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At Reach, Keyes was given [[Operation: RED FLAG|an important mission]] by [[Rear Admiral (Lower Half)|Rear Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth|Stanforth]]: to transport the active SPARTAN-II commandos deep into Covenant space in order to capture a [[Hierarchs|High Prophet]], who would then be used as a ransom to end the Human-Covenant War.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 276''</ref> Before the ''Autumn'' could leave Reach for slipspace, the Covenant attacked Reach. His mission scrubbed, Keyes offloaded most of the Spartans to the surface of the planet and sent three to [[Gamma Station]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 308''</ref> He then tried to aid in the defense of Reach and even destroyed a [[Unidentified Covenant warship|powerful Covenant "sniper ship"]], but ultimately, his efforts were in vain.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 346''</ref> He could only pick up John-117 along with [[Linda-058]] and a handful of Marines from the station just in time to flee the pursuing Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 329''</ref> | At Reach, Keyes was given [[Operation: RED FLAG|an important mission]] by [[Rear Admiral (Lower Half)|Rear Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth|Stanforth]]: to transport the active SPARTAN-II commandos deep into Covenant space in order to capture a [[Hierarchs|High Prophet]], who would then be used as a ransom to end the Human-Covenant War.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 276''</ref> Before the ''Autumn'' could leave Reach for slipspace, the Covenant attacked Reach. His mission scrubbed, Keyes offloaded most of the Spartans to the surface of the planet and sent three to [[Gamma Station]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 308''</ref> He then tried to aid in the defense of Reach and even destroyed a [[Unidentified Covenant warship|powerful Covenant "sniper ship"]], but ultimately, his efforts were in vain.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 346''</ref> He could only pick up John-117 along with [[Linda-058]] and a handful of Marines from the station just in time to flee the pursuing Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 329''</ref> | ||
At some point after retrieving John-117, Keyes took the ''Pillar of Autumn'' to the [[Asźod| | At some point after retrieving John-117, Keyes took the ''Pillar of Autumn'' to the [[Asźod|Asźod ship breaking yards]] on the ground to retrieve a fragment of [[Cortana]] from [[SPARTAN-B312]]. This fragment held valuable navigation data that would lead the ''Pillar of Autumn'' to [[Installation 04]]. As he met with Noble Six to receive the Cortana fragment, Keyes noted that Dr. Halsey's judgement in choosing the package's carrier had been correct. Noble Six reminded the Captain that the mission's success was thanks to the efforts of the whole of [[Noble Team]], to which Keyes replied that their sacrifice would be remembered. Noble Six gave covering fire against a Covenant {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} and waves of other Covenant aircraft with a ground-based [[Onager|mass driver]] as the ''Autumn'' took off and withdrew from the system.<ref name="TPoA">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> | ||
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===Infection and death=== | ===Infection and death=== | ||
{{Quote|Chief... Don't be a fool. Leave me...|Captain Jacob Keyes speaks in a twisted voice through a COM channel, struggling as he loses himself to the Flood}} | {{Quote|Chief... Don't be a fool. Leave me...|Captain Jacob Keyes speaks in a twisted voice through a COM channel, struggling as he loses himself to the Flood}} | ||
[[File: | [[File:HCEA Terminals FloodKeyes.png|thumb|300px|Keyes as he is slowly absorbed into the Flood [[proto-Gravemind]]]] | ||
Keyes observed helplessly as the Pod infector took over his body and attacked his mind. Originally, Keyes' body was a [[Flood combat form|combat form]], but the Flood, apparently realizing his importance, merged him and several other combat forms into a [[proto-Gravemind]]. One of the tortures Keyes endured was having his memories ripped away one by one as the Flood tried to learn anything that would help attain new sources of food.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''pages 225-227''</ref> The Flood hoped that his intelligence would help them to operate a damaged Covenant cruiser and escape the ring, but Keyes was able to fend it off by constantly accessing data that was permanently stored in his [[command neural interface]], while feeding it those of his memories that were not vital to the survival of humanity, such as his name, age, and service number (though definitely not anything that could lead to the thought of the location of Earth).<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''pages 253-254''</ref> | Keyes observed helplessly as the Pod infector took over his body and attacked his mind. Originally, Keyes' body was a [[Flood combat form|combat form]], but the Flood, apparently realizing his importance, merged him and several other combat forms into a [[proto-Gravemind]]. One of the tortures Keyes endured was having his memories ripped away one by one as the Flood tried to learn anything that would help attain new sources of food.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''pages 225-227''</ref> The Flood hoped that his intelligence would help them to operate a damaged Covenant cruiser and escape the ring, but Keyes was able to fend it off by constantly accessing data that was permanently stored in his [[command neural interface]], while feeding it those of his memories that were not vital to the survival of humanity, such as his name, age, and service number (though definitely not anything that could lead to the thought of the location of Earth).<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''pages 253-254''</ref> | ||
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==Decorations== | ==Decorations== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Keyes Patches.png|thumb|200px|right|An artist's rendition of Captain Keyes's medal ribbons.]] | ||
Keyes wore nine ribbons on his uniform at the time of his death in 2552.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level, ''[[Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|Truth and Reconciliation]]''</ref> For the sake of this article, these will be numbered Ribbons 1 through 9, in this order. | Keyes wore nine ribbons on his uniform at the time of his death in 2552.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level, ''[[Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|Truth and Reconciliation]]''</ref> For the sake of this article, these will be numbered Ribbons 1 through 9, in this order. | ||
