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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|HCW|Post}}
{{Character infobox
{{Character infobox
|variant=Human
|variant=Human
|name=Gretchen Ketola
|name=Gretchen Ketola
|image=[[File:Gretchen.png|300px]]
|image=[[File:Gretchen.png|300px]]
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|homeworld=
|birth=[[2520|May 14, 2520]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p97}}
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|death=
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|species=[[Human]]
|species=[[Human]]
|gender=Female
|gender=Female
|height={{Convert|203.2|cm|ftin}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p97}}
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|mass={{Convert|109.3|kg|lb}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p97}}
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|hair=Blonde
|hair=Blonde
|eyes=Blue
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*[[Spartan Operations]]
*[[Spartan Operations]]
**[[SPARTAN-IV program]]<ref name="Bad Blood">'''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'''</ref>
**[[SPARTAN-IV program]]<ref name="Bad Blood">'''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'''</ref>
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==Biography==
==Biography==
Prior to [[2552]], Gretchen served in the same unit as Dutch and his friend [[Kojo Agu|Kojo "Romeo" Agu]]. At some point, she and Dutch developed a romantic relationship and later married. Gretchen enjoyed fighting, to the extent that she actually laughed in the midst of combat. However, her outlook changed when she stepped on an [[Insurrectionist]] landmine during a mission on [[Ballast]];{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p97}} her left leg was blown off by the resulting explosion.{{Ref/Reuse|is1}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
Prior to [[2552]], Gretchen served in the same unit as Dutch and his friend [[Kojo Agu|Kojo "Romeo" Agu]]. At some point, she and Dutch developed a romantic relationship and later married. Gretchen enjoyed fighting, to the extent that she actually laughed in the midst of combat. However, her outlook changed when she stepped on an [[Insurrectionist]] landmine during a mission; her left leg was blown off by the resulting explosion.{{Ref/Reuse|is1}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}


Before the [[Battle of Ariel]] in [[2552#January|January 2552]], she was still confined planetside because of her injury. She sent a message to Dutch, in which she informed him that there was an open position in a motor pool, and suggested that he should accept it.{{Ref/Reuse|is1}} By October 2552, though she was looking forward to return to active service, the doctors predicted she would be confined to non-combat duties for the rest of her career.<ref name= "oni">'''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]''' ''- Dutch Interview''</ref> However, by [[2553]], she eventually retired from service. After [[Rookie|a friend and squadmate]] of Dutch's died during [[Draco III rebellion|a rebellion]] on [[Draco III]] in [[2554]], Dutch retired from service to be with Gretchen.<ref>'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', ''page 99''</ref> The two continued to contact their old squadmates and friends after their retirement, including [[Edward Buck]].<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 149''</ref>
Before the [[Battle of Ariel]] in [[2552#January|January 2552]], she was still confined planetside because of her injury. She sent a message to Dutch, in which she informed him that there was an open position in a motor pool, and suggested that he should accept it.{{Ref/Reuse|is1}} By October 2552, though she was looking forward to return to active service, the doctors predicted she would be confined to non-combat duties for the rest of her career.<ref name= "oni">'''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]''' ''- Dutch Interview''</ref> However, by [[2553]], she eventually retired from service. After [[Rookie|a friend and squadmate]] of Dutch's died during [[Draco III rebellion|a rebellion]] on [[Draco III]] in [[2554]], Dutch retired from service to be with Gretchen.<ref>'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', ''page 99''</ref> The two continued to contact their old squadmates and friends after their retirement, including [[Edward Buck]].<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 149''</ref>
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==Equipment==
==Equipment==
As an ODST, Gretchen wore basic [[ODST armor]] with a tan chest piece.{{Ref/Reuse|is1}} After joining the SPARTAN-IV program alongside her husband, she was outfitted with the [[HELLJUMPER-class Mjolnir|Helljumper]] variant of the [[MJOLNIR GEN2]] armor, much like Dutch and the rest of Alpha-Nine.{{Ref/Reuse|Bad Blood}}
As an [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]], Gretchen wore basic [[ODST armor]] with a tan chest piece. After joining the [[SPARTAN-IV program]] and then subsequently joining Alpha Nine Gretchen, along with the rest of the team was outfitted with [[HELLJUMPER-class Mjolnir]].


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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File:Gretchen live action.png|Dutch's memory of Gretchen, viewed through a [[neural marker]].
File:Gretchen live action.png|Dutch's memory of Gretchen, viewed through a [[neural marker]].
File:Bad Blood cover art (Final).jpg|Gretchen on the cover of ''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''.
File:Bad Blood cover art (Final).jpg|Gretchen on the cover of ''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''.
File:Enc22 Gretchen.jpg|Gretchen as seen in the [[2022]] edition of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]''.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
{{Ref/Sources}}
{{Ref/Sources}}
[[Category:Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|Ketola, Gretchen]]
[[Category:Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|Ketola, Gretchen]]
[[Category:Spartan-IVs|Ketola, Gretchen]]
[[Category:Spartan-IVs|Ketola, Gretchen]]
[[Category:Human characters]]
[[Category:Human characters]]

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