Editing Margaret Parangosky/Silver

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{{Notice/Silver|Margaret Parangosky}}
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**[[Office of Naval Intelligence]]
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'''Margaret Parangosky''' was an Admiral in the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence|Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].{{Ref/Site|Id=tumblr|URL=https://showtimenetworks.tumblr.com/post/186726789692/natascha-mcelhone-bokeem-woodbine-shabana-azmi|Site=Tumblr|Page=Natascha McElhone, Bokeem Woodbine, Shabana Azmi, Bentley Kalu, Natasha Culzac and Kate Kennedy join the cast of Halo!|D=19|M=3|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Site|Id=ew|URL=https://ew.com/tv/2019/08/02/showtimes-halo-tv-series-cast/|Site=Entertainment Weekly|Page=Halo TV series casts 2 actors to play familiar characters from game|D=19|M=3|Y=2022}}

==Biography==
===Growing dissent with Dr. Halsey===

===Warning the Master Chief===
Six months after the [[Battle of Raas Kkhotskha]], Parangosky, who now called herself a private citizen, met with [[John-117/Silver|John-117]] in the streets of Reach, explaining that "someone had to take the fall for the events with [[Catherine Halsey/Silver|Dr. Halsey]]" and her number was up. Parangosky asked John about the events on [[Sanctuary/Silver|Sanctuary]], but he refused to elaborate beyond the planet having been glassed. Parangosky warned John that there were elements in the UNSC who did not take these events as seriously as the two of them did, such as [[James Ackerson/Silver|James Ackerson]]. Parangosky knew that Ackerson would be unresponsive to John's theories, stating that Ackerson was ambitious and not interested in controversy and frankly, no one wanted to believe that this war was changing. Parangosky asked John to pursue evidence of the [[Covenant/Silver|Covenant]]'s other activities and to bring it to her once he found it. Parangosky gave John a device to signal her, simply telling John that she would believe him when John questioned what the former Admiral would do for him in return.{{Ref/Film|TV|Episode=[[Sanctuary (TV Series)|Sanctuary]]}}

Some time later, after Ackerson and FLEETCOM had effectively opposed John's efforts to uncover the Covenant's presence on Reach, John escaped a "mandatory psychiatric evaluation" in the brig and contacted Parangosky again, telling her that he indeed found evidence of the Covenant. However, when he also added that ONI was appearing to cover it up, the self-described former CINCONI simply warned John not to go against the organization and to play along with whatever cover-up. 

===Pulling strings from all directions===

===Betraying Ackerson===
{{quote|no=five|q1=Ready the SPARTAN-IIIs.|Parangosky|q2=My SPARTAN-IIIs were trained to execute specialized missions.|Ackerson|q3=I thought you said they were ready?
|Parangosky|q4=They're elite soldiers, they're ''not'' designed to assault a Covenant fleet without-|Ackerson|q5=It's your job to prepare them, ''I'' decide how they're used.|Parangosky|Admiral Parangosky wrests control of the SPARTAN-IIIs from Ackerson}}

===Battle for Halo and Capture by the Flood===

As the flood secretly spread through the base on [[Onyx/Silver|Onyx]], it eventually reached the control room she was in and then flood infected personnel started attacking the others, until reaching Margaret and infecting her.

==Personality and traits==
{{quote|no=three|q1=Why do you fight, John?|Parangosky|q2=..To win, to defend our home, to preserve humanity-|John-117|q3=No, you fight because ''I tell you to''. You are a soldier, ''be'' a soldier.|Parangosky|Parangosky and Master Chief on their different mindsets}}
Parangosky was a firm, but cunning and manipulative operative, often resorting to ruthless, backstabbing methods to achieve her goals. She was willing to do anything to ensure the survival of humanity, even if it meant authorizing unethical missions to do so. She also expected her subjects in the ONI, The UNSC, and the SPARTAN program to obey her orders without question,{{Ref/Film|TV|Id=Onyx|Episode=[[Onyx (TV Series)|Onyx]]}} warning of severe consequences should they cross her, but was willing to put her differences aside in times of need.{{Ref/Film|TV|Id=Halo episode|Episode=[[Halo (TV Series)|Halo]]}}

==Production notes==
Margaret Parangosky in ''[[Halo: The Television Series]]'' is portrayed by actress [[Wikipedia:Shabana Azmi|Shabana Azmi]].{{Ref/Reuse|ew}}
Azmi’s casting was announced by Showtime on [[2019#August|August 2, 2019]].{{Ref/Reuse|tumblr}} According to Azmi, she had to give up two other projects in India already on her schedule in order to take the role, but she figured it would be worth it.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/hot-on-web/shabana-azmi-to-star-in-steven-spielberg-web-series-halo|Site=the quint|Page=Shabana Azmi to Star in Steven Spielberg’s Web Series ‘Halo’|D=19|M=3|Y=2022}}

==Gallery==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Margaret Parangosky}}
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File:HTV-HalseyComputer-Margaret.jpg|Margaret Parangosky thumbnail from [[Dr. Catherine Halsey's Computer]].
File:HTV-SilverParangosky.png|Parangosky talking to [[Miranda Keyes/Silver|Miranda Keyes]] in ''[[Halo: The Television Series Season One]]''.
File:HTV-Onyx-ONIBuddies.jpg|Paragosky making tea for [[James Ackerson/Silver|James Ackerson]] in ''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]''.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Television Series Season One]]''
**''[[Contact]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Unbound]]''
**''[[Emergence]]''
**''[[Reckoning]]''
**''[[Solace (TV Series)|Solace]]''
**''[[Allegiance]]''
**''[[Transcendence]]''
*''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]''
**''[[Sanctuary (TV Series)|Sanctuary]]''
**''[[Visegrád (TV Series)|Visegrád]]''
**''[[Aleria (TV Series)|Aleria]]'' 
**''[[Onyx (TV Series)|Onyx]]''
**''[[Thermopylae (TV Series)|Thermopylae]]''
**''[[Halo (TV Series)|Halo]]''

==Sources==
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