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{{Military infobox | {{Military infobox | ||
|name=Gamma Company | |name=Gamma Company | ||
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|size=330 | |size=330 (final company) | ||
|nicknames= | |nicknames= | ||
|battles=[[Onyx Conflict]] | |battles=[[Onyx Conflict]] | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Training=== | ===Training=== | ||
Authorized in [[2544|July 2544]]<ref>'''Halo Mythos''', ''Page 76''</ref> Gamma Company | Authorized in [[2544|July 2544]],<ref>'''Halo Mythos''', ''Page 76''</ref> Gamma Company began training on [[Onyx]] on [[2545#July|July 9, 2545]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CFStrike|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-ship-strike|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Ship Strike|D=22|M=04|Y=2023}} [[Tom-B292]] and [[Lucy-B091]], the only two known survivors of [[Operation: TORPEDO]], acted as their instructors alongside [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] and candidates from the [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|two]] [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|previous]] companies who had "washed out" and become [[drill instructor]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|goo98}} | ||
Because of the program's accelerated timetable, puberty was artificially induced for the members of Gamma Company via supplements added to their diet prior to the [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|augmentations]], causing the Spartans' physiques to develop into a near-adult stature over nine months and forcing them to relearn basic movement and coordination.{{Ref/Reuse|goo98}} Before the augmentations, Kurt Ambrose briefed the Spartans of Gamma Company on the failures of the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures]] as a final test, despite the safety of the SPARTAN-III program's improved procedures. Not one of the 330 candidates opted out of the program despite witnessing the fate of the previous program's washouts, and at the request of Lieutenant Commander Ambrose, all 330 of those who passed the selection process were approved for augmentation.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 99-100''</ref> | Because of the program's accelerated timetable, puberty was artificially induced for the members of Gamma Company via supplements added to their diet prior to the [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|augmentations]], causing the Spartans' physiques to develop into a near-adult stature over nine months and forcing them to relearn basic movement and coordination.{{Ref/Reuse|goo98}} Before the augmentations, Kurt Ambrose briefed the Spartans of Gamma Company on the failures of the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures]] as a final test, despite the safety of the SPARTAN-III program's improved procedures. Not one of the 330 candidates opted out of the program despite witnessing the fate of the previous program's washouts, and at the request of Lieutenant Commander Ambrose, all 330 of those who passed the selection process were approved for augmentation.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 99-100''</ref> | ||
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The surviving Gammas of Team Saber—Ash-G099, Olivia-G291, and Mark-G313—were accepted into Blue Team after their arrival in the [[Trevelyan|shield world]] within Onyx and continued to serve in the unit until ONI's reassignment orders in July 2553. Officially listed as killed in action, they were assigned by [[Serin Osman|Rear Admiral Serin Osman]] into a covert ONI [[Ferret|Ferret Team]] led by [[Veta Lopis]].<ref name="hll330">'''[[Halo: Last Light]]''', ''pages 330-331'' (Google Play edition)</ref> By mid-October of 2553, even the members of the Ferret team remained unaware of the fate of the other Gammas.<ref>'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', "[[A Necessary Truth]]"</ref> In December 2553, the Spartans of Lopis' Ferret team teamed up with Blue Team once again to investigate the assassination of a UNSC admiral in [[Operation: RETRIBUTION]]. In the process, they uncovered and foiled a [[bioweapon]] plot as well as destroying the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]]'s [[Salvation Base]] and about ninety percent of the forces stationed there. However, everyone was left unaware that [[Intrepid Eye]] was the true mastermind behind the plot and was continuing her efforts aboard the ''[[Argent Moon]]''.<ref name="Retribution">'''[[Halo: Retribution]]'''</ref> | The surviving Gammas of Team Saber—Ash-G099, Olivia-G291, and Mark-G313—were accepted into Blue Team after their arrival in the [[Trevelyan|shield world]] within Onyx and continued to serve in the unit until ONI's reassignment orders in July 2553. Officially listed as killed in action, they were assigned by [[Serin Osman|Rear Admiral Serin Osman]] into a covert ONI [[Ferret|Ferret Team]] led by [[Veta Lopis]].<ref name="hll330">'''[[Halo: Last Light]]''', ''pages 330-331'' (Google Play edition)</ref> By mid-October of 2553, even the members of the Ferret team remained unaware of the fate of the other Gammas.<ref>'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', "[[A Necessary Truth]]"</ref> In December 2553, the Spartans of Lopis' Ferret team teamed up with Blue Team once again to investigate the assassination of a UNSC admiral in [[Operation: RETRIBUTION]]. In the process, they uncovered and foiled a [[bioweapon]] plot as well as destroying the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]]'s [[Salvation Base]] and about ninety percent of the forces stationed there. However, everyone was left unaware that [[Intrepid Eye]] was the true mastermind behind the plot and was continuing her efforts aboard the ''[[Argent Moon]]''.<ref name="Retribution">'''[[Halo: Retribution]]'''</ref> | ||
As of [[2558|January 2558]], [[SPARTAN-G059]] served as a solo operator under ONI, embarking on covert high-profile missions such as the assassination of [[Avu Med 'Telcam]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''', ''[[Knight takes Bishop]]''</ref> | As of [[2558|January 2558]], [[SPARTAN-G059]] served as a solo operator under ONI, embarking on covert high-profile missions such as the [[Assassination of Avu Med 'Telcam|assassination]] of [[Avu Med 'Telcam]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''', ''[[Knight takes Bishop]]''</ref> | ||
The Ferrets were later assigned to infiltrate the Keepers of the One Freedom and assassinate the Keepers' leader [[Castor]]. In [[2559#October|October 2559]], they joined the Keepers in traveling to [[Installation 00|the Ark]] where the Keepers intended to fire the [[Halo Array]]. With the aid of the long-lost {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, the Ferrets foiled the plot and destroyed Intrepid Eye once and for all. However, Mark was killed in the battle. The surviving Gammas and Lopis then accepted an offer to join the crew of the ''Spirit of Fire'' and help them in their [[Second Ark Conflict|ongoing conflict]] with the [[Banished]].{{Ref/Novel|DW}} | The Ferrets were later assigned to infiltrate the Keepers of the One Freedom and assassinate the Keepers' leader [[Castor]]. In [[2559#October|October 2559]], they joined the Keepers in traveling to [[Installation 00|the Ark]] where the Keepers intended to fire the [[Halo Array]]. With the aid of the long-lost {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, the Ferrets foiled the plot and destroyed Intrepid Eye once and for all. However, Mark was killed in the battle. The surviving Gammas and Lopis then accepted an offer to join the crew of the ''Spirit of Fire'' and help them in their [[Second Ark Conflict|ongoing conflict]] with the [[Banished]].{{Ref/Novel|DW}} | ||
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**[[Dante-G188]] - KIA | **[[Dante-G188]] - KIA | ||
**[[Olivia-G291]] - active, listed as KIA | **[[Olivia-G291]] - active, listed as KIA | ||
**[[Mark-G313]] - | **[[Mark-G313]] - KIA | ||
*Unknown | *Unknown | ||
**[[SPARTAN-G059]] - active | **[[SPARTAN-G059]] - active | ||
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*''[[Halo: Retribution]]'' | *''[[Halo: Retribution]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||