Naiya Ray

For the UNSC officer, see Ray (UNSC officer).

Naiya Ray is a SPARTAN-IV supersoldier and a member of Fireteam Jackknife.

Biography
Prior to her transferring into Spartan branch, Naiya Ray served for four years as a signals intelligence (SIGINT) specialist.

Ealen IV
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 for Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood and Kaidon Thel 'Vadam on a diplomatic mission to Ealen IV. While Hood and 'Vadam were negotiating with the Jiralhanae Chieftain Lydus, a Covenant splinter group 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.

Inside the plasma facility, Captain 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 reestablish 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 Banshees, they observed several Covenant aircraft approach the redoubt.

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.

Escala III
Naiya later accompanied Lasky to Castiglione, capital of Escala III, to find an investigative journalist, Petra Janecek, to help them flush out the mole who gave away their location on Ealen IV.

Equipment
Ray wears the Infiltrator variant of the MJOLNIR GEN2 armor.

Trivia
Ray's first name may suggest she's of Arabic origin.

List of appearances

 * Halo: Escalation