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==Equipment== | ==Equipment== | ||
During [[Operation: FAR STORM|the mission]] to [[Installation 00]] in [[2555]], Olympia Vale armed herself with an [[M6 series]] magnum.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HitD8}} Prior to the [[operation]], she had not used the weapon for years, having only used it previously in a training exercise.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HitD8}} After becoming a Spartan, she sported the [[COPPERHEAD-class Mjolnir|Copperhead]] variant of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR GEN2]] armor. Vale's armor is specifically designed with a "militarized anthropology" decision support system that aids in her efforts to utilize the complex "terrain" of human and alien society to her advantage.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFCW|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/ | During [[Operation: FAR STORM|the mission]] to [[Installation 00]] in [[2555]], Olympia Vale armed herself with an [[M6 series]] magnum.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HitD8}} Prior to the [[operation]], she had not used the weapon for years, having only used it previously in a training exercise.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HitD8}} After becoming a Spartan, she sported the [[COPPERHEAD-class Mjolnir|Copperhead]] variant of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR GEN2]] armor. Vale's armor is specifically designed with a "militarized anthropology" decision support system that aids in her efforts to utilize the complex "terrain" of human and alien society to her advantage.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFCW|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-conventional-warfare|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Conventional Warfare|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} Her armor, painted red with gold details, has a gold and blue visor.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=H5G}} Vale's preferred loadout is the [[M20 SMG]] as her primary weapon, with the [[Type-54D plasma pistol]] as her sidearm.{{Ref/Generic|Id=GIJ2015|Game Informer #267, July 2015}} However, she also arms herself with an [[M6H magnum]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=H5Osiris}} As a member of [[Fireteam Osiris]], Vale has also been granted use of the prototypical [[Artemis Tracking System]], an advanced scanning system only given to Spartans with the permission of Spartan Commander [[Sarah Palmer]].{{Ref/Site|Id=ATUniverse|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/tech/artemis-tracking-system|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Artemis Tracking System|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} | ||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
{{Quote|We were well into development on Halo 5: Guardians when Peter started work on Halo: Hunters in the Dark, so we were able to inform him quite a bit on who Vale was and how she thought, but we were really only talking about our own experiences working with her in the course of Halo 5, when she's already part of Fireteam Osiris. Peter took what we said and figured out how Vale behaved before she was a Spartan, which again fed back into our work on the game and has the effect of making Vale more rounded as a person and therefore more "real" in the long run.|[[Brian Reed]], on Olympia Vale's character development.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFJA|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/ | {{Quote|We were well into development on Halo 5: Guardians when Peter started work on Halo: Hunters in the Dark, so we were able to inform him quite a bit on who Vale was and how she thought, but we were really only talking about our own experiences working with her in the course of Halo 5, when she's already part of Fireteam Osiris. Peter took what we said and figured out how Vale behaved before she was a Spartan, which again fed back into our work on the game and has the effect of making Vale more rounded as a person and therefore more "real" in the long run.|[[Brian Reed]], on Olympia Vale's character development.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFJA|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-jurassic-ark|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Jurassic Ark|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}}}} | ||
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Olympia Vale is voiced by [[Laura Bailey]], who also provides the character's likeness and performance capture. Bailey is married to [[Travis Willingham]], the voice actor for [[Frederic-104]] and [[Jul 'Mdama]].{{Ref/Twitter|LauraBaileyVO|609130785334018048|Laura Bailey|Quote=Yup! So excited to confirm my role in @Halo 5! #SpartanVale|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} Bailey also voiced [[Katrina]] in the ''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' audio logs.{{Ref/Site|Id=XWHTT8|URL=http://news.xbox.com/2015/05/games-hunt-the-truth-podcast-episode-8|Site=Game Informer|Page=Halo 5: Guardians #HuntTheTruth – Has the Master Chief Gone AWOL?|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} Vale first appeared in a cameo appearance in additional, bookend [[cutscene]]s in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'', alongside other members of [[Fireteam Osiris]].{{Ref/Level|Id=H2ATheheretic|H2A|The Heretic|}} She was later revealed to be one of the playable characters of Fireteam Osiris in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' in the [[2015#July|July 2015]] issue of Game Informer.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=GIJ2015}} Vale's backstory and character were expanded upon in the subsequently released novel ''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', written by [[Peter David]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=CFCW}} As Vale's character was already partially developed for ''Halo 5: Guardians'', David was able to figure out how Vale behaved prior to becoming a [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV]] for the novel. Vale's personality in ''Hunters in the Dark'' was then incorporated into ''Halo 5'' to make her a more rounded character.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=CFJA}} As a playable character in ''Halo 5: Guardians'', her unique gameplay abilities are faster movement speed, faster thruster recharge and slower stabilizer descent.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=H5G}} | Olympia Vale is voiced by [[Laura Bailey]], who also provides the character's likeness and performance capture. Bailey is married to [[Travis Willingham]], the voice actor for [[Frederic-104]] and [[Jul 'Mdama]].{{Ref/Twitter|LauraBaileyVO|609130785334018048|Laura Bailey|Quote=Yup! So excited to confirm my role in @Halo 5! #SpartanVale|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} Bailey also voiced [[Katrina]] in the ''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' audio logs.{{Ref/Site|Id=XWHTT8|URL=http://news.xbox.com/2015/05/games-hunt-the-truth-podcast-episode-8|Site=Game Informer|Page=Halo 5: Guardians #HuntTheTruth – Has the Master Chief Gone AWOL?|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} Vale first appeared in a cameo appearance in additional, bookend [[cutscene]]s in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'', alongside other members of [[Fireteam Osiris]].{{Ref/Level|Id=H2ATheheretic|H2A|The Heretic|}} She was later revealed to be one of the playable characters of Fireteam Osiris in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' in the [[2015#July|July 2015]] issue of Game Informer.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=GIJ2015}} Vale's backstory and character were expanded upon in the subsequently released novel ''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', written by [[Peter David]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=CFCW}} As Vale's character was already partially developed for ''Halo 5: Guardians'', David was able to figure out how Vale behaved prior to becoming a [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV]] for the novel. Vale's personality in ''Hunters in the Dark'' was then incorporated into ''Halo 5'' to make her a more rounded character.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=CFJA}} As a playable character in ''Halo 5: Guardians'', her unique gameplay abilities are faster movement speed, faster thruster recharge and slower stabilizer descent.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=H5G}} | ||
During the initial story development of ''Halo 5: Guardians'', Vale was first realized as "Spartan Jones" as Fireteam Osiris was being created. After a few weeks of development, Spartan Jones would become a Spartan fluent in alien languages and renamed "Spartan Vesper". As the character was further developed, she was proving to be too "kid genius", so the character was matured while still retaining enough of her innocence to contrast with her fellow squadmates. Eventually, Spartan Vesper was renamed Vale and her character design was largely completed.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFFC|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/ | During the initial story development of ''Halo 5: Guardians'', Vale was first realized as "Spartan Jones" as Fireteam Osiris was being created. After a few weeks of development, Spartan Jones would become a Spartan fluent in alien languages and renamed "Spartan Vesper". As the character was further developed, she was proving to be too "kid genius", so the character was matured while still retaining enough of her innocence to contrast with her fellow squadmates. Eventually, Spartan Vesper was renamed Vale and her character design was largely completed.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFFC|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-fifty-caliber|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Fifty Caliber|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} Vale's [[COPPERHEAD-class Mjolnir|armor]] was specifically designed for her character, making the character appear sleek, lightweight, and acrobatic.{{Ref/Site|Id=H5AS|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/art-showcase|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 5 Art Showcase|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} User interface artist Eric Will noted that the armor's aggressive "V"-shaped visor proved to be challenging to design.{{Ref/Site|Id=CU81415|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/art-showcase|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Community Update 8-14-15|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
