Editing Jameson Locke (section)

==Biography==
===Childhood and early career===
Born on the [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] of [[Jericho VII]] on [[2529|March 15, 2529]],{{Ref/Reuse|H5GLtd}} Locke was orphaned when the [[Covenant]] [[Battle of Jericho VII|invaded]] his homeworld in [[2535]], being evacuated from the planet only minutes before its [[glassing]] by the Covenant. Losing everyone he had known, Locke was placed in a state orphanage with other children who had suffered a similar fate. Upon growing older, many of his compatriots enlisted in the [[United Nations Space Command]], eager for revenge against the Covenant. However, Locke continued to blame the government for their failure to defend his homeworld and came to the conclusion that the UNSC was incapable of protecting its citizens. As a result, he became a freelance tracker and assassin. Locke's atypical behavior and questionable allegiances eventually caught the eye of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], who planned to train Locke into a specific role within their organization. Seeking a greater purpose in life, Locke accepted ONI's offer to join and entered their extensive training program where he honed his skills to perfection and became one of ONI's top field operatives, serving [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Three|Section Three]] as an Acquisitions Specialist.{{Ref/Reuse|wp locke}}

On [[2552#September|September 26, 2552]], Locke compiled a [[target profile]] concerning [[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee, detailing the [[Sangheili]]'s personal history from the UNSC's [[Battle of the Rubble|first known encounter]] with him on [[the Rubble]] to the [[Fall of Reach|glassing]] of [[Reach]]. Locke concluded the report by recommending the immediate termination of 'Vadamee if the Covenant advance were to be slowed in any significant manner. This report was later accessed by [[John-117]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-PtjomjQ-Y/ '''YouTube''': ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection Terminal Trailer'']</ref><ref>'''[[Remaking the Legend]]'''</ref> Locke offered to personally carry out the assassination, though the outbreak of the [[Great Schism]] months later and 'Vadamee's partnership with the UNSC after becoming the [[Arbiter]] led to the UNSC abandoning the plan.{{Ref/Level|Id=sos|H5G|H5G:Swords of Sanghelios|Swords of Sanghelios}}

===Terrorist attack on Sedra===
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{{Quote|What the hell did they do to us?|Jameson Locke, after observing the aftermath of the attack}}
[[File:Nightfall - SpiritRear.png|thumb|250px|left|Locke observing a {{Pattern|Taaku Xur|Spirit}} taking off.]]
On [[2556|February 7, 2556]], Locke led an [[Locke's team|ONI team]] dispatched to the distant [[human colonies|human colony]] [[Sedra]] to investigate [[terrorism|terrorist]] activity. During the investigation Locke's unit and the [[Sedran Colonial Guard]] were forced to cooperate after [[Sedra City]] was targeted by a [[Sangheili Zealot]] terrorist wielding a powerful [[bioweapon]]. While patrolling the outskirts of Sedra City, the team spotted a [[Yonhet]] smuggler named [[Axl]] supplying the Sangheili Zealot with a stasis refrigerant. While [[Gregory Ramos|Agent Ramos]] apprehended Axl, Locke, [[Michael Horrigan|Horrigan]], and [[Alistair Estrin|Estrin]] pursued the Sangheili. Locke chased the Sangheili into a city access tunnel while Horrigan and the rest of the unit headed directly to the city. After a brief skirmish inside the access tunnel, the Zealot escaped into a Sedran mall with Locke pursing him. As the Sangheili prepared to activate the bioweapon, Locke jumped on top of the Zealot, disabled the alien's [[energy shielding]], and wounded him with his [[M6H magnum]]. Locke attempted to force the Sangheili to surrender, but the Zealot jumped off a ledge and activated the bioweapon instead, killing himself in the process. Many humans throughout the city began showing signs of infection, including Locke's fellow operatives [[Jordan Gaines]] and [[Mason Hundley]]. The unit went to the [[Sedra Colonial Guard Hospital]], where Locke and the uninfected members of his unit went through a decontamination process. After searching the [[Bactrian-class freighter|freighter]] used to transport the bioweapon to Sedra, Locke and his unit witnessed [[Randall Aiken|Colonel Randall Aiken]] brutally interrogating Axl. However, speaking in the Covenant's trade pidgin, Locke persuaded Axl into revealing what he knew of the origins of the element used in the bioweapon.{{Ref/Film|Id=nightfall1|HN|Episode=1}}

The unit learned of the weapon's core component—an entirely new element originating from a [[Alpha Shard|partly functioning segment]] of [[Installation 04]] that orbited perilously close to a red giant star. The team discovered that a second tug was travelling to the shard to mine the element's deposits on the fragment. After getting the approval of [[Goodwin|Rear Admiral Goodwin]], the team was forced to cooperate with the Sedran Colonial Guard to travel to the Alpha Shard, capture the smugglers who mined the element for interrogation, and destroy the deposits of the element with a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]]. However, they would be forced to complete their expedition within the sixteen hours the ring's landscape side faced away from the star; during the "day" the temperature and radiation would become unbearable. Taking a [[D81 Condor]] to the partially functioning fragment, eleven ONI and Colonial Guard personnel traveled to Alpha Shard.{{Ref/Reuse|nightfall1}}

===Mission to Alpha Shard===
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[[File:Nightfall - Jameson Locke field.jpg|thumb|250px|Agent Locke during the operation on Alpha Shard.]]
{{Quote|no=two|q1=ONI work better alone.|Locke|q2=You are lucky ONI is even coming in an advisory capacity.|Aiken|Locke and Aiken arguing about who should participate in operation}}{{Ref/Reuse|nightfall1}}
During the journey through [[slipspace]] in the Condor, Locke allowed Aiken to take tactical command of the mission. Locke also revealed to [[Talitha Macer|Private Talitha Macer]] that Colonel Aiken was once a [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]]. Eventually, the crew arrived at their destination and landed on the Halo shard's surface. Donning their [[Powered exoskeleton|powered]] [[Nightfall armor]], Locke and the other three ONI operators jumped out of the Condor at a significant height. After discovering the abandoned tug used by the smugglers, the team discovered horse tracks nearby. The team moved to the tracks' direction and come across two smugglers—[[Arris Le]] and [[Haisal Wari]]—mining the element in a cave. The smugglers attempted to escape but Locke and Horrigan quickly incapacitated and [[Physical restraints|restrained]] the smugglers. The group began to return to the Condor for extraction; however, while the [[dropship]] was setting down, a large number of [[Lekgolo]] appeared and began to swarm over the Condor and it flew off erratically—now controlled by the Lekgolo. As more of the Lekgolo eels appeared, Locke ordered for the group to retreat as three of the Sedrans and the horses were killed. The Lekgolo, in large gestalt formations, began to pursue the group who escaped into a narrow crevice. Locke used a special appliance to [[Holography|holographically]] camouflage their position from the aliens. However, the Lekgolo quickly sensed the cloaking unit and destroyed it. As the eels closed in on the group, Arris revealed that the Lekgolo can sense active technology and movement, prompting the group to reluctantly shut down the electronics present in their equipment. Unable to detect the humans, most of the Lekgolo left the area and the nine survivors moved out of the crevice. Locke briefly stayed behind to observe a lone Lekgolo worm, before crushing it in his fist.{{Ref/Film|HN|Episode=2}}

[[File:Nightfall - Treacherous.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The group traversing across a river.]]
As the group continued their trek to the Condor, the team realized that only two individuals would be able to leave Alpha Shard in the smugglers' tug and that which two individuals that would leave would be decided when the mission was completed. To prevent the Lekgolo worms from tracking them, the team ditched their armor. As infighting within the group occurred, Locke promised the smugglers that they would be given a fair chance to survive if they help the team. Additionally, Locke reprimanded Horrigan after the latter suggested leaving the Sedrans and smugglers behind. Eventually, the team took a break to allow everyone to refill on fresh [[oxygen]]. The activation of the oxygen breathers alerted the Lekgolo of the team's presence. After the break, the team continued on their journey, but [[Samantha Wisner|Sergeant Samantha Wisner]] dropped her breather and it rolled down a hill, activating in the progress. While Ramos went to check on her, Locke realized that the two were missing. However, the Lekgolo worms attacked Wisner and Ramos escaped just as Locke arrived. While Wisner was killed, Locke and Ramos retreated back to the group with the Lekgolo in pursuit. While attempting to escape the worms, Locke fell off a ledge and his foot became wedged under a rock. Macer arrived at his position to help him, but Locke refused and gave her his two oxygen breathers while he prepared to make a final stand against the Lekgolo. However, Macer activated one of the breathers and used it to distract the worms while she helped Locke free himself.{{Ref/Film|HN|Episode=3}} As the survivors regrouped, they hid to avoid the Lekgolo. To allow the team to escape, Horrigan pushed Haisal down a hill to be devoured by the worms. After escaping from the worms, Locke berated Horrigan for "playing god".{{Ref/Film|Id=nightfall4|HN|Episode=4}}

While continuing on towards the Condor, Locke and Aiken conversed with each other. While Aiken told him that he was willing to die, Locke planned to survive, although he was unwilling to sacrifice members of his team. Shortly after, Horrigan desperately urged Locke to join him to escape in the smugglers' tug together. Locke maintained that he would let luck choose who would survive. While traversing alongside the edge of a cliff, Ramos secretly allowed Estrin to fall to his death after the latter refused to join Ramos in an alliance. After passing the cliff, the group took another oxygen break, but a stand-off ensured as Horrigan held Aiken at gunpoint and demanded him to give up the remaining oxygen tank. Although Locke pulled his magnum on Horrigan and ordered for him to stand down, Ramos sided with Horrigan and the two forced Locke to surrender. As Horrigan and Ramos left for the tug with Arris, the weapons, and oxygen pack, Aiken discovered the Condor nearby.{{Ref/Reuse|nightfall4}}

With the nuclear ordnance recovered and the Condor having limited flight capability, Randall volunteered to detonate the warhead while Locke and Macer used the Condor to reach the tug. While Arris, Ramos, and Horrigan were consumed by the Lekgolo during their attempt to escape, Macer and Locke barely evaded the same fate. Unbeknownst to the pair, Randall's activation of the nuke drew the Lekgolo to his position, allowing the pair to escape Alpha Shard before the nuke's detonation.{{Ref/Film|HN|Episode=5}}

===Becoming a Spartan-IV===
[[File:H5G-TeamLocke.jpg|thumb|250px|Fireteam Osiris' formation.]]
In [[2556]], Locke was selected to become a [[Spartan-IV]] and underwent the [[SPARTAN-IV Augmentation Program|augmentation procedures]]. Leading dangerous and highly sensitive operations throughout the former [[Outer Colonies]], Locke was often tasked with missions beyond the reach of UNSC support and has garnered an impressive and successful career in the field. As of [[2558#August|August of 2558]], Locke had participated in numerous low-profile, yet critical, [[operation]]s. He participated in [[Operation: DELHI]], a denial of material mission against [[insurrectionist]] forces on [[Hat Yai]]; Locke succeeded in destroying twenty-one special technical assets. In [[Operation: MAD HATTER]], Locke was a part of a counter-mobility strike in a redacted location on ''[[Boundless Artifice]]'', a [[Jiralhanae]]-controlled "forgeship". He later participated in a surveillance mission, known as [[Operation: EASTERN AZURE]], on [[Kig-Yar]] salvage operations and mapping of slipspace routes at [[Arcadia]] in the [[Procyon system]]. Locke had also served as security for an ONI [[Xenoarchaeology|xenoarchaeological]] survey team at a redacted location for [[Operation: DAWN ECLIPSE]].{{Ref/Reuse|H5GLtd}} By [[2558#October|October of 2558]], he had been assigned to lead [[Fireteam Osiris]], comprised of Spartan-IVs [[Olympia Vale]], [[Edward Buck]], and [[Holly Tanaka]]. Fireteam Osiris was charged with carrying out a variety of complex missions for the [[UNSC Security Council]] and [[UNSC High Command|High Command]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/fireteam-osiris '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Fireteam Osiris'']</ref>

===Battle of Kamchatka===
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{{Quote|Jul 'Mdama is an opportunist, not a leader. It was only a matter of time before his version of the Covenant started to break.|Jameson Locke{{Ref/Level|Id=osiris|H5G|H5G:Osiris|Osiris}}}}
After several human colonies were unexpectedly attacked by mysterious Forerunner entities, Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] contacted {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} with information about the attacks. In response, Locke and the rest of Fireteam Osiris were tasked with rescuing Dr. Halsey from the custody of [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|“Covenant”]] [[Supreme Commander]] [[Jul 'Mdama]] on the [[Forerunner]] world of [[Kamchatka]].{{Ref/Reuse|osiris}}

[[File:H5G-LockeoverJul.png|thumb|250px|Locke after assassinating 'Mdama.]]
After being briefed by Captain [[Thomas Lasky]] of UNSC ''Infinity'', the Spartans were delivered to Kamchatka via [[D79H Pelican]], where they discovered the Covenant [[Battle of Kamchatka|engaging]] their former [[Promethean]] allies. Osiris exited the Pelican [[dropship]] to free fall past battling Covenant and Promethean ships, using their armor's thrusters to control their following landing. Osiris landed on a mountainside, where the Covenant and Prometheans were currently engaged in combat and the Spartans fought their way through the terrain. While Vale eliminated Covenant forces aboard a {{Pattern|Mikpramu|Phantom}}, Locke and the rest of Osiris battled numerous Covenant and Promethean forces on the ground. As one of the [[Sangheili blockade runner|Covenant blockade runners]] crashed into a nearby mountain peak, Osiris regrouped and was forced to outrun the ensuring avalanche. The Spartans leaped off a cliff and slide down the mountainside, where they promptly engaged nearby Covenant forces in a valley. With 'Mdama and Halsey located in a nearby Forerunner structure, Fireteam Osiris fought their way past Covenant and Promethean forces to reach their targets' location. Although 'Mdama had a {{Pattern|Shuul'se|Kraken}} deployed to fend off the hostile forces assaulting his location, the Prometheans managed to force the walker to retreat.{{Ref/Reuse|osiris}}

As Osiris battled their way to the structure, they arrived at 'Mdama's and Halsey's position on a balcony. While Tanaka, Vale, and Buck engaged 'Mdama's [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealot]] guards, Locke charged towards 'Mdama to begin engaging the Supreme Commander in close-quarters combat. After a brief fight, Locke managed to assassinate 'Mdama, and Tanaka, Vale, and Buck quickly eliminated the remaining Sangheili soldiers on the platform. With Halsey recovered, Osiris and the doctor returned to UNSC ''Infinity''.{{Ref/Reuse|osiris}}

===Hunt on Meridian===
{{Main|Battle of Meridian (2558)}}
{{Quote|no=two|q1=You know, Locke… Every other Spartan… every soldier, when they hear about this… they're gonna hate us. You know that, right?|Edward Buck|q2=You're not the only one here because of him.|Jameson Locke|Buck and Locke, upon being tasked with capturing Blue Team{{Ref/Level|Id=glassed|H5G|H5G:Glassed|Glassed}}}}
Upon their return to ''Infinity'', Fireteam Osiris learned that [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]] [[John-117]], [[Kelly-087]], [[Linda-058]], and [[Frederic-104]] of [[Blue Team]] traveled to the [[Outer Colony]] of [[Meridian]]—absent without leave—to investigate [[smart AI]] [[Cortana]]'s location. Osiris was tasked with embarking to the recently resettled and now independent Meridian to track down Blue Team and take them back to the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|glassed}} To prepare for the mission, Locke tasked [[Unidentified AI|an AI]] to identify weaknesses in Spartan-IIs and the [[MJOLNIR Mark VI]].{{Ref/Audio|HtS}} Fireteam Osiris arrived at [[Pinnacle Station]]—the Meridian [[space elevator]]—via Pelican, where they descended to the [[moon]]'s surface. Osiris quickly discovered that the world was also under attack from Promethean constructs and Meridian's settlers were desperately attempting to fend off the invaders. In exchange for colony leader [[Governor Sloan]]'s cooperation, Osiris agreed to help defend Meridian from the Prometheans. After destroying the Prometheans that were assaulting the outpost at the space elevator's base, the Spartans began travelling to [[H5G:Meridian Station|Meridian Station]], the lead settlement on the moon which the Prometheans were attempting to invade. However, Sloan was reluctant to give Osiris access to the road leading to the settlement, fearing that the Prometheans would follow. However, Osiris eliminated the surrounding Prometheans and Sloan allowed the Spartans to have access to the road. At Sloan's request, Osiris aided several settlers under attack at a nearby service garage and Sloan ordered his men to give the Spartans one of the [[Liang Dortmund Corporation]]'s [[M820 Scorpion]]s to use against the Prometheans in exchange for their help.{{Ref/Reuse|glassed}}

[[File:H5G Fireteam Osiris viDoc.png|thumb|250px|left|Osiris encounters the Warden Eternal.]]
After using the Scorpion to clear out the rest of the nearby Prometheans, Vale and the rest of Osiris proceeded to Meridian Station, where they discovered that Sloan was a smart AI suffering from onset [[rampancy]]. Sloan allowed the Spartans to search the settlement for clues about Blue Team's location, leading to Locke having Osiris split up to see if they could learn anything from the local settlers. After learning that Blue Team's [[Winter-class prowler|prowler]] was seen traveling to the nearby [[Apogee Station]], Fireteam Osiris boarded a transport Pelican and departed for the settlement.{{Ref/Level|H5G|H5G:Meridian Station|Meridian Station}} Upon arriving at Apogee, they found the settlement under attack. Working with Meridian soldiers, Locke and the rest of the Spartans cleared out the Prometheans and discovered Blue Team's [[ONI Acrisius|abandoned prowler]]. Accessing the prowler's data banks, Osiris discovered that Blue Team had traveled to the mines under the settlement. After eliminating more Prometheans throughout the mines, Osiris discovered that the Meridian settlers had found a massive Forerunner structure underneath the moon's surface. As they investigated the structure, they eventually came across the [[Warden Eternal]], an [[ancilla]] that served as the protector of the [[Domain]] and claimed his loyalty belonged to Cortana. After refusing to allow the Spartans to pursue Blue Team, Fireteam Osiris engaged the Warden and eventually destroyed him. Advancing forward, Osiris came across a [[Guardian]] in a large, cavernous chamber. While exploring the area, Vale discovered a local [[slipspace translocation]] [[Teleportation grid|network]] throughout the cavern and noticed Blue Team using it on above platforms. Following Vale, Locke and the rest of Osiris pursued Blue Team as they advanced from platform to platform utilizing the translocation network. During the chase, Locke got ahead of the rest of his fireteam and was teleported to the same platform that Blue Team was on.{{Ref/Level|Id=unconfirmed|H5G|H5G:Unconfirmed|Unconfirmed}}

[[File:H5G-Chief&Locke-03.jpg|thumb|250px|Locke and the Chief fighting.]]
As the Spartan-IIs prepared to travel through one last [[teleporter]] to reach the Guardian, Locke ordered them to stand down. The rest of Osiris was teleported to a higher platform, as John-117 ordered his own teammates to go through the portal ahead of him. When John refused to stand down and moved to follow his team, Locke attempted to detain him, leading to a hand-to-hand combat fight between the two while the rest of Osiris watched nearby. John eventually gained the upper hand and used Locke's own [[Armor restraint|armor-locking device]] against him. As John escaped through the portal and entered the Guardian, the massive construct began to activate and the floating platforms around Osiris began falling out of place and into the lava below. Freeing Locke, the four Spartans rushed back the way Blue Team came by traveling back to each platform via teleporter. Fireteam Osiris was just able to enter the last teleporter as its platform plummeted towards the lava, with Locke assisting Buck through the portal when the latter had nearly fallen off the platform.{{Ref/Reuse|unconfirmed}} The Spartans were teleported back to Meridian's surface, where they discovered that the colony was already well into its evacuation as settlers rushed into the moon's space elevator. As Osiris raced to the elevator to escape the ensuring damages that would be caused by the Guardian's activation, the construct rose out of the surface nearby. After fighting their way to the base of the elevator, Sloan allowed Osiris to enter. Sloan then revealed that he was warned of the Guardian's activation by Cortana, and that he intended to be a part of the future Cortana was creating for humans and AI. Osiris destroyed the remaining Prometheans nearby and, after activating it, the fireteam began ascending the space tether. On the way to the elevator terminal, while engaging more Prometheans, the Guardian sent out a shockwave that heavy damaged the elevator. The Spartans were forced to climb the elevator as the structure slowly began to fall. Just as Osiris arrived at the platform their Pelican was on, the Guardian continued to send out more frequent shockwaves that slowed the Spartans down and caused the platform they were on to collapse. Osiris barely managed to enter the dropship, with Locke having to use his armor thrusters to board the Pelican as it fell from the platform. Once Locke was aboard, the Spartans left Meridian's atmosphere as the Guardian entered slipspace and left the moon.{{Ref/Level|H5G|H5G:Evacuation|Evacuation}}

===Mission to Sanghelios===
{{Main|Battle of Nuusra|Battle of Sunaion}}
{{Quote|no=two|q1=If we can help Arbiter...?|Vale|q2=We do. But not at the risk of missing the Guardian. Reaching Master Chief is more important.|Locke|Members of Osiris discuss their mission priorities}}
[[File:Halo 5 - Arbiter and Locke.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Locke formulates a plan with the Arbiter.]]
After Fireteam Osiris returned to ''Infinity'', Lasky ordered for the fireteam—along with Commander [[Sarah Palmer]] and Halsey—to travel to the Sangheili homeworld of [[Sanghelios]] to utilize the planet's inactivate Guardian to pursue Blue Team. Vale and the rest of Osiris were taken to the planet's surface via {{Pattern|Kmiro'sish|Lich}}, where they were tasked with finding Arbiter Thel 'Vadam while he was leading the Swords of Sanghelios against the [[Battle for Sanghelios|invading]] remnants of 'Mdama's Covenant at the [[Elder Council Chamber]] in [[Nuusra]]. As Osiris engaged Covenant forces, Palmer had [[Mahkee 'Chava]] deploy two [[Mark IX Mantis|Mantises]] for the Spartans to utilize in clearing out the Covenant warriors at the Elder Council Chamber. Upon arriving at the chamber, Osiris battled the Covenant forces assaulting the building and fought their way inside, where they meet up with 'Vadam. With Osiris' help, the Swords of Sanghelios eliminated the Covenant forces at the Council Chamber. Moments later, 'Chava arrived in a Phantom and extracted the Arbiter and Spartans.{{Ref/Reuse|sos}} Traveling to the Swords of Sanghelios' encampment at Nuusra, Osiris worked together with Halsey, Palmer, and 'Vadam to formulate a plan to utilize the Guardian. 'Vadam, recognizing Locke as the ONI agent that had planned to assassinate him in the Covenant War, was initially reluctant to move his forces to assist the Spartans. However, when Cortana briefly shorted out all electronics at the encampment, 'Vadam agreed to work with Locke. Osiris was tasked with locating a Forerunner [[Constructor]] at one of the Guardian's nearby support stations to allow Halsey to input commands into the construct to force it to activate the Guardian.{{Ref/Level|H5G|H5G:Alliance|Alliance}} Palmer flew Fireteam Osiris to the support station, but was forced to drop them off just south of the facility due to the presence of a Covenant Kraken nearby. While the Spartans provided ground support, the Swords of Sanghelios assaulted the walker from the air. While the Arbiter's flight squadrons forced the Kraken into retreat, Osiris fought their way to an ancient Sangheili temple located near the support facility. After defeating several Prometheans at the temple, the Kraken arrived at the temple, threatening Osiris' mission. As the walker neared, the Spartans boarded the Kraken and destroyed its power generator from within. Osiris fled that doomed walker and traveled into the support facility via stolen {{Pattern|D'nomlhe|Banshee}}s. Once inside the station, Osiris retrieved a Cons