Kelly-087: Difference between revisions

Kurt then ordered Kelly, along with Dr. Halsey, Fred, Linda, and the rest of the surviving SPARTAN-IIIs, to enter the slipspace rift,<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 368''</ref> while he stayed behind and detonated two [[FENRIS nuclear warhead]]s to stop the massive Covenant army.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 372''</ref>

{{Quote|Damn, I've finally been outrun. Oh, the shame of it.|Kelly, upon failing to catch a small Forerunner medical drone in the shield world.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 41''</ref>}}

Having passed through the slipspace rift, Kelly and the rest of the human survivors found themselves trapped in a [[ONI Research Facility Trevelyan|massive Dyson sphere]] contained within a [[slipspace bubble]] of compressed space-time, formerly hidden inside the core of Onyx. She and the others then began trying to find a way to revive [[Team Katana]] to find a way out of the shield world.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 378''</ref>

On October 23, 2558, Kelly and the rest of Blue Team were deployed from the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} on a mission to find and secure ''[[Argent Moon]]'', an ONI research vessel that had been missing for nineteen months. Departing from a [[D79-TC Pelican|Pelican]], Blue Team managed to infiltrate the ''Argent Moon'' by shooting out one of the windows, subsequently causing many Sangheili part of [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] to be sucked out into the vacuum. Ascertaining that there were no human survivors aboard, Kelly and the others fought towards central control, where they planned to disable the gravity and life support systems on the ship in order to kill off the rest of the Covenant. During the mission, John experienced a vision from [[Cortana]] telling him that the [[Domain]] was open, that [[Meridian]] was next, and that the [[Reclaimer|Reclamation]] was about to begin. Upon coming to, he told Blue Team what he had seen. Resolving to deal with it later, they continued onwards according to their original plan. Upon witnessing Covenant vessels exiting slipspace all around the ''Argent Moon'', however, the plan changed to asset denial and it was decided that the ''Argent Moon'' must be destroyed. Blue Team fought to the ship's reactor and disabled its safeties so that it would begin to overheat and detonate. However, the ''Argent Moon'' responded with automatic safeties, moving the reactor to a cooling center where it could be contained. Needing to ensure its overload, Blue Team followed the reactor to the cooling center in vacuum, using Banshees to destroy its coolant pipes. With their interference, the cooling system failed and the reactor began overheating, prepping ''Argent Moon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s destruction. Blue Team needed to escape, but their Banshees would not escape the explosion in time and their arrival Pelican appeared to have been destroyed. John thus ordered them to the [[Hangar bay|hangar]] where they could take a [[Winter-class prowler]] and escape into slipspace. Arriving at a hangar, the Spartans found the parked [[prowler]] [[ONI Acrisius|ONI ''Acrisius'']], but needed to recharge its fuel cells. Many more Covenant attacked them while Blue Team defended themselves, waiting for the prowler to prep for launch. With the hangar cleared and the Acrisius ready, John-117 radioed the UNSC ''Infinity'' and informed them that he would be sending Blue Team to Meridian. However, ''Infinity'' was mysteriously already aware of Cortana's return and ordered Blue Team back to them while another Spartan team was sent to deal with her. Rejecting their orders, Blue Team chose to go AWOL and evacuated aboard the ''Acrisius'', leaving the ''Argent Moon'' as it exploded.

==Personality and description==

Kelly is the fastest of the SPARTAN-IIs, making her easily the fastest human to have ever lived.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', "Palace Hotel", ''page 348''</ref> She is capable of running for extended periods of up to 62 kph (38.502 mph) and has quicker reflexes than her peers; within current Mjolnir GEN2 systems, she is capable of running at speeds in excess of 65 kph (40.393 mph).<ref name="universe"/> In order to keep her reflexes sharp she exercises routinely with "twitch-response drills" and [[Zen]] "no-thought" practices.<ref name="goo167">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 167''</ref> Before a mission she has to slow herself down considerably to spar with another Spartan. She has demonstrated an incredible tolerance for pain, as she has been injured quite gravely on several occasions and managed to recover fully each time.

Fast not only physically but mentally as well, Kelly is highly perceptive and observant.<ref name="goo167"/> She has a dry sense of humor and often cracks jokes over her and her team's situation and mission.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 264''</ref> She is less proficient at concealing her emotions than most of her comrades; as such her body language tends to belie her mood.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 172''</ref> Early in her [[SPARTAN-II training]], she resisted initial indoctrination generally out of fear and anger.<ref name="universe"/> Her speed has led her to being termed the team's "Rabbit", acting as quick bait to draw enemies into traps laid by the other Spartans.

Only a handful of other Spartans have as much experience as Kelly, meriting her a plethora of awards. She claims to be ignorant of these honors she is entitled to and has shown little interest in the biographies and records of non-Spartans.<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''' ''Limited Edition, Kelly-087 profile card''</ref>

At age six, Kelly had her hair dyed blue and was taller than John.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 40''</ref> John eventually outgrew her and her hair color returned to its natural brown color. Like most of the SPARTAN-IIs, she wore her hair close-cropped,<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 6'' (2001 edition)</ref> though by 2557 it had grown almost to her shoulders and was worn in a ponytail.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[The Next 72 Hours]]''</ref>