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{{Quote|In his opinion, she was the most dangerous person in the UNSC. She was the real power in ONI. To his knowledge, only [[Catherine Halsey|one person]] had ever crossed her and lived.|[[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]]'s opinion of Admiral Parangosky.}}

[[Admiral]] '''Margaret Orlenda Parangosky''' ([[service number]] '''00230-00923-MP'''; [[UNSCMID]] '''03669271''') is the former [[Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence|Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].{{Ref/Reuse|DD2}}<ref name="HG4">''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'', ''Chapter 4''</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/halo4#!an-epic-universe/story/6eeabce4-dc80-4aa3-b2aa-2f5d123b7514 '''Halo 4 Official Site:''' ''STORY'']</ref> In office by [[2511]], she coordinated ONI's activities during the [[Insurrection]], throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]], and in the years that followed. By [[2555]], she had been succeeded by her protegé, [[Admiral]] [[Serin Osman]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''page 38''</ref>

[[Admiral]] '''Margaret Orlenda Parangosky''' ([[service number]] '''00230-00923-MP'''; [[UNSCMID]] '''03669271''') is the former [[Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence|Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].{{Ref/Reuse|DD2}}{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}<ref name="HG4">''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'', ''Chapter 4''</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/halo4#!an-epic-universe/story/6eeabce4-dc80-4aa3-b2aa-2f5d123b7514 '''Halo 4 Official Site:''' ''STORY'']</ref> In office by [[2511]], she coordinated ONI's activities during the [[Insurrection]], throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]], and in the years that followed. Respected and feared by even the most influential members of civil, military, and criminal society,{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] is the only person who had ever crossed her and lived. [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] considered her to be the most dangerous person in the UNSC. By [[2555]], she had been succeeded by her protegé, [[Admiral]] [[Serin Osman]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''page 38''</ref>

Parangosky was slight of build and appeared much older than her actual age, but her withered appearance belied her sharp intellect and ice-cold ruthlessness.<ref name="HGOOC8">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', Chapter 8</ref> She was known to be very powerful and deadly; Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] was the only person who had ever crossed her and lived. [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] considered her to be the most dangerous person in the UNSC.

==Biography==

===Early career===

{{Quote|Gentlemen, I'll be brief. After almost fifteen years of continuous and ruinously expensive research without a single new useful technology discovered, the budget of the Onyx initiative has been reprioritized. Although the alien artifacts and hieroglyphics continue to be of interest, recent rebel activities in the Outer Colonies demand that we face realities and reallocate our finite A.I. and military personnel to counter this new threat.|Rear Admiral Parangosky explains the reasoning behind the Onyx initiative's loss of funding.}}{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO13}}

Margaret Parangosky was born in [[2461#February|February, 2461]].{{Ref/Reuse|~~HGC10}}{{Ref/Reuse|HGC13~~}} She joined the [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Armed Forces|Armed Forces]] when she was around twenty-two years old, eventually becoming a captain in the [[UNSC Navy|Navy]].{{Ref/Reuse|HMD2}} The first warship she served aboard was the {{UNSCShip|Lutyens}}.<ref name="HTTW2">''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'', ''Chapter 2''</ref> As a [[captain]] Margaret frequently punched well above her weight, so to speak, and brought down a number of senior officers.<ref name="HMD2">''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'', ''Chapter 2''</ref> When the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] fell from grace due to a series of scandals Parangosky elected to take on the [[Department of Colonial Security]], which nobody wanted, with the intent to improve it. In doing so she instantly acquired a virtual army of [[civilian]] spies with no preexisting loyalties to anyone else in the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|HMD2}}

Margaret Parangosky was born on [[Luna]] on [[2461#February|February 21, 2461]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} She joined the [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Armed Forces|Armed Forces]] when she was around twenty-two years old, eventually becoming a captain in the [[UNSC Navy|Navy]].{{Ref/Reuse|HMD2}} The first warship she served aboard was the {{UNSCShip|Lutyens}}.<ref name="HTTW2">''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'', ''Chapter 2''</ref> As a [[captain]] Margaret frequently punched well above her weight, so to speak, and brought down a number of senior officers.<ref name="HMD2">''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'', ''Chapter 2''</ref> When the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] fell from grace due to a series of scandals Parangosky elected to take on the [[Department of Colonial Security]], which nobody wanted, with the intent to improve it. In doing so she instantly acquired a virtual army of [[civilian]] spies with no preexisting loyalties to anyone else in the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|HMD2}}

On [[2511#January|January 2, 2511]] Parangosky, now a rear admiral, issued [[Order 178.8.64.007|an order]] reclassifying all materials concerning the planet [[Onyx]] as Top Secret, Eyes Only.<ref name="HGOO13">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', ''Chapter 13''</ref> This order affected anything mentioning, referencing, or containing reports, surveys, personal notes and logs, images, or any other data pertaining to the planet. It also was accompanied by an ONI-authorized system-wide network purge under the direction of a military [[artificial intelligence]].{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO13}} The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[Section Three]] project that would come to be christened "[[SPARTAN-II]]" had been in its planning stages as early as [[2510]].<ref name="HJ8810">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''August 8, 2510''</ref> The program eventually involved the abduction and conscription of young children in order to create the ultimate fighting force for the UNSC, and Parangosky approved almost every aspect of it.{{Ref/Reuse|HG18}} The kidnappings were carried out in [[2517]] and the great majority of the seventy-five children acquired were replaced with [[Flash cloning|flash clones]], though this particular detail escaped Margaret's knowledge for at least a couple of years.<ref name="HG18">''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'', ''Chapter 18''</ref><ref name="HTFOR3">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 3''</ref>

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===Retirement===

By [[2555]], Serin Osman had replaced her as Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', Chapter 2</ref>

By [[2555]], Serin Osman had replaced her as Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', Chapter 2</ref> On [[2556#October|October 31, 2556]] General [[R. Dellert]] suggested to [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Hood]] that he may want to have a "heart-to-heart" discussion with Parangosky.{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate3}} The general had gotten word of a specialized [[Spartan-IV]] [[Operation: SHELL GAME|operation]] carried out earlier that year which could jeopardize the [[UEG]]-[[Sangheili]] political relationship Hood had been expending effort toward.<ref name="lootcrate3">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #3]]''</ref>

On [[2556#October|October 31, 2556]] General [[R. Dellert]] suggested to [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Hood]] that he may want to have a "heart-to-heart" discussion with Parangosky.{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate3}} The general had gotten word of a specialized [[Spartan-IV]] [[Operation: SHELL GAME|operation]] carried out earlier that year which could jeopardize the [[UEG]]-[[Sangheili]] political relationship Hood had been expending effort toward.<ref name="lootcrate3">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #3]]''</ref>

When [[Requiem slipspace artifacts|a Forerunner artifact]] onboard {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} threatened the ship during its [[Second Battle of Requiem|second tour on Requiem]], Parangosky sent Dr. Halsey a note requesting her aid in the matter. While she admitted that ONI held Halsey in less than ideal conditions and that she was not in a position to ask her personal favors, she appealed to the doctor's commitment to humanity's survival to help the crew of ''Infinity''.<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''Infinity Briefing Packet''</ref>

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Parangosky viewed Serin Osman as both an heir and perhaps family. Serin was someone she could mentor, advise, and be supported by in the harsh and brutal world of military intelligence.

==Physical description==

Margaret Parangosky has white hair and green eyes.{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} She is slight of build and appears much older than her actual age, but her withered appearance belies her sharp intellect and ice-cold ruthlessness.<ref name="HGOOC8">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', Chapter 8</ref>

==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances==

===Silver Timeline===

==Production notes==

Parangosky is listed on an [[ONI Memorial|ONI memorial plaque]] inside the [[ONI Alpha Site (location)|ONI Alpha Site]] in ''Halo 3: ODST''. However, the ''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe'' states that she was still alive and onboard the ''Point of No Return'' by [[2553]], and she is a major character in the ''[[Kilo-Five Trilogy]]''. This is presumably an Easter egg, given that all ONI personnel who had appeared in canon as of the game's development are listed on the memorial wall.

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 {{Quote|In his opinion, she was the most dangerous person in the UNSC. She was the real power in ONI. To his knowledge, only [[Catherine Halsey|one person]] had ever crossed her and lived.|[[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]]'s opinion of Admiral Parangosky.}}
-[[Admiral]] '''Margaret Orlenda Parangosky''' ([[service number]] '''00230-00923-MP'''; [[UNSCMID]] '''03669271''') is the former [[Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence|Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].{{Ref/Reuse|DD2}}<ref name="HG4">''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'', ''Chapter 4''</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/halo4#!an-epic-universe/story/6eeabce4-dc80-4aa3-b2aa-2f5d123b7514 '''Halo 4 Official Site:''' ''STORY'']</ref> In office by [[2511]], she coordinated ONI's activities during the [[Insurrection]], throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]], and in the years that followed. By [[2555]], she had been succeeded by her protegé, [[Admiral]] [[Serin Osman]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''page 38''</ref>
+[[Admiral]] '''Margaret Orlenda Parangosky''' ([[service number]] '''00230-00923-MP'''; [[UNSCMID]] '''03669271''') is the former [[Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence|Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].{{Ref/Reuse|DD2}}{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}<ref name="HG4">''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'', ''Chapter 4''</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/halo4#!an-epic-universe/story/6eeabce4-dc80-4aa3-b2aa-2f5d123b7514 '''Halo 4 Official Site:''' ''STORY'']</ref> In office by [[2511]], she coordinated ONI's activities during the [[Insurrection]], throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]], and in the years that followed. Respected and feared by even the most influential members of civil, military, and criminal society,{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] is the only person who had ever crossed her and lived. [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] considered her to be the most dangerous person in the UNSC. By [[2555]], she had been succeeded by her protegé, [[Admiral]] [[Serin Osman]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''page 38''</ref>
-Parangosky was slight of build and appeared much older than her actual age, but her withered appearance belied her sharp intellect and ice-cold ruthlessness.<ref name="HGOOC8">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', Chapter 8</ref> She was known to be very powerful and deadly; Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] was the only person who had ever crossed her and lived. [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] considered her to be the most dangerous person in the UNSC.
 ==Biography==
 ===Early career===
 {{Quote|Gentlemen, I'll be brief. After almost fifteen years of continuous and ruinously expensive research without a single new useful technology discovered, the budget of the Onyx initiative has been reprioritized. Although the alien artifacts and hieroglyphics continue to be of interest, recent rebel activities in the Outer Colonies demand that we face realities and reallocate our finite A.I. and military personnel to counter this new threat.|Rear Admiral Parangosky explains the reasoning behind the Onyx initiative's loss of funding.}}{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO13}}
-Margaret Parangosky was born in [[2461#February|February, 2461]].{{Ref/Reuse|HGC10}}{{Ref/Reuse|HGC13}} She joined the [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Armed Forces|Armed Forces]] when she was around twenty-two years old, eventually becoming a captain in the [[UNSC Navy|Navy]].{{Ref/Reuse|HMD2}} The first warship she served aboard was the {{UNSCShip|Lutyens}}.<ref name="HTTW2">''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'', ''Chapter 2''</ref> As a [[captain]] Margaret frequently punched well above her weight, so to speak, and brought down a number of senior officers.<ref name="HMD2">''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'', ''Chapter 2''</ref> When the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] fell from grace due to a series of scandals Parangosky elected to take on the [[Department of Colonial Security]], which nobody wanted, with the intent to improve it. In doing so she instantly acquired a virtual army of [[civilian]] spies with no preexisting loyalties to anyone else in the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|HMD2}}
+Margaret Parangosky was born on [[Luna]] on [[2461#February|February 21, 2461]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} She joined the [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Armed Forces|Armed Forces]] when she was around twenty-two years old, eventually becoming a captain in the [[UNSC Navy|Navy]].{{Ref/Reuse|HMD2}} The first warship she served aboard was the {{UNSCShip|Lutyens}}.<ref name="HTTW2">''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'', ''Chapter 2''</ref> As a [[captain]] Margaret frequently punched well above her weight, so to speak, and brought down a number of senior officers.<ref name="HMD2">''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'', ''Chapter 2''</ref> When the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] fell from grace due to a series of scandals Parangosky elected to take on the [[Department of Colonial Security]], which nobody wanted, with the intent to improve it. In doing so she instantly acquired a virtual army of [[civilian]] spies with no preexisting loyalties to anyone else in the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|HMD2}}
 On [[2511#January|January 2, 2511]] Parangosky, now a rear admiral, issued [[Order 178.8.64.007|an order]] reclassifying all materials concerning the planet [[Onyx]] as Top Secret, Eyes Only.<ref name="HGOO13">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', ''Chapter 13''</ref> This order affected anything mentioning, referencing, or containing reports, surveys, personal notes and logs, images, or any other data pertaining to the planet. It also was accompanied by an ONI-authorized system-wide network purge under the direction of a military [[artificial intelligence]].{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO13}} The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[Section Three]] project that would come to be christened "[[SPARTAN-II]]" had been in its planning stages as early as [[2510]].<ref name="HJ8810">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''August 8, 2510''</ref> The program eventually involved the abduction and conscription of young children in order to create the ultimate fighting force for the UNSC, and Parangosky approved almost every aspect of it.{{Ref/Reuse|HG18}} The kidnappings were carried out in [[2517]] and the great majority of the seventy-five children acquired were replaced with [[Flash cloning|flash clones]], though this particular detail escaped Margaret's knowledge for at least a couple of years.<ref name="HG18">''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'', ''Chapter 18''</ref><ref name="HTFOR3">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 3''</ref>
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 ===Retirement===
-By [[2555]], Serin Osman had replaced her as Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', Chapter 2</ref>
+By [[2555]], Serin Osman had replaced her as Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', Chapter 2</ref> On [[2556#October|October 31, 2556]] General [[R. Dellert]] suggested to [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Hood]] that he may want to have a "heart-to-heart" discussion with Parangosky.{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate3}} The general had gotten word of a specialized [[Spartan-IV]] [[Operation: SHELL GAME|operation]] carried out earlier that year which could jeopardize the [[UEG]]-[[Sangheili]] political relationship Hood had been expending effort toward.<ref name="lootcrate3">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #3]]''</ref>
-On [[2556#October|October 31, 2556]] General [[R. Dellert]] suggested to [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Hood]] that he may want to have a "heart-to-heart" discussion with Parangosky.{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate3}} The general had gotten word of a specialized [[Spartan-IV]] [[Operation: SHELL GAME|operation]] carried out earlier that year which could jeopardize the [[UEG]]-[[Sangheili]] political relationship Hood had been expending effort toward.<ref name="lootcrate3">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #3]]''</ref>
 When [[Requiem slipspace artifacts|a Forerunner artifact]] onboard {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} threatened the ship during its [[Second Battle of Requiem|second tour on Requiem]], Parangosky sent Dr. Halsey a note requesting her aid in the matter. While she admitted that ONI held Halsey in less than ideal conditions and that she was not in a position to ask her personal favors, she appealed to the doctor's commitment to humanity's survival to help the crew of ''Infinity''.<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''Infinity Briefing Packet''</ref>
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 Parangosky viewed Serin Osman as both an heir and perhaps family. Serin was someone she could mentor, advise, and be supported by in the harsh and brutal world of military intelligence.
+==Physical description==
+Margaret Parangosky has white hair and green eyes.{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} She is slight of build and appears much older than her actual age, but her withered appearance belies her sharp intellect and ice-cold ruthlessness.<ref name="HGOOC8">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', Chapter 8</ref>
 ==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances==
 ===Silver Timeline===
 {{Main|Margaret Parangosky/Silver}}
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 ==Production notes==
 Parangosky is listed on an [[ONI Memorial|ONI memorial plaque]] inside the [[ONI Alpha Site (location)|ONI Alpha Site]] in ''Halo 3: ODST''. However, the ''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe'' states that she was still alive and onboard the ''Point of No Return'' by [[2553]], and she is a major character in the ''[[Kilo-Five Trilogy]]''. This is presumably an Easter egg, given that all ONI personnel who had appeared in canon as of the game's development are listed on the memorial wall.