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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Early childhood=== | ===Early childhood=== | ||
Kurt Trevelyan was born on [[2511|October 19, 2511]] in [[Mira]], eventually growing up in [[Kuiper]] on [[Circumstance]].{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} When he was marked as physically and mentally superior by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] in [[2517]], she had him abducted and sent to [[Reach]] to begin his Spartan training under [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]]. As with the other candidates to become Spartans, he was replaced with a [[Flash cloning|flash clone]] that would appear to die of natural causes, just like all the other future Spartans replacements. | Kurt M. Trevelyan was born on [[2511|October 19, 2511]] in [[Mira]], eventually growing up in [[Kuiper]] on [[Circumstance]].{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} When he was marked as physically and mentally superior by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] in [[2517]], she had him abducted and sent to [[Reach]] to begin his Spartan training under [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]]. As with the other candidates to become Spartans, he was replaced with a [[Flash cloning|flash clone]] that would appear to die of natural causes, just like all the other future Spartans replacements. | ||
During his training, Kurt quickly proved himself to be considered one of the program's top candidates. Both Dr. Halsey and Chief Mendez identified him as one of four emerging leaders within the Spartan-II group, along with [[Jerome-092]], [[Frederic-104]], and [[John-117]]. Chief Mendez expressed his belief the most strongly in Kurt as having the skills to lead the entire Spartan-II group, although Halsey disagreed, instead believing John would fulfill that role.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} Kurt's leadership skills were correctly observed, as he later became one of the earliest known leaders of the Spartan-IIs' [[Green Team]], which would often beat John's [[Blue Team]] in field exercises.{{Ref/Reuse|GOOpage33}} | During his training, Kurt quickly proved himself to be considered one of the program's top candidates. Both Dr. Halsey and Chief Mendez identified him as one of four emerging leaders within the Spartan-II group, along with [[Jerome-092]], [[Frederic-104]], and [[John-117]]. Chief Mendez expressed his belief the most strongly in Kurt as having the skills to lead the entire Spartan-II group, although Halsey disagreed, instead believing John would fulfill that role.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} Kurt's leadership skills were correctly observed, as he later became one of the earliest known leaders of the Spartan-IIs' [[Green Team]], which would often beat John's [[Blue Team]] in field exercises.{{Ref/Reuse|GOOpage33}} | ||
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===Zhoist=== | ===Zhoist=== | ||
{{Main| | {{Main|Battle of Zhoist}} | ||
Kurt’s final mission as part of SILENT STORM would follow three weeks later, when he, the Spartan teams, and what remained of the Black Daggers all ventured into Covenant space, to strike at the heart of one of their supply depots.<ref>[[Halo: Silent Storm]], ''Chapter 24''</ref> The Spartans ended up inserting on the surface of [[Naraka]], a planet which was home to ten Forerunner cities, and was the anchor for a massive Covenant support station, a ring structure aptly titled the "[[Ring of Mighty Abundance]]."<ref>[[Halo: Silent Storm]], ''Hardcover pages 342 and 345''</ref> They were ferried down to the surface by their prowlers, but because this was an improvised insertion, Covenant resistance was too heavy for some of the prowlers to finish the drop. Only Green and Blue Teams made it to the ground, while Gold Team’s prowlers were forced to withdraw, and Green’s ship crashed during its final drop. However, Kurt, his team, and a handful of Black Daggers survived, and made their way up into the ring structure via one of the massive gravity lifts connecting the station to the surface. Each Spartan was equipped with a Havok nuke, and two tubs of [[octanitrocubane]] explosives; the ODSTs also carried "octas".<ref>[[Halo: Silent Storm]], ''Hardcover page 329''</ref> With these, Green Team managed to destroy roughly three sections of the ring, greatly assisting Blue in the process. The ring became unstable, and after a final detonation from Blue Team, it collapsed and began to crumble into the atmosphere. Kurt and Green Team evacuated, and were picked up by the prowler [[UNSC Night Watch|Night Watch]], as were most of the other survivors of Operation: SILENT STORM.<ref>[[Halo: Silent Storm]], ''Chapter 27''</ref> Safely on board the Night Watch, Kurt sat with his fellow Spartans and Sergeant [[Avery Johnson]], and viewed the ongoing destruction of the Ring of Mighty Abundance. When it came time for octas carried by fallen or captured “Green Team” Daggers to automatically detonate, he and the others saw eight corresponding explosions, six of which were in the nearby Covenant support fleet. Thus concluded Kurt-051’s involvement in Operation: SILENT STORM.<ref>[[Halo: Silent Storm]], ''Epilogue''</ref> | Kurt’s final mission as part of SILENT STORM would follow three weeks later, when he, the Spartan teams, and what remained of the Black Daggers all ventured into Covenant space, to strike at the heart of one of their supply depots.<ref>[[Halo: Silent Storm]], ''Chapter 24''</ref> The Spartans ended up inserting on the surface of [[Naraka]], a planet which was home to ten Forerunner cities, and was the anchor for a massive Covenant support station, a ring structure aptly titled the "[[Ring of Mighty Abundance]]."<ref>[[Halo: Silent Storm]], ''Hardcover pages 342 and 345''</ref> They were ferried down to the surface by their prowlers, but because this was an improvised insertion, Covenant resistance was too heavy for some of the prowlers to finish the drop. Only Green and Blue Teams made it to the ground, while Gold Team’s prowlers were forced to withdraw, and Green’s ship crashed during its final drop. However, Kurt, his team, and a handful of Black Daggers survived, and made their way up into the ring structure via one of the massive gravity lifts connecting the station to the surface. Each Spartan was equipped with a Havok nuke, and two tubs of [[octanitrocubane]] explosives; the ODSTs also carried "octas".<ref>[[Halo: Silent Storm]], ''Hardcover page 329''</ref> With these, Green Team managed to destroy roughly three sections of the ring, greatly assisting Blue in the process. The ring became unstable, and after a final detonation from Blue Team, it collapsed and began to crumble into the atmosphere. Kurt and Green Team evacuated, and were picked up by the prowler [[UNSC Night Watch|Night Watch]], as were most of the other survivors of Operation: SILENT STORM.<ref>[[Halo: Silent Storm]], ''Chapter 27''</ref> Safely on board the Night Watch, Kurt sat with his fellow Spartans and Sergeant [[Avery Johnson]], and viewed the ongoing destruction of the Ring of Mighty Abundance. When it came time for octas carried by fallen or captured “Green Team” Daggers to automatically detonate, he and the others saw eight corresponding explosions, six of which were in the nearby Covenant support fleet. Thus concluded Kurt-051’s involvement in Operation: SILENT STORM.<ref>[[Halo: Silent Storm]], ''Epilogue''</ref> | ||
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===Training the SPARTAN-IIIs=== | ===Training the SPARTAN-IIIs=== | ||
Soon after, Kurt and Blue Team participated in an [[Extra-vehicular activity|extravehicular mission]] to investigate reported suspicious activity at [[Construction Platform 966A]]. During the mission, Kurt approached a ruptured [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] when his [[Thruster pack|T-PACK]] "malfunctioned" | Soon after, Kurt and Blue Team participated in an [[Extra-vehicular activity|extravehicular mission]] to investigate reported suspicious activity at [[Construction Platform 966A]]. During the mission, Kurt approached a ruptured [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] when his [[Thruster pack|T-PACK]] "malfunctioned," sending him spinning away into deep space. He was listed as [[missing in action]] and presumed dead. However, Kurt was recovered by ONI, which had manufactured the whole mission to allow Colonel James Ackerson to recruit the Spartan with new orders to train the next generation of SPARTANs. While his former identity as SPARTAN-051 remained as MIA, Kurt was given a new surname and an officer's commission, as [[Lieutenant, Junior Grade]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 59-64''</ref> Kurt Ambrose was then sent to the classified planet [[Onyx]] to train the SPARTAN-IIIs with CPO Mendez.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 67-70''</ref> Over time, he was promoted for his successful efforts in training the new Spartans, having reached the rank of Lieutenant Commander by 2545.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 13''</ref> | ||
Kurt cared deeply for each of the Spartan companies he trained, and was profoundly distraught by deaths of the entire [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company]] in [[Operation: PROMETHEUS]]. Attributing their demise to the loss of unit cohesion, he vowed not to let future Spartan generations share their fate and focused on honing the Spartans' teamwork capabilities when training [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 91''</ref> Nevertheless, Beta Company was also wiped out almost entirely in [[Operation: TORPEDO]] despite Kurt's efforts. | Kurt cared deeply for each of the Spartan companies he trained, and was profoundly distraught by deaths of the entire [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company]] in [[Operation: PROMETHEUS]]. Attributing their demise to the loss of unit cohesion, he vowed not to let future Spartan generations share their fate and focused on honing the Spartans' teamwork capabilities when training [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 91''</ref> Nevertheless, Beta Company was also wiped out almost entirely in [[Operation: TORPEDO]] despite Kurt's efforts. | ||
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After the destruction of Beta Company, Kurt managed to have the two remaining survivors, [[Tom-B292]] and [[Lucy-B091]] reassigned to accompany him and Mendez in training [[SPARTAN-III Gamma Company|Gamma Company]]; he had to appeal to [[Margaret Parangosky|Vice Admiral Parangosky]] who eventually agreed—over Ackerson's objections. The two would become Kurt's top adjutants over the years.<ref name="goo98">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 98''</ref> Additionally, while the SPARTAN-IIIs were initially intended as cannon fodder, Kurt and Mendez recognized that a number of the trainees were too skilled to be wasted on suicide missions, so they removed them from their respective companies before they were wiped out, gave them [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]], and assigned them to other units, some of them becoming [[NOBLE Team]].<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24040 '''Bungie.net''': ''Communique from Kurt to Mendez'']</ref> | After the destruction of Beta Company, Kurt managed to have the two remaining survivors, [[Tom-B292]] and [[Lucy-B091]] reassigned to accompany him and Mendez in training [[SPARTAN-III Gamma Company|Gamma Company]]; he had to appeal to [[Margaret Parangosky|Vice Admiral Parangosky]] who eventually agreed—over Ackerson's objections. The two would become Kurt's top adjutants over the years.<ref name="goo98">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 98''</ref> Additionally, while the SPARTAN-IIIs were initially intended as cannon fodder, Kurt and Mendez recognized that a number of the trainees were too skilled to be wasted on suicide missions, so they removed them from their respective companies before they were wiped out, gave them [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]], and assigned them to other units, some of them becoming [[NOBLE Team]].<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24040 '''Bungie.net''': ''Communique from Kurt to Mendez'']</ref> | ||
With Gamma Company, whom he came to regard as the "finest Spartans ever" | With Gamma Company, whom he came to regard as the "finest Spartans ever,"{{Ref/Reuse|goo98}} Kurt secretly added a series of illegal drugs to the [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|augmentation procedures]] in order to heighten the Spartans' aggressive response, giving them a better chance of survival in battle. This was against the recommendations of Onyx's AI [[Deep Winter]], who was concerned with the Spartans' well-being.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 108-109''</ref> | ||
===Onyx Conflict=== | ===Onyx Conflict=== | ||
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The mission was abruptly complicated due to the [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|Covenant]] fleet led by [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]] locating Onyx and learning of the humans' mission. Kurt and his team managed to acquire information pertaining to Onyx in a [[Cartographer|map room]], where it dawned to them that the planet was actually an artificial structure.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 276''</ref> Dr. Halsey convinced Kurt to push on into a room in Onyx's core, deducing that it held something of significant importance to the Forerunners.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 310-311''</ref> After escaping Covenant forces using Onyx's [[teleportation grid]], were redirected by Zone 67's AI [[Endless Summer]] to destroy a [[Sentinel manufacturing facility]]. After destroying the factory they located the missing Spartans of [[Team Katana]], who had been placed in Forerunner [[slipspace field pod]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 336-337''</ref> | The mission was abruptly complicated due to the [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|Covenant]] fleet led by [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]] locating Onyx and learning of the humans' mission. Kurt and his team managed to acquire information pertaining to Onyx in a [[Cartographer|map room]], where it dawned to them that the planet was actually an artificial structure.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 276''</ref> Dr. Halsey convinced Kurt to push on into a room in Onyx's core, deducing that it held something of significant importance to the Forerunners.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 310-311''</ref> After escaping Covenant forces using Onyx's [[teleportation grid]], were redirected by Zone 67's AI [[Endless Summer]] to destroy a [[Sentinel manufacturing facility]]. After destroying the factory they located the missing Spartans of [[Team Katana]], who had been placed in Forerunner [[slipspace field pod]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 336-337''</ref> | ||
Before they proceeded further toward the "[[shield world]]" which, according to Dr. Halsey, held the Forerunner technologies they sought, Kurt confronted the doctor, realizing she was not telling the full truth behind her mission. After first | Before they proceeded further toward the "[[shield world]]" which, according to Dr. Halsey, held the Forerunner technologies they sought, Kurt confronted the doctor, realizing she was not telling the full truth behind her mission. After first questioning Kurt about the specifics of the Spartan-IIIs' augmentations, Dr. Halsey revealed to Kurt her true reasons behind her quest to Onyx; instead of recovering Forerunner technology, she intended to shelter the Spartans in the shield world inside Onyx's core, predicting that the UNSC would lose the war.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 341-343''</ref> Despite this revelation, Kurt decided they continue inside the core room, retrieve any useful technologies and then escape. In case they failed, they could use the pair of [[FENRIS nuclear warhead]]s they had brought with them to ensure the technology did not fall into Covenant hands.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 345''</ref> | ||
===Last stand and death=== | ===Last stand and death=== | ||
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==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
Kurt died in the end as a brilliant commander in the eyes of those he had known, and as a noble hero who cared deeply for his SPARTAN-IIIs and SPARTAN-IIs as comrades and friends, John-117 included. After the conclusion of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in 2553, his still-intact Spartan armor transponder was detected by the {{UNSCShip|Glamorgan}} in the debris field that was formerly Onyx, leading to the rescue of remaining UNSC personnel in the shield world.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 47''</ref> In honor of Kurt, Dr. Halsey, with [[Admiral]] [[Margaret | Kurt died in the end as a brilliant commander in the eyes of those he had known, and as a noble hero who cared deeply for his SPARTAN-IIIs and SPARTAN-IIs as comrades and friends, John-117 included. After the conclusion of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in 2553, his still-intact Spartan armor transponder was detected by the {{UNSCShip|Glamorgan}} in the debris field that was formerly Onyx, leading to the rescue of remaining UNSC personnel in the shield world.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 47''</ref> In honor of Kurt, Dr. Halsey, with [[Admiral]] [[Margaret Parangosky]]'s approval, named the micro Dyson sphere "[[Trevelyan|ONI Research Facility Trevelyan]]". At first, Chief Mendez suggested using the name "Ambrose," but Halsey opted that they use Kurt's real name.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 372''</ref> | ||
==Personality and traits== | ==Personality and traits== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*"Ambrose" | *"Ambrose," the pseudonym assigned to Kurt by Ackerson, comes from the late Latin name Ambrosius, which was derived from the Greek name Αμβρόσιος (Αmbrosios) meaning "immortal"; this could reference the fact that Spartans are never marked as KIA in an attempt to uphold the belief that Spartans never die. This is appropriate, as his last words were, ''"Die? Didn't you know? Spartans never die."'' From a real-world perspective, Kurt was likely named in honor of the late [[Wikipedia:Stephen Ambrose|Stephen Ambrose]], the author of the historical biography ''Band of Brothers'', which was later adapted into an [[Wikipedia:Band of Brothers (TV miniseries)|HBO miniseries]]. The name of the camp where Kurt trained the SPARTAN-IIIs, [[Camp Currahee]], is a reference to ''Band of Brothers''. | ||
*"Kurt" is one of the name options for customized [[loadout]]s in ''Halo: Reach'', along with the members of [[NOBLE Team]] and several SPARTAN-IIs.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', [[Firefight]]</ref> | *"Kurt" is one of the name options for customized [[loadout]]s in ''Halo: Reach'', along with the members of [[NOBLE Team]] and several SPARTAN-IIs.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', [[Firefight]]</ref> | ||
*Kurt's blood type is O+, as stated in Dr. Halsey's personal journal. | *Kurt's blood type is O+, as stated in Dr. Halsey's personal journal. | ||