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|name=Owen-B096
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|birth=[[2530|April 12, 2530]]{{Ref/Reuse|HBB10}}{{Ref/Note|In ''[[Halo: Battle Born]]'', set in [[2548]], it is noted by [[Saskia Nazari]] that Owen couldn't be more than a few years older than her. His eyes are also singled out as appearing to not belong to a teenager, suggesting he was one at this point. Saskia herself is seventeen or eighteen years old at this time.}}
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|species=[[Human]]{{Ref/Reuse|HBB10}}
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|height={{Convert|213|cm|ftin|sp=us}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HMD3|HMerDi|Chapter=3}}
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|mass=107.5 kilograms {{C|237 lbs}}{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=107}}
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|affiliation=*[[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Site|Id=WaypointSpartans|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/spartans|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Spartans|D=28|M=4|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Book|Id=HOSFM33|OSFM|Page=33}}{{Ref/Note|As a Spartan-III, Owen served under the authority of [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command]]. However, all Spartan-IIIs who survived the war with the Covenant were offered integration into the [[Spartan-IV]] program and the newly-created [[Spartan Operations]] branch. It is unknown whether Owen remained with the [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] or not, though his pay grade of E-5 may suggest he did, since all who transition to Spartan Operations are granted a direct officer's commission.}}
|affiliation=*[[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Site|Id=WaypointSpartans|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/spartans|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Spartans|D=28|M=4|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Book|Id=HOSFM33|OSFM|Page=33}}
**[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Weapons]]
**[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Weapons]]
***[[SPARTAN-III program]]
***[[SPARTAN-III program]]
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'''Spartan Owen-B096''' is a [[Spartan-III]] in service with the [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Armed Forces|Armed Forces]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}} Orphaned at a young age following the [[Covenant]]'s [[Battle of Jericho VII|attack]] on his home world, he was trained to be a [[Spartan]] on [[Onyx]] as part of the [[Spartan-III program]]'s [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]] and [[Biological augmentation|biologically augmented]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Reuse|HBB17}} Owen was separated from the rest of his company prior to its [[Operation: TORPEDO|deployment]] to the [[51 Pegasi system]] in [[2545]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Reuse|HM76}}{{Ref/Reuse|HGOOP}} In [[2548]] he lent aid to the [[Battle of Meridian|defense]] of [[Meridian]], teaming up with four teenage residents of the moon in the opening stage of the conflict.{{Ref/Reuse|WaypointMeridian}}{{Ref/Reuse|HBB11}} Together, they successfully evacuated surviving residents of [[Brume-sur-Mer]] off-world.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HBB24|BatB|Chapter=24}} Three months later Owen then assisted these same teens in the sabotage of Covenant excavation equipment and the retrieval of the [[Forerunner]] artifact which had brought the aliens to Meridian in the first place.{{Ref/Site|Id=Kirkus|URL=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/cassandra-rose-clarke/battle-born-clarke/|Site=Kirkus Reviews|Page=Battle Born - Meridian Divide|D=28|M=4|Y=2021}} In late [[2553]] he and another Spartan, [[Hazel-A302]], were tasked with delivering the [[artificial intelligence]] [[Gabriela]] to [[Earth]] and assisting with an [[Outpost Discovery]] at major population centers on the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|OutpostDiscovery}}{{Ref/YouTube|Id=ATNOTUHODE|2y5fx2q3IaM|Xbox|All the News on the Upcoming Halo: Outpost Discovery Experience}}{{Ref/Reuse|HLW1}}{{Ref/Reuse|HLW4}}
'''Spartan Owen-B096''', born '''Owen Uduike''',{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} is a [[Spartan-III]] in service with the [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Armed Forces|Armed Forces]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}} Orphaned at a young age following the [[Covenant]]'s [[Battle of Jericho VII|attack]] on his home world, he was trained to be a [[Spartan]] on [[Onyx]] as part of the [[Spartan-III program]]'s [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]] and [[Biological augmentation|biologically augmented]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Reuse|HBB17}} Owen was separated from the rest of his company prior to its [[Operation: TORPEDO|deployment]] to the [[51 Pegasi system]] in [[2545]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Reuse|HM76}}{{Ref/Reuse|HGOOP}} In [[2548]] he lent aid to the [[Battle of Meridian|defense]] of [[Meridian]], teaming up with four teenage residents of the moon in the opening stage of the conflict.{{Ref/Reuse|WaypointMeridian}}{{Ref/Reuse|HBB11}} Together, they successfully evacuated surviving residents of [[Brume-sur-Mer]] off-world.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HBB24|BatB|Chapter=24}} Three months later Owen then assisted these same teens in the sabotage of Covenant excavation equipment and the retrieval of the [[Forerunner]] artifact which had brought the aliens to Meridian in the first place.{{Ref/Site|Id=Kirkus|URL=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/cassandra-rose-clarke/battle-born-clarke/|Site=Kirkus Reviews|Page=Battle Born - Meridian Divide|D=28|M=4|Y=2021}} In late [[2553]] he and another Spartan, [[Hazel-A302]], were tasked with delivering the [[artificial intelligence]] [[Gabriela]] to [[Earth]] and assisting with an [[Outpost Discovery]] at major population centers on the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|OutpostDiscovery}}{{Ref/YouTube|Id=ATNOTUHODE|2y5fx2q3IaM|Xbox|All the News on the Upcoming Halo: Outpost Discovery Experience}}{{Ref/Reuse|HLW1}}{{Ref/Reuse|HLW4}}


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early life===
===Early life===
{{Quote|no=three|q1=I was a war orphan. ONI found me on Jericho VII, eating bugs in the countryside. Half the planet had been glassed. My parents had been in town when it happened.|Owen-B096|q2=I'm—I'm sorry.|[[Saskia Nazari]]|q3=I lost my family. But I was given a new one.|Owen-B096|Owen comforts Saskia by opening up about his personal history of loss and reclamation.}}{{Ref/Reuse|HBB17}}
{{Quote|no=three|q1=I was a war orphan. ONI found me on Jericho VII, eating bugs in the countryside. Half the planet had been glassed. My parents had been in town when it happened.|Owen-B096|q2=I'm—I'm sorry.|[[Saskia Nazari]]|q3=I lost my family. But I was given a new one.|Owen-B096|Owen comforts Saskia by opening up about his personal history of loss and reclamation.}}{{Ref/Reuse|HBB17}}
Owen was born on [[Eremus]], a moon of [[Jericho VII]] in the [[Lambda Serpentis system]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Twitter|Id=Twitter8|GrimBrotherOne|1154749739545423872|Jeff Easterling|Quote=Eremus should be a moon of Jericho VII.|D=28|M=4|Y=2021}} The Covenant began [[Battle of Jericho VII|a ground invasion]] of Jericho VII on [[2535#February|February 9, 2535]], and by the twelfth had begun to [[Glassing|glass]] it.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HTFORP|HTFOR|Part=Prologue}} His family being present on the planet at the time, Owen's parents were in a town which fell victim to orbital bombardment.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HBB17|BatB|Chapter=17}}{{Ref/Reuse|Twitter8}} By the time half the world's surface had suffered the same treatment Owen was eventually discovered by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] living on his own in the countryside and eating bugs.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB17}} Owen volunteered for the [[Spartan-III program]] a short time later, becoming one of four hundred and eighteen children making up its [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|second company]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HGOO9|HGoO|Chapter=9}} Only three hundred and seventy-five had been confidently identified for participation by [[2537#July|July 30, 2537]], but the full company was formed by the next day.{{Ref/Reuse|HM76}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HGOO8|HGoO|Chapter=8}}
Owen Uduike was born on [[Eremus]],{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} a moon of [[Jericho VII]] in the [[Lambda Serpentis system]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Twitter|Id=Twitter8|GrimBrotherOne|1154749739545423872|Jeff Easterling|Quote=Eremus should be a moon of Jericho VII.|D=28|M=4|Y=2021}} The Covenant began [[Battle of Jericho VII|a ground invasion]] of Jericho VII on [[2535#February|February 9, 2535]], and by the twelfth had begun to [[Glassing|glass]] it.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HTFORP|HTFOR|Part=Prologue}} His family being present on the planet at the time, Owen's parents were in a town which fell victim to orbital bombardment.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HBB17|BatB|Chapter=17}}{{Ref/Reuse|Twitter8}} By the time half the world's surface had suffered the same treatment Owen was eventually discovered by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] living on his own in the countryside and eating bugs.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB17}} Owen volunteered for the [[Spartan-III program]] a short time later, becoming one of four hundred and eighteen children making up its [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|second company]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HGOO9|HGoO|Chapter=9}} Only three hundred and seventy-five had been confidently identified for participation by [[2537#July|July 30, 2537]], but the full company was formed by the next day.{{Ref/Reuse|HM76}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HGOO8|HGoO|Chapter=8}}


Beta Company was trained from that point on by the [[Spartan-II]] Lieutenant [[Kurt Ambrose]] and Chief Petty Officer [[Franklin Mendez]] at the [[Camp Currahee]] complex on the planet [[Onyx]] in the [[Zeta Doradus system]].{{Ref/Reuse|HOSFM84}} The regimen mirrored that of the Spartan-IIs', with intensive physical conditioning and education conducted by hand-picked trainers and multiple on-site A.I.s. All training and indoctrination emphasized the significance of achieving objectives at any cost and a willingness to sacrifice for the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|HOSFM84}} Beta Company's drill instructors also counted washouts from [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] among their ranks, who always seemed to go out of their way to make things as hard as possible for the trainees.{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO9}} On [[2541#August|August 24, 2541]] all four hundred and eighteen recruits were given an exercise near Camp Currahee in which their respective teams were tasked with [[Ring the Bell|ringing a bell]] atop a poll in a field. Impeding their progress were their drill instructors, who were shielded by [[Semi-Powered Infiltration armor#Mark II|Mark II semi-powered infiltration armor]]. [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]]'s members, conversely, only had sweat suits and light boots for protection against [[stun round]]s. Kurt had previously announced that eventually only three hundred slots would be made available for continuation as a [[Spartan]], and ringing the bell was required in order to advance. The lieutenant had also let it be known that grades would be a factor in the selection process, so the kids were as a whole exhausting themselves each night with studying before falling asleep. The exercise this day began at 1420 hours.{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO9}} An exceptional candidate, Owen's tenacity and single-minded focus allowed him to grind his way through the remainder of the punishing training in the years which followed and the [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|biological augmentation]] processes to reach the top honors program.{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}} Beta Company graduated at some point during the first few months of [[2545]] and by May 30 at least some of its members had been deployed for [[Operation: CARTWHEEL]].{{Ref/Book|Id=HOSFM84|OSFM|Page=84-85}}{{Ref/Generic|[[Noble Team performance reports]]}} Three hundred were deployed to the [[51 Pegasi system]] on July 3 of that year for [[Operation: TORPEDO]] following a number of other missions the company had completed, but Owen was not among these, having been detached from the rest of his comrades for special assignment.{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Book|Id=HM76|HM|Page=76}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HGOOP|HGoO|Part=Prologue}} Soon after this separation he was given [[Mjolnir]] armor.{{Ref/Site|Id=Dispatch|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/discovery-dispatch-february-21-2019|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Discovery Dispatch - February 21, 2019|D=28|M=4|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Reuse|HM76}} At some point between 2545 and 2548, Owen was send to Jericho VII after the rumor of Covenant activity on the planet.{{Ref/Novel|HMerDi|Chapter=8}}
Beta Company was trained from that point on by the [[Spartan-II]] Lieutenant [[Kurt Ambrose]] and Chief Petty Officer [[Franklin Mendez]] at the [[Camp Currahee]] complex on the planet [[Onyx]] in the [[Zeta Doradus system]].{{Ref/Reuse|HOSFM84}} The regimen mirrored that of the Spartan-IIs', with intensive physical conditioning and education conducted by hand-picked trainers and multiple on-site A.I.s. All training and indoctrination emphasized the significance of achieving objectives at any cost and a willingness to sacrifice for the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|HOSFM84}} Beta Company's drill instructors also counted washouts from [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] among their ranks, who always seemed to go out of their way to make things as hard as possible for the trainees.{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO9}} On [[2541#August|August 24, 2541]] all four hundred and eighteen recruits were given an exercise near Camp Currahee in which their respective teams were tasked with [[Ring the Bell|ringing a bell]] atop a poll in a field. Impeding their progress were their drill instructors, who were shielded by [[Semi-Powered Infiltration armor#Mark II|Mark II semi-powered infiltration armor]]. [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]]'s members, conversely, only had sweat suits and light boots for protection against [[stun round]]s. Kurt had previously announced that eventually only three hundred slots would be made available for continuation as a [[Spartan]], and ringing the bell was required in order to advance. The lieutenant had also let it be known that grades would be a factor in the selection process, so the kids were as a whole exhausting themselves each night with studying before falling asleep. The exercise this day began at 1420 hours.{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO9}} An exceptional candidate, Owen's tenacity and single-minded focus allowed him to grind his way through the remainder of the punishing training in the years which followed and the [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|biological augmentation]] processes to reach the top honors program.{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}} Beta Company graduated at some point during the first few months of [[2545]] and by May 30 at least some of its members had been deployed for [[Operation: CARTWHEEL]].{{Ref/Book|Id=HOSFM84|OSFM|Page=84-85}}{{Ref/Generic|[[Noble Team performance reports]]}} Three hundred were deployed to the [[51 Pegasi system]] on July 3 of that year for [[Operation: TORPEDO]] following a number of other missions the company had completed, but Owen was not among these, having been detached from the rest of his comrades for special assignment.{{Ref/Reuse|Dispatch}}{{Ref/Book|Id=HM76|HM|Page=76}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HGOOP|HGoO|Part=Prologue}} Soon after this separation he was given [[Mjolnir]] armor.{{Ref/Site|Id=Dispatch|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/discovery-dispatch-february-21-2019|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Discovery Dispatch - February 21, 2019|D=28|M=4|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Reuse|HM76}} At some point between 2545 and 2548, Owen was send to Jericho VII after the rumor of Covenant activity on the planet.{{Ref/Novel|HMerDi|Chapter=8}}
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===Against the Banished===
===Against the Banished===
Following the start of the [[Created conflict]], Owen was assigned to engage the escalating threat of the Banished.{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=107}}
Following the start of the [[Created conflict]], Owen was assigned to engage the escalating threat of the Banished.{{Ref/reuse|EN}}


==Personal characteristics, armor, and effects==
==Personal characteristics, armor, and effects==