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Palmer takes great pride in being a Spartan, to the point of looking down on the conventional military branches; despite her own ODST roots, she is frequently shown to have rather low expectations of ordinary infantry. In contrast, she has very high expectations for her Spartans, especially those of Fireteams [[Fireteam Crimson|Crimson]] and Majestic. | Palmer takes great pride in being a Spartan, to the point of looking down on the conventional military branches; despite her own ODST roots, she is frequently shown to have rather low expectations of ordinary infantry. In contrast, she has very high expectations for her Spartans, especially those of Fireteams [[Fireteam Crimson|Crimson]] and Majestic. | ||
Palmer typically performs her job in a no-nonsense manner and doesn't hesitate to dress down her fellow Spartans when they fail to meet her expectations. Several times, she called out [[Fireteam Majestic]]'s leader [[Paul DeMarco]] in front of his own team. Spartan Miller once remarked that it's rare for Palmer to praise anyone under her command. At the same time though, she does have her own dry sense of humor, which she occasionally exhibits on the job. Furthermore, she takes pride in the Spartans under her command and encourages both cooperation and competition between the various Spartan Fireteams. She is also shown to have great respect for [[John-117]]; although she initially reacted to the Master Chief's presence with a teasing remark about his height, she later refused to follow Captain Del Rio's order to arrest the Chief for refusing to surrender Cortana. | Palmer typically performs her job in a no-nonsense manner and doesn't hesitate to dress down her fellow Spartans when they fail to meet her expectations. Several times, she called out [[Fireteam Majestic]]'s leader [[Paul DeMarco]] in front of his own team. Spartan Miller once remarked that it's rare for Palmer to praise anyone under her command. At the same time though, she does have her own dry sense of humor, which she occasionally exhibits on the job. Furthermore, she takes pride in the Spartans under her command and encourages both cooperation and competition between the various Spartan Fireteams. She is also shown to have great respect for [[John-117]]; although she initially reacted to the Master Chief's presence with a teasing remark about his height, she later refused to follow Captain Del Rio's order to arrest the Chief for refusing to surrender Cortana. | ||
Palmer regards scientists with a general disdain, which is demonstrated by her frequent irritation when having to deal with science teams and her frequent usage of the derogatory term "eggheads". This is because she views those with an academic education as pretending to be more intelligent than herself, a perceived sense of superiority which in her view is not shared by her fellow military personnel.<ref name="Initiation1"/> She reserves particular contempt for Dr. Halsey, though this may be due to Halsey's reputation as well as the doctor's own lack of respect towards Palmer and the other SPARTAN-IVs. At the same time, she does give scientists credit when due. For example, she was genuinely impressed by Dr. Glassman when he enabled Fireteam Crimson to activate a pair of friendly Forerunner anti-aircraft guns to assist them against the Covenant. | Palmer regards scientists with a general disdain, which is demonstrated by her frequent irritation when having to deal with science teams and her frequent usage of the derogatory term "eggheads". This is because she views those with an academic education as pretending to be more intelligent than herself, a perceived sense of superiority which in her view is not shared by her fellow military personnel.<ref name="Initiation1"/> She reserves particular contempt for Dr. Halsey, though this may be due to Halsey's reputation as well as the doctor's own lack of respect towards Palmer and the other SPARTAN-IVs. At the same time, she does give scientists credit when due. For example, she was genuinely impressed by Dr. Glassman when he enabled Fireteam Crimson to activate a pair of friendly Forerunner anti-aircraft guns to assist them against the Covenant. | ||
When it comes to relationships with others, Palmer is shown to be rather reserved. The only two people she is known to have developed close personal ties to are her partner [[Edward Davis]] and Captain [[Thomas Lasky]]. When Davis was killed, Palmer mourned him and took it upon herself to recover his remains. She and Captain Lasky often refer to each other on a first-name basis, and Palmer shows a great deal of concern for his well-being. Most notably, Palmer's motivation for following ONI's orders to kill Dr. Halsey (besides genuinely believing that Halsey was a traitor) was to protect Lasky from being court-martialed for refusing to carry out the order, even when this meant outright ignoring Lasky's direct order to stand down. Later, she lies to Admiral Osman in order to protect Lasky, claiming that Majestic was sent as a backup team, not to stop her. | When it comes to relationships with others, Palmer is shown to be rather reserved. The only two people she is known to have developed close personal ties to are her partner [[Edward Davis]] and Captain [[Thomas Lasky]]. When Davis was killed, Palmer mourned him and took it upon herself to recover his remains. She and Captain Lasky often refer to each other on a first-name basis, and Palmer shows a great deal of concern for his well-being. Most notably, Palmer's motivation for following ONI's orders to kill Dr. Halsey (besides genuinely believing that Halsey was a traitor) was to protect Lasky from being court-martialed for refusing to carry out the order, even when this meant outright ignoring Lasky's direct order to stand down. Later, she lies to Admiral Osman in order to protect Lasky, claiming that Majestic was sent as a backup team, not to stop her. | ||
Palmer and Lasky's friendship is later strained due to the deaths of Paul DeMarco and several other SPARTAN-IVs on [[Ealen IV]]. When Lasky tries to talk to Palmer, she angrily lashes out at him and says she doesn't want to talk to him. The two eventually reconcile, following the battle at [[Oth Lodon]], with Palmer apologizing to Lasky for her outburst. | |||
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