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Lieutenant '''Bartalan Craddog''' was the Chief Science Officer of ''[[Argent Moon]]'' who was used by the [[archeon-class ancilla]] [[Intrepid Eye]] in her plot to weaponize [[asteroidea merozoite]]. | Lieutenant '''Bartalan Craddog''' was the Chief Science Officer of ''[[Argent Moon]]'' who was used by the [[archeon-class ancilla]] [[Intrepid Eye]] in her plot to weaponize [[asteroidea merozoite]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Craddog was a young lieutenant whose prior record indicated an officer with a remarkable, often-predatory promiscuity and unremarkable ambition.<ref name="R342">'''[[Halo: Retribution]]''', ''page 342''</ref> After he was assigned to ''[[Argent Moon]]'', the [[archeon-class ancilla]] would accuartly describe the principles of operation for Forerunner artifacts only to Craddog while providing partial or inaccurate explanations to everyone else. As a result, Craddog won the reputation of a genius and was promoted to the station's Chief Science Officer.<ref>'''[[Halo: Retribution]]''', ''pages | Craddog was a young lieutenant whose prior record indicated an officer with a remarkable, often-predatory promiscuity and unremarkable ambition.<ref name="R342">'''[[Halo: Retribution]]''', ''page 342''</ref> After he was assigned to ''[[Argent Moon]]'', the [[archeon-class ancilla]] would accuartly describe the principles of operation for Forerunner artifacts only to Craddog while providing partial or inaccurate explanations to everyone else. As a result, Craddog won the reputation of a genius and was promoted to the station's Chief Science Officer. In reality, Craddog wasn't terribly bright and the most inadequate of ''Argent Moon's'' AI researchers and was chosen by Intrepid Eye to be her rising star for this very reason.<ref>'''[[Halo: Retribution]]''', ''pages 65-67''</ref> | ||
On [[2553#December|December 12, 2553]], Craddog visited | On [[2553#December|December 12, 2553]], Craddog visited Intrepid Eye with [[observation pane|a Forerunner artifact]] in hopes that she could identify it for him. Intrepid Eye had Craddog activate the artifact for her and then demanded that he provide her access to ''Argent Moon's'' communications array. When Craddog refused, Intrepid Eye threatened to expose Craddog sleeping with lesser ranked officers, a breach of fraternization protocol which could get him removed from his post and possibly risk his safety due to the threat he could be under from ONI as a disgraced castoff from a top-secret project that could have a problem following the Secrets Act. Craddog realized that Intrepid Eye had a remote access inside of ''Argent Moon's'' systems and wished to use communications array to reintegrate her other aspects. Craddog eventually gave into Intrepid Eye's blackmail and reluctantly agreed to give her access to the communications array.<ref>'''[[Halo: Retribution]]''', ''Chapter 5''</ref> | ||
After [[Veta Lopis]]' [[Ferret]] team discovered that the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] were not responsible for the murder of Admiral [[Graselyn Tuwa]] and the abduction of her family, Intrepid Eye, the true mastermind behind the plot, discovered Craddog sleeping with Ensigns [[Jess Wallace]] and [[Kris Gaston]], a violation of fraternization rules. Contacting Craddog through Wallace's [[TACPAD]], Intrepid Eye used his sexual indiscretions to blackmail Craddog into accompanying [[Papa-10]] to [[Pinnacle Station]] on the {{Class|Winter|prowler}} {{UNSCShip|Fast Gun}} to retrieve the cryo-jars containing the Tuwas organs. Craddog's purpose was to monitor the cryo-jars since Papa-10 lacked the expertise to do so. Craddog quickly realized that the mission was related to [[Project SLEEPING STAR]], a project to turn [[asteroidea merozoite]] into a [[bioweapon]]. Intrepid Eye claimed that the Tuwa's organs were vital to creating a vaccine for the disease and Craddog reluctantly complied.<ref>'''[[Halo: Retribution]]''', ''Chapter 16''</ref> | After [[Veta Lopis]]' [[Ferret]] team discovered that the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] were not responsible for the murder of Admiral [[Graselyn Tuwa]] and the abduction of her family, Intrepid Eye, the true mastermind behind the plot, discovered Craddog sleeping with Ensigns [[Jess Wallace]] and [[Kris Gaston]], a violation of fraternization rules. Contacting Craddog through Wallace's [[TACPAD]], Intrepid Eye used his sexual indiscretions to blackmail Craddog into accompanying [[Papa-10]] to [[Pinnacle Station]] on the {{Class|Winter|prowler}} {{UNSCShip|Fast Gun}} to retrieve the cryo-jars containing the Tuwas organs. Craddog's purpose was to monitor the cryo-jars since Papa-10 lacked the expertise to do so. Craddog quickly realized that the mission was related to [[Project SLEEPING STAR]], a project to turn [[asteroidea merozoite]] into a [[bioweapon]]. Intrepid Eye claimed that the Tuwa's organs were vital to creating a vaccine for the disease and Craddog reluctantly complied.<ref>'''[[Halo: Retribution]]''', ''Chapter 16''</ref> | ||
