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'''Fireteam Spartan: Black''',<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', "Blunt Instruments", ''page 193''</ref> often referred to as '''Team Black''' or '''Black Team''', is an unconventional warfare unit of [[SPARTAN-II | '''Fireteam Spartan: Black''',<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', "Blunt Instruments", ''page 193''</ref> often referred to as '''Team Black''' or '''Black Team''', is an unconventional warfare unit of [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II supersoldiers]] who report directly to the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], unlike their [[UNSC Special Forces|NAVSPECWEAP]]-oriented comrades.<ref>[http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.6832.NYCC_~apos~09~colon~_Two_New_Halo_Series_on_the_Way NYCC '09: Two New Halo Series on the Way]</ref><ref name="Halopedia Interview SPB">[[Halopedia:News/21 May 2009/Fred Van Lente and Spartan Black|Halopedia News - Fred Van Lente and Spartan Black]]</ref> It is composed of four Spartans - two female and two male.<ref name="EVO">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''Blunt Instruments''</ref> | ||
Late in the [[Human-Covenant War]], the team was issued [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Black|MJOLNIR: Black]], which included components later incorporated into the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|MJOLNIR Mark VI]]<ref name="Halopedia Interview SPB"/> armor. Their armor was painted matte black, rather than the green color scheme normally used by NAVSPECWEAP-oriented SPARTAN-IIs.<ref name="EVO"/> | Late in the [[Human-Covenant War]], the team was issued [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Black|MJOLNIR: Black]], which included components later incorporated into the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|MJOLNIR Mark VI]]<ref name="Halopedia Interview SPB"/> armor. Their armor was painted matte black, rather than the green color scheme normally used by NAVSPECWEAP-oriented SPARTAN-IIs.<ref name="EVO"/> | ||
==Team composition== | ==Team composition== | ||
*[[Black-One]] - Team Black's leader. | *[[Black-One]] - Team Black's leader. | ||
*[[Black-Two]] - Team Black's intelligence specialist. | *[[Black-Two]] - Team Black's intelligence specialist. | ||
*[[Otto-031|Otto- | *[[Otto-031|Otto-031 (Black-Three)]] - Team Black's heavy weapons specialist. | ||
*[[Victor-101|Victor-101 (Black-Four)]] - Team Black's sniper. | *[[Victor-101|Victor-101 (Black-Four)]] - Team Black's sniper. | ||
Note: the female members of Team Black are named Margaret-053 and Roma-143, but how these names relate to the designations "Black-One" and "Black-Two" is unclear.<ref name="CatalogOne">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2963929_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2963929 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction'']</ref> | |||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
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While they were closing on the chamber where the captives were being held, the [[Forerunner]] [[monitor]] of the installation, [[686 Ebullient Prism]], hacked into Four's and Two's MJOLNIR HUDs, tricking them into attacking each other.<ref name="issue3"/> Four was also reminded of his grudge against Black-Three and attacked him, before Three and Iona managed to remind him of the importance of his adopted family and snap him out of his tantrum. Meanwhile, Black-One managed to escape her cell with a [[Sangheili]], [[Reff 'Talamee]], and they found their way into the control room of the facility. | While they were closing on the chamber where the captives were being held, the [[Forerunner]] [[monitor]] of the installation, [[686 Ebullient Prism]], hacked into Four's and Two's MJOLNIR HUDs, tricking them into attacking each other.<ref name="issue3"/> Four was also reminded of his grudge against Black-Three and attacked him, before Three and Iona managed to remind him of the importance of his adopted family and snap him out of his tantrum. Meanwhile, Black-One managed to escape her cell with a [[Sangheili]], [[Reff 'Talamee]], and they found their way into the control room of the facility. | ||
Three, Four, and Two then assisted One against Prism in the installation's control room. Black-One managed to destroy the Monitor with the installation's main gun, simultaneously bringing an entire Covenant fleet crashing down. Team Black then went out to fight the survivors so as to commandeer a functional slipspace drive to get off the moon.<ref name="issue5"/ | Three, Four, and Two then assisted One against Prism in the installation's control room. Black-One managed to destroy the Monitor with the installation's main gun, simultaneously bringing an entire Covenant fleet crashing down. Team Black then went out to fight the survivors so as to commandeer a functional slipspace drive to get off the moon.<ref name="issue5"/> | ||
===Post-war=== | |||
Team Black survived the battle on the moon and by [[2558]], they were stationed on [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 03]].<ref name="CatalogOne"/> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Throughout ''[[Halo: Blood Line]]'', the members of Team Black are represented as having Roman numerals on their visors corresponding to their team tag. The numerals are used by Iona (and thus, the reader) to easily distinguish between each Spartan. <ref>'''Halo: Blood Line''', ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]'', page 19</ref> | Throughout ''[[Halo: Blood Line]]'', the members of Team Black are represented as having Roman numerals on their visors corresponding to their team tag. The numerals are used by Iona (and thus, the reader) to easily distinguish between each Spartan.<ref>'''Halo: Blood Line''', ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]'', page 19</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||