User:Iota Eta Pi

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Tuesday, August 27, 2024,   UTC

Ι Η Π Iota Eta Pi

Joined Halopedia: June 20, 2011

"I know we're losing! I just want to know if we've lost."

- Catherine-B320 "Each one of these souls is finite and precious. And I'm close. Close to saving them all."

- The Librarian "I? I am a monument to all your sins..."

- Gravemind "Die? Didn't you know? Spartans never die."

- Kurt-051 "This galaxy is vast; its wonders and beauty are almost unfathomable. But the galaxy also hides dark secrets, some of which have lain dormant since the beginning of time itself. There is a danger in secrets, both in seeking and in knowing. Some things are meant to be hidden from view. Some mysteries defy understanding, and sometimes even the things we think we know are untrue. Some secrets should remain untouched."

- Cortana "You are, all of you, vermin! Cowering in the dirt, thinking... what, I wonder? That you might escape the coming fire? No! Your world will burn until its surface is but glass! And not even your Demon will live to creep - blackened - from its hole to mar the reflection of our passage, the culmination of our Journey. For your destruction is the will of the gods. And I? I am their instrument!"

- Prophet of Truth "Dear humanity: We regret being alien bastards. We regret coming to Earth. And we most definitely regret that the Corps just blew up our raggedy-ass fleet!"

- Avery Junior Johnson "Wake me...when you need me."

- John-117 "It is a poor soldier who insists on seeing things not as they are, but as he wants them to be. One day reality hits, and his illusions fail him, and he dies stupidly. What honor is there in that?"

- Thel 'Vadam "This boy could be more useful to the UNSC than a fleet of destroyers, a thousand Junior Grade Lieutenants -- or even me. In the end, the child may be the only thing that makes any difference."

- Catherine Elizabeth Halsey "Every member of the Covenant shall walk the path. None will be left behind when our Great Journey begins. That is the Prophets' age-old promise, and it shall be fulfilled!"

- Prophet of Regret

Biography
Hello, and welcome to my UserWiki! Just on a formal note, my name is Dan. There, introductions are over, now for the fun part. Basically, I'm in love with Halo. I'm not obsessed, nor am I the Halo equivalent to a Call of Duty fan-boy. I'm in love with the story. It's the perfect mix of everything anyone could ever love in a story. In all truth, anyone that doesn't like Halo probably hasn't payed any attention to the characters and events that have taken place in the fictional universe. It is a brilliant work of art in my eyes. Now, and I am ashamed to admit it, I haven't been around for the entirety of Halo's lifetime. I came around just before the release of Halo Wars when my friend introduced me to both the X-box 360 and Halo 3. I immediately got an X-box and Halo 3. (Actually, I bought Halo 3: ODST, thinking it was Halo 3. I was so disappointed with myself when I played it for the first time!) Once Halo: Reach came out, I started to become very involved with the Halo universe. I am now a wealth of Halo knowledge. There is possibly nothing I couldn't answer regarding the Halo universe.

About My Username
Now, you may be wondering, what the hell does Iota Eta Pi mean? Well it's a joke... My sad attempt at a joke. (Well I think it's funny!) Anyway, they are three Greek letters: Iota ( Ιι ) Eta ( Ηη ) and Pi ( Ππ ). Iota is pronounced "yah-tuh", Eta is pronounced "ee-tuh", and Pi is obviously pronounced "pie." So, when you say it together, it sounds similar to the phrase "you oughtta' eat a pie!" Clever, right? ... Don't laugh at me.

Coral
Daniel, born on May 24, 2534, was the child of a financially struggling, middle class civilian family on Earth. In 2545, he was abducted into the SPARTAN-III Program. Most believe that Gamma Company was the last SPARTAN-III company to have existed. The Office of Naval Intelligence, however, created a final, classified company, consisting of ten specially trained, specially augmented children. Daniel was one of these children abducted into the SPARTAN-III Omega Company. They were given random service numbers between 1 and 300 so there would be no suspicion as to why there were so few Spartans being trained in the company, in case of a leak to the public or a lower branch of the military. Trained on the planet Coral, more brutally and mercilessly than any Spartan-II or Spartan-III, Daniel and the other nine Spartans became the absolute best soldiers the UNSC could ever have. He was given the service tag Daniel-O225 after the augmentations were given to him.

Reach
In May of 2552, Daniel along with two other Spartans under his command, Justin-O193 and Crystal-O161, were deployed to Reach as part of a defense maneuver, in case of any Covenant attack. By July, the Covenant found Reach and began their assault. Daniel, Justin and Crystal, known as Omega Company Red Team, significantly helped during the Fall of Reach. Red Team single-handedly destroyed the Life-giving Virtue and two s, the Fist of Righteousness and the Never-ending Light. Red Team could operate with the effectiveness of an entire UNSC fleet, and in half the time. It was not until Operation: GRAND FINALE, the UNSC's first attempt at Operation: UPPER CUT, that Omega Company Red Team had it's first defeat. They attempted to use Anchor 9's last three HORNET Mines to destroy the Long Night of Solace. Instead of hijacking a smaller ship and board the Solace, like during Operation: UPPER CUT, Red Team directly boarded the supercarrier. The three Spartans, with their immense strength, intelligence and teamwork, thought they would get the job done as cleanly as they had their other missions. While planting the HORNETs, fourteen Sangheili warriors, thirteen Zealots led by one Field Marshal, sneaked into the engine room and launched a surprise skirmish on Red Team. Daniel, realizing the overwhelming force of the Sangheili warriors, signaled for maneuver Alpha-12. Justin and Crystal acknowledged. They threw their faux grenades down and they detonated. There was no explosion, just smoke, a booming sound, and shrapnel to simulate an explosion. The three jumped forward, grabbing three of the Sangheili by the neck and dragging them backwards into the smoke. They swiftly killed them, grabbed their energy swords and sprung forward, past the rest of the Covenant warriors. They ran out and Daniel called for an evac. Crystal realized that the mine had been prepared, they hadn't had time to activate it. Without warning the others, she went back to activate it alone. Daniel-O225 and Justin-O193 had ran a mile before noticing she had left. Daniel, after evacuating in a pelican with Justin, notified ONI and she had been declared MIA as per ONI Directive 930. The HORNET never detonated, and Crystal-O161 was never seen by human eyes again.

Earth
Once they were evacuated, the remnants of Red Team were sent to Earth. There, Daniel and Justin were began rigorous training exorcises to make sure that nothing like the incident on the Long Night of Solace would ever happen again, after which Daniel was promoted to the rank of Senior Chief Petty Officer. On October 18, 2552, the rest of Omega Company; Red Team, Blue Team, Black Team and White Team, gathered on the orbital defense platform Shanghai Station due to ONI having suspicions that the Covenant secretly knew the location of Earth. Coincidentally, on October 20, the Covenant arrived at Earth. Shanghai Station was the first ODP to be boarded, and Omega Company quickly went to work. They quickly neutralized all Covenant on the station and were soon ordered by Colonel Ackerson, the head of the SPARTAN-III Program, to drop to Earth in the SOEIVs that were supposed to be used by the ODSTs on board. Unfortunately, there were only eight that could be in Shanghai Station at one time. Daniel, being the highest ranked of Omega Company, ordered the rest of the team to take an SOEIV and drop to Earth, except for Justin-O193. Once the team departed after readying themselves for multiple firefights, Daniel told Justin to enter his pod, and drop as normal. Justin got in and as he was preparing to drop, Daniel grasped onto the backside of it. Justin's SOEIV fell toward Earth, and Daniel held on with almost no effort at all. As they were dropping, both Daniel and Justin noticed that the flagship of the small invading fleet was making an inter-atmospheric slipspace jump over the city of New Mombasa, and, as it just so happened, all eight drop pods and Daniel landed on the ship, and the portal closed, sealing them off from the universe they knew.

Slipstream Space
Omega Company dared not move. The physics of slipstream space were strange, and no one really knew how they worked. Daniel knew that they had to get into the Penance as soon as possible, as objects could not travel in a straight line in the extra dimension for very long. At any moment, any of them could be instantly transported to any point in slipspace. The only way to be sure they would stay with the carrier was to be in it. Daniel needed a way into the ship. The SOEIVs were lodged into the energy shielding of the Penance, so Daniel used this to his advantage. He swiftly pushed each drop pod through and let himself fall into the last hole. Now inside the energy barrier, Daniel ordered Justin to come out of his HEV. Justin was the only Spartan in Omega Company to be involved with the top-secret project GUNGNIR. His armor was integrated with advanced technology that had been developed in the classified program. He had a CBRN/HU/RS attached onto his helmet, a video camera "eye" on the left side of his face and, most importantly, a Spartan Laser built into each of his palms. Each battery was good for up to five shots on the highest power setting, but turned on low it could emit a steady beam that could melt through anything known to man, and hopefully the Covenant alloy that the assault carrier was composed of. Justin turned both lasers on and started to burn through the ship's hull. It took about ten minutes, but it eventually ate through. Justin then punched through the now weakened metal and managed to tear a hole just large enough for all of them to slip through one at a time. When they all got through, along with all of the gear they had stored in their SOEIVs Daniel tore a Covenant barricade into a sheet and had Justin weld it over the hole to stop the atmospheric leak. The Spartans couldn't stay in this chamber forever. The Covenant would eventually find them, and even with the incredible training Omega Company had, they had almost no resources and there were thousands of troops on the ship. To put it simply, they were out numbered seven hundred to one. The only thing they could do is attempt to take over the Covenant assault carrier. They needed a plan, as hijacking the bridge of the Penance would be no easy task. They reviewed their equipment that they had taken with them onto their drop pods. They came out with a total of one assault rifle, four battle rifles, two submachine guns, two shotguns, one sniper rifle, one Spartan Laser, one rocket launcher, six M6D Pistols, twenty-seven fragmentation grenades and two bubble shields, trip mines and active camouflages. Each soldier also had their own personal, and customized, combat knife. Daniel preferred a simple knife, elongated about two inches. The teams assassin, Rayu-O063 had two combat knives that were thinned to resemble a needle, and they were both balanced for throwing. He was a genius with them, able to kill a Sangheili warrior from a hundred meters away with one elegant throw. Once the Spartans had their gear, they set off into the bowels of the Solemn Penance. ~To Be Continued~

Music
Just in case you felt like listening to something! (Keep in mine these songs are NOT from Halo... Well, except for two.)

1. The Weight of the Sea - We Are Defiance YOTztIP2HDA&ob

2. Blow Me Away - Breaking Benjamin 5yHuuBZgif0

3. The Diary of Jane - Breaking Benjamin DWaB4PXCwFU&ob

4. Connected - Hoobastank KuqFPBqXGbE

5. Paper Wings - Rise Against LIP4Q_L5iCM