Antonio Silva: Difference between revisions

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'''Major Antonio Silva''' ([[service number]] '''73809-39884-AS'''){{Ref/Reuse|Drop}} was a [[Major (UNSC)|Field Grade officer]] and an [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] in the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]. He was the Commanding Officer of the ODST forces during the [[Battle of Installation 04]] in [[2552|September 2552]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref>

On April 22, to test the new [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|physical augmentations]], [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] enlisted four of Silva's men, one of which was Langston,{{Ref/Reuse|Langston}} to confront [[John-117]] in the ''Atlas''<nowiki>'</nowiki> gym. The ODSTs were no match for the Spartan, and two were killed while the other two were severely wounded.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', Chapter 7, ''pages 63-68'' (2001 paperback); ''pages 81-86'' (2010 paperback)</ref> Silva viewed this as murder and was appalled when the SPARTAN was not punished. Silva held a deep grudge toward the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II program]] in general, and [[John-117]] in particular, from that time forward.{{Ref/Reuse|Gym}}

In [[2552]], Major Silva was deployed with his ODST [[Battalion]] aboard the newly-refit {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. Even before the mission began he came into conflict with the Spartans aboard the ''Autumn'', complaining to [[Wellsley]] that "they don't have the run on every piece of kit on this ship" and warning that "if the Spartans keep pulling more gear from the armory - way more than they need - there'll be problems."{{Ref/Reuse|Drop}}

When the [[Covenant]] was assaulting the ''Autumn'', the ships contingent of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST]] was assigned to protect the experimental power plant. Silva and his Marines defended the ship's engine generators, where his leadership was demonstrated by the wall of Covenant corpses used by his soldiers for cover. [[UNSC rank structure|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] proceeded to order the contingent of ODST off the ship to the [[Installation 04|construct]] near the ship at the time. Silva then abandoned the ''Autumn'' in a [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle]] with his Executive Officer, [[First Lieutenant]] [[Melissa McKay]], and the few hundred of his men that were revived from cryo in time, playing the [[Helljumpers' anthem]] on the way down.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', Chapter 1, ''page 33-36'' (2003 paperback); ''page 36-40'' (2010 paperback)</ref>

As part of the [[UNSC Insertion Protocols]], Wellsley was onboard Silva's drop pod.<ref name="ODSTfieldguide">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx '''Bungie.net''', ''ODST Field Guide'']</ref> During the descent to [[Installation 04]], Wellsley picked out a butte on the surface for Major Silva to act as an effective home base for the scattered UNSC forces on Halo. Wellsley then sent a message to the rest of the [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST]]s about the location, and told Silva that the [[Covenant]] owned that location.<ref name="Flood1">'''Halo: The Flood''', Chapter 2, ''page 48-9'' (2003 paperback); ''page 54-55'' (2010 paperback)</ref>  

Silva rallied his men to capture a nearby butte that would become Alpha Base. With the capture of Captain Jacob Keyes by the Covenant Empire, Silva assumed command of the ''Autumn'''s surviving crew.

*Although UNSC Marine Corps battalions are usually commanded by a [[Lieutenant Colonel|lieutenant colonel]],<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', Chapter 7, ''page 111''</ref> Silva commands his own battalion while only a major. This may be indicative of a lack of senior officers following the Fall of Reach, further supported by the fact Melissa McKay, a First Lieutenant, served as his XO due to there being no available Captains or Majors (which this billet is filled by).

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File:HFR_Silva_Render.png|A render of Silva from ''Fireteam Raven''.

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