Linda-058: Difference between revisions

{{Era|UNSC|HCW|Post}}

{{Spartan infobox

|name=Linda-058

|fullname= Linda Pravdin

In May 2553, Linda and the rest of Blue Team were attached to the [[717th Xeno-Materials Exploitation Battalion]] sent to investigate a disturbance on the planet [[Gao]] and retrieve [[Intrepid Eye|a Forerunner ancilla]] housed on the planet.<ref name="Azure Noir">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-azure-noir '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Azure Noir'']</ref>

In the post-war years to follow, Blue Team—comprising Linda, Fred and Kelly—was redeployed to the outer edges of human space to eliminate remaining pockets of hostile Covenant resistance. These operations were highly classified and under ONI's direct oversight.<ref name="HWL58"/>

===Gamma Halo===

[[File:Blue Team Escalation1.png|thumb|250px|Linda and the rest of Blue Team onboard a GA-TL1 Longsword.]]

The portal transported the Spartans into a deserted Forerunner city, where they soon found the [[Composer's Forge]] and six intact Composers housed therein. The Didact confronted the Spartans and a firefight ensued as the Didact summoned an army of Promethean forces to the site. While Linda and the other Spartans battled the Prometheans, the Didact departed toward the portal, now in the possession of a new Composer and Installation 03—moved over the Forge by the [[monitor]] [[859 Static Carillon]]—which he planned to use against [[Earth]]. Blue Team pursued the Forerunner through the portal back to Gamma Halo. Upon their return to the surface, the Didact attacked the Spartans, intending to kill them personally.<ref name="HE9">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 9|Issue #9]]''</ref> Before he could kill John, Linda and Kelly attacked the Didact. He blasted Kelly away and tackled Linda to the ground, disabling the Spartans. However, before the Didact could finish them off, Static Carillon appeared behind the Forerunner and disabled him with his laser. Then the monitor teleported the Didact to Gamma Halo's [[Control Room (Installation 03)|control room]] to prevent him from killing the Spartans. While John went to pursue the Didact, Linda and the rest of Blue Team returned to their Longsword. After John succeeded in "containing" the Didact, Static Carillon teleported himself and John into Blue Team's Longsword. The monitor left to repair the ring while Blue Team returned to Earth.<ref name="HE10">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 10|Issue #10]]''</ref>

==Personality and description==

{{Quote|I can take care of myself. And I can take care of the team's back. I've never let you down, sir. I don't plan on doing so now.|Linda to [[John-117]] before [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]]<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 292'' (2003 edition)</ref>}}

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]].

==Equipment==

As of [[2558]], Linda wears the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Argus|Argus]] variant of [[Gen2|Mjolnir GEN2 armor]], which is specifically tailored for her role as a sniper.<ref name="warfare">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-conventional-warfare '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Conventional Warfare'']</ref> Her Spartan tag 058 is written in Braille on the left side of her armor chest. By 2558 her preferred weapon loadout is her custom-crafted [[SRS99-S5 AM sniper rifle]], [[Nornfang]], and an [[M6H magnum#Variant|M6H2 magnum]] sidearm.<ref name="gi h5g">[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/06/12/the-halo-5-guardians-cover-story.aspx?PostPageIndex=3 '''Game Informer''': ''The Halo 5: Guardians Cover Story'']</ref>

File:Linda on Meridian.png|Linda on Meridian in ''[[The Hunt Begins]]'' live-action trailer.

File:H5G-Linda Prep.png|Linda before Blue Team's assault on UNSC ''Argent Moon''.

File:H5G-Linda GI.jpg|Linda onboard UNSC ''Argent Moon'' in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.

File:H5G-Render-Linda.png|A render of Linda-058 in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.