Talk:Edward Buck

Speculation
Does anyone else get the feeling that since Buck addressed Dare by her first name that the two of them were once close, either as friends or even lovers? No need to add any of this into the article (apart from a possible "speculation" sub-section), just thought I'd share my idea with you guys. Sith Alchemy 101 15:43, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

His blood is the same as the Spartans
In the trivia, it saids that Buck's blood type is O- and that it is the same as the Spartans.But the problem is that we don't even know one Spartan's blood type. Unless this is some new information that we just learned recently, I'm going to get rid of the second part of that peice of trivia. --SPARTAN-177 16:53, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Career service vitae
who keeps deleting the career service vitae and why. its perfectly good information taken from the bungie website itself and someone keeps deleting it. do i have to drop a reference or something? cuz if i do then tell me. Ace99 02:34, 18 August 2009 (UTC)


 * They aren't needed, their information is already present in the page, whilst The Rookie's CSV is [Classified] everywhere except for the fact that he is from the Moon.--  Fore  run  ner 

Possible second color?
In the travia, it saids that he dosen't have a secondary color, but if you go to The Squad page, you can see a greenish stripe going down his helmet.SPARTAN-177 03:58, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Well, no your wrong. Buck is all gray and please try to spell right.RvBrocks1 02:07, July 18, 2010 (UTC)

He couldn't have taken part in the SBH
In the article, it saids that he fought in the Second Battle of Harvest but that can't be possible because the SBH ended in 2526 while Buck enlisted in 2528, so the only Battle of Harvest he could have taken part in was the Third Battle of Harvest. SPARTAN-177 15:55, September 5, 2009 (UTC)

I noticed that Buck's armour had mk117 printed on the chestplate and that his blood typ was 0- and i added them to the trivia section but it was deleted almost straight away, why was this? Molotovsniper 19:14, September 7, 2009 (UTC)
 * Because it is not necessarily needed as an edit, at least not the way you wrote it. - Commander Silver Leaf.PNG Nìcmávr  ( Tálk ) 19:17, September 7, 2009 (UTC)

So why not rewrite it rather than just deleting it out of hand? Molotovsniper 19:25, September 7, 2009 (UTC)
 * Because it is a redundant info. Almost every ODST we encountered has blood type O.-  5 əb'7 aŋk (7alk ) 20:46, September 7, 2009 (UTC)

You don't know much about blood types then. O- is a rare blood type (6-7% of the poulation)-most ODSTs would be O+ or A+ And since some of the other pages have the blood types stated on them I thought it should be on here Molotovsniper 19:46, September 19, 2009 (UTC)

Add quotes from firefight
would be good eg "bam! said the lady!"


 * I agree, but for every character. I'd love to know some of the lines I hear Dutch or Johnson use that I can't make out. --24.63.181.248 23:22, September 26, 2009 (UTC)

The article says that he says "Bam! Said the lady!" in an episode of Firefly. In what episode of Firefly does he say that. I don't remember that. I do however know for sure he says it in an episode of Castle. But in that case the full line would be "Bam said the lady! Another best seller for me!"

Bucks a spartan!
I just noticed something, Buck was born in 2510, one year before most of the spartan II were born, I bet even some of the spartan II were born in 2510. They also say that if Buck were any better, he would be a spartan, so maybe buck is one of the 150 spartan II canidates. Jamesgg521 01:52, January 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * No--Chairman Jack the BlackCOGskull.jpg 02:19, January 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * That's possible, but that doesn't make him a Spartan.--Fluffball Gato 02:18, January 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Have you been surfing Halo Fanon? In any case, Buck isn't tall enough, nor does he have the apathy. Also, you'd think they'd want him in a MJOLNIR suit, where he could do even more damage than usual. --Do not insult me. 02:20, January 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Did any of you read his post?! He said maybe he was a candidate, not that he was augmented. --Fluffball Gato 02:24, January 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * In any case, I hardly doubt he's a Spartan, as if he is, why hide it? Why wear regular ODST armor, when he has a better chance of survival with the MJOLNIR armor? Unless its some crazy ONI thing...that's different. --Colonel Grade One.png  General5 7    talk    contribs    email   02:47, January 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I doubt he is an actual Spartan, but it's possible he was a candidate. --Fluffball Gato 03:02, January 22, 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes, thats what I meant, I just wasn't worring about the title, he is a canidate, not an actual spartan II.

I really believe that I am correct, so I`m going to post it. If you delete it, just remember it was your action when you find a terminal or something in Halo: Reach showing a list of all the spartan II canidates. including Buck!Jamesgg521 21:54, April 17, 2010 (UTC)

I'm going to say this as nice as possible, Jamesgg521. You are a retard. Buck is not a Spartan, he is an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper. Stop reading CommanderTony's stupid article on Halo Fanon, and look at canon. -- Sergeant Major Avery Johnson Chatter 22:02, April 17, 2010 (UTC)

No. He's not a spartan. But the program had something hundred candidates and only afew dozen chozen due to budget. The candidates were already genetically, mentally, and physically superior to the average. They weren't super humans, but they had a better chance of things such as healthy offspring, longer, healthier life, and surviving the war. Given that, it is highly likely that atleast one of the canidates who was passed up joined the marines, and later the ODSTs, survived the war, even Reach, and was hand chosen by Dare to lead his squad on her mission. I am not saying that he is a spartan, not even that he was a candidate. I am simply trying to state facts that I have found in the Halo cannon. It is equally likely that Buck is just some random bastard who joined the ODSTs and by coincidence has several things appear to point towards the above stated occurence.Kre &#39;Nunumee 16:52, May 1, 2010 (UTC)
 * Whoa man, it was possibility, and he decided to put it forward. No need to start insulting people. DarkbelowHGR   CommbandD  22:14, April 17, 2010 (UTC)

I agree with anyone who thinks he's a normal person (non spartan). Just saying.RvBrocks1 02:03, July 18, 2010 (UTC)

will Bucks have cameo in Reach ?
Meaning will he appear in person or is he only going to be a firefight voice ? Twomey1993 18:30, August 13, 2010 (UTC)

Nobody knows yet, but you never know with Bungie. As far as we know Master Chief, Cortana, Johnson, and Stacker could all appear in campaign, but all that is confirmed right now are there firefight voices.One who survived 19:52, August 27, 2010 (UTC)

Piecing
Did a bit of snooping and here's what I found.

""The last person who looked at me like that was the Captain and I asked her to marry me, so... you know.""

- Buck when stared at.

Should be noted? Tuckerscreator (stalk ) 13:11, 16 November 2010 (EST)


 * It should definitely be noted. On Coastal Highway, Buck says, "...couldn't even give a guy a yes or no answer!" A 'yes or no' answer? As would follow the words "Will you marry me?" --&quot;Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have.&quot; -Thomas Jefferson 13:20, 16 November 2010 (EST)

Gotcha. I'll add it in! Tuckerscreator (stalk ) 13:30, 16 November 2010 (EST)


 * I note that you added the information, but I'm lost here - where in the hell did that quote come from? - Black Mesa.jpg Halo-343   (Talk)  15:55, 16 November 2010 (EST)

It's under Edward Buck/Quotes. A random quote he spouts when stared. And it's been there for a while before. Tuckerscreator (stalk ) 18:21, 16 November 2010 (EST)

Buck/Veronica History
"Although the two parted on rough terms, at some point they reconciled and Buck even asked her to marry him, though Dare unfortunately remained silent, a decision that continued to haunt Buck throughout all of his career."

This is impossible, as described. Halo: New Blood Clearly indicates that, after the week on Castellaneta, Buck didn't run into Dare again until the operation on Sargasso. After the debriefing, it's clearly indicated that, again, the two never ran into each other until the mission in 2552. So, as I said, this, as worded, couldn't have happened. Toa Freak (talk) 17:31, 2 September 2015 (EDT)


 * The sentence above is actually a composite. The original version (which I wrote) was:

"At some point, Buck was in a romantic relationship with Veronica Dare, even asking her to marry him, though Dare unfortunately remained silent, a decision that continued to haunt Buck throughout all of his career."


 * That was based off of several quotes from ODST: (1. "The last person who looked at me like that was the Captain and I asked her to marry me, so... you know.", 2. Dare: "You don't really remember, that night? What you asked me in the morning?" Buck: "I remember not getting an answer.", 3. "So full of big ONI secrets, couldn't even give a guy a yes or no answer!"). Obviously all this was written before New Blood. Tuckerscreator (stalk ) 17:47, 2 September 2015 (EDT)

"Spartan" is not a rank
Buck's rank should be listed as Gunnery sergeant, not Spartan. Spartan is a classification of Soldier type, but it's not a rank.

For example:


 * John 117- is a Spartan II soldier, and has a Master Chief rank


 * Carter- is a Spartan III soldier, and has a Commander rank


 * Nobel 6- is a Spartan III soldier, and has a Lieutenant rank


 * Locke- is a Spartan IV soldier, and has a Lieutenant Commander rank

Listing Spartan as a rank is incorrect, as it's a soldier type. Spartan's have ranks within their soldier type, the title "spartan" itself is not a Rank. John 117, Carter, and Nobel 6's pages and many other spartan pages as well: All list their rank as an actual rank and not "spartan". Master Chief is a Spartan, but when working on the field with Marines he assumes the role of Master Chief Petty Officer like a normal soldier would.Editorguy (talk) 14:12, 26 April 2016 (EDT)


 * See here. -- NightHammer (talk)(contribs) 14:23, 26 April 2016 (EDT)