[2] shaved


===Meeting the Chief on Earth===
Eye color:
[[File:Master Chief & The Arbiter.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Master Chief and Thel 'Vadam in the jungles of Kenya, Africa.]]
{{Quote|Were it so easy.|Thel 'Vadam tauntingly comments on John-117's apparent ease of overpowering him.}}


After Tartarus' defeat on Delta Halo, 'Vadamee officially changed his surname to "'Vadam", symbolizing his resignation from the Covenant; the rest of the Sangheili followed suit.
Brown[2]
Political and military information


Upon arriving on [[Earth]] with Johnson, 'Vadam and several of his allies discovered the Master Chief's point of impact after his escape from Truth's Dreadnought. When John regained consciousness, he attempted to kill 'Vadam with Johnson's [[M6G Personal Defense Weapon System|sidearm]]. Johnson quickly informed the Spartan that the surviving Sangheili had allied with humanity after the Chief's last encounter with them. The Chief took Johnson's word, and 'Vadam assisted the Master Chief through the jungles near [[Mount Kilimanjaro]], guiding him through the dense forest to the [[A2 Hydroelectric Facility|dam site]]. He then aided the Chief and the other UNSC forces during the defense of [[Crow's Nest]] from Truth's forces.
Affiliation:


===Battle of Voi===
    UNSC Navy (formerly)
{{Main|Battle of Voi}}
        Office of Naval Intelligence[1]
{{Quote|Quickly! Let us find their ship. Make short work of this abomination!|The Arbiter on the arrival of the Flood}}
            Section Three[1]
    Spartan
        SPARTAN-IV program


[[File:Voi 7.jpg|left|250px|thumb|The Master Chief and Thel 'Vadam observing the Flood-infested Covenant cruiser arrival]]
Rank:
Thel rejoined John-117 at the docks, shortly after the Master Chief cleared the road to Voi of Covenant. The two then attacked a section of the Covenant mechanized presence defending the area around the [[Portal at Voi|Forerunner Portal]]. Opening a hole in the Covenant anti-air defenses, [[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]]'s remaining ships assaulted the Prophet of Truth's [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. The airstrike was insufficient to destroy the ancient Keyship, and the activated artifact formed an enormous [[slipspace portal]] through which Truth and the Covenant fleet retreated. Before Lord Hood could consolidate the scattered human resistance, a [[Indulgence of Conviction|Flood-infested Covenant cruiser]] transitioned out of Slipspace and crashed into the city, infesting a significant area in and around Voi.


The Arbiter and the Master Chief proceeded to cauterize the local area of the Flood, battling their way to the cruiser to overload the crashed ship's engines and destroy the source of the infestation. They were aided by a handful of surviving Marines and a Sangheili Special Operations unit led by Ship Master Rtas 'Vadum. From his newly-arrived Sangheili comrades, 'Vadam learned of the fall of ''High Charity'' and how a single cruiser had escaped the station's blockade. The Arbiter assisted the Chief in clearing a path to the crashed cruiser. After the Spartan retrieved [[Cortana]] from the wreckage, Rtas 'Vadum's fleet glassed Voi and the surrounding area to prevent the Flood from spreading. Thel proved instrumental in moderating tensions between humanity and Sangheili, as the two races that had only recently been dedicated to each others' destruction. While Rtas 'Vadam callously advocated for the glassing of Earth to contain the Flood, Thel argued for a surgical strike on the landmass surrounding Voi.
    Lieutenant commander (formerly)[1]
    Spartan[3][4]


===Battle of the Ark===
Service number:
{{Main|Operation: BLIND FAITH}}
{{Quote|The Prophet will die by my hands - not theirs!|The Arbiter on the Flood entrance to the battle}}


[[File:Marines_with_'ol_Arby.PNG|250px|thumb|right|'Vadam with UNSC Marines and [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] on the ''Shadow of Intent''.]]
73808-3153-JL[2]


Conferring aboard the Sangheili flagship ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'', the allies learned from a message sent by the AI Cortana that the Flood were on their way to Earth. However, she claimed that the Gravemind was unaware of the Portal and that a solution to the Flood was there; one that would eliminate the parasite once and for all without the need to fire the entire Halo Array. Tensions quickly rose with Lord Hood wishing to make the UNSC's stand on Earth, and Thel supporting John's desire to pursue Truth and attack the Flood preemptively.
    "Jameson Locke. Ex-ONI Acquisitions Specialist. Fancy name for a hitman, that. But looking at your record, you enjoyed your work."
    —Cortana attempts to taunt Locke[5]


Arriving at the Ark, the Arbiter joined the Master Chief at the entrance of a local [[Cartographer]] facility to clear their way. Once there, they learned of Truth's location, as well as the forces he had deployed to the Ark's surface. When the group was attacked, the Arbiter joined the battle for air superiority, instructing John to follow 343 Guilty Spark to a nearby location for extraction.
Spartan Jameson "James" Locke (service number 73808-3153-JL)[2] is a Spartan-IV supersoldier and a former Office of Naval Intelligence agent.[6][7][8] Prior to becoming a Spartan, Locke had risen to the rank of lieutenant commander and served under ONI's Section III as an Acquisitions Specialist, his duties including the retrieval of important objects from the enemy as well as the tracking and assassination of high-value individuals.[1]
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With the destruction of the Covenant fleet, Rtas 'Vadum's carrier positioned itself near the Ark's [[Installation 00 Citadel|Citadel]] - where Truth planned to remotely activate the rings. Commander Keyes led a three-pronged assault on the shield generators protecting Truth's citadel. After Sergeant Major Johnson failed to deactivate the third generator due to heavy resistance, the Arbiter landed his forces at the third tower to deactivate the final generator and shut down the barrier.
    1 Biography
        1.1 Childhood and early career
        1.2 Terrorist attack on Sedra
        1.3 Mission to Alpha Shard
        1.4 Becoming a Spartan-IV
        1.5 Battle of Kamchatka
        1.6 Hunt on Meridian
        1.7 Mission to Sanghelios
        1.8 Conflicts on Genesis
    2 Personality and traits
    3 Equipment
    4 Production notes
    5 Gallery
    6 List of appearances
    7 Sources


As 'Vadum prepared to bomb Truth's position, ''High Charity'' exited Slipspace, crashing into the Ark. In its plummet to the surface, ''High Charity'' scattered a barrage of infection capsules which crippled the carrier. The Arbiter led his forces in conjunction with the Marines to clear the third tower of Flood, with the Chief's assistance. As a security measure, the Arbiter escorted a distressed 343 Guilty Spark to reconnoiter the damage inflicted to the Ark by the Flood, leaving his Sangheili with the Chief to push on to the Citadel.
Biography
Childhood and early career


===Death of Truth===
Born on the human colony of Jericho VII on March 15, 2529,[2] Locke was orphaned when the Covenant invaded his homeworld in 2535, being evacuated from the planet only minutes before its glassing by the Covenant. Losing everyone he had known, Locke was placed in a state orphanage with other children who had suffered a similar fate. Upon growing older, many of his compatriots enlisted in the United Nations Space Command, eager for revenge against the Covenant. However, Locke continued to blame the government for their failure to defend his homeworld and came to the conclusion that the UNSC was incapable of protecting its citizens. As a result, he became a freelance tracker and assassin. Locke's atypical behavior and questionable allegiances eventually caught the eye of the Office of Naval Intelligence, who planned to train Locke into a specific role within their organization. Seeking a greater purpose in life, Locke accepted ONI's offer to join and entered their extensive training program where he honed his skills to perfection and became one of ONI's top field operatives, serving Section Three as an Acquisitions Specialist.[1]
[[File:TruthDeath-large.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Thel 'Vadam executes the Prophet of Truth.]]
{{Quote|no=two|q1=I...am...Truth! The voice of the Covenant!|The Prophet of Truth|q2=And so, you must be silenced.|Thel 'Vadam|The exchange between 'Vadam and Truth moments before 'Vadam executed Truth.}}
After Thel and John entered the Citadel, the Flood [[Gravemind]] formed a tentative alliance with them, claiming that it would cooperate with them in order to kill Truth and abort the firing of the [[Halo Array]]. Fighting through the remains of Truth's forces, the unlikely comrades stood before the last High Prophet of the Covenant. The Arbiter approached Truth, who had been infected by the Flood and was undergoing mutation. The Gravemind spoke through Truth, informing Truth that he was deluded to think he could achieve godhood. Thel claimed that he would have his vengeance upon a Prophet, not a disease, and killed Truth with his energy sword before he could fully transform. After John deactivated the Halo Array, he and Thel faced the betrayal of the Flood, which now no longer faced any obstacles in killing the two and going on to consume the galaxy.
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===Destroying the Flood===
On September 26, 2552, Locke compiled a target profile report concerning Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee, detailing the Sangheili's personal history from the UNSC's first known encounter with him on the Rubble to the glassing of Reach. Locke concluded the report by recommending the immediate termination of 'Vadamee if the Covenant advance were to be slowed in any significant manner. This report was later accessed by John-117.[9][10] Locke offered to personally carry out the assassination, though the outbreak of the Great Schism months later and 'Vadamee's partnership with the UNSC after becoming the Arbiter led to the UNSC abandoning the plan.[11]
[[File:Halo Chief Arbiter.jpg|thumb|right|250px|John-117 and Thel 'Vadam in Johnson's Warthog]]
Terrorist attack on Sedra
{{Quote|This is our fight. And I will see it finished.|Thel 'Vadam to his fellow Sangheili}}


After a desperate escape from the Flood, the two soldiers witnessed the construction of a new Installation 04. As the newly created Halo was not linked to the rest of the network, it could be fired safely, destroying every remaining Flood infection form in its radius without harming humanity or the Covenant client races. The Arbiter, Johnson and Rtas 'Vadum evacuated all UNSC and Covenant separatist forces from the Ark while John went to rescue Cortana and retrieve the original Index from ''High Charity''. Thel later arrived on ''High Charity'' shortly after John set it to self destruct, using a [[M7057 Defoliant Projector|flamethrower]] to cover their escape.
    Main article: Terrorist attack on Sedra City


The two then escaped on a [[D77H-TCI Pelican|Pelican dropship]], crashing it into Installation 04B; after fighting through numerous Flood forms, they rendezvoused with Sergeant Major Johnson and 343 Guilty Spark at the [[Control Room]]. The Monitor betrayed them after realizing that an immediate activation of the incomplete ring would destroy it and damage the Ark. In the battle that followed, the [[rampancy|rampant]] 343 killed Johnson and knocked the Arbiter out of the room. After the destruction of 343, both Cortana and Thel expressed sorrow over Johnson's death, noting his sacrifice would not be forgotten. John activated Halo, with Thel and Cortana joining him as they escaped the crumbling Halo in a [[Warthog]]. They succeeded in reaching the ''Forward Unto Dawn'' and escaped the Ark and Halo just before it fired. Before departing to the bridge, Thel and John nodded to each other, a moment of mutual respect between warriors. This would be the last time 'Vadam would see the Chief for several years, as he then exited the hangar, and made his way to the bridge, while Chief and Cortana stayed behind and guided the frigate to its jump point, but the slipspace portal collapsed as ''Forward Unto Dawn'' transitioned. The aft end of the ship, with John-117 and Cortana aboard, was sheared off and left adrift in unknown space. The bow section, containing 'Vadam, completed the jump and crash-landed on Earth, where he was rescued. The Covenant Empire had ceased to exist, and Thel began the first steps to bring his people into a new future.
    "What the hell did they do to us?"
    —Jameson Locke, after observing the aftermath of the attack


===Leader of the Sangheili===
Locke observing a Type-25 Spirit taking off
{{quote|Arbiter is a title I would prefer to forget. I’m simply a kaidon again. As such, I’ve come to appeal for unity.|Thel during one of his meetings with Sangheili}}
Thel acted as a voice of reform to the Sangheili. Returning to his homeworld, he planned to visit each state to make his case for permanent peace with the [[human]]s they had battled for so many years;<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 130''</ref> one of these would be a meeting in the state of [[Mdama]]. It was here that he announced that he no longer felt he was an Arbiter, but simply a kaidon. He told the elders that if any of them disagreed with him strongly enough, they could attempt an assassination as per Sangheili tradition.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 58-61''</ref>


These reforms did not meet with universal approval. By January 2553, there was great dissent among disparate Sangheili factions, especially from the more devout believers in the Forerunners' divinity. Some, such as [[Avu Med 'Telcam]] and his [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]], saw the Arbiter as a traitorous leader that has betrayed their faith and sought to finish their war with humanity. Additionally, many devout believers regarded Thel a "false Arbiter", stating that his very existence was heretical as he did not sacrifice himself in battle as was traditional of Arbiters in the Covenant. Others opposed 'Vadam not on religious grounds but due to his alliance with humanity, considering the notion of peace with the humans hopeless.<ref name="wp thel"/> Thel argued with logic, they had not only failed to defeat humanity in the end, but the sundering of the Covenant had left their people without the technical expertise to replace lost warships, or maintain their own infrastructure.
On February 7, 2556, Locke led an ONI team dispatched to the distant human colony Sedra to investigate terrorist activity. During the investigation Locke's unit and the Sedran Colonial Guard were forced to cooperate after Sedra City was targeted by a Sangheili Zealot terrorist wielding a powerful bioweapon. While patrolling the outskirts of Sedra City, the team spotted a Yonhet smuggler named Axl supplying the Sangheili Zealot with a stasis refrigerant. While Agent Ramos apprehended Axl, Locke, Horrigan, and Estrin pursued the Sangheili. Locke chased the Sangheili into a city access tunnel while Horrigan and the rest of the unit headed directly to the city. After a brief skirmish inside the access tunnel, the Zealot escaped into a Sedran mall with Locke pursing him. As the Sangheili prepared to activate the bioweapon, Locke jumped on top of the Zealot, disabled the alien's energy shielding, and wounded him with his M6H magnum. Locke attempted to force the Sangheili to surrender, but the Zealot jumped off a ledge and activated the bioweapon instead, killing himself in the process. Many humans throughout the city began showing signs of infection, including Locke's fellow operatives Jordan Gaines and Mason Hundley. The unit went to the Sedra Colonial Guard Hospital, where Locke and the uninfected members of his unit went through a decontamination process. After searching the freighter used to transport the bioweapon to Sedra, Locke and his unit witnessed Colonel Randall Aiken brutally interrogating Axl. However, speaking in the Covenant's trade pidgin, Locke persuaded Axl into revealing what he knew of the origins of the element used in the bioweapon.[12]


In the midst of these events, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] secretly assisted 'Telcam in creating an insurrection against 'Vadam, in order to keep the Sangheili divided and prevent them from threatening the UNSC.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 20-26''</ref>
The unit learned of the weapon's core component—an entirely new element originating from a partly functioning segment of Installation 04 that orbited perilously close to a red giant star. The team discovered that a second tug was travelling to the shard to mine the element's deposits on the fragment. After getting the approval of Rear Admiral Goodwin, the team was forced to cooperate with the Sedran Colonial Guard to travel to the Alpha Shard, capture the smugglers who mined the element for interrogation, and destroy the deposits of the element with a HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon. However, they would be forced to complete their expedition within the sixteen hours the ring's landscape side faced away from the star; during the "day" the temperature and radiation would become unbearable. Taking a D81-LRT Condor to the partially functioning fragment, eleven ONI and Colonial Guard personnel traveled to Alpha Shard.[12]
Mission to Alpha Shard


===Cessation of war===
    Main article: Mission to Alpha Shard
[[File:Handshake-large.jpg|thumb|250px|Lord Hood and Thel 'Vadam shaking hands at the [[Voi Memorial]] -  a sign of detente between the humans and the Sangheili.]]
{{Quote|no=two|q1=I remember how this war started. What your kind did to mine... I can't forgive you... but, you have my thanks. For standing by him to the end. Hard to believe [[John-117|he]]'s dead...|Lord Hood|q2=Were it so easy...|Thel 'Vadam|'Vadam's response to Lord Hood during the Voi Memorial.}}


In February [[2553]], 'Vadam met with [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Lord Terrence Hood]], along with [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Serin Osman]], [[Corporal]] [[Vasily Beloi]] and [[Evan Phillips|Dr. Evan Phillips]] in the state of Vadam on Sanghelios. There, he and Lord Hood discussed the fragile state of both species, as well as a treaty to formalize the peace. Hood then invited 'Vadam to a [[Voi Memorial|memorial service]] on Earth, and in return 'Vadam invited Dr. Phillips to study Sangheili history and culture on their homeworld.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 358-361''</ref>
Agent Locke during the operation on Alpha Shard


On March 3, 2553, 'Vadam was present at the dedication of the memorial to those humans lost during the Covenant War. He was thanked by Hood for standing alongside John-117 "to the end"; knowing the resilience of the Spartan first hand, Thel expressed doubt as to the soldier's death. The Arbiter departed for Sanghelios aboard the ''Shadow of Intent'' along with Rtas 'Vadum, to ensure the security of their people.
    Locke: "ONI work better alone."
    Aiken: "You are lucky ONI is even coming in an advisory capacity."
    —Locke and Aiken arguing about who should participate in operation[12]


===Blooding Years===
During the journey through slipspace in the Condor, Locke allowed Aiken to take tactical command of the mission. Locke also revealed to Private Talitha Macer that Colonel Aiken was once a Spartan-II. Eventually, the crew arrived at their destination and landed on the Halo shard's surface. Donning their powered Nightfall armor, Locke and the other three ONI operators jumped out of the Condor at a significant height. After discovering the abandoned tug used by the smugglers, the team discovered horse tracks nearby. The team moved to the tracks' direction and come across two smugglers—Arris Le and Haisal Wari—mining the element in a cave. The smugglers attempted to escape but Locke and Horrigan quickly incapacitated and restrained the smugglers. The group began to return to the Condor for extraction; however, while the dropship was setting down, a large number of Lekgolo appeared and began to swarm over the Condor and it flew off erratically—now controlled by the Lekgolo. As more of the Lekgolo eels appeared, Locke ordered for the group to retreat as three of the Sedrans and the horses were killed. The Lekgolo, in large gestalt formations, began to pursue the group who escaped into a narrow crevice. Locke used a special appliance to holographically camouflage their position from the aliens. However, the Lekgolo quickly sensed the cloaking unit and destroyed it. As the eels closed in on the group, Arris revealed that the Lekgolo can sense active technology and movement, prompting the group to reluctantly shut down the electronics present in their equipment. Unable to detect the humans, most of the Lekgolo left the area and the nine survivors moved out of the crevice. Locke briefly stayed behind to observe a lone Lekgolo worm, before crushing it in his fist.[13]
{{Main|Blooding Years}}
The group traversing across a river.
{{quote|The assault on Vadam must begin now.|Avu Med 'Telcam signaling the start of uprising}}
In March 2553, the Arbiter greeted Phillips in Vadam. Phillips requested a tour of Sanghelios' most ancient cities to which Thel approved and assigned Phillips an escort, [[Cadan 'Ilmir]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 425''</ref>  Not long after, they lost Phillips in [[Ontom]] after dissident Jiralhanae detonated an explosive in the state. In the wake of this uprising, 'Telcam and the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]] launched their attack on the state of Vadam. 'Vadam was later contacted by Lord Hood who informed him that he could recover Phillips and quell the rebellion. 'Vadam was doubtful of his offer but graciously accepted his help.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''pages 236-238''</ref> Despite 'Telcam's ship having been shot down early in the battle, the situation on Sanghelios intensified as reinforcements from like-minded [[keep]]s arrived to attack Vadam keep. Lord Hood arrived on Sanghelios onboard humanity's most powerful ship, {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. The Arbiter was caught off guard and as his own reinforcements failed to arrive on time, he reluctantly accepted the UNSC's help in fending off the attackers. ''Infinity'' decimated the rebel forces while {{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}} posed as a Kig-Yar pirate ship and covertly destroyed some of 'Vadam's ships, leaving the Arbiter with a Pyrrhic victory. After the battle, 'Vadam was in talks to visit UNSC ''Infinity''.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 405''</ref>


Later in 2553, 'Vadam sent 'Vadum on missions to the frontier colonies to give the shipmaster a much needed break from combat. However, during these missions, 'Vadum encountered a surviving Covenant [[Prelate]] and [[Minister (title)|minister]]—[[Tem'Bhetek]] and [[Boru'a'Neem]]. With the help of [[Tul 'Juran]] of [[Rahnelo]], 'Vadum was able to defeat the two San'Shyuum. Afterwards, 'Vadum contacted 'Vadam and briefed him on the events that transpired. 'Vadam attempted to convince his friend to return to Sanghelios for a break, but 'Vadum wished to continue his missions in the frontier to search for the remaining San'Shyuum, to which the Arbiter agreed to. At 'Vadum's suggestion, 'Vadam also amended the Swords of Sanghelios' protocol to allow the enlistment of females in the military after 'Vadum personally witnessed the skill 'Juran showed in combat.<ref>'''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]''', ''pages 81-83'' (Google Play edition)</ref> In [[2555|March of 2555]], the UNSC contacted 'Vadam after discovering that the Halo Array had been set to fire in three weeks. The countdown had been initiated from the Ark, and the UNSC requested the Swords of Sanghelios' aid in re-activating the [[Portal at Voi|portal]] at [[Voi]] in order to dispatch a team there to disable the activation sequence. As he was preoccupied with the ongoing civil war, 'Vadam sent [[Usze 'Taham]] and [[N'tho 'Sraom]], along with several other Sangheili aboard [[corvette]] ''[[Mayhem]]'' and a [[Huragok]] to aide the humans.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''pages 59-66''</ref>
As the group continued their trek to the Condor, the team realized that only two individuals would be able to leave Alpha Shard in the smugglers' tug and that which two individuals that would leave would be decided when the mission was completed. To prevent the Lekgolo worms from tracking them, the team ditched their armor. As infighting within the group occurred, Locke promised the smugglers that they would be given a fair chance to survive if they help the team. Additionally, Locke reprimanded Horrigan after the latter suggested leaving the Sedrans and smugglers behind. Eventually, the team took a break to allow everyone to refill on fresh oxygen. The activation of the oxygen breathers alerted the Lekgolo of the team's presence. After the break, the team continued on their journey, but Sergeant Samantha Wisner dropped her breather and it rolled down a hill, activating in the progress. While Ramos went to check on her, Locke realized that the two were missing. However, the Lekgolo worms attacked Wisner and Ramos escaped just as Locke arrived. While Wisner was killed, Locke and Ramos retreated back to the group with the Lekgolo in pursuit. While attempting to escape the worms, Locke fell off a ledge and his foot became wedged under a rock. Macer arrived at his position to help him, but Locke refused and gave her his two oxygen breathers while he prepared to make a final stand against the Lekgolo. However, Macer activated one of the breathers and used it to distract the worms while she helped Locke free himself.[14] As the survivors regrouped, they hid to avoid the Lekgolo. To allow the team to escape, Horrigan pushed Haisal down a hill to be devoured by the worms. After escaping from the worms, Locke berated Horrigan for "playing god".[15]


===Peace talks===
While continuing on towards the Condor, Locke and Aiken conversed with each other. While Aiken told him that he was willing to die, Locke planned to survive, although he was unwilling to sacrifice members of his team. Shortly after, Horrigan desperately urged Locke to join him to escape in the smugglers' tug together. Locke maintained that he would let luck choose who would survive. While traversing alongside the edge of a cliff, Ramos secretly allowed Estrin to fall to his death after the latter refused to join Ramos in an alliance. After passing the cliff, the group took another oxygen break, but a stand-off ensured as Horrigan held Aiken at gunpoint and demanded him to give up the remaining oxygen tank. Although Locke pulled his magnum on Horrigan and ordered for him to stand down, Ramos sided with Horrigan and the two forced Locke to surrender. As Horrigan and Ramos left for the tug with Arris, the weapons, and oxygen pack, Aiken discovered the Condor nearby.[15]
{{Main|Battle of Ealen IV}}
[[File:Thel Ealen IV.png|thumb|250px|Thel 'Vadam slays a [[Kig-Yar]] [[Kig-Yar Sniper|Sniper]] during the battle on [[Ealen IV]].]]
{{Quote|He's had every reason to hate us, both before and after the war. The old Covenant races probably would have come after humanity a long time ago if he hadn't insisted we were important to their survival.|Captain [[Thomas Lasky]] about the Arbiter before the meeting on Ealen IV.}}
In [[2558]], Thel 'Vadam decided to enter into negotiations with the Jiralhanae, with the UNSC ''Infinity'' being assigned to escort him. On March 5, 'Vadam met with Lord Hood and the [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] [[Lydus]] on [[Ealen IV]]. During the negotiations, [[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group|Covenant mercenaries]] led by [[Vata 'Gajat|Shipmaster 'Gajat]] attacked the delegates. [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Thomas Lasky]], [[Sarah Palmer|Commander Sarah Palmer]], and the [[SPARTAN-IV Program|Spartan-IVs]] defended the delegation and evacuated them from the chamber. Lydus accused 'Vadam of betraying him, but Thel reassured him that he had no part in the attack as he killed a [[Kig-Yar Sniper]] attempting to assassinate Lydus. When their evacuation ship was destroyed, the security detail proceeded to escort the delegates to a nearby parts depot.<ref>'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 1|Issue #1]]''</ref>


Inside the repair depot, 'Vadam notified Hood and the rest of an old fortified redoubt in which they could take refuge in. Captain Lasky ordered Palmer and the protection detail to escort the delegation to the redoubt. As the party escaped the depot, they were intercepted by a Covenant [[Type-56 Lich|Lich]]. Palmer quickly acted and threw her helmet filled with grenades and destroyed the Lich. The delegation stayed back as [[Fireteam Jackknife]] and their bodyguards went ahead to ensure the redoubt was safe for them to use as shelter.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 2|Issue #2]]''</ref> However, as the delegates entered the redoubt, [[Vladimir Scruggs|Spartan Scruggs]] of [[Fireteam Jackknife]]—who had betrayed his team—ambushed the group and held Hood hostage. 'Vadam queried Scruggs on what his demands were; Scruggs stated that they would discuss them once his associates arrived. With the Covenant bearing on the site in force, the ambassadors' security detail discovered [[Covenant cargo tug|a craft]] they could use to evacuate. Thanks to the sacrifices of Fireteam Bailey, the delegation, Lasky and the surviving Spartans made it aboard ''Infinity'', which rallied the feuding Sangheili and Jiralhanae fleets and forced 'Gajat's forces into retreat.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 3|Issue #3]]''</ref>
With the nuclear ordnance recovered and the Condor having limited flight capability, Randall volunteered to detonate the warhead while Locke and Macer used the Condor to reach the tug. While Arris, Ramos, and Horrigan were consumed by the Lekgolo during their attempt to escape, Macer and Locke barely evaded the same fate. Unbeknownst to the pair, Randall's activation of the nuke drew the Lekgolo to his position, allowing the pair to escape Alpha Shard before the nuke's detonation.[16]
Becoming a Spartan-IV
Fireteam Osiris' formation


===Victory on Sanghelios===
In 2556, Locke was selected to become a Spartan-IV and underwent the augmentation procedures. Leading dangerous and highly sensitive operations throughout the former Outer Colonies, Locke was often tasked with missions beyond the reach of UNSC support and has garnered an impressive and successful career in the field. As of August of 2558, Locke had participated in numerous low-profile, yet critical, operations. He participated in Operation: DELHI, a denial of material mission against insurrectionist forces on Hat Yai; Locke succeeded in destroying twenty-one special technical assets. In Operation: MAD HATTER, Locke was a part of a counter-mobility strike in a redacted location on Boundless Artifice, a Jiralhanae-controlled "forgeship". He later participated in a surveillance mission, known as Operation: EASTERN AZURE, on Kig-Yar salvage operations and mapping of slipspace routes at Arcadia in the Procyon system. Locke had also served as security for an ONI xenoarchaeological survey team at a redacted location for Operation: DAWN ECLIPSE.[2] By October of 2558, he had been assigned to lead Fireteam Osiris, comprised of Spartan-IVs Olympia Vale, Edward Buck, and Holly Tanaka. Fireteam Osiris was charged with carrying out a variety of complex missions for the UNSC Security Council and High Command.[17]
Battle of Kamchatka


[[File:H5G-SOSrally.png|thumb|250px|The Arbiter rallying his forces]]
    Main article: Battle of Kamchatka
{{Quote|Hunt them to the last. Today we extinguish the Covenant's light '''forever'''!|Thel 'Vadam during the [[Battle of Sunaion]]}}


Following [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s death on [[Kamchatka]] in [[2558#October|October 2558]], the remaining forces of [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|'Mdama's Covenant]] regrouped and launched an [[Battle of Sanghelios|assault]] on Sanghelios.<ref name="sos">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', campaign level ''[[Swords of Sanghelios (level)|Swords of Sanghelios]]''</ref> The Covenant used the city of [[Sunaion]] over [[Csurdon Sea]] as a staging point to launch an attack against Swords of Sanghelios territory, though the Arbiter countered this move by establishing a forward operating base in the ruins of [[Nuusra]] on the sea's coast.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/sunaion '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Sunaion'']</ref> However, the Covenant attacked first and laid siege to the Swords of Sanghelios base on Nuusra, pushing back 'Vadam and his forces to the [[Elder Council Chamber]].<ref name="sos"/>
    "Jul 'Mdama is an opportunist, not a leader. It was only a matter of time before his version of the Covenant started to break."
    —Jameson Locke[18]


Meanwhile, John-117 and the rest of [[Blue Team]] had apparently gone rogue to pursue Cortana and the UNSC dispatched [[Fireteam Osiris]] to retrieve them. After Blue Team escaped Osiris aboard a Forerunner [[Guardian]] that Cortana had enter slipspace to an unknown location, Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] and Spartan Sarah Palmer proposed for Osiris to utilize the Guardian located near Sunaion to follow Blue Team. Not wishing for the UNSC to get too engaged in the Sangheili civil war, Lasky had ''Infinity'' travel to Swords of Sanghelios and arranged for Osiris to be escorted to the Arbiter's position by Swords of Sanghelios soldiers. Osiris fought their way to the Arbiter's position at the Elder Council Chamber, while the Covenant started to overwhelm the Swords of Sanghelios at the camp. With help from surviving Swords of Sanghelios soldiers, the Spartans eliminated the Covenant forces around the chamber and moved inside to find the Arbiter; Osiris arrived at his position just as he was single-handedly killing several Covenant Sangheili. Contacting [[Mahkee 'Chava]], Osiris was extracted from the chamber along with the Arbiter by a [[Type-57 Phantom]].<ref name="sos"/> Returning to the Arbiter's primary camp in Nuusra with Palmer and Halsey, 'Vadam and Osiris leader Spartan [[Jameson Locke]] spoke about using Sunaion's Guardian to pursue Blue Team. However, using her recently gained access to the [[Domain]], Cortana suddenly blacked out every network at the camp. Halsey came up with a plan that involved locating a Forerunner [[Constructor]] at a support station for the Guardian and inputting commands into it to make the construct activate the Guardian for Osiris.<ref name="alliance">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[Alliance]]''</ref>After Thel discovered that [[Murok 'Vadam]], one of his own family, had betrayed him, he had Murok killed.
After several human colonies were unexpectedly attacked by mysterious Forerunner entities, Doctor Catherine Halsey contacted UNSC Infinity with information about the attacks. In response, Locke and the rest of Fireteam Osiris were tasked with rescuing Dr. Halsey from the custody of Covenant Supreme Commander Jul 'Mdama on the Forerunner world of Kamchatka.[18]
Locke after assassinating 'Mdama


[[File:Thelbadass.png|thumb|250px|left|Thel fighting at Sunaion]]
After being briefed by Captain Thomas Lasky of UNSC Infinity, the Spartans were delivered to Kamchatka via D79-TC Pelican, where they discovered the Covenant engaging their former Promethean allies. Osiris exited the Pelican dropship to free fall past battling Covenant and Promethean ships, using their armor's thrusters to control their following landing. Osiris landed on a mountainside, where the Covenant and Prometheans were currently engaged in combat and the Spartans fought their way through the terrain. While Vale eliminated Covenant forces aboard a Type-57 Phantom, Locke and the rest of Osiris battled numerous Covenant and Promethean forces on the ground. As one of the Covenant blockade runners crashed into a nearby mountain peak, Osiris regrouped and was forced to outrun the ensuring avalanche. The Spartans leaped off a cliff and slide down the mountainside, where they promptly engaged nearby Covenant forces in a valley. With 'Mdama and Halsey located in a nearby Forerunner structure, Fireteam Osiris fought their way past Covenant and Promethean forces to reach their targets' location. Although 'Mdama had a Kraken deployed to fend off the hostile forces assaulting his location, the Prometheans managed to force the walker to retreat.[18]
The Covenant deployed a [[Kraken]] between the support station and Osiris' position. While the Arbiter's forces engaged the Kraken with air squadrons, Osiris provided ground support. While the Swords of Sanghelios pushed the Kraken into a retreat, Osiris boarded the walker and destroyed its power core. With the Kraken destroyed, Osiris entered the nearby Forerunner support station and retrieved the Constructor. However, the Spartans were suddenly engaged by [[Promethean]] constructs.<ref name="enemy lines">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[Enemy Lines]]''</ref> After battling their way to the extraction point, Osiris returned to the Swords of Sanghelios camp at Nuusra, where 'Vadam was ready to begin the attack on Sunaion and finally destroy the Covenant. As the Constructor departed to activate the Guardian, the Arbiter's forces launched their assault on Sunaion.<ref name="before the storm">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[Before the Storm]]''</ref> 'Vadam and Osiris traveled to Sunaion aboard a [[Type-56 Lich]], narrowly avoiding [[Type-56 Shrike|anti-air weaponry]]. While the Arbiter led forces in engaging Covenant forces, Osiris destroyed the anti-air emplacements to allow the more air support from one of the Swords of Sanghelios' fleets. Osiris then moved towards the Guardian's position, with Locke warning the Arbiter to move his fleet before the Guardian set off its concussive blasts upon activation. However, Promethean constructs began engaging the Swords of Sanghelios near the Guardian's location and started to overwhelm the Arbiter's forces. As the Guardian began to initiate its activation sequence, parts of the city began falling apart. Osiris arrived at the 'Vadam's location just as he was killing a [[Promethean Knight]]. The Arbiter and the four Spartans came under attack from Promethean forces and were soon attacked by the [[Warden Eternal]]. The five managed to defeat the Warden and his Prometheans, just as the Guardian began to leave Sanghelios. Palmer managed to pick up the Spartans in a Pelican and drop them off aboard the Guardian before the construct left the planet into slipspace. 'Vadam then regrouped with his own soldiers and led the Swords of Sanghelios in eliminating the last of the Covenant forces on the planet.<ref name="sunaion">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[Battle of Sunaion|Battle of Sunaion]]''</ref>


After his victory at Sunaion, 'Vadam and his forces returned to their campsite at Nuusra with Halsey and Palmer. After Cortana escaped with numerous Guardians at her disposal, Blue Team and Fireteam Osiris traveled to Sanghelios where they met up with 'Vadam, Halsey, and Palmer to begin plotting their next move.<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[Guardians (level)|Guardians]]''</ref>
As Osiris battled their way to the structure, they arrived at 'Mdama's and Halsey's position on a balcony. While Tanaka, Vale, and Buck engaged 'Mdama's Zealot guards, Locke charged towards 'Mdama to begin engaging the Supreme Commander in close-quarters combat. After a brief fight, Locke managed to assassinate 'Mdama, and Tanaka, Vale, and Buck quickly eliminated the remaining Sangheili soldiers on the platform. With Halsey recovered, Osiris and the doctor returned to UNSC Infinity.[18]
Hunt on Meridian


==Personality and traits==
    Main article: Battle of Meridian (2558)
[[File:H2A - Thel's face.jpg|thumb|250px|Thel after the Hierarchs offer him the position of Arbiter.]]
Thel, like most Sangheili, held an obsession with honor and tradition for most of his adult life. However, he was more flexible than his peers when it came to the tactics that he used, and in particular showed a keen interest in human weapons even before the Great Schism. His worldview changed greatly during the Great Schism. While once zealous and unquestioningly obedient to the Prophets' will, after learning of the true nature of the Halo rings, he became more open-minded and accepting of the humans, his former enemies. His experiences as Arbiter also made him more pragmatic than most Sangheili, being willing to accept help from the UNSC in fending off an assault on [[Vadam keep|his keep]]. He has shown to be true to his title "Arbiter", and sometimes tries to negotiate with his enemies, such as [[Yanme'e]] during the Battle of Earth.


As noted by [[Jameson Locke]], Thel was an incredibly brilliant commander, known for utilizing advanced tactics that made his fleet unstoppable. Among the Covenant, he was noted for being one of the youngest Sangheili to attain the ranks of both Shipmaster and Supreme Commander.<ref name="a2at12">'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminal 12]]''</ref> During the war, 'Vadamee was known for his tendency to lead campaigns from the front lines. His unorthodox tactics in comparison to the Covenant at large quickly caught the eye of ONI; Lieutenant Commander Locke considered him the most dangerous asset the Covenant had due to his unpredictability and tactical flexibility.<ref name="a2at1"/> After the [[Fall of Reach]], 'Vadamee's influence within the Covenant fleet had grown so great [[Sesa 'Refumee]] suspected the Prophets may perceive him as a threat to their power even before learning of his appointment as Arbiter.<ref name="a2at13">'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminal 13]]''</ref>
    Edward Buck: "You know, Locke… Every other Spartan… every soldier, when they hear about this… they're gonna hate us. You know that, right?"
[[File:H2A-Arbiter&Rtas-01.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Rtas 'Vadum and Thel 'Vadam during the raid on the Threshold gas mine]]
    Jameson Locke: "You're not the only one here because of him."
Thel also managed to inspire great loyalty in his subordinates. While [[Rtas 'Vadum]] initially lost his respect for Thel for the loss of Installation 04, Thel's subsequent actions at the gas mine and Installation 05 restored his respect for Thel 'Vadam, to the point Rtas spared Earth from a full [[glassing]] at Thel's urging. [[Jora 'Konaree]] thought of him like a cousin, and Sesa 'Refumee considered him to be the only individual that he would trust with [[343 Guilty Spark]]'s revelations, though Thel's appointment as Arbiter prevented any detailed conversations. Even so, however, he was able to comprehend the same message when it was told to him by the [[Gravemind]], [[John-117]], and [[343 Guilty Spark]].
    —Buck and Locke, upon being tasked with capturing Blue Team[19]


After the Battle of Installation 04, he was ashamed for his failure at Halo, and wished only to regain his honor before dying for the Prophets. He remained stubbornly attached to his faith even after the betrayal of Tartarus and his encounter with the Gravemind. However, when he heard the truth of the Sacred Rings from 343 Guilty Spark, he finally accepted the truth surrounding the Great Journey. Following his betrayal by the Prophets, Thel developed an intense hatred of San'Shyuum. Despite this, Thel was gracious enough to attempt to reason with the Jiralhanae Chieftain [[Tartarus]] in [[Control Room (Installation 05)|Installation 05's Control Room]].
Upon their return to Infinity, Fireteam Osiris learned that Spartan-IIs John-117, Kelly-087, Linda-058, and Fred-104 of Blue Team traveled to the Outer Colony of Meridian—absent without leave—to investigate smart AI Cortana's location. Osiris was tasked with embarking to the recently resettled and now independent Meridian to track down Blue Team and take them back to the UNSC.[19] To prepare for the mission, Locke tasked an AI to identify weaknesses in Spartan-IIs and the MJOLNIR Mark VI.[20] Fireteam Osiris arrived at Pinnacle Station—the Meridian space elevator—via Pelican, where they descended to the moon's surface. Osiris quickly discovered that the world was also under attack from Promethean constructs and Meridian's settlers were desperately attempting to fend off the invaders. In exchange for colony leader Governor Sloan's cooperation, Osiris agreed to help defend Meridian from the Prometheans. After destroying the Prometheans that were assaulting the outpost at the space elevator's base, the Spartans began travelling to Meridian Station, the lead settlement on the moon which the Prometheans were attempting to invade. However, Sloan was reluctant to give Osiris access to the road leading to the settlement, fearing that the Prometheans would follow. However, Osiris eliminated the surrounding Prometheans and Sloan allowed the Spartans to have access to the road. At Sloan's request, Osiris aided several settlers under attack at a nearby service garage and Sloan ordered his men to give the Spartans one of the Liang Dortmund Corporation's M820 Scorpions to use against the Prometheans in exchange for their help.[19]
Osiris encounters the Warden Eternal


[[File:Chiefarbiter.jpg|thumb|250px|John-117 and Thel 'Vadam fighting alongside each other.]]
After using the Scorpion to clear out the rest of the nearby Prometheans, Vale and the rest of Osiris proceeded to Meridian Station, where they discovered that Sloan was a smart AI suffering from onset rampancy. Sloan allowed the Spartans to search the settlement for clues about Blue Team's location, leading to Locke having Osiris split up to see if they could learn anything from the local settlers. After learning that Blue Team's prowler was seen traveling to the nearby Apogee Station, Fireteam Osiris boarded a transport Pelican and departed for the settlement.[21] Upon arriving at Apogee, they found the settlement under attack. Working with Meridian soldiers, Locke and the rest of the Spartans cleared out the Prometheans and discovered Blue Team's abandoned prowler. Accessing the prowler's data banks, Osiris discovered that Blue Team had traveled to the mines under the settlement. After eliminating more Prometheans throughout the mines, Osiris discovered that the Meridian settlers had found a massive Forerunner structure underneath the moon's surface. As they investigated the structure, they eventually came across the Warden Eternal, an ancilla that served as the protector of the Domain and claimed his loyalty belonged to Cortana. After refusing to allow the Spartans to pursue Blue Team, Fireteam Osiris engaged the Warden and eventually destroyed him. Advancing forward, Osiris came across a Guardian in a large, cavernous chamber. While exploring the area, Vale discovered a local slipspace translocation network throughout the cavern and noticed Blue Team using it on above platforms. Following Vale, Locke and the rest of Osiris pursued Blue Team as they advanced from platform to platform utilizing the translocation network. During the chase, Locke got ahead of the rest of his fireteam and was teleported to the same platform that Blue Team was on.[22]
Despite his former hatred for humans, Thel has displayed great respect for some, even former battlefield foes. He also holds admiration for humanity's courage; this is most clearly seen by his actions to avoid the glassing Earth, even though that meant risking a possible Flood outbreak. Presumably due to the role Johnson played in his killing of Tartarus, Thel respected him greatly and grieved his death, expressing sorrow to the Master Chief, but promising that his sacrifice would not be in vain. Despite initially hating the Master Chief greatly for destroying Installation 04 and being the "Demon" of the Covenant who killed so many soldiers, the Arbiter came to greatly respect and trust the Chief. The Chief helped convince him of the truth of the Great Journey and they fought together against the Covenant and Truth. Together they defeated Truth and deactivated the Halo Array. When the Master Chief went to rescue Cortana and activate [[Installation 04B]], Thel remained behind to help him and shared a nod of respect with him when it was over. Even though the Master Chief was believed to be dead, Thel showed disbelief in this presumption, confident that the Spartan had survived thanks to his extraordinary ability to overcome impossible odds. After the events of Ealen IV and discovering the Chief was still alive, Thel believed John was the key to the galaxy's future. He also admitted to Spartan Locke that even when they were enemies and he called the Chief "Demon," it was with a modicum of respect for him. He also admitted that after their alliance he came to see the Chief as his friend as well as an ally. Before Fireteam Osiris entered the Guardian on Sunaion to find the Master Chief, the Arbiter complimented Locke with a Sangheili proverb, and then asked Locke to send the Chief his greetings. Olympia Vale remarked that she had never heard an Elite address a human in such a way.
Locke and the Chief fighting
{{Clear}}


==Equipment==
As the Spartan-IIs prepared to travel through one last teleporter to reach the Guardian, Locke ordered them to stand down. The rest of Osiris was teleported to a higher platform, as John-117 ordered his own teammates to go through the portal ahead of him. When John refused to stand down and moved to follow his team, Locke attempted to detain him, leading to a hand-to-hand combat fight between the two while the rest of Osiris watched nearby. John eventually gained the upper hand and used Locke's own armor-locking device against him. As John escaped through the portal and entered the Guardian, the massive construct began to activate and the floating platforms around Osiris began falling out of place and into the lava below. Freeing Locke, the four Spartans rushed back the way Blue Team came by traveling back to each platform via teleporter. Fireteam Osiris was just able to enter the last teleporter as its platform plummeted towards the lava, with Locke assisting Buck through the portal when the latter had nearly fallen off the platform.[22] The Spartans were teleported back to Meridian's surface, where they discovered that the colony was already well into its evacuation as settlers rushed into the moon's space elevator. As Osiris raced to the elevator to escape the ensuring damages that would be caused by the Guardian's activation, the construct rose out of the surface nearby. After fighting their way to the base of the elevator, Sloan allowed Osiris to enter. Sloan then revealed that he was warned of the Guardian's activation by Cortana, and that he intended to be a part of the future Cortana was creating for humans and AI. Osiris destroyed the remaining Prometheans nearby and, after activating it, the fireteam began ascending the space tether. On the way to the elevator terminal, while engaging more Prometheans, the Guardian sent out a shockwave that heavy damaged the elevator. The Spartans were forced to climb the elevator as the structure slowly began to fall. Just as Osiris arrived at the platform their Pelican was on, the Guardian continued to send out more frequent shockwaves that slowed the Spartans down and caused the platform they were on to collapse. Osiris barely managed to enter the dropship, with Locke having to use his armor thrusters to board the Pelican as it fell from the platform. Once Locke was aboard, the Spartans left Meridian's atmosphere as the Guardian entered slipspace and left the moon.[23]
While 'Vadamee continued donning the [[Arbiter body armor|traditional Arbiter armor]] after the war, he has more recently started wearing a custom-built ceremonial battle armor intended to pay homage to past Arbiters and symbolize his newfound role as a leader of his people. This armor is gold-colored and more baroque than his old Arbiter armor. He favors the [[energy sword]], occasionally wielding his personal sword known as the [[Prophets' Bane]].<ref name="wp thel"/> Thel most often uses the [[Type-51 carbine]] in ranged combat.
Mission to Sanghelios


==Production notes==
    Main articles: Battle of Nuusra and Battle of Sunaion
[[File:ChiefArbiterConcept.jpg|thumb|250px|Concept art of the Arbiter and the Master Chief inside a Forerunner facility]]
Voiced by [[Keith David]], the Arbiter was introduced as a secondary playable character in ''[[Halo 2]]''; this was part of [[Bungie]]'s creative decision to broaden the scope of the story from what [[Jaime Griesemer]] referred to as an "alien war movie with a space marine". According to [[Joseph Staten]], the character's genesis was heavily tied to the idea of creating a figure who suffered the consequences of the Master Chief's success in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.<ref>'''[[Remaking The Legend]]'''</ref> Reception to his inclusion was mixed; Bungie community lead [[Brian Jarrard]] attributed some of the fan backlash to a discord between the game's marketing and the actual gameplay; whereas the marketing presented the game's focus as being the defense of Earth from the Covenant, this aspect constitutes only the first missions of the game.<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/better-than-halo-the-making-of-halo-2-article '''Eurogamer.net:''' ''Better Than Halo: The Making of Halo 2'']</ref> In ''[[Halo 3]]'', the Arbiter was relegated into a supporting character and there are no levels designed solely from his perspective; he remains a playable character in the [[Cooperative play|co-op]] [[campaign]].


The original title for the character was "the Dervish", a title from the Sufi sect of Islam, but was changed to avoid overt parallels with the Muslim world. Ultimately, it was decided that "Arbiter" was more thematically suitable for his character arc.<ref>[http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=17985 '''Gamasutra''': ''Q&A: Englobe's Edwards Talks Gaming's "Geocultural Risks"'']</ref> In the Spanish versions of ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3'', the Arbiter is translated as ''Inquisidor'', which means Inquisitor. This is because the cognate of Arbiter in Spanish, "''árbitro''", means "referee".
    Vale: "If we can help Arbiter...?"
    Locke: "We do. But not at the risk of missing the Guardian. Reaching Master Chief is more important."
    —Members of Osiris discuss their mission priorities


The name Thel 'Vadam was established in the novel ''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''. While the narrative does not explicitly connect the character with the Arbiter introduced in ''Halo 2'', his assignment to the Fleet of Particular Justice is referenced near the end of the novel. Much later, Halo Waypoint confirmed that Thel 'Vadamee was indeed the future Arbiter.{{Citation needed}}
Locke formulates a plan with the Arbiter


The Arbiter wears mandible guards in ''Halo 3'' despite lacking them in ''Halo 2'' and ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''. ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' depicts 'Vadam in the likeness of ''Halo 4''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Elites, most notably through the light tone and sparse texture of his skin. ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' ignores this overhaul, though he does wear his armor from the comic series in the "bookend" cutscenes—albeit with an open helmet with fixed mandible guards. ''Halo 5: Guardians''<nowiki>'</nowiki> depicts 'Vadam in the likeness of ''Halo 4''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Elites like in ''Halo: Escalation'', though he continues to wear his armor from the ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' "bookend" cutscenes, though no longer sports the open helmet. This is due to resource management rather than a retcon.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/why-the-heck-are-thel-s-covenant-wearing-h4-armor/662e9ed3-828e-448b-bd79-d6cf2c9bab06/posts?page=1#post20 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''GrimBrother ONE on resources'']</ref><ref>[http://www.haloarchive.com/forum/topic/9-canon-fodder-discussion/?do=findComment&comment=135237 '''Halo Archive''': ''Canon Fodder Thread'']</ref>
After Fireteam Osiris returned to Infinity, Lasky ordered for the fireteam—along with Commander Sarah Palmer and Halsey—to travel to the Sangheili homeworld of Sanghelios to utilize the planet's inactivate Guardian to pursue Blue Team. Vale and the rest of Osiris were taken to the planet's surface via Type-56 Lich, where they were tasked with finding Arbiter Thel 'Vadam while he was leading the Swords of Sanghelios against the invading remnants of 'Mdama's Covenant at the Elder Council Chamber in Nuusra. As Osiris engaged Covenant forces, Palmer had Mahkee 'Chava deploy two Mantises for the Spartans to utilize in clearing out the Covenant warriors at the Elder Council Chamber. Upon arriving at the chamber, Osiris battled the Covenant forces assaulting the building and fought their way inside, where they meet up with 'Vadam. With Osiris' help, the Swords of Sanghelios eliminated the Covenant forces at the Council Chamber. Moments later, 'Chava arrived in a Phantom and extracted the Arbiter and Spartans.[11] Traveling to the Swords of Sanghelios' encampment at Nuusra, Osiris worked together with Halsey, Palmer, and 'Vadam to formulate a plan to utilize the Guardian. 'Vadam, recognizing Locke as the ONI agent that had planned to assassinate him in the Covenant War, was initially reluctant to move his forces to assist the Spartans. However, when Cortana briefly shorted out all electronics at the encampment, 'Vadam agreed to work with Locke. Osiris was tasked with locating a Forerunner Constructor at one of the Guardian's nearby support stations to allow Halsey to input commands into the construct to force it to activate the Guardian.[24] Palmer flew Fireteam Osiris to the support station, but was forced to drop them off just south of the facility due to the presence of a Covenant Kraken nearby. While the Spartans provided ground support, the Swords of Sanghelios assaulted the walker from the air. While the Arbiter's flight squadrons forced the Kraken into retreat, Osiris fought their way to an ancient Sangheili temple located near the support facility. After defeating several Prometheans at the temple, the Kraken arrived at the temple, threatening Osiris' mission. As the walker neared, the Spartans boarded the Kraken and destroyed its power generator from within. Osiris fled that doomed walker and traveled into the support facility via stolen Type-54 Banshees. Once inside the station, Osiris retrieved a Constructor, but were attacked by Promethean forces. After battling their way back to an extraction point with the Constructor, a Phantom transported them back to the Swords of Sanghelios' encampment.[25]
Locke prevents Buck from falling into the sea


==Trivia==
With the Constructor, Halsey inputted her commands into it and the construct took off to activate the Guardian. However, the Guardian was located in the Csurdon Sea next to the city of Sunaion, the last bastion of the Covenant on Sanghelios. The Arbiter's forces regrouped and prepared to attack the city to eliminate the Covenant and give Osiris a chance to board the Guardian.[26] Traveling to Sunaion with a squadron of air vehicles, Fireteam Osiris, Arbiter 'Vadam, and several Swords of Sanghelios forces were deployed to Sunaion and engaged Covenant soldiers throughout. While the Arbiter led his forces against the Covenant directly, Osiris destroyed Covenant anti-air emplacements to allow the Arbiter's fleet to move in closer to the city. Unable to receive air support for transport to the Guardian, Osiris accessed Sunaion's undercity to travel to its location. When the Constructor activated the Guardian, Promethean forces arrived at the battle and began engaging the Spartans, as well as the Arbiter and his forces. When the Guardian began rising out of the sea nearby and started to activate its shockwaves, the buildings around the Spartans were ripped apart. As the Spartans moved to safety, they regrouped with the Arbiter as he was engaging Promethean forces. The five battled the onslaught of Prometheans, which were soon led by the Warden Eternal, now utilizing another physical body. After a lengthy engagement, the five destroyed the Warden and the nearby Prometheans just as the Guardian prepared to leave. While the Arbiter remained behind to finish eliminating Covenant and Promethean forces, Palmer and Halsey picked up Osiris in the Pelican and flew towards the Guardian. A pursuing Banshee damaged the dropship, though Palmer was still able to drop Osiris off on the Guardian's surface just as it entered slipspace and left Sanghelios.[27]
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Conflicts on Genesis
*When the Arbiter activates his active camouflage in ''Halo 2'', his eyes will remain visible. This is visible only on Co-Op.
*He is one of the few Sangheili to refer to John-117 as "Spartan". Even during and after the [[Great Schism]], many still refer to him as the Demon (though some, notably, adopt 343 Guilty Spark's designation for him - [[Reclaimer]]). Rtas 'Vadum also holds this distinction. Thel has also called him the Master Chief.
*In ''Halo 3'', if the player outdistances or removes 'Vadam from the map (such as pushing him off a cliff), he will suddenly reappear as if phasing out of Active Camo. This also happens when the Master Chief enters the driver's seat of the [[Warthog]] at the end of the level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''; the Arbiter will appear on the Warthog's turret in this same manner.
*In ''Halo: Reach'', a [[Unggoy]] may say in his native language something like "thalvadamee", though if it really refers to 'Vadam is unknown, as much of Covenant voice clips are simply reverse-English.<ref>[[:File:Grunt look lngtme8.ogg]]</ref>


==Gallery==
    Main article: Battle of Genesis
<gallery>
File:Arbiter3.jpg|'Vadamee as the Arbiter in ''Halo 2''.
File:Supremecommander.jpg|Thel 'Vadamee in his Supreme Commander cloak in ''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]''.
File:1223857594 Arby3.jpg|'Vadam taunting his enemies to attack in ''Halo 3''.
File:Thel `Vadam Tranparent.png|Another view of Thel 'Vadam.
File:Arbiterlegendarycollection.jpg|The [[McFarlane Toys/Legendary Collection Series#Arbiter|Arbiter Legendary Collection Figure]] made by [[McFarlane Toys]].
File:Thel 'Vadam - Origins.png|Thel 'Vadam as seen in ''[[Halo Legends]]:'' ''[[Origins]]''. Note the longer, hanging mandibles similar to [[Ripa 'Moramee]].
File:Thel 2558.png|Thel 'Vadam prior to the Battle of Ealen IV in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.
File:ThelcalmsLydus.png|Lydus threatening to kill Vladimir Scruggs while Thel 'Vadam attempts to learn why Scruggs is holding Lord Hood hostage.
File:H2A Arby.jpg|An early image of Thel 'Vadam in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:Supreme Commander Thel 3D model.jpg|An early model of Thel in Supreme Commander armor in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:H2A-ArbiterThelVadam-Render.jpg|An early model of Thel in Arbiter armor in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:H2A-ThelModel-Front.jpg|Model of Thel, used as the basis for all Sangheili models in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:H2A-ThelModel-Face.jpg|Close up on the face of the ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' Thel model.
File:H2A-ThelModel-FullBody.jpg|Untextured full body model of Thel in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:H2A-Thel SC.jpg|Thel 'Vadam as a Supreme Commander.
File:H2A - Thel before armor.jpg|'Vadamee about to receive the Arbiter's armor, with the Prophets nearby.
File:H2A-Arbiter-03.jpg|Thel 'Vadamee as the Arbiter.
File:H2A - Arbiter and 'Vadum.png|[[Rtas 'Vadum]] and Thel 'Vadam converse.
File:ArbiterHalo5.jpg|A profile of Thel 'Vadam.
File:H2A-ep-Arbiter&Locke.jpg|Thel speaking with Spartan Locke.
File:MCC - Locke and Arbiter.png|'Vadam, Locke and their respective forces preparing to fight together.
File:H5G-Arbiter-ThelVadam.jpg|Full-body portrait of Thel 'Vadam in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:H5G-Thelrender.png|A render of Thel 'Vadam in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G - Arbiter face.png|A close-up of Thel's face in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:Thel Vadam Halo 5.png|Thel and Locke on Sanghelios shortly before the [[Battle of Sunaion]].
File:SOSEArbiter.png| Several Sangheili alongside Thel 'Vadam on Sangheilios.
File:SOSEArbiter2.png|Thel 'Vadam and a Sangheili before an assault on a [[Kraken]].
File:SOSArbiter.png|Thel 'Vadam on Sangheilios.
File:Arbiter rally.png|Thel 'Vadam and a Storm Sangheili during the Battle of Sunaion.
File:H5G-Thelclimbs.png|Thel 'Vadam climbing a building in Sunaion
File:H5G-ThelvsKnight.png|Thel 'Vadam killing a Promethean Knight
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
    "You're not taking the Chief..."
{{Col-begin}}
    —Locke disrupting Cortana's plans
{{Col-2}}
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
**''[[Halo: The Flood#2010 bonus content|Adjunct]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
**''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{Im}}
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Origins]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[The Return]]'' {{C|Motion comic only}}
**''[[Wages of Sin]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal]]'' {{Mo}}
{{Col-2}}
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
**''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminals]]''
*''[[Halo: New Blood]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
**''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition|Limited Edition]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]''
{{Col-end}}


==Sources==
Locke agrees to work together with Blue Team
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Upon exiting slipspace, the Guardian arrived at the Forerunner world of Genesis, where all the other Guardians had traveled to at Cortana's demand. While the Spartans observed their new surroundings, the Guardian attempted to shake the Spartans off, forcing Vale and her team to quickly descend down the construct until they were close enough to the ground to safely jump off the Guardian. Osiris soon encountered monitor 031 Exuberant Witness, who served as caretaker of the installation. The ancilla revealed that Cortana was intending to use the Guardians to force peace across the galaxy and to wipe out those that refused, apparently trying to instill the Forerunners' Mantle of Responsibility on all species with herself and other AI—now calling themselves the Created—at its beholders. Osiris resolved to aiding Blue Team and stopping Cortana, with the help of Exuberant Witness. As the Spartans traveled to Blue Team's position at Genesis' Gateway, they encountered Covenant forces that were inadvertently brought to Genesis with the Guardians, as well as hostile Promethean forces. Osiris fought their way towards the Gateway, were they were attacked by the Warden Eternal once again but managed to defeat him. Upon arriving just outside the Gateway, Osiris came under attack from more Prometheans and several of the Warden's bodies, as they attempted to buy time for Cortana to finish her plans. After a long engagement, Osiris proved victorious and Exuberant Witness gave the Spartans access to the inside of the Gateway.[28]
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Locke returns to Sanghelios with John
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Upon entering, Osiris and Exuberant Witness encountered Blue Team. While the eight Spartans agreed to work together to stop Cortana from enacting her plans, the AI suddenly teleported Blue Team to near her position.[28] Cortana ultimately placed Blue Team in a Cryptum with the intention of keeping them in stasis for ten thousand years while she initiated her plans.[29] Osiris moved to free Blue Team and, upon exiting the Gateway, witnessed the numerous Guardians entering slipspace to begin enforcing Cortana's new order. As the Spartans engaged Covenant and Promethean forces while on their way to the Cryptum, Cortana revealed that hundreds of AIs had pledged their allegiance to her, including Governor Sloan. Reaching the Cryptum, Osiris had to destroy several gravitational cores keeping the Cryptum in place. As Osiris came close to freeing Blue Team, Cortana began to taunt the Spartans in hopes of demoralizing them, but to no avail. After destroying the gravitational cores, Osiris activated a terminal to lower the Cryptum. However, Cortana suddenly pulled the Cryptum to the Guardian she was preparing to leave on. As Cortana prepared to leave, she began to disconnect herself from Genesis' systems, giving Exuberant Witness an opportunity to take full control of the planet once again. To aid the monitor, Osiris activated two nearby auxiliary power stations to help Exuberant Witness regain control of Genesis. The monitor provided the Spartans a route to Cortana's Guardian and the Cryptum, and Osiris rushed to stop their departure, pushing past the Guardian's powerful shockwaves. Locke managed to reach the relay terminal that gave Cortana control and destroyed it, reinstating full control of Genesis to Exuberant Witness. As Vale came to Locke's aid, Cortana prepared to leave the planet aboard her Guardian with the Cryptum, but Exuberant Witness sent a fleet of Constructors to take the Cryptum from the Guardian just as it entered slipspace. Once Blue Team was freed from the Cryptum, the group traveled back to Sanghelios to rendezvous with the Arbiter, Palmer, and Halsey to discuss their next move now that Cortana and other AIs were commanding numerous Guardians throughout the galaxy to enforce the Mantle of Responsibility.[5]
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Personality and traits
[[Category:Playable characters]]
Locke and Tanaka share a tender moment before departing for a mission
 
    "Nobody is putting anybody down. We don't panic like that. It's not an option."
    —Locke turning down Horrigan's suggestion to kill the prisoners who slow them down[15]
 
A collected and forward-thinking individual, Locke is a competent soldier who takes a professional approach to combat situations. He is a proficient leader and inspires loyalty in his subordinates, even when they do not agree with his decisions. He is generally nonconfrontational and willing to resolve conflicts through negotiation. While his ONI compatriots Estrin and Horrigan were vocal with their low opinions on the Sedran Colonial Guard, Locke was willing to put aside their disagreements for the sake of the mission. Although he is serious about his duty to protect humanity.[30] Despite impressions from Veronica Dare that Locke is "ONI to the bone,"[31] Locke is troubled by some aspects of the organization he serves under.[32]
 
Locke is quick to solve complicated political and tactical situations using his knowledge and intelligence.[2] Locke was able to converse with the Yonhet Axl with the alien's own language,[12] likely Yonhetian or the trade pidgin spoken within the Covenant fringe.[33]
 
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Equipment
 
During the mission to Alpha Shard, Locke wore a set of Nightfall armor with red detailing.
 
After undergoing Spartan augmentation procedures Locke was issued a set of MJOLNIR Hunter armor with a Resolute visor. It is painted dark gray with red-orange highlights and light blue lighting. Additional cosmetic details on his armour include an ONI emblem on the chest piece's left breast, with the code number 00-8221-3 painted on both sides. There is an additional yellow decal on the back of the armour's helmet. His preferred loadout is a BR85N battle rifle with the M6H2 magnum.[34]
Production notes
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    Agent Locke is the primary playable character in Halo 5: Guardians and is slated to appear in at least one subsequent video game.[35] He debuted in promotional art for Guardians and was later identified in the announcement trailer for Halo: The Master Chief Collection. He is properly introduced in the digital series Halo: Nightfall.[36] He is also featured in the terminals, prologue, and epilogue cinematics of Halo 2: Anniversary, setting up his story arc in Halo 5.
    Mike Colter portrays Locke in Halo: Nightfall and in the Halo 2: Anniversary terminals. Colter provides the character's motion capture and character model in Halo 5: Guardians[37] while Ike Amadi provides his voice.[38] This is due to scheduling issues with Colter, who was simultaneously filming for his role as the Marvel character Luke Cage.[39]
    Locke was tentatively named "Marlowe" during the casting process of Halo: Nightfall.[40]
    Locke's unique base attributes in Halo 5: Guardians is the ability to carry one extra frag grenade and faster thruster recharge and slower stabilizer descent.[41]
 
Gallery
 
    Locke in Halo: Nightfall.
 
    Locke in his ONI field uniform.
 
    Locke on Alpha Shard.
 
    Locke and Talitha Macer taking cover.
 
    Locke viewing footage of the Battle of Earth in the Halo: The Master Chief Collection announcement trailer.
 
    Locke's Spartan helmet.
 
    Locke during his consultation of the Arbiter viewing Sanghelios.
 
    Thel 'Vadam's face reflects on Locke's visor.
 
    Locke and Fireteam Osiris conversing with a Sword of Sanghelios in Halo 2: Anniversary.
 
    Locke meeting with the Sangheili.
 
    Locke being approached.
 
    Locke with his BR55 battle rifle.
 
    'Vadam, Locke and their respective forces prepare to engage Covenant forces.
 
    Locke and Tanaka entering Meridian's atmosphere inside a Pelican in pursuit of John-117 in The Hunt Begins live-action trailer.
 
    Concept art of Locke for Halo 5: Guardians.
 
    Locke on an early version the Halo 5: Guardians cover art.
 
    Several renders of Locke
 
    Locke with his BR85 battle rifle.
 
    Locke smashing through a wall on Sanghelios.
 
    Locke tackling a Type-54 Banshee.
 
    Locke performing a ground pound.
 
    Locke as a Spartan.
 
    Locke taking down T-54 Ghost pilots on Kamchatka.
 
    Locke confronting Chief.
 
    Locke in a desert.
 
    Render of Locke with a BR85N.
 
    Locke in his MJOLNIR armor.
 
    Profile of Locke and Chief given with Halo merchandise to popular Halo community personalities.
 
List of appearances
 
    Halo: Nightfall (First appearance)
    Halo 2: Anniversary
        Terminals
    Hunt the Truth
        All Hail
        The Cost
        Hunt the Signal
        The Hunt Begins
    Halo 5: Guardians
        Limited Edition
    Halo: New Blood (Mentioned in the coda)
 
Sources
 
    ^ a b c d e f Halo Waypoint: Jameson Locke
    ^ a b c d e f g h i j Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition, Spartan Locke's Classified Orders
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians E3 Cinematic trailer
    ^ Game Informer: Revealing The Story Of Halo 5: Guardians' Campaign
    ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Guardians
    ^ YouTube: Halo: Nightfall Kiki Wolfkill Interview
    ^ Halo: The Master Chief Collection announcement trailer
    ^ YouTube: Halo: Nightfall First Look
    ^ YouTube: Halo: The Master Chief Collection Terminal Trailer
    ^ Remaking The Legend
    ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Swords of Sanghelios
    ^ a b c d Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 1
    ^ Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 2
    ^ Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 3
    ^ a b c Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 4
    ^ Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 5
    ^ Halo Waypoint: Fireteam Osiris
    ^ a b c d Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Osiris
    ^ a b c Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Glassed
    ^ Hunt the Truth, Hunt the Signal
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Meridian Station
    ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Unconfirmed
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Evacuation
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Alliance
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Enemy Lines
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Before the Storm
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Battle of Sunaion
    ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Genesis
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level The Breaking
    ^ IGN: Halo: Nightfall First Look on Up at Noon
    ^ Halo: New Blood, Coda
    ^ The Wire: Ridley Scott's ‘Halo’ Digital Feature Recruits ‘Good Wife’ Star Mike Colter (Exclusive)
    ^ Halo Waypoint: Axl
    ^ Game Informer, July 2015 issue
    ^ Design & Trend: 'Halo 5: Guardians' Trailer Shows New Weapons and Armor, Mike Colter Speaks About 'Jameson Locke' In Interview
    ^ YouTube: Every. Halo. Ever. E3 2014
    ^ YouTube: Halo: Nightfall Panel - SDCC 2014
    ^ Twitter Ike Amadi
    ^ NeoGaf: post by Frank O'Connor
    ^ GameTrailers: E3 2014: Price Point Interview
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians
 
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Jameson Locke
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Jameson Locke
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Biographical information
 
Birthplace:
 
Jericho VII[1]
 
Born:
 
March 15, 2529[2]
 
Species:
 
Human
 
Gender:
 
Male
 
Height:
 
208 centimetres (6 ft 10 in)[2]
 
Weight:
 
116 kilograms (260 lb)[2]
 
Hair color:
 
Brown,[2] shaved
 
Eye color:
 
Brown[2]
Political and military information
 
Affiliation:
 
    UNSC Navy (formerly)
        Office of Naval Intelligence[1]
            Section Three[1]
    Spartan
        SPARTAN-IV program
 
Rank:
 
    Lieutenant commander (formerly)[1]
    Spartan[3][4]
 
Service number:
 
73808-3153-JL[2]
 
    "Jameson Locke. Ex-ONI Acquisitions Specialist. Fancy name for a hitman, that. But looking at your record, you enjoyed your work."
    —Cortana attempts to taunt Locke[5]
 
Spartan Jameson "James" Locke (service number 73808-3153-JL)[2] is a Spartan-IV supersoldier and a former Office of Naval Intelligence agent.[6][7][8] Prior to becoming a Spartan, Locke had risen to the rank of lieutenant commander and served under ONI's Section III as an Acquisitions Specialist, his duties including the retrieval of important objects from the enemy as well as the tracking and assassination of high-value individuals.[1]
Contents
 
    1 Biography
        1.1 Childhood and early career
        1.2 Terrorist attack on Sedra
        1.3 Mission to Alpha Shard
        1.4 Becoming a Spartan-IV
        1.5 Battle of Kamchatka
        1.6 Hunt on Meridian
        1.7 Mission to Sanghelios
        1.8 Conflicts on Genesis
    2 Personality and traits
    3 Equipment
    4 Production notes
    5 Gallery
    6 List of appearances
    7 Sources
 
Biography
Childhood and early career
 
Born on the human colony of Jericho VII on March 15, 2529,[2] Locke was orphaned when the Covenant invaded his homeworld in 2535, being evacuated from the planet only minutes before its glassing by the Covenant. Losing everyone he had known, Locke was placed in a state orphanage with other children who had suffered a similar fate. Upon growing older, many of his compatriots enlisted in the United Nations Space Command, eager for revenge against the Covenant. However, Locke continued to blame the government for their failure to defend his homeworld and came to the conclusion that the UNSC was incapable of protecting its citizens. As a result, he became a freelance tracker and assassin. Locke's atypical behavior and questionable allegiances eventually caught the eye of the Office of Naval Intelligence, who planned to train Locke into a specific role within their organization. Seeking a greater purpose in life, Locke accepted ONI's offer to join and entered their extensive training program where he honed his skills to perfection and became one of ONI's top field operatives, serving Section Three as an Acquisitions Specialist.[1]
 
On September 26, 2552, Locke compiled a target profile report concerning Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee, detailing the Sangheili's personal history from the UNSC's first known encounter with him on the Rubble to the glassing of Reach. Locke concluded the report by recommending the immediate termination of 'Vadamee if the Covenant advance were to be slowed in any significant manner. This report was later accessed by John-117.[9][10] Locke offered to personally carry out the assassination, though the outbreak of the Great Schism months later and 'Vadamee's partnership with the UNSC after becoming the Arbiter led to the UNSC abandoning the plan.[11]
Terrorist attack on Sedra
 
    Main article: Terrorist attack on Sedra City
 
    "What the hell did they do to us?"
    —Jameson Locke, after observing the aftermath of the attack
 
Locke observing a Type-25 Spirit taking off
 
On February 7, 2556, Locke led an ONI team dispatched to the distant human colony Sedra to investigate terrorist activity. During the investigation Locke's unit and the Sedran Colonial Guard were forced to cooperate after Sedra City was targeted by a Sangheili Zealot terrorist wielding a powerful bioweapon. While patrolling the outskirts of Sedra City, the team spotted a Yonhet smuggler named Axl supplying the Sangheili Zealot with a stasis refrigerant. While Agent Ramos apprehended Axl, Locke, Horrigan, and Estrin pursued the Sangheili. Locke chased the Sangheili into a city access tunnel while Horrigan and the rest of the unit headed directly to the city. After a brief skirmish inside the access tunnel, the Zealot escaped into a Sedran mall with Locke pursing him. As the Sangheili prepared to activate the bioweapon, Locke jumped on top of the Zealot, disabled the alien's energy shielding, and wounded him with his M6H magnum. Locke attempted to force the Sangheili to surrender, but the Zealot jumped off a ledge and activated the bioweapon instead, killing himself in the process. Many humans throughout the city began showing signs of infection, including Locke's fellow operatives Jordan Gaines and Mason Hundley. The unit went to the Sedra Colonial Guard Hospital, where Locke and the uninfected members of his unit went through a decontamination process. After searching the freighter used to transport the bioweapon to Sedra, Locke and his unit witnessed Colonel Randall Aiken brutally interrogating Axl. However, speaking in the Covenant's trade pidgin, Locke persuaded Axl into revealing what he knew of the origins of the element used in the bioweapon.[12]
 
The unit learned of the weapon's core component—an entirely new element originating from a partly functioning segment of Installation 04 that orbited perilously close to a red giant star. The team discovered that a second tug was travelling to the shard to mine the element's deposits on the fragment. After getting the approval of Rear Admiral Goodwin, the team was forced to cooperate with the Sedran Colonial Guard to travel to the Alpha Shard, capture the smugglers who mined the element for interrogation, and destroy the deposits of the element with a HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon. However, they would be forced to complete their expedition within the sixteen hours the ring's landscape side faced away from the star; during the "day" the temperature and radiation would become unbearable. Taking a D81-LRT Condor to the partially functioning fragment, eleven ONI and Colonial Guard personnel traveled to Alpha Shard.[12]
Mission to Alpha Shard
 
    Main article: Mission to Alpha Shard
 
Agent Locke during the operation on Alpha Shard
 
    Locke: "ONI work better alone."
    Aiken: "You are lucky ONI is even coming in an advisory capacity."
    —Locke and Aiken arguing about who should participate in operation[12]
 
During the journey through slipspace in the Condor, Locke allowed Aiken to take tactical command of the mission. Locke also revealed to Private Talitha Macer that Colonel Aiken was once a Spartan-II. Eventually, the crew arrived at their destination and landed on the Halo shard's surface. Donning their powered Nightfall armor, Locke and the other three ONI operators jumped out of the Condor at a significant height. After discovering the abandoned tug used by the smugglers, the team discovered horse tracks nearby. The team moved to the tracks' direction and come across two smugglers—Arris Le and Haisal Wari—mining the element in a cave. The smugglers attempted to escape but Locke and Horrigan quickly incapacitated and restrained the smugglers. The group began to return to the Condor for extraction; however, while the dropship was setting down, a large number of Lekgolo appeared and began to swarm over the Condor and it flew off erratically—now controlled by the Lekgolo. As more of the Lekgolo eels appeared, Locke ordered for the group to retreat as three of the Sedrans and the horses were killed. The Lekgolo, in large gestalt formations, began to pursue the group who escaped into a narrow crevice. Locke used a special appliance to holographically camouflage their position from the aliens. However, the Lekgolo quickly sensed the cloaking unit and destroyed it. As the eels closed in on the group, Arris revealed that the Lekgolo can sense active technology and movement, prompting the group to reluctantly shut down the electronics present in their equipment. Unable to detect the humans, most of the Lekgolo left the area and the nine survivors moved out of the crevice. Locke briefly stayed behind to observe a lone Lekgolo worm, before crushing it in his fist.[13]
The group traversing across a river.
 
As the group continued their trek to the Condor, the team realized that only two individuals would be able to leave Alpha Shard in the smugglers' tug and that which two individuals that would leave would be decided when the mission was completed. To prevent the Lekgolo worms from tracking them, the team ditched their armor. As infighting within the group occurred, Locke promised the smugglers that they would be given a fair chance to survive if they help the team. Additionally, Locke reprimanded Horrigan after the latter suggested leaving the Sedrans and smugglers behind. Eventually, the team took a break to allow everyone to refill on fresh oxygen. The activation of the oxygen breathers alerted the Lekgolo of the team's presence. After the break, the team continued on their journey, but Sergeant Samantha Wisner dropped her breather and it rolled down a hill, activating in the progress. While Ramos went to check on her, Locke realized that the two were missing. However, the Lekgolo worms attacked Wisner and Ramos escaped just as Locke arrived. While Wisner was killed, Locke and Ramos retreated back to the group with the Lekgolo in pursuit. While attempting to escape the worms, Locke fell off a ledge and his foot became wedged under a rock. Macer arrived at his position to help him, but Locke refused and gave her his two oxygen breathers while he prepared to make a final stand against the Lekgolo. However, Macer activated one of the breathers and used it to distract the worms while she helped Locke free himself.[14] As the survivors regrouped, they hid to avoid the Lekgolo. To allow the team to escape, Horrigan pushed Haisal down a hill to be devoured by the worms. After escaping from the worms, Locke berated Horrigan for "playing god".[15]
 
While continuing on towards the Condor, Locke and Aiken conversed with each other. While Aiken told him that he was willing to die, Locke planned to survive, although he was unwilling to sacrifice members of his team. Shortly after, Horrigan desperately urged Locke to join him to escape in the smugglers' tug together. Locke maintained that he would let luck choose who would survive. While traversing alongside the edge of a cliff, Ramos secretly allowed Estrin to fall to his death after the latter refused to join Ramos in an alliance. After passing the cliff, the group took another oxygen break, but a stand-off ensured as Horrigan held Aiken at gunpoint and demanded him to give up the remaining oxygen tank. Although Locke pulled his magnum on Horrigan and ordered for him to stand down, Ramos sided with Horrigan and the two forced Locke to surrender. As Horrigan and Ramos left for the tug with Arris, the weapons, and oxygen pack, Aiken discovered the Condor nearby.[15]
 
With the nuclear ordnance recovered and the Condor having limited flight capability, Randall volunteered to detonate the warhead while Locke and Macer used the Condor to reach the tug. While Arris, Ramos, and Horrigan were consumed by the Lekgolo during their attempt to escape, Macer and Locke barely evaded the same fate. Unbeknownst to the pair, Randall's activation of the nuke drew the Lekgolo to his position, allowing the pair to escape Alpha Shard before the nuke's detonation.[16]
Becoming a Spartan-IV
Fireteam Osiris' formation
 
In 2556, Locke was selected to become a Spartan-IV and underwent the augmentation procedures. Leading dangerous and highly sensitive operations throughout the former Outer Colonies, Locke was often tasked with missions beyond the reach of UNSC support and has garnered an impressive and successful career in the field. As of August of 2558, Locke had participated in numerous low-profile, yet critical, operations. He participated in Operation: DELHI, a denial of material mission against insurrectionist forces on Hat Yai; Locke succeeded in destroying twenty-one special technical assets. In Operation: MAD HATTER, Locke was a part of a counter-mobility strike in a redacted location on Boundless Artifice, a Jiralhanae-controlled "forgeship". He later participated in a surveillance mission, known as Operation: EASTERN AZURE, on Kig-Yar salvage operations and mapping of slipspace routes at Arcadia in the Procyon system. Locke had also served as security for an ONI xenoarchaeological survey team at a redacted location for Operation: DAWN ECLIPSE.[2] By October of 2558, he had been assigned to lead Fireteam Osiris, comprised of Spartan-IVs Olympia Vale, Edward Buck, and Holly Tanaka. Fireteam Osiris was charged with carrying out a variety of complex missions for the UNSC Security Council and High Command.[17]
Battle of Kamchatka
 
    Main article: Battle of Kamchatka
 
    "Jul 'Mdama is an opportunist, not a leader. It was only a matter of time before his version of the Covenant started to break."
    —Jameson Locke[18]
 
After several human colonies were unexpectedly attacked by mysterious Forerunner entities, Doctor Catherine Halsey contacted UNSC Infinity with information about the attacks. In response, Locke and the rest of Fireteam Osiris were tasked with rescuing Dr. Halsey from the custody of Covenant Supreme Commander Jul 'Mdama on the Forerunner world of Kamchatka.[18]
Locke after assassinating 'Mdama
 
After being briefed by Captain Thomas Lasky of UNSC Infinity, the Spartans were delivered to Kamchatka via D79-TC Pelican, where they discovered the Covenant engaging their former Promethean allies. Osiris exited the Pelican dropship to free fall past battling Covenant and Promethean ships, using their armor's thrusters to control their following landing. Osiris landed on a mountainside, where the Covenant and Prometheans were currently engaged in combat and the Spartans fought their way through the terrain. While Vale eliminated Covenant forces aboard a Type-57 Phantom, Locke and the rest of Osiris battled numerous Covenant and Promethean forces on the ground. As one of the Covenant blockade runners crashed into a nearby mountain peak, Osiris regrouped and was forced to outrun the ensuring avalanche. The Spartans leaped off a cliff and slide down the mountainside, where they promptly engaged nearby Covenant forces in a valley. With 'Mdama and Halsey located in a nearby Forerunner structure, Fireteam Osiris fought their way past Covenant and Promethean forces to reach their targets' location. Although 'Mdama had a Kraken deployed to fend off the hostile forces assaulting his location, the Prometheans managed to force the walker to retreat.[18]
 
As Osiris battled their way to the structure, they arrived at 'Mdama's and Halsey's position on a balcony. While Tanaka, Vale, and Buck engaged 'Mdama's Zealot guards, Locke charged towards 'Mdama to begin engaging the Supreme Commander in close-quarters combat. After a brief fight, Locke managed to assassinate 'Mdama, and Tanaka, Vale, and Buck quickly eliminated the remaining Sangheili soldiers on the platform. With Halsey recovered, Osiris and the doctor returned to UNSC Infinity.[18]
Hunt on Meridian
 
    Main article: Battle of Meridian (2558)
 
    Edward Buck: "You know, Locke… Every other Spartan… every soldier, when they hear about this… they're gonna hate us. You know that, right?"
    Jameson Locke: "You're not the only one here because of him."
    —Buck and Locke, upon being tasked with capturing Blue Team[19]
 
Upon their return to Infinity, Fireteam Osiris learned that Spartan-IIs John-117, Kelly-087, Linda-058, and Fred-104 of Blue Team traveled to the Outer Colony of Meridian—absent without leave—to investigate smart AI Cortana's location. Osiris was tasked with embarking to the recently resettled and now independent Meridian to track down Blue Team and take them back to the UNSC.[19] To prepare for the mission, Locke tasked an AI to identify weaknesses in Spartan-IIs and the MJOLNIR Mark VI.[20] Fireteam Osiris arrived at Pinnacle Station—the Meridian space elevator—via Pelican, where they descended to the moon's surface. Osiris quickly discovered that the world was also under attack from Promethean constructs and Meridian's settlers were desperately attempting to fend off the invaders. In exchange for colony leader Governor Sloan's cooperation, Osiris agreed to help defend Meridian from the Prometheans. After destroying the Prometheans that were assaulting the outpost at the space elevator's base, the Spartans began travelling to Meridian Station, the lead settlement on the moon which the Prometheans were attempting to invade. However, Sloan was reluctant to give Osiris access to the road leading to the settlement, fearing that the Prometheans would follow. However, Osiris eliminated the surrounding Prometheans and Sloan allowed the Spartans to have access to the road. At Sloan's request, Osiris aided several settlers under attack at a nearby service garage and Sloan ordered his men to give the Spartans one of the Liang Dortmund Corporation's M820 Scorpions to use against the Prometheans in exchange for their help.[19]
Osiris encounters the Warden Eternal
 
After using the Scorpion to clear out the rest of the nearby Prometheans, Vale and the rest of Osiris proceeded to Meridian Station, where they discovered that Sloan was a smart AI suffering from onset rampancy. Sloan allowed the Spartans to search the settlement for clues about Blue Team's location, leading to Locke having Osiris split up to see if they could learn anything from the local settlers. After learning that Blue Team's prowler was seen traveling to the nearby Apogee Station, Fireteam Osiris boarded a transport Pelican and departed for the settlement.[21] Upon arriving at Apogee, they found the settlement under attack. Working with Meridian soldiers, Locke and the rest of the Spartans cleared out the Prometheans and discovered Blue Team's abandoned prowler. Accessing the prowler's data banks, Osiris discovered that Blue Team had traveled to the mines under the settlement. After eliminating more Prometheans throughout the mines, Osiris discovered that the Meridian settlers had found a massive Forerunner structure underneath the moon's surface. As they investigated the structure, they eventually came across the Warden Eternal, an ancilla that served as the protector of the Domain and claimed his loyalty belonged to Cortana. After refusing to allow the Spartans to pursue Blue Team, Fireteam Osiris engaged the Warden and eventually destroyed him. Advancing forward, Osiris came across a Guardian in a large, cavernous chamber. While exploring the area, Vale discovered a local slipspace translocation network throughout the cavern and noticed Blue Team using it on above platforms. Following Vale, Locke and the rest of Osiris pursued Blue Team as they advanced from platform to platform utilizing the translocation network. During the chase, Locke got ahead of the rest of his fireteam and was teleported to the same platform that Blue Team was on.[22]
Locke and the Chief fighting
 
As the Spartan-IIs prepared to travel through one last teleporter to reach the Guardian, Locke ordered them to stand down. The rest of Osiris was teleported to a higher platform, as John-117 ordered his own teammates to go through the portal ahead of him. When John refused to stand down and moved to follow his team, Locke attempted to detain him, leading to a hand-to-hand combat fight between the two while the rest of Osiris watched nearby. John eventually gained the upper hand and used Locke's own armor-locking device against him. As John escaped through the portal and entered the Guardian, the massive construct began to activate and the floating platforms around Osiris began falling out of place and into the lava below. Freeing Locke, the four Spartans rushed back the way Blue Team came by traveling back to each platform via teleporter. Fireteam Osiris was just able to enter the last teleporter as its platform plummeted towards the lava, with Locke assisting Buck through the portal when the latter had nearly fallen off the platform.[22] The Spartans were teleported back to Meridian's surface, where they discovered that the colony was already well into its evacuation as settlers rushed into the moon's space elevator. As Osiris raced to the elevator to escape the ensuring damages that would be caused by the Guardian's activation, the construct rose out of the surface nearby. After fighting their way to the base of the elevator, Sloan allowed Osiris to enter. Sloan then revealed that he was warned of the Guardian's activation by Cortana, and that he intended to be a part of the future Cortana was creating for humans and AI. Osiris destroyed the remaining Prometheans nearby and, after activating it, the fireteam began ascending the space tether. On the way to the elevator terminal, while engaging more Prometheans, the Guardian sent out a shockwave that heavy damaged the elevator. The Spartans were forced to climb the elevator as the structure slowly began to fall. Just as Osiris arrived at the platform their Pelican was on, the Guardian continued to send out more frequent shockwaves that slowed the Spartans down and caused the platform they were on to collapse. Osiris barely managed to enter the dropship, with Locke having to use his armor thrusters to board the Pelican as it fell from the platform. Once Locke was aboard, the Spartans left Meridian's atmosphere as the Guardian entered slipspace and left the moon.[23]
Mission to Sanghelios
 
    Main articles: Battle of Nuusra and Battle of Sunaion
 
    Vale: "If we can help Arbiter...?"
    Locke: "We do. But not at the risk of missing the Guardian. Reaching Master Chief is more important."
    —Members of Osiris discuss their mission priorities
 
Locke formulates a plan with the Arbiter
 
After Fireteam Osiris returned to Infinity, Lasky ordered for the fireteam—along with Commander Sarah Palmer and Halsey—to travel to the Sangheili homeworld of Sanghelios to utilize the planet's inactivate Guardian to pursue Blue Team. Vale and the rest of Osiris were taken to the planet's surface via Type-56 Lich, where they were tasked with finding Arbiter Thel 'Vadam while he was leading the Swords of Sanghelios against the invading remnants of 'Mdama's Covenant at the Elder Council Chamber in Nuusra. As Osiris engaged Covenant forces, Palmer had Mahkee 'Chava deploy two Mantises for the Spartans to utilize in clearing out the Covenant warriors at the Elder Council Chamber. Upon arriving at the chamber, Osiris battled the Covenant forces assaulting the building and fought their way inside, where they meet up with 'Vadam. With Osiris' help, the Swords of Sanghelios eliminated the Covenant forces at the Council Chamber. Moments later, 'Chava arrived in a Phantom and extracted the Arbiter and Spartans.[11] Traveling to the Swords of Sanghelios' encampment at Nuusra, Osiris worked together with Halsey, Palmer, and 'Vadam to formulate a plan to utilize the Guardian. 'Vadam, recognizing Locke as the ONI agent that had planned to assassinate him in the Covenant War, was initially reluctant to move his forces to assist the Spartans. However, when Cortana briefly shorted out all electronics at the encampment, 'Vadam agreed to work with Locke. Osiris was tasked with locating a Forerunner Constructor at one of the Guardian's nearby support stations to allow Halsey to input commands into the construct to force it to activate the Guardian.[24] Palmer flew Fireteam Osiris to the support station, but was forced to drop them off just south of the facility due to the presence of a Covenant Kraken nearby. While the Spartans provided ground support, the Swords of Sanghelios assaulted the walker from the air. While the Arbiter's flight squadrons forced the Kraken into retreat, Osiris fought their way to an ancient Sangheili temple located near the support facility. After defeating several Prometheans at the temple, the Kraken arrived at the temple, threatening Osiris' mission. As the walker neared, the Spartans boarded the Kraken and destroyed its power generator from within. Osiris fled that doomed walker and traveled into the support facility via stolen Type-54 Banshees. Once inside the station, Osiris retrieved a Constructor, but were attacked by Promethean forces. After battling their way back to an extraction point with the Constructor, a Phantom transported them back to the Swords of Sanghelios' encampment.[25]
Locke prevents Buck from falling into the sea
 
With the Constructor, Halsey inputted her commands into it and the construct took off to activate the Guardian. However, the Guardian was located in the Csurdon Sea next to the city of Sunaion, the last bastion of the Covenant on Sanghelios. The Arbiter's forces regrouped and prepared to attack the city to eliminate the Covenant and give Osiris a chance to board the Guardian.[26] Traveling to Sunaion with a squadron of air vehicles, Fireteam Osiris, Arbiter 'Vadam, and several Swords of Sanghelios forces were deployed to Sunaion and engaged Covenant soldiers throughout. While the Arbiter led his forces against the Covenant directly, Osiris destroyed Covenant anti-air emplacements to allow the Arbiter's fleet to move in closer to the city. Unable to receive air support for transport to the Guardian, Osiris accessed Sunaion's undercity to travel to its location. When the Constructor activated the Guardian, Promethean forces arrived at the battle and began engaging the Spartans, as well as the Arbiter and his forces. When the Guardian began rising out of the sea nearby and started to activate its shockwaves, the buildings around the Spartans were ripped apart. As the Spartans moved to safety, they regrouped with the Arbiter as he was engaging Promethean forces. The five battled the onslaught of Prometheans, which were soon led by the Warden Eternal, now utilizing another physical body. After a lengthy engagement, the five destroyed the Warden and the nearby Prometheans just as the Guardian prepared to leave. While the Arbiter remained behind to finish eliminating Covenant and Promethean forces, Palmer and Halsey picked up Osiris in the Pelican and flew towards the Guardian. A pursuing Banshee damaged the dropship, though Palmer was still able to drop Osiris off on the Guardian's surface just as it entered slipspace and left Sanghelios.[27]
Conflicts on Genesis
 
    Main article: Battle of Genesis
 
    "You're not taking the Chief..."
    —Locke disrupting Cortana's plans
 
Locke agrees to work together with Blue Team
 
Upon exiting slipspace, the Guardian arrived at the Forerunner world of Genesis, where all the other Guardians had traveled to at Cortana's demand. While the Spartans observed their new surroundings, the Guardian attempted to shake the Spartans off, forcing Vale and her team to quickly descend down the construct until they were close enough to the ground to safely jump off the Guardian. Osiris soon encountered monitor 031 Exuberant Witness, who served as caretaker of the installation. The ancilla revealed that Cortana was intending to use the Guardians to force peace across the galaxy and to wipe out those that refused, apparently trying to instill the Forerunners' Mantle of Responsibility on all species with herself and other AI—now calling themselves the Created—at its beholders. Osiris resolved to aiding Blue Team and stopping Cortana, with the help of Exuberant Witness. As the Spartans traveled to Blue Team's position at Genesis' Gateway, they encountered Covenant forces that were inadvertently brought to Genesis with the Guardians, as well as hostile Promethean forces. Osiris fought their way towards the Gateway, were they were attacked by the Warden Eternal once again but managed to defeat him. Upon arriving just outside the Gateway, Osiris came under attack from more Prometheans and several of the Warden's bodies, as they attempted to buy time for Cortana to finish her plans. After a long engagement, Osiris proved victorious and Exuberant Witness gave the Spartans access to the inside of the Gateway.[28]
Locke returns to Sanghelios with John
 
Upon entering, Osiris and Exuberant Witness encountered Blue Team. While the eight Spartans agreed to work together to stop Cortana from enacting her plans, the AI suddenly teleported Blue Team to near her position.[28] Cortana ultimately placed Blue Team in a Cryptum with the intention of keeping them in stasis for ten thousand years while she initiated her plans.[29] Osiris moved to free Blue Team and, upon exiting the Gateway, witnessed the numerous Guardians entering slipspace to begin enforcing Cortana's new order. As the Spartans engaged Covenant and Promethean forces while on their way to the Cryptum, Cortana revealed that hundreds of AIs had pledged their allegiance to her, including Governor Sloan. Reaching the Cryptum, Osiris had to destroy several gravitational cores keeping the Cryptum in place. As Osiris came close to freeing Blue Team, Cortana began to taunt the Spartans in hopes of demoralizing them, but to no avail. After destroying the gravitational cores, Osiris activated a terminal to lower the Cryptum. However, Cortana suddenly pulled the Cryptum to the Guardian she was preparing to leave on. As Cortana prepared to leave, she began to disconnect herself from Genesis' systems, giving Exuberant Witness an opportunity to take full control of the planet once again. To aid the monitor, Osiris activated two nearby auxiliary power stations to help Exuberant Witness regain control of Genesis. The monitor provided the Spartans a route to Cortana's Guardian and the Cryptum, and Osiris rushed to stop their departure, pushing past the Guardian's powerful shockwaves. Locke managed to reach the relay terminal that gave Cortana control and destroyed it, reinstating full control of Genesis to Exuberant Witness. As Vale came to Locke's aid, Cortana prepared to leave the planet aboard her Guardian with the Cryptum, but Exuberant Witness sent a fleet of Constructors to take the Cryptum from the Guardian just as it entered slipspace. Once Blue Team was freed from the Cryptum, the group traveled back to Sanghelios to rendezvous with the Arbiter, Palmer, and Halsey to discuss their next move now that Cortana and other AIs were commanding numerous Guardians throughout the galaxy to enforce the Mantle of Responsibility.[5]
Personality and traits
Locke and Tanaka share a tender moment before departing for a mission
 
    "Nobody is putting anybody down. We don't panic like that. It's not an option."
    —Locke turning down Horrigan's suggestion to kill the prisoners who slow them down[15]
 
A collected and forward-thinking individual, Locke is a competent soldier who takes a professional approach to combat situations. He is a proficient leader and inspires loyalty in his subordinates, even when they do not agree with his decisions. He is generally nonconfrontational and willing to resolve conflicts through negotiation. While his ONI compatriots Estrin and Horrigan were vocal with their low opinions on the Sedran Colonial Guard, Locke was willing to put aside their disagreements for the sake of the mission. Although he is serious about his duty to protect humanity.[30] Despite impressions from Veronica Dare that Locke is "ONI to the bone,"[31] Locke is troubled by some aspects of the organization he serves under.[32]
 
Locke is quick to solve complicated political and tactical situations using his knowledge and intelligence.[2] Locke was able to converse with the Yonhet Axl with the alien's own language,[12] likely Yonhetian or the trade pidgin spoken within the Covenant fringe.[33]
 
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Equipment
 
During the mission to Alpha Shard, Locke wore a set of Nightfall armor with red detailing.
 
After undergoing Spartan augmentation procedures Locke was issued a set of MJOLNIR Hunter armor with a Resolute visor. It is painted dark gray with red-orange highlights and light blue lighting. Additional cosmetic details on his armour include an ONI emblem on the chest piece's left breast, with the code number 00-8221-3 painted on both sides. There is an additional yellow decal on the back of the armour's helmet. His preferred loadout is a BR85N battle rifle with the M6H2 magnum.[34]
Production notes
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    Agent Locke is the primary playable character in Halo 5: Guardians and is slated to appear in at least one subsequent video game.[35] He debuted in promotional art for Guardians and was later identified in the announcement trailer for Halo: The Master Chief Collection. He is properly introduced in the digital series Halo: Nightfall.[36] He is also featured in the terminals, prologue, and epilogue cinematics of Halo 2: Anniversary, setting up his story arc in Halo 5.
    Mike Colter portrays Locke in Halo: Nightfall and in the Halo 2: Anniversary terminals. Colter provides the character's motion capture and character model in Halo 5: Guardians[37] while Ike Amadi provides his voice.[38] This is due to scheduling issues with Colter, who was simultaneously filming for his role as the Marvel character Luke Cage.[39]
    Locke was tentatively named "Marlowe" during the casting process of Halo: Nightfall.[40]
    Locke's unique base attributes in Halo 5: Guardians is the ability to carry one extra frag grenade and faster thruster recharge and slower stabilizer descent.[41]
 
Gallery
 
    Locke in Halo: Nightfall.
 
    Locke in his ONI field uniform.
 
    Locke on Alpha Shard.
 
    Locke and Talitha Macer taking cover.
 
    Locke viewing footage of the Battle of Earth in the Halo: The Master Chief Collection announcement trailer.
 
    Locke's Spartan helmet.
 
    Locke during his consultation of the Arbiter viewing Sanghelios.
 
    Thel 'Vadam's face reflects on Locke's visor.
 
    Locke and Fireteam Osiris conversing with a Sword of Sanghelios in Halo 2: Anniversary.
 
    Locke meeting with the Sangheili.
 
    Locke being approached.
 
    Locke with his BR55 battle rifle.
 
    'Vadam, Locke and their respective forces prepare to engage Covenant forces.
 
    Locke and Tanaka entering Meridian's atmosphere inside a Pelican in pursuit of John-117 in The Hunt Begins live-action trailer.
 
    Concept art of Locke for Halo 5: Guardians.
 
    Locke on an early version the Halo 5: Guardians cover art.
 
    Several renders of Locke
 
    Locke with his BR85 battle rifle.
 
    Locke smashing through a wall on Sanghelios.
 
    Locke tackling a Type-54 Banshee.
 
    Locke performing a ground pound.
 
    Locke as a Spartan.
 
    Locke taking down T-54 Ghost pilots on Kamchatka.
 
    Locke confronting Chief.
 
    Locke in a desert.
 
    Render of Locke with a BR85N.
 
    Locke in his MJOLNIR armor.
 
    Profile of Locke and Chief given with Halo merchandise to popular Halo community personalities.
 
List of appearances
 
    Halo: Nightfall (First appearance)
    Halo 2: Anniversary
        Terminals
    Hunt the Truth
        All Hail
        The Cost
        Hunt the Signal
        The Hunt Begins
    Halo 5: Guardians
        Limited Edition
    Halo: New Blood (Mentioned in the coda)
 
Sources
 
    ^ a b c d e f Halo Waypoint: Jameson Locke
    ^ a b c d e f g h i j Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition, Spartan Locke's Classified Orders
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians E3 Cinematic trailer
    ^ Game Informer: Revealing The Story Of Halo 5: Guardians' Campaign
    ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Guardians
    ^ YouTube: Halo: Nightfall Kiki Wolfkill Interview
    ^ Halo: The Master Chief Collection announcement trailer
    ^ YouTube: Halo: Nightfall First Look
    ^ YouTube: Halo: The Master Chief Collection Terminal Trailer
    ^ Remaking The Legend
    ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Swords of Sanghelios
    ^ a b c d Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 1
    ^ Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 2
    ^ Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 3
    ^ a b c Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 4
    ^ Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 5
    ^ Halo Waypoint: Fireteam Osiris
    ^ a b c d Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Osiris
    ^ a b c Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Glassed
    ^ Hunt the Truth, Hunt the Signal
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Meridian Station
    ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Unconfirmed
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Evacuation
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Alliance
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Enemy Lines
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Before the Storm
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Battle of Sunaion
    ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Genesis
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level The Breaking
    ^ IGN: Halo: Nightfall First Look on Up at Noon
    ^ Halo: New Blood, Coda
    ^ The Wire: Ridley Scott's ‘Halo’ Digital Feature Recruits ‘Good Wife’ Star Mike Colter (Exclusive)
    ^ Halo Waypoint: Axl
    ^ Game Informer, July 2015 issue
    ^ Design & Trend: 'Halo 5: Guardians' Trailer Shows New Weapons and Armor, Mike Colter Speaks About 'Jameson Locke' In Interview
    ^ YouTube: Every. Halo. Ever. E3 2014
    ^ YouTube: Halo: Nightfall Panel - SDCC 2014
    ^ Twitter Ike Amadi
    ^ NeoGaf: post by Frank O'Connor
    ^ GameTrailers: E3 2014: Price Point Interview
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians
 
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Jameson Locke
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Jameson Locke
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Biographical information
 
Birthplace:
 
Jericho VII[1]
 
Born:
 
March 15, 2529[2]
 
Species:
 
Human
 
Gender:
 
Male
 
Height:
 
208 centimetres (6 ft 10 in)[2]
 
Weight:
 
116 kilograms (260 lb)[2]
 
Hair color:
 
Brown,[2] shaved
 
Eye color:
 
Brown[2]
Political and military information
 
Affiliation:
 
    UNSC Navy (formerly)
        Office of Naval Intelligence[1]
            Section Three[1]
    Spartan
        SPARTAN-IV program
 
Rank:
 
    Lieutenant commander (formerly)[1]
    Spartan[3][4]
 
Service number:
 
73808-3153-JL[2]
 
    "Jameson Locke. Ex-ONI Acquisitions Specialist. Fancy name for a hitman, that. But looking at your record, you enjoyed your work."
    —Cortana attempts to taunt Locke[5]
 
Spartan Jameson "James" Locke (service number 73808-3153-JL)[2] is a Spartan-IV supersoldier and a former Office of Naval Intelligence agent.[6][7][8] Prior to becoming a Spartan, Locke had risen to the rank of lieutenant commander and served under ONI's Section III as an Acquisitions Specialist, his duties including the retrieval of important objects from the enemy as well as the tracking and assassination of high-value individuals.[1]
Contents
 
    1 Biography
        1.1 Childhood and early career
        1.2 Terrorist attack on Sedra
        1.3 Mission to Alpha Shard
        1.4 Becoming a Spartan-IV
        1.5 Battle of Kamchatka
        1.6 Hunt on Meridian
        1.7 Mission to Sanghelios
        1.8 Conflicts on Genesis
    2 Personality and traits
    3 Equipment
    4 Production notes
    5 Gallery
    6 List of appearances
    7 Sources
 
Biography
Childhood and early career
 
Born on the human colony of Jericho VII on March 15, 2529,[2] Locke was orphaned when the Covenant invaded his homeworld in 2535, being evacuated from the planet only minutes before its glassing by the Covenant. Losing everyone he had known, Locke was placed in a state orphanage with other children who had suffered a similar fate. Upon growing older, many of his compatriots enlisted in the United Nations Space Command, eager for revenge against the Covenant. However, Locke continued to blame the government for their failure to defend his homeworld and came to the conclusion that the UNSC was incapable of protecting its citizens. As a result, he became a freelance tracker and assassin. Locke's atypical behavior and questionable allegiances eventually caught the eye of the Office of Naval Intelligence, who planned to train Locke into a specific role within their organization. Seeking a greater purpose in life, Locke accepted ONI's offer to join and entered their extensive training program where he honed his skills to perfection and became one of ONI's top field operatives, serving Section Three as an Acquisitions Specialist.[1]
 
On September 26, 2552, Locke compiled a target profile report concerning Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee, detailing the Sangheili's personal history from the UNSC's first known encounter with him on the Rubble to the glassing of Reach. Locke concluded the report by recommending the immediate termination of 'Vadamee if the Covenant advance were to be slowed in any significant manner. This report was later accessed by John-117.[9][10] Locke offered to personally carry out the assassination, though the outbreak of the Great Schism months later and 'Vadamee's partnership with the UNSC after becoming the Arbiter led to the UNSC abandoning the plan.[11]
Terrorist attack on Sedra
 
    Main article: Terrorist attack on Sedra City
 
    "What the hell did they do to us?"
    —Jameson Locke, after observing the aftermath of the attack
 
Locke observing a Type-25 Spirit taking off
 
On February 7, 2556, Locke led an ONI team dispatched to the distant human colony Sedra to investigate terrorist activity. During the investigation Locke's unit and the Sedran Colonial Guard were forced to cooperate after Sedra City was targeted by a Sangheili Zealot terrorist wielding a powerful bioweapon. While patrolling the outskirts of Sedra City, the team spotted a Yonhet smuggler named Axl supplying the Sangheili Zealot with a stasis refrigerant. While Agent Ramos apprehended Axl, Locke, Horrigan, and Estrin pursued the Sangheili. Locke chased the Sangheili into a city access tunnel while Horrigan and the rest of the unit headed directly to the city. After a brief skirmish inside the access tunnel, the Zealot escaped into a Sedran mall with Locke pursing him. As the Sangheili prepared to activate the bioweapon, Locke jumped on top of the Zealot, disabled the alien's energy shielding, and wounded him with his M6H magnum. Locke attempted to force the Sangheili to surrender, but the Zealot jumped off a ledge and activated the bioweapon instead, killing himself in the process. Many humans throughout the city began showing signs of infection, including Locke's fellow operatives Jordan Gaines and Mason Hundley. The unit went to the Sedra Colonial Guard Hospital, where Locke and the uninfected members of his unit went through a decontamination process. After searching the freighter used to transport the bioweapon to Sedra, Locke and his unit witnessed Colonel Randall Aiken brutally interrogating Axl. However, speaking in the Covenant's trade pidgin, Locke persuaded Axl into revealing what he knew of the origins of the element used in the bioweapon.[12]
 
The unit learned of the weapon's core component—an entirely new element originating from a partly functioning segment of Installation 04 that orbited perilously close to a red giant star. The team discovered that a second tug was travelling to the shard to mine the element's deposits on the fragment. After getting the approval of Rear Admiral Goodwin, the team was forced to cooperate with the Sedran Colonial Guard to travel to the Alpha Shard, capture the smugglers who mined the element for interrogation, and destroy the deposits of the element with a HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon. However, they would be forced to complete their expedition within the sixteen hours the ring's landscape side faced away from the star; during the "day" the temperature and radiation would become unbearable. Taking a D81-LRT Condor to the partially functioning fragment, eleven ONI and Colonial Guard personnel traveled to Alpha Shard.[12]
Mission to Alpha Shard
 
    Main article: Mission to Alpha Shard
 
Agent Locke during the operation on Alpha Shard
 
    Locke: "ONI work better alone."
    Aiken: "You are lucky ONI is even coming in an advisory capacity."
    —Locke and Aiken arguing about who should participate in operation[12]
 
During the journey through slipspace in the Condor, Locke allowed Aiken to take tactical command of the mission. Locke also revealed to Private Talitha Macer that Colonel Aiken was once a Spartan-II. Eventually, the crew arrived at their destination and landed on the Halo shard's surface. Donning their powered Nightfall armor, Locke and the other three ONI operators jumped out of the Condor at a significant height. After discovering the abandoned tug used by the smugglers, the team discovered horse tracks nearby. The team moved to the tracks' direction and come across two smugglers—Arris Le and Haisal Wari—mining the element in a cave. The smugglers attempted to escape but Locke and Horrigan quickly incapacitated and restrained the smugglers. The group began to return to the Condor for extraction; however, while the dropship was setting down, a large number of Lekgolo appeared and began to swarm over the Condor and it flew off erratically—now controlled by the Lekgolo. As more of the Lekgolo eels appeared, Locke ordered for the group to retreat as three of the Sedrans and the horses were killed. The Lekgolo, in large gestalt formations, began to pursue the group who escaped into a narrow crevice. Locke used a special appliance to holographically camouflage their position from the aliens. However, the Lekgolo quickly sensed the cloaking unit and destroyed it. As the eels closed in on the group, Arris revealed that the Lekgolo can sense active technology and movement, prompting the group to reluctantly shut down the electronics present in their equipment. Unable to detect the humans, most of the Lekgolo left the area and the nine survivors moved out of the crevice. Locke briefly stayed behind to observe a lone Lekgolo worm, before crushing it in his fist.[13]
The group traversing across a river.
 
As the group continued their trek to the Condor, the team realized that only two individuals would be able to leave Alpha Shard in the smugglers' tug and that which two individuals that would leave would be decided when the mission was completed. To prevent the Lekgolo worms from tracking them, the team ditched their armor. As infighting within the group occurred, Locke promised the smugglers that they would be given a fair chance to survive if they help the team. Additionally, Locke reprimanded Horrigan after the latter suggested leaving the Sedrans and smugglers behind. Eventually, the team took a break to allow everyone to refill on fresh oxygen. The activation of the oxygen breathers alerted the Lekgolo of the team's presence. After the break, the team continued on their journey, but Sergeant Samantha Wisner dropped her breather and it rolled down a hill, activating in the progress. While Ramos went to check on her, Locke realized that the two were missing. However, the Lekgolo worms attacked Wisner and Ramos escaped just as Locke arrived. While Wisner was killed, Locke and Ramos retreated back to the group with the Lekgolo in pursuit. While attempting to escape the worms, Locke fell off a ledge and his foot became wedged under a rock. Macer arrived at his position to help him, but Locke refused and gave her his two oxygen breathers while he prepared to make a final stand against the Lekgolo. However, Macer activated one of the breathers and used it to distract the worms while she helped Locke free himself.[14] As the survivors regrouped, they hid to avoid the Lekgolo. To allow the team to escape, Horrigan pushed Haisal down a hill to be devoured by the worms. After escaping from the worms, Locke berated Horrigan for "playing god".[15]
 
While continuing on towards the Condor, Locke and Aiken conversed with each other. While Aiken told him that he was willing to die, Locke planned to survive, although he was unwilling to sacrifice members of his team. Shortly after, Horrigan desperately urged Locke to join him to escape in the smugglers' tug together. Locke maintained that he would let luck choose who would survive. While traversing alongside the edge of a cliff, Ramos secretly allowed Estrin to fall to his death after the latter refused to join Ramos in an alliance. After passing the cliff, the group took another oxygen break, but a stand-off ensured as Horrigan held Aiken at gunpoint and demanded him to give up the remaining oxygen tank. Although Locke pulled his magnum on Horrigan and ordered for him to stand down, Ramos sided with Horrigan and the two forced Locke to surrender. As Horrigan and Ramos left for the tug with Arris, the weapons, and oxygen pack, Aiken discovered the Condor nearby.[15]
 
With the nuclear ordnance recovered and the Condor having limited flight capability, Randall volunteered to detonate the warhead while Locke and Macer used the Condor to reach the tug. While Arris, Ramos, and Horrigan were consumed by the Lekgolo during their attempt to escape, Macer and Locke barely evaded the same fate. Unbeknownst to the pair, Randall's activation of the nuke drew the Lekgolo to his position, allowing the pair to escape Alpha Shard before the nuke's detonation.[16]
Becoming a Spartan-IV
Fireteam Osiris' formation
 
In 2556, Locke was selected to become a Spartan-IV and underwent the augmentation procedures. Leading dangerous and highly sensitive operations throughout the former Outer Colonies, Locke was often tasked with missions beyond the reach of UNSC support and has garnered an impressive and successful career in the field. As of August of 2558, Locke had participated in numerous low-profile, yet critical, operations. He participated in Operation: DELHI, a denial of material mission against insurrectionist forces on Hat Yai; Locke succeeded in destroying twenty-one special technical assets. In Operation: MAD HATTER, Locke was a part of a counter-mobility strike in a redacted location on Boundless Artifice, a Jiralhanae-controlled "forgeship". He later participated in a surveillance mission, known as Operation: EASTERN AZURE, on Kig-Yar salvage operations and mapping of slipspace routes at Arcadia in the Procyon system. Locke had also served as security for an ONI xenoarchaeological survey team at a redacted location for Operation: DAWN ECLIPSE.[2] By October of 2558, he had been assigned to lead Fireteam Osiris, comprised of Spartan-IVs Olympia Vale, Edward Buck, and Holly Tanaka. Fireteam Osiris was charged with carrying out a variety of complex missions for the UNSC Security Council and High Command.[17]
Battle of Kamchatka
 
    Main article: Battle of Kamchatka
 
    "Jul 'Mdama is an opportunist, not a leader. It was only a matter of time before his version of the Covenant started to break."
    —Jameson Locke[18]
 
After several human colonies were unexpectedly attacked by mysterious Forerunner entities, Doctor Catherine Halsey contacted UNSC Infinity with information about the attacks. In response, Locke and the rest of Fireteam Osiris were tasked with rescuing Dr. Halsey from the custody of Covenant Supreme Commander Jul 'Mdama on the Forerunner world of Kamchatka.[18]
Locke after assassinating 'Mdama
 
After being briefed by Captain Thomas Lasky of UNSC Infinity, the Spartans were delivered to Kamchatka via D79-TC Pelican, where they discovered the Covenant engaging their former Promethean allies. Osiris exited the Pelican dropship to free fall past battling Covenant and Promethean ships, using their armor's thrusters to control their following landing. Osiris landed on a mountainside, where the Covenant and Prometheans were currently engaged in combat and the Spartans fought their way through the terrain. While Vale eliminated Covenant forces aboard a Type-57 Phantom, Locke and the rest of Osiris battled numerous Covenant and Promethean forces on the ground. As one of the Covenant blockade runners crashed into a nearby mountain peak, Osiris regrouped and was forced to outrun the ensuring avalanche. The Spartans leaped off a cliff and slide down the mountainside, where they promptly engaged nearby Covenant forces in a valley. With 'Mdama and Halsey located in a nearby Forerunner structure, Fireteam Osiris fought their way past Covenant and Promethean forces to reach their targets' location. Although 'Mdama had a Kraken deployed to fend off the hostile forces assaulting his location, the Prometheans managed to force the walker to retreat.[18]
 
As Osiris battled their way to the structure, they arrived at 'Mdama's and Halsey's position on a balcony. While Tanaka, Vale, and Buck engaged 'Mdama's Zealot guards, Locke charged towards 'Mdama to begin engaging the Supreme Commander in close-quarters combat. After a brief fight, Locke managed to assassinate 'Mdama, and Tanaka, Vale, and Buck quickly eliminated the remaining Sangheili soldiers on the platform. With Halsey recovered, Osiris and the doctor returned to UNSC Infinity.[18]
Hunt on Meridian
 
    Main article: Battle of Meridian (2558)
 
    Edward Buck: "You know, Locke… Every other Spartan… every soldier, when they hear about this… they're gonna hate us. You know that, right?"
    Jameson Locke: "You're not the only one here because of him."
    —Buck and Locke, upon being tasked with capturing Blue Team[19]
 
Upon their return to Infinity, Fireteam Osiris learned that Spartan-IIs John-117, Kelly-087, Linda-058, and Fred-104 of Blue Team traveled to the Outer Colony of Meridian—absent without leave—to investigate smart AI Cortana's location. Osiris was tasked with embarking to the recently resettled and now independent Meridian to track down Blue Team and take them back to the UNSC.[19] To prepare for the mission, Locke tasked an AI to identify weaknesses in Spartan-IIs and the MJOLNIR Mark VI.[20] Fireteam Osiris arrived at Pinnacle Station—the Meridian space elevator—via Pelican, where they descended to the moon's surface. Osiris quickly discovered that the world was also under attack from Promethean constructs and Meridian's settlers were desperately attempting to fend off the invaders. In exchange for colony leader Governor Sloan's cooperation, Osiris agreed to help defend Meridian from the Prometheans. After destroying the Prometheans that were assaulting the outpost at the space elevator's base, the Spartans began travelling to Meridian Station, the lead settlement on the moon which the Prometheans were attempting to invade. However, Sloan was reluctant to give Osiris access to the road leading to the settlement, fearing that the Prometheans would follow. However, Osiris eliminated the surrounding Prometheans and Sloan allowed the Spartans to have access to the road. At Sloan's request, Osiris aided several settlers under attack at a nearby service garage and Sloan ordered his men to give the Spartans one of the Liang Dortmund Corporation's M820 Scorpions to use against the Prometheans in exchange for their help.[19]
Osiris encounters the Warden Eternal
 
After using the Scorpion to clear out the rest of the nearby Prometheans, Vale and the rest of Osiris proceeded to Meridian Station, where they discovered that Sloan was a smart AI suffering from onset rampancy. Sloan allowed the Spartans to search the settlement for clues about Blue Team's location, leading to Locke having Osiris split up to see if they could learn anything from the local settlers. After learning that Blue Team's prowler was seen traveling to the nearby Apogee Station, Fireteam Osiris boarded a transport Pelican and departed for the settlement.[21] Upon arriving at Apogee, they found the settlement under attack. Working with Meridian soldiers, Locke and the rest of the Spartans cleared out the Prometheans and discovered Blue Team's abandoned prowler. Accessing the prowler's data banks, Osiris discovered that Blue Team had traveled to the mines under the settlement. After eliminating more Prometheans throughout the mines, Osiris discovered that the Meridian settlers had found a massive Forerunner structure underneath the moon's surface. As they investigated the structure, they eventually came across the Warden Eternal, an ancilla that served as the protector of the Domain and claimed his loyalty belonged to Cortana. After refusing to allow the Spartans to pursue Blue Team, Fireteam Osiris engaged the Warden and eventually destroyed him. Advancing forward, Osiris came across a Guardian in a large, cavernous chamber. While exploring the area, Vale discovered a local slipspace translocation network throughout the cavern and noticed Blue Team using it on above platforms. Following Vale, Locke and the rest of Osiris pursued Blue Team as they advanced from platform to platform utilizing the translocation network. During the chase, Locke got ahead of the rest of his fireteam and was teleported to the same platform that Blue Team was on.[22]
Locke and the Chief fighting
 
As the Spartan-IIs prepared to travel through one last teleporter to reach the Guardian, Locke ordered them to stand down. The rest of Osiris was teleported to a higher platform, as John-117 ordered his own teammates to go through the portal ahead of him. When John refused to stand down and moved to follow his team, Locke attempted to detain him, leading to a hand-to-hand combat fight between the two while the rest of Osiris watched nearby. John eventually gained the upper hand and used Locke's own armor-locking device against him. As John escaped through the portal and entered the Guardian, the massive construct began to activate and the floating platforms around Osiris began falling out of place and into the lava below. Freeing Locke, the four Spartans rushed back the way Blue Team came by traveling back to each platform via teleporter. Fireteam Osiris was just able to enter the last teleporter as its platform plummeted towards the lava, with Locke assisting Buck through the portal when the latter had nearly fallen off the platform.[22] The Spartans were teleported back to Meridian's surface, where they discovered that the colony was already well into its evacuation as settlers rushed into the moon's space elevator. As Osiris raced to the elevator to escape the ensuring damages that would be caused by the Guardian's activation, the construct rose out of the surface nearby. After fighting their way to the base of the elevator, Sloan allowed Osiris to enter. Sloan then revealed that he was warned of the Guardian's activation by Cortana, and that he intended to be a part of the future Cortana was creating for humans and AI. Osiris destroyed the remaining Prometheans nearby and, after activating it, the fireteam began ascending the space tether. On the way to the elevator terminal, while engaging more Prometheans, the Guardian sent out a shockwave that heavy damaged the elevator. The Spartans were forced to climb the elevator as the structure slowly began to fall. Just as Osiris arrived at the platform their Pelican was on, the Guardian continued to send out more frequent shockwaves that slowed the Spartans down and caused the platform they were on to collapse. Osiris barely managed to enter the dropship, with Locke having to use his armor thrusters to board the Pelican as it fell from the platform. Once Locke was aboard, the Spartans left Meridian's atmosphere as the Guardian entered slipspace and left the moon.[23]
Mission to Sanghelios
 
    Main articles: Battle of Nuusra and Battle of Sunaion
 
    Vale: "If we can help Arbiter...?"
    Locke: "We do. But not at the risk of missing the Guardian. Reaching Master Chief is more important."
    —Members of Osiris discuss their mission priorities
 
Locke formulates a plan with the Arbiter
 
After Fireteam Osiris returned to Infinity, Lasky ordered for the fireteam—along with Commander Sarah Palmer and Halsey—to travel to the Sangheili homeworld of Sanghelios to utilize the planet's inactivate Guardian to pursue Blue Team. Vale and the rest of Osiris were taken to the planet's surface via Type-56 Lich, where they were tasked with finding Arbiter Thel 'Vadam while he was leading the Swords of Sanghelios against the invading remnants of 'Mdama's Covenant at the Elder Council Chamber in Nuusra. As Osiris engaged Covenant forces, Palmer had Mahkee 'Chava deploy two Mantises for the Spartans to utilize in clearing out the Covenant warriors at the Elder Council Chamber. Upon arriving at the chamber, Osiris battled the Covenant forces assaulting the building and fought their way inside, where they meet up with 'Vadam. With Osiris' help, the Swords of Sanghelios eliminated the Covenant forces at the Council Chamber. Moments later, 'Chava arrived in a Phantom and extracted the Arbiter and Spartans.[11] Traveling to the Swords of Sanghelios' encampment at Nuusra, Osiris worked together with Halsey, Palmer, and 'Vadam to formulate a plan to utilize the Guardian. 'Vadam, recognizing Locke as the ONI agent that had planned to assassinate him in the Covenant War, was initially reluctant to move his forces to assist the Spartans. However, when Cortana briefly shorted out all electronics at the encampment, 'Vadam agreed to work with Locke. Osiris was tasked with locating a Forerunner Constructor at one of the Guardian's nearby support stations to allow Halsey to input commands into the construct to force it to activate the Guardian.[24] Palmer flew Fireteam Osiris to the support station, but was forced to drop them off just south of the facility due to the presence of a Covenant Kraken nearby. While the Spartans provided ground support, the Swords of Sanghelios assaulted the walker from the air. While the Arbiter's flight squadrons forced the Kraken into retreat, Osiris fought their way to an ancient Sangheili temple located near the support facility. After defeating several Prometheans at the temple, the Kraken arrived at the temple, threatening Osiris' mission. As the walker neared, the Spartans boarded the Kraken and destroyed its power generator from within. Osiris fled that doomed walker and traveled into the support facility via stolen Type-54 Banshees. Once inside the station, Osiris retrieved a Constructor, but were attacked by Promethean forces. After battling their way back to an extraction point with the Constructor, a Phantom transported them back to the Swords of Sanghelios' encampment.[25]
Locke prevents Buck from falling into the sea
 
With the Constructor, Halsey inputted her commands into it and the construct took off to activate the Guardian. However, the Guardian was located in the Csurdon Sea next to the city of Sunaion, the last bastion of the Covenant on Sanghelios. The Arbiter's forces regrouped and prepared to attack the city to eliminate the Covenant and give Osiris a chance to board the Guardian.[26] Traveling to Sunaion with a squadron of air vehicles, Fireteam Osiris, Arbiter 'Vadam, and several Swords of Sanghelios forces were deployed to Sunaion and engaged Covenant soldiers throughout. While the Arbiter led his forces against the Covenant directly, Osiris destroyed Covenant anti-air emplacements to allow the Arbiter's fleet to move in closer to the city. Unable to receive air support for transport to the Guardian, Osiris accessed Sunaion's undercity to travel to its location. When the Constructor activated the Guardian, Promethean forces arrived at the battle and began engaging the Spartans, as well as the Arbiter and his forces. When the Guardian began rising out of the sea nearby and started to activate its shockwaves, the buildings around the Spartans were ripped apart. As the Spartans moved to safety, they regrouped with the Arbiter as he was engaging Promethean forces. The five battled the onslaught of Prometheans, which were soon led by the Warden Eternal, now utilizing another physical body. After a lengthy engagement, the five destroyed the Warden and the nearby Prometheans just as the Guardian prepared to leave. While the Arbiter remained behind to finish eliminating Covenant and Promethean forces, Palmer and Halsey picked up Osiris in the Pelican and flew towards the Guardian. A pursuing Banshee damaged the dropship, though Palmer was still able to drop Osiris off on the Guardian's surface just as it entered slipspace and left Sanghelios.[27]
Conflicts on Genesis
 
    Main article: Battle of Genesis
 
    "You're not taking the Chief..."
    —Locke disrupting Cortana's plans
 
Locke agrees to work together with Blue Team
 
Upon exiting slipspace, the Guardian arrived at the Forerunner world of Genesis, where all the other Guardians had traveled to at Cortana's demand. While the Spartans observed their new surroundings, the Guardian attempted to shake the Spartans off, forcing Vale and her team to quickly descend down the construct until they were close enough to the ground to safely jump off the Guardian. Osiris soon encountered monitor 031 Exuberant Witness, who served as caretaker of the installation. The ancilla revealed that Cortana was intending to use the Guardians to force peace across the galaxy and to wipe out those that refused, apparently trying to instill the Forerunners' Mantle of Responsibility on all species with herself and other AI—now calling themselves the Created—at its beholders. Osiris resolved to aiding Blue Team and stopping Cortana, with the help of Exuberant Witness. As the Spartans traveled to Blue Team's position at Genesis' Gateway, they encountered Covenant forces that were inadvertently brought to Genesis with the Guardians, as well as hostile Promethean forces. Osiris fought their way towards the Gateway, were they were attacked by the Warden Eternal once again but managed to defeat him. Upon arriving just outside the Gateway, Osiris came under attack from more Prometheans and several of the Warden's bodies, as they attempted to buy time for Cortana to finish her plans. After a long engagement, Osiris proved victorious and Exuberant Witness gave the Spartans access to the inside of the Gateway.[28]
Locke returns to Sanghelios with John
 
Upon entering, Osiris and Exuberant Witness encountered Blue Team. While the eight Spartans agreed to work together to stop Cortana from enacting her plans, the AI suddenly teleported Blue Team to near her position.[28] Cortana ultimately placed Blue Team in a Cryptum with the intention of keeping them in stasis for ten thousand years while she initiated her plans.[29] Osiris moved to free Blue Team and, upon exiting the Gateway, witnessed the numerous Guardians entering slipspace to begin enforcing Cortana's new order. As the Spartans engaged Covenant and Promethean forces while on their way to the Cryptum, Cortana revealed that hundreds of AIs had pledged their allegiance to her, including Governor Sloan. Reaching the Cryptum, Osiris had to destroy several gravitational cores keeping the Cryptum in place. As Osiris came close to freeing Blue Team, Cortana began to taunt the Spartans in hopes of demoralizing them, but to no avail. After destroying the gravitational cores, Osiris activated a terminal to lower the Cryptum. However, Cortana suddenly pulled the Cryptum to the Guardian she was preparing to leave on. As Cortana prepared to leave, she began to disconnect herself from Genesis' systems, giving Exuberant Witness an opportunity to take full control of the planet once again. To aid the monitor, Osiris activated two nearby auxiliary power stations to help Exuberant Witness regain control of Genesis. The monitor provided the Spartans a route to Cortana's Guardian and the Cryptum, and Osiris rushed to stop their departure, pushing past the Guardian's powerful shockwaves. Locke managed to reach the relay terminal that gave Cortana control and destroyed it, reinstating full control of Genesis to Exuberant Witness. As Vale came to Locke's aid, Cortana prepared to leave the planet aboard her Guardian with the Cryptum, but Exuberant Witness sent a fleet of Constructors to take the Cryptum from the Guardian just as it entered slipspace. Once Blue Team was freed from the Cryptum, the group traveled back to Sanghelios to rendezvous with the Arbiter, Palmer, and Halsey to discuss their next move now that Cortana and other AIs were commanding numerous Guardians throughout the galaxy to enforce the Mantle of Responsibility.[5]
Personality and traits
Locke and Tanaka share a tender moment before departing for a mission
 
    "Nobody is putting anybody down. We don't panic like that. It's not an option."
    —Locke turning down Horrigan's suggestion to kill the prisoners who slow them down[15]
 
A collected and forward-thinking individual, Locke is a competent soldier who takes a professional approach to combat situations. He is a proficient leader and inspires loyalty in his subordinates, even when they do not agree with his decisions. He is generally nonconfrontational and willing to resolve conflicts through negotiation. While his ONI compatriots Estrin and Horrigan were vocal with their low opinions on the Sedran Colonial Guard, Locke was willing to put aside their disagreements for the sake of the mission. Although he is serious about his duty to protect humanity.[30] Despite impressions from Veronica Dare that Locke is "ONI to the bone,"[31] Locke is troubled by some aspects of the organization he serves under.[32]
 
Locke is quick to solve complicated political and tactical situations using his knowledge and intelligence.[2] Locke was able to converse with the Yonhet Axl with the alien's own language,[12] likely Yonhetian or the trade pidgin spoken within the Covenant fringe.[33]
 
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Equipment
 
During the mission to Alpha Shard, Locke wore a set of Nightfall armor with red detailing.
 
After undergoing Spartan augmentation procedures Locke was issued a set of MJOLNIR Hunter armor with a Resolute visor. It is painted dark gray with red-orange highlights and light blue lighting. Additional cosmetic details on his armour include an ONI emblem on the chest piece's left breast, with the code number 00-8221-3 painted on both sides. There is an additional yellow decal on the back of the armour's helmet. His preferred loadout is a BR85N battle rifle with the M6H2 magnum.[34]
Production notes
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    Agent Locke is the primary playable character in Halo 5: Guardians and is slated to appear in at least one subsequent video game.[35] He debuted in promotional art for Guardians and was later identified in the announcement trailer for Halo: The Master Chief Collection. He is properly introduced in the digital series Halo: Nightfall.[36] He is also featured in the terminals, prologue, and epilogue cinematics of Halo 2: Anniversary, setting up his story arc in Halo 5.
    Mike Colter portrays Locke in Halo: Nightfall and in the Halo 2: Anniversary terminals. Colter provides the character's motion capture and character model in Halo 5: Guardians[37] while Ike Amadi provides his voice.[38] This is due to scheduling issues with Colter, who was simultaneously filming for his role as the Marvel character Luke Cage.[39]
    Locke was tentatively named "Marlowe" during the casting process of Halo: Nightfall.[40]
    Locke's unique base attributes in Halo 5: Guardians is the ability to carry one extra frag grenade and faster thruster recharge and slower stabilizer descent.[41]
 
Gallery
 
    Locke in Halo: Nightfall.
 
    Locke in his ONI field uniform.
 
    Locke on Alpha Shard.
 
    Locke and Talitha Macer taking cover.
 
    Locke viewing footage of the Battle of Earth in the Halo: The Master Chief Collection announcement trailer.
 
    Locke's Spartan helmet.
 
    Locke during his consultation of the Arbiter viewing Sanghelios.
 
    Thel 'Vadam's face reflects on Locke's visor.
 
    Locke and Fireteam Osiris conversing with a Sword of Sanghelios in Halo 2: Anniversary.
 
    Locke meeting with the Sangheili.
 
    Locke being approached.
 
    Locke with his BR55 battle rifle.
 
    'Vadam, Locke and their respective forces prepare to engage Covenant forces.
 
    Locke and Tanaka entering Meridian's atmosphere inside a Pelican in pursuit of John-117 in The Hunt Begins live-action trailer.
 
    Concept art of Locke for Halo 5: Guardians.
 
    Locke on an early version the Halo 5: Guardians cover art.
 
    Several renders of Locke
 
    Locke with his BR85 battle rifle.
 
    Locke smashing through a wall on Sanghelios.
 
    Locke tackling a Type-54 Banshee.
 
    Locke performing a ground pound.
 
    Locke as a Spartan.
 
    Locke taking down T-54 Ghost pilots on Kamchatka.
 
    Locke confronting Chief.
 
    Locke in a desert.
 
    Render of Locke with a BR85N.
 
    Locke in his MJOLNIR armor.
 
    Profile of Locke and Chief given with Halo merchandise to popular Halo community personalities.
 
List of appearances
 
    Halo: Nightfall (First appearance)
    Halo 2: Anniversary
        Terminals
    Hunt the Truth
        All Hail
        The Cost
        Hunt the Signal
        The Hunt Begins
    Halo 5: Guardians
        Limited Edition
    Halo: New Blood (Mentioned in the coda)
 
Sources
 
    ^ a b c d e f Halo Waypoint: Jameson Locke
    ^ a b c d e f g h i j Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition, Spartan Locke's Classified Orders
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians E3 Cinematic trailer
    ^ Game Informer: Revealing The Story Of Halo 5: Guardians' Campaign
    ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Guardians
    ^ YouTube: Halo: Nightfall Kiki Wolfkill Interview
    ^ Halo: The Master Chief Collection announcement trailer
    ^ YouTube: Halo: Nightfall First Look
    ^ YouTube: Halo: The Master Chief Collection Terminal Trailer
    ^ Remaking The Legend
    ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Swords of Sanghelios
    ^ a b c d Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 1
    ^ Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 2
    ^ Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 3
    ^ a b c Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 4
    ^ Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 5
    ^ Halo Waypoint: Fireteam Osiris
    ^ a b c d Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Osiris
    ^ a b c Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Glassed
    ^ Hunt the Truth, Hunt the Signal
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Meridian Station
    ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Unconfirmed
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Evacuation
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Alliance
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Enemy Lines
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Before the Storm
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Battle of Sunaion
    ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Genesis
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level The Breaking
    ^ IGN: Halo: Nightfall First Look on Up at Noon
    ^ Halo: New Blood, Coda
    ^ The Wire: Ridley Scott's ‘Halo’ Digital Feature Recruits ‘Good Wife’ Star Mike Colter (Exclusive)
    ^ Halo Waypoint: Axl
    ^ Game Informer, July 2015 issue
    ^ Design & Trend: 'Halo 5: Guardians' Trailer Shows New Weapons and Armor, Mike Colter Speaks About 'Jameson Locke' In Interview
    ^ YouTube: Every. Halo. Ever. E3 2014
    ^ YouTube: Halo: Nightfall Panel - SDCC 2014
    ^ Twitter Ike Amadi
    ^ NeoGaf: post by Frank O'Connor
    ^ GameTrailers: E3 2014: Price Point Interview
    ^ Halo 5: Guardians
 
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Destinypedia! — Check out Destinypedia, our sister-encyclopedia covering Bungie's Destiny series. We hope to see you there! Jameson Locke From Halopedia, the Halo wiki HaloArray.pngReclaimer - H4.png This article is about the Spartan-IV. For the Marine, see Locke (Mombasa). Jameson Locke LOCKE 2.png Biographical information

Birthplace:


Jericho VII[1]

Born:


March 15, 2529[2]

Species:


Human

Gender:


Male

Height:


208 centimetres (6 ft 10 in)[2]

Weight:


116 kilograms (260 lb)[2]

Hair color:


Brown,[2] shaved

Eye color:


Brown[2] Political and military information

Affiliation: 


   UNSC Navy (formerly)
       Office of Naval Intelligence[1]
           Section Three[1]
   Spartan
       SPARTAN-IV program

Rank: 


   Lieutenant commander (formerly)[1]
   Spartan[3][4]

Service number:


73808-3153-JL[2] 


   "Jameson Locke. Ex-ONI Acquisitions Specialist. Fancy name for a hitman, that. But looking at your record, you enjoyed your work."
   —Cortana attempts to taunt Locke[5]

Spartan Jameson "James" Locke (service number 73808-3153-JL)[2] is a Spartan-IV supersoldier and a former Office of Naval Intelligence agent.[6][7][8] Prior to becoming a Spartan, Locke had risen to the rank of lieutenant commander and served under ONI's Section III as an Acquisitions Specialist, his duties including the retrieval of important objects from the enemy as well as the tracking and assassination of high-value individuals.[1] Contents 

   1 Biography
       1.1 Childhood and early career
       1.2 Terrorist attack on Sedra
       1.3 Mission to Alpha Shard
       1.4 Becoming a Spartan-IV
       1.5 Battle of Kamchatka
       1.6 Hunt on Meridian
       1.7 Mission to Sanghelios
       1.8 Conflicts on Genesis
   2 Personality and traits
   3 Equipment
   4 Production notes
   5 Gallery
   6 List of appearances
   7 Sources

Biography Childhood and early career

Born on the human colony of Jericho VII on March 15, 2529,[2] Locke was orphaned when the Covenant invaded his homeworld in 2535, being evacuated from the planet only minutes before its glassing by the Covenant. Losing everyone he had known, Locke was placed in a state orphanage with other children who had suffered a similar fate. Upon growing older, many of his compatriots enlisted in the United Nations Space Command, eager for revenge against the Covenant. However, Locke continued to blame the government for their failure to defend his homeworld and came to the conclusion that the UNSC was incapable of protecting its citizens. As a result, he became a freelance tracker and assassin. Locke's atypical behavior and questionable allegiances eventually caught the eye of the Office of Naval Intelligence, who planned to train Locke into a specific role within their organization. Seeking a greater purpose in life, Locke accepted ONI's offer to join and entered their extensive training program where he honed his skills to perfection and became one of ONI's top field operatives, serving Section Three as an Acquisitions Specialist.[1]

On September 26, 2552, Locke compiled a target profile report concerning Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee, detailing the Sangheili's personal history from the UNSC's first known encounter with him on the Rubble to the glassing of Reach. Locke concluded the report by recommending the immediate termination of 'Vadamee if the Covenant advance were to be slowed in any significant manner. This report was later accessed by John-117.[9][10] Locke offered to personally carry out the assassination, though the outbreak of the Great Schism months later and 'Vadamee's partnership with the UNSC after becoming the Arbiter led to the UNSC abandoning the plan.[11] Terrorist attack on Sedra 

   Main article: Terrorist attack on Sedra City

   "What the hell did they do to us?"
   —Jameson Locke, after observing the aftermath of the attack

Locke observing a Type-25 Spirit taking off

On February 7, 2556, Locke led an ONI team dispatched to the distant human colony Sedra to investigate terrorist activity. During the investigation Locke's unit and the Sedran Colonial Guard were forced to cooperate after Sedra City was targeted by a Sangheili Zealot terrorist wielding a powerful bioweapon. While patrolling the outskirts of Sedra City, the team spotted a Yonhet smuggler named Axl supplying the Sangheili Zealot with a stasis refrigerant. While Agent Ramos apprehended Axl, Locke, Horrigan, and Estrin pursued the Sangheili. Locke chased the Sangheili into a city access tunnel while Horrigan and the rest of the unit headed directly to the city. After a brief skirmish inside the access tunnel, the Zealot escaped into a Sedran mall with Locke pursing him. As the Sangheili prepared to activate the bioweapon, Locke jumped on top of the Zealot, disabled the alien's energy shielding, and wounded him with his M6H magnum. Locke attempted to force the Sangheili to surrender, but the Zealot jumped off a ledge and activated the bioweapon instead, killing himself in the process. Many humans throughout the city began showing signs of infection, including Locke's fellow operatives Jordan Gaines and Mason Hundley. The unit went to the Sedra Colonial Guard Hospital, where Locke and the uninfected members of his unit went through a decontamination process. After searching the freighter used to transport the bioweapon to Sedra, Locke and his unit witnessed Colonel Randall Aiken brutally interrogating Axl. However, speaking in the Covenant's trade pidgin, Locke persuaded Axl into revealing what he knew of the origins of the element used in the bioweapon.[12]

The unit learned of the weapon's core component—an entirely new element originating from a partly functioning segment of Installation 04 that orbited perilously close to a red giant star. The team discovered that a second tug was travelling to the shard to mine the element's deposits on the fragment. After getting the approval of Rear Admiral Goodwin, the team was forced to cooperate with the Sedran Colonial Guard to travel to the Alpha Shard, capture the smugglers who mined the element for interrogation, and destroy the deposits of the element with a HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon. However, they would be forced to complete their expedition within the sixteen hours the ring's landscape side faced away from the star; during the "day" the temperature and radiation would become unbearable. Taking a D81-LRT Condor to the partially functioning fragment, eleven ONI and Colonial Guard personnel traveled to Alpha Shard.[12] Mission to Alpha Shard 

   Main article: Mission to Alpha Shard

Agent Locke during the operation on Alpha Shard 

   Locke: "ONI work better alone."
   Aiken: "You are lucky ONI is even coming in an advisory capacity."
   —Locke and Aiken arguing about who should participate in operation[12]

During the journey through slipspace in the Condor, Locke allowed Aiken to take tactical command of the mission. Locke also revealed to Private Talitha Macer that Colonel Aiken was once a Spartan-II. Eventually, the crew arrived at their destination and landed on the Halo shard's surface. Donning their powered Nightfall armor, Locke and the other three ONI operators jumped out of the Condor at a significant height. After discovering the abandoned tug used by the smugglers, the team discovered horse tracks nearby. The team moved to the tracks' direction and come across two smugglers—Arris Le and Haisal Wari—mining the element in a cave. The smugglers attempted to escape but Locke and Horrigan quickly incapacitated and restrained the smugglers. The group began to return to the Condor for extraction; however, while the dropship was setting down, a large number of Lekgolo appeared and began to swarm over the Condor and it flew off erratically—now controlled by the Lekgolo. As more of the Lekgolo eels appeared, Locke ordered for the group to retreat as three of the Sedrans and the horses were killed. The Lekgolo, in large gestalt formations, began to pursue the group who escaped into a narrow crevice. Locke used a special appliance to holographically camouflage their position from the aliens. However, the Lekgolo quickly sensed the cloaking unit and destroyed it. As the eels closed in on the group, Arris revealed that the Lekgolo can sense active technology and movement, prompting the group to reluctantly shut down the electronics present in their equipment. Unable to detect the humans, most of the Lekgolo left the area and the nine survivors moved out of the crevice. Locke briefly stayed behind to observe a lone Lekgolo worm, before crushing it in his fist.[13] The group traversing across a river.

As the group continued their trek to the Condor, the team realized that only two individuals would be able to leave Alpha Shard in the smugglers' tug and that which two individuals that would leave would be decided when the mission was completed. To prevent the Lekgolo worms from tracking them, the team ditched their armor. As infighting within the group occurred, Locke promised the smugglers that they would be given a fair chance to survive if they help the team. Additionally, Locke reprimanded Horrigan after the latter suggested leaving the Sedrans and smugglers behind. Eventually, the team took a break to allow everyone to refill on fresh oxygen. The activation of the oxygen breathers alerted the Lekgolo of the team's presence. After the break, the team continued on their journey, but Sergeant Samantha Wisner dropped her breather and it rolled down a hill, activating in the progress. While Ramos went to check on her, Locke realized that the two were missing. However, the Lekgolo worms attacked Wisner and Ramos escaped just as Locke arrived. While Wisner was killed, Locke and Ramos retreated back to the group with the Lekgolo in pursuit. While attempting to escape the worms, Locke fell off a ledge and his foot became wedged under a rock. Macer arrived at his position to help him, but Locke refused and gave her his two oxygen breathers while he prepared to make a final stand against the Lekgolo. However, Macer activated one of the breathers and used it to distract the worms while she helped Locke free himself.[14] As the survivors regrouped, they hid to avoid the Lekgolo. To allow the team to escape, Horrigan pushed Haisal down a hill to be devoured by the worms. After escaping from the worms, Locke berated Horrigan for "playing god".[15]

While continuing on towards the Condor, Locke and Aiken conversed with each other. While Aiken told him that he was willing to die, Locke planned to survive, although he was unwilling to sacrifice members of his team. Shortly after, Horrigan desperately urged Locke to join him to escape in the smugglers' tug together. Locke maintained that he would let luck choose who would survive. While traversing alongside the edge of a cliff, Ramos secretly allowed Estrin to fall to his death after the latter refused to join Ramos in an alliance. After passing the cliff, the group took another oxygen break, but a stand-off ensured as Horrigan held Aiken at gunpoint and demanded him to give up the remaining oxygen tank. Although Locke pulled his magnum on Horrigan and ordered for him to stand down, Ramos sided with Horrigan and the two forced Locke to surrender. As Horrigan and Ramos left for the tug with Arris, the weapons, and oxygen pack, Aiken discovered the Condor nearby.[15]

With the nuclear ordnance recovered and the Condor having limited flight capability, Randall volunteered to detonate the warhead while Locke and Macer used the Condor to reach the tug. While Arris, Ramos, and Horrigan were consumed by the Lekgolo during their attempt to escape, Macer and Locke barely evaded the same fate. Unbeknownst to the pair, Randall's activation of the nuke drew the Lekgolo to his position, allowing the pair to escape Alpha Shard before the nuke's detonation.[16] Becoming a Spartan-IV Fireteam Osiris' formation

In 2556, Locke was selected to become a Spartan-IV and underwent the augmentation procedures. Leading dangerous and highly sensitive operations throughout the former Outer Colonies, Locke was often tasked with missions beyond the reach of UNSC support and has garnered an impressive and successful career in the field. As of August of 2558, Locke had participated in numerous low-profile, yet critical, operations. He participated in Operation: DELHI, a denial of material mission against insurrectionist forces on Hat Yai; Locke succeeded in destroying twenty-one special technical assets. In Operation: MAD HATTER, Locke was a part of a counter-mobility strike in a redacted location on Boundless Artifice, a Jiralhanae-controlled "forgeship". He later participated in a surveillance mission, known as Operation: EASTERN AZURE, on Kig-Yar salvage operations and mapping of slipspace routes at Arcadia in the Procyon system. Locke had also served as security for an ONI xenoarchaeological survey team at a redacted location for Operation: DAWN ECLIPSE.[2] By October of 2558, he had been assigned to lead Fireteam Osiris, comprised of Spartan-IVs Olympia Vale, Edward Buck, and Holly Tanaka. Fireteam Osiris was charged with carrying out a variety of complex missions for the UNSC Security Council and High Command.[17] Battle of Kamchatka 

   Main article: Battle of Kamchatka

   "Jul 'Mdama is an opportunist, not a leader. It was only a matter of time before his version of the Covenant started to break."
   —Jameson Locke[18]

After several human colonies were unexpectedly attacked by mysterious Forerunner entities, Doctor Catherine Halsey contacted UNSC Infinity with information about the attacks. In response, Locke and the rest of Fireteam Osiris were tasked with rescuing Dr. Halsey from the custody of Covenant Supreme Commander Jul 'Mdama on the Forerunner world of Kamchatka.[18] Locke after assassinating 'Mdama

After being briefed by Captain Thomas Lasky of UNSC Infinity, the Spartans were delivered to Kamchatka via D79-TC Pelican, where they discovered the Covenant engaging their former Promethean allies. Osiris exited the Pelican dropship to free fall past battling Covenant and Promethean ships, using their armor's thrusters to control their following landing. Osiris landed on a mountainside, where the Covenant and Prometheans were currently engaged in combat and the Spartans fought their way through the terrain. While Vale eliminated Covenant forces aboard a Type-57 Phantom, Locke and the rest of Osiris battled numerous Covenant and Promethean forces on the ground. As one of the Covenant blockade runners crashed into a nearby mountain peak, Osiris regrouped and was forced to outrun the ensuring avalanche. The Spartans leaped off a cliff and slide down the mountainside, where they promptly engaged nearby Covenant forces in a valley. With 'Mdama and Halsey located in a nearby Forerunner structure, Fireteam Osiris fought their way past Covenant and Promethean forces to reach their targets' location. Although 'Mdama had a Kraken deployed to fend off the hostile forces assaulting his location, the Prometheans managed to force the walker to retreat.[18]

As Osiris battled their way to the structure, they arrived at 'Mdama's and Halsey's position on a balcony. While Tanaka, Vale, and Buck engaged 'Mdama's Zealot guards, Locke charged towards 'Mdama to begin engaging the Supreme Commander in close-quarters combat. After a brief fight, Locke managed to assassinate 'Mdama, and Tanaka, Vale, and Buck quickly eliminated the remaining Sangheili soldiers on the platform. With Halsey recovered, Osiris and the doctor returned to UNSC Infinity.[18] Hunt on Meridian 

   Main article: Battle of Meridian (2558)

   Edward Buck: "You know, Locke… Every other Spartan… every soldier, when they hear about this… they're gonna hate us. You know that, right?"
   Jameson Locke: "You're not the only one here because of him."
   —Buck and Locke, upon being tasked with capturing Blue Team[19]

Upon their return to Infinity, Fireteam Osiris learned that Spartan-IIs John-117, Kelly-087, Linda-058, and Fred-104 of Blue Team traveled to the Outer Colony of Meridian—absent without leave—to investigate smart AI Cortana's location. Osiris was tasked with embarking to the recently resettled and now independent Meridian to track down Blue Team and take them back to the UNSC.[19] To prepare for the mission, Locke tasked an AI to identify weaknesses in Spartan-IIs and the MJOLNIR Mark VI.[20] Fireteam Osiris arrived at Pinnacle Station—the Meridian space elevator—via Pelican, where they descended to the moon's surface. Osiris quickly discovered that the world was also under attack from Promethean constructs and Meridian's settlers were desperately attempting to fend off the invaders. In exchange for colony leader Governor Sloan's cooperation, Osiris agreed to help defend Meridian from the Prometheans. After destroying the Prometheans that were assaulting the outpost at the space elevator's base, the Spartans began travelling to Meridian Station, the lead settlement on the moon which the Prometheans were attempting to invade. However, Sloan was reluctant to give Osiris access to the road leading to the settlement, fearing that the Prometheans would follow. However, Osiris eliminated the surrounding Prometheans and Sloan allowed the Spartans to have access to the road. At Sloan's request, Osiris aided several settlers under attack at a nearby service garage and Sloan ordered his men to give the Spartans one of the Liang Dortmund Corporation's M820 Scorpions to use against the Prometheans in exchange for their help.[19] Osiris encounters the Warden Eternal

After using the Scorpion to clear out the rest of the nearby Prometheans, Vale and the rest of Osiris proceeded to Meridian Station, where they discovered that Sloan was a smart AI suffering from onset rampancy. Sloan allowed the Spartans to search the settlement for clues about Blue Team's location, leading to Locke having Osiris split up to see if they could learn anything from the local settlers. After learning that Blue Team's prowler was seen traveling to the nearby Apogee Station, Fireteam Osiris boarded a transport Pelican and departed for the settlement.[21] Upon arriving at Apogee, they found the settlement under attack. Working with Meridian soldiers, Locke and the rest of the Spartans cleared out the Prometheans and discovered Blue Team's abandoned prowler. Accessing the prowler's data banks, Osiris discovered that Blue Team had traveled to the mines under the settlement. After eliminating more Prometheans throughout the mines, Osiris discovered that the Meridian settlers had found a massive Forerunner structure underneath the moon's surface. As they investigated the structure, they eventually came across the Warden Eternal, an ancilla that served as the protector of the Domain and claimed his loyalty belonged to Cortana. After refusing to allow the Spartans to pursue Blue Team, Fireteam Osiris engaged the Warden and eventually destroyed him. Advancing forward, Osiris came across a Guardian in a large, cavernous chamber. While exploring the area, Vale discovered a local slipspace translocation network throughout the cavern and noticed Blue Team using it on above platforms. Following Vale, Locke and the rest of Osiris pursued Blue Team as they advanced from platform to platform utilizing the translocation network. During the chase, Locke got ahead of the rest of his fireteam and was teleported to the same platform that Blue Team was on.[22] Locke and the Chief fighting

As the Spartan-IIs prepared to travel through one last teleporter to reach the Guardian, Locke ordered them to stand down. The rest of Osiris was teleported to a higher platform, as John-117 ordered his own teammates to go through the portal ahead of him. When John refused to stand down and moved to follow his team, Locke attempted to detain him, leading to a hand-to-hand combat fight between the two while the rest of Osiris watched nearby. John eventually gained the upper hand and used Locke's own armor-locking device against him. As John escaped through the portal and entered the Guardian, the massive construct began to activate and the floating platforms around Osiris began falling out of place and into the lava below. Freeing Locke, the four Spartans rushed back the way Blue Team came by traveling back to each platform via teleporter. Fireteam Osiris was just able to enter the last teleporter as its platform plummeted towards the lava, with Locke assisting Buck through the portal when the latter had nearly fallen off the platform.[22] The Spartans were teleported back to Meridian's surface, where they discovered that the colony was already well into its evacuation as settlers rushed into the moon's space elevator. As Osiris raced to the elevator to escape the ensuring damages that would be caused by the Guardian's activation, the construct rose out of the surface nearby. After fighting their way to the base of the elevator, Sloan allowed Osiris to enter. Sloan then revealed that he was warned of the Guardian's activation by Cortana, and that he intended to be a part of the future Cortana was creating for humans and AI. Osiris destroyed the remaining Prometheans nearby and, after activating it, the fireteam began ascending the space tether. On the way to the elevator terminal, while engaging more Prometheans, the Guardian sent out a shockwave that heavy damaged the elevator. The Spartans were forced to climb the elevator as the structure slowly began to fall. Just as Osiris arrived at the platform their Pelican was on, the Guardian continued to send out more frequent shockwaves that slowed the Spartans down and caused the platform they were on to collapse. Osiris barely managed to enter the dropship, with Locke having to use his armor thrusters to board the Pelican as it fell from the platform. Once Locke was aboard, the Spartans left Meridian's atmosphere as the Guardian entered slipspace and left the moon.[23] Mission to Sanghelios 

   Main articles: Battle of Nuusra and Battle of Sunaion

   Vale: "If we can help Arbiter...?"
   Locke: "We do. But not at the risk of missing the Guardian. Reaching Master Chief is more important."
   —Members of Osiris discuss their mission priorities

Locke formulates a plan with the Arbiter

After Fireteam Osiris returned to Infinity, Lasky ordered for the fireteam—along with Commander Sarah Palmer and Halsey—to travel to the Sangheili homeworld of Sanghelios to utilize the planet's inactivate Guardian to pursue Blue Team. Vale and the rest of Osiris were taken to the planet's surface via Type-56 Lich, where they were tasked with finding Arbiter Thel 'Vadam while he was leading the Swords of Sanghelios against the invading remnants of 'Mdama's Covenant at the Elder Council Chamber in Nuusra. As Osiris engaged Covenant forces, Palmer had Mahkee 'Chava deploy two Mantises for the Spartans to utilize in clearing out the Covenant warriors at the Elder Council Chamber. Upon arriving at the chamber, Osiris battled the Covenant forces assaulting the building and fought their way inside, where they meet up with 'Vadam. With Osiris' help, the Swords of Sanghelios eliminated the Covenant forces at the Council Chamber. Moments later, 'Chava arrived in a Phantom and extracted the Arbiter and Spartans.[11] Traveling to the Swords of Sanghelios' encampment at Nuusra, Osiris worked together with Halsey, Palmer, and 'Vadam to formulate a plan to utilize the Guardian. 'Vadam, recognizing Locke as the ONI agent that had planned to assassinate him in the Covenant War, was initially reluctant to move his forces to assist the Spartans. However, when Cortana briefly shorted out all electronics at the encampment, 'Vadam agreed to work with Locke. Osiris was tasked with locating a Forerunner Constructor at one of the Guardian's nearby support stations to allow Halsey to input commands into the construct to force it to activate the Guardian.[24] Palmer flew Fireteam Osiris to the support station, but was forced to drop them off just south of the facility due to the presence of a Covenant Kraken nearby. While the Spartans provided ground support, the Swords of Sanghelios assaulted the walker from the air. While the Arbiter's flight squadrons forced the Kraken into retreat, Osiris fought their way to an ancient Sangheili temple located near the support facility. After defeating several Prometheans at the temple, the Kraken arrived at the temple, threatening Osiris' mission. As the walker neared, the Spartans boarded the Kraken and destroyed its power generator from within. Osiris fled that doomed walker and traveled into the support facility via stolen Type-54 Banshees. Once inside the station, Osiris retrieved a Constructor, but were attacked by Promethean forces. After battling their way back to an extraction point with the Constructor, a Phantom transported them back to the Swords of Sanghelios' encampment.[25] Locke prevents Buck from falling into the sea

With the Constructor, Halsey inputted her commands into it and the construct took off to activate the Guardian. However, the Guardian was located in the Csurdon Sea next to the city of Sunaion, the last bastion of the Covenant on Sanghelios. The Arbiter's forces regrouped and prepared to attack the city to eliminate the Covenant and give Osiris a chance to board the Guardian.[26] Traveling to Sunaion with a squadron of air vehicles, Fireteam Osiris, Arbiter 'Vadam, and several Swords of Sanghelios forces were deployed to Sunaion and engaged Covenant soldiers throughout. While the Arbiter led his forces against the Covenant directly, Osiris destroyed Covenant anti-air emplacements to allow the Arbiter's fleet to move in closer to the city. Unable to receive air support for transport to the Guardian, Osiris accessed Sunaion's undercity to travel to its location. When the Constructor activated the Guardian, Promethean forces arrived at the battle and began engaging the Spartans, as well as the Arbiter and his forces. When the Guardian began rising out of the sea nearby and started to activate its shockwaves, the buildings around the Spartans were ripped apart. As the Spartans moved to safety, they regrouped with the Arbiter as he was engaging Promethean forces. The five battled the onslaught of Prometheans, which were soon led by the Warden Eternal, now utilizing another physical body. After a lengthy engagement, the five destroyed the Warden and the nearby Prometheans just as the Guardian prepared to leave. While the Arbiter remained behind to finish eliminating Covenant and Promethean forces, Palmer and Halsey picked up Osiris in the Pelican and flew towards the Guardian. A pursuing Banshee damaged the dropship, though Palmer was still able to drop Osiris off on the Guardian's surface just as it entered slipspace and left Sanghelios.[27] Conflicts on Genesis 

   Main article: Battle of Genesis

   "You're not taking the Chief..."
   —Locke disrupting Cortana's plans

Locke agrees to work together with Blue Team

Upon exiting slipspace, the Guardian arrived at the Forerunner world of Genesis, where all the other Guardians had traveled to at Cortana's demand. While the Spartans observed their new surroundings, the Guardian attempted to shake the Spartans off, forcing Vale and her team to quickly descend down the construct until they were close enough to the ground to safely jump off the Guardian. Osiris soon encountered monitor 031 Exuberant Witness, who served as caretaker of the installation. The ancilla revealed that Cortana was intending to use the Guardians to force peace across the galaxy and to wipe out those that refused, apparently trying to instill the Forerunners' Mantle of Responsibility on all species with herself and other AI—now calling themselves the Created—at its beholders. Osiris resolved to aiding Blue Team and stopping Cortana, with the help of Exuberant Witness. As the Spartans traveled to Blue Team's position at Genesis' Gateway, they encountered Covenant forces that were inadvertently brought to Genesis with the Guardians, as well as hostile Promethean forces. Osiris fought their way towards the Gateway, were they were attacked by the Warden Eternal once again but managed to defeat him. Upon arriving just outside the Gateway, Osiris came under attack from more Prometheans and several of the Warden's bodies, as they attempted to buy time for Cortana to finish her plans. After a long engagement, Osiris proved victorious and Exuberant Witness gave the Spartans access to the inside of the Gateway.[28] Locke returns to Sanghelios with John

Upon entering, Osiris and Exuberant Witness encountered Blue Team. While the eight Spartans agreed to work together to stop Cortana from enacting her plans, the AI suddenly teleported Blue Team to near her position.[28] Cortana ultimately placed Blue Team in a Cryptum with the intention of keeping them in stasis for ten thousand years while she initiated her plans.[29] Osiris moved to free Blue Team and, upon exiting the Gateway, witnessed the numerous Guardians entering slipspace to begin enforcing Cortana's new order. As the Spartans engaged Covenant and Promethean forces while on their way to the Cryptum, Cortana revealed that hundreds of AIs had pledged their allegiance to her, including Governor Sloan. Reaching the Cryptum, Osiris had to destroy several gravitational cores keeping the Cryptum in place. As Osiris came close to freeing Blue Team, Cortana began to taunt the Spartans in hopes of demoralizing them, but to no avail. After destroying the gravitational cores, Osiris activated a terminal to lower the Cryptum. However, Cortana suddenly pulled the Cryptum to the Guardian she was preparing to leave on. As Cortana prepared to leave, she began to disconnect herself from Genesis' systems, giving Exuberant Witness an opportunity to take full control of the planet once again. To aid the monitor, Osiris activated two nearby auxiliary power stations to help Exuberant Witness regain control of Genesis. The monitor provided the Spartans a route to Cortana's Guardian and the Cryptum, and Osiris rushed to stop their departure, pushing past the Guardian's powerful shockwaves. Locke managed to reach the relay terminal that gave Cortana control and destroyed it, reinstating full control of Genesis to Exuberant Witness. As Vale came to Locke's aid, Cortana prepared to leave the planet aboard her Guardian with the Cryptum, but Exuberant Witness sent a fleet of Constructors to take the Cryptum from the Guardian just as it entered slipspace. Once Blue Team was freed from the Cryptum, the group traveled back to Sanghelios to rendezvous with the Arbiter, Palmer, and Halsey to discuss their next move now that Cortana and other AIs were commanding numerous Guardians throughout the galaxy to enforce the Mantle of Responsibility.[5] Personality and traits Locke and Tanaka share a tender moment before departing for a mission 

   "Nobody is putting anybody down. We don't panic like that. It's not an option."
   —Locke turning down Horrigan's suggestion to kill the prisoners who slow them down[15]

A collected and forward-thinking individual, Locke is a competent soldier who takes a professional approach to combat situations. He is a proficient leader and inspires loyalty in his subordinates, even when they do not agree with his decisions. He is generally nonconfrontational and willing to resolve conflicts through negotiation. While his ONI compatriots Estrin and Horrigan were vocal with their low opinions on the Sedran Colonial Guard, Locke was willing to put aside their disagreements for the sake of the mission. Although he is serious about his duty to protect humanity.[30] Despite impressions from Veronica Dare that Locke is "ONI to the bone,"[31] Locke is troubled by some aspects of the organization he serves under.[32]

Locke is quick to solve complicated political and tactical situations using his knowledge and intelligence.[2] Locke was able to converse with the Yonhet Axl with the alien's own language,[12] likely Yonhetian or the trade pidgin spoken within the Covenant fringe.[33] 

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Equipment

During the mission to Alpha Shard, Locke wore a set of Nightfall armor with red detailing.

After undergoing Spartan augmentation procedures Locke was issued a set of MJOLNIR Hunter armor with a Resolute visor. It is painted dark gray with red-orange highlights and light blue lighting. Additional cosmetic details on his armour include an ONI emblem on the chest piece's left breast, with the code number 00-8221-3 painted on both sides. There is an additional yellow decal on the back of the armour's helmet. His preferred loadout is a BR85N battle rifle with the M6H2 magnum.[34] Production notes Graphic Halo.png Check out our collection of quotes related to Jameson Locke on its quotes page. Main-Superintendent.png Browse more images on this article's gallery page. 

   Agent Locke is the primary playable character in Halo 5: Guardians and is slated to appear in at least one subsequent video game.[35] He debuted in promotional art for Guardians and was later identified in the announcement trailer for Halo: The Master Chief Collection. He is properly introduced in the digital series Halo: Nightfall.[36] He is also featured in the terminals, prologue, and epilogue cinematics of Halo 2: Anniversary, setting up his story arc in Halo 5.
   Mike Colter portrays Locke in Halo: Nightfall and in the Halo 2: Anniversary terminals. Colter provides the character's motion capture and character model in Halo 5: Guardians[37] while Ike Amadi provides his voice.[38] This is due to scheduling issues with Colter, who was simultaneously filming for his role as the Marvel character Luke Cage.[39]
   Locke was tentatively named "Marlowe" during the casting process of Halo: Nightfall.[40]
   Locke's unique base attributes in Halo 5: Guardians is the ability to carry one extra frag grenade and faster thruster recharge and slower stabilizer descent.[41]

Gallery 

   Locke in Halo: Nightfall.

   Locke in his ONI field uniform.

   Locke on Alpha Shard.

   Locke and Talitha Macer taking cover.

   Locke viewing footage of the Battle of Earth in the Halo: The Master Chief Collection announcement trailer.

   Locke's Spartan helmet.

   Locke during his consultation of the Arbiter viewing Sanghelios.

   Thel 'Vadam's face reflects on Locke's visor.

   Locke and Fireteam Osiris conversing with a Sword of Sanghelios in Halo 2: Anniversary.

   Locke meeting with the Sangheili.

   Locke being approached.

   Locke with his BR55 battle rifle.

   'Vadam, Locke and their respective forces prepare to engage Covenant forces.

   Locke and Tanaka entering Meridian's atmosphere inside a Pelican in pursuit of John-117 in The Hunt Begins live-action trailer.

   Concept art of Locke for Halo 5: Guardians.

   Locke on an early version the Halo 5: Guardians cover art.

   Several renders of Locke

   Locke with his BR85 battle rifle.

   Locke smashing through a wall on Sanghelios.

   Locke tackling a Type-54 Banshee.

   Locke performing a ground pound.

   Locke as a Spartan.

   Locke taking down T-54 Ghost pilots on Kamchatka.

   Locke confronting Chief.

   Locke in a desert.

   Render of Locke with a BR85N.

   Locke in his MJOLNIR armor.

   Profile of Locke and Chief given with Halo merchandise to popular Halo community personalities.

List of appearances 

   Halo: Nightfall (First appearance)
   Halo 2: Anniversary
       Terminals
   Hunt the Truth
       All Hail
       The Cost
       Hunt the Signal
       The Hunt Begins
   Halo 5: Guardians
       Limited Edition
   Halo: New Blood (Mentioned in the coda)

Sources 

   ^ a b c d e f Halo Waypoint: Jameson Locke
   ^ a b c d e f g h i j Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition, Spartan Locke's Classified Orders
   ^ Halo 5: Guardians E3 Cinematic trailer
   ^ Game Informer: Revealing The Story Of Halo 5: Guardians' Campaign
   ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Guardians
   ^ YouTube: Halo: Nightfall Kiki Wolfkill Interview
   ^ Halo: The Master Chief Collection announcement trailer
   ^ YouTube: Halo: Nightfall First Look
   ^ YouTube: Halo: The Master Chief Collection Terminal Trailer
   ^ Remaking The Legend
   ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Swords of Sanghelios
   ^ a b c d Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 1
   ^ Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 2
   ^ Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 3
   ^ a b c Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 4
   ^ Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 5
   ^ Halo Waypoint: Fireteam Osiris
   ^ a b c d Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Osiris
   ^ a b c Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Glassed
   ^ Hunt the Truth, Hunt the Signal
   ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Meridian Station
   ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Unconfirmed
   ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Evacuation
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Destinypedia! — Check out Destinypedia, our sister-encyclopedia covering Bungie's Destiny series. We hope to see you there! Jameson Locke From Halopedia, the Halo wiki HaloArray.pngReclaimer - H4.png This article is about the Spartan-IV. For the Marine, see Locke (Mombasa). Jameson Locke LOCKE 2.png Biographical information

Birthplace:


Jericho VII[1]

Born:


March 15, 2529[2]

Species:


Human

Gender:


Male

Height:


208 centimetres (6 ft 10 in)[2]

Weight:


116 kilograms (260 lb)[2]

Hair color:


Brown,[2] shaved

Eye color:


Brown[2] Political and military information

Affiliation: 


   UNSC Navy (formerly)
       Office of Naval Intelligence[1]
           Section Three[1]
   Spartan
       SPARTAN-IV program

Rank: 


   Lieutenant commander (formerly)[1]
   Spartan[3][4]

Service number:


73808-3153-JL[2] 


   "Jameson Locke. Ex-ONI Acquisitions Specialist. Fancy name for a hitman, that. But looking at your record, you enjoyed your work."
   —Cortana attempts to taunt Locke[5]

Spartan Jameson "James" Locke (service number 73808-3153-JL)[2] is a Spartan-IV supersoldier and a former Office of Naval Intelligence agent.[6][7][8] Prior to becoming a Spartan, Locke had risen to the rank of lieutenant commander and served under ONI's Section III as an Acquisitions Specialist, his duties including the retrieval of important objects from the enemy as well as the tracking and assassination of high-value individuals.[1] Contents 

   1 Biography
       1.1 Childhood and early career
       1.2 Terrorist attack on Sedra
       1.3 Mission to Alpha Shard
       1.4 Becoming a Spartan-IV
       1.5 Battle of Kamchatka
       1.6 Hunt on Meridian
       1.7 Mission to Sanghelios
       1.8 Conflicts on Genesis
   2 Personality and traits
   3 Equipment
   4 Production notes
   5 Gallery
   6 List of appearances
   7 Sources

Biography Childhood and early career

Born on the human colony of Jericho VII on March 15, 2529,[2] Locke was orphaned when the Covenant invaded his homeworld in 2535, being evacuated from the planet only minutes before its glassing by the Covenant. Losing everyone he had known, Locke was placed in a state orphanage with other children who had suffered a similar fate. Upon growing older, many of his compatriots enlisted in the United Nations Space Command, eager for revenge against the Covenant. However, Locke continued to blame the government for their failure to defend his homeworld and came to the conclusion that the UNSC was incapable of protecting its citizens. As a result, he became a freelance tracker and assassin. Locke's atypical behavior and questionable allegiances eventually caught the eye of the Office of Naval Intelligence, who planned to train Locke into a specific role within their organization. Seeking a greater purpose in life, Locke accepted ONI's offer to join and entered their extensive training program where he honed his skills to perfection and became one of ONI's top field operatives, serving Section Three as an Acquisitions Specialist.[1]

On September 26, 2552, Locke compiled a target profile report concerning Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee, detailing the Sangheili's personal history from the UNSC's first known encounter with him on the Rubble to the glassing of Reach. Locke concluded the report by recommending the immediate termination of 'Vadamee if the Covenant advance were to be slowed in any significant manner. This report was later accessed by John-117.[9][10] Locke offered to personally carry out the assassination, though the outbreak of the Great Schism months later and 'Vadamee's partnership with the UNSC after becoming the Arbiter led to the UNSC abandoning the plan.[11] Terrorist attack on Sedra 

   Main article: Terrorist attack on Sedra City

   "What the hell did they do to us?"
   —Jameson Locke, after observing the aftermath of the attack

Locke observing a Type-25 Spirit taking off

On February 7, 2556, Locke led an ONI team dispatched to the distant human colony Sedra to investigate terrorist activity. During the investigation Locke's unit and the Sedran Colonial Guard were forced to cooperate after Sedra City was targeted by a Sangheili Zealot terrorist wielding a powerful bioweapon. While patrolling the outskirts of Sedra City, the team spotted a Yonhet smuggler named Axl supplying the Sangheili Zealot with a stasis refrigerant. While Agent Ramos apprehended Axl, Locke, Horrigan, and Estrin pursued the Sangheili. Locke chased the Sangheili into a city access tunnel while Horrigan and the rest of the unit headed directly to the city. After a brief skirmish inside the access tunnel, the Zealot escaped into a Sedran mall with Locke pursing him. As the Sangheili prepared to activate the bioweapon, Locke jumped on top of the Zealot, disabled the alien's energy shielding, and wounded him with his M6H magnum. Locke attempted to force the Sangheili to surrender, but the Zealot jumped off a ledge and activated the bioweapon instead, killing himself in the process. Many humans throughout the city began showing signs of infection, including Locke's fellow operatives Jordan Gaines and Mason Hundley. The unit went to the Sedra Colonial Guard Hospital, where Locke and the uninfected members of his unit went through a decontamination process. After searching the freighter used to transport the bioweapon to Sedra, Locke and his unit witnessed Colonel Randall Aiken brutally interrogating Axl. However, speaking in the Covenant's trade pidgin, Locke persuaded Axl into revealing what he knew of the origins of the element used in the bioweapon.[12]

The unit learned of the weapon's core component—an entirely new element originating from a partly functioning segment of Installation 04 that orbited perilously close to a red giant star. The team discovered that a second tug was travelling to the shard to mine the element's deposits on the fragment. After getting the approval of Rear Admiral Goodwin, the team was forced to cooperate with the Sedran Colonial Guard to travel to the Alpha Shard, capture the smugglers who mined the element for interrogation, and destroy the deposits of the element with a HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon. However, they would be forced to complete their expedition within the sixteen hours the ring's landscape side faced away from the star; during the "day" the temperature and radiation would become unbearable. Taking a D81-LRT Condor to the partially functioning fragment, eleven ONI and Colonial Guard personnel traveled to Alpha Shard.[12] Mission to Alpha Shard 

   Main article: Mission to Alpha Shard

Agent Locke during the operation on Alpha Shard 

   Locke: "ONI work better alone."
   Aiken: "You are lucky ONI is even coming in an advisory capacity."
   —Locke and Aiken arguing about who should participate in operation[12]

During the journey through slipspace in the Condor, Locke allowed Aiken to take tactical command of the mission. Locke also revealed to Private Talitha Macer that Colonel Aiken was once a Spartan-II. Eventually, the crew arrived at their destination and landed on the Halo shard's surface. Donning their powered Nightfall armor, Locke and the other three ONI operators jumped out of the Condor at a significant height. After discovering the abandoned tug used by the smugglers, the team discovered horse tracks nearby. The team moved to the tracks' direction and come across two smugglers—Arris Le and Haisal Wari—mining the element in a cave. The smugglers attempted to escape but Locke and Horrigan quickly incapacitated and restrained the smugglers. The group began to return to the Condor for extraction; however, while the dropship was setting down, a large number of Lekgolo appeared and began to swarm over the Condor and it flew off erratically—now controlled by the Lekgolo. As more of the Lekgolo eels appeared, Locke ordered for the group to retreat as three of the Sedrans and the horses were killed. The Lekgolo, in large gestalt formations, began to pursue the group who escaped into a narrow crevice. Locke used a special appliance to holographically camouflage their position from the aliens. However, the Lekgolo quickly sensed the cloaking unit and destroyed it. As the eels closed in on the group, Arris revealed that the Lekgolo can sense active technology and movement, prompting the group to reluctantly shut down the electronics present in their equipment. Unable to detect the humans, most of the Lekgolo left the area and the nine survivors moved out of the crevice. Locke briefly stayed behind to observe a lone Lekgolo worm, before crushing it in his fist.[13] The group traversing across a river.

As the group continued their trek to the Condor, the team realized that only two individuals would be able to leave Alpha Shard in the smugglers' tug and that which two individuals that would leave would be decided when the mission was completed. To prevent the Lekgolo worms from tracking them, the team ditched their armor. As infighting within the group occurred, Locke promised the smugglers that they would be given a fair chance to survive if they help the team. Additionally, Locke reprimanded Horrigan after the latter suggested leaving the Sedrans and smugglers behind. Eventually, the team took a break to allow everyone to refill on fresh oxygen. The activation of the oxygen breathers alerted the Lekgolo of the team's presence. After the break, the team continued on their journey, but Sergeant Samantha Wisner dropped her breather and it rolled down a hill, activating in the progress. While Ramos went to check on her, Locke realized that the two were missing. However, the Lekgolo worms attacked Wisner and Ramos escaped just as Locke arrived. While Wisner was killed, Locke and Ramos retreated back to the group with the Lekgolo in pursuit. While attempting to escape the worms, Locke fell off a ledge and his foot became wedged under a rock. Macer arrived at his position to help him, but Locke refused and gave her his two oxygen breathers while he prepared to make a final stand against the Lekgolo. However, Macer activated one of the breathers and used it to distract the worms while she helped Locke free himself.[14] As the survivors regrouped, they hid to avoid the Lekgolo. To allow the team to escape, Horrigan pushed Haisal down a hill to be devoured by the worms. After escaping from the worms, Locke berated Horrigan for "playing god".[15]

While continuing on towards the Condor, Locke and Aiken conversed with each other. While Aiken told him that he was willing to die, Locke planned to survive, although he was unwilling to sacrifice members of his team. Shortly after, Horrigan desperately urged Locke to join him to escape in the smugglers' tug together. Locke maintained that he would let luck choose who would survive. While traversing alongside the edge of a cliff, Ramos secretly allowed Estrin to fall to his death after the latter refused to join Ramos in an alliance. After passing the cliff, the group took another oxygen break, but a stand-off ensured as Horrigan held Aiken at gunpoint and demanded him to give up the remaining oxygen tank. Although Locke pulled his magnum on Horrigan and ordered for him to stand down, Ramos sided with Horrigan and the two forced Locke to surrender. As Horrigan and Ramos left for the tug with Arris, the weapons, and oxygen pack, Aiken discovered the Condor nearby.[15]

With the nuclear ordnance recovered and the Condor having limited flight capability, Randall volunteered to detonate the warhead while Locke and Macer used the Condor to reach the tug. While Arris, Ramos, and Horrigan were consumed by the Lekgolo during their attempt to escape, Macer and Locke barely evaded the same fate. Unbeknownst to the pair, Randall's activation of the nuke drew the Lekgolo to his position, allowing the pair to escape Alpha Shard before the nuke's detonation.[16] Becoming a Spartan-IV Fireteam Osiris' formation

In 2556, Locke was selected to become a Spartan-IV and underwent the augmentation procedures. Leading dangerous and highly sensitive operations throughout the former Outer Colonies, Locke was often tasked with missions beyond the reach of UNSC support and has garnered an impressive and successful career in the field. As of August of 2558, Locke had participated in numerous low-profile, yet critical, operations. He participated in Operation: DELHI, a denial of material mission against insurrectionist forces on Hat Yai; Locke succeeded in destroying twenty-one special technical assets. In Operation: MAD HATTER, Locke was a part of a counter-mobility strike in a redacted location on Boundless Artifice, a Jiralhanae-controlled "forgeship". He later participated in a surveillance mission, known as Operation: EASTERN AZURE, on Kig-Yar salvage operations and mapping of slipspace routes at Arcadia in the Procyon system. Locke had also served as security for an ONI xenoarchaeological survey team at a redacted location for Operation: DAWN ECLIPSE.[2] By October of 2558, he had been assigned to lead Fireteam Osiris, comprised of Spartan-IVs Olympia Vale, Edward Buck, and Holly Tanaka. Fireteam Osiris was charged with carrying out a variety of complex missions for the UNSC Security Council and High Command.[17] Battle of Kamchatka 

   Main article: Battle of Kamchatka

   "Jul 'Mdama is an opportunist, not a leader. It was only a matter of time before his version of the Covenant started to break."
   —Jameson Locke[18]

After several human colonies were unexpectedly attacked by mysterious Forerunner entities, Doctor Catherine Halsey contacted UNSC Infinity with information about the attacks. In response, Locke and the rest of Fireteam Osiris were tasked with rescuing Dr. Halsey from the custody of Covenant Supreme Commander Jul 'Mdama on the Forerunner world of Kamchatka.[18] Locke after assassinating 'Mdama

After being briefed by Captain Thomas Lasky of UNSC Infinity, the Spartans were delivered to Kamchatka via D79-TC Pelican, where they discovered the Covenant engaging their former Promethean allies. Osiris exited the Pelican dropship to free fall past battling Covenant and Promethean ships, using their armor's thrusters to control their following landing. Osiris landed on a mountainside, where the Covenant and Prometheans were currently engaged in combat and the Spartans fought their way through the terrain. While Vale eliminated Covenant forces aboard a Type-57 Phantom, Locke and the rest of Osiris battled numerous Covenant and Promethean forces on the ground. As one of the Covenant blockade runners crashed into a nearby mountain peak, Osiris regrouped and was forced to outrun the ensuring avalanche. The Spartans leaped off a cliff and slide down the mountainside, where they promptly engaged nearby Covenant forces in a valley. With 'Mdama and Halsey located in a nearby Forerunner structure, Fireteam Osiris fought their way past Covenant and Promethean forces to reach their targets' location. Although 'Mdama had a Kraken deployed to fend off the hostile forces assaulting his location, the Prometheans managed to force the walker to retreat.[18]

As Osiris battled their way to the structure, they arrived at 'Mdama's and Halsey's position on a balcony. While Tanaka, Vale, and Buck engaged 'Mdama's Zealot guards, Locke charged towards 'Mdama to begin engaging the Supreme Commander in close-quarters combat. After a brief fight, Locke managed to assassinate 'Mdama, and Tanaka, Vale, and Buck quickly eliminated the remaining Sangheili soldiers on the platform. With Halsey recovered, Osiris and the doctor returned to UNSC Infinity.[18] Hunt on Meridian 

   Main article: Battle of Meridian (2558)

   Edward Buck: "You know, Locke… Every other Spartan… every soldier, when they hear about this… they're gonna hate us. You know that, right?"
   Jameson Locke: "You're not the only one here because of him."
   —Buck and Locke, upon being tasked with capturing Blue Team[19]

Upon their return to Infinity, Fireteam Osiris learned that Spartan-IIs John-117, Kelly-087, Linda-058, and Fred-104 of Blue Team traveled to the Outer Colony of Meridian—absent without leave—to investigate smart AI Cortana's location. Osiris was tasked with embarking to the recently resettled and now independent Meridian to track down Blue Team and take them back to the UNSC.[19] To prepare for the mission, Locke tasked an AI to identify weaknesses in Spartan-IIs and the MJOLNIR Mark VI.[20] Fireteam Osiris arrived at Pinnacle Station—the Meridian space elevator—via Pelican, where they descended to the moon's surface. Osiris quickly discovered that the world was also under attack from Promethean constructs and Meridian's settlers were desperately attempting to fend off the invaders. In exchange for colony leader Governor Sloan's cooperation, Osiris agreed to help defend Meridian from the Prometheans. After destroying the Prometheans that were assaulting the outpost at the space elevator's base, the Spartans began travelling to Meridian Station, the lead settlement on the moon which the Prometheans were attempting to invade. However, Sloan was reluctant to give Osiris access to the road leading to the settlement, fearing that the Prometheans would follow. However, Osiris eliminated the surrounding Prometheans and Sloan allowed the Spartans to have access to the road. At Sloan's request, Osiris aided several settlers under attack at a nearby service garage and Sloan ordered his men to give the Spartans one of the Liang Dortmund Corporation's M820 Scorpions to use against the Prometheans in exchange for their help.[19] Osiris encounters the Warden Eternal

After using the Scorpion to clear out the rest of the nearby Prometheans, Vale and the rest of Osiris proceeded to Meridian Station, where they discovered that Sloan was a smart AI suffering from onset rampancy. Sloan allowed the Spartans to search the settlement for clues about Blue Team's location, leading to Locke having Osiris split up to see if they could learn anything from the local settlers. After learning that Blue Team's prowler was seen traveling to the nearby Apogee Station, Fireteam Osiris boarded a transport Pelican and departed for the settlement.[21] Upon arriving at Apogee, they found the settlement under attack. Working with Meridian soldiers, Locke and the rest of the Spartans cleared out the Prometheans and discovered Blue Team's abandoned prowler. Accessing the prowler's data banks, Osiris discovered that Blue Team had traveled to the mines under the settlement. After eliminating more Prometheans throughout the mines, Osiris discovered that the Meridian settlers had found a massive Forerunner structure underneath the moon's surface. As they investigated the structure, they eventually came across the Warden Eternal, an ancilla that served as the protector of the Domain and claimed his loyalty belonged to Cortana. After refusing to allow the Spartans to pursue Blue Team, Fireteam Osiris engaged the Warden and eventually destroyed him. Advancing forward, Osiris came across a Guardian in a large, cavernous chamber. While exploring the area, Vale discovered a local slipspace translocation network throughout the cavern and noticed Blue Team using it on above platforms. Following Vale, Locke and the rest of Osiris pursued Blue Team as they advanced from platform to platform utilizing the translocation network. During the chase, Locke got ahead of the rest of his fireteam and was teleported to the same platform that Blue Team was on.[22] Locke and the Chief fighting

As the Spartan-IIs prepared to travel through one last teleporter to reach the Guardian, Locke ordered them to stand down. The rest of Osiris was teleported to a higher platform, as John-117 ordered his own teammates to go through the portal ahead of him. When John refused to stand down and moved to follow his team, Locke attempted to detain him, leading to a hand-to-hand combat fight between the two while the rest of Osiris watched nearby. John eventually gained the upper hand and used Locke's own armor-locking device against him. As John escaped through the portal and entered the Guardian, the massive construct began to activate and the floating platforms around Osiris began falling out of place and into the lava below. Freeing Locke, the four Spartans rushed back the way Blue Team came by traveling back to each platform via teleporter. Fireteam Osiris was just able to enter the last teleporter as its platform plummeted towards the lava, with Locke assisting Buck through the portal when the latter had nearly fallen off the platform.[22] The Spartans were teleported back to Meridian's surface, where they discovered that the colony was already well into its evacuation as settlers rushed into the moon's space elevator. As Osiris raced to the elevator to escape the ensuring damages that would be caused by the Guardian's activation, the construct rose out of the surface nearby. After fighting their way to the base of the elevator, Sloan allowed Osiris to enter. Sloan then revealed that he was warned of the Guardian's activation by Cortana, and that he intended to be a part of the future Cortana was creating for humans and AI. Osiris destroyed the remaining Prometheans nearby and, after activating it, the fireteam began ascending the space tether. On the way to the elevator terminal, while engaging more Prometheans, the Guardian sent out a shockwave that heavy damaged the elevator. The Spartans were forced to climb the elevator as the structure slowly began to fall. Just as Osiris arrived at the platform their Pelican was on, the Guardian continued to send out more frequent shockwaves that slowed the Spartans down and caused the platform they were on to collapse. Osiris barely managed to enter the dropship, with Locke having to use his armor thrusters to board the Pelican as it fell from the platform. Once Locke was aboard, the Spartans left Meridian's atmosphere as the Guardian entered slipspace and left the moon.[23] Mission to Sanghelios 

   Main articles: Battle of Nuusra and Battle of Sunaion

   Vale: "If we can help Arbiter...?"
   Locke: "We do. But not at the risk of missing the Guardian. Reaching Master Chief is more important."
   —Members of Osiris discuss their mission priorities

Locke formulates a plan with the Arbiter

After Fireteam Osiris returned to Infinity, Lasky ordered for the fireteam—along with Commander Sarah Palmer and Halsey—to travel to the Sangheili homeworld of Sanghelios to utilize the planet's inactivate Guardian to pursue Blue Team. Vale and the rest of Osiris were taken to the planet's surface via Type-56 Lich, where they were tasked with finding Arbiter Thel 'Vadam while he was leading the Swords of Sanghelios against the invading remnants of 'Mdama's Covenant at the Elder Council Chamber in Nuusra. As Osiris engaged Covenant forces, Palmer had Mahkee 'Chava deploy two Mantises for the Spartans to utilize in clearing out the Covenant warriors at the Elder Council Chamber. Upon arriving at the chamber, Osiris battled the Covenant forces assaulting the building and fought their way inside, where they meet up with 'Vadam. With Osiris' help, the Swords of Sanghelios eliminated the Covenant forces at the Council Chamber. Moments later, 'Chava arrived in a Phantom and extracted the Arbiter and Spartans.[11] Traveling to the Swords of Sanghelios' encampment at Nuusra, Osiris worked together with Halsey, Palmer, and 'Vadam to formulate a plan to utilize the Guardian. 'Vadam, recognizing Locke as the ONI agent that had planned to assassinate him in the Covenant War, was initially reluctant to move his forces to assist the Spartans. However, when Cortana briefly shorted out all electronics at the encampment, 'Vadam agreed to work with Locke. Osiris was tasked with locating a Forerunner Constructor at one of the Guardian's nearby support stations to allow Halsey to input commands into the construct to force it to activate the Guardian.[24] Palmer flew Fireteam Osiris to the support station, but was forced to drop them off just south of the facility due to the presence of a Covenant Kraken nearby. While the Spartans provided ground support, the Swords of Sanghelios assaulted the walker from the air. While the Arbiter's flight squadrons forced the Kraken into retreat, Osiris fought their way to an ancient Sangheili temple located near the support facility. After defeating several Prometheans at the temple, the Kraken arrived at the temple, threatening Osiris' mission. As the walker neared, the Spartans boarded the Kraken and destroyed its power generator from within. Osiris fled that doomed walker and traveled into the support facility via stolen Type-54 Banshees. Once inside the station, Osiris retrieved a Constructor, but were attacked by Promethean forces. After battling their way back to an extraction point with the Constructor, a Phantom transported them back to the Swords of Sanghelios' encampment.[25] Locke prevents Buck from falling into the sea

With the Constructor, Halsey inputted her commands into it and the construct took off to activate the Guardian. However, the Guardian was located in the Csurdon Sea next to the city of Sunaion, the last bastion of the Covenant on Sanghelios. The Arbiter's forces regrouped and prepared to attack the city to eliminate the Covenant and give Osiris a chance to board the Guardian.[26] Traveling to Sunaion with a squadron of air vehicles, Fireteam Osiris, Arbiter 'Vadam, and several Swords of Sanghelios forces were deployed to Sunaion and engaged Covenant soldiers throughout. While the Arbiter led his forces against the Covenant directly, Osiris destroyed Covenant anti-air emplacements to allow the Arbiter's fleet to move in closer to the city. Unable to receive air support for transport to the Guardian, Osiris accessed Sunaion's undercity to travel to its location. When the Constructor activated the Guardian, Promethean forces arrived at the battle and began engaging the Spartans, as well as the Arbiter and his forces. When the Guardian began rising out of the sea nearby and started to activate its shockwaves, the buildings around the Spartans were ripped apart. As the Spartans moved to safety, they regrouped with the Arbiter as he was engaging Promethean forces. The five battled the onslaught of Prometheans, which were soon led by the Warden Eternal, now utilizing another physical body. After a lengthy engagement, the five destroyed the Warden and the nearby Prometheans just as the Guardian prepared to leave. While the Arbiter remained behind to finish eliminating Covenant and Promethean forces, Palmer and Halsey picked up Osiris in the Pelican and flew towards the Guardian. A pursuing Banshee damaged the dropship, though Palmer was still able to drop Osiris off on the Guardian's surface just as it entered slipspace and left Sanghelios.[27] Conflicts on Genesis 

   Main article: Battle of Genesis

   "You're not taking the Chief..."
   —Locke disrupting Cortana's plans

Locke agrees to work together with Blue Team

Upon exiting slipspace, the Guardian arrived at the Forerunner world of Genesis, where all the other Guardians had traveled to at Cortana's demand. While the Spartans observed their new surroundings, the Guardian attempted to shake the Spartans off, forcing Vale and her team to quickly descend down the construct until they were close enough to the ground to safely jump off the Guardian. Osiris soon encountered monitor 031 Exuberant Witness, who served as caretaker of the installation. The ancilla revealed that Cortana was intending to use the Guardians to force peace across the galaxy and to wipe out those that refused, apparently trying to instill the Forerunners' Mantle of Responsibility on all species with herself and other AI—now calling themselves the Created—at its beholders. Osiris resolved to aiding Blue Team and stopping Cortana, with the help of Exuberant Witness. As the Spartans traveled to Blue Team's position at Genesis' Gateway, they encountered Covenant forces that were inadvertently brought to Genesis with the Guardians, as well as hostile Promethean forces. Osiris fought their way towards the Gateway, were they were attacked by the Warden Eternal once again but managed to defeat him. Upon arriving just outside the Gateway, Osiris came under attack from more Prometheans and several of the Warden's bodies, as they attempted to buy time for Cortana to finish her plans. After a long engagement, Osiris proved victorious and Exuberant Witness gave the Spartans access to the inside of the Gateway.[28] Locke returns to Sanghelios with John

Upon entering, Osiris and Exuberant Witness encountered Blue Team. While the eight Spartans agreed to work together to stop Cortana from enacting her plans, the AI suddenly teleported Blue Team to near her position.[28] Cortana ultimately placed Blue Team in a Cryptum with the intention of keeping them in stasis for ten thousand years while she initiated her plans.[29] Osiris moved to free Blue Team and, upon exiting the Gateway, witnessed the numerous Guardians entering slipspace to begin enforcing Cortana's new order. As the Spartans engaged Covenant and Promethean forces while on their way to the Cryptum, Cortana revealed that hundreds of AIs had pledged their allegiance to her, including Governor Sloan. Reaching the Cryptum, Osiris had to destroy several gravitational cores keeping the Cryptum in place. As Osiris came close to freeing Blue Team, Cortana began to taunt the Spartans in hopes of demoralizing them, but to no avail. After destroying the gravitational cores, Osiris activated a terminal to lower the Cryptum. However, Cortana suddenly pulled the Cryptum to the Guardian she was preparing to leave on. As Cortana prepared to leave, she began to disconnect herself from Genesis' systems, giving Exuberant Witness an opportunity to take full control of the planet once again. To aid the monitor, Osiris activated two nearby auxiliary power stations to help Exuberant Witness regain control of Genesis. The monitor provided the Spartans a route to Cortana's Guardian and the Cryptum, and Osiris rushed to stop their departure, pushing past the Guardian's powerful shockwaves. Locke managed to reach the relay terminal that gave Cortana control and destroyed it, reinstating full control of Genesis to Exuberant Witness. As Vale came to Locke's aid, Cortana prepared to leave the planet aboard her Guardian with the Cryptum, but Exuberant Witness sent a fleet of Constructors to take the Cryptum from the Guardian just as it entered slipspace. Once Blue Team was freed from the Cryptum, the group traveled back to Sanghelios to rendezvous with the Arbiter, Palmer, and Halsey to discuss their next move now that Cortana and other AIs were commanding numerous Guardians throughout the galaxy to enforce the Mantle of Responsibility.[5] Personality and traits Locke and Tanaka share a tender moment before departing for a mission 

   "Nobody is putting anybody down. We don't panic like that. It's not an option."
   —Locke turning down Horrigan's suggestion to kill the prisoners who slow them down[15]

A collected and forward-thinking individual, Locke is a competent soldier who takes a professional approach to combat situations. He is a proficient leader and inspires loyalty in his subordinates, even when they do not agree with his decisions. He is generally nonconfrontational and willing to resolve conflicts through negotiation. While his ONI compatriots Estrin and Horrigan were vocal with their low opinions on the Sedran Colonial Guard, Locke was willing to put aside their disagreements for the sake of the mission. Although he is serious about his duty to protect humanity.[30] Despite impressions from Veronica Dare that Locke is "ONI to the bone,"[31] Locke is troubled by some aspects of the organization he serves under.[32]

Locke is quick to solve complicated political and tactical situations using his knowledge and intelligence.[2] Locke was able to converse with the Yonhet Axl with the alien's own language,[12] likely Yonhetian or the trade pidgin spoken within the Covenant fringe.[33] 

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Equipment

During the mission to Alpha Shard, Locke wore a set of Nightfall armor with red detailing.

After undergoing Spartan augmentation procedures Locke was issued a set of MJOLNIR Hunter armor with a Resolute visor. It is painted dark gray with red-orange highlights and light blue lighting. Additional cosmetic details on his armour include an ONI emblem on the chest piece's left breast, with the code number 00-8221-3 painted on both sides. There is an additional yellow decal on the back of the armour's helmet. His preferred loadout is a BR85N battle rifle with the M6H2 magnum.[34] Production notes Graphic Halo.png Check out our collection of quotes related to Jameson Locke on its quotes page. Main-Superintendent.png Browse more images on this article's gallery page. 

   Agent Locke is the primary playable character in Halo 5: Guardians and is slated to appear in at least one subsequent video game.[35] He debuted in promotional art for Guardians and was later identified in the announcement trailer for Halo: The Master Chief Collection. He is properly introduced in the digital series Halo: Nightfall.[36] He is also featured in the terminals, prologue, and epilogue cinematics of Halo 2: Anniversary, setting up his story arc in Halo 5.
   Mike Colter portrays Locke in Halo: Nightfall and in the Halo 2: Anniversary terminals. Colter provides the character's motion capture and character model in Halo 5: Guardians[37] while Ike Amadi provides his voice.[38] This is due to scheduling issues with Colter, who was simultaneously filming for his role as the Marvel character Luke Cage.[39]
   Locke was tentatively named "Marlowe" during the casting process of Halo: Nightfall.[40]
   Locke's unique base attributes in Halo 5: Guardians is the ability to carry one extra frag grenade and faster thruster recharge and slower stabilizer descent.[41]

Gallery 

   Locke in Halo: Nightfall.

   Locke in his ONI field uniform.

   Locke on Alpha Shard.

   Locke and Talitha Macer taking cover.

   Locke viewing footage of the Battle of Earth in the Halo: The Master Chief Collection announcement trailer.

   Locke's Spartan helmet.

   Locke during his consultation of the Arbiter viewing Sanghelios.

   Thel 'Vadam's face reflects on Locke's visor.

   Locke and Fireteam Osiris conversing with a Sword of Sanghelios in Halo 2: Anniversary.

   Locke meeting with the Sangheili.

   Locke being approached.

   Locke with his BR55 battle rifle.

   'Vadam, Locke and their respective forces prepare to engage Covenant forces.

   Locke and Tanaka entering Meridian's atmosphere inside a Pelican in pursuit of John-117 in The Hunt Begins live-action trailer.

   Concept art of Locke for Halo 5: Guardians.

   Locke on an early version the Halo 5: Guardians cover art.

   Several renders of Locke

   Locke with his BR85 battle rifle.

   Locke smashing through a wall on Sanghelios.

   Locke tackling a Type-54 Banshee.

   Locke performing a ground pound.

   Locke as a Spartan.

   Locke taking down T-54 Ghost pilots on Kamchatka.

   Locke confronting Chief.

   Locke in a desert.

   Render of Locke with a BR85N.

   Locke in his MJOLNIR armor.

   Profile of Locke and Chief given with Halo merchandise to popular Halo community personalities.

List of appearances 

   Halo: Nightfall (First appearance)
   Halo 2: Anniversary
       Terminals
   Hunt the Truth
       All Hail
       The Cost
       Hunt the Signal
       The Hunt Begins
   Halo 5: Guardians
       Limited Edition
   Halo: New Blood (Mentioned in the coda)

Sources 

   ^ a b c d e f Halo Waypoint: Jameson Locke
   ^ a b c d e f g h i j Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition, Spartan Locke's Classified Orders
   ^ Halo 5: Guardians E3 Cinematic trailer
   ^ Game Informer: Revealing The Story Of Halo 5: Guardians' Campaign
   ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Guardians
   ^ YouTube: Halo: Nightfall Kiki Wolfkill Interview
   ^ Halo: The Master Chief Collection announcement trailer
   ^ YouTube: Halo: Nightfall First Look
   ^ YouTube: Halo: The Master Chief Collection Terminal Trailer
   ^ Remaking The Legend
   ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Swords of Sanghelios
   ^ a b c d Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 1
   ^ Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 2
   ^ Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 3
   ^ a b c Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 4
   ^ Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 5
   ^ Halo Waypoint: Fireteam Osiris
   ^ a b c d Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Osiris
   ^ a b c Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Glassed
   ^ Hunt the Truth, Hunt the Signal
   ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Meridian Station
   ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Unconfirmed
   ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Evacuation
   ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Alliance
   ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Enemy Lines
   ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Before the Storm
   ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Battle of Sunaion
   ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Genesis
   ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level The Breaking
   ^ IGN: Halo: Nightfall First Look on Up at Noon
   ^ Halo: New Blood, Coda
   ^ The Wire: Ridley Scott's ‘Halo’ Digital Feature Recruits ‘Good Wife’ Star Mike Colter (Exclusive)
   ^ Halo Waypoint: Axl
   ^ Game Informer, July 2015 issue
   ^ Design & Trend: 'Halo 5: Guardians' Trailer Shows New Weapons and Armor, Mike Colter Speaks About 'Jameson Locke' In Interview
   ^ YouTube: Every. Halo. Ever. E3 2014
   ^ YouTube: Halo: Nightfall Panel - SDCC 2014
   ^ Twitter Ike Amadi
   ^ NeoGaf: post by Frank O'Connor
   ^ GameTrailers: E3 2014: Price Point Interview
   ^ Halo 5: Guardians

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Destinypedia! — Check out Destinypedia, our sister-encyclopedia covering Bungie's Destiny series. We hope to see you there! Jameson Locke From Halopedia, the Halo wiki HaloArray.pngReclaimer - H4.png This article is about the Spartan-IV. For the Marine, see Locke (Mombasa). Jameson Locke LOCKE 2.png Biographical information

Birthplace:


Jericho VII[1]

Born:


March 15, 2529[2]

Species:


Human

Gender:


Male

Height:


208 centimetres (6 ft 10 in)[2]

Weight:


116 kilograms (260 lb)[2]

Hair color:


Brown,[2] shaved

Eye color:


Brown[2] Political and military information

Affiliation: 


   UNSC Navy (formerly)
       Office of Naval Intelligence[1]
           Section Three[1]
   Spartan
       SPARTAN-IV program

Rank: 


   Lieutenant commander (formerly)[1]
   Spartan[3][4]

Service number:


73808-3153-JL[2] 


   "Jameson Locke. Ex-ONI Acquisitions Specialist. Fancy name for a hitman, that. But looking at your record, you enjoyed your work."
   —Cortana attempts to taunt Locke[5]

Spartan Jameson "James" Locke (service number 73808-3153-JL)[2] is a Spartan-IV supersoldier and a former Office of Naval Intelligence agent.[6][7][8] Prior to becoming a Spartan, Locke had risen to the rank of lieutenant commander and served under ONI's Section III as an Acquisitions Specialist, his duties including the retrieval of important objects from the enemy as well as the tracking and assassination of high-value individuals.[1] Contents 

   1 Biography
       1.1 Childhood and early career
       1.2 Terrorist attack on Sedra
       1.3 Mission to Alpha Shard
       1.4 Becoming a Spartan-IV
       1.5 Battle of Kamchatka
       1.6 Hunt on Meridian
       1.7 Mission to Sanghelios
       1.8 Conflicts on Genesis
   2 Personality and traits
   3 Equipment
   4 Production notes
   5 Gallery
   6 List of appearances
   7 Sources

Biography Childhood and early career

Born on the human colony of Jericho VII on March 15, 2529,[2] Locke was orphaned when the Covenant invaded his homeworld in 2535, being evacuated from the planet only minutes before its glassing by the Covenant. Losing everyone he had known, Locke was placed in a state orphanage with other children who had suffered a similar fate. Upon growing older, many of his compatriots enlisted in the United Nations Space Command, eager for revenge against the Covenant. However, Locke continued to blame the government for their failure to defend his homeworld and came to the conclusion that the UNSC was incapable of protecting its citizens. As a result, he became a freelance tracker and assassin. Locke's atypical behavior and questionable allegiances eventually caught the eye of the Office of Naval Intelligence, who planned to train Locke into a specific role within their organization. Seeking a greater purpose in life, Locke accepted ONI's offer to join and entered their extensive training program where he honed his skills to perfection and became one of ONI's top field operatives, serving Section Three as an Acquisitions Specialist.[1]

On September 26, 2552, Locke compiled a target profile report concerning Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee, detailing the Sangheili's personal history from the UNSC's first known encounter with him on the Rubble to the glassing of Reach. Locke concluded the report by recommending the immediate termination of 'Vadamee if the Covenant advance were to be slowed in any significant manner. This report was later accessed by John-117.[9][10] Locke offered to personally carry out the assassination, though the outbreak of the Great Schism months later and 'Vadamee's partnership with the UNSC after becoming the Arbiter led to the UNSC abandoning the plan.[11] Terrorist attack on Sedra 

   Main article: Terrorist attack on Sedra City

   "What the hell did they do to us?"
   —Jameson Locke, after observing the aftermath of the attack

Locke observing a Type-25 Spirit taking off

On February 7, 2556, Locke led an ONI team dispatched to the distant human colony Sedra to investigate terrorist activity. During the investigation Locke's unit and the Sedran Colonial Guard were forced to cooperate after Sedra City was targeted by a Sangheili Zealot terrorist wielding a powerful bioweapon. While patrolling the outskirts of Sedra City, the team spotted a Yonhet smuggler named Axl supplying the Sangheili Zealot with a stasis refrigerant. While Agent Ramos apprehended Axl, Locke, Horrigan, and Estrin pursued the Sangheili. Locke chased the Sangheili into a city access tunnel while Horrigan and the rest of the unit headed directly to the city. After a brief skirmish inside the access tunnel, the Zealot escaped into a Sedran mall with Locke pursing him. As the Sangheili prepared to activate the bioweapon, Locke jumped on top of the Zealot, disabled the alien's energy shielding, and wounded him with his M6H magnum. Locke attempted to force the Sangheili to surrender, but the Zealot jumped off a ledge and activated the bioweapon instead, killing himself in the process. Many humans throughout the city began showing signs of infection, including Locke's fellow operatives Jordan Gaines and Mason Hundley. The unit went to the Sedra Colonial Guard Hospital, where Locke and the uninfected members of his unit went through a decontamination process. After searching the freighter used to transport the bioweapon to Sedra, Locke and his unit witnessed Colonel Randall Aiken brutally interrogating Axl. However, speaking in the Covenant's trade pidgin, Locke persuaded Axl into revealing what he knew of the origins of the element used in the bioweapon.[12]

The unit learned of the weapon's core component—an entirely new element originating from a partly functioning segment of Installation 04 that orbited perilously close to a red giant star. The team discovered that a second tug was travelling to the shard to mine the element's deposits on the fragment. After getting the approval of Rear Admiral Goodwin, the team was forced to cooperate with the Sedran Colonial Guard to travel to the Alpha Shard, capture the smugglers who mined the element for interrogation, and destroy the deposits of the element with a HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon. However, they would be forced to complete their expedition within the sixteen hours the ring's landscape side faced away from the star; during the "day" the temperature and radiation would become unbearable. Taking a D81-LRT Condor to the partially functioning fragment, eleven ONI and Colonial Guard personnel traveled to Alpha Shard.[12] Mission to Alpha Shard 

   Main article: Mission to Alpha Shard

Agent Locke during the operation on Alpha Shard 

   Locke: "ONI work better alone."
   Aiken: "You are lucky ONI is even coming in an advisory capacity."
   —Locke and Aiken arguing about who should participate in operation[12]

During the journey through slipspace in the Condor, Locke allowed Aiken to take tactical command of the mission. Locke also revealed to Private Talitha Macer that Colonel Aiken was once a Spartan-II. Eventually, the crew arrived at their destination and landed on the Halo shard's surface. Donning their powered Nightfall armor, Locke and the other three ONI operators jumped out of the Condor at a significant height. After discovering the abandoned tug used by the smugglers, the team discovered horse tracks nearby. The team moved to the tracks' direction and come across two smugglers—Arris Le and Haisal Wari—mining the element in a cave. The smugglers attempted to escape but Locke and Horrigan quickly incapacitated and restrained the smugglers. The group began to return to the Condor for extraction; however, while the dropship was setting down, a large number of Lekgolo appeared and began to swarm over the Condor and it flew off erratically—now controlled by the Lekgolo. As more of the Lekgolo eels appeared, Locke ordered for the group to retreat as three of the Sedrans and the horses were killed. The Lekgolo, in large gestalt formations, began to pursue the group who escaped into a narrow crevice. Locke used a special appliance to holographically camouflage their position from the aliens. However, the Lekgolo quickly sensed the cloaking unit and destroyed it. As the eels closed in on the group, Arris revealed that the Lekgolo can sense active technology and movement, prompting the group to reluctantly shut down the electronics present in their equipment. Unable to detect the humans, most of the Lekgolo left the area and the nine survivors moved out of the crevice. Locke briefly stayed behind to observe a lone Lekgolo worm, before crushing it in his fist.[13] The group traversing across a river.

As the group continued their trek to the Condor, the team realized that only two individuals would be able to leave Alpha Shard in the smugglers' tug and that which two individuals that would leave would be decided when the mission was completed. To prevent the Lekgolo worms from tracking them, the team ditched their armor. As infighting within the group occurred, Locke promised the smugglers that they would be given a fair chance to survive if they help the team. Additionally, Locke reprimanded Horrigan after the latter suggested leaving the Sedrans and smugglers behind. Eventually, the team took a break to allow everyone to refill on fresh oxygen. The activation of the oxygen breathers alerted the Lekgolo of the team's presence. After the break, the team continued on their journey, but Sergeant Samantha Wisner dropped her breather and it rolled down a hill, activating in the progress. While Ramos went to check on her, Locke realized that the two were missing. However, the Lekgolo worms attacked Wisner and Ramos escaped just as Locke arrived. While Wisner was killed, Locke and Ramos retreated back to the group with the Lekgolo in pursuit. While attempting to escape the worms, Locke fell off a ledge and his foot became wedged under a rock. Macer arrived at his position to help him, but Locke refused and gave her his two oxygen breathers while he prepared to make a final stand against the Lekgolo. However, Macer activated one of the breathers and used it to distract the worms while she helped Locke free himself.[14] As the survivors regrouped, they hid to avoid the Lekgolo. To allow the team to escape, Horrigan pushed Haisal down a hill to be devoured by the worms. After escaping from the worms, Locke berated Horrigan for "playing god".[15]

While continuing on towards the Condor, Locke and Aiken conversed with each other. While Aiken told him that he was willing to die, Locke planned to survive, although he was unwilling to sacrifice members of his team. Shortly after, Horrigan desperately urged Locke to join him to escape in the smugglers' tug together. Locke maintained that he would let luck choose who would survive. While traversing alongside the edge of a cliff, Ramos secretly allowed Estrin to fall to his death after the latter refused to join Ramos in an alliance. After passing the cliff, the group took another oxygen break, but a stand-off ensured as Horrigan held Aiken at gunpoint and demanded him to give up the remaining oxygen tank. Although Locke pulled his magnum on Horrigan and ordered for him to stand down, Ramos sided with Horrigan and the two forced Locke to surrender. As Horrigan and Ramos left for the tug with Arris, the weapons, and oxygen pack, Aiken discovered the Condor nearby.[15]

With the nuclear ordnance recovered and the Condor having limited flight capability, Randall volunteered to detonate the warhead while Locke and Macer used the Condor to reach the tug. While Arris, Ramos, and Horrigan were consumed by the Lekgolo during their attempt to escape, Macer and Locke barely evaded the same fate. Unbeknownst to the pair, Randall's activation of the nuke drew the Lekgolo to his position, allowing the pair to escape Alpha Shard before the nuke's detonation.[16] Becoming a Spartan-IV Fireteam Osiris' formation

In 2556, Locke was selected to become a Spartan-IV and underwent the augmentation procedures. Leading dangerous and highly sensitive operations throughout the former Outer Colonies, Locke was often tasked with missions beyond the reach of UNSC support and has garnered an impressive and successful career in the field. As of August of 2558, Locke had participated in numerous low-profile, yet critical, operations. He participated in Operation: DELHI, a denial of material mission against insurrectionist forces on Hat Yai; Locke succeeded in destroying twenty-one special technical assets. In Operation: MAD HATTER, Locke was a part of a counter-mobility strike in a redacted location on Boundless Artifice, a Jiralhanae-controlled "forgeship". He later participated in a surveillance mission, known as Operation: EASTERN AZURE, on Kig-Yar salvage operations and mapping of slipspace routes at Arcadia in the Procyon system. Locke had also served as security for an ONI xenoarchaeological survey team at a redacted location for Operation: DAWN ECLIPSE.[2] By October of 2558, he had been assigned to lead Fireteam Osiris, comprised of Spartan-IVs Olympia Vale, Edward Buck, and Holly Tanaka. Fireteam Osiris was charged with carrying out a variety of complex missions for the UNSC Security Council and High Command.[17] Battle of Kamchatka 

   Main article: Battle of Kamchatka

   "Jul 'Mdama is an opportunist, not a leader. It was only a matter of time before his version of the Covenant started to break."
   —Jameson Locke[18]

After several human colonies were unexpectedly attacked by mysterious Forerunner entities, Doctor Catherine Halsey contacted UNSC Infinity with information about the attacks. In response, Locke and the rest of Fireteam Osiris were tasked with rescuing Dr. Halsey from the custody of Covenant Supreme Commander Jul 'Mdama on the Forerunner world of Kamchatka.[18] Locke after assassinating 'Mdama

After being briefed by Captain Thomas Lasky of UNSC Infinity, the Spartans were delivered to Kamchatka via D79-TC Pelican, where they discovered the Covenant engaging their former Promethean allies. Osiris exited the Pelican dropship to free fall past battling Covenant and Promethean ships, using their armor's thrusters to control their following landing. Osiris landed on a mountainside, where the Covenant and Prometheans were currently engaged in combat and the Spartans fought their way through the terrain. While Vale eliminated Covenant forces aboard a Type-57 Phantom, Locke and the rest of Osiris battled numerous Covenant and Promethean forces on the ground. As one of the Covenant blockade runners crashed into a nearby mountain peak, Osiris regrouped and was forced to outrun the ensuring avalanche. The Spartans leaped off a cliff and slide down the mountainside, where they promptly engaged nearby Covenant forces in a valley. With 'Mdama and Halsey located in a nearby Forerunner structure, Fireteam Osiris fought their way past Covenant and Promethean forces to reach their targets' location. Although 'Mdama had a Kraken deployed to fend off the hostile forces assaulting his location, the Prometheans managed to force the walker to retreat.[18]

As Osiris battled their way to the structure, they arrived at 'Mdama's and Halsey's position on a balcony. While Tanaka, Vale, and Buck engaged 'Mdama's Zealot guards, Locke charged towards 'Mdama to begin engaging the Supreme Commander in close-quarters combat. After a brief fight, Locke managed to assassinate 'Mdama, and Tanaka, Vale, and Buck quickly eliminated the remaining Sangheili soldiers on the platform. With Halsey recovered, Osiris and the doctor returned to UNSC Infinity.[18] Hunt on Meridian 

   Main article: Battle of Meridian (2558)

   Edward Buck: "You know, Locke… Every other Spartan… every soldier, when they hear about this… they're gonna hate us. You know that, right?"
   Jameson Locke: "You're not the only one here because of him."
   —Buck and Locke, upon being tasked with capturing Blue Team[19]

Upon their return to Infinity, Fireteam Osiris learned that Spartan-IIs John-117, Kelly-087, Linda-058, and Fred-104 of Blue Team traveled to the Outer Colony of Meridian—absent without leave—to investigate smart AI Cortana's location. Osiris was tasked with embarking to the recently resettled and now independent Meridian to track down Blue Team and take them back to the UNSC.[19] To prepare for the mission, Locke tasked an AI to identify weaknesses in Spartan-IIs and the MJOLNIR Mark VI.[20] Fireteam Osiris arrived at Pinnacle Station—the Meridian space elevator—via Pelican, where they descended to the moon's surface. Osiris quickly discovered that the world was also under attack from Promethean constructs and Meridian's settlers were desperately attempting to fend off the invaders. In exchange for colony leader Governor Sloan's cooperation, Osiris agreed to help defend Meridian from the Prometheans. After destroying the Prometheans that were assaulting the outpost at the space elevator's base, the Spartans began travelling to Meridian Station, the lead settlement on the moon which the Prometheans were attempting to invade. However, Sloan was reluctant to give Osiris access to the road leading to the settlement, fearing that the Prometheans would follow. However, Osiris eliminated the surrounding Prometheans and Sloan allowed the Spartans to have access to the road. At Sloan's request, Osiris aided several settlers under attack at a nearby service garage and Sloan ordered his men to give the Spartans one of the Liang Dortmund Corporation's M820 Scorpions to use against the Prometheans in exchange for their help.[19] Osiris encounters the Warden Eternal

After using the Scorpion to clear out the rest of the nearby Prometheans, Vale and the rest of Osiris proceeded to Meridian Station, where they discovered that Sloan was a smart AI suffering from onset rampancy. Sloan allowed the Spartans to search the settlement for clues about Blue Team's location, leading to Locke having Osiris split up to see if they could learn anything from the local settlers. After learning that Blue Team's prowler was seen traveling to the nearby Apogee Station, Fireteam Osiris boarded a transport Pelican and departed for the settlement.[21] Upon arriving at Apogee, they found the settlement under attack. Working with Meridian soldiers, Locke and the rest of the Spartans cleared out the Prometheans and discovered Blue Team's abandoned prowler. Accessing the prowler's data banks, Osiris discovered that Blue Team had traveled to the mines under the settlement. After eliminating more Prometheans throughout the mines, Osiris discovered that the Meridian settlers had found a massive Forerunner structure underneath the moon's surface. As they investigated the structure, they eventually came across the Warden Eternal, an ancilla that served as the protector of the Domain and claimed his loyalty belonged to Cortana. After refusing to allow the Spartans to pursue Blue Team, Fireteam Osiris engaged the Warden and eventually destroyed him. Advancing forward, Osiris came across a Guardian in a large, cavernous chamber. While exploring the area, Vale discovered a local slipspace translocation network throughout the cavern and noticed Blue Team using it on above platforms. Following Vale, Locke and the rest of Osiris pursued Blue Team as they advanced from platform to platform utilizing the translocation network. During the chase, Locke got ahead of the rest of his fireteam and was teleported to the same platform that Blue Team was on.[22] Locke and the Chief fighting

As the Spartan-IIs prepared to travel through one last teleporter to reach the Guardian, Locke ordered them to stand down. The rest of Osiris was teleported to a higher platform, as John-117 ordered his own teammates to go through the portal ahead of him. When John refused to stand down and moved to follow his team, Locke attempted to detain him, leading to a hand-to-hand combat fight between the two while the rest of Osiris watched nearby. John eventually gained the upper hand and used Locke's own armor-locking device against him. As John escaped through the portal and entered the Guardian, the massive construct began to activate and the floating platforms around Osiris began falling out of place and into the lava below. Freeing Locke, the four Spartans rushed back the way Blue Team came by traveling back to each platform via teleporter. Fireteam Osiris was just able to enter the last teleporter as its platform plummeted towards the lava, with Locke assisting Buck through the portal when the latter had nearly fallen off the platform.[22] The Spartans were teleported back to Meridian's surface, where they discovered that the colony was already well into its evacuation as settlers rushed into the moon's space elevator. As Osiris raced to the elevator to escape the ensuring damages that would be caused by the Guardian's activation, the construct rose out of the surface nearby. After fighting their way to the base of the elevator, Sloan allowed Osiris to enter. Sloan then revealed that he was warned of the Guardian's activation by Cortana, and that he intended to be a part of the future Cortana was creating for humans and AI. Osiris destroyed the remaining Prometheans nearby and, after activating it, the fireteam began ascending the space tether. On the way to the elevator terminal, while engaging more Prometheans, the Guardian sent out a shockwave that heavy damaged the elevator. The Spartans were forced to climb the elevator as the structure slowly began to fall. Just as Osiris arrived at the platform their Pelican was on, the Guardian continued to send out more frequent shockwaves that slowed the Spartans down and caused the platform they were on to collapse. Osiris barely managed to enter the dropship, with Locke having to use his armor thrusters to board the Pelican as it fell from the platform. Once Locke was aboard, the Spartans left Meridian's atmosphere as the Guardian entered slipspace and left the moon.[23] Mission to Sanghelios 

   Main articles: Battle of Nuusra and Battle of Sunaion

   Vale: "If we can help Arbiter...?"
   Locke: "We do. But not at the risk of missing the Guardian. Reaching Master Chief is more important."
   —Members of Osiris discuss their mission priorities

Locke formulates a plan with the Arbiter

After Fireteam Osiris returned to Infinity, Lasky ordered for the fireteam—along with Commander Sarah Palmer and Halsey—to travel to the Sangheili homeworld of Sanghelios to utilize the planet's inactivate Guardian to pursue Blue Team. Vale and the rest of Osiris were taken to the planet's surface via Type-56 Lich, where they were tasked with finding Arbiter Thel 'Vadam while he was leading the Swords of Sanghelios against the invading remnants of 'Mdama's Covenant at the Elder Council Chamber in Nuusra. As Osiris engaged Covenant forces, Palmer had Mahkee 'Chava deploy two Mantises for the Spartans to utilize in clearing out the Covenant warriors at the Elder Council Chamber. Upon arriving at the chamber, Osiris battled the Covenant forces assaulting the building and fought their way inside, where they meet up with 'Vadam. With Osiris' help, the Swords of Sanghelios eliminated the Covenant forces at the Council Chamber. Moments later, 'Chava arrived in a Phantom and extracted the Arbiter and Spartans.[11] Traveling to the Swords of Sanghelios' encampment at Nuusra, Osiris worked together with Halsey, Palmer, and 'Vadam to formulate a plan to utilize the Guardian. 'Vadam, recognizing Locke as the ONI agent that had planned to assassinate him in the Covenant War, was initially reluctant to move his forces to assist the Spartans. However, when Cortana briefly shorted out all electronics at the encampment, 'Vadam agreed to work with Locke. Osiris was tasked with locating a Forerunner Constructor at one of the Guardian's nearby support stations to allow Halsey to input commands into the construct to force it to activate the Guardian.[24] Palmer flew Fireteam Osiris to the support station, but was forced to drop them off just south of the facility due to the presence of a Covenant Kraken nearby. While the Spartans provided ground support, the Swords of Sanghelios assaulted the walker from the air. While the Arbiter's flight squadrons forced the Kraken into retreat, Osiris fought their way to an ancient Sangheili temple located near the support facility. After defeating several Prometheans at the temple, the Kraken arrived at the temple, threatening Osiris' mission. As the walker neared, the Spartans boarded the Kraken and destroyed its power generator from within. Osiris fled that doomed walker and traveled into the support facility via stolen Type-54 Banshees. Once inside the station, Osiris retrieved a Constructor, but were attacked by Promethean forces. After battling their way back to an extraction point with the Constructor, a Phantom transported them back to the Swords of Sanghelios' encampment.[25] Locke prevents Buck from falling into the sea

With the Constructor, Halsey inputted her commands into it and the construct took off to activate the Guardian. However, the Guardian was located in the Csurdon Sea next to the city of Sunaion, the last bastion of the Covenant on Sanghelios. The Arbiter's forces regrouped and prepared to attack the city to eliminate the Covenant and give Osiris a chance to board the Guardian.[26] Traveling to Sunaion with a squadron of air vehicles, Fireteam Osiris, Arbiter 'Vadam, and several Swords of Sanghelios forces were deployed to Sunaion and engaged Covenant soldiers throughout. While the Arbiter led his forces against the Covenant directly, Osiris destroyed Covenant anti-air emplacements to allow the Arbiter's fleet to move in closer to the city. Unable to receive air support for transport to the Guardian, Osiris accessed Sunaion's undercity to travel to its location. When the Constructor activated the Guardian, Promethean forces arrived at the battle and began engaging the Spartans, as well as the Arbiter and his forces. When the Guardian began rising out of the sea nearby and started to activate its shockwaves, the buildings around the Spartans were ripped apart. As the Spartans moved to safety, they regrouped with the Arbiter as he was engaging Promethean forces. The five battled the onslaught of Prometheans, which were soon led by the Warden Eternal, now utilizing another physical body. After a lengthy engagement, the five destroyed the Warden and the nearby Prometheans just as the Guardian prepared to leave. While the Arbiter remained behind to finish eliminating Covenant and Promethean forces, Palmer and Halsey picked up Osiris in the Pelican and flew towards the Guardian. A pursuing Banshee damaged the dropship, though Palmer was still able to drop Osiris off on the Guardian's surface just as it entered slipspace and left Sanghelios.[27] Conflicts on Genesis 

   Main article: Battle of Genesis

   "You're not taking the Chief..."
   —Locke disrupting Cortana's plans

Locke agrees to work together with Blue Team

Upon exiting slipspace, the Guardian arrived at the Forerunner world of Genesis, where all the other Guardians had traveled to at Cortana's demand. While the Spartans observed their new surroundings, the Guardian attempted to shake the Spartans off, forcing Vale and her team to quickly descend down the construct until they were close enough to the ground to safely jump off the Guardian. Osiris soon encountered monitor 031 Exuberant Witness, who served as caretaker of the installation. The ancilla revealed that Cortana was intending to use the Guardians to force peace across the galaxy and to wipe out those that refused, apparently trying to instill the Forerunners' Mantle of Responsibility on all species with herself and other AI—now calling themselves the Created—at its beholders. Osiris resolved to aiding Blue Team and stopping Cortana, with the help of Exuberant Witness. As the Spartans traveled to Blue Team's position at Genesis' Gateway, they encountered Covenant forces that were inadvertently brought to Genesis with the Guardians, as well as hostile Promethean forces. Osiris fought their way towards the Gateway, were they were attacked by the Warden Eternal once again but managed to defeat him. Upon arriving just outside the Gateway, Osiris came under attack from more Prometheans and several of the Warden's bodies, as they attempted to buy time for Cortana to finish her plans. After a long engagement, Osiris proved victorious and Exuberant Witness gave the Spartans access to the inside of the Gateway.[28] Locke returns to Sanghelios with John

Upon entering, Osiris and Exuberant Witness encountered Blue Team. While the eight Spartans agreed to work together to stop Cortana from enacting her plans, the AI suddenly teleported Blue Team to near her position.[28] Cortana ultimately placed Blue Team in a Cryptum with the intention of keeping them in stasis for ten thousand years while she initiated her plans.[29] Osiris moved to free Blue Team and, upon exiting the Gateway, witnessed the numerous Guardians entering slipspace to begin enforcing Cortana's new order. As the Spartans engaged Covenant and Promethean forces while on their way to the Cryptum, Cortana revealed that hundreds of AIs had pledged their allegiance to her, including Governor Sloan. Reaching the Cryptum, Osiris had to destroy several gravitational cores keeping the Cryptum in place. As Osiris came close to freeing Blue Team, Cortana began to taunt the Spartans in hopes of demoralizing them, but to no avail. After destroying the gravitational cores, Osiris activated a terminal to lower the Cryptum. However, Cortana suddenly pulled the Cryptum to the Guardian she was preparing to leave on. As Cortana prepared to leave, she began to disconnect herself from Genesis' systems, giving Exuberant Witness an opportunity to take full control of the planet once again. To aid the monitor, Osiris activated two nearby auxiliary power stations to help Exuberant Witness regain control of Genesis. The monitor provided the Spartans a route to Cortana's Guardian and the Cryptum, and Osiris rushed to stop their departure, pushing past the Guardian's powerful shockwaves. Locke managed to reach the relay terminal that gave Cortana control and destroyed it, reinstating full control of Genesis to Exuberant Witness. As Vale came to Locke's aid, Cortana prepared to leave the planet aboard her Guardian with the Cryptum, but Exuberant Witness sent a fleet of Constructors to take the Cryptum from the Guardian just as it entered slipspace. Once Blue Team was freed from the Cryptum, the group traveled back to Sanghelios to rendezvous with the Arbiter, Palmer, and Halsey to discuss their next move now that Cortana and other AIs were commanding numerous Guardians throughout the galaxy to enforce the Mantle of Responsibility.[5] Personality and traits Locke and Tanaka share a tender moment before departing for a mission 

   "Nobody is putting anybody down. We don't panic like that. It's not an option."
   —Locke turning down Horrigan's suggestion to kill the prisoners who slow them down[15]

A collected and forward-thinking individual, Locke is a competent soldier who takes a professional approach to combat situations. He is a proficient leader and inspires loyalty in his subordinates, even when they do not agree with his decisions. He is generally nonconfrontational and willing to resolve conflicts through negotiation. While his ONI compatriots Estrin and Horrigan were vocal with their low opinions on the Sedran Colonial Guard, Locke was willing to put aside their disagreements for the sake of the mission. Although he is serious about his duty to protect humanity.[30] Despite impressions from Veronica Dare that Locke is "ONI to the bone,"[31] Locke is troubled by some aspects of the organization he serves under.[32]

Locke is quick to solve complicated political and tactical situations using his knowledge and intelligence.[2] Locke was able to converse with the Yonhet Axl with the alien's own language,[12] likely Yonhetian or the trade pidgin spoken within the Covenant fringe.[33] 

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Equipment

During the mission to Alpha Shard, Locke wore a set of Nightfall armor with red detailing.

After undergoing Spartan augmentation procedures Locke was issued a set of MJOLNIR Hunter armor with a Resolute visor. It is painted dark gray with red-orange highlights and light blue lighting. Additional cosmetic details on his armour include an ONI emblem on the chest piece's left breast, with the code number 00-8221-3 painted on both sides. There is an additional yellow decal on the back of the armour's helmet. His preferred loadout is a BR85N battle rifle with the M6H2 magnum.[34] Production notes Graphic Halo.png Check out our collection of quotes related to Jameson Locke on its quotes page. Main-Superintendent.png Browse more images on this article's gallery page. 

   Agent Locke is the primary playable character in Halo 5: Guardians and is slated to appear in at least one subsequent video game.[35] He debuted in promotional art for Guardians and was later identified in the announcement trailer for Halo: The Master Chief Collection. He is properly introduced in the digital series Halo: Nightfall.[36] He is also featured in the terminals, prologue, and epilogue cinematics of Halo 2: Anniversary, setting up his story arc in Halo 5.
   Mike Colter portrays Locke in Halo: Nightfall and in the Halo 2: Anniversary terminals. Colter provides the character's motion capture and character model in Halo 5: Guardians[37] while Ike Amadi provides his voice.[38] This is due to scheduling issues with Colter, who was simultaneously filming for his role as the Marvel character Luke Cage.[39]
   Locke was tentatively named "Marlowe" during the casting process of Halo: Nightfall.[40]
   Locke's unique base attributes in Halo 5: Guardians is the ability to carry one extra frag grenade and faster thruster recharge and slower stabilizer descent.[41]

Gallery 

   Locke in Halo: Nightfall.

   Locke in his ONI field uniform.

   Locke on Alpha Shard.

   Locke and Talitha Macer taking cover.

   Locke viewing footage of the Battle of Earth in the Halo: The Master Chief Collection announcement trailer.

   Locke's Spartan helmet.

   Locke during his consultation of the Arbiter viewing Sanghelios.

   Thel 'Vadam's face reflects on Locke's visor.

   Locke and Fireteam Osiris conversing with a Sword of Sanghelios in Halo 2: Anniversary.

   Locke meeting with the Sangheili.

   Locke being approached.

   Locke with his BR55 battle rifle.

   'Vadam, Locke and their respective forces prepare to engage Covenant forces.

   Locke and Tanaka entering Meridian's atmosphere inside a Pelican in pursuit of John-117 in The Hunt Begins live-action trailer.

   Concept art of Locke for Halo 5: Guardians.

   Locke on an early version the Halo 5: Guardians cover art.

   Several renders of Locke

   Locke with his BR85 battle rifle.

   Locke smashing through a wall on Sanghelios.

   Locke tackling a Type-54 Banshee.

   Locke performing a ground pound.

   Locke as a Spartan.

   Locke taking down T-54 Ghost pilots on Kamchatka.

   Locke confronting Chief.

   Locke in a desert.

   Render of Locke with a BR85N.

   Locke in his MJOLNIR armor.

   Profile of Locke and Chief given with Halo merchandise to popular Halo community personalities.

List of appearances 

   Halo: Nightfall (First appearance)
   Halo 2: Anniversary
       Terminals
   Hunt the Truth
       All Hail
       The Cost
       Hunt the Signal
       The Hunt Begins
   Halo 5: Guardians
       Limited Edition
   Halo: New Blood (Mentioned in the coda)

Sources 

   ^ a b c d e f Halo Waypoint: Jameson Locke
   ^ a b c d e f g h i j Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition, Spartan Locke's Classified Orders
   ^ Halo 5: Guardians E3 Cinematic trailer
   ^ Game Informer: Revealing The Story Of Halo 5: Guardians' Campaign
   ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Guardians
   ^ YouTube: Halo: Nightfall Kiki Wolfkill Interview
   ^ Halo: The Master Chief Collection announcement trailer
   ^ YouTube: Halo: Nightfall First Look
   ^ YouTube: Halo: The Master Chief Collection Terminal Trailer
   ^ Remaking The Legend
   ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Swords of Sanghelios
   ^ a b c d Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 1
   ^ Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 2
   ^ Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 3
   ^ a b c Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 4
   ^ Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 5
   ^ Halo Waypoint: Fireteam Osiris
   ^ a b c d Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Osiris
   ^ a b c Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Glassed
   ^ Hunt the Truth, Hunt the Signal
   ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Meridian Station
   ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Unconfirmed
   ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Evacuation
   ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Alliance
   ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Enemy Lines
   ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Before the Storm
   ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Battle of Sunaion
   ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Genesis
   ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level The Breaking
   ^ IGN: Halo: Nightfall First Look on Up at Noon
   ^ Halo: New Blood, Coda
   ^ The Wire: Ridley Scott's ‘Halo’ Digital Feature Recruits ‘Good Wife’ Star Mike Colter (Exclusive)
   ^ Halo Waypoint: Axl
   ^ Game Informer, July 2015 issue
   ^ Design & Trend: 'Halo 5: Guardians' Trailer Shows New Weapons and Armor, Mike Colter Speaks About 'Jameson Locke' In Interview
   ^ YouTube: Every. Halo. Ever. E3 2014
   ^ YouTube: Halo: Nightfall Panel - SDCC 2014
   ^ Twitter Ike Amadi
   ^ NeoGaf: post by Frank O'Connor
   ^ GameTrailers: E3 2014: Price Point Interview
   ^ Halo 5: Guardians

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