Editing Gabriel Thorne

{{Status|Canon}}

{{Character infobox

|variant=Human

|homeworld=[[New Phoenix]], [[Unified Republic of North America|URNA]], [[Earth]]

|birth=[[2534|July 5, 2534]]<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 20''</ref>

|death=

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|height=6' 10" (208.1 cm){{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}

|mass={{Convert|272|lb|kg|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}

|hair=Brown

|eyes=Brown

*[[Spartan Operations]]

Thorne was born on [[2534|July 5, 2534]] on [[Earth]] to a pair of respected Army officers. He grew up beyond Earth until his sixth birthday, when his maternal grandfather convinced Gabriel's mother to move to [[New Phoenix]], [[Unified Republic of North America|URNA]].<ref name="mori">''Spartan Ops'', [[Memento Mori|S105 Memento Mori]]</ref> Thorne held disdain for New Phoenix; while he loved living around his grandparents, he thought that Earth and New Phoenix was too built up and too old. Around [[2542]], when he was eight years old, his parents died on [[Alluvion]] when the planet was [[Battle of Alluvion|attacked]] and [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]]. After his parents' deaths, his grandmother began to teach him to play violin, hoping that Thorne would join the New Phoenix Philharmonic and would not follow his parents' footsteps. Thorne lived in New Phoenix for ten years<ref name="Escalation #7">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 7|Issue #7]]''</ref> before enlisting with the [[UNSC Army]] at a young age, presumably at the age of 16 or 17.{{Ref/Note|Thorne's 18th birthday (and thus his earliest opportunity for independent enlistment) occurred on July 5, 2552, 18 days before the Covenant's [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence|initial reconnaissance]] of Reach. However, this would leave inadequate time for basic training, which generally lasts around two months; moreover, the Battle of Criterion occurred at some point before the invasion of Epsilon Eridani. It is thus likely that Thorne enlisted with his grandparents' consent while he was still a minor.}}

Thorne's earliest known engagement occurred on [[Criterion]], where he single-handedly saved his entire platoon. He later fought on [[Tribute]] and [[Reach]] during the Covenant's invasion of the [[Epsilon Eridani system]]. A few months later he served under [[James Ackerson|Colonel James Ackerson]] during the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] on [[Mars]].{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}} In [[2553]], his grandfather died and he was present in his funeral; it was the last time he saw his grandmother and visited New Phoenix. Thorne's courage and tactical awareness allowed him placement into the [[SPARTAN-IV program]] in mid-[[2557]].{{Ref/Reuse|hand}} He was away on a recruitment deployment when the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]'s [[New Phoenix Incident|attack on New Phoenix]] killed [[Thorne family|his family]] and friends. Spartan Thorne was assigned to [[Fireteam Majestic]] in early 2558.{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}

[[File:H4 SO Thorne Hijacks Banshee.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Thorne's hijacked Banshee.]]

Thorne later volunteered to guard [[Catherine Halsey|Doctor Catherine Halsey]] while she worked on the [[Requiem slipspace artifacts|Forerunner artifact]] recovered by Crimson. He questioned her about the use of children for the [[SPARTAN-II program]]. He also asked if she thought the [[SPARTAN-IV program|current generation of Spartans]] were capable of being true Spartans and she admitted that some might be closer than others. He later told her why he joined the SPARTAN-IVs, expressing his guilt that he was not able to do anything to save his family and friends during the New Phoenix incident. When asked about the [[Promethean]]s, he told Dr. Halsey they were nothing but trouble, unaware that her questions stemmed from a mysterious message she had just received on her [[data pad]]..{{Ref/Reuse|hand}}

[[File:Thorne captured.png|thumb|250px|Thorne is surrounded by Covenant forces.]]

Sometime during [[Battle of Galileo Base|the operation]] to recover "the [[Didact's Gift]]" from [[Galileo Base]], Majestic was pinned down due to [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] air support. With the base air defenses offline, Thorne quickly hijacked a low-flying [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshee]] and destroyed a nearby [[Ru'swum-pattern Phantom|Phantom dropship]], allowing the Fireteam to return to the ''Infinity''. As the device was being examined by Dr. Halsey and Roland, the matrix gave off an energy burst, it sent images of New Phoenix throughout the monitors within the room, which Thorne quickly recognized. He noticed that the translocation artifact appeared in one of the images; curious, he left the laboratory and later approached the artifact. Wondering how the artifact could have been present at New Phoenix prior to its discovery, Thorne touched it and was unexpectedly translocated to a Forerunner structure in [[the Cauldron]], where he was immediately surrounded by [[Sangheili Storm]] forces.{{Ref/Reuse|mori}} Thorne put up a fight, managing to kill most of the Sangheili before being knocked unconscious. Coming to, he pretended to stay unconscious as the Covenant forces led him to their base at the [[Vale Citadel]]. After arriving, Dr. [[Henry Glassman]] — who had escaped at the time — arrived at the front entrance. Thorne chose then to get up and kill his two Sangheili captors. When [[Gek 'Lhar]] remotely activated Glassman's [[Unidentified Covenant explosives vest|plasma charge-rigged vest]], Thorne quickly disposed of it and the two [[Escape from Librarian's Rest|fled]].<ref name="scattered">''Spartan Ops'', [[Scattered|S106 Scattered]]</ref>

[[File:H4-SO-S1E9-Thorne-with-half-key.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Thorne with one half of the Janus Key.]]

As a Pelican landed to bring Glassman back to ''Infinity'', Captain Lasky contacted Majestic via hologram, ordering them to rescue Halsey, who had been taken by the Covenant and had a kill order placed on her by [[Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence|CINCONI]], [[Serin Osman|Admiral Serin Osman]]. Returning to the entrance to the Vale Citadel, Thorne got the guards' attention, before Majestic opened fire from the high ground. DeMarco ordered Thorne to proceed inside and rescue Halsey. He caught Jul 'Mdama off guard and killed two of his bodyguards. As Jul grabbed Halsey, she passed him one half of the [[Janus Key]] given to her by the Librarian. As Palmer turned up, Jul summoned Promethean Knights to cover his escape. By the time the Spartans managed to destroy the Knights, Jul teleported away, with Halsey in tow. After yelling in frustration, Palmer demanded to know why Majestic was there. DeMarco explained that they were on a rescue mission, to which Palmer retorted that Halsey was a [[Treason|traitor]]. Thorne did not believe so, and showed the Commander that Halsey had given him one half of the Key.<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Key|S109 Key]]</ref>

{{Quote|multi=yes|q1=Hey Thorne, you hear that? Everything's going to be fine! Spartans are inbound!|Madsen|q2=Hopefully that impresses whoever's trying to blow us up.|Thorne|Spartans Thorne and Madsen infiltrating the ''Pilgrims' Pride''{{Ref/Reuse|Escalation #4}}}}

Sometime after the Requiem Campaign, Palmer transferred DeMarco to [[Fireteam Bailey]] and put Thorne in command of Fireteam Majestic, which led to the death of DeMarco in the [[Battle of Ealen IV]]. In March 11, 2558, six days after DeMarco's death, Thorne and the rest of Fireteam Majestic were deployed along Fireteams [[Fireteam Colossus|Colossus]] and [[Fireteam Fenrir|Fenrir]] to repel an attack to the ''Infinity'' and prevent the [[freighter]] ''[[Pilgrims' Pride]]'' from self-destructing on the ship. Leading the fireteams, Thorne ordered teams Colossus and Fenrir to secure the ship while Majestic made their way to the core. As the Spartans advance through the freighter, they encountered [[M202 XP machine gun|automated defense turrets]]. With the enemy going into retreat, the freighter was tugged out into space, where Grant ejected the ship's core before it exploded. The Spartans survived the detonation and requested extraction.{{Ref/Reuse|Escalation #4}}

{{Quote|Those dreams of yours are trying to tell you something. They're telling you there's pain that you need to let out.|Tedra Grant comforting Thorne.{{Ref/Reuse|Escalation #7}}}}

[[File:Escalation-Thorne and Grant in NP.png|thumb|250px|left|Thorne and Grant in New Phoenix.]]

By March 22, Fireteam Majestic was stationed aboard the [[orbital defense platform]] ''[[Oaxaca Station]]'' over Earth while ''Infinity'' underwent repairs. Aboard the station, Thorne was having problems sleeping due to nightmares about the [[New Phoenix Incident|attack on New Phoenix]] eight months ago and the death of his grandmother. He was awoken by Grant—who was unable to fall asleep herself, as she does not feel at home—and the two discussed attending the reopening of [[New Phoenix]]. Thorne was at first reluctant to return to the city. However, Grant insisted that he visit his home and offered to accompany him as "backup", seeing as they had nothing to do for the next three weeks. Two days later, on March 24, 2558, they attended New Phoenix's Rebirth ceremony presided by [[Unified Earth Government|UEG]] [[President of the Unified Earth Government|President]] [[Ruth Charet]]. Thorne then took Grant to [[Thorne family|his family]]'s home and showed her around.{{Ref/Reuse|Escalation #7}}

While exploring the house, Thorne discovered a violin belonging to his grandmother in the backyard of her house. He concluded that his grandmother had been practicing it when the attack occurred. Distraught, Thorne decided he wanted to leave but Grant told him the story of how she was on her home planet when it [[Fall of Arcadia|fell]]. Grant told Thorne that he should be happy to still have a home to return to and that his dreams were trying to tell him to relieve all the pain he had inside. Grant then left Thorne as he decided to honor his family by playing [[Wikipedia:Mozart|Mozart]] on his grandmother's violin. Three weeks later, they returned to ''Infinity'' and departed from Earth. His brief visit to New Phoenix eased his psyche, freeing him from the nightmares about the attack that had plagued him for months.{{Ref/Reuse|Escalation #7}}

On [[2558#May|May 9, 2558]], Thorne and Spartan [[Naiya Ray]] were hand-picked by [[Thomas Lasky|Captain Thomas Lasky]] for a classified mission to capture and interrogate [[Ayit 'Sevi|a Sangheili]] in possession of a new [[bioweapon]] on the desolate planet of [[Ven III]]. After making landfall, the Spartans encountered several disorganized [[Kig-Yar]] before passing into a communications jamming field. The duo discovered a Covenant structure where they were ambushed by the target Sangheili and a group of Kig-Yar. In the ensuing skirmish, the Sangheili managed to incapacitate Thorne with a [[shock device]] he affixed on the Spartan's armor and captured him. Thorne was taken into a subterranean Kig-Yar [[pirate]] stronghold by the Sangheili agent on a {{Pattern|Karo'etba|Ghost}}; Ray pursued Thorne's captor into the hideout where she witnessed the Sangheili and a Kig-Yar carrying him into a [[hangar bay]].<ref name="HE11">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 11|Issue #11]]''</ref>

In July 16, 2558, the human colony of [[Oban]] was [[Battle of Oban|attacked]] by Jul 'Mdama's forces and his Promethean allies. During the battle Thorne was ambushed by a [[Promethean Knight]] but he was saved by Commander Palmer. With the Prometheans' presence, Palmer ordered all UNSC forces to search and find Jul 'Mdama. After [[Joel Thomas]] ordered an airstrike on two {{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}}s near Palmer's position, Palmer ordered Thorne to get to an [[M12 Chaingun Warthog]] and pursue the Phantoms, but they were ambushed and pursued by [[Promethean Crawlers]]. They dispatched several of the Crawlers and Palmer jumped out of a cliff, directly above the Phantoms. The Warthog landed on the ground, injuring Thorne, and the Phantoms prepared to shoot their [[heavy plasma cannon]]s at them. However, a [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] appeared, destroying both Phantoms, and saving Palmer's and Thorne's lives. Thorne returned to ''Infinity'' after the UNSC won the battle.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 13|Issue #13]]''</ref>

{{Quote|Never been a big believer in destiny myself... But it looks like you two were just meant to be together|Palmer about necessary alliance of Thorne and Ayit 'Sevi{{Ref/Reuse|HE20}}}}

Thorne was selected into the [[SPARTAN-IV program]] on the basis of his courage and tactical acumen.{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}} Even before becoming a Spartan, Thorne had a strong sense of responsibility; he believed he could have somehow prevented the deaths of his loved ones in [[New Phoenix]] if given the chance.{{Ref/Reuse|hand}} After his re-enlistment, Thorne was determined to make sure that there would be history for the [[SPARTAN programs]], as proven in a [[Gabriel Thorne's journal|journal entry]] he had written and his curiosity of the [[SPARTAN-II program|original]] [[SPARTAN-III program|Spartans]].{{Ref/Reuse|packet}} Though [[Catherine Halsey|Doctor Catherine Halsey]] is mostly dismissive of the SPARTAN-IVs (regarding them as inferior to her SPARTAN-IIs), she appeared to regard Thorne as embodying to the ideals of the original program more than his peers during their brief interaction and respected him enough to see what his opinions on her motives were and what he thought about the Prometheans. Notably, Thorne was one of the few people who treated Halsey with respect, knocking on the door of her quarters and kindly requesting her to join him instead of just barging in like she stated everyone else did.{{Ref/Reuse|hand}} In combat, Thorne has shown creativity and innovation. For example, he hijacked a [[Type-26 Banshee]] during the [[Requiem Campaign]]—despite fireteam leader [[Paul DeMarco]]'s orders—to help eliminate surrounding Covenant forces.{{Ref/Reuse|mori}} Later in the campaign, used [[Henry Glassman|Doctor Henry Glassman]]'s explosive vest to kill a group of charging [[Sangheili Storm]] when Thorne realized the vest was about to explode. Thorne is also very skilled in combat. He was able to defeat several Sangheili warriors after he was teleported to [[the Cauldron]] despite being unarmed, before being knocked unconscious.{{Ref/Reuse|scattered}} During his encounter with [[Gek 'Lhar]], he was temporarily able to hold his own against the assassin despite being ambushed and Sangheili's strength.{{Ref/Reuse|expendable}}

Thorne was close with his family and felt guilty that he was unable to prevent any of their deaths. When he discovered that the [[Promethean]]s that he was battling on [[Requiem]] contained the essences of those composed in New Phoenix, he stormed out of the room in anger.{{Ref/Reuse|mori}} Thorne is close friends with fellow fireteam member [[Tedra Grant]] and the two are comfortable confiding in each other. She accompanied him to New Phoenix's Rebirth ceremony and encouraged him to honor his family in memory, instead of feeling responsible for their deaths.{{Ref/Reuse|Escalation #7}} Thorne also formed a bond of sorts with DeMarco after the latter killed Gek. Prior to the event, the two rarely spoke and Thorne seemed to hold little respect for DeMarco's leadership capabilities.{{Ref/Reuse|challenge}} After Thorne became the commander of Fireteam Majestic, [[Anthony Madsen]] was disrespectful of Thorne to some extent, likely grieving over DeMarco's recent death. Although he initially lashed out on Thorne during a training exercise in a fit of rage over DeMarco's death, Madsen seemingly came to respect Thorne's leadership abilities.{{Ref/Reuse|Escalation #4}} 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. Thorne has also developed a friendship with Spartan [[Naiya Ray]].{{Ref/Reuse|HE11}}

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