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'''Hudson Griffin''' was a [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV]] supersoldier of [[Fireteam Taurus]], of the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR16|HSoR|Chapter=16}}
'''Hudson Griffin''' was a [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV]] supersoldier of [[Fireteam Taurus]] in the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR16|HSoR|Chapter=16}}


==Biography==
==Biography==
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===Installation 07===
===Installation 07===
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Spartan Griffin was onboard the [[Infinity|UNSC ''Infinity'']] when it was ambushed by [[Banished]] forces upon arrival at [[Installation 07]] in [[2559#December|December 2559]]. He and the rest of Fireteam Taurus met up with the [[John-117|Master Chief]] and [[Thomas Lasky|Captain Lasky]] while the latter two were on their way to the hangar and helped escort Lasky to a Pelican. They refused Lasky's offer to join him, electing to stay behind and organize the evacuation of the remaining ''Infinity'' crew.
On [[2559#December|December 12, 2559]], Fireteam Taurus was onboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} when it was [[Battle for Installation 07|ambushed]] by [[Banished]] forces upon arrival at [[Installation 07]]. Griffin and the rest of Fireteam Taurus were pinned down by Banished boarders when [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]], while escorting [[Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain]] [[Thomas Lasky]] off the ship, arrived to help.{{Ref/Game|HI|Section=Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|SectionLinkText=UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #08 - Losing Ground}}{{Ref/Game|HI|Section=Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|SectionLinkText=UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #09 - Taurus}} Griffin then assisted in escorting Captain Lasky to his lifeboat.{{Ref/Game|HI|Section=Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|SectionLinkText=UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #12 - Abandon Ship}} Fireteam Taurus evacuated on ''[[Victor 321]]'', and, under the leadership of Griffin, changed the landing zone to destroy Banished anti-air artilleries firing at UNSC crafts.{{Ref/Game|HI|Section=Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Ringfall 2|SectionLinkText=Spartan Audio log|Detail=Ringfall #05 - Priority One}}{{Ref/Game|HI|Section=Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Evacuation 2|SectionLinkText=Spartan Audio log|Detail=Evacuation #03 - Touchdown}} With sniper support from Spartan [[Nina Kovan]],{{Ref/Game|HI|Section=Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Evacuation 2|SectionLinkText=Spartan Audio log|Detail=Evacuation #05 - Overwatch}} Taurus disabled two Banished artilleries, and witnessed an explosion on the ring caused a fracture on its surface.{{Ref/Game|HI|Section=Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Ringfall 2|SectionLinkText=Spartan Audio log|Detail=Ringfall #05 - Run and Guns}}


Upon arriving Ring-side, Griffin led the other Spartans in attempting to destroy Banished artillery to give the UNSC survivors a chance to land. This came to an end when Cortana destroyed part of the Ring to stop Atriox and the Banished. Griffin took command of a large group of survivors and enacted the Rubicon Protocol; to stop the Banished on the Ring at any cost. They established a base in the ruins of the [[UNSC Mortal Reverie|UNSC ''Mortal Reverie'']] and conducted guerilla warfare against the Banished. After hearing a report from [[Kovan|Spartan Kovan]] about Banished infighting after Atriox's death and how [[Escharum]] was the only thing holding their forces together, Griffin decided their best course of action was to eliminate the War Chief. He decided to send a four-Spartan team to assassinate Escharum, as the other Spartans would be needed to defend the ''Reverie''. The Spartans drew sticks, as there were more than four volunteers. In the end, Griffin and Spartans [[Panago]], [[Malik]], and [[Sarkar]] were chosen as the team. Griffin left [[Vettel|Spartan Vettel]] in charge of the remaining UNSC forces.
By December 18, Fireteam Taurus has rendezvoused with other UNSC forces at the wreckage of {{UNSCShip|Mortal Reverie}}, which had been found by Spartan [[Vedrana Makovich]] and designated as a UNSC base of operations.{{Ref/Game|Id=hafh|HI|Section=Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Reverie 2|SectionLinkText=Spartan Audio log|Detail=Reverie #01 - Home Away From Home}} Griffin became the ''de facto'' leader of the UNSC forces gathered at the crash site, from which the survivors conducted guerilla warfare against the Banished. On January 20, [[2560]], Kovan conducted a recon sweep deep inside Banished-occupied territory. She observed that Banished forces were only unified under Escharum, with internal competition among its members. She reported her findings to Griffin, and suggested that an attempt on Banished [[War Chief]] [[Escharum]]'s life may fragment the Banished leadership. Griffin decided their best course of action was to assassinate the War Chief.{{Ref/Game|HI|Section=Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Reverie 2|SectionLinkText=Spartan Audio log|Detail=Reverie #06 - Weakness}} He decided to send a four-Spartan team to assassinate Escharum, as the other Spartans would be needed to defend the ''Reverie''. The Spartans drew straws, as there were more than four volunteers. In the end, on January 23, [[2560]], Spartan Griffin led Spartans [[Panago]], Malik, and [[Sarkar]] in an assassination mission on the Escharum. Griffin left [[Bertold Vettel]] in charge of the UNSC forces at ''Reverie''.{{Ref/Game|HI|Section=Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Retaliation 2|SectionLinkText=Spartan Audio log|Detail=Retaliation #02 - Those Left Behind}}


[[File:HINF HudsonGriffin Armour.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Spartan Griffins armor in [[The Tower]]]]
However, Escharum anticipated Griffin's actions. His forces ambushed the Spartan team, killing the other three and leaving Griffin badly wounded. Escharum taunted Griffin, letting him know that he'd sent most of his forces to assault the ''Reverie''. Before being captured, Griffin managed to send an encrypted message to warn ''Reverie'' before Escharum handed him over to [[Chak 'Lok]] for torture.{{Ref/Game|HI|Section=Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Retaliation 2|SectionLinkText=Spartan Audio log|Detail=Retaliation #03 - Confrontation}} He was forcibly stripped of his armor and placed in a device that put him in constant pain. Thanks to his warning, the UNSC forces at the ''Reverie'' were able to prepare for the assault,{{Ref/Game|Id=dtl|HI|Section=Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Retaliation 2|SectionLinkText=Spartan Audio log|Detail=Retaliation #06 - Drawing the Line}} but the battle ended with the UNSC retreating from the ''Reverie''.{{Ref/Game|HI|Section=Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Retaliation 2|SectionLinkText=Spartan Audio log|Detail=Retaliation #08 - The Retreat}} Without a base, the survivors were scattered and most were hunted down over the next few months.{{Ref/Game|HI|Section=Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Scattered 2|SectionLinkText=Spartan Audio log|Detail=Scattered #01 - Rubicon Protocol}} Griffin would remain under Chak 'Lok's custody until John-117 [[Installation 07 conflict|freed]] him, dying in the Chief's arms of his injuries after warning him that the Banished were after the [[Conservatory]].{{Ref/Level|Id=tower|HINF|The Tower (Halo Infinite level)|The Tower}}
 
However, Escharum anticipated Griffin's actions. His forces ambushed the Spartan team, killing the other three and leaving Griffin badly wounded. Escharum taunted Griffin, letting him know that he'd sent most of his forces to assault the ''Reverie''. Before being captured, Griffin managed to send an encrypted message to warn ''Reverie'' before Escharum handed him over to [[Chak 'Lok]] for torture. He was stripped of his armor and placed in a device that put him in constant pain. Thanks to his warning, many of the UNSC survivors were able to flee the Banished assault, but without a base, they were scattered and most were hunted down over the next few months. Griffin would remain under Chak Lok's custody until John-117 [[Installation 07 conflict|freed]] him, dying in the Chief's arms of his injuries after warning him that the Banished were after the [[Conservatory]].


==Equipment==
[[File:HINF HudsonGriffin Armour.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Spartan Griffin's armor in the Tower.]]
During the Operation: WOLFE and [[Battle for Installation 07]], Spartan Griffin wore the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN3)|MJOLNIR [GEN3] armor]], employing the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VII|Mark VII helmet]] and the [[UA attachments|UA/Agathius]] shoulder pads. He carried a [[Threat Sensor]], which was inherited by John-117.{{Ref/Reuse|tower}}
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==Production notes==
==Production notes==
Spartan Griffin is in ''[[Halo Infinite]]'', voiced and motion-captured by Verlon Roberts.{{Ref/YouTube|Awj5FVlhu90|Fadam And Friends Podcast|Episode 54 - "Service to Cinema" W/Verlon Roberts - Full Episode|Time=4260}}
*Hudson Griffin was portrayed by Canadian actor [[Wikipedia:Andrew Kishino|Andrew Kishino]].{{Ref/Game|HI|Section=Halo Infinite credits|SectionLinkText=credits}} His physical performance was done on motion capture by actor Verlon Roberts.{{Ref/YouTube|Awj5FVlhu90|Fadam And Friends Podcast|Episode 54 - "Service to Cinema" W/Verlon Roberts - Full Episode|Time=4260}}
*Griffin's [[Armor coatings (Halo Infinite)#Mark VII core|Mark VII armor coating]], Midnight Griffin, is available in ''Halo Infinite'' multiplayer. The coating can be unlocked by accessing the [[Mjolnir Armory]] locker under the [[Tower]].


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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==Sources==
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Revision as of 20:48, December 13, 2021

Hudson Griffin
Spartan Hudson Griffin after being rescued
Biographical information

Died:

c. May 28, 2560

Cause of death:

Mortally tortured by Chak 'Lok

Personal details

Species:

Human

Gender:

Male

Political and military information

Affiliation:

Spartan Operations

 

Hudson Griffin was a SPARTAN-IV supersoldier of Fireteam Taurus in the United Nations Space Command.[1]

Biography

Post-war years

Over the course of the Post-Covenant War conflicts between 2557 and 2559, Fireteam Taurus (and thus, presumably Griffin) worked alongside John-117 and Blue Team several times.[1]

Liberating Reach

Fireteam Taurus were deployed onto Reach in October 2559, during Operation: WOLFE. Alongside Fireteam Intrepid, they were to aid Spartan Commander Sarah Palmer in securing the Viery Militia's nuclear weapons during the Battle of New Mohács - to ensure the weapons could not be used during the fighting and attract unwanted Created attention.[1]

Installation 07

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

On December 12, 2559, Fireteam Taurus was onboard the UNSC Infinity when it was ambushed by Banished forces upon arrival at Installation 07. Griffin and the rest of Fireteam Taurus were pinned down by Banished boarders when Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, while escorting Captain Thomas Lasky off the ship, arrived to help.TEMPLATE ERROR: Template using invalid/disallowed fields: "sectionlinktext", "section"[2]TEMPLATE ERROR: Template using invalid/disallowed fields: "sectionlinktext", "section"[3] Griffin then assisted in escorting Captain Lasky to his lifeboat.TEMPLATE ERROR: Template using invalid/disallowed fields: "sectionlinktext", "section"[4] Fireteam Taurus evacuated on Victor 321, and, under the leadership of Griffin, changed the landing zone to destroy Banished anti-air artilleries firing at UNSC crafts.TEMPLATE ERROR: Template using invalid/disallowed fields: "sectionlinktext", "section"[5]TEMPLATE ERROR: Template using invalid/disallowed fields: "sectionlinktext", "section"[6] With sniper support from Spartan Nina Kovan,TEMPLATE ERROR: Template using invalid/disallowed fields: "sectionlinktext", "section"[7] Taurus disabled two Banished artilleries, and witnessed an explosion on the ring caused a fracture on its surface.TEMPLATE ERROR: Template using invalid/disallowed fields: "sectionlinktext", "section"[8]

By December 18, Fireteam Taurus has rendezvoused with other UNSC forces at the wreckage of UNSC Mortal Reverie, which had been found by Spartan Vedrana Makovich and designated as a UNSC base of operations.TEMPLATE ERROR: Template using invalid/disallowed fields: "sectionlinktext", "section"[9] Griffin became the de facto leader of the UNSC forces gathered at the crash site, from which the survivors conducted guerilla warfare against the Banished. On January 20, 2560, Kovan conducted a recon sweep deep inside Banished-occupied territory. She observed that Banished forces were only unified under Escharum, with internal competition among its members. She reported her findings to Griffin, and suggested that an attempt on Banished War Chief Escharum's life may fragment the Banished leadership. Griffin decided their best course of action was to assassinate the War Chief.TEMPLATE ERROR: Template using invalid/disallowed fields: "sectionlinktext", "section"[10] He decided to send a four-Spartan team to assassinate Escharum, as the other Spartans would be needed to defend the Reverie. The Spartans drew straws, as there were more than four volunteers. In the end, on January 23, 2560, Spartan Griffin led Spartans Panago, Malik, and Sarkar in an assassination mission on the Escharum. Griffin left Bertold Vettel in charge of the UNSC forces at Reverie.TEMPLATE ERROR: Template using invalid/disallowed fields: "sectionlinktext", "section"[11]

However, Escharum anticipated Griffin's actions. His forces ambushed the Spartan team, killing the other three and leaving Griffin badly wounded. Escharum taunted Griffin, letting him know that he'd sent most of his forces to assault the Reverie. Before being captured, Griffin managed to send an encrypted message to warn Reverie before Escharum handed him over to Chak 'Lok for torture.TEMPLATE ERROR: Template using invalid/disallowed fields: "sectionlinktext", "section"[12] He was forcibly stripped of his armor and placed in a device that put him in constant pain. Thanks to his warning, the UNSC forces at the Reverie were able to prepare for the assault,TEMPLATE ERROR: Template using invalid/disallowed fields: "sectionlinktext", "section"[13] but the battle ended with the UNSC retreating from the Reverie.TEMPLATE ERROR: Template using invalid/disallowed fields: "sectionlinktext", "section"[14] Without a base, the survivors were scattered and most were hunted down over the next few months.TEMPLATE ERROR: Template using invalid/disallowed fields: "sectionlinktext", "section"[15] Griffin would remain under Chak 'Lok's custody until John-117 freed him, dying in the Chief's arms of his injuries after warning him that the Banished were after the Conservatory.[16]

Equipment

Spartan Hudson Griffins MK VII Mjolnir Armor
Spartan Griffin's armor in the Tower.

During the Operation: WOLFE and Battle for Installation 07, Spartan Griffin wore the MJOLNIR [GEN3] armor, employing the Mark VII helmet and the UA/Agathius shoulder pads. He carried a Threat Sensor, which was inherited by John-117.[16]

Spoilers end here.

Production notes

  • Hudson Griffin was portrayed by Canadian actor Andrew Kishino.TEMPLATE ERROR: Template using invalid/disallowed fields: "sectionlinktext", "section"[17] His physical performance was done on motion capture by actor Verlon Roberts.[18]
  • Griffin's Mark VII armor coating, Midnight Griffin, is available in Halo Infinite multiplayer. The coating can be unlocked by accessing the Mjolnir Armory locker under the Tower.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 16
  2. ^ Halo Infinite: Infinity's Approach #08 - Losing Ground
  3. ^ Halo Infinite: Infinity's Approach #09 - Taurus
  4. ^ Halo Infinite: Infinity's Approach #12 - Abandon Ship
  5. ^ Halo Infinite: Ringfall #05 - Priority One
  6. ^ Halo Infinite: Evacuation #03 - Touchdown
  7. ^ Halo Infinite: Evacuation #05 - Overwatch
  8. ^ Halo Infinite: Ringfall #05 - Run and Guns
  9. ^ Halo Infinite: Reverie #01 - Home Away From Home
  10. ^ Halo Infinite: Reverie #06 - Weakness
  11. ^ Halo Infinite: Retaliation #02 - Those Left Behind
  12. ^ Halo Infinite: Retaliation #03 - Confrontation
  13. ^ Halo Infinite: Retaliation #06 - Drawing the Line
  14. ^ Halo Infinite: Retaliation #08 - The Retreat
  15. ^ Halo Infinite: Scattered #01 - Rubicon Protocol
  16. ^ a b Halo Infinite, campaign level The Tower
  17. ^ Halo Infinite
  18. ^ YouTube - Fadam And Friends Podcast, Episode 54 - "Service to Cinema" W/Verlon Roberts - Full Episode
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