Naiya Ray
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Spartan Naiya Ray (service number 73993-54580-NR) is a Spartan-IV supersoldier stationed aboard UNSC Infinity and the only surviving member of Fireteam Jackknife following the Battle of Ealen IV.[3] Sometime after the Ambush at Oth Lodon she was transferred to Fireteam Majestic.[4]
Biography[edit]
Early career[edit]
Born on the human colony of Heavensward, Naiya Ray served the UNSC Air Force for four years as a signals intelligence (SIGINT) officer.[1][2] Following the Human-Covenant War, Ray joined the SPARTAN-IV program under the nascent Spartan Operations branch. She served a tour of duty as a Headhunter, working directly of the Office of Naval Intelligence's Section Three. Afterwards, she joined Fireteam Jackknife, a fireteam assigned to UNSC Infinity.[1]
Ealen IV[edit]
- Main article: Battle of Ealen IV
- "I appreciate the assist. But… as it's my job to protect the captain of the Infinity, next time it might be more helpful he didn't get quite so hands-on—sir."
- — Naiya Ray to Cpt. Lasky after killing the Elite[2]
In March 2558, Ray and the rest of Fireteam Jackknife, along with Fireteam Bailey and Paul DeMarco of Fireteam Majestic, were assigned to escort and provide security Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood and Arbiter Thel 'Vadam on a diplomatic mission to Ealen IV. While Hood and 'Vadam were negotiating with the Jiralhanae Chieftain Lydus, Covenant mercenaries led by Vata 'Gajat attacked the delegates. Commander Sarah Palmer ordered the Spartans to clear the chamber and help the delegates evacuate. When their evacuation ship was destroyed, they escorted the delegates to a nearby parts depot. Once everyone was inside, DeMarco sealed the depot to halt the oncoming Covenant forces. With communications to their ships having been blocked, they were left without any reinforcements.[3]
Inside the plasma facility, Captain Thomas Lasky ordered Palmer and the protection detail to escort the delegation to a fortified redoubt. Palmer tasked Ray to escort Infinity's captain and utilize her SIGINT background to re-establish communications. As they searched the facility, hoping to find the old Covenant network and utilize the facility's transponders to triangulate the source of a jammer, Lasky and Ray were attacked by a Sangheili Warrior. Upon eliminating the Elite, Ray discovered that the Covenant network itself was responsible for the jamming and knew she could track the source of its power. After securing a pair of Type-26 Banshees, they observed several Covenant aircraft approach the redoubt.[2]
Ray and Lasky attacked a Covenant base where the source of the Covenant jamming signal was originating. Ray threw a plasma battery at the power source and shot it destroying the reactor. With the communications interference cleared, Lasky informed the Infinity of the Covenant's attack. The fleets in orbit were able to drive Vata 'Gajat's forces into retreat. The delegation was saved but at the cost of a handful of Spartans' lives. During the battle, Vladimir Scruggs revealed himself as a turncoat and had killed the other two members of their fireteam. Following his death at the hands of Palmer, Ray was left as the last living member of Fireteam Jackknife.[5]
Unearthing the mole[edit]
- Petra Jenecek: "Imitating Sangheili language is considered rude."
- Naiya Ray: "Kinda thought being rude was the point."
- — Ray after being growled at by Sangheili[6]
After the incident on Ealen IV, Ray was half informed she would be departing Infinity with Captain Lasky. Once off Infinity, Lasky briefed Ray about his intention to find an investigative journalist, Petra Janecek, to help them flush out the UNSC mole who gave away their location on Ealen IV. On March 10, they arrived in Castiglione, the capital of Escala III. When Ray expressed concern about meeting Lasky's contact in the outer colonies, Lasky reassured her and asked th