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When [[SPARTAN-II]]s are killed, they are reported as Missing in Action or [[Wounded in Action]] to create the illusion that [[Office of Naval Intelligence Directive 930|Spartans never die]]. This helped boost morale in the UNSC.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 249''</ref>  [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-IIIs]] are not normally subject to this, as the very existence of the program remains classified. However, at least two were listed as such in accordance with the tradition by [[Kurt Ambrose]].
When [[SPARTAN-II]]s are killed, they are reported as Missing in Action or [[Wounded in Action]] to create the illusion that [[Office of Naval Intelligence Directive 930|Spartans never die]]. This helped boost morale in the UNSC.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 249''</ref>  [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-IIIs]] are not normally subject to this, as the very existence of the program remains classified. However, at least two were listed as such in accordance with the tradition by [[Kurt Ambrose]].
==Notable examples==
*[[James-005]] - Sent spinning into space during the [[Fall of Reach]]. Lost contact shortly thereafter and no sign of him was detected ever again. Presumably deceased.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'''</ref>
*[[Alice-130]], [[Jerome-092]], [[Douglas-042]] - Declared Missing in Action when the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} was eventually declared "lost with all hands" following the [[Battle of the Etran Harborage]]. As of [[2559]] are active on [[Installation 00]].<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]'''</ref>
*[[Kurt-051]] - Went Missing in Action during a mission in [[2531]]. In reality abducted for the [[SPARTAN-III program]]. Died during the [[Onyx Conflict]] in [[2552]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'''</ref>
*[[Randall-037]] - Went missing in [[2532]]<ref name="HGO173">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 173''</ref> during the [[Battle of Vodin]]. Survived a fall from the planet's [[skyhook]]s and settled on the planet for the next ten years until the UNSC reestablished contact with [[Vodin]]. Refused to rejoin the Spartan program and had many of his augmentations reversed. Died during the [[Mission to Alpha Shard]] in [[2556]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Nightfall]]'''</ref>
*[[Sheila-065]] - Declared Missing in Action in [[2544]]. Died in the [[Battle of Miridem]], witnessed by Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]].<ref name="HGO173" />
*[[Kelly-087]] - Declared Missing in Action by [[John-117]] after she was abducted by Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]].<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref> No longer considered MIA after the UNSC gained control of the [[Sarcophagus]] [[shield world]] where she had been taken.<ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'''</ref>
*[[John-117]] - Disappeared after the [[Battle of Installation 00]] when the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} split in half, leaving him trapped in deep space in the rear half of the ship. Considered Missing in Action due to the fact that there was no evidence that he died, despite [[Terrence Hood]]'s quote, ''"Hard to believe he's dead."''<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 104-105''</ref> Resurfaced in [[2557]] during the [[Battle of Requiem]] to help the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} against [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]]. Returned to Earth following the [[New Phoenix Incident]] and was no longer declared Missing in Action.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]'''</ref>
*[[Gray Team]] - Considered Missing in Action by [[Fred-104]] in November [[2552]] after they had been out of contact for over a year on a mission far outside the reaches of UNSC space.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 221''</ref> Actually went Missing in Action in December 2552 following [[Operation: SUNSPEAR]] where they destroyed the planet [[Glyke]] and were left adrift in its ruins in [[cryo chamber]]s in [[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot One|their lifeboat]]. Recovered in [[2558]] by [[Fleetmaster]] [[Rojka 'Kasaan]] then freed from their cryo chambers by [[Melody Azikiwe]] during the [[Battle of Carrow]]. Reestablished contact with UNSC forces aboard the {{UNSCShip|Welcome to the Snipehunt}} following the battle and were no longer Missing in Action.<ref>'''[[Halo: Envoy]]'''</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*[[James-005]], as well as all the Spartans aboard the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} ([[Alice-130]], [[Jerome-092]], [[Douglas-042]]), and [[Gray Team]] are the only Spartans who truly became missing without ever being found.
*John-117 was considered Missing in Action due to the fact that there was no evidence that he died, despite [[Terrence Hood]]'s quote, ''"Hard to believe he's dead."''<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 104-105''</ref> With the help of [[Cortana]] and the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, the Chief eventually managed to return to Earth on his own during the [[New Phoenix Incident|Didact's attack on Earth]], returning just in time to save the Earth from a grave threat. Afterwards, he was no longer declared Missing In Action.
*During the video log in the level [[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]], the automated video recorder regards [[Wallace A. Jenkins]] as possibly MIA, due to the sudden termination of his recording as a result of his infection by the [[Flood]].
*During the video log in the level [[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]], the automated video recorder regards [[Wallace A. Jenkins]] as possibly MIA, due to the sudden termination of his recording as a result of his infection by the [[Flood]].
*Both John-117 and [[Kelly-087]] were briefly considered Missing In Action. Both were eventually found again.


==Sources==
==Sources==

Revision as of 16:31, January 10, 2019

Missing in Action, better known as MIA, is a casualty classification used by the United Nations Space Command that refers to members of the UNSC who has been reported missing following a combat mission and whose status as to injury, capture, or death is unknown. Missing combatants must not have been otherwise accounted for as either Killed in Action or a prisoner of war.

When SPARTAN-IIs are killed, they are reported as Missing in Action or Wounded in Action to create the illusion that Spartans never die. This helped boost morale in the UNSC.[1] SPARTAN-IIIs are not normally subject to this, as the very existence of the program remains classified. However, at least two were listed as such in accordance with the tradition by Kurt Ambrose.

Notable examples

Trivia

  • During the video log in the level 343 Guilty Spark, the automated video recorder regards Wallace A. Jenkins as possibly MIA, due to the sudden termination of his recording as a result of his infection by the Flood.

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 249
  2. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach
  3. ^ Halo Wars 2
  4. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
  5. ^ a b Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 173
  6. ^ Halo: Nightfall
  7. ^ Halo: First Strike
  8. ^ Halo: Glasslands
  9. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 104-105
  10. ^ Halo 4
  11. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 221
  12. ^ Halo: Envoy

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