Nina Kovan
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Nina Kovan, nicknamed The Stoic,[2][5][6] is a SPARTAN-IV supersoldier of Fireteam Shadow in the United Nations Space Command,[7] operating under the callsign Shadow Four.[8][Note 1]
Biography[edit]
Early life and career[edit]
Nina Kovan was born on Gilgamesh on March 21, 2534. For her entire military career, Kovan was considered an exemplary marksman. Eventually, when knowledge of the heroic Spartan supersoldiers like Linda-058 began to be more widely known, Kovan became obsessed with the study of the Spartan's records and methods, hoping to glean anything she could apply to her own battlefield approach.[1] Circa 2550, Kovan served on the UNSC Relentless Watch, where she met Bonita Stone; the two would later go on to serve in Fireteam Shadow.[9] When offered the opportunity to become a Spartan herself, Kovan jumped at the chance, eager to follow in the footsteps of her heroes.[1] After joining the program, Kovan and Stone ran trials and tested HIVEMIND-class Mjolnir at Anvil Station.[10]
Battle of Requiem[edit]
- Main article: Battle of Requiem
On July 21, 2557, Fireteam Shadow was attached to the UNSC Infinity when the ship was pulled into the shield world Requiem. Following the ship's crash inside the shield world, Fireteam Shadow, presumably including Kovan, was deployed to the flight deck to investigate movements detected outside the ship. The Spartans could not see what was causing the reports of movement outside the ship, but reported that they were experiencing technical difficulties. [11] Shortly after, the Infinity was attacked by the combined forces of Jul 'Mdama's Covenant and Ur-Didact's Prometheans.[12]
Requiem Campaign[edit]
- Main article: Operation: VERTICAL UMBRAGE
On February 14, 2558, Kovan—operating under the callsign Shadow Two—and the rest of Fireteam Shadow were dispatched to the Requiem to neutralize a Covenant base established two days earlier. Kovan observed from afar while her squad mates eliminated patrols and created a breach to break into the base. However, in the middle of the operation, Jared Miller reassigned the team on a priority operation to destroy the Covenant Zanar-pattern light cruiser Panom's Canticle, which was deploying forces to "The Refuge".[7] Being too far from their Pelican, Shadow stole a Phantom from the Summit to get there.[13]
While Fireteam Crimson protected the science team from the Covenant ground forces at "The Refuge", Shadow took advantage of the stolen Phantom to rush into the Panom's Canticle hangar before the crew activated the shields. Shadow made rapid progress through the ship, but encountered heavy resistance as they approached the core. As Kovan, Horatio Fry, and Jason Kidman cleared out the last Covenant soldiers in the hallway leading to the main reactor room, Stone had already infiltrated there, armed with her active camouflage. Kovan fired her Selene's Lance at the ship's power core. With the power core overloaded, the cruiser was destroyed, bringing an end to the Covenant's attack. Kovan and the rest of Shadow escaped onboard a Gloto'kef-pattern assault carapace.[13][14]
Battle for Zeta Halo[edit]
- Main article: Battle for Zeta Halo
On December 12, 2559, Spartan Kovan was onboard UNSC Infinity when it was ambushed by Banished forces upon arrival at Installation 07. As the Infinity fell to the Banished assault, Captain Thomas Lasky was evacuated from the ship, and Spartan Hudson Griffin ordered all Spartans to evacuate.[15] Kovan left the ship on a M9407 drop pod,[16] and as she entered the ring's stratosphere, she saw a trio of Phantoms attacking an RLT-85 shuttlepod. Kovan adjusted her drop pod trajectory for the Phantoms in an attempt to board one.[17] She successfully took control of the Phantom and landed on the ring's surface, where Kovan provided sniper overwatch for members of Fireteam Taurus as they attacked a Banished anti-air artillery.[18] While Taurus advanced towards the artillery, Kovan approached the shuttlepod and saved the survivors from an attacking Banshee by destroying the aircraft with two rounds from her SRS99-S7 AM sniper rifle. Kovan then instructed the survivors to gather the weapons, rations, and supplies from the shuttle; she handed her M11 combat knife to Erik Bender when he identified himself as a retail specialist and a barber.[16] Over the next six days, Kovan led the survivors across the region. They eventually rendezvoused with another group of survivors led by Spartan Stone. The combined group of non-combatants became the "boat crew".[19] Led by Stone and Kovan, the boat crew travelled to the UNSC stronghold at the wreckage of the UNSC Mortal Reverie;[20] they arrived on December 19.[21]
