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{{Character | {{Character infobox | ||
|name= Gretchen Ketola | |variant=Human | ||
|image= [[File:Gretchen.png|300px]] | |name=Gretchen Ketola | ||
|homeworld= | |image=[[File:Gretchen.png|300px]] | ||
|birth= | |homeworld=[[Harvest]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p97|Enc22|Page=97}} | ||
|death= | |birth=[[2520|May 14, 2520]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p97}} | ||
| | |death= | ||
|causeofdeath= | |||
|parents= | |||
|siblings= | |||
|spouses=[[Taylor Miles]] (Before [[2552]]-) | |||
|children= | |||
|species=[[Human]] | |species=[[Human]] | ||
|gender=Female | |gender=Female | ||
|height= | |height={{Convert|203.2|cm|ftin}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p97}} | ||
|hair= Blonde | |mass={{Convert|109.3|kg|lb}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p97}} | ||
|eyes= Blue | |hair=Blonde | ||
|eyes=Blue | |||
|affiliation=*[[UNSC Marine Corps]] {{C|former}} | |||
**[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] | |||
*[[Spartan Operations]] | |||
**[[SPARTAN-IV program]]<ref name="Bad Blood">'''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'''</ref> | |||
|rank=[[Spartan]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p97}} | |||
|sn=72831-500211-GK{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p97}} | |||
|notable= | |notable= | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|Give her credit: Gretchen was as tough a Marine as you ever saw.|Romeo discussing Gretchen}} | {{Quote|Give her credit: Gretchen was as tough a Marine as you ever saw.|Romeo discussing Gretchen}} | ||
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Prior to [[2552]], Gretchen served in the same unit as Dutch and his friend [[Kojo Agu|Kojo "Romeo" Agu]]. At some point, she and Dutch developed a romantic relationship and later married. Gretchen enjoyed fighting, to the extent that she actually laughed in the midst of combat. However, her outlook changed when she stepped on an [[Insurrectionist]] landmine during a mission; her left leg was blown off by the resulting explosion. | Prior to [[2552]], Gretchen served in the same unit as Dutch and his friend [[Kojo Agu|Kojo "Romeo" Agu]]. At some point, she and Dutch developed a romantic relationship and later married. Gretchen enjoyed fighting, to the extent that she actually laughed in the midst of combat. However, her outlook changed when she stepped on an [[Insurrectionist]] landmine during a mission on [[Ballast]];{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p97}} her left leg was blown off by the resulting explosion.{{Ref/Reuse|is1}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} | ||
Before the [[Battle of Ariel]] in [[2552#January|January 2552]], she was still confined planetside because of her injury. She sent a message to Dutch, in which she informed him that there was an open position in a motor pool, and suggested that he should accept it. | Before the [[Battle of Ariel]] in [[2552#January|January 2552]], she was still confined planetside because of her injury. She sent a message to Dutch, in which she informed him that there was an open position in a motor pool, and suggested that he should accept it.{{Ref/Reuse|is1}} By October 2552, though she was looking forward to return to active service, the doctors predicted she would be confined to non-combat duties for the rest of her career.<ref name= "oni">'''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]''' ''- Dutch Interview''</ref> However, by [[2553]], she eventually retired from service. After [[Rookie|a friend and squadmate]] of Dutch's died during [[Draco III rebellion|a rebellion]] on [[Draco III]] in [[2554]], Dutch retired from service to be with Gretchen.<ref>'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', ''page 99''</ref> The two continued to contact their old squadmates and friends after their retirement, including [[Edward Buck]].<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 149''</ref> | ||
In [[2558]], Dutch and Gretchen unexpectedly resurfaced during the [[Created conflict]] when Buck, Romeo, Dare, [[Quick to Adjust|Vergil]] and [[Sadie Endesha]] visited the [[Spartan-IV training station]] to break out [[Michael Crespo|Mickey Crespo]]. After Buck was declared a rogue Spartan by the AI [[Leonidas]], in reality a rogue AI loyal to the [[Created]], Dutch and Gretchen came to his aid and explained that after Gretchen was given a new prosthetic, they had joined the [[SPARTAN-IV program]], having not told their friends in case the prosthetic didn't work. Dutch and Gretchen joined the reformed [[Alpha-Nine]] as they fled the station in a [[Condor]] to undertake a secret ONI mission.{{Ref/Reuse|Bad Blood}} | |||
==Equipment== | |||
As an ODST, Gretchen wore basic [[ODST armor]] with a tan chest piece.{{Ref/Reuse|is1}} After joining the SPARTAN-IV program alongside her husband, she was outfitted with the [[HELLJUMPER-class Mjolnir|Helljumper]] variant of the [[MJOLNIR GEN2]] armor, much like Dutch and the rest of Alpha-Nine.{{Ref/Reuse|Bad Blood}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Her blood type is A-. | *Her blood type is A-.{{Ref/Reuse|oni}} | ||
*Ketola's surname suggests she may be of Finnish ancestry. | *Ketola's surname suggests she may be of Finnish ancestry. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Gretchen fight.png|Gretchen with Romeo and Dutch. | File:Gretchen fight.png|Gretchen with Romeo and Dutch in ''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''. | ||
File:Gret.PNG|Gretchen is wounded by an Insurrectionist land mine. | |||
File:Gretchen live action.png|Dutch's memory of Gretchen, viewed through a [[neural marker]]. | File:Gretchen live action.png|Dutch's memory of Gretchen, viewed through a [[neural marker]]. | ||
File:Bad Blood cover art (Final).jpg|Gretchen on the cover of ''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''. | |||
File:Enc22 Gretchen.jpg|Gretchen as seen in the [[2022]] edition of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]''. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
[[Category:Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|Ketola, Gretchen]] | [[Category:Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|Ketola, Gretchen]] | ||
[[Category:Spartan-IVs|Ketola, Gretchen]] | [[Category:Spartan-IVs|Ketola, Gretchen]] | ||
[[Category:Human characters]] | |||