Fireteam Majestic
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- "Here we go, Majestic!"
- — Paul DeMarco to his team just before entering one of Requiem's corridors[2]
Fireteam Majestic is a team of SPARTAN-IV supersoldiers of the Spartan branch. Majestic, consisting of five members, was assigned to the UNSC Infinity in early 2558 and was stationed at the Forerunner shield world Requiem during the Requiem Campaign.[3]
Members[edit]
Fireteam Majestic was originally led by Paul DeMarco. Sometime before the Battle of Ealen IV, he was transferred to Fireteam Bailey, with Gabriel Thorne put in command of Majestic. Later Spartan Naiya Ray joined Majestic after the other members of her own fireteam were killed during the events on Ealen IV.
- Current composition (July 2558)
- Spartan Gabriel Thorne (Leader)
- Spartan Anthony Madsen (Sniper)
- Spartan Tedra Grant
- Spartan Carlo Hoya
- Spartan Naiya Ray
- Former members
- Spartan Paul DeMarco - KIA
History[edit]
Requiem Campaign[edit]
Sometime before February 2558, Fireteam Majestic, minus Gabriel Thorne, were deployed to Rio de Janeiro where they prevented a Sangheili terrorist attack on the city with a HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon.[2]
On February 7, upon the UNSC Infinity's arrival at Requiem, Commander Sarah Palmer assigned the squad to Operation: LAND GRAB and Operation: ALL-SEEING EYE, both geared toward securing locations for research bases.[4] Two days later, Fireteams Crimson and Majestic were sent north of the UNSC's area of operations on Requiem in order to shut down Forerunner power generators as part of Operation: CHATTERBOX.[4] Upon reaching their location, both Crimson and Majestic had their long-range communications jammed by Forerunner jamming devices. After deactivating the jammers, their mission continued. Initiated by Palmer, the mission became a competition for the fireteams to see who could complete their mission objectives first. Majestic took the lead at first, but were ultimately bested by Crimson.[2]
On February 10, Majestic and Crimson were deployed by Commander Palmer to assault a outpost controlled by Jul 'Mdama's Covenant and recover a Forerunner artifact as part of Operation: ACADEMIC. The next day, Majestic partook in Operation: THREE-CARD MONTE: with support by Tower, Castle and Domino Teams, they were tasked with a search-and-destroy mission against 'Mdama's Covenant outposts at locations REQ-822-A, REQ-822-B, REQ-822-C, and REQ-822-D.[4]
During a ground engagement on Requiem, Fireteam Majestic was being engaged by multiple Promethean Crawlers. Madsen started to complain about their ability to "pop up" anywhere, when a Promethean Knight teleported into the area. Thorne tried to warn Madsen, but he was shot in the shoulder, as more Knights entered the area. Hoya suddenly broke cover and charged at the Knights. While DeMarco yelled for him to get back into cover, he killed several before one managed to injure him. Nevertheless, Majestic managed to defeat the Knights and return back to the Infinity. Commander Palmer met them in the hangar to see how they had done.[5]
Madsen and DeMarco were later assigned to guard Catherine Halsey along with Commander Sarah Palmer upon her return to the Infinity. Later, Thorne volunteered to guard her during her research.[6] During the UNSC's pursuit of Jul 'Mdama, Fireteams Crimson and Majestic were sent to two possible locations to search for him. Majestic engaged a large force from 'Mdama's faction and managed to corner them before the survivors mysteriously disappeared. Grant would soon figure out that they used Slipspace translocation to escape, which allowed Crimson to find a way to pursue 'Mdama.[7]
Sometime during the operation in recovering the "Didact's Gift" from Galileo Base, Majestic was pinned down due to Jul 'Mdama's Covenant air support. With the base's anti-air defenses offline, Thorne quickly hijacked a low-flying Banshee and subsequently destroyed a nearby Phantom, allowing the Fireteam to complete their objective. Back aboard the Infinity, Thorne and DeMarco provided security for the artifact as Dr. Halsey and Roland examined it. The device released an energy burst shortly after revealing itself, and began to display images on the room's monitors; these were then identified as human memories harvested by the Composer during the Didact's attack on New Phoenix, URNA six months prior. Thorne left the room straight after discovering the Forerunner artifact Crimson had recovered on one of the monitors. Curious as to how the device had images of New Phoenix, Thorne investigated the Requiem artifact himself. After coming into physical contact with it, he activated it, and was sent to Requiem.[8] He was transported to "the Cauldron" which was held by 'Mdama's Covenant, where several Sangheili warriors surrounded him. After a short fight, Thorne managed to kill a few before being knocked unconscious. He was then dragged away to be held as prisoner.
Thorne later regained consciousness and escaped his captors with Henry Glassman—who had escaped prior to his arrival. They both fled the area in a hurry after killing their initial pursuers. Gek 'Lhar, however, quickly picked up their trail and pursued them himself. Some time later, Gek ambushed the pair as they were resting. After a brief skirmish, Gek garnered the upper-hand from Thorne, who he was about to kill, until the rest of Fireteam Majestic arrived. He was shot dead by DeMarco, saving Thorne's life. Thorne searched the dead Elite for anything significant, giving DeMarco the energy sword as gratitude for saving his life. DeMarco also collected Gek's personal collection of UNSC dog tags, commenting that some of them belonged to Spartans. Thorne took Gek's active camouflage module for himself, which prompted Madsen to find anything valuable for himself. He picked up a small device and activated it, revealing a map of Requiem, much to his displeasure.