Editing Anthony Madsen

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'''Anthony Madsen''' ([[service number]] '''75283-56282-AM'''){{Ref/Reuse|VIS}} is a [[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IV supersoldier]] who served with [[Fireteam Majestic]] on the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} in [[2558]].<ref name="LE Contents">[[:File:Halo-4-limited-edition.jpeg|''Halo 4 Limited Edition Contents'']]</ref>

Anthony Madsen was born [[2530|October 19, 2530]] on [[New Llanelli]]. He served an undistinguished career as a [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] before being admitted into the SPARTAN-IV program because of the recommendation of his father and grandfather, both being [[general]]s in the Marine Corps.{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}

Sometime before [[2558|February 6, 2558]], Madsen and the rest of [[Fireteam Majestic]], minus [[Gabriel Thorne]], were deployed to the city of [[Rio de Janeiro]] to eliminate or detain former Covenant seeking asylum on [[Earth]].  

===Requiem Campaign===

{{Main|Requiem Campaign}}

In 2558 Fireteam Majestic was assigned to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.<ref>'''[[Spartan Ops]]''', [[S1/Departure|S1E1 ''Departure'']]</ref> After ''Infinity'' arrived at [[Requiem]], Fireteams [[Fireteam Crimson|Crimson]] and Majestic were sent north of the UNSC's area of operations on Requiem in order to shut down Forerunner power generators. Upon reaching their location, both Crimson and Majestic had their long-range communications jammed by Forerunner jamming devices. After deactivating the jammers, their mission continued. Initiated by Palmer, the mission turned into a competition for the fireteams as to who could complete their mission objectives first. Majestic temporarily took the lead at first, but were eventually beaten.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[The Challenge]]''</ref>

When [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] was brought aboard the ship to examine the Forerunner artifact, he and DeMarco were assigned to guard her alongside Commander Palmer. On the way to the engine room, DeMarco questioned why they needed to guard an "old lady". Madsen informed him of Halsey's role in the [[SPARTAN-II]] program, calling her a "mad scientist" and that she kidnapped children to train them as soldiers, much to the disbelief of DeMarco. After the artifact reacted again as Halsey interfaced with the engine room controls, Madsen along with Palmer and DeMarco raised their weapons on Halsey, but eventually lowered them.<ref>'''[[Spartan Ops]]''', [[S1/Catherine|S1E3 ''Catherine'']]</ref>

At some point, Madsen had loaned DeMarco his grandfather's adventure book and insisted that he read it. However, DeMarco never got around to reading it and was later killed during the [[Battle of Ealen IV]]. Prior to his death, he had asked Commander Palmer to return the book to Madsen and tell him something that seemed like he had read it.<ref>'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 3|Issue #3]]''</ref>

===Freighter rescue and Oth Lodon===

 

[[File:Madsen leaving Clayton unconscious.jpg|thumb|250px|Madsen knocking Clayton out with the butt of his sniper rifle.]]

Following the attack, ''Infinity'' learned that the assault crafts from the freighter belonged to the long-lost {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}. Roland discovered that the freighter was launched near [[Oth Lodon]], a gas giant located deep in Jiralhanae space. With the Spirit's possible location found, Lord Hood authorized Commander Palmer to conduct a search and rescue mission. Equipped with [[OF92 Booster Frame]]s, Fireteam Majestic and Palmer scouted the planet's system. Madsen was thrilled during the expedition, pushing the limits of his booster frame. When asked by Thorne to restrain himself, Madsen retorted that Palmer was in command, at which point Palmer told him to obey his team leader. Exploring the system's asteroid field, the Spartans came across not the ''Spirit of Fire'' but instead a [[Oth Lodon station|Covenant station]] under control by [[New Colonial Alliance]] insurgents.<ref name="HE5">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 5|Issue #5]]''</ref>

 

 

On [[2558#May|May 9, 2558]], [[Naiya Ray]] and Thorne were assigned, separately from the rest of Majestic, on a secret mission to capture [[Ayit 'Sevi|a Sangheili]] in possession of a mysterious [[bioweapon]] on [[Ven III]]. After communications with both Spartans were lost,<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 11|Issue #11]]''</ref> Fireteam Majestic was deployed to rescue them from the [[Kig-Yar]] [[pirate]]s based on Ven III, with Palmer assuming command of the team in the absence of Thorne. Upon arriving at the pirates' base, Majestic and Palmer took out several Kig-Yar pirates. After receiving notification of Thorne's location by Ray, Palmer was going to redirect Majestic to Ray to help her retrieve the bioweapon but Ray shut off her locater to force them to rescue Thorne instead. Majestic eventually found Thorne and returned him to the ''Infinity''.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 12|Issue #12]]''</ref>

After ''Infinity'' was trapped near the uncharted world of [[Aktis IV]] on July 19, 2558, Madsen was deployed to the planet's surface alongside the rest of Majestic, with Palmer once again assuming tactical command of the team. On a forested island the Spartans discovered and secured a Forerunner structure after defeating a group of [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant forces]], and [[Henry Glassman|Dr. Glassman]] was brought in to investigate. Shortly afterward, Jul 'Mdama's Covenant launched a surprise assault against the Spartans and they became trapped in the structure. However, Glassman was able to activate the facility's [[teleportation grid]]. Spartan Grant was tasked by Palmer with taking a Spartan splinter team and Glassman through a portal to the other side of the island while Palmer, Thorne and Ray translocated to another location. Upon exiting the portal Grant's team were almost killed by friendly fire from [[Mark IX Mantis ADS|Mantises]] that ''Infinity'' had deployed against the Covenant forces.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 15|Issue #15]]''</ref> The battle eventually concluded with Jul 'Mdama attaining both halves of the Janus Key and leaving the system while the Spartans returned to ''Infinity''.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 16|Issue #16]]''</ref>

The eldest member of Fireteam Majestic, Madsen served as DeMarco's ''de facto'' second-in-command; he and DeMarco were also particularly close friends. As a Spartan, he strives to salvage his previously unremarkable military career and secure his legacy despite being admitted to the program purely on the basis of nepotism.{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}} He has a sense of humor even in combat, commenting on how "unfair" it was that Prometheans could teleport wherever they wished and jokingly complained about how he got a map off Gek's dead body while DeMarco and Thorne got an energy sword and cloaking device respectively. However, Madsen possesses a serious and even vengeful side as well, lashing out against his newly appointed team leader Thorne in a training exercise in a fit of rage over DeMarco's death and knocking out Clayton personally due to him organizing the attack that claimed his close friend's life. He also was disrespectful of Thorne to some extent after the latter was appointed as team leader, although this may have been due to grieving over DeMarco's death.  Madsen did later invite Thorne to a poker game in competition to win Gek 'Lhar's energy sword that DeMarco had taken from him on Requiem. He also tends to discuss with his Spartan partner Tedra Grant.

Madsen wears the [[Recon]] variant of the MJOLNIR GEN2 armor with equipped with [[Visor color#Halo 4|VISR 4.09]]. He carries an [[Sniper Rifle System 99-Series 5 Anti-Matériel|SRS99-S5 AM sniper rifle]].{{Ref/Reuse|Ep2}}

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