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[[Sadie's Story|At one point]] before the drop, Dare contacted the [[NMPD Headquarters]], asking the [[communications duty officer]] there to go against [[Kinsler|Commissioner Kinsler]]'s orders and turn the Superintendent back on. They soon started an argument, and after Dare threatened to fire the officer for insubordination, the enraged communications officer hung up on her.<ref>'''[[Sadie's Story]]''', ''[[Audio Log|Audio Log 22, Circle 8, Arc 1]]''</ref> | [[Sadie's Story|At one point]] before the drop, Dare contacted the [[NMPD Headquarters]], asking the [[communications duty officer]] there to go against [[Kinsler|Commissioner Kinsler]]'s orders and turn the Superintendent back on. They soon started an argument, and after Dare threatened to fire the officer for insubordination, the enraged communications officer hung up on her.<ref>'''[[Sadie's Story]]''', ''[[Audio Log|Audio Log 22, Circle 8, Arc 1]]''</ref> | ||
Moments before the ODSTs' drop, Dare took command of the squad led by Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck, causing some confusion among the squad members, and told him that infiltrating the ''Solemn Penance'' was not their mission anymore.<ref name="PtD"/> During the drop, she ordered the squad to change their [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|drop pods]]' course at the last moment so they could perform her mission, just as the ship entered [[Slipstream space|slipspace]], damaging the city and releasing a large [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] wave which disabled the pods' electronic systems and scattered them throughout the city. Dare's pod landed in [[Tayari Plaza]]. However, she was unable to leave her pod due to the damage it had sustained during the drop. She then radioed Buck for help. Before Buck arrived to her location, Dare somehow got out of the pod before a Covenant [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] arrived. When he arrived at the pod, he found it to be empty; he presumed her dead when he saw her helmet in the grasp of an [[Huragok]] | Moments before the ODSTs' drop, Dare took command of the squad led by Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck, causing some confusion among the squad members, and told him that infiltrating the ''Solemn Penance'' was not their mission anymore.<ref name="PtD"/> During the drop, she ordered the squad to change their [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|drop pods]]' course at the last moment so they could perform her mission, just as the ship entered [[Slipstream space|slipspace]], damaging the city and releasing a large [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] wave which disabled the pods' electronic systems and scattered them throughout the city. Dare's pod landed in [[Tayari Plaza]]. However, she was unable to leave her pod due to the damage it had sustained during the drop. She then radioed Buck for help. Before Buck arrived to her location, Dare somehow got out of the pod before a Covenant [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] arrived. When he arrived at the pod, he found it to be empty; he presumed her dead when he saw her helmet in the grasp of an [[Huragok]]. Thinking the creature would kill Buck, [[Romeo]] killed it and in the resulting explosion her helmet was launched through a window and into the viewscreen where [[the Rookie]] would later find it lodged.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Tayari Plaza (level)|Tayari Plaza]]''</ref> | ||
Six hours after the drop, Dare had made her way to sub-level 9 of the [[Superintendent]]'s [[New Mombasa Data Center|data center]]. Following her trail was the Rookie; Dare was surprised to see him as he arrived. With him, she made her way to the core, explaining to the Rookie that their original mission was to retrieve crucial information that the Superintendent had on [[Portal at Voi|a seismic anomaly]] prior to the Covenant invasion. The mission, however, would have been suicide to go alone, as Dare needed a team behind her. As there were only two ODSTs battling through Covenant forces, Dare was impressed with the Rookie, amazed he survived alone in the city.<ref name="hive">'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Data Hive]]''</ref> | Six hours after the drop, Dare had made her way to sub-level 9 of the [[Superintendent]]'s [[New Mombasa Data Center|data center]]. Following her trail was the Rookie; Dare was surprised to see him as he arrived. With him, she made her way to the core, explaining to the Rookie that their original mission was to retrieve crucial information that the Superintendent had on [[Portal at Voi|a seismic anomaly]] prior to the Covenant invasion. The mission, however, would have been suicide to go alone, as Dare needed a team behind her. As there were only two ODSTs battling through Covenant forces, Dare was impressed with the Rookie, amazed he survived alone in the city.<ref name="hive">'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Data Hive]]''</ref> | ||
[[File:Hurag encounter.png|thumb|right|300px|Dare and the Rookie meeting the Huragok in the data center.]] | [[File:Hurag encounter.png|thumb|right|300px|Dare and the Rookie meeting the Huragok in the data center.]] | ||
When they got to the data center's infrastructure, she discovered a [[ | When they got to the data center's infrastructure, she discovered a Huragok called [[Quick to Adjust]]<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2997288_Is-there-an-actual-name-for-Vergil.aspx#post2997288 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Is there an actual name for Vergil?'']</ref> that she initially believed was trying to harm the Superintendent and its subroutine [[Vergil]]. Upon further investigation, she had realized Quick was actually trying to help the Superintendent by repairing it. Her investigation also led her to believe that the Huragok was assimilating the Superintendent's data in order to help the UNSC discover the Covenant's intentions for the city. With the data secure inside Quick, the Rookie and Dare began an attempt to evacuate to the surface.<ref name="hive"/> | ||
The trio rendezvoused with Buck, who had figured out where Dare was, just as the [[Jiralhanae]] started swarming the core.<ref name="hive"/> Once they reached an [[elevator]], Dare punched him in the face for "abandoning the mission". Buck complained that she was missing and his squad was scattered, only for Dare to spontaneously kiss him for coming back; they both became embarrassed with the Rookie and | The trio rendezvoused with Buck, who had figured out where Dare was, just as the [[Jiralhanae]] started swarming the core.<ref name="hive"/> Once they reached an [[elevator]], Dare punched him in the face for "abandoning the mission". Buck complained that she was missing and his squad was scattered, only for Dare to spontaneously kiss him for coming back; they both became embarrassed with the Rookie and Quick, looking on. Upon getting back to the surface, they discovered more Covenant ships coming out of Slipspace over New Mombasa. Dare was dismayed that Buck neglected to mention it; he snapped that he was too busy watching out for Quick; they argued to the point where Dare confessed that she'd thought she'd never see him again. Quick then grabbed their attention by getting into an [[Olifant]], quickly repairing it and honking its horn for their attention. They made their way across the coastal highway to the [[Phantom]] the squad had stolen previously, allowing the squad and Vergil to escape the city, as the Covenant began to [[glassing|glass]] it. As they flew away, Buck asked Dare if they can have a relationship again; she held his hand and told him, "Win this war...then ask me that again".<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Coastal Highway]]''</ref> | ||
A month later, [[Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] granted [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]] clearance to interrogate the Huragok, currently held in an [[ONI orbital facility]], as to what the Covenant were looking for on Earth. Dare warned Johnson to be gentle with their ally. As they entered the room where the Huragok was being guarded by the squad, | A month later, [[Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] granted [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]] clearance to interrogate the Huragok, currently held in an [[ONI orbital facility]], as to what the Covenant were looking for on Earth. Dare warned Johnson to be gentle with their ally. As they entered the room where the Huragok was being guarded by the squad, Quick was in the process of accessing the [[Covenant Battle Network]]. Johnson tossed Quick his lighter; Dare warned him that the creature was very flammable; Johnson cut straight to the chase, telling Quick to answer his questions as to why the Covenant were "digging".<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', ''[[Coastal Highway|Epilogue]]''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||