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'''Lance Corporal Sparks''' is an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] in the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]. He is the designated marksman of [[Boomerang Company]], assigned to the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}.<ref name="cf">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/stay-frosty '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Canon Fodder: Stay Frosty'']</ref>
'''Lance Corporal Sparks''' is an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] in the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]. He is the designated marksman of [[Boomerang Company]], assigned to the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}.{{Ref/Reuse|CFFrosty}}{{Ref/Reuse|PL}}


==Biography==
==Biography==
Sparks was assigned to the ''Spirit of Fire'' in early [[2531]]. He participated in the [[Harvest Campaign]], the [[Battle of Arcadia]] and the [[Battle of Trove]]. After these events, he entered [[Cryonics|cryosleep]] along with the rest of the crew. On March 28, [[2559]], he and everyone else were awakened after 28 years of drifting in space to find themselves at the [[Forerunner]]s' [[Installation 00]]. There, Sparks fought against the [[Banished]] during the [[Second Ark Conflict]].{{Ref/Reuse|cf}} Following the departure of [[Installation 09]], Sparks was part of [[Operation: SPEARBREAKER]], an attempt to thwart a Banished plot designed by the [[Mgalekgolo]] pair known as [[Colony]].{{Ref/Reuse|cf}}
Sparks was present on the modified {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}}, ''Spirit of Fire'', on [[2531|February 4, 2531]] when it arrived at the [[Outer Colony]] of [[Harvest]] to fight the Covenant's [[Fleet of Glorious Interdiction]] there. He then went on to witness the [[Battle for Arcadia]] and the [[Battle of the Trove|fight]] between the UNSC crew and the Fleet of Glorious Interdiction within the [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]] known as [[Trove]]. After the ship's [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|Shaw-Fujikawa translight engine]] was sacrificed to destroy the shield world, Turpin entered [[cryostasis]] along with the other survivors.


Upon returning from their successful mission, Sunray wasted no time in moving on to meet additional challenges. Deployed into some of the most hostile, Banished-occupied areas of Installation 00, Sunray has encountered hostile resistance from Warlords, Sentinels, and Forerunner armiger contingents alike.<ref name="CF100">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/sweet-centennial '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Canon Fodder #100: Sweet Centennial'']</ref>
Over twenty-eight years later, he and everyone else were awakened to find themselves drifting above the extragalactic [[Installation 00]], also known as the Ark. There, the vessel's forces were forced to contend with the [[Banished]], a heavily-armed faction of ex-Covenant that sought to control the Ark largely due to its capacity for producing [[Halo]] superweapons. After the departure of [[Installation 09|a newly-created]] [[Halo ring]] put it beyond the Banished's grasp on [[2559|April 2, 2559]], the [[Mgalekgolo]] pair known as [[Colony]] hatched a plot which [[James Cutter]], captain of the ''Spirit of Fire'', had no choice but to respond to. Turpin was attached to [[Sunray 1-1]], which was tasked with stopping Colony's scheme as part of [[Operation: SPEARBREAKER]]. He was accompanied on this mission by [[Major]] [[Vaughan]], [[Warrant Officer]] [[Quinn]], [[Petty Officer]] [[Gruss]], and [[Lance Corporal]] [[Sparks]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFFrosty}}{{Ref/Reuse|PL}}


Sunray's most recent missions involve the elimination of Banished commanders identified by Isabel as being critical to Atriox's attempts to harness the Ark's power. Shortly after SPEARBREAKER, Sunray accomplished a successful clandestine assassination of a Jiralhanae captain. Employing tactics gleaned from archived after-action reports from [[Operation: GREY VEIL]] on [[Heian]], Sparks landed a killshot that has quickly become legend amongst other marksmen aboard the ''Spirit of Fire''.{{Ref/Reuse|CF100}}
Upon returning from their successful mission, Sunray wasted no time in moving on to meet additional challenges. Deployed into some of the most hostile, Banished-occupied areas of Installation 00, Sunray has encountered hostile resistance from [[Jiralhanae Warlord|Brute Warlords]], errant [[Sentinels]], and Forerunner [[armiger]] contingents alike.{{Ref/Site|Id=CF100|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/sweet-centennial|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Sweet Centennial|D=24|M=09|Y=2021}}
 
Sunray's most recent missions involve the elimination of Banished commanders identified by Isabel as being critical to Atriox's attempts to harness the Ark's power. Shortly after SPEARBREAKER, Sunray accomplished a successful clandestine assassination of a [[Jiralhanae]] [[Captain (Covenant)|captain]]. Employing tactics gleaned from archived after-action reports from [[Operation: GREY VEIL]] on [[Heian]], Sparks landed a killshot that has quickly become legend amongst other marksmen aboard the ''Spirit of Fire''.{{Ref/Reuse|CF100}}


==Personality and traits==
==Personality and traits==
Sparks is something of a wildcard even among the Spirit of Fire's impressively large cast of misfits and rogues. His long list of non-judicial punishments and reprimands would have landed him a full-time billet in the ship's brig were it not for two unique qualities: his unparalleled skill with an [[SRS99 series|SRS99 anti-materiel rifle]] and his seemingly-supernatural ability to acquire the rarest (and tastiest) meal packs on the ship. {{Ref/Reuse|cf}}  
Sparks is something of a wildcard even among the Spirit of Fire's impressively large cast of misfits and rogues. His long list of non-judicial punishments and reprimands would have landed him a full-time billet in the ship's brig were it not for two unique qualities: his unparalleled skill with an [[SRS99 series|SRS99 anti-materiel rifle]] and his seemingly-supernatural ability to acquire the rarest (and tastiest) meal packs on the ship. {{Ref/Reuse|CFFrosty}}{{Ref/Reuse|PL}}


==Equipment==
==Equipment==
Sparks uses an [[M99A2S3 Stanchion]] with the [[Camouflage|Dazzle camo pattern]], with an ODST and scorpion tokens, with the message "Harvest sends its regards!" on it. He also wears a [[SinoViet LCX-20V1 sensor module]].{{Ref/Reuse|CF100}}
Sparks is unparalleled in the use of the [[SRS99 series]] of [[sniper rifle]]s, though as of the conflict on the Ark he favours the use of an [[M99A2S3 Stanchion]] manufactured aboard ''Spirit of Fire'', fitted with an [[Ohana Prescient Systems]] [[ATLAS HISHOT PRO-X]] scope. Sparks has further-customised his weapon, adorning it with a [[Camouflage|Dazzle camo pattern]], ODST and scorpion [[Keepsake|tokens]], and the message "''Harvest sends its regards!''" written on the side. He also employs a [[SinoViet LCX-20V1 sensor module]] attached to his [[ODST armor|ODST helmet]], alongside a [[Wikipedia:Ghillie suit|Ghillie suit]] atop his ODST armour. Sparks keeps a [[combat knife]] mounted on the left side of his chestplate.{{Ref/Reuse|CF100}}
 
Overall, the information provided by Sparks' LCX-20V1 sensor module in combination with other information feeds from Boomerang Company's [[UNSC battle network|battle network]] (such as [[Turpin]]'s personal [[MQ-96 Support Drone]], [[Hank]]) allow Sparks access to a wide variety of long-range threat assessments and target-tracking data.{{Ref/Reuse|CF100}}
 
==In-game information==
===''Halo Wars 2''===
In ''[[Halo Wars 2: Operation: SPEARBREAKER]]''{{'}}s campaign, Sparks is one of the ODSTs present in the Sunray 1-1 hero unit. For gameplay information on Sunray 1-1, see [[Vaughan/Gameplay|here]].
 
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==Gallery==
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
**''[[Halo Wars 2: Operation: SPEARBREAKER]]'' {{1st}}


==Sources==
==Sources==