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{{Character Infobox|variant=Human | {{Character Infobox|variant=Human | ||
|name=Franklin Mendez | |name=Franklin Mendez | ||
|image= [[File:Bloodline_Chief_Mendez.png| | |image= [[File:Bloodline_Chief_Mendez.png|300px]] | ||
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|birth=c.2492<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 208''</ref><ref group="note">In ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', Mendez is described as a veteran instructor who had also seen significant combat by 2517. In ''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', Kurt-051 notes that Mendez had "aged well" in 2531. Later in ''Ghosts of Onyx'', however, Mendez is noted as "pushing sixty" in 2552, and is stated to be the same age as Dr. Halsey in ''Halo: Glasslands''. This would make him no more than 25 years old when he started training the SPARTAN-IIs and around 39 when Kurt mentions his aging. Furthermore, the significant spans of cryosleep which accompany UNSC military service would likely reduce his biological age even more, making Kurt's remark seem even more out of place.</ref> | |birth=c.2492<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 208''</ref><ref group="note">In ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', Mendez is described as a veteran instructor who had also seen significant combat by 2517. In ''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', Kurt-051 notes that Mendez had "aged well" in 2531. Later in ''Ghosts of Onyx'', however, Mendez is noted as "pushing sixty" in 2552, and is stated to be the same age as Dr. Halsey in ''Halo: Glasslands''. This would make him no more than 25 years old when he started training the SPARTAN-IIs and around 39 when Kurt mentions his aging. Furthermore, the significant spans of cryosleep which accompany UNSC military service would likely reduce his biological age even more, making Kurt's remark seem even more out of place.</ref> | ||
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|rank=[[Senior chief petty officer]] | |rank=[[Senior chief petty officer]] | ||
|species=[[Human]] | |||
|gender=Male | |gender=Male | ||
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|affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]] | |affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]] | ||
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{{ | {{Quote|Nothing can kill the Chief.|A young [[John-117]] refers to Mendez}} | ||
'''Senior Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez''' is a [[UNSC Navy]] [[non-commissioned officer]] who was involved in the training of every supersoldier of both the [[SPARTAN-II | |||
'''Senior Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez''' is a [[UNSC Navy]] [[non-commissioned officer]] who was involved in the training of every supersoldier of both the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] and [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] programs. His career is extensive and he has earned numerous medals and commendations fighting in the [[Insurrection]] and the [[Human-Covenant War]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===SPARTAN-II training=== | ===SPARTAN-II training=== | ||
By [[2517]], then-Chief Petty Officer Mendez was regarded as the Navy's best hand-to-hand combat and physical training drill instructor, in addition to having substantial combat experience. Due to his skills, he was recruited to lead the [[SPARTAN-II training|training]] of the SPARTAN-II supersoldiers.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 28-29''</ref> He was the SPARTAN-IIs' training leader during their first years on [[Reach]] from 2517 until [[2525]]. He trained them in the aspects of combat as hard as any Marine when they were only at the age of six.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', "chapter 4"</ref> His military training was punctuated with in-class strategy sessions with AI [[Déjà]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 38''</ref> | By [[2517]], then-Chief Petty Officer Mendez was regarded as the Navy's best hand-to-hand combat and physical training [[drill instructor]], in addition to having substantial combat experience. Due to his skills, he was recruited to lead the [[SPARTAN-II training|training]] of the SPARTAN-II supersoldiers.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 28-29''</ref> He was the SPARTAN-IIs' training leader during their first years on [[Reach]] from 2517 until [[2525]]. He trained them in the aspects of combat as hard as any Marine when they were only at the age of six.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', "chapter 4"</ref> His military training was punctuated with in-class strategy sessions with AI [[Déjà]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 38''</ref> | ||
At the beginning of their training, CPO Mendez and his training instructors used [[Humbler stun device|electric batons]] to discipline trainees.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 35''</ref> However, his trainers would occasionally use rifles with tranquilizer rounds to incapacitate the trainees (those who would eventually make up [[Gray Team]]) who attempted to escape. Eventually the Spartans, [[John-117]] in particular, came to revere Mendez as a solid, unmovable force in their lives.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 99'' (''"The only constant in the universe"'')</ref> They had great respect for him, perhaps even to the extent of seeing him as a father figure, much as they regarded [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] as a mother figure. | At the beginning of their training, CPO Mendez and his training instructors used [[Humbler stun device|electric batons]] to discipline trainees.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 35''</ref> However, his trainers would occasionally use rifles with tranquilizer rounds to incapacitate the trainees (those who would eventually make up [[Gray Team]]) who attempted to escape. Eventually the Spartans, [[John-117]] in particular, came to revere Mendez as a solid, unmovable force in their lives.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 99'' (''"The only constant in the universe"'')</ref> They had great respect for him, perhaps even to the extent of seeing him as a father figure, much as they regarded [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] as a mother figure. | ||
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He is known to enjoy [[Sweet William cigar]]s.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 69''</ref> | He is known to enjoy [[Sweet William cigar]]s.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 69''</ref> | ||
== | ==Decorations== | ||
Mendez is a battle-hardened veteran who has won numerous decorations, including multiple Gold Stars, [[Silver Star]]s, [[Bronze Star]]s, three [[Purple Heart]]s,<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 95''</ref> and the [[UNSC Legion of Honor]]. | Mendez is a battle-hardened veteran who has won numerous decorations, including multiple Gold Stars, [[Silver Star]]s, [[Bronze Star]]s, three [[Purple Heart]]s,<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 95''</ref> and the [[UNSC Legion of Honor]]. | ||
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*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
== | ==Note== | ||
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