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This '''unidentified Headhunter''' was a [[SPARTAN programs|Spartan]] that participated in Battles of [[Battle of Installation 03|Installation 03]] and [[Battle of New Phoenix|New Phoenix]].<ref name="SS">'''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]'''</ref><ref name="Striking Features">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-striking-features '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Striking Features'']</ref>

In [[2557#July|July of 2557]], UNSC personnel on [[Ivanoff Station]] detected a faint signal originating on Gamma Halo. The signal was soon discovered to be emanating from the [[Conduit]],<ref name="opb">'''Halo: Spartan Strike''', ''[[Operation B: Steadfast Pursuit]]''</ref>, a [[Forerunner]] artifact believed lost during the [[Battle of New Mombasa]]. A [[Spartan-IV]] [[Headhunters|Headhunter]]{{Ref/Reuse|SS}} was send to investigate, aided by Lieutenant [[Kwon]].{{Ref/Reuse|opb}} However, [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] succeeded in picking up the signal moments before the UNSC did, and a [[fleet]] traveled to Installation 03 to recover the Conduit.<ref name="opc">'''Halo: Spartan Strike''', ''[[Operation C: Valiant Hammer]]''</ref>

When the Covenant succeeded in recovering the Conduit, they sought to bring the device to the [[Altar]] on Installation 03. There, the Covenant intended to use the Conduit to open slipspace portals for Prometheans to invade Gamma Halo and give themselves control over the installation.{{Ref/Reuse|opc}} To prevent the UNSC from finding the Conduit's exact location, the Covenant jammed the device's signal frequency. The Spartan was deployed to a jungle on Gamma Halo via [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|HEV]], where he battled his way through Covenant forces and destroyed the five signal jammers.<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Strike''', campaign level ''[[Mission 7: Gamma Halo|Gamma Halo]]''</ref> Afterwards, the Spartan wiped out Covenant forces in the area to allow the UNSC to deploy three signal beacons that boosted the signal transmitted from the Conduit. The Conduit's signal was soon traced to a nearby Forerunner structure, though its entrance was blocked by a Promethean-designed gate.<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Strike''', campaign level ''[[Mission 8: Signal Fires|Signal Fires]]''</ref> A squad of [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]] captured a Covenant [[Type-26 Wraith|Wraith]], and the Spartan was directed to their position.<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Strike''', campaign level ''[[Mission 9: Lockout|Lockout]]''</ref>

While en route to the Altar, the Pelican was shot down by the Covenant. However, the Spartan survived the crash. While engaging Covenant forces, the Spartan discovered a deactivated portal that led to the Altar. Using bioscan platforms to initiate the portal's power stations, the Spartan activated the portal and entered it.<ref name="ss13">'''Halo: Spartan Strike''', campaign level ''[[Mission 13: All the Way to the Altar|All the Way to the Altar]]''</ref> Kwon determined that a [[M808 Scorpion|Scorpion]] main battle tank would be needed in order to break past the Altar's defenses. However, the presence of numerous [[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Wraith|Anti-Aircraft Wraiths]] prevented the UNSC from delivering the tank via Pelican. After destroying three AA Wraiths, the Spartan traveled to the [[landing zone]], where the Pelican dropped off the Scorpion.<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Strike''', campaign level ''[[Mission 14: Up in the Air|Up in the Air]]''</ref> Fighting past Covenant forces in the Scorpion, the Spartan traveled over a [[light bridge]] and reached the Altar. The Covenant attempted to stop his advance by setting up [[hard light]] barriers. After disabling the barriers, the Spartan engaged the Covenant forces within the area. The Spartan destroyed all Covenant forces at the Altar and finally retrieved the Conduit after killing the [[Sangheili]] [[Field Master]] that was carrying it.<ref name="ss15">'''Halo: Spartan Strike''', campaign level ''[[Mission 15: Till Death Do Us Part|Till Death Do Us Part]]''</ref> Realizing that they had lost the battle, Covenant forces began to evacuate the ringworld.<ref name="ss18">'''Halo: Spartan Strike''', campaign level ''[[Mission 18: Don't Touch My Ride|Don't Touch My Ride]]''</ref>

With the light bridges now shut down by the Covenant, Kwon directed the Spartan to a deactivated portal nearby. While holding off numerous Covenant and Promethean infantry, the Spartan rerouted the Altar's power stations to activate the portal. With the portal activated, the Spartan entered it and escaped the Altar.<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Strike''', campaign level ''[[Mission 16: Leave 'em at the Altar|Leave 'em at the Altar]]''</ref> Arriving in a jungle on Installation 03, the Spartan fought his way to the designated extraction point. When the Spartan arrived at the extraction point, he destroyed the Covenant and Promethean forces nearby to allow a Pelican to land. While the Conduit was given to UNSC personnel aboard the Pelican,<ref name="ss17">'''Halo: Spartan Strike''', campaign level ''[[Mission 17: Deliverance|Deliverance]]''</ref> the dropship was damaged and was no longer capable of flying in space. As he held off Covenant forces, UNSC technicians repaired the Pelican. Once the dropship was repaired, it was forced to take off immediately to avoid further damage. The Spartan was directed to a [[Type-25 Spirit|Spirit]] dropship the Covenant was using to extract its troops off-world, where he killed the soldiers defending it. The Spartan used the Spirit to escape Gamma Halo, and rendezvoused with the Pelican that was carrying the Conduit in the installation's orbit.{{Ref/Reuse|ss18}}