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{{Quote|Rough times create rough men, Holly.|Holly's father about seasoned people from Outer Colonies<ref name="HE17"/>}} | {{Quote|Rough times create rough men, Holly.|Holly's father about seasoned people from Outer Colonies<ref name="HE17"/>}} | ||
[[File:Halo Escalation Holly Tanaka 2551 snow.jpg|thumb|left|230px|Holly returns to the compound after a successful hunt.]] | [[File:Halo Escalation Holly Tanaka 2551 snow.jpg|thumb|left|230px|Holly returns to the compound after a successful hunt.]] | ||
As the Human-Covenant War entered its final stages with the [[Covenant]] fully entrenched in the [[Inner Colonies]], Minab stood defenseless against the ensuing genocidal onslaught. Holly's mother was at home with her brothers, washing dishes and reminiscing on a picture of her family, as [[CPV-class heavy destroyer|Covenant destroyers]] rained down superheated plasma to glass their city. Holly and her father were spared from the indiscriminate Covenant attack that claimed their loved ones by being on the other side of Minab where their family business maintained a mining operation. For a year after the bombing, Holly, her father, and nine other colonists on the mining crew thrived without harassment by Covenant occupation forces and were able to gather resources in the snow-capped landscape caused by [[Wikipedia:Nuclear winter|nuclear winter]]. Holly became adept at hunting and setting traps for the local game, including a light brown-skinned species reminiscent of a [[Gúta]] from [[Reach]], and was relied upon by her father as his best engineer, able to construct and maintain [[ | As the Human-Covenant War entered its final stages with the [[Covenant]] fully entrenched in the [[Inner Colonies]], Minab stood defenseless against the ensuing genocidal onslaught. Holly's mother was at home with her brothers, washing dishes and reminiscing on a picture of her family, as [[CPV-class heavy destroyer|Covenant destroyers]] rained down superheated plasma to glass their city. Holly and her father were spared from the indiscriminate Covenant attack that claimed their loved ones by being on the other side of Minab where their family business maintained a mining operation. For a year after the bombing, Holly, her father, and nine other colonists on the mining crew thrived without harassment by Covenant occupation forces and were able to gather resources in the snow-capped landscape caused by [[Wikipedia:Nuclear winter|nuclear winter]]. Holly became adept at hunting and setting traps for the local game, including a light brown-skinned species reminiscent of a [[Gúta]] from [[Reach]], and was relied upon by her father as his best engineer, able to construct and maintain [[fusion reactor]]s for the mine. The two of them often debated if and when they should activate a distress beacon for rescue by the [[United Nations Space Command]] yet always concluding that anyone could pick up on it, such as the [[Kig-Yar]] scavengers roaming the surface of Minab.<ref name="HE17"/> | ||
[[File:Halo Escalation Holly Tanaka 2551 defense.jpg|thumb|180px|Holly defending the mine from Ibie'shan attackers with her shotgun.]] | [[File:Halo Escalation Holly Tanaka 2551 defense.jpg|thumb|180px|Holly defending the mine from Ibie'shan attackers with her shotgun.]] | ||
Some time before Holly went out on a hunt, one of the crew members, a disturbed, aggressively violent man, had attacked and maimed another survivor blinding him in his left eye. The assailant was later subdued and tied down by the other crew who would continually argue about what they would do with this threat to their well-being. Some advocated for his immediate execution while others called for him to be kept and cared for under more hospitable conditions. In the morning after one of these disputes, unknown to his captors, the assailant became unrestrained and escaped into the night to the surrounding wilderness. After discovering that he was gone, the other survivors argued yet again, brandishing a variety of long guns to intimidate each other. Holly fired her [[shotgun]] into the air to take control of the volatile situation. Her father volunteered himself to sweep the mine for the assailant and ordered that no further action would be taken if he was not found in an effort to end the hostility that was plaguing the group of survivors.<ref name="HE17"/> Holly questioned her father hours later about two of the people who continued to incite strife between the survivors, learning that the two of them were very private individuals that kept to themselves with attitudes typical of those living on the fringes of the [[Outer Colonies]]. Just then a call came through the radio to Holly's father from the mine's sentry that she had spotted the assailant amongst a group of at least thirteen [[Kig-Yar#Subtypes|Ibie'shan]] and two [[Kig-Yar#Subtypes|Ruuhtian Kig-Yar]] equipped with small arms with two [[Type-26 Wraith]] tanks and a [[Type-44 Phantom]] dropship supporting them.<ref name="HE17"/> | Some time before Holly went out on a hunt, one of the crew members, a disturbed, aggressively violent man, had attacked and maimed another survivor blinding him in his left eye. The assailant was later subdued and tied down by the other crew who would continually argue about what they would do with this threat to their well-being. Some advocated for his immediate execution while others called for him to be kept and cared for under more hospitable conditions. In the morning after one of these disputes, unknown to his captors, the assailant became unrestrained and escaped into the night to the surrounding wilderness. After discovering that he was gone, the other survivors argued yet again, brandishing a variety of long guns to intimidate each other. Holly fired her [[shotgun]] into the air to take control of the volatile situation. Her father volunteered himself to sweep the mine for the assailant and ordered that no further action would be taken if he was not found in an effort to end the hostility that was plaguing the group of survivors.<ref name="HE17"/> Holly questioned her father hours later about two of the people who continued to incite strife between the survivors, learning that the two of them were very private individuals that kept to themselves with attitudes typical of those living on the fringes of the [[Outer Colonies]]. Just then a call came through the radio to Holly's father from the mine's sentry that she had spotted the assailant amongst a group of at least thirteen [[Kig-Yar#Subtypes|Ibie'shan]] and two [[Kig-Yar#Subtypes|Ruuhtian Kig-Yar]] equipped with small arms with two [[Type-26 Wraith]] tanks and a [[Type-44 Phantom]] dropship supporting them.<ref name="HE17"/> | ||
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===Spartan Tanaka=== | ===Spartan Tanaka=== | ||
Spartan Tanaka was assigned to {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} by [[2558#February|February of 2558]]. Her first deployment as a Spartan was as part of [[Fireteam Domino]] during the month-long military operation on the [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]] [[Requiem]].<ref name=HE19>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 19|Issue #19]]''</ref> Early in the campaign, Domino partook in joint military operations alongside Fireteams [[Fireteam Majestic|Majestic]], [[Fireteam Crimson|Crimson]], [[Fireteam Ivy|Ivy]], and [[Fireteam Castle|Castle]], neutralizing [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Jul 'Mdama's Covenant forces]] and targeting their outposts on the planet.<ref>'''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]''', ''Mission Briefing'' (variable between owners)</ref> The first of these was [[Operation: LAND GRAB]], a mission which saw the neutralization of Covenant positions inside Requiem from May | Spartan Tanaka was assigned to {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} by [[2558#February|February of 2558]]. Her first deployment as a Spartan was as part of [[Fireteam Domino]] during the month-long military operation on the [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]] [[Requiem]].<ref name=HE19>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 19|Issue #19]]''</ref> Early in the campaign, Domino partook in joint military operations alongside Fireteams [[Fireteam Majestic|Majestic]], [[Fireteam Crimson|Crimson]], [[Fireteam Ivy|Ivy]], and [[Fireteam Castle|Castle]], neutralizing [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Jul 'Mdama's Covenant forces]] and targeting their outposts on the planet.<ref>'''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]''', ''Mission Briefing'' (variable between owners)</ref> The first of these was [[Operation: LAND GRAB]], a mission which saw the neutralization of Covenant positions inside Requiem from May 9 to the 10th that same year. Spartan Tanaka was deployed to [[Ven III]] as part of [[Operation: WHISTLE STOP]] in order to provide a security sweep and to clear a [[Kig-Yar pirate queen|Kig-Yar pirate]] nest on the planet. When Jul 'Mdama's Covenant [[Battle of Oban|attacked]] [[Oban]] on July 16, 2558, Tanaka provided oversight and security for the delivery and testing of [[Misriah Armory]]'s [[Project SENIOR ICE]] prototype.<ref name="H5GLtd"/> | ||
===Operation: ATHENA=== | ===Operation: ATHENA=== | ||
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===Battle of Kamchatka=== | ===Battle of Kamchatka=== | ||
[[File:H5G Kamchatka Holly.png|thumb|250px|Tanaka during the retrieval of Halsey.]] | [[File:H5G Kamchatka Holly.png|thumb|250px|Tanaka during the retrieval of Halsey.]] | ||
By October of [[2558]], Holly Tanaka had joined Spartan [[Fireteam Osiris]], led by [[Jameson Locke]], as the unit's engineering and electronics expert. As a founding member of the squad alongside Locke, the two were eventually joined by Spartans [[Edward Buck]] and [[Olympia Vale]].<ref name="H5GLtd" | By October of [[2558]], Holly Tanaka had joined Spartan [[Fireteam Osiris]], led by [[Jameson Locke]], as the unit's engineering and electronics expert. As a founding member of the squad alongside Locke, the two were eventually joined by Spartans [[Edward Buck]] and [[Olympia Vale]].<ref name="H5GLtd"/> After several [[human colonies]] were unexpectedly attacked by mysterious Forerunner entities, Doctor Catherine Halsey contacted UNSC ''Infinity'' with information about the attacks. In response, Tanaka and the rest of Fireteam Osiris were tasked with rescuing Dr. Halsey from the custody of [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|"Covenant"]] [[Supreme Leader|Supreme Commander]] Jul 'Mdama on the [[Forerunner]] world of [[Kamchatka]].<ref name="osiris">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', campaign level ''[[Osiris (level)|Osiris]]''</ref> | ||
After being briefed by Captain [[Thomas Lasky]] of UNSC ''Infinity'', the Spartans were delivered to Kamchatka via [[D79-TC Pelican]], where they discovered the Covenant [[Battle of Kamchatka|engaging]] their former [[Promethean]] allies. Osiris exited the Pelican [[dropship]] to free fall past battling Covenant and Promethean ships, using their armor's thrusters to control their following landing. Osiris landed on a mountainside, where the Covenant and Prometheans were currently engaged in combat and the Spartans fought their way through the terrain. While Vale eliminated Covenant forces aboard a [[Type-57 Phantom]], Tanaka and the rest of Osiris battled numerous Covenant and Promethean forces on the ground. As one of the [[Sangheili blockade runner|Covenant blockade runners]] crashed into a nearby mountain peak, Osiris regrouped and was forced to outrun the ensuring avalanche. The Spartans leaped off a cliff and slide down the mountainside, where they promptly engaged nearby Covenant forces in a valley. With 'Mdama and Halsey located in a nearby Forerunner structure, Fireteam Osiris fought their way past Covenant and Promethean forces to reach their targets' location. Although 'Mdama had a [[Kraken]] deployed to fend off the hostile forces assaulting his location, the Prometheans managed to force the walker to retreat.<ref name="osiris"/> | After being briefed by Captain [[Thomas Lasky]] of UNSC ''Infinity'', the Spartans were delivered to Kamchatka via [[D79-TC Pelican]], where they discovered the Covenant [[Battle of Kamchatka|engaging]] their former [[Promethean]] allies. Osiris exited the Pelican [[dropship]] to free fall past battling Covenant and Promethean ships, using their armor's thrusters to control their following landing. Osiris landed on a mountainside, where the Covenant and Prometheans were currently engaged in combat and the Spartans fought their way through the terrain. While Vale eliminated Covenant forces aboard a [[Type-57 Phantom]], Tanaka and the rest of Osiris battled numerous Covenant and Promethean forces on the ground. As one of the [[Sangheili blockade runner|Covenant blockade runners]] crashed into a nearby mountain peak, Osiris regrouped and was forced to outrun the ensuring avalanche. The Spartans leaped off a cliff and slide down the mountainside, where they promptly engaged nearby Covenant forces in a valley. With 'Mdama and Halsey located in a nearby Forerunner structure, Fireteam Osiris fought their way past Covenant and Promethean forces to reach their targets' location. Although 'Mdama had a [[Kraken]] deployed to fend off the hostile forces assaulting his location, the Prometheans managed to force the walker to retreat.<ref name="osiris"/> | ||
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===Mission to Meridian=== | ===Mission to Meridian=== | ||
{{Quote|no=two|q1=Why are we taking the long way down?|Edward Buck|q2=Because it's polite. Grew up on an indie colony like Meridian. Folks out here don't take kindly to the UNSC landing in the middle of town. Tend to see it as an act of aggression.|Holly Tanaka|Buck and Tanaka, referring to why they are using Pinnacle Station<ref name="glassed">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[Glassed (level)|Glassed]]''</ref>}} | {{Quote|no=two|q1=Why are we taking the long way down?|Edward Buck|q2=Because it's polite. Grew up on an indie colony like Meridian. Folks out here don't take kindly to the UNSC landing in the middle of town. Tend to see it as an act of aggression.|Holly Tanaka|Buck and Tanaka, referring to why they are using Pinnacle Station<ref name="glassed">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[Glassed (level)|Glassed]]''</ref>}} | ||
Upon their return to ''Infinity'', Fireteam Osiris learned that [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]] [[John-117]], [[Kelly-087]], [[Linda-058]], and [[ | Upon their return to ''Infinity'', Fireteam Osiris learned that [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]] [[John-117]], [[Kelly-087]], [[Linda-058]], and [[Frederic-104]] of [[Blue Team]] had gone absent without leave, traveling to the [[Outer Colony]] of [[Meridian]] to investigate [[smart AI]] [[Cortana]]'s location. Osiris was tasked with embarking to the recently resettled and now independent Meridian to track down Blue Team and take them back to the UNSC. Fireteam Osiris arrived at the Meridian [[space elevator]]—[[Pinnacle Station]]—via Pelican, where they descended to the [[moon]]'s surface. Osiris quickly discovered that Meridian was also under attack from Promethean constructs and the moon's settlers were desperately attempting to fend off the invaders. Osiris agreed to help defend Meridian's settlers from the Prometheans in exchange for the cooperation of the colony's ''de facto'' leader, [[Governor]] [[Sloan]]. After destroying numerous Promethean constructs that were assaulting the outpost at the base of Pinnacle Station, the Spartans traveled to [[Meridian Station]], the lead settlement on the moon which the Prometheans were attempting to invade. However, Sloan was initially unwilling to give the Osiris access to the road that led to Meridian Station, fearing that the Prometheans would follow. However, the Spartans defeated the nearby Prometheans and Sloane eventually gave them access to the road in response. While on the way to the settlement, Osiris aided the settlers under attack at a nearby service garage upon Sloan's request. In exchange for their help, Sloan had his men give the Spartans one of the [[Liang Dortmund Corporation]]'s [[M820 Scorpion]]s to use against the Prometheans.<ref name="glassed"/> | ||
[[File:H5G Fireteam Osiris viDoc.png|thumb|250px|left|Osiris encounters the Warden Eternal.]] | [[File:H5G Fireteam Osiris viDoc.png|thumb|250px|left|Osiris encounters the Warden Eternal.]] | ||
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[[File:H5G-Osiris-03.jpg|thumb|250px|Osiris and Exuberant Witness freeing Blue Team.]] | [[File:H5G-Osiris-03.jpg|thumb|250px|Osiris and Exuberant Witness freeing Blue Team.]] | ||
Upon entering, Osiris and Exuberant Witness encountered Blue Team. While the eight Spartans agreed to work together to stop Cortana from enacting her plans, the AI suddenly teleported Blue Team to near her position.<ref name="genesis"/> Cortana ultimately placed Blue Team in a [[Cryptum]] with the intention of keeping them in stasis for ten thousand years while she initiated her plans.<ref name="breaking">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[The Breaking]]''</ref> Osiris moved to free Blue Team and, upon exiting the Gateway, noticed that the Guardians were entering into slipspace to begin enforcing Cortana's new order. As the Spartans battled numerous Covenant and Promethean forces while on their way to the Cryptum, Cortana revealed that hundreds of AIs had pledged their allegiance to her, including Governor Sloan. Reaching the Cryptum, Osiris had to destroy several gravitational cores keeping the Cryptum in place. As Osiris came close to freeing Blue Team, Cortana began to taunt the Spartans in hopes of demoralizing them, but to no avail. After destroying the gravitational cores, Osiris activated a terminal to lower the Cryptum. However, Cortana suddenly pulled the Cryptum to the Guardian she was preparing to leave on. As Cortana prepared to leave, she disconnected herself from Genesis' systems, giving Exuberant Witness an opportunity to take full control of the planet once again. To aid the monitor, Osiris activated two nearby auxiliary power stations to help Exuberant Witness regain control of Genesis. The monitor provided the Spartans a passage to Cortana's Guardian and the Cryptum, and Osiris rushed to stop their departure, pushing past the Guardian's shockwaves. Locke managed to reach the relay terminal that gave Cortana control and destroyed it, reinstating full control of Genesis to Exuberant Witness. Cortana prepared to leave the planet aboard her Guardian with the Cryptum, but Exuberant Witness sent a fleet of Constructors to take the Cryptum from the Guardian just as it entered slipspace. Following Cortana’s departure, both Blue Team and Fireteam Osiris together fought their way through hordes of Promethean constructs to reach [[India 127|a D79-TC Pelican]] that had previously arrived on the planet via a Guardian’s Slipspace entry. Agreeing to return to Sanghelios, the joint team requested Witness’ help, who opened a [[Slipspace portal]] for them.<ref>''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''</ref> | Upon entering, Osiris and Exuberant Witness encountered Blue Team. While the eight Spartans agreed to work together to stop Cortana from enacting her plans, the AI suddenly teleported Blue Team to near her position.<ref name="genesis"/> Cortana ultimately placed Blue Team in a [[Cryptum]] with the intention of keeping them in stasis for ten thousand years while she initiated her plans.<ref name="breaking">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[The Breaking]]''</ref> Osiris moved to free Blue Team and, upon exiting the Gateway, noticed that the Guardians were entering into slipspace to begin enforcing Cortana's new order. As the Spartans battled numerous Covenant and Promethean forces while on their way to the Cryptum, Cortana revealed that hundreds of AIs had pledged their allegiance to her, including Governor Sloan. Reaching the Cryptum, Osiris had to destroy several gravitational cores keeping the Cryptum in place. As Osiris came close to freeing Blue Team, Cortana began to taunt the Spartans in hopes of demoralizing them, but to no avail. After destroying the gravitational cores, Osiris activated a terminal to lower the Cryptum. However, Cortana suddenly pulled the Cryptum to the Guardian she was preparing to leave on. As Cortana prepared to leave, she disconnected herself from Genesis' systems, giving Exuberant Witness an opportunity to take full control of the planet once again. To aid the monitor, Osiris activated two nearby auxiliary power stations to help Exuberant Witness regain control of Genesis. The monitor provided the Spartans a passage to Cortana's Guardian and the Cryptum, and Osiris rushed to stop their departure, pushing past the Guardian's shockwaves. Locke managed to reach the relay terminal that gave Cortana control and destroyed it, reinstating full control of Genesis to Exuberant Witness. Cortana prepared to leave the planet aboard her Guardian with the Cryptum, but Exuberant Witness sent a fleet of Constructors to take the Cryptum from the Guardian just as it entered slipspace. Following Cortana’s departure, both Blue Team and Fireteam Osiris together fought their way through hordes of Promethean constructs to reach [[India 127|a D79-TC Pelican]] that had previously arrived on the planet via a Guardian’s Slipspace entry. Agreeing to return to Sanghelios, the joint team requested Witness’ help, who opened a [[Slipspace portal]] for them.<ref name="Halo: Bad Blood">''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''</ref> | ||
===Regroup=== | ===Regroup=== | ||
Upon their arrival at Sanghelios, they deduced that surviving allies might be hiding in the region of [[Nuusra]]. Sure enough, they located the [[Swords of Sanghelios]]’ [[Sangheili hut|makeshift campsite]] in the cliffs and touched down, reuniting with Halsey, the Arbiter, and Palmer.<ref | Upon their arrival at Sanghelios, they deduced that surviving allies might be hiding in the region of [[Nuusra]]. Sure enough, they located the [[Swords of Sanghelios]]’ [[Sangheili hut|makeshift campsite]] in the cliffs and touched down, reuniting with Halsey, the Arbiter, and Palmer.<ref name="Halo: Bad Blood"/><ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level, ''[[Guardians (level)|Guardians]]''</ref> | ||
After returning to the ''Infinity'', Buck was taken by [[Captain]] [[Veronica Dare]] to reform his old squad [[Alpha-Nine]] for a covert mission that even Locke couldn't know about. When he returned, Tanaka and the other members of Fireteam Osiris met up with Buck in the Full Moon bar on the ''Infinity'' and joked around together. Tanaka was one of the witnesses to Buck's marriage to Dare alongside the rest of Fireteam Osiris and Alpha-Nine.<ref>'''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'''</ref> | After returning to the ''Infinity'', Buck was taken by [[Captain]] [[Veronica Dare]] to reform his old squad [[Alpha-Nine]] for a covert mission that even Locke couldn't know about. When he returned, Tanaka and the other members of Fireteam Osiris met up with Buck in the Full Moon bar on the ''Infinity'' and joked around together. Tanaka was one of the witnesses to Buck's marriage to Dare alongside the rest of Fireteam Osiris and Alpha-Nine.<ref>'''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'''</ref> | ||
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Tanaka displayed characteristics well beyond her years fostered by her close family that proved vital in her growth in the months and years following her homeworld's glassing. Only one of ten other known survivors on Minab, life proved harsh in the barren, snow-capped landscape resulting from nuclear winter, and Holly Tanaka shouldered tremendous burdens. Holly's father became a mentor to the young woman as she developed into a skilled, dependable, and loyal member of their less-than-ideal society. Quickly acquiring the necessary mindset needed to adapt to their situation, Holly Tanaka was able to provide a wide assortment of skills for her fellow survivors to thrive. In the ensuing chaos of combat against a superior foe, Holly demonstrated an impersonal attitude towards taking another life and resourcefulness in cutting off their access to other areas of their habitat.<ref name="HE17"/> | Tanaka displayed characteristics well beyond her years fostered by her close family that proved vital in her growth in the months and years following her homeworld's glassing. Only one of ten other known survivors on Minab, life proved harsh in the barren, snow-capped landscape resulting from nuclear winter, and Holly Tanaka shouldered tremendous burdens. Holly's father became a mentor to the young woman as she developed into a skilled, dependable, and loyal member of their less-than-ideal society. Quickly acquiring the necessary mindset needed to adapt to their situation, Holly Tanaka was able to provide a wide assortment of skills for her fellow survivors to thrive. In the ensuing chaos of combat against a superior foe, Holly demonstrated an impersonal attitude towards taking another life and resourcefulness in cutting off their access to other areas of their habitat.<ref name="HE17"/> | ||
Her appearance greatly represents her ethnic background, her mother and father having been of [[Wikipedia:Black people|Black]] and [[Wikipedia: | Her appearance greatly represents her ethnic background, her mother and father having been of [[Wikipedia:Black people|Black]] and [[Wikipedia:Ethnic groups in Asia#East Asia|East Asian]] descent, respectively. Holly's eyes are very similar to her father's and her high cheekbones are reminiscent of her late mother. During her childhood and pre-Spartan career, Tanaka wore her hair in cornrows. While she wore it up in a bun as a child, since adolescence and going into her military career, Tanaka kept her hair short while retaining the braiding.<ref name="HE17"/> After becoming a Spartan, she abandoned the braided hairstyle.<ref name="H5G"/> | ||
==Equipment== | ==Equipment== | ||
