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<center>''Were you also looking for [[Melissa (AI)|Melissa]] the AI?''</center> | <center>''Were you also looking for [[Melissa (AI)|Melissa]] the AI?''</center> | ||
'''First Lieutenant Melissa McKay''' was a [[First Lieutenant|Company Grade officer]] in the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]. She was the Executive Officer of [[Major (UNSC)|Major]] [[Antonio Silva]]'s [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] battalion..<ref name ="Flood58">''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 58</ref> | '''First Lieutenant Melissa McKay''' was a [[First Lieutenant|Company Grade officer]] in the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]. She was the Executive Officer of [[Major (UNSC)|Major]] [[Antonio Silva]]'s [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] battalion..<ref name ="Flood58">''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 58</ref> | ||
She was stationed on the then newly refit {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} during the [[Battle of Installation 04]].<ref name="Flood33">''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 33</ref> | She was stationed on the then newly refit {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} during the [[Battle of Installation 04]].<ref name="Flood33">''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 33</ref> | ||
==Physical Appearance and Description== | ==Physical Appearance and Description== | ||
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===Commands=== | ===Commands=== | ||
In addition to being the Battalion's Executive Officer, she personally commanded a company of some 130 [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] aboard the ''Autumn''.<ref name ="Flood58"/> Her [[platoon]] Commanders were [[Second Lieutenant | In addition to being the Battalion's Executive Officer, she personally commanded a company of some 130 [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] aboard the ''Autumn''.<ref name ="Flood58"/> Her [[platoon]] Commanders were [[Second Lieutenant]]s [[Dalu]] and [[Oros]]. However, Dalu was later reassigned as the Company Supply Officer and his billet was taken by [[Master Sergeant]] [[Lister (Marine)|Lister]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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===Assault on Alpha Base=== | ===Assault on Alpha Base=== | ||
The next day she, along with other ODST's, saw and took prisoner the "wounded" [[Grunt]] [[Yayap]]; little did she know that Yayap would trigger an [[Battle of Alpha Base|attack]] later on. | The next day she, along with other ODST's, saw and took prisoner the "wounded" [[Grunt]] [[Yayap]]; little did she know that Yayap would trigger an [[Battle of Alpha Base|attack]] later on. | ||
Later she was at Alpha Base when [[Special Operations Officer|Spec Ops Officer]] [[Zuka 'Zamamee]] and other [[Elites]] attempted to infiltrate the base to find the veteran SPARTAN. She then organized several rifle squads to help fend the attack off from Alpha Base. After the attack, she took the remains of [[Charlie 217]], the [[D77-TC Pelican|D77-TC Pelican Dropship]] used by the Sangheili to infiltrate, and set them up as though the ship had crashed so that the Covenant would come and the Humans could ambush them. | Later she was at Alpha Base when [[Special Operations Officer|Spec Ops Officer]] [[Zuka 'Zamamee]] and other [[Elites]] attempted to infiltrate the base to find the veteran SPARTAN. She then organized several rifle squads to help fend the attack off from Alpha Base. After the attack, she took the remains of [[Charlie 217]], the [[D77-TC Pelican|D77-TC Pelican Dropship]] used by the Sangheili to infiltrate, and set them up as though the ship had crashed so that the Covenant would come and the Humans could ambush them. | ||
The Covenant came, but the plan went wrong when the [[Flood]] attacked them. Lieutenant McKay was horrified at the first sight of the Flood. Nevertheless, she managed to capture one [[Combat Form]] alive, the form of the former [[Private First Class|PFC]] [[Wallace A. Jenkins]]. She, along with Silva, interrogated him and compiled the first tactical information on the Flood. | The Covenant came, but the plan went wrong when the [[Flood]] attacked them. Lieutenant McKay was horrified at the first sight of the Flood. Nevertheless, she managed to capture one [[Combat Form]] alive, the form of the former [[Private First Class|PFC]] [[Wallace A. Jenkins]]. She, along with Silva, interrogated him and compiled the first tactical information on the Flood. | ||
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Later, using Jenkins' information, she helped to prevent an attack on the base by the Flood long enough to evacuate it. | Later, using Jenkins' information, she helped to prevent an attack on the base by the Flood long enough to evacuate it. | ||
===Raid on the Truth and Reconciliation=== | ===Raid on the Truth and Reconciliation=== | ||
She then assisted in the attack on the Covenant-held ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'', having guards drag Private Jenkins along for the ride. | She then assisted in the attack on the Covenant-held ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'', having guards drag Private Jenkins along for the ride. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*She had a tattoo of a skull and the letters ODST on her bicep but it was damaged during the skirmish on the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]''.<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 34</ref> | *She had a tattoo of a skull and the letters ODST on her bicep but it was damaged during the skirmish on the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]''.<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 34</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | |||
*[[Halo: The Flood]] {{1st}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||