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{{quote|Sir, I think I got nicked.|Dante's final words.}} | {{quote|Sir, I think I got nicked.|Dante's final words.}} | ||
'''Dante-G188''' was a member of [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-III]] [[SPARTAN-III Gamma Company|Gamma Company]]. He was the demolitions expert of [[Team Saber]], one of the leading teams in Gamma Company. | '''Dante-G188''' was a member of [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-III]] [[SPARTAN-III Gamma Company|Gamma Company]]. He was the demolitions expert of [[Team Saber]], one of the leading teams in Gamma Company. It was said that he had "near magical abilities" when it came to explosives. He always knew when they would explode and when they would fail.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 116''</ref> | ||
It was said that he had "near magical abilities" when it came to explosives. He always knew when they would explode and when they would fail.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 116''</ref> | |||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
===Conscription=== | ===Conscription=== | ||
Dante | Dante was orphaned at a young age when the [[Covenant]] [[Glassing|glassed]] his homeworld. Possessing the requisite genetic profile for the [[SPARTAN-III program]], developed by [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]], Dante came into the attention of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] and, while between the ages of four and six, was convinced by an ONI recruiter to join the program to avenge his family. Following the activation of Gamma Company in [[2544|July 2544]],<ref>'''Halo Mythos''', ''page 76''</ref> Dante and the other SPARTAN-III candidates were trained in [[Camp Currahee]] on the classified planet [[Onyx]] by [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]], [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Kurt-051]], and surviving [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]] Spartan-IIIs [[Lucy-B091]] and [[Tom-B292]]. | ||
===Onyx Conflict=== | ===Onyx Conflict=== |