Editing Leon-011

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**[[Naval Special Warfare Command]]
***[[SPARTAN-II program]]
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''' Leon-011''' is a [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] supersoldier and a member of [[Omega Team]].{{Ref/Site|Id=Know-Scope|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/know-scope|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Community Update - Know-Scope|D=29|M=09|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p65|Enc22|Page=65}}

==Biography==
===Early childhood===
Like the other SPARTAN-IIs, Leon-011 was abducted at age six and conscripted into the [[SPARTAN-II program]] in [[2517]]. He later survived the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentation procedures]] in [[2525]]. Along with [[Robert-025]] and [[August-099]], Leon formed the Spartan-II fast reaction unit Omega Team,{{Ref/Reuse|Know-Scope}} which was created primarily for asset denial operations.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p65}}

===Career===
Omega Team is typically deployed with the goal of breaking the enemy's hold long enough in order to reinforce local defenses and buy time for a [[UNSC]] response. During the [[Human-Covenant War]], Omega Team was deployed to several [[Human colonies|colony worlds]] threatened by the [[Covenant]], assisting in emergency evacuation efforts and enacting classified last-stand protocols. The team proved highly proficient at the denial of critical resources, data, and even personnel to the Covenant by any means necessary, which sometimes required the deployment of weapons of mass destruction.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p65}}

At some point in [[2527]], Omega Team may have been deployed against [[Insurrectionist]] forces in an operation on [[Hellas]] against insurgent forces employing the use of [[Rumbledrug]]s. However, it is possible that Omega Team was merely briefed on this operation rather than actively assigned to it.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Hippo|Halo: Hippocratica}}

On several occasions, Omega Team worked closely with [[Jerome-092]], [[Alice-130]], and [[Douglas-042]] of [[Red Team]], including during the defense of [[Arcadia]] when it was attacked in [[2531]].{{Ref/Level|Id=AO|HW|[[Arcadia Outskirts]]}}{{Ref/Game|Id=PhoenixLog|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Omega Team}} During the battle, they were separated when the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} departed the [[Procyon system|system]] to chase retreating Covenant forces.{{Ref/Level|Id=AS|HW|Anders' Signal}} During the Arcadia Campaign, Leon worked alongside August-099, Robert-025, [[Kai-125]], [[Riz-028]], and [[Vannak-134]], before the latter three were split off to form an independent [[Silver Team]]. In [[2540]], the full six-member roster of Omega was temporarily reformed and deployed to an unknown operation on Hellas. {{Ref/Site|Id=CF150|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-give-em-lore|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - If They Want Lore, We'll Give 'Em Lore|D=22|M=02|Y=2024}}

In the late stages of the Human-Covenant War, or the earliest years of the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war]] era, Omega Team was involved in the testing of numerous "[[Breach attachments|Breach]]" development iterations on the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|MJOLNIR Mark VI]] platform. These field tests were successful, and saw improvements folded into later [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|GEN2]] and [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN3)|GEN3]] productions.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFFood|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-food-for-thought|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Food for Thought|D=07|M=10|Y=2022}}

===Post-war service===
Decades after Red Team's last encounter with them, Commander Jerome-092 discerned that Omega Team had survived the war based on UNSC records recovered from the [[Henry Lamb Research Outpost]].{{Ref/Reuse|Know-Scope}} In [[2560]], the team was deployed to Arcadia once again, this time with goal of observing a deal between [[Adam Andrews]]—the CEO of [[Optican]]—and [[Kig-Yar]] working for [[Nor Fel]]. After a successful handoff between the two parties amid [[Forerunner]] [[Arcadia Forerunner ruins|ruins]], August eliminated a trio of Kig-Yar with her [[M99A2S3 Stanchion]], the signal for Leon-011 and Robert-025 to move. While Leon rushed for the Kig-Yar's [[Phantom]], Robert positioned himself to neutralize any escapees from the craft with his [[machine gun]] turret. Leon leaped through the dropship's rear [[gravity lift]] and ignited his [[energy sword]] to eliminate the [[pilot]] and any others still aboard. When he confirmed the dropship was clear, Robert got to work securing the Kig-Yar's would-be prize: the [[focus cannon]] of a {{Pattern|R'awuw|Scarab}}. After checking the Phantom's cargo manifest, Leon confirmed that the aliens had delivered a shipment of [[rumbledrug]]s to Andrews, exclaiming that it had been a while since he had seen the drugs while sending the data to his team's [[Heads-up display|HUDs]]. With the Scarab's cannon secure, the manifest confirmed, and their objective complete, Omega Team left the area.{{Ref/Reuse|Hippo}}

==Equipment==
Leon-011 specializes in and is equipped for close-quarters combat. At some point, he began using a custom {{Pattern|Domotos|energy sword}}.{{Ref/Reuse|Know-Scope}} Additionally, circa the end of the Human-Covenant War, Leon participated in field tests while wearing MJOLNIR Mark VI with the Breach Scout helmet attachments, [[UA attachments#GRT78 chest|UA/GRT78]] chest armor, and [[UA attachments#WAYLAND|UA/WAYLAND]] shoulder armor.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFFood2|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-food-for-thought|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Food for Thought|D=07|M=10|Y=2022|Detail=This image's original filename, <code>Omega-Team-Breach-scaled.jpg</code>, and alt text confirm these Spartans' identity.|Quote=Screenshot of Leon-011 and Robert-025 testing Breach armor}} As of 2560, he wears [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mark IV MJOLNIR]] armor with a [[VALIANT-class Mjolnir|Valiant]] helmet incorporating the [[CNM(5)/BNR/TYPHON-X]] attachment. He also wears [[TAC attachments|TAC/THORNBLADE]] left shoulder (which includes an experimental, wickedly sharp [[combat knife]]), an [[IMA attachments|IMA/GARITA/OMEGA]] right shoulder, and an [[UA attachments|UA/RINGECK]] chestpiece. Leon's left forearm includes the [[TAC attachments|TAC/FIRMBLUR TRIPLET]] attachment while his kneepads are the [[UA attachments|UA/ULLOP]] variant. He sports a [[TAC attachments|TAC/SBER-X DISPENSER]] attached to his left leg.{{Ref/Reuse|Hippo}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CUFireteam|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/fireteam-february|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Community Update - Fireteam February|D=11|M=02|Y=2024}}

==Production notes==
*Leon's name (Λέων) means "Lion" in Greek, possibly referenced by his yellow color scheme.
*[[343 Industries]] has noted in a [[Canon Fodder]] post that both the concept art and the final ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' in-game models of Omega Team could be considered authoritative in some capacity, stating that ''"Discerning lore-lovers should feel free to consider both iterations fair game for expanding their imaginations."''{{Ref/Reuse|Know-Scope}} Furthermore, the [[2022]] edition of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]'' utilizes said concept art for its depiction of Omega Team, firmly cementing its canon status.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p65}} In [[2024]]'s [[Content Update 29]], Leon's armor suite was fully-realized in canon as the Valiant armor bundle for ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|CUFireteam}}

==Gallery==
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<gallery>
File:HW2-Omega-LeonConceptFinal.png|A detailed concept sheet of Leon-011 for ''Halo Wars 2''.
File:HW2-Omega.jpg|Leon (left) alongside his teammates.
File:HINF Leon-011 Armor.jpg|Leon-011's Mark IV armor in ''[[Halo: Infinite]]''.
File:HW2-Leon.png|Leon being used in multiplayer with his "Energy Sword" hero icon.
File:HW2 Terminus Leon.png|Leon with the "melee" hero icon.
File:HW2 Blitz Leon ambushed.png|Leon being attacked by Decimus' forces while inspired by the Marauder Warchief.
File:HW2 PhoenixLog Leon Unused.png|An unused [[Phoenix Logs|Phoenix Log]] banner for Leon-011.
File:HINF - Emblem icon - Leon-011.png|An [[Emblems|Emblem]] depicting Leon-011 in ''Halo: Infinite''
File:H2A OmegaTeam BreachArmour.jpg|Leon-011 and Robert-025 testing the Breach armor attachments.{{Ref/Reuse|CFFood2}}
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' {{C|Non-canonical appearance}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
**''[[Content Update 29]]'' {{C|Emblem only}}
*''[[Halo: Hippocratica]]''
*''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]''
**''[[Sanctuary (TV Series)|Sanctuary]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Sword (TV Series)|Sword]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
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