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===Early career===

Linda adapted successfully to her [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentations]] in [[2525]], and recovered quickly enough that she was chosen for the [[SPARTAN-II]]s' [[Assault on Eridanus Secundus|first mission]] in the [[Eridanus system]]; at this point, the Spartans did not yet have their later-trademark [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|MJOLNIR armor]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 98'' (2010 edition)</ref> She, along with [[John-117]], [[Fred-104]], [[Sam-034]], and [[Kelly-087]] boarded the ''[[Laden]]'' and traveled to the insurgent asteroid base [[Eridanus Secundus]], where they infiltrated the facility and captured [[Robert Watts|Colonel Robert Watts]], the then-leader of the [[Insurrectionist#Eridanus cell|Eridanus rebels]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 114'' (2010 edition)</ref> By [[2531]], Blue Team had repeatedly disrupted the operations of the [[United Rebel Front]], including at [[Station Jefferson]], onboard the destroyer ''[[Origami]]'', in [[Wikipedia:Micronesia|Micronesia]], and at a high-explosives manufacturing facility at an unspecified location.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 37''</ref> On [[2531|May 1, 2531]], [[Blue Team]], then consisting of Linda, Kelly, Fred, John, and [[Kurt-051]], had [[Raid on Camp New Hope|infiltrated]] a URF military base on [[Victoria]], [[Camp New Hope]]. However, the Insurrectionists successfully ambushed Linda, Kelly, Fred, and John using an [[antigravity plate]] which disabled the Spartans.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 35''</ref> Before the rebels could interrogate the Spartans, Kurt freed Blue Team using a [[M12 Warthog]] and [[Asteroidea anti-personnel mine]]s. However, the rescue resulted in the death of the high-ranking rebel leader [[Howard Graves|General Howard Graves]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 41''</ref>

==Personality and description==

Linda is notorious for her unparalleled abilities with the sniper rifle; John-117 and [[Fred-104]] have noted on several occasions that she makes sniping seem like an art. She never requires a [[Sniper-spotter team|spotter]], and her accuracy allows her to pull off remarkable shots: on one occasion, she was able to take out several Covenant [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]] in mid-flight by firing between the gaps between the upper and lower sections. In addition, she once eliminated two targets so quickly that even the Master Chief couldn't tell who she had targeted first. She is notably the quietest member of Blue Team, excluding John, and has been labeled as a "lone wolf". John once described her as the emotionally "strongest" Spartan, as she does not rely on other members of her squad for advocating support on or off the battlefield.<ref name="fs150">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 150'' (2003 edition); ''page 185'' (2010 edition) (''"Linda had been unique among the Spartans with her blood red hair and dark emerald eyes, but her appearance was not what set her apart. She was the unit's best sniper-scout and could hit targets the rest of them couldn't. While the other Spartans preferred to operate as a team, Linda was content to separate, hide and post in some remote location, and wait for days for the single, critical shot that could turn the tide of battle. Although snipers in the UNSC were always trained to function in pairs, a shooter and a spotter, Linda was the exception to that rule--she had proven time and again that she was most effective on her own. If any one of the Spartans could be called a "lone wolf,". In many ways that made her the strongest of them all."'')</ref> She is also a practitioner of [[Zen]].

File:Linda 058.jpg|Linda dual-wielding M6 pistols.

File:HE8_-_Linda.png|Linda in ''Halo: Escalation''.

File:Blue Team Escalation.jpg|Fred, Kelly, and Linda in 2557.

File:Halo Escalation Team Black dead.jpg|Fred and Linda find the corpses of Team Black on Installation 03.