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'''Anton-044''' | '''Anton-044''' was a [[Spartan-II]] supersoldier. He was one of the few Spartan-IIs to survive the [[Fall of Reach]] in summer [[2552]], though he was killed shortly after escaping the planet. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Conscription and training=== | ===Conscription and training=== | ||
Anton | Anton was conscripted into the SPARTAN-II Program in [[2517]], when he was singled out as a physically and intellectually superior child by Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]]. He was replaced by a [[flash clone]] after being abducted by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]. He was then taken to [[Reach]] where he was trained along with the rest of the Spartan candidates by [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] and the AI [[Déjà]]. During one training exercise he and the other Spartans went to [[Coral]] and lived on their own for a few days. Anton found this particularly fun because he enjoyed beaches.{{Citation needed}} | ||
===Fall of Reach=== | ===Fall of Reach=== | ||
{{Main|Fall of Reach}} | |||
Anton was among 25 Spartan assembled on Reach for [[Operation: RED FLAG]] in [[2552#August|August 2552]]. Like the other Spartans, Anton was deliberately kept uninformed of the [[Covenant]]'s ongoing invasion of the planet.<ref>[[Data Drop]]</ref> Anton and the other Spartans were embarked on the cruiser {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} (which was set to leave the [[Epsilon Eridani system|system]]) when the Covenant's [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] arrived at Reach. He was assigned to [[Red Team]] and given the callsign "Red-Twenty One". Red Team, under the command of [[Fred-104]], was tasked with traveling to the planet's surface to defend the [[orbital defense generator|generators]] that powered the planet's network of 20 [[orbital defense platform]]s. | |||
As the team descended to the surface of Reach, their [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]], ''[[Bravo 001]]'', was shot down. The Spartans were forced to jump from the vessel before it crashed. Anton then rendezvoused with the rest of the Spartans at [[ODG Facility A-331]]. There, Anton was given command of [[Team Gamma]], which also included [[Li-008]] and [[Grace-093]]. Fred sent the trio to evacuate [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]].<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 24''</ref> Though they were successful in picking up the Admiral, they were unable to meet up with [[Team Delta|Delta]] and [[Team Alpha|Alpha]] teams due to Covenant activity.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 111-112''</ref> | |||
===Escape from Reach=== | ===Escape from Reach=== | ||
{{Main|Raid | {{Main|Raid on Reach}} | ||
Anton and Team Gamma then retreated to [[Camp Independence]] for three weeks where they broadcast ''[[Oly Oly Oxen Free]]'' on the [[COM|UNSC E-Band]] until it was picked up by [[John-117]] and [[Cortana]] aboard the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]''. Cortana then sent a return signal. Anton | Anton and Team Gamma then retreated to [[Camp Independence]] for three weeks where they broadcast the Spartan's "all clear" signal (''[[Oly Oly Oxen Free]]'') on the [[COM|UNSC E-Band]] until it was picked up by [[John-117]] and [[Cortana]] aboard the captured [[DDS-class carrier|Covenant carrier]] ''[[Ascendant Justice]]''. Cortana then sent a return signal. Anton then went out to meet John, being the first Spartan the latter had seen since his escape from Reach. Anton then listened to John's story of the [[Battle of Installation 04|events]] at [[Halo]] [[Installation 04]]. | ||
Anton | Anton assisted John when they rescued the survivors of Delta and Alpha Teams, in the [[Forerunner]] [[Menachite Forerunner complex|complex]] beneath the remains of [[CASTLE Base]]. Together, they all retreated to the ''Ascendant Justice'' (which had been tethered to the [[Paris-class heavy frigate|UNSC frigate]] ''[[Gettysburg]]'') aboard a captured [[Spirit]] dropship.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 156''</ref> The group tried to initiate a [[slipspace]] jump but the [[Forerunner crystal]] artifact found by Fred's team created an anomalous slipspace bubble in which the ship was trapped. In the rift a group of [[Sangheili]] who had survived Cortana's takeover of ''Ascendant Justice'' sabotaged the main power conduit.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 218''</ref> | ||
Anton (under the callsign Blue Four) took part in the extravehicular mission to repair the ship. He, John, Fred, Li, Grace, and [[Will]], along with [[Petty Officer Second Class|PO2]] [[Shiela Polaski]], took the dropship out to the site. There they were ambushed by several Sangheili. Anton posted on top of the dropship to provide cover. As the conduit was repaired, a large globule of stray plasma struck the dropship, destroying its cockpit. Anton, Li, and Polaski went missing in this event. Anton and the others were flash-vaporized by the extreme heat, though Anton was listed as missing in action in accordance with [[office of Naval Intelligence Directive 930|protocol]]. | |||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== |
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