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==Biography==
==Biography==
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===Early childhood===
===Early childhood===
{{Quote|no=three|q1=I'm a scientist.|Catherine Halsey|q2=Not a psy—, not a psy—|Soren|q3=No, I'm not a psychiatrist. You've been seeing a lot of psychiatrists, haven‘t you? Because of your parents' deaths?|Catherine Halsey|Doctor Halsey identifies a source of anxiety for Soren.}}{{Ref/Reuse|HEPP}}
{{Quote|no=three|q1=I'm a scientist.|Catherine Halsey|q2=Not a psy—, not a psy—|Soren|q3=No, I'm not a psychiatrist. You've been seeing a lot of psychiatrists, haven‘t you? Because of your parents' deaths?|Catherine Halsey|Doctor Halsey identifies a source of anxiety for Soren.}}{{Ref/Reuse|HEPP}}
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The first night spent on his own was difficult for Soren.{{Ref/Reuse|HEP1}} The cold air and sounds of the forest kept waking him up or kept him awake, but he still managed to get up at dawn to creep back to the clearing where his family's prefabricated house was. He might have tried to sneak back in to get some food, but the sight of his stepfather waiting for him through a window kept him from doing so. Turning back to the woods, his efforts next turned to catching his breakfast. He tried to snag one of the toothless [[Wikipedia:Squirrel|squirrel]]-like [[Dwarkan squirrel|creature]]s that inhabited the surrounding trees but they were much too fast for him. Neither sitting in wait for them to come to him or throwing rocks at them gave him any success. Soren eventually settled for eating [[Wikipedia::Larva|larvae]] and [[Wikipedia:Worm|worm]]s discovered on the underside of a dry, rotten branch he stepped on. After a few hours had passed and he didn't feel sick, he elected to turn over more logs to eat his fill. Before night fell he started to experiment, moving a little farther away from the house and making several beds out of the leaves and needles of different trees. He found that one type of leaf raised a row of angry, itchy red bumps along his wrist after he touched it so he made sure to avoid it thereafter. He had to try out several of the beds he'd made before finding one soft and warm enough to let him sleep. After a few days like this, he had determined where exactly in his little patch of forest to search for grubs and when to leave a log alone to return to days later. Certain berries and plants he knew to avoid from watching the [[ghost squirrel]]s, but others he only wrote off after they made him sick or just produced a bitter taste. Every morning and evening Soren continued to watch his stepfather from the bushes, and though he tried to break back into the house a few times, the windows were too strong.{{Ref/Reuse|HEP1}}
The first night spent on his own was difficult for Soren.{{Ref/Reuse|HEP1}} The cold air and sounds of the forest kept waking him up or kept him awake, but he still managed to get up at dawn to creep back to the clearing where his family's prefabricated house was. He might have tried to sneak back in to get some food, but the sight of his stepfather waiting for him through a window kept him from doing so. Turning back to the woods, his efforts next turned to catching his breakfast. He tried to snag one of the toothless [[Wikipedia:Squirrel|squirrel]]-like [[Dwarkan squirrel|creature]]s that inhabited the surrounding trees but they were much too fast for him. Neither sitting in wait for them to come to him or throwing rocks at them gave him any success. Soren eventually settled for eating [[Wikipedia::Larva|larvae]] and [[Wikipedia:Worm|worm]]s discovered on the underside of a dry, rotten branch he stepped on. After a few hours had passed and he didn't feel sick, he elected to turn over more logs to eat his fill. Before night fell he started to experiment, moving a little farther away from the house and making several beds out of the leaves and needles of different trees. He found that one type of leaf raised a row of angry, itchy red bumps along his wrist after he touched it so he made sure to avoid it thereafter. He had to try out several of the beds he'd made before finding one soft and warm enough to let him sleep. After a few days like this, he had determined where exactly in his little patch of forest to search for grubs and when to leave a log alone to return to days later. Certain berries and plants he knew to avoid from watching the [[ghost squirrel]]s, but others he only wrote off after they made him sick or just produced a bitter taste. Every morning and evening Soren continued to watch his stepfather from the bushes, and though he tried to break back into the house a few times, the windows were too strong.{{Ref/Reuse|HEP1}}


Weeks passed like this until one morning Soren's stepfather emerged from his home coughing badly and clearly sick.{{Ref/Reuse|HEP1}} The man started to head back by midday, but suddenly fell to the dirt and lay still there before he could make it. After a long time he finally stirred and began to crawl toward his truck, but he could not lift himself into it. Lying on his back, he then was faced by Soren standing over him. He begged his stepson for help finding medicine but Soren remained unmoved. His pleas soon turned to threats and then flattery, but Soren only watched dispassionately as he finally slipped into unconsciousness. He then sat down by his stepfather and remained with him there until he finally was dead two days later. Soren thereafter used his stepfather's keys to reclaim the house, from which he dragged his mother's body to bury her outside. It took several days of slow digging to accomplish this task, leaving the young boy's hands blistered and bloodied. Soren also rolled his stepfather into a shallow hole where he had fallen beside the truck and mounded dirt high around him. For a few days following this he stayed inside, eating and building up his strength. When provisions finally began to run low he returned to the forest, slowly making his way in the direction he thought a town might be. For days or weeks he lived off berries and grubs, though he did manage to once kill a ghost squirrel with a carefully thrown rock and slit its fur off with another to get at the meat within.{{Ref/Reuse|HEP1}} It was almost by accident that Soren came across a human-made track and followed it for a few hours to the edge of a small township around one-hundred and twelve kilometers from his family's home.{{Ref/Reuse|HEPP}}{{Ref/Reuse|HEP1}} When he emerged from the underbrush and the town's people saw him, they rushed forward out of concern for the dirty boy in tattered clothing.{{Ref/Reuse|HEP1}} And though he was turned over to various psychiatrists for evaluation, Soren neglected to tell any of them the whole truth of his recent ordeal, instead merely claiming that for the nearly three months he spent on his own, both his mother and stepfather had been dead and that he'd buried them both according to his stepfather's dying wish.{{Ref/Reuse|HEPP}}{{Ref/Reuse|HEP1}}
Weeks passed like this until one morning Soren's stepfather emerged from his home coughing badly and clearly sick.{{Ref/Reuse|HEP1}} The man started to head back by middday, but suddenly fell to the dirt and lay still there before he could make it. After a long time he finally stirred and began to crawl toward his truck, but he could not lift himself into it. Lying on his back, he then was faced by Soren standing over him. He begged his stepson for help finding medicine but Soren remained unmoved. His pleas soon turned to threats and then flattery, but Soren only watched dispassionately as he finally slipped into unconsiousness. He then sat down by his stepfather and remained with him there until he finally was dead two days later. Soren thereafter used his stepfather's keys to reclaim the house, from which he dragged his mother's body to bury her outside. It took several days of slow digging to accomplish this task, leaving the young boy's hands blistered and bloodied. Soren also rolled his stepfather into a shallow hole where he had fallen beside the truck and mounded dirt high around him. For a few days following this he stayed inside, eating and building up his strength. When provisions finally began to run low he returned to the forest, slowly making his way in the direction he thought a town might be. For days or weeks he lived off berries and grubs, though he did manage to once kill a ghost squirrel with a carefully thrown rock and slit its fur off with another to get at the meat within.{{Ref/Reuse|HEP1}} It was almost by accident that Soren came across a human-made track and followed it for a few hours to the edge of a small township around one-hundred and twelve kilometers from his family's home.{{Ref/Reuse|HEPP}}{{Ref/Reuse|HEP1}} When he emerged from the underbrush and the town's people saw him, they rushed forward out of concern for the dirty boy in tattered clothing.{{Ref/Reuse|HEP1}} And though he was turned over to various psychiatrists for evaluation, Soren neglected to tell any of them the whole truth of his recent ordeal, instead merely claiming that for the nearly three months he spent on his own, both his mother and stepfather had been dead and that he'd buried them both according to his stepfather's dying wish.{{Ref/Reuse|HEPP}}{{Ref/Reuse|HEP1}}


===SPARTAN-II===
===SPARTAN-II===
[[File:TFoR-as-Deja.jpg|thumb|350px|Footage of wolves taking down a moose was played many times in the early days of training in order to emphasize the importance of teamwork.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFOR5}}]]
[[File:TFoR-as-Deja.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Footage of wolves taking down a moose was played many times in the early days of training in order to emphasize the importance of teamwork.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFOR5}}]]
{{Quote|no=five|q1=I'm trying to decide if you're right for something I'm working on. An experiment. I can't tell you what it is, I'm afraid. But if it works in the way we hope it will you'll be stronger and faster and smarter than you could ever imagine.|Catherine Halsey|q2=Why would you want to do something like that for me? You don't even know me.|Soren|q3=It's not for you, exactly. I can't tell you much more. It won't be easy; it'll be the hardest thing you've ever done—even harder than what happened with your parents.|Catherine Halsey|q4=And what have you decided?|Soren|q5=I've decided to let you be the one to decide.|Catherine Halsey|Doctor Halsey reveals enough about the Spartan-II program to make him consider joining voluntarily.}}{{Ref/Reuse|HEPP}}
{{Quote|no=five|q1=I'm trying to decide if you're right for something I'm working on. An experiment. I can't tell you what it is, I'm afraid. But if it works in the way we hope it will you'll be stronger and faster and smarter than you could ever imagine.|Catherine Halsey|q2=Why would you want to do something like that for me? You don't even know me.|Soren|q3=It's not for you, exactly. I can't tell you much more. It won't be easy; it'll be the hardest thing you've ever done—even harder than what happened with your parents.|Catherine Halsey|q4=And what have you decided?|Soren|q5=I've decided to let you be the one to decide.|Catherine Halsey|Doctor Halsey reveals enough about the Spartan-II program to make him consider joining voluntarily.}}{{Ref/Reuse|HEPP}}
In late August or early September, Soren was visited by Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] after only a very short time spent in the custody of others.{{Ref/Reuse|HEPP}}<ref name="HTFOR2">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 2''</ref> Doctor Halsey, a [[civilian]] consultant and scientific adviser for the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], was there because Soren was the sixty-sixth of one-hundred and fifty children of similar age that had been selected based on specific genetic markers for inclusion in Project: [[SPARTAN-II]].{{Ref/Reuse|HEPP}} When Halsey first asked the boy if he could tell her his name, he retorted that she'd need to tell him hers first.{{Ref/Reuse|HEPP}} Before obliging she revealed she already knew his name but only had wished to see if he would tell her. She assured Soren she was not yet another [[Wikipedia:Psychiatry|psychiatrist]] so he asked why she was there. Halsey explained that she was considering him for inclusion in an [[Project ASTER|experiment]]—one which could make him smarter, faster, and stronger than he could imagine. She also did warn him that it would be very difficult and even elected to leave the decision to participate up to him. The doctor noted that were he to stay on Dwarka, however, the planetary authorities would arrange a foster home for him. Presented with that idea, Soren immediately chose to go with her and be part of her experiment. Soren and Halsey departed Dwarka shortly thereafter aboard the diplomatic shuttle ''[[Han]]'' and under the auspices of his having been adopted by her.{{Ref/Reuse|HEPP}}<ref name="HTFOR1">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 1''</ref> They and the doctor's military attaché, [[Lieutenant Junior Grade]] [[Jacob Keyes]], had arrived at the planet [[Reach]] by [[2517#September|September 10]].{{Ref/Reuse|HEPP}}{{Ref/Reuse|HFORBC}} On [[2517#September|September 23]] Soren and the seventy-four other children ultimately chosen for the program were led into an amphitheater through four sets of double doors, each accompanied by a [[UNSC Navy|naval]] drill instructor.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFOR3}} There, at around 2300 hours, far below the ground within [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex|a FLEETCOM military complex]], Halsey informed them that per [[Naval Code 45812]], they were thereby conscripted into SPARTAN-II. She explained that they had been called upon to serve and that they would be the protectors of Earth and all its colonies. Halsey told them that from this moment on, the complex on Reach would be their home and their fellow trainees would be their family. And though the training that lay ahead of them would be difficult, she expressed her full confidence in their ability to overcome it. With that said, she told them to rest and that they would begin the next day. [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] had the children escorted to their barracks, fed, and put to bed.<ref name="HTFOR3">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 3''</ref>
In late August or early September, Soren was visited by Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] after only a very short time spent in the custody of others.{{Ref/Reuse|HEPP}}<ref name="HTFOR2">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 2''</ref> Doctor Halsey, a [[civilian]] consultant and scientific adviser for the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], was there because Soren was the sixty-sixth of one-hundred and fifty children of similar age that had been selected based on specific genetic markers for inclusion in Project: [[SPARTAN-II]].{{Ref/Reuse|HEPP}} When Halsey first asked the boy if he could tell her his name, he retorted that she'd need to tell him hers first.{{Ref/Reuse|HEPP}} Before obliging she revealed she already knew his name but only had wished to see if he would tell her. She assured Soren she was not yet another [[Wikipedia:Psychiatry|psychiatrist]] so he asked why she was there. Halsey explained that she was considering him for inclusion in an [[Project ASTER|experiment]]—one which could make him smarter, faster, and stronger than he could imagine. She also did warn him that it would be very difficult and even elected to leave the decision to participate up to him. The doctor noted that were he to stay on Dwarka, however, the planetary authorities would arrange a foster home for him. Presented with that idea, Soren immediately chose to go with her and be part of her experiment. Soren and Halsey departed Dwarka shortly thereafter aboard the diplomatic shuttle ''[[Han]]'' and under the auspices of his having been adopted by her.{{Ref/Reuse|HEPP}}<ref name="HTFOR1">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 1''</ref> They and the doctor's military attaché, [[Lieutenant Junior Grade]] [[Jacob Keyes]], had arrived at the planet [[Reach]] by [[2517#September|September 10]].{{Ref/Reuse|HEPP}}{{Ref/Reuse|HFORBC}} On [[2517#September|September 23]] Soren and the seventy-four other children ultimately chosen for the program were led into an amphitheater through four sets of double doors, each accompanied by a [[UNSC Navy|naval]] drill instructor.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFOR3}} There, at around 2300 hours, far below the ground within [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex|a FLEETCOM military complex]], Halsey informed them that per [[Naval Code 45812]], they were thereby conscripted into SPARTAN-II. She explained that they had been called upon to serve and that they would be the protectors of Earth and all its colonies. Halsey told them that from this moment on, the complex on Reach would be their home and their fellow trainees would be their family. And though the training that lay ahead of them would be difficult, she expressed her full confidence in their ability to overcome it. With that said, she told them to rest and that they would begin the next day. [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] had the children escorted to their barracks, fed, and put to bed.<ref name="HTFOR3">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 3''</ref>
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===Training===
===Training===
[[File:FORTAS Wilderness.PNG|thumb|350px|When training involved darting through a forest or crawling through ditches full of mud, Soren felt like he was surrounded by other versions of himself and took comfort in that.{{Ref/Reuse|HEP2}}]]
[[File:FORTAS Wilderness.PNG|thumb|right|350px|When training involved darting through a forest or crawling through ditches full of mud, Soren felt like he was surrounded by other versions of himself and took comfort in that.{{Ref/Reuse|HEP2}}]]
{{Quote|Don't get distracted by irrelevant data. And above all don‘t let yourself get left behind.|Catherine Halsey gives Soren advice that will stick with him for years.}}{{Ref/Reuse|HEP2}}
{{Quote|Don't get distracted by irrelevant data. And above all don‘t let yourself get left behind.|Catherine Halsey gives Soren advice that will stick with him for years.}}{{Ref/Reuse|HEP2}}
With the lived experience of surviving on his own on Dwarka, life on Reach in the Spartan camp seemed less of a challenge to Soren than it did to many of the other recruits.{{Ref/Reuse|HEP2}} Camouflage became a way of life for him; he faded into the background when in groups, wanting neither to come to attention as one of the leaders nor to be seen as an outsider. He stuck to the anonymous middle. During the first year or so he spent as a trainee he found it exceptionally difficult to sleep since the sounds made by his bunkmates reminded him of his stepfather. He would sometimes wait until everyone else had fallen asleep and then slip slowly out of his bed to hide under it; sleeping in the damp, musty space near a wall where he felt safer. On one morning when he had failed to return to his bed before the others woke, the way they looked at him made him feel even less safe.{{Ref/Reuse|HEP2}} As time passed Déjà taught he and the others [[Wikipedia:Algebra|algebra]], [[Wikipedia:Trigonometry|trigonometry]], and the history of numerous battles and the rulers they happened at the direction of.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFOR5}} Human history classes included a module devoted to [[Earth]] in which they were shown images of [[Wikipedia:Whale|whale]]s.<ref name="HSS27">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', ''Chapter 27''</ref> Through simulations the trainees learned to pilot various crafts, including the predecessors and variants of the [[GA-TL1 Longsword]].<ref name="HEP9">''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'', ''[[Pariah]]'', ''Chapter 9''</ref> These simulations even included what to do in the event of a crash landing.{{Ref/Reuse|HEP9}} By mid-[[2519]], Soren had been taught how to string a trip line, fire a rifle, and treat a chest wound.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFOR5}} Much of the Spartans' early training took place at [[Military Reservation 01478-B]], known as "Painland" to the soldiers made to endure exercises there.<ref name="HTFOR27">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 27''</ref> Training often involved obstacle courses and mock patrols, and Soren was quick to figure out the best ways through the former and could fade quickly into bushes and undergrowth while on the latter.<ref name="HEP2">''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'', ''[[Pariah]]'', ''Chapter 2''</ref> Mendez tricked, trapped, and tortured the children to the point where they hated, but then eventually, admired him.<ref name="HGOO6">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', ''Chapter 6''</ref> Soren and the others regularly made covert treks to [[Camp Hathcock]] in the [[Highland Mountains]] to pilfer food and supplies.<ref name="HTFOR24">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 24''</ref> Training in the Highland Mountains was split between Painland, facilities within [[CASTLE Base]], and [[Highlands|another location]].<ref name="FS19">''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', ''Chapter 19''</ref><ref name="HRH">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', ''[[Highlands]]''</ref> At these locations, Soren and the others began to be tested against a company of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|orbital drop shock trooper]]s in jungle maneuvers.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS7}} Amazingly, the children, who averaged around eight years old, often won.<ref name="HSS7">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', ''Chapter 7''</ref> By the time Soren and the rest had all reached that age they had already earned every combat rating.<ref name="HSS4">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', ''Chapter 4''</ref> At some point during their training, Soren and the others accompanied Mendez to the colony of [[Emerald Cove]], where they were given a mission that involved spending time underwater.{{Ref/Reuse|HFS24}} Mendez sabotaged half the air tanks provided to the trainees, and in response they ended up stealing his. Afterwards, they all ditched the Chief for a whole week while they camped on an island with nothing to do but light bonfires, eat [[Wikipedia:Clam|clam]]s and [[Wikipedia:Calamari|calamari]], and surf.<ref name="HFS24">''[[Halo: First Strike]], ''Chapter 24''</ref>  
With the lived experience of surviving on his own on Dwarka, life on Reach in the Spartan camp seemed less of a challenge to Soren than it did to many of the other recruits.{{Ref/Reuse|HEP2}} Camouflage became a way of life for him; he faded into the background when in groups, wanting neither to come to attention as one of the leaders nor to be seen as an outsider. He stuck to the anonymous middle. During the first year or so he spent as a trainee he found it exceptionally difficult to sleep since the sounds made by his bunkmates reminded him of his stepfather. He would sometimes wait until everyone else had fallen asleep and then slip slowly out of his bed to hide under it; sleeping in the damp, musty space near a wall where he felt safer. On one morning when he had failed to return to his bed before the others woke, the way they looked at him made him feel even less safe.{{Ref/Reuse|HEP2}} As time passed Déjà taught he and the others [[Wikipedia:Algebra|algebra]], [[Wikipedia:Trigonometry|trigonometry]], and the history of numerous battles and the rulers they happened at the direction of.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFOR5}} Human history classes included a module devoted to [[Earth]] in which they were shown images of [[Wikipedia:Whale|whale]]s.<ref name="HSS27">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', ''Chapter 27''</ref> Through simulations the trainees learned to pilot various crafts, including the predecessors and variants of the [[GA-TL1 Longsword]].<ref name="HEP9">''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'', ''[[Pariah]]'', ''Chapter 9''</ref> These simulations even included what to do in the event of a crash landing.{{Ref/Reuse|HEP9}} By mid-[[2519]], Soren had been taught how to string a trip line, fire a rifle, and treat a chest wound.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFOR5}} Much of the Spartans' early training took place at [[Military Reservation 01478-B]], known as "Painland" to the soldiers made to endure exercises there.<ref name="HTFOR27">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 27''</ref> Training often involved obstacle courses and mock patrols, and Soren was quick to figure out the best ways through the former and could fade quickly into bushes and undergrowth while on the latter.<ref name="HEP2">''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'', ''[[Pariah]]'', ''Chapter 2''</ref> Mendez tricked, trapped, and tortured the children to the point where they hated, but then eventually, admired him.<ref name="HGOO6">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', ''Chapter 6''</ref> Soren and the others regularly made covert treks to [[Camp Hathcock]] in the [[Highland Mountains]] to pilfer food and supplies.<ref name="HTFOR24">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 24''</ref> Training in the Highland Mountains was split between Painland, facilities within [[CASTLE Base]], and [[Highlands|another location]].<ref name="FS19">''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', ''Chapter 19''</ref><ref name="HRH">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', ''[[Highlands]]''</ref> At these locations, Soren and the others began to be tested against a company of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|orbital drop shock trooper]]s in jungle maneuvers.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS7}} Amazingly, the children, who averaged around eight years old, often won.<ref name="HSS7">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', ''Chapter 7''</ref> By the time Soren and the rest had all reached that age they had already earned every combat rating.<ref name="HSS4">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', ''Chapter 4''</ref> At some point during their training, Soren and the others accompanied Mendez to the colony of [[Emerald Cove]], where they were given a mission that involved spending time underwater.{{Ref/Reuse|HFS24}} Mendez sabotaged half the air tanks provided to the trainees, and in response they ended up stealing his. Afterwards, they all ditched the Chief for a whole week while they camped on an island with nothing to do but light bonfires, eat [[Wikipedia:Clam|clam]]s and [[Wikipedia:Calamari|calamari]], and surf.<ref name="HFS24">''[[Halo: First Strike]], ''Chapter 24''</ref>  
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On [[2525#March|March 9]] of that year Soren and the other Spartan-II candidates were transported to [[Medical Facility Endurance]] in orbit over [[Reach]] in order to undergo the series of invasive procedures designed to physically, chemically, and genetically augment their bodies.<ref name="HTFORTAS">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''</ref><ref name="HTFOR6">''[[The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 6''</ref><ref name="H5GL">''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', John-117's loadout</ref> They had their heads shaved, intravenous lines inserted to deliver a [[Drugs|sedative]], and incision vectors lasered onto their bodies.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFOR6}} Other medications administered beginning on this date included [[Wikipedia:Dopamine|dopamine]] for hemodynamic support and a [[Wikipedia:Tacrolimus|tacrolimus]]/[[Wikipedia:Mycophenolate|mycophenolate mofetil]] combination for immunosuppression.<ref name="Scanned">''[[Scanned]]''</ref> The various augmentations, under the purview of [[Project ASTER|Project: ASTER]], were carried out the following day, though some preliminary work had begun by 1552 hours on the ninth.{{Ref/Reuse|HFORBC}}<ref name="DHPJA1">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''April 1, 2525''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|HOSFM83}} With the assistance of surgeons, biotechnicians, and automated robotic machinery, the surgical procedures the recruits endured included occipital capillary reversals, the carbide ceramic ossification of their bones, the insertion of catalytic platinum [[Wikipedia:thyroid gland|thyroid implant]]s, injections to enhance muscle strength and endurance, and the fibrification of their neural dendrites to make them superconductive.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFOR6}} They also were treated with [[Wikipedia:Gene therapy|gene therapy]] and underwent [[Wikipedia:Transgene|transgenic hybridization]].<ref name="HOSFM83">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', ''page 83''</ref> During the myriad surgeries Soren dreamed that he was back in the forest again but in addition to contending with the cold and hunger, he was being stalked by a strange, hulking, almost-human, deformed creature.{{Ref/Reuse|HEP4}} Even in the dream he felt half-asleep—walking to keep away from the creature whilst grabbing what he could from the ground to eat. He eventually took a wrong turn and found his path forward blocked, which allowed his pursuer to pluck him off the ground and hurl him through tree limbs and branches. As he seemingly died in the dream, he awoke to find himself looking up at surgeons. One of them waved fingers over his eyes but he had trouble following them instantaneously. The surgeon questioned whether he was supposed to be as he presently was before there was a flurry of movement and shouting and he slipped back into another nightmare. Before he woke again Soren was returned to the Spartan compound on Reach.<ref name="HEP4">''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'', ''[[Pariah]]'', ''Chapter 4''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|HTFORTAS}} Still dreaming, he imagined he was seated in a chair and unable to move anything but his eyes. He then realized the chair was actually a bed he way lying in and that it was his mother's. His stepfather entered the bedroom.
On [[2525#March|March 9]] of that year Soren and the other Spartan-II candidates were transported to [[Medical Facility Endurance]] in orbit over [[Reach]] in order to undergo the series of invasive procedures designed to physically, chemically, and genetically augment their bodies.<ref name="HTFORTAS">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''</ref><ref name="HTFOR6">''[[The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 6''</ref><ref name="H5GL">''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', John-117's loadout</ref> They had their heads shaved, intravenous lines inserted to deliver a [[Drugs|sedative]], and incision vectors lasered onto their bodies.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFOR6}} Other medications administered beginning on this date included [[Wikipedia:Dopamine|dopamine]] for hemodynamic support and a [[Wikipedia:Tacrolimus|tacrolimus]]/[[Wikipedia:Mycophenolate|mycophenolate mofetil]] combination for immunosuppression.<ref name="Scanned">''[[Scanned]]''</ref> The various augmentations, under the purview of [[Project ASTER|Project: ASTER]], were carried out the following day, though some preliminary work had begun by 1552 hours on the ninth.{{Ref/Reuse|HFORBC}}<ref name="DHPJA1">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''April 1, 2525''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|HOSFM83}} With the assistance of surgeons, biotechnicians, and automated robotic machinery, the surgical procedures the recruits endured included occipital capillary reversals, the carbide ceramic ossification of their bones, the insertion of catalytic platinum [[Wikipedia:thyroid gland|thyroid implant]]s, injections to enhance muscle strength and endurance, and the fibrification of their neural dendrites to make them superconductive.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFOR6}} They also were treated with [[Wikipedia:Gene therapy|gene therapy]] and underwent [[Wikipedia:Transgene|transgenic hybridization]].<ref name="HOSFM83">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', ''page 83''</ref> During the myriad surgeries Soren dreamed that he was back in the forest again but in addition to contending with the cold and hunger, he was being stalked by a strange, hulking, almost-human, deformed creature.{{Ref/Reuse|HEP4}} Even in the dream he felt half-asleep—walking to keep away from the creature whilst grabbing what he could from the ground to eat. He eventually took a wrong turn and found his path forward blocked, which allowed his pursuer to pluck him off the ground and hurl him through tree limbs and branches. As he seemingly died in the dream, he awoke to find himself looking up at surgeons. One of them waved fingers over his eyes but he had trouble following them instantaneously. The surgeon questioned whether he was supposed to be as he presently was before there was a flurry of movement and shouting and he slipped back into another nightmare. Before he woke again Soren was returned to the Spartan compound on Reach.<ref name="HEP4">''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'', ''[[Pariah]]'', ''Chapter 4''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|HTFORTAS}} Still dreaming, he imagined he was seated in a chair and unable to move anything but his eyes. He then realized the chair was actually a bed he way lying in and that it was his mother's. His stepfather entered the bedroom.
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During this dream another figure, his dead and rotting mother, was in the same bed, when a sudden wash of pain, like broken glass being worked into his veins, woke him up again. When he awoke, he was restrained to the bed. Soren tore himself from his restraints and attempted to run. A doctor attempted to give Soren a hypodermic injection, but he broke the man's wrist, stabbed another doctor in the neck with the needle and punched a third as he fled, sending him flying into a wall. During his escape, he was stopped by [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] and a squad of UNSC marines armed with tranquilizer darts.
During this dream another figure, his dead and rotting mother, was in the same bed, when a sudden wash of pain, like broken glass being worked into his veins, woke him up again. When he awoke, he was restrained to the bed. Soren tore himself from his restraints and attempted to run. A doctor attempted to give Soren a hypodermic injection, but he broke the man's wrist, stabbed another doctor in the neck with the needle and punched a third as he fled, sending him flying into a wall. During his escape, he was stopped by [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] and a squad of UNSC marines armed with tranquilizer darts.
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When Mendez and his Marines found the wreckage, relatively little was left, the only thing of note being Partch's burned body. Dr. Halsey told Mendez that she believed Soren had survived the crash, but due to his upbringing in the woods, Soren would not be found unless he wanted to be. Halsey had Mendez give up the search, arguing that Soren was no threat to them: he was not a [[Treason|traitor]], just a lost soul. Without a body, Soren was officially declared [[missing in action]].
When Mendez and his Marines found the wreckage, relatively little was left, the only thing of note being Partch's burned body. Dr. Halsey told Mendez that she believed Soren had survived the crash, but due to his upbringing in the woods, Soren would not be found unless he wanted to be. Halsey had Mendez give up the search, arguing that Soren was no threat to them: he was not a [[Treason|traitor]], just a lost soul. Without a body, Soren was officially declared [[missing in action]].
==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances==
===Silver Timeline===
{{Main|Soren-066/Silver}}
Soren is a privateer at the [[The Rubble|fringes]] of human civilization. His fate eventually brings him into conflict with his former military masters and his old friend, the [[John-117/Silver|Master Chief]].{{Ref/Site|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=2022}}


==Production notes==
==Production notes==
[[File:Soren.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Bokeem Woodbine is best known for his portrayal of Mike Milligan on the show ''Fargo''.]]
Soren is reminiscent of [[Wikipedia:Ephialtes of Trachis|Ephialtes of Trachis]] as he is portrayed in the graphic novel and film ''[[Wikipedia:300 (film)|300]].'' Both are deformed and unfit for battle, and betray the Spartans after they refuse to let them serve. In ''Pariah'', he is referred to as '''Soren-66'''; however, SPARTAN naming conventions would mean he was actually known as '''Soren-066'''.
Soren is reminiscent of [[Wikipedia:Ephialtes of Trachis|Ephialtes of Trachis]] as he is portrayed in the graphic novel and film ''[[Wikipedia:300 (film)|300]].'' Both are deformed and unfit for battle, and betray the Spartans after they refuse to let them serve. In ''Pariah'', he is referred to as '''Soren-66'''; however, SPARTAN naming conventions would mean he was actually known as '''Soren-066'''.


==Trivia==
On [[2019#August|August 2, 2019]] [[Showtime]] revealed that in the [[Halo: The Television Series|television series]] the network is airing Soren-066 will be played by [[Wikipedia:Emmy Award|Emmy nominee]] [[Bokeem Woodbine]].<ref name="NBSBNK">[https://showtimenetworks.tumblr.com/post/186726789692/natascha-mcelhone-bokeem-woodbine-shabana-azmi '''Tumblr''' - ''Natascha McElhone, Bokeem Woodbine, Shabana Azmi, Bentley Kalu, Natasha Culzac and Kate Kennedy join the cast of Halo!'']</ref> The announcement described Soren as a morally complex privateer at the fringes of human civilization whose fate will bring him into conflict with his former military masters and his old friend, the Master Chief.{{Ref/Reuse|NBSBNK}}
*Much of Soren's background was used for his [[Silver Timeline]] [[Soren-066/Silver|counterpart]] as seen in ''[[Homecoming (TV Series)|Homecoming]]'' and ''[[Reach (TV Series)|Reach]]''.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

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