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|birth=[[2486|July | |birth=[[2486|July 3, 2486]]<ref name="clarity">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-clarity-grace '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder'']</ref><ref name="wp correction">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/canon-fodder-4-4-15-clarity-grace/af75b524-4678-4c9e-82b2-901c51fcdf64/posts?page=5#post81 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Forums - Canon Fodder 4-4-15: Clarity & Grace'']</ref><ref name="alph"/><ref name="confusion" group="note"/> | ||
|death=[[2552|August 30, 2552]]<ref name="alph"/> (aged 66) | |death=[[2552|August 30, 2552]]<ref name="alph"/> (aged 66) | ||
|rank=[[Vice Admiral]]<ref name="alph"/> | |rank=[[Vice Admiral]]<ref name="alph"/> | ||
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===Discrepancies=== | ===Discrepancies=== | ||
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The [[ONI memorial|memorial]] in ''Halo 3: ODST'' gives Stanforth's first name as "Hieronymus", while ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'' identifies him as "Harold". This was likely due to a lack of communication between [[Bungie]] and the short story's author, [[Eric Nylund]]. Simply put, both parties gave differing explanations for the ''H'' in his service number: he is referred to by his middle name, Michael, in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', while his service number is 00834-19223-HS. The [[Data Drop]] written by [[343 Industries]] reiterates his first name as Harold on one occasion, yet he is otherwise consistently referred to as Hieronymus. | The [[ONI memorial|memorial]] in ''Halo 3: ODST'' gives Stanforth's first name as "Hieronymus", while ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'' identifies him as "Harold". This was likely due to a lack of communication between [[Bungie]] and the short story's author, [[Eric Nylund]]. Simply put, both parties gave differing explanations for the ''H'' in his service number: he is referred to by his middle name, Michael, in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', while his service number is 00834-19223-HS. The [[Data Drop]] written by [[343 Industries]] reiterates his first name as Harold on one occasion, yet he is otherwise consistently referred to as Hieronymus. His service number is listed consistently across these different media, indicating that "Harold" Stanforth in ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'' is indeed meant to be the same person as Michael Stanforth in ''The Fall of Reach'' and the ONI memorial plaque. | ||
====Age==== | ====Age==== | ||
The memorial lists Stanforth's date of birth as July 3, 2486.<ref name="alph">'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', multiplayer level ''[[Alpha Site]]'': [[ONI Memorial]]</ref> | The memorial lists Stanforth's date of birth as July 3, 2486.<ref name="alph">'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', multiplayer level ''[[Alpha Site]]'': [[ONI Memorial]]</ref> The 2010 edition of ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' was modified to accommodate this; whereas Stanforth was originally mentioned as being ten years Dr. Halsey's senior, he is stated to be six years older than Halsey in the new edition.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 95'' (2001); ''page 117'' (2010)</ref> If the timeline of his life from ''Halo: Evolutions'' were taken at face value, this would mean he reached the rank of admiral at seventeen years old. Despite the discrepancy, 343 Industries has reiterated the date of birth given in the memorial as being canonical.<ref name="clarity"/> | ||
As mentioned above, the 2486 figure | According to the short story, Admiral Stanforth commanded a vessel known as the ''Leviathan'' in June 2503. However, as the [[Marathon-class heavy cruiser|''Marathon'' class]] was designed as a replacement for the [[Halcyon-class light cruiser|''Halcyon'' class]], (itself designed in [[2510]]), this particular vessel was likely the namesake of Stanforth's later flagship: see [[UNSC Leviathan#Note|here]] for more information. | ||
As mentioned above, it is difficult to consider the 2486 figure as factually accurate, as it would make Stanforth far too young. His biological age would be further reduced by the extensive spans of [[Cryo chamber|cryosleep]] during slipspace jumps, yet his [[:File:FoR_Stanforth.png|depiction]] in the ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' comic series would suggest an age decades greater than his claimed nominal age of 39. If he were an admiral in 2510, he would most likely have been middle-aged at the time. If this were the case, Vice Admiral Stanforth would have been nearly a century old near the end of the Human-Covenant War. This is not out of the question, however, as 26th-century medical advances and cryosleep during slipspace travel could very well may extend human longevity decades beyond what modern science allows. For example, Admiral [[Margaret Parangosky]], the former Commander in Chief of ONI, served at least until the age of 92, and the combination of medical science and cryosleep have been mentioned as being capable of pushing back the effects of aging for at least two decades.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''',''"The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole"'', ''pages 485-486''</ref> | |||
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