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*{{Convert|600|kg|lb}} {{C|with GEN 2 Mjolnir}}<ref name="R145">'''[[Halo: Retribution]]''', ''page 145''.</ref> | *{{Convert|600|kg|lb}} {{C|with GEN 2 Mjolnir}}<ref name="R145">'''[[Halo: Retribution]]''', ''page 145''.</ref> | ||
|hair=Black, with silver streaks<ref name="for78">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 78'' (2001); ''page 99'' (2010)</ref>{{Ref/Note|Fred is depicted with brown hair in ''The Package'' and ''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp''.}} | |hair=Black, with silver streaks<ref name="for78">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 78'' (2001); ''page 99'' (2010)</ref>{{Ref/Note|Fred is depicted with brown hair in ''The Package'' and ''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp''.}} | ||
|eyes=Blue-green<ref name="ll214">'''[[Halo: Last Light]]''', ''page 214''</ref> | |eyes=Blue-green<ref name="ll214">'''[[Halo: Last Light]]''', ''page 214''</ref><ref name="H5GLtd">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition]]''', ''Spartan Locke's Classified Orders''</ref> | ||
|affiliation=* [[UNSC Navy]] | |affiliation=* [[UNSC Navy]] | ||
** [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command]] | ** [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command]] | ||
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{{Quote|As Spartans we anticipate our involvement in any military campaign. It's who we are. It's what we were born to do. We're here to win this war and we're eager to do just that.|Frederic-104, shortly before the Battle of Earth<ref name="fs425">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 425'' (2010)</ref>}} | {{Quote|As Spartans we anticipate our involvement in any military campaign. It's who we are. It's what we were born to do. We're here to win this war and we're eager to do just that.|Frederic-104, shortly before the Battle of Earth<ref name="fs425">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 425'' (2010)</ref>}} | ||
[[Lieutenant, Junior Grade]] '''Frederic-104''', born '''Frederic "Fred" Ellsworth''', is a [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II supersoldier]] of the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command]]. A skilled close-quarters combatant and marksman,{{Ref/Reuse|fs147}} Fred is a natural leader and a brilliant strategist.{{Ref/Reuse|H5GLtd}} Having been a regular member of [[Blue Team]] almost since the unit's inception, Fred typically held the [[call sign]] of "Blue- | [[Lieutenant, Junior Grade]] '''Frederic-104''', born '''Frederic "Fred" Ellsworth''', is a [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II supersoldier]] of the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command]]. A skilled close-quarters combatant and marksman,{{Ref/Reuse|fs147}} Fred is a natural leader and a brilliant strategist.{{Ref/Reuse|H5GLtd}} Having been a regular member of [[Blue Team]] almost since the unit's inception, Fred typically held the [[call sign]] of "Blue-Three".<ref name="waypoint blue team">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/blue-team '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Blue Team'']</ref><ref name="for205">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 205-214'' (2010)</ref> Since [[2552]], Fred has served as the commander of Blue Team, though he often defers leadership to close friend [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]].{{Ref/Reuse|H5GLtd}} | ||
Fred participated in numerous engagements throughout both the [[Insurrection]] and the [[Human-Covenant War]]. In [[2525]], Fred participated in [[Operation: TALON]], the first [[operation]] of the Spartan-IIs. As the Covenant War began, Fred participated in numerous battles throughout the war, including the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|Battle]] of [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. Notably, Fred served as the leader of [[Red Team]] during the [[Fall of Reach|Fall]] of [[Reach]], which ultimately saw the highest single operation death count of Spartan-IIs.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Fred later participated in the [[Battle of Earth|Battle]] of [[Earth]] and the [[Battle of Onyx|Battle]] of [[Onyx]], commanding several of his fellow Spartans.{{Ref/Reuse|H5GLtd}} | Fred participated in numerous engagements throughout both the [[Insurrection]] and the [[Human-Covenant War]]. In [[2525]], Fred participated in [[Operation: TALON]], the first [[operation]] of the Spartan-IIs. As the Covenant War began, Fred participated in numerous battles throughout the war, including the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|Battle]] of [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. Notably, Fred served as the leader of [[Red Team]] during the [[Fall of Reach|Fall]] of [[Reach]], which ultimately saw the highest single operation death count of Spartan-IIs.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Fred later participated in the [[Battle of Earth|Battle]] of [[Earth]] and the [[Battle of Onyx|Battle]] of [[Onyx]], commanding several of his fellow Spartans.{{Ref/Reuse|H5GLtd}} | ||
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On [[2525#September|September 14, 2525]], shortly after the Spartans had recovered from augmentations, Fred was selected by John-117 to join [[Blue Team]]—also composed of [[Samuel-034]], [[Linda-058]], and [[Kelly-087]]. The team was then chosen for the Spartan-IIs' first mission, [[Operation: TALON]]. The [[operation]]'s objective was to capture [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]], a UNSC Marine turncoat officer and the leader of the [[United Rebel Front]]. ONI had recently discovered that Watts was residing within [[Eridanus Secundus]], a large [[asteroid]] settlement and [[insurrectionist]] [[military base]] in the [[Eridanus system]]'s largest asteroid belt.<ref name="for98">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 98-99'' (2010)</ref><ref name="watts">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/colonel-watts '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Colonel Watts'']</ref> | On [[2525#September|September 14, 2525]], shortly after the Spartans had recovered from augmentations, Fred was selected by John-117 to join [[Blue Team]]—also composed of [[Samuel-034]], [[Linda-058]], and [[Kelly-087]]. The team was then chosen for the Spartan-IIs' first mission, [[Operation: TALON]]. The [[operation]]'s objective was to capture [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]], a UNSC Marine turncoat officer and the leader of the [[United Rebel Front]]. ONI had recently discovered that Watts was residing within [[Eridanus Secundus]], a large [[asteroid]] settlement and [[insurrectionist]] [[military base]] in the [[Eridanus system]]'s largest asteroid belt.<ref name="for98">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 98-99'' (2010)</ref><ref name="watts">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/colonel-watts '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Colonel Watts'']</ref> | ||
Equipped with [[black body suit]]s and [[MA2B assault rifle]]s, Fred and the rest of Blue Team were brought to the [[Eridanus II]] space docks by the {{Class|Halberd| | Equipped with [[black body suit]]s and [[MA2B assault rifle]]s, Fred and the rest of Blue Team were brought to the [[Eridanus II]] space docks by the {{Class|Halberd|destroyer}} {{UNSCShip|Pioneer}}. Once at the docks, the Spartans then infiltrated the URF-operated {{Class|Parabola|freighter}} ''[[Laden]]'' en route for Eridanus Secundus. While aboard the [[freighter]], the Spartans learned that a crate of luxury goods was headed for Watts' location. The crate was tagged with a [[NAV marker transmitter]], allowing the Spartans to track the crate to Watts' position once they reached the asteroid. When ''Laden'' arrived at one of the docking bays of Eridanus Secundus, Blue Team fought their way through Eridanus Secundus and URF soldiers until they reached Watts' apartment, located using the NAV marker they had placed on the crate. After killing several of Watts' security guards, Fred and the rest of Blue Team secured Watts inside a crate and returned to one of Eridanus Secundus' docking bays.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 112'' (2010)</ref> With Sam detonating several [[C-12 shaped charge|C-12 explosives]] on the asteroid's main [[hangar bay]] doors, the Spartans escaped the rebel facility in a stolen [[D77-TC Pelican]] [[dropship]] with Watts, as the doors blew open and the hangar bay decompressed.<ref name="for115">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 115'' (2010)</ref> With the mission complete, Blue Team had effectively severed the head of the United Rebel Front, at least for the time being.{{Ref/Reuse|watts}} | ||
=== The Covenant War begins === | === The Covenant War begins === | ||
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=== Skirmish over Netherop === | === Skirmish over Netherop === | ||
{{Main|Skirmish over Netherop}} | {{Main|Skirmish over Netherop}} | ||
Leading up to [[2526#March|March 5, 2526]], Fred and Blue Team, along with [[Gold Team]] and [[Green Team]], were stationed on the [[Razor-class prowler]] {{UNSCShip|Starry Night}} over [[Netherop]] as part of an operation with the goal of capturing a Covenant vessel for ONI's [[Beta-3 Division]] to examine.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS1|HSS|Chapter=1}} Using a flight of patrolling | Leading up to [[2526#March|March 5, 2526]], Fred and Blue Team, along with [[Gold Team]] and [[Green Team]], were stationed on the [[Razor-class prowler]] {{UNSCShip|Starry Night}} over [[Netherop]] as part of an operation with the goal of capturing a Covenant vessel for ONI's [[Beta-3 Division]] to examine.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS1|HSS|Chapter=1}} Using a flight of patrolling [[Type-27 Banshee]]s as cover, the three teams went [[EVA]] and [[Skirmish over Netherop|boarded]] the [[Covenant frigate|frigate]] [[Radiant Arrow]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS2|HSS|Chapter=2}} Once within the vessel's hangar, the Spartans eliminated the crew with cold efficiency and prepared to move deeper into the vessel. Blue Team spearheaded the assault, clearing rooms along the ship's main corridor. Midway through their sweep, a sensor operator aboard the ''Starry Night'' "accidentally" broadcast a transmission on the Spartans' [[COM|SQUADCOM]], revealing their presence to the rest of the Covenant aboard the frigate. In reality, this apparent mistake was actually part of an [[insurrectionist]] plot orchestrated by [[Hector Nyeto]]. With their cover blown, Blue Team rushed deeper into the ship with the intent to find and capture the bridge. The fight soon took the four Spartans into a [[gravity lift]] tube where they were set upon by [[Sangheili]] warriors wielding [[Type-51 carbine|carbines]] and [[Type-1 plasma grenade|plasma grenades]]. Intending to keep the Spartans from reaching the bridge, the Covenant crew reversed the direction of the lift, pulling Fred, Kelly, and Linda rapidly downward while John managed to grab a maintenance ladder. At the bottom of the tube, Fred, Kelly, and Linda laid in a pile, their armors locked up to protect them from the fall. However, the combined mass of Fred and Linda had landed on top of Kelly, and she received a compound rib facture as a result. John ordered Fred to extract Kelly from the tube and for the three of them to rendezvous with Green Team while he secured the bridge. When John found that the vessel's shipmaster had prepared the ''Radiant Arrow'' to self-destruct, he ordered Fred and the rest of the Spartans off the vessel. They all made it clear just before it detonated.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS3|HSS|Chapter=3}} | ||
=== Operation: SILENT STORM === | === Operation: SILENT STORM === | ||
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Shortly after this failed attempt at capturing a Covenant vessel, Blue, Gold, and Green Teams were selected to participate in [[Operation: SILENT STORM|a daring operation]] to thin the Covenant's navy through similar boarding tactics. For this mission, the Spartans would be attached to [[Task Force Yama]] and deployed alongside the veteran [[ODST]]s of the [[21st Space Assault Battalion]], known as the "Black Daggers." For its proximity to the front, the [[Outer Colonies|Outer Colony]] of [[Biko]]—specifically [[Seoba Ice Quarry|an ice quarry]] on its third moon, [[Seoba]]—was selected as the staging ground for the operation.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS5|HSS|Chapter=5}} | Shortly after this failed attempt at capturing a Covenant vessel, Blue, Gold, and Green Teams were selected to participate in [[Operation: SILENT STORM|a daring operation]] to thin the Covenant's navy through similar boarding tactics. For this mission, the Spartans would be attached to [[Task Force Yama]] and deployed alongside the veteran [[ODST]]s of the [[21st Space Assault Battalion]], known as the "Black Daggers." For its proximity to the front, the [[Outer Colonies|Outer Colony]] of [[Biko]]—specifically [[Seoba Ice Quarry|an ice quarry]] on its third moon, [[Seoba]]—was selected as the staging ground for the operation.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS5|HSS|Chapter=5}} | ||
When the [[prowler]] task force arrived in-system on [[2526#March|March 18]], it was discovered that [[insurrectionist]] forces had holed up in that very quarry and the UNSC would need to uproot them before the Covenant inevitably arrived.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS7|HSS|Chapter=7}} Fred and the rest of Blue Team followed John as he disobeyed orders and leapt from the deployment bay of the {{UNSCShip|Ghost Song}} while under fire. During the insertion, one of the prowlers managed to damage the insurrectionist base's communications relay, severing its connection with any potential reinforcements. The Spartans regrouped in the quarry's abandoned and frozen docks to discuss how they would destroy the [[Civet]] convoy travelling up the side of the quarry to fix the relay. With approval from [[Captain (UNICOM)|Captain]] [[Zelos Cuvier]] and [[Lieutenant]] [[Nelly Hamm]], they planned to travel up the tube of a derelict [[mass driver]] that rose five kilometers up and out of the quarry, using [[thruster pack]]s to outpace the convoy.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS8|HSS|Chapter=8}} As the accelerator tube was mostly full of ice, Fred was worried that they wouldn't be able to advance quickly enough without a larger flamethrower and more time. He also suggested the possibility that the Spartans were simply being used as a diversion to allow Hamm and her troopers to eliminate the convoy. Nevertheless, they went forward with the plan, having Linda stay back to cover them with her [[MA5B assault rifle]] and to watch for any hint that the insurrectionists had discovered what they were doing. John led the way, with Fred and then Kelly trailing behind. The vibrations of them bumping into the tube began launching ice crystals into the sky. Despite their ongoing firefight with the Black Daggers, the insurgents soon discovered the Spartans' plan and began sweeping a portion of the tube ahead of them with [[M41 Vulcan]] fire. To distract the gunners, John and Fred rigged their [[thermite-carbon cord]] and [[M7057 flamethrower|I-JeT]] to explode as they moved past the Vulcan fire. Shortly thereafter, Blue Team discovered that Fred was right and that Hamm's men had intercepted the convoy via a prowler drop while the enemy was distracted by the Spartans. The ODSTs had also planted explosives on the communications relay by the time Blue Team exited the tube. John expressed his team's misgivings to Hamm about being lied to and used as bait, but she dismissed him, saying that this was what happens when he disobeys orders.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS10|HSS|Chapter=10}} | When the [[prowler]] task force arrived in-system on [[2526#March|March 18]], it was discovered that [[insurrectionist]] forces had holed up in that very quarry and the UNSC would need to uproot them before the Covenant inevitably arrived.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS7|HSS|Chapter=7}} Fred and the rest of Blue Team followed John as he disobeyed orders and leapt from the deployment bay of the {{UNSCShip|Ghost Song}} while under fire. During the insertion, one of the prowlers managed to damage the insurrectionist base's communications relay, severing its connection with any potential reinforcements. The Spartans regrouped in the quarry's abandoned and frozen docks to discuss how they would destroy the [[Civet]] convoy travelling up the side of the quarry to fix the relay. With approval from [[Captain (UNICOM)|Captain]] [[Zelos Cuvier]] and [[Lieutenant]] [[Nelly Hamm]], they planned to travel up the tube of a derelict [[mass driver]] that rose five kilometers up and out of the quarry, using [[thruster pack]]s to outpace the convoy.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS8|HSS|Chapter=8}} As the accelerator tube was mostly full of ice, Fred was worried that they wouldn't be able to advance quickly enough without a larger flamethrower and more time. He also suggested the possibility that the Spartans were simply being used as a diversion to allow Hamm and her troopers to eliminate the convoy. Nevertheless, they went forward with the plan, having Linda stay back to cover them with her [[MA5B assault rifle]] and to watch for any hint that the insurrectionists had discovered what they were doing. John led the way, with Fred and then Kelly trailing behind. The vibrations of them bumping into the tube began launching ice crystals into the sky. Despite their ongoing firefight with the Black Daggers, the insurgents soon discovered the Spartans' plan and began sweeping a portion of the tube ahead of them with [[M41 Vulcan]] fire. To distract the gunners, John and Fred rigged their [[thermite-carbon cord]] and [[M7057 flamethrower|I-JeT]] to explode as they moved past the Vulcan fire. Shortly thereafter, Blue Team discovered that Fred was right and that Hamm's men had intercepted the convoy via a prowler drop while the enemy was distracted by the Spartans. The ODSTs had also planted explosives on the communications relay by the time Blue Team exited the tube. John expressed his team's misgivings to Hamm about being lied to and used as bait, but she dismissed him, saying that this was what happens when he disobeys orders.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS10|HSS|Chapter=10}} | ||
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On [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]], [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] Fred was assigned on {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} in the Epsilon Eridani system as part of the Spartan-II contingent of [[Operation: RED FLAG]], an ONI operation with the objective to capture a Covenant [[Hierarch]]. However, the mission was aborted as all ships were ordered to defend Reach from [[Fall of Reach|a massive Covenant assault]]. John assigned Fred to lead Red Team, which was sent to land on the ground and protect the [[Orbital defense generator|power generators]] for Reach's [[orbital defense platform]]s.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 341'' (2010)</ref> As Red Team's Pelican—[[Bravo 001]]—descended to the surface of the planet, the dropship was attacked by [[Seraph]]s and dove uncontrollably towards the ground. Fred ordered Red Team to jump from the Pelican and the resulting impact killed four of the Spartans on Red Team; however, if they had not jumped, all Spartans would have died as Bravo 001 exploded shortly after. After regrouping and eliminating several small Covenant patrols, the Spartans traveled to [[Orbital Defense Generator Facility A-331]], where they met with the four survivors of the nearly destroyed [[Charlie Company]]. While Red Team was building defenses at the facility, they received a distress call from Vice Admiral [[Danforth Whitcomb]], [[Deputy Chief of Naval Operations]].<ref name="fs17">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 17-34'' (2010)</ref> | On [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]], [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] Fred was assigned on {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} in the Epsilon Eridani system as part of the Spartan-II contingent of [[Operation: RED FLAG]], an ONI operation with the objective to capture a Covenant [[Hierarch]]. However, the mission was aborted as all ships were ordered to defend Reach from [[Fall of Reach|a massive Covenant assault]]. John assigned Fred to lead Red Team, which was sent to land on the ground and protect the [[Orbital defense generator|power generators]] for Reach's [[orbital defense platform]]s.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 341'' (2010)</ref> As Red Team's Pelican—[[Bravo 001]]—descended to the surface of the planet, the dropship was attacked by [[Seraph]]s and dove uncontrollably towards the ground. Fred ordered Red Team to jump from the Pelican and the resulting impact killed four of the Spartans on Red Team; however, if they had not jumped, all Spartans would have died as Bravo 001 exploded shortly after. After regrouping and eliminating several small Covenant patrols, the Spartans traveled to [[Orbital Defense Generator Facility A-331]], where they met with the four survivors of the nearly destroyed [[Charlie Company]]. While Red Team was building defenses at the facility, they received a distress call from Vice Admiral [[Danforth Whitcomb]], [[Deputy Chief of Naval Operations]].<ref name="fs17">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 17-34'' (2010)</ref> | ||
Fred then divided his Spartans into four teams: himself, Kelly, and [[Joshua-029]]—comprising [[Team Alpha]]—were to destroy a nearby Covenant [[landing zone]] at [[Longhorn Valley]], while [[Team Gamma]], led by [[Anton-044]] with two other Spartans, would rescue Vice Admiral Whitcomb and his staff. [[Team Delta]], led by [[William-043]] and consisting of the wounded Spartans and the Marines would secure a fallback position at [[CASTLE Base]] and the fourth team, [[Beta-Red|Team Beta]], consisting of the rest of the Spartans, would defend the ODG facility.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 36-37'' (2010)</ref> Operating [[Type-26 Banshee]]s, Fred and Team Alpha successfully destroyed the landing zone by delivering [[Fury tactical nuclear weapon|Fury tactical nukes]] into the [[gravity lift]] of a [[Covenant cruiser at Longhorn Valley|Covenant cruiser]] overhead. However, Joshua was killed in the resulting explosion and Team Beta at the ODG facility appeared to be wiped out by | Fred then divided his Spartans into four teams: himself, Kelly, and [[Joshua-029]]—comprising [[Team Alpha]]—were to destroy a nearby Covenant [[landing zone]] at [[Longhorn Valley]], while [[Team Gamma]], led by [[Anton-044]] with two other Spartans, would rescue Vice Admiral Whitcomb and his staff. [[Team Delta]], led by [[William-043]] and consisting of the wounded Spartans and the Marines would secure a fallback position at [[CASTLE Base]] and the fourth team, [[Beta-Red|Team Beta]], consisting of the rest of the Spartans, would defend the ODG facility.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 36-37'' (2010)</ref> Operating [[Type-26 Banshee]]s, Fred and Team Alpha successfully destroyed the landing zone by delivering [[Fury tactical nuclear weapon|Fury tactical nukes]] into the [[gravity lift]] of a [[Covenant cruiser at Longhorn Valley|Covenant cruiser]] overhead. However, Joshua was killed in the resulting explosion and Team Beta at the ODG facility appeared to be wiped out by [[Covenant battleship]]s and [[Covenant cruiser|cruisers]] [[glassing]] the area.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 40-45'' (2010)</ref> Fred and Kelly then retreated to the fallback position, which was surrounded by Covenant forces. The two Spartans were forced to commandeer [[Type-26 Wraith]] tanks, and they successfully arrived at CASTLE Base with some support from Team Delta's survivors—Will, [[Vinh-030]], and [[Isaac-039]]. After Kelly whistled ''[[Oly Oly Oxen Free]]'' into the base's speakers, they were able to enter the facility where they encountered Halsey.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 137-147'' (2010)</ref> Despite the injuries Fred and Will suffered, with Fred having a torn Achilles tendon, three cracked ribs, and moderate contusions in both kidneys, Halsey had the two Spartans travel to another section in the base to retrieve some equipment, as they were the least injured among the Spartans.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 151'' (2010)</ref> After the two treated some of their injuries, Fred and Will retrieved new weapons and parts of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V Mjolnir]] to repair their damaged armor.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 164'' (2010)</ref> | ||
As the Covenant attempted to make their way into CASTLE Base, the five Spartans and Halsey were forced to destroy the facility as part of [[Operation: WHITE GLOVE]]. The group escaped into abandoned mining caverns under Reach's surface, while CASTLE Base exploded behind them.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 165-169'' (2010)</ref> However, once inside the caverns, the group found themselves trapped underground for several days, until they came across a [[Forerunner]] [[Menachite portal complex|installation]], where they discovered a mysterious [[Forerunner crystal]]. The artifact created a spike in radiation that allowed the Covenant to triangulate their position. The Covenant breached the underground complex, and used a gravity lift to send massive amounts of ground forces to the humans' location. The humans then ran into a cavern and blew up the entrance, resulting in the presumed deaths of Vinh and Isaac. However, the cavern only led to a dead end and for two days Fred, Kelly, Will, and Halsey were trapped in the cavern as the Covenant tried to dig them out.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 175-180'' (2010)</ref> | As the Covenant attempted to make their way into CASTLE Base, the five Spartans and Halsey were forced to destroy the facility as part of [[Operation: WHITE GLOVE]]. The group escaped into abandoned mining caverns under Reach's surface, while CASTLE Base exploded behind them.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 165-169'' (2010)</ref> However, once inside the caverns, the group found themselves trapped underground for several days, until they came across a [[Forerunner]] [[Menachite portal complex|installation]], where they discovered a mysterious [[Forerunner crystal]]. The artifact created a spike in radiation that allowed the Covenant to triangulate their position. The Covenant breached the underground complex, and used a gravity lift to send massive amounts of ground forces to the humans' location. The humans then ran into a cavern and blew up the entrance, resulting in the presumed deaths of Vinh and Isaac. However, the cavern only led to a dead end and for two days Fred, Kelly, Will, and Halsey were trapped in the cavern as the Covenant tried to dig them out.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 175-180'' (2010)</ref> | ||
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=== Operation: FIRST STRIKE === | === Operation: FIRST STRIKE === | ||
{{Quote|multi=yes|Naval Intelligence officer|q1=You found a Covenant command-and-control station. It says here that they were amassing an invasion fleet of more than five hundred ships.|Fred-104|q2=The station was… sufficiently disabled. But the threat is still out there.|Fred-104 to an Office of Naval Intelligence council, following Operation: FIRST STRIKE<ref name="h2aterm">'''Halo 2: Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''</ref>}} | {{Quote|multi=yes|Naval Intelligence officer|q1=You found a Covenant command-and-control station. It says here that they were amassing an invasion fleet of more than five hundred ships.|Fred-104|q2=The station was… sufficiently disabled. But the threat is still out there.|Fred-104 to an Office of Naval Intelligence council, following Operation: FIRST STRIKE<ref name="h2aterm">'''Halo 2: Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''</ref>}} | ||
When the Covenant eventually began laying siege to their position, Fred, Kelly, Will, and Halsey were [[Raid on Reach|rescued]] from the underground complex when John, Anton, [[Li-008]], [[Grace-093]], Whitcomb, [[Lieutenant]] [[Elias Haverson]], [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]], and [[Corporal]] [[Locklear]] arrived at their location and helped eliminate attacking Covenant forces. However, the entire group soon found themselves surrounded.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 228-231'' (2010)</ref> In the resulting battle, Kelly was injured and the group was extracted from the area by a Covenant dropship operated by [[Shiela Polaski]]. Escaping Reach with the Forerunner crystal, the group fled Reach aboard the dropship to the captured [[ | When the Covenant eventually began laying siege to their position, Fred, Kelly, Will, and Halsey were [[Raid on Reach|rescued]] from the underground complex when John, Anton, [[Li-008]], [[Grace-093]], Whitcomb, [[Lieutenant]] [[Elias Haverson]], [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]], and [[Corporal]] [[Locklear]] arrived at their location and helped eliminate attacking Covenant forces. However, the entire group soon found themselves surrounded.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 228-231'' (2010)</ref> In the resulting battle, Kelly was injured and the group was extracted from the area by a Covenant dropship operated by [[Shiela Polaski]]. Escaping Reach with the Forerunner crystal, the group fled Reach aboard the dropship to the captured [[DDS-class carrier|Covenant carrier]] ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', fused together with the {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}} {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}} for power and commanded by [[smart AI|"smart" AI]] [[Cortana]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 248-255'' (2010)</ref> | ||
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Arriving at Eridanus Secundus on [[2552#September|September 12, 2552]], Fred and John accompanied Whitcomb, Halsey, and Haverson into the asteroid after the URF, under the leadership of [[Governor]] [[Jacob Jiles]], reluctantly agreed to repair ''Ascendant Justice''–''Gettysburg''. As the group discussed the current situation with Jiles, a Covenant cruiser suddenly arrived in the system, having tracked ''Ascendant Justice''–''Gettysburg'' by following the radiation emitted by the crystal in slipspace.{{Ref/Reuse|fs301}} Fred and the others returned to their ships to [[Massacre at Eridanus Secundus|combat]] the cruiser, with Fred manning the engineering station of ''Gettysburg''. The humans were eventually able to destroy the cruiser and Jiles agreed to have the URF repair their vessels before the next wave of Covenant ships arrived.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 314-321'' (2010)</ref> Fred and the rest of Blue Team, including the recently healed Kelly and Linda, were then given some time to rest and repair their equipment, where they discussed their next best course of action with Johnson and Locklear. They realized that the Covenant fleet headed to Earth was grouping at ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]''—a command-and-control station in the [[Tau Ceti system]]—and decided that attacking the station would be the best way to weaken the Covenant's inevitable attack on Earth.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 322-326'' (2010)</ref> While preparing for the Covenant's next attack, Halsey sedated Kelly and left the system with her aboard Jiles' [[Beatrice|flagship]] to follow coordinates she had taken from [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] that led to [[Onyx|a world]] with numerous pieces of Forerunner technology.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 334'' (2010)</ref> Shortly after, Locklear destroyed the Forerunner crystal to prevent it from falling into Covenant hands, killing himself in the process. ''Ascendant Justice''–''Gettysburg'' and its crew were ultimately forced to abandon the URF when a fleet of thirty Covenant ships arrived at the asteroid. The Spartans then began to enact [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 337-349'' (2010)</ref> | Arriving at Eridanus Secundus on [[2552#September|September 12, 2552]], Fred and John accompanied Whitcomb, Halsey, and Haverson into the asteroid after the URF, under the leadership of [[Governor]] [[Jacob Jiles]], reluctantly agreed to repair ''Ascendant Justice''–''Gettysburg''. As the group discussed the current situation with Jiles, a Covenant cruiser suddenly arrived in the system, having tracked ''Ascendant Justice''–''Gettysburg'' by following the radiation emitted by the crystal in slipspace.{{Ref/Reuse|fs301}} Fred and the others returned to their ships to [[Massacre at Eridanus Secundus|combat]] the cruiser, with Fred manning the engineering station of ''Gettysburg''. The humans were eventually able to destroy the cruiser and Jiles agreed to have the URF repair their vessels before the next wave of Covenant ships arrived.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 314-321'' (2010)</ref> Fred and the rest of Blue Team, including the recently healed Kelly and Linda, were then given some time to rest and repair their equipment, where they discussed their next best course of action with Johnson and Locklear. They realized that the Covenant fleet headed to Earth was grouping at ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]''—a command-and-control station in the [[Tau Ceti system]]—and decided that attacking the station would be the best way to weaken the Covenant's inevitable attack on Earth.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 322-326'' (2010)</ref> While preparing for the Covenant's next attack, Halsey sedated Kelly and left the system with her aboard Jiles' [[Beatrice|flagship]] to follow coordinates she had taken from [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] that led to [[Onyx|a world]] with numerous pieces of Forerunner technology.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 334'' (2010)</ref> Shortly after, Locklear destroyed the Forerunner crystal to prevent it from falling into Covenant hands, killing himself in the process. ''Ascendant Justice''–''Gettysburg'' and its crew were ultimately forced to abandon the URF when a fleet of thirty Covenant ships arrived at the asteroid. The Spartans then began to enact [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 337-349'' (2010)</ref> | ||
The next day, the Spartans were deployed from ''Ascendant Justice''–''Gettysburg'' in a | The next day, the Spartans were deployed from ''Ascendant Justice''–''Gettysburg'' in a [[Type-25 Spirit]] dropship while in slipspace. The dropship exited slipspace and arrived at Tau Ceti, where Fred and Blue Team infiltrated ''Unyielding Hierophant'' with assistance from Cortana.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 356'' (2010)</ref> While traveling to the station's [[Pinch fusion reactor|reactor]], Blue Team was ambushed by [[Jiralhanae]] and Grace was killed. After eliminating the Covenant soldiers, Fred and the surviving Spartans set the station's reactors to overload.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 374-380'' (2010)</ref> Fred then escaped ''Unyielding Hierophant'' with John, Will, and Linda aboard Banshees, where they rendezvoused with ''Gettysburg''—now detached from ''Ascendant Justice'' and equipped with the Covenant carrier's slipspace drive—at a nearby moon. While Whitcomb and Haverson sacrificed themselves to lure the Covenant fleet closer to the station in ''Ascendant Justice'', the Spartans escaped to Earth on ''Gettysburg'' with Johnson. The detonation caught almost the entire fleet in the explosion, with all but twelve ships being destroyed in the blast.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 382-398'' (2010)</ref> | ||
=== Battle of Earth === | === Battle of Earth === | ||
[[File:H2A Terminals - BlueTeam.jpg|thumb|250px|Linda and Fred, before the Battle of Earth.]] | [[File:H2A Terminals - BlueTeam.jpg|thumb|250px|Linda and Fred, before the Battle of Earth.]] | ||
{{Quote|multi=yes|Terrence Hood|q1=Suit up, Lieutenant [sic]. We're sending Blue downstairs—you ready to get back to work?|Fred-104|q2=Eager, sir.|Fleet Admiral Terrence Hood and Fred-104, as the Battle of Earth begins<ref name="Halo page 46">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 46'' (2010)</ref>{{Ref/Note|Fred is erroneously addressed as a Lieutenant as of the Battle of Earth in the quoted short piece featured in the Adjunct section of the 2010 reprint of ''Halo: First Strike''. He was actually not promoted to the rank of lieutenant, junior grade until the conclusion of the Onyx | {{Quote|multi=yes|Terrence Hood|q1=Suit up, Lieutenant [sic]. We're sending Blue downstairs—you ready to get back to work?|Fred-104|q2=Eager, sir.|Fleet Admiral Terrence Hood and Fred-104, as the Battle of Earth begins<ref name="Halo page 46">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 46'' (2010)</ref>{{Ref/Note|Fred is erroneously addressed as a Lieutenant as of the Battle of Earth in the quoted short piece featured in the Adjunct section of the 2010 reprint of ''Halo: First Strike''. He was actually not promoted to the rank of lieutenant, junior grade until the conclusion of the Battle of Onyx.}}}} | ||
Shortly after their return to Earth, ''Gettysburg'' docked with the [[Borneo Space Tether]] and Fred and Linda descended the [[space elevator]] to report on Operation: FIRST STRIKE to a council of ONI officers, where they warned them of the Covenant's inevitable invasion of Earth.{{Ref/Reuse|h2aterm}} During the opening stages of the Covenant invasion of Earth, Fred was subjected to a psychological analysis by ONI's Doctor [[Veronica Clayton]]. The doctor became increasingly vitriolic toward Fred, seemingly blaming him for the deaths of his teammates at the Fall of Reach after giving the order to jump from Bravo 001. However, [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]], who had not authorized the analysis, soon arrived and had Clayton escorted away. He then told Fred to return to Blue Team and assist in Earth's defense.<ref name="adjunct">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''Adjunct'' (2010)</ref> | Shortly after their return to Earth, ''Gettysburg'' docked with the [[Borneo Space Tether]] and Fred and Linda descended the [[space elevator]] to report on Operation: FIRST STRIKE to a council of ONI officers, where they warned them of the Covenant's inevitable invasion of Earth.{{Ref/Reuse|h2aterm}} During the opening stages of the Covenant invasion of Earth, Fred was subjected to a psychological analysis by ONI's Doctor [[Veronica Clayton]]. The doctor became increasingly vitriolic toward Fred, seemingly blaming him for the deaths of his teammates at the Fall of Reach after giving the order to jump from Bravo 001. However, [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]], who had not authorized the analysis, soon arrived and had Clayton escorted away. He then told Fred to return to Blue Team and assist in Earth's defense.<ref name="adjunct">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''Adjunct'' (2010)</ref> | ||
As the [[Battle of Earth]] begun, Fred, Linda, and Will were sent to defend Earth for two weeks shortly after the Covenant arrived in the [[Sol system]] on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]]; John had followed the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]]'s ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' to [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 05]] aboard {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} shortly after the battle began.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref> Blue Team participated in several extra-vehicular missions to repel Covenant ships in orbit over Earth, as well as several missions on the planet's surface; including, an operation to [[Ross Island|Mount Erebus]] to neutralize a Covenant excavation with a HAVOK nuke, and to the [[Yucatan Peninsula]] to eliminate Covenant forces on the nearby seafloor. On [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]], Blue Team was deployed to [[Havana|Havana, Cuba]] to [[Battle of Havana|eliminate]] Covenant forces attacking the [[Centennial Orbital Elevator]]. While Fred secured the elevator's ascent car, Will and Linda destroyed a [[Scarab]] with a gasoline tanker truck. Discovering that the Covenant was attempting to steal twelve [[FENRIS nuclear warhead]]s, Blue Team ascended the elevator and requested a low-orbit extraction. However, Hood contacted them and ordered Fred to led Blue Team to [[Onyx]] to assist Halsey, who claimed that she had discovered a large cache of Forerunner technology on the planet.<ref name="goo203">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 203-213''</ref> When the Covenant deployed dropships to retrieve the nukes, Blue Team hid aboard one and the Covenant inadvertently brought them aboard {{ | As the [[Battle of Earth]] begun, Fred, Linda, and Will were sent to defend Earth for two weeks shortly after the Covenant arrived in the [[Sol system]] on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]]; John had followed the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]]'s ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' to [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 05]] aboard {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} shortly after the battle began.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref> Blue Team participated in several extra-vehicular missions to repel Covenant ships in orbit over Earth, as well as several missions on the planet's surface; including, an operation to [[Ross Island|Mount Erebus]] to neutralize a Covenant excavation with a HAVOK nuke, and to the [[Yucatan Peninsula]] to eliminate Covenant forces on the nearby seafloor. On [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]], Blue Team was deployed to [[Havana|Havana, Cuba]] to [[Battle of Havana|eliminate]] Covenant forces attacking the [[Centennial Orbital Elevator]]. While Fred secured the elevator's ascent car, Will and Linda destroyed a [[Scarab]] with a gasoline tanker truck. Discovering that the Covenant was attempting to steal twelve [[FENRIS nuclear warhead]]s, Blue Team ascended the elevator and requested a low-orbit extraction. However, Hood contacted them and ordered Fred to led Blue Team to [[Onyx]] to assist Halsey, who claimed that she had discovered a large cache of Forerunner technology on the planet.<ref name="goo203">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 203-213''</ref> When the Covenant deployed dropships to retrieve the nukes, Blue Team hid aboard one and the Covenant inadvertently brought them aboard {{Class|CPV|heavy destroyer}} ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]''. While some of the nukes destroyed another [[Covenant destroyer]] and the space elevator in the process, Fred and Blue Team fought their way through ''Bloodied Spirit'' and eventually reached the bridge, where they killed its crew by venting the destroyer's atmosphere. Fred inputted coordinates to Onyx in the [[Zeta Doradus system]] into the destroyer's [[navigation computer]] and ''Bloodied Spirit'' entered slipspace for the planet.<ref name="goo218">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 218-226''</ref> | ||
=== Onyx Conflict === | === Onyx Conflict === | ||
{{Quote|As acting CO of Team Blue, I am hereby granting you a field commission to the rank of Lieutenant, Junior Grade. Congratulations. As an officer, you'll have to keep your eye on the larger picture, Fred. Get your team through that slipspace field. I'll be right behind you.|Lieutenant Commander Kurt-051 promoting Fred-104 to lieutenant at the end of the Battle of Onyx<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 367''</ref>}} | {{Quote|As acting CO of Team Blue, I am hereby granting you a field commission to the rank of Lieutenant, Junior Grade. Congratulations. As an officer, you'll have to keep your eye on the larger picture, Fred. Get your team through that slipspace field. I'll be right behind you.|Lieutenant Commander Kurt-051 promoting Fred-104 to lieutenant at the end of the Battle of Onyx<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 367''</ref>}} | ||
While en route to Onyx, ''Bloodied Spirit'' was brought out of slipspace by the Covenant, where the destroyer was forced into a conflict between Sangheili [[ | While en route to Onyx, ''Bloodied Spirit'' was brought out of slipspace by the Covenant, where the destroyer was forced into a conflict between Sangheili [[ORS-class heavy cruiser|heavy cruiser]] ''[[Incorruptible]]'' and three Jiralhanae [[Covenant frigate|frigates]] as the [[Great Schism]] emerged within the Covenant. While ''Bloodied Spirit'' was able to escape the conflict, the Covenant learned that the destroyer was under Spartan control. However, [[Shipmaster]] [[Voro 'Mantakree]] of ''Incorruptible'' had intercepted Halsey's message and learned of the Forerunner cache on Onyx. 'Mantakree later met with a [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|coalition of allied Sangheili]], where [[Imperial Admiral]] [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]] charged 'Mantakree with leading a fleet to recover the Onyx technology.{{Ref/Reuse|goo218}} Upon arriving at Onyx, ''Bloodied Spirit'' was [[Battle of Onyx|engaged]] by [[Onyx Sentinel]]s in orbit. As the ship crashed on the surface, Blue Team escaped in a Spirit dropship. On the surface, Fred, Will, and Linda regrouped and soon met with Kelly, who had been brought to Onyx with Halsey after the events in the Eridanus system.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 232-235''</ref> Kelly brought them to the thought-to-be-dead Kurt and the five Spartan-IIs began running to evade the oncoming Sentinels, with the help of Spartan-III [[Team Saber]] of [[SPARTAN-III Gamma Company|Gamma Company]]. The Spartans rendezvoused with Halsey, Mendez, and [[Lucy-B091]] and [[Tom-B292]] of [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]], where Kurt explained to his fellow Spartan-IIs and Halsey that he and Mendez had spent the last two decades training the Spartan-IIIs on Onyx. With Kurt taking command of all UNSC forces, the Spartans began combating the Sentinels.<ref name="goo252">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 252-258''</ref> | ||
Returning to Blue Team's dropship, the humans embarked towards a Forerunner city within the restricted [[Zone 67]] aboard the Spirit. Landing in the city, Kurt had Fred, Linda, and [[Holly-G003]] and [[Mark-G313]] of Team Saber scout out the surrounding area with [[grappling round]]s while the others examined Onyx's [[Cartographer|map room]], located by Will. Just as Halsey located the missing [[Team Katana]]'s location on Onyx, now-[[Fleet Master]] Voro Nar 'Mantakree's fleet arrived at Onyx while a massive force of Sentinels hovered overhead above the humans.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 262-277''</ref> 'Mantakree led Sangheili, Mgalekgolo and Unggoy ground forces to the planet's surface while the humans prepared to fend off their attackers. During the ensuring battle, Fred was hit in the chest by a Mgalekgolo's [[assault cannon]], injuring him. He was pulled to safety by Lucy and Saber's [[Dante-G188]], as he recovered. The humans moved to the map room for cover, though Dante was killed.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 306-309''</ref> Discovering that they could escape Onyx in the planet's core via a [[slipspace portal]] that was about to close, Halsey utilized Onyx's [[slipspace translocation]] system. Before they could teleport to Team Katana's location, Onyx AI [[Endless Summer]] revealed that the Sentinels would destroy Admiral [[Carl Patterson]]'s [[Patterson's battle group|battle group]] in orbit after they inevitably destroyed the Sangheili ships. Realizing that the battle group was sent to rescue the Spartans, Kurt agreed with Endless Summer to destroy the [[Sentinel manufacturing facility]] to give the battle group a better chance of survival. The Spartans were subsequently teleported to the facility, where they succeeded in destroying it. However, the humans soon learned that Patterson's battle group had been destroyed with the arrival of a larger Sangheili fleet. Fred and the others then recovered Spartan-III Team Katana, though the Spartans were trapped in [[slipspace field pod]]s. Afterwards, the humans headed for [[Core room antechamber|Onyx's core room]] and made a final stand against the Covenant forces at a slipspace portal which Halsey theorized to lead into a "[[shield world]]".<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 314-333''</ref> | Returning to Blue Team's dropship, the humans embarked towards a Forerunner city within the restricted [[Zone 67]] aboard the Spirit. Landing in the city, Kurt had Fred, Linda, and [[Holly-G003]] and [[Mark-G313]] of Team Saber scout out the surrounding area with [[grappling round]]s while the others examined Onyx's [[Cartographer|map room]], located by Will. Just as Halsey located the missing [[Team Katana]]'s location on Onyx, now-[[Fleet Master]] Voro Nar 'Mantakree's fleet arrived at Onyx while a massive force of Sentinels hovered overhead above the humans.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 262-277''</ref> 'Mantakree led Sangheili, Mgalekgolo and Unggoy ground forces to the planet's surface while the humans prepared to fend off their attackers. During the ensuring battle, Fred was hit in the chest by a Mgalekgolo's [[assault cannon]], injuring him. He was pulled to safety by Lucy and Saber's [[Dante-G188]], as he recovered. The humans moved to the map room for cover, though Dante was killed.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 306-309''</ref> Discovering that they could escape Onyx in the planet's core via a [[slipspace portal]] that was about to close, Halsey utilized Onyx's [[slipspace translocation]] system. Before they could teleport to Team Katana's location, Onyx AI [[Endless Summer]] revealed that the Sentinels would destroy Admiral [[Carl Patterson]]'s [[Patterson's battle group|battle group]] in orbit after they inevitably destroyed the Sangheili ships. Realizing that the battle group was sent to rescue the Spartans, Kurt agreed with Endless Summer to destroy the [[Sentinel manufacturing facility]] to give the battle group a better chance of survival. The Spartans were subsequently teleported to the facility, where they succeeded in destroying it. However, the humans soon learned that Patterson's battle group had been destroyed with the arrival of a larger Sangheili fleet. Fred and the others then recovered Spartan-III Team Katana, though the Spartans were trapped in [[slipspace field pod]]s. Afterwards, the humans headed for [[Core room antechamber|Onyx's core room]] and made a final stand against the Covenant forces at a slipspace portal which Halsey theorized to lead into a "[[shield world]]".<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 314-333''</ref> | ||
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Once the team regrouped, they fought their way past Keeper forces as they attempted to return to the surface. Seeking to be caught in order to gain access to UNSC communications, Intrepid Eye revealed herself to Fred in her [[inspection drone]] shell and allowed him to capture her with a [[scramble grenade]]. Finally returning to the surface at Wendosa, Fred created a plan to attack the Keepers and aid the battalion and the rest of Blue Team under attack at the village.<ref name="ll213">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 213-226''</ref> In the ensuing firefight, Intrepid Eye convinced Roams Alone to free her and she escaped, jamming all communications on the planet. Fred pursued the ancilla and recaptured her, only to find Mark—now paranoid and aggressive without his Smoothers—holding a knife to [[Nguyen|a Marine sergeant]]. After coaxing Mark to release the Marine, the sergeant informed Fred that he was to return to the Vitality Center with the ancilla. Reluctantly boarding a [[UH-144 Falcon|Falcon]], Fred departed for the center, but the aircraft was shot down by Keeper forces.<ref name="ll243">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 243-261''</ref> While Keeper forces attacked the crash-site to retrieve Intrepid Eye, Fred's armor's mechanical joints locked up, preventing him from moving. Blue Team and Lopis arrived at the crash and, with the eventual help of [[Alpha Company (717th)|Alpha Company]], fended off the Keepers.<ref name="ll279">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 279-284''</ref> Fred and the other injured Spartans were later brought to the Vitality Center to recover. Meanwhile, the [[Gao Republic]]'s militia attempted to forcefully remove the UNSC from the planet by attacking the battalion.<ref name="ll294">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 294-299''</ref> | Once the team regrouped, they fought their way past Keeper forces as they attempted to return to the surface. Seeking to be caught in order to gain access to UNSC communications, Intrepid Eye revealed herself to Fred in her [[inspection drone]] shell and allowed him to capture her with a [[scramble grenade]]. Finally returning to the surface at Wendosa, Fred created a plan to attack the Keepers and aid the battalion and the rest of Blue Team under attack at the village.<ref name="ll213">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 213-226''</ref> In the ensuing firefight, Intrepid Eye convinced Roams Alone to free her and she escaped, jamming all communications on the planet. Fred pursued the ancilla and recaptured her, only to find Mark—now paranoid and aggressive without his Smoothers—holding a knife to [[Nguyen|a Marine sergeant]]. After coaxing Mark to release the Marine, the sergeant informed Fred that he was to return to the Vitality Center with the ancilla. Reluctantly boarding a [[UH-144 Falcon|Falcon]], Fred departed for the center, but the aircraft was shot down by Keeper forces.<ref name="ll243">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 243-261''</ref> While Keeper forces attacked the crash-site to retrieve Intrepid Eye, Fred's armor's mechanical joints locked up, preventing him from moving. Blue Team and Lopis arrived at the crash and, with the eventual help of [[Alpha Company (717th)|Alpha Company]], fended off the Keepers.<ref name="ll279">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 279-284''</ref> Fred and the other injured Spartans were later brought to the Vitality Center to recover. Meanwhile, the [[Gao Republic]]'s militia attempted to forcefully remove the UNSC from the planet by attacking the battalion.<ref name="ll294">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 294-299''</ref> | ||
While the UNSC was preparing to evacuate, Intrepid Eye murdered Nelson and attempted to kill Lopis, but the ancilla was disabled by [[A. Gallo|a Marine]] and Fred rescued Lopis.<ref name="ll333">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 333-335''</ref> Determined to prevent the support base from falling into the hands of Gao rebels, Blue Team, Lopis, and Roams Alone embarked to destroy the facility with a HAVOK nuclear warhead, while the rest of the battalion evacuated. Pursued by [[Gao battle-jumpers]] and [[ | While the UNSC was preparing to evacuate, Intrepid Eye murdered Nelson and attempted to kill Lopis, but the ancilla was disabled by [[A. Gallo|a Marine]] and Fred rescued Lopis.<ref name="ll333">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 333-335''</ref> Determined to prevent the support base from falling into the hands of Gao rebels, Blue Team, Lopis, and Roams Alone embarked to destroy the facility with a HAVOK nuclear warhead, while the rest of the battalion evacuated. Pursued by [[Gao battle-jumpers]] and [[Wyvern]]s, the team traveled to the support base's entrance at the [[Well of Echoes]] in Warthogs. During the battle, Roams Alone departed from the rest of the team to tend to Gao's wildlife, while Intrepid Eye managed to take control of Fred's armor and attempted to kill Lopis. However, Lopis detonated a small charge she had earlier placed in Fred's armor in case he was the Gao murderer, leaving the armor powerless and forcing Fred to abandon it.<ref name="ll348">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 348-361''</ref> Finally arriving at the Well of Echoes, the team boarded the [[Owl]] [[UNSC Silent Claw|''Silent Claw'']], commanded by Osman, and dropped the HAVOK into the Well of Echoes, destroying the Forerunner base as they fled the planet.<ref name="ll373">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 373-380''</ref> With Intrepid Eye successfully captured, the UNSC left Gao. To avoid the public finding out about the dangers of the Gamma Company Spartan-IIIs' augmentations, Osman had Ash, Mark, and Olivia officially marked as [[killed in action]] and transferred to a classified "[[Ferret]]" covert operations team of which she gave command of to Lopis, much to the rest of Blue Team's initial reluctance.<ref name="ll384">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 384-390''</ref> Shortly after, Tom and Lucy were transferred from Blue Team to the emerging [[Spartan Operations|Spartan branch]], leaving Blue Team once again composed of only Spartan-IIs.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/catalog-interaction/4c3e1c6f-6519-4ee0-83a4-4bac13bf07a3/posts?page=38#post745 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction'']</ref> | ||
=== Admiral Tuwa's assassination === | === Admiral Tuwa's assassination === | ||
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{{Quote|I will allow you a moment more to fire the weapon, human. I will grant you the gift of dying a warrior.|The Ur-Didact to Fred-104, allowing Fred to shoot him with a Boltshot<ref name="HE9">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 9|Issue #9]]''</ref>}} | {{Quote|I will allow you a moment more to fire the weapon, human. I will grant you the gift of dying a warrior.|The Ur-Didact to Fred-104, allowing Fred to shoot him with a Boltshot<ref name="HE9">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 9|Issue #9]]''</ref>}} | ||
[[File:Escalation - Installation03Skirmish.png|thumb|250px|left|Fred and Blue Team engaging several Promethean Knights on Installation 03.]] | [[File:Escalation - Installation03Skirmish.png|thumb|250px|left|Fred and Blue Team engaging several Promethean Knights on Installation 03.]] | ||
On [[2557|July 26, 2557]], Fred, Kelly and Linda were reunited with John-117 after he returned from the Forerunner shield world of [[Requiem]]. Shortly after the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]'s [[New Phoenix Incident|defeat]] at the hands of John over Earth, Fleet Admiral Hood tasked Blue Team with a mission to investigate an attack on a local science team and [[Black Team]] on [[Installation 03]], with John serving in an active role rather than advisory despite Hood's suggestions. | On [[2557|July 26, 2557]], Fred, Kelly and Linda were reunited with John-117 after he returned from the Forerunner shield world of [[Requiem]]. Shortly after the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]'s [[New Phoenix Incident|defeat]] at the hands of John over Earth, Fleet Admiral Hood tasked Blue Team with a mission to investigate an attack on a local science team and [[Black Team]] on [[Installation 03]], with John serving in an active role rather than advisory despite Hood's suggestions. Traveling to the installation, Blue Team landed near the UNSC facility on the Halo aboard a Longsword, where Linda found tracks left by a [[Promethean Crawler]]. Arriving at the facility, Blue Team soon found the bodies of Black Team and the scientists. After John noted to his squadmates that he doubted the Crawlers could kill four Spartans, Blue Team was [[Skirmish on Installation 03|attacked]] by [[Promethean Knight]]s. Blue Team quickly destroyed the Knights, with Fred stabbing one in its "head", killing it. They continued following the Crawlers' tracks and came to where the [[Composer]] was originally located. Kelly found a tunnel which they followed down, soon finding the [[Composer's Abyss]] where they entered a slipspace portal.<ref name="HE8">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 8|Issue #8]]''</ref> | ||
[[File:HE-Blue-4.jpg|thumb|250px|Blue Team fleeing numerous Promethean constructs at the Composer's Forge.]] | [[File:HE-Blue-4.jpg|thumb|250px|Blue Team fleeing numerous Promethean constructs at the Composer's Forge.]] | ||
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After the loss of contact with Office of Naval Intelligence's research and development station ''[[Argent Moon]]'', Fred and the rest of Blue Team were deployed by {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} to [[Raid on Argent Moon|recover]] the facility on [[2558#October|October 23, 2558]]; the station had been rediscovered when a group of Kig-Yar scavengers sold it to [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]]. Using a [[D79-TC Pelican]] to travel to the station's position within a dense asteroid belt, the four Spartans left the dropship and used their thrusters to reach ''Argent Moon''. As they neared, Fred and Blue Team fired their weapons to weaken a glass window in the station before smashing through it themselves, ejecting the Covenant forces inside the room into space while the Spartans activated their magnetic boots to stay in place.{{Ref/Reuse|h5 blue team}} | After the loss of contact with Office of Naval Intelligence's research and development station ''[[Argent Moon]]'', Fred and the rest of Blue Team were deployed by {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} to [[Raid on Argent Moon|recover]] the facility on [[2558#October|October 23, 2558]]; the station had been rediscovered when a group of Kig-Yar scavengers sold it to [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]]. Using a [[D79-TC Pelican]] to travel to the station's position within a dense asteroid belt, the four Spartans left the dropship and used their thrusters to reach ''Argent Moon''. As they neared, Fred and Blue Team fired their weapons to weaken a glass window in the station before smashing through it themselves, ejecting the Covenant forces inside the room into space while the Spartans activated their magnetic boots to stay in place.{{Ref/Reuse|h5 blue team}} | ||
The Spartans fought their way through the station, clearing it of Covenant occupants. During the engagement, John received an apparent vision from the thought-to-be-dead Cortana, simply warning him that "[[Meridian]] was next". John informed his teammates of this, though Fred asserted that it was impossible, since John himself confirmed her death over Earth the previous year. Setting the vision aside, Fred and Blue Team attempted to continue their salvage mission until a large Covenant fleet arrived in the system, bringing word of 'Mdama's [[Battle of Kamchatka|death]] on [[Kamchatka]]. Deciding ''Argent Moon'' was no longer salvageable due to the presence of the Covenant fleet, John switched the mission to asset denial, and the Spartans used Covenant | The Spartans fought their way through the station, clearing it of Covenant occupants. During the engagement, John received an apparent vision from the thought-to-be-dead Cortana, simply warning him that "[[Meridian]] was next". John informed his teammates of this, though Fred asserted that it was impossible, since John himself confirmed her death over Earth the previous year. Setting the vision aside, Fred and Blue Team attempted to continue their salvage mission until a large Covenant fleet arrived in the system, bringing word of 'Mdama's [[Battle of Kamchatka|death]] on [[Kamchatka]]. Deciding ''Argent Moon'' was no longer salvageable due to the presence of the Covenant fleet, John switched the mission to asset denial, and the Spartans used Covenant [[Type-54 Banshee]]s to damage the reactor and trigger an overload. Mission accomplished, John reassigned himself to Meridian to investigate Cortana's message, against the orders of ''Infinity'', after learning the UNSC was already planning to do the same. He attempted to convince Blue Team that they did not need to follow him, but all three members declared their solidarity with him and joined him aboard the [[Winter-class prowler|prowler]] [[ONI Acrisius|ONI ''Acrisius'']], which they used to escape the [[self-destruct]]ing ''Argent Moon'', avoid the Covenant fleet, and depart for Meridian in the [[Hestia system]].{{Ref/Reuse|h5 blue team}} | ||
[[File:H5G-Blue-01.jpg|thumb|250px|Blue Team in the Guardian's shelter.]] | [[File:H5G-Blue-01.jpg|thumb|250px|Blue Team in the Guardian's shelter.]] | ||
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Arriving at the Forerunner world of [[Genesis]], the Spartans disembarked from their Guardian and landed on the planet's surface. Fred questioned John as to why Cortana would have brought them there, though he did not receive an answer. As Blue Team moved out to explore the planet, they encountered terminals that emitted an audible "''Oly Oly Oxen Free''" signal. Interfacing with the terminals to continue their search for Cortana, Fred made note of the enormous casualties that the Guardian had inflicted on Meridian, though Kelly argued that Cortana may not have know that they would be the result of its activation. Proceeding further, Fred alerted the team to the presence of Covenant scattered across Genesis, drawn through the slipspace portals of other Guardians activated across the galaxy. Quickly eliminating the small pockets of Covenant forces, Blue Team encountered a clearing filled with a significant number of dead Covenant soldiers, and were confronted by the [[Warden Eternal]], who introduced himself as keeper of the [[Domain]] and Cortana's protector. The Warden translocated Promethean forces to the area to try to kill Blue Team, declaring that while Cortana wanted them to ally with her, he perceived them as a severe threat to her plan.{{Ref/Reuse|h5greunion}} | Arriving at the Forerunner world of [[Genesis]], the Spartans disembarked from their Guardian and landed on the planet's surface. Fred questioned John as to why Cortana would have brought them there, though he did not receive an answer. As Blue Team moved out to explore the planet, they encountered terminals that emitted an audible "''Oly Oly Oxen Free''" signal. Interfacing with the terminals to continue their search for Cortana, Fred made note of the enormous casualties that the Guardian had inflicted on Meridian, though Kelly argued that Cortana may not have know that they would be the result of its activation. Proceeding further, Fred alerted the team to the presence of Covenant scattered across Genesis, drawn through the slipspace portals of other Guardians activated across the galaxy. Quickly eliminating the small pockets of Covenant forces, Blue Team encountered a clearing filled with a significant number of dead Covenant soldiers, and were confronted by the [[Warden Eternal]], who introduced himself as keeper of the [[Domain]] and Cortana's protector. The Warden translocated Promethean forces to the area to try to kill Blue Team, declaring that while Cortana wanted them to ally with her, he perceived them as a severe threat to her plan.{{Ref/Reuse|h5greunion}} | ||
Fighting through the Promethean forces, Blue Team was finally contacted by Cortana, who expressed relief and joy to see them. Cortana explained that she had survived her apparent destruction at Earth by being pulled into slipspace aboard a chunk of ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'', the ship of the Didact that had attempted to enter slipspace to flee its concurrent destruction. Arriving on Genesis, Cortana managed to access the Domain and "cured" herself of [[rampancy]]. Moreover, she explained that the cure for rampancy had inspired her to take up the [[Mantle of Responsibility]] alongside her fellow AIs, calling themselves the [[Created]]. The Created was to strategize and coordinate in the long term to benefit the galaxy and usher in an age of peace and stability. Fred initially believed that Cortana's plan had some merit and did not understand why the Warden expected them to oppose it, but John asserted that the Didact made it clear that the Mantle could lead to brutal imperialist oppression, a suggestion which Cortana dismissed off-handedly. Cortana claimed that she explain her plan better once they were together and she directed them to Genesis' [[Gateway]]. Utilizing Promethean [[Phaeton]]s, Fred and Blue Team embarked towards the Gateway. Once they reached the facility, Blue Team stepped through another slipspace portal which teleported them to the Gateway's interior.{{Ref/Reuse|h5greunion}} However, Cortana was waiting for the rest of her Guardians to arrive at Genesis and instead had Blue Team wandering around the Gateway in circles for hours. At this time, Fred and Blue Team came to the realization that Cortana was truly dangerous.<ref name="h5ggenesis">'''Halo 5: Genesis''', campaign level, ''[[Genesis (level)|Genesis]]''</ref> | Fighting through the Promethean forces, Blue Team was finally contacted by Cortana, who expressed relief and joy to see them. Cortana explained that she had survived her apparent destruction at Earth by being pulled into slipspace aboard a chunk of ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'', the ship of the Didact that had attempted to enter slipspace to flee its concurrent destruction. Arriving on Genesis, Cortana managed to access the Domain and "cured" herself of [[rampancy]]. Moreover, she explained that the cure for rampancy had inspired her to take up the [[Mantle of Responsibility]] alongside her fellow AIs, calling themselves the [[Created]]. The Created was to strategize and coordinate in the long term to benefit the galaxy and usher in an age of peace and stability. Fred initially believed that Cortana's plan had some merit and did not understand why the Warden expected them to oppose it, but John asserted that the Didact made it clear that the Mantle could lead to brutal imperialist oppression, a suggestion which Cortana dismissed off-handedly. Cortana claimed that she explain her plan better once they were together and she directed them to Genesis' [[Gateway]]. Utilizing Promethean [[Z-1800 Phaeton]]s, Fred and Blue Team embarked towards the Gateway. Once they reached the facility, Blue Team stepped through another slipspace portal which teleported them to the Gateway's interior.{{Ref/Reuse|h5greunion}} However, Cortana was waiting for the rest of her Guardians to arrive at Genesis and instead had Blue Team wandering around the Gateway in circles for hours. At this time, Fred and Blue Team came to the realization that Cortana was truly dangerous.<ref name="h5ggenesis">'''Halo 5: Genesis''', campaign level, ''[[Genesis (level)|Genesis]]''</ref> | ||
[[File:Weaponsfree.png|thumb|250px|Blue Team fires on the Warden Eternal.]] | [[File:Weaponsfree.png|thumb|250px|Blue Team fires on the Warden Eternal.]] | ||
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In [[2559#October|October 2559]], Fred took part in [[Operation: WOLFE]], a mission to secure assets from the ruins of [[CASTLE Base]] on [[Reach]] for Halsey, coming into conflict with the [[Banished]]. In the tunnels near the [[Menachite portal complex]], Fred was reunited with [[Veta Lopis]], an encounter which shocked him as Lopis and the [[Ferret]]s had been [[missing in action]] and presumed dead for over two years. Working undercover in the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]], Lopis passed Fred a message capsule to give to [[ONI]] containing a warning about the return of [[Atriox]], the Banished leader. Upon returning to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, Fred handed the message over to Captain [[Veronica Dare]] and attempted to find out more about the Ferrets. However, Dare didn't know anything about their mission with [[John-117]] noting that Fred had taken Lopis' presumed demise hard as they had grown "kinda close." Dare borrowed Fred's [[combat knife]] and cut off the top third of the message, stating that ONI didn't need to know and handed it to Fred, suggesting that Lopis had left Fred a personal message as well. Fred expressed gratitude for Dare's kindness, giving her the Spartan version of a smile and she promised to keep Fred informed of anything that she learned about the Ferrets. | In [[2559#October|October 2559]], Fred took part in [[Operation: WOLFE]], a mission to secure assets from the ruins of [[CASTLE Base]] on [[Reach]] for Halsey, coming into conflict with the [[Banished]]. In the tunnels near the [[Menachite portal complex]], Fred was reunited with [[Veta Lopis]], an encounter which shocked him as Lopis and the [[Ferret]]s had been [[missing in action]] and presumed dead for over two years. Working undercover in the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]], Lopis passed Fred a message capsule to give to [[ONI]] containing a warning about the return of [[Atriox]], the Banished leader. Upon returning to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, Fred handed the message over to Captain [[Veronica Dare]] and attempted to find out more about the Ferrets. However, Dare didn't know anything about their mission with [[John-117]] noting that Fred had taken Lopis' presumed demise hard as they had grown "kinda close." Dare borrowed Fred's [[combat knife]] and cut off the top third of the message, stating that ONI didn't need to know and handed it to Fred, suggesting that Lopis had left Fred a personal message as well. Fred expressed gratitude for Dare's kindness, giving her the Spartan version of a smile and she promised to keep Fred informed of anything that she learned about the Ferrets.<ref name="SoR">''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''</ref> | ||
== Personality and traits == | == Personality and traits == | ||
{{Quote|multi=yes|1=Ira Halal|q1=I didn't know Spartans came equipped with a sense of humor. Does that cost extra?|2=Fred-104|q2=No, sir. It's more of an operational bug.|3=Major Ira Halal and Frederic-104, during Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE<ref name="ll32">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''page 32''</ref>}} | {{Quote|multi=yes|1=Ira Halal|q1=I didn't know Spartans came equipped with a sense of humor. Does that cost extra?|2=Fred-104|q2=No, sir. It's more of an operational bug.|3=Major Ira Halal and Frederic-104, during Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE<ref name="ll32">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''page 32''</ref>}} | ||
[[File:FUD-Fred.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Frederic-104, at the age of 15.]] | [[File:FUD-Fred.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Frederic-104, at the age of 15.]] | ||
Frederic-104 is a natural leader and a brilliant strategist.<ref name="he112">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia | Frederic-104 is a natural leader and a brilliant strategist.<ref name="he112">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 112'' (2011)</ref> Highly intelligent, alert, and objective-focused during [[operation]]s, Fred often appears solemn and stoic when interacting with other personnel of the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Reuse|H5GLtd}} However, he had difficulty hiding his emotions at times, a trait that Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] was aware of.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 14''</ref> A quick thinker,{{Ref/Reuse|he112}} Fred has learned to rely on his instincts while on patrol or in the heat of a battle, noting that it had saved his life from dozens of ambushes.<ref name="Halo page 174">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 174'' (2010)</ref> His [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentations]] and [[SPARTAN-II training|training]] has crafted Fred into one of the UNSC's greatest military minds.<ref name="selection">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', ''Character selection''</ref> He is very observant; after years of watching soldiers face their fears, Fred is able to identify tell-tale signs of individuals encountering their fears and weaknesses, such as loss of focus and body tension. He did not always agree with or trust the judgement of his [[commanding officer]]s, though Fred remains respectful to his superiors. However, he refuses to be intimidated by "key-tapper" officers, jesting that the day he is will be the day he turns in his armor and resigns.{{Ref/Reuse|ll27}} Despite his stoic and serious demeanor, Fred occasionally makes jokes or sarcastic quips in the midst of a battle or mission, once jesting to [[Major]] [[Ira Halal]] that it is "an operational bug".{{Ref/Reuse|ll32}} | ||
[[File:H5G-BlueTeam cinematic.jpeg|thumb|250px|Fred with the rest of Blue Team.]] | [[File:H5G-BlueTeam cinematic.jpeg|thumb|250px|Fred with the rest of Blue Team.]] | ||
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== Equipment == | == Equipment == | ||
{{Quote|I'm wearing three layers of armor. Those man-droppers in your clip would just flatten themselves against my chest.|Frederic-104 to Veta Lopis, during Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''page 82''</ref>}} | {{Quote|I'm wearing three layers of armor. Those man-droppers in your clip would just flatten themselves against my chest.|Frederic-104 to Veta Lopis, during Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''page 82''</ref>}} | ||
Following his [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentation procedures]] and the beginning of the [[Human-Covenant War]], Fred-104 was equipped with [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV]] from [[Chi Ceti IV]]'s [[Damascus Materials Testing Facility]] along with the rest of his fellow Spartans. Fred donned a developmental helmet permutation that shared visual cues with the armor variant that would eventually be known as the [[CENTURION-class Mjolnir | Following his [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentation procedures]] and the beginning of the [[Human-Covenant War]], Fred-104 was equipped with [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV]] from [[Chi Ceti IV]]'s [[Damascus Materials Testing Facility]] along with the rest of his fellow Spartans. Fred donned a developmental helmet permutation that shared visual cues with the armor variant that would eventually be known as the [[CENTURION-class Mjolnir]] variant.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/about-that-fall-of-reach-animated-series-trailer/e114975f-ddcc-4109-bf72-e4d8efc29ec5/posts?page=2#post37 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''GrimBrotherOne on Samuel's armor'']</ref> By [[2526]], Frederic wore the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/B variant|B variant]] of the MJOLNIR Mark IV armor.{{Ref/Reuse|FUD}} Later on, after upgrading to [[MJOLNIR Mark V]] armor by [[2552]], he wore the [[COMMANDO-class Mjolnir|Commando-class variant]] of the armor<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/frederic-104 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Frederic-104'']</ref>. Upon his return to [[Earth]] following the [[Fall of Reach]], Fred and the rest of the active Spartans were moved to the [[Mark VI]] generation of Mjolnir armor, with Fred specifically field testing multiple variants of the CENTURION-class Mjolnir, which incorporated many features which would later form the basis for Project: MJOLNIR's [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|GEN2 platform]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Like the rest of [[Blue Team]], Fred's armor was fully upgraded to the GEN2 platform at some point following the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="warfare">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-conventional-warfare '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Conventional Warfare'']</ref> By [[2553#July|July of 2553]], Fred donned a blue-tinted CENTURION-class armor with gold detailing, which he continued to wear as of [[2558]].{{Ref/Reuse|warfare}} During Operation: WOLFE in October 2559, he upgraded to the GEN3 Mjolnir and donned a blue-tinted armor with a [[COHORT-class Mjolnir]] helmet.{{Ref/Site|URL= https://unboxed.megaconstrux.com/en-us/share/projects/behind-the-scenes-halo-infinite-blind-bag-series-3|Site=MEGA Unboxed|Page=Share Projects Behind the Scenes: Halo Infinite Blind Bag Series 3|D=6|M=7|Y=2021}} | ||
Fred is often armed with a variety of weaponry that varies by mission and objective type. He is, however, often the member of Blue Team that is most frequently armed with heavy weaponry and explosives. During [[Operation: WARM BLANKET]], Fred wielded an [[M6 Spartan Laser]]{{Ref/Reuse|package}} and he was later given control of Blue Team's explosives during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]].{{Ref/Reuse|for205}} As of 2558, Fred's preferred weapon loadout is an [[M395 DMR#M395B Designated Marksman Rifle|M395B Designated Marksman Rifle]] and the [[M6H magnum#Variant|M6H2 magnum]] sidearm.<ref name="gi h5g">[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/06/12/the-halo-5-guardians-cover-story.aspx?PostPageIndex=3 '''Game Informer''': ''The Halo 5: Guardians Cover Story'']</ref> He often carries one or more [[Combat knife|combat knives]] on him, due to his affinity for them.{{Ref/Reuse|package}} | Fred is often armed with a variety of weaponry that varies by mission and objective type. He is, however, often the member of Blue Team that is most frequently armed with heavy weaponry and explosives. During [[Operation: WARM BLANKET]], Fred wielded an [[M6 Spartan Laser]]{{Ref/Reuse|package}} and he was later given control of Blue Team's explosives during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]].{{Ref/Reuse|for205}} As of 2558, Fred's preferred weapon loadout is an [[M395 DMR#M395B Designated Marksman Rifle|M395B Designated Marksman Rifle]] and the [[M6H magnum#Variant|M6H2 magnum]] sidearm.<ref name="gi h5g">[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/06/12/the-halo-5-guardians-cover-story.aspx?PostPageIndex=3 '''Game Informer''': ''The Halo 5: Guardians Cover Story'']</ref> He often carries one or more [[Combat knife|combat knives]] on him, due to his affinity for them.{{Ref/Reuse|package}} | ||
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Frederic-104 first debuted in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', released in [[2001]], and has since gained significant popularity.{{Ref/Reuse|roundtable}} However, he did not make his first in-game appearance until [[2015]] in ''Halo 5: Guardians'', where he appears as one of the game's eight playable characters. His unique base attributes are faster shield and health regeneration and the ability to carry one extra frag grenade.{{Ref/Reuse|selection}} His appearance in the game was first alluded in the [[Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta|''Halo 5: Guardians'' Multiplayer Beta]], where the [[CENTURION-class Mjolnir|Centurion]] armor also donned by Fred had "104" stenciled on the chest plate in Braille.<ref>[[:File:H5GFL - Centurion render.png|Fred-104's Centurion armor from ''Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta'' First Look]]</ref> | Frederic-104 first debuted in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', released in [[2001]], and has since gained significant popularity.{{Ref/Reuse|roundtable}} However, he did not make his first in-game appearance until [[2015]] in ''Halo 5: Guardians'', where he appears as one of the game's eight playable characters. His unique base attributes are faster shield and health regeneration and the ability to carry one extra frag grenade.{{Ref/Reuse|selection}} His appearance in the game was first alluded in the [[Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta|''Halo 5: Guardians'' Multiplayer Beta]], where the [[CENTURION-class Mjolnir|Centurion]] armor also donned by Fred had "104" stenciled on the chest plate in Braille.<ref>[[:File:H5GFL - Centurion render.png|Fred-104's Centurion armor from ''Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta'' First Look]]</ref> | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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File:Fred - Commando.jpg|Fred in his original MJOLNIR armor with a [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/K variant|Commando]] helmet. | File:Fred - Commando.jpg|Fred in his original MJOLNIR armor with a [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/K variant|Commando]] helmet. | ||
File:FUD-Fred-104.jpg|Fred wearing the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/B variant|Mark IV [B]]]. Note the energy sword reflection on the helmet's visor. | File:FUD-Fred-104.jpg|Fred wearing the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/B variant|Mark IV [B]]]. Note the energy sword reflection on the helmet's visor. | ||
File:Blue Team Escalation.jpg|Fred, Kelly, and Linda in 2557. | File:Blue Team Escalation.jpg|Fred, Kelly, and Linda in 2557. | ||
File:Halo Escalation Team Black dead.jpg|Fred and Linda find the corpses of Team Black on Installation 03. | File:Halo Escalation Team Black dead.jpg|Fred and Linda find the corpses of Team Black on Installation 03. | ||
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File:HCD FredConcept.jpg|Concept art of Fred for ''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]''. | File:HCD FredConcept.jpg|Concept art of Fred for ''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]''. | ||
File:HCD2-blade.png|A [[Sangheili Ultra]] is killed by Fred-104 during the [[Battle of Alpha Corvi II]] in ''Halo: Collateral Damage''. | File:HCD2-blade.png|A [[Sangheili Ultra]] is killed by Fred-104 during the [[Battle of Alpha Corvi II]] in ''Halo: Collateral Damage''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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* ''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' | * ''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' | ||
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