Frederic-104: Difference between revisions

He was abducted from his home in [[2517]] at age six after he was observed by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] and marked as a potentially exceptional soldier. He was trained with the other Spartans at [[Reach]] by [[Déjà]] and [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] and participated in numerous training exercises, including Spartans' mission to the [[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]].  

During his training, Fred quickly proved himself to be 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 [[Kurt-051]], [[Jerome-092]], and [[John-117]].<ref>'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'''</ref>

Fred, Kelly, Will, and Dr. Halsey were rescued from the underground complex when John, [[Anton-044]], and [[Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]] found them and took them away to the captured Covenant flagship ''[[Ascendant Justice]]''. Fred's injuries were finally treated aboard the ''[[UNSC Gettysburg|Gettysburg]]'', which had been fused to the ''Ascendant Justice''. He then took part in an [[Extra-vehicular activity|extravehicular]] mission to repair a plasma conduit on the ship, holding his own against camouflaged Elites as well as the dangerous rampant [[Plasma turret|plasma bolts]] floating around the [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]] bubble the ships were trapped in as a result of the Forerunner crystal aboard.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 188-190 and 200-232''</ref>

During the opening stages of the Covenant invasion of Earth, Fred was subjected to a psychological analysis by [[Veronica Clayton|Dr. Veronica Clayton]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]. The doctor became increasingly vitriolic toward Fred, seemingly blaming him for the deaths of his teammates after giving the order to jump from ''Bravo 001''. However, [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]], who had not authorized the analysis, soon arrived and had Clayton escorted away. He then told Fred to return to [[Blue Team]] and assist in [[Earth]]'s defense.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike (2010):''' ''Adjunct''</ref>

Fred has displayed many similarities, both physical and mental, with [[John-117]], with whom he often worked very closely. He is an exceptional leader and a quick thinker. John remarked, however, that Fred sometimes takes the responsibility of his command too seriously, empathizing too deeply with any wounded member of his team.<ref name="FS"/> He, like many of the other Spartans is an introvert and is rarely called by his full name. He never began to stand out among the Spartans until the death of [[Samuel-034]].

As of [[2552]], he had fought in more than 120 campaigns.<ref name="FS">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 219''</ref> He is the Spartans' second-best sniper and their best spotter, just below [[Linda-058]]'s skills.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 158''</ref> John believed that Fred could easily have "come out on top" in the contests the Spartans had as children, though he chose to make second place because he did not like the attention of winning.<ref name="for78">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 78-79''</ref> Many consider him the most capable fireteam leader of all Spartans.<ref name="HWFred"/> He is well known for his abilities with the [[combat knife]], and has a habit of twirling his knife between his fingers when idle.<ref name="for78"/><ref>'''Halo: The First Strike''', ''page 2''</ref>

After upgrading from Mk IV and Mk IV(b) variant MJOLNIR armor, Frederic utilized Mk V COMMANDO for much of his initial campaign on Reach. Upon moving to the Mk VI platform, he began field testing multiple variants of [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Centurion|CENTURION-class MJOLNIR]], including the incorporation of various prototype elements that would form the basis of the GEN2 platform.<ref name="HWFred"/>

*Fred was voiced by [[Wikipedia:Andrew Love|Andrew Love]] in ''[[The Package]]'',<ref>'''Halo Legends''' - ''The Package'' credits</ref> and [[Wikipedia:Travis Willingham|Travis Willingham]] in ''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]'' [[Terminal/Halo 2 Anniversary|terminals]].<ref>'''Halo 2 Anniversary''' credits</ref>

*In the [[Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta First Look|''Halo 5: Guardians'' Multiplayer Beta First Look]], the Braille on [[:File:Halo5 MjolnirBlue.png|a blue MJOLNIR armor]] reads "104". The armor also bears some resemblance to that of Fred as depicted in the ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' comic book series.<ref>See the file's [[File talk:Halo5 MjolnirBlue.png|talk page]]</ref>