Editing Marvin Mobuto

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{{Quote|I didn't know you, [[Staff Sergeant|Sarge]], but I sure as hell wish I had. You must have been one hardass son of a bitch.|[[John-117]], upon finding Mobuto's body{{Ref/Reuse|TF9}}}}

'''Marvin Mobuto''' was a [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marine]] [[non-commissioned officer]] and one of the [[Reclaimer]] during the [[Flood]] outbreak on [[Installation 04]].{{Ref/Reuse|TF9}}

==Biography==
===Human-Covenant War===
By [[2552#August|August, 2552]], Marvin Mobuto — a Staff Sergeant by now — was present during the [[Fall of Reach]]. He was onboard the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} when it made a [[slipstream space|slipspace]] jump to escape from [[Reach]] and arrived at [[Installation 04]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=TF1|TF|Chapter=1}} Mobuto's involvement in [[Battle over Installation 04|the defense of the ''Autumn'' over Halo]] is unclear, as his squad was charged with desertion, drunk-and-disorderly, and murder, though he was apparently in the ship's brig when it crash-landed on the ring. With the UNSC forces scattered across the ring, Mobuto would lead his fellow crewmates and suvivors to regroup with others.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=CFL|j91PL_hhfrI|Halo|Community Stage - Halo World Championship 2025 – Day 2|T=|D=26|M=10|Y=2025}}

===A Reclaimer===
At some point during the [[Flood]] outbreak on the ring, Mobuto was wandering in a structure on the ring, where he was found by [[343 Guilty Spark]], who used Halo's teleportation grid to transport him to the [[Library (Installation 04)|Library]]. Instructed to retrieve the [[activation index]], Mobuto fought valiantly through hordes of Flood. However, wearing only the standard, [[UNSC]]-issued [[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform|ballistic body armor]] as protection (which 343 Guilty Spark referred to as "less suitable"), Mobuto eventually succumbed to the Flood. His body was completely thrashed and mangled to the point where even the Flood [[infection form]]s could not make use of it.{{Ref/Reuse|TF9}}

[[John-117]] would later find Mobuto's body in the Library during his mission to collect the Index. John identified Mobuto through his [[dog tag]] and paid his respects to the marine. He was surprised at how far Mobuto had managed to get, as he himself had been pushed to the limit to get as far as he had even with his [[Project ASTER|SPARTAN-II augmentations]] and [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|MJOLNIR armor]].{{Ref/Reuse|TF9}}

==Production notes==
Marvin Mobuto made his brief debut in the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''{{'}}s novel adaptation ''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', with his appearance being based on one of the dead human [[attacker form]]s found on the third floor in the campaign level [[The Library]]. Mobuto is set to take on a central role in the upcoming novel ''[[Halo: Parasite's Wake]]''.

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Parasite's Wake]]''

==Sources==
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