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|name = Cal | |name = Cal | ||
|spartantag = 141 | |spartantag = 141 | ||
|birth = [[2511]] | |birth = c. [[2511]] | ||
|death = Between | |death = Between [[2540]] and [[2551]]<ref name="Chronology"> Taylor H. Miles, who participated in the mission on Heian, enlisted in 2540, meaning the mission occurred during or after 2540. During the mission, Cal wore the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mark IV MJOLNIR armor]], which was replaced by the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] in November 2551.</ref> | ||
| | |gender = Female | ||
|height = | |height = | ||
|hair = White | |hair = White | ||
|affiliation = | |affiliation = UNSC | ||
|specialty = Sniper | |specialty = Sniper | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|Take the shot, [[O'Brien (The Babysitter)|O'Brien]], now! You're the only one who can do it!|Cal ordering O'Brien to kill the [[Unidentified Prophet (The Babysitter)|Prophet]].}} | {{Quote|Take the shot, [[O'Brien (The Babysitter)|O'Brien]], now! You're the only one who can do it!|Cal ordering O'Brien to kill the [[Unidentified Prophet (The Babysitter)|Prophet]].}} | ||
'''Cal-141''' was a | '''Cal-141''' was a [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II commando]] of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[UNSC Special Forces|Special Warfare Command]]. <ref>[[Halopedia:News/19 October 2009/Waypoint media blowout|''Welcome to Halo Waypoint'']]</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''', ''[[The Babysitter]]''</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Conscription=== | ===Conscription=== | ||
Cal-141 was abducted and conscripted into the | Cal-141 was abducted and conscripted into the SPARTAN-II program by [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] in [[2517]] when she was just six years old. Cal was then taken to the planet [[Reach]] and was trained by the [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] [[Déjà]] and [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez|Mendez]], along with the rest of the SPARTAN children. | ||
===Assassination | ===Assassination mission on Heian=== | ||
Cal-141 was sent on an operation, along with the four [[Orbital Drop Shock | Between 2540 and 2551,<ref name="Chronology"/> Cal-141 was sent on an operation, along with the four [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s she commanded, to assassinate a [[Unidentified Prophet (The Babysitter)|Minor Prophet]] and gather intel of unknown ruins on a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]-held planet, [[Heian]]. The squad consisted of [[Taylor H. Miles|Dutch]], [[O'Brien (The Babysitter)|O'Brien]], [[Cortez]], and [[Checkman]]. Only three remained after the drop, as Checkman was killed in the upper atmosphere during the [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle#Re-entry|orbital insertion]]. After landing, she rescued O'Brien from drowning in a swamp. However, the ODST expressed no gratitude and yelled at Cal for having thrown him about. | ||
During the operation, Cal fought a [[Unidentified | During the operation, Cal fought a [[Jiralhanae]] [[Unidentified Jiralhanae chieftain (The Babysitter)|chieftain]] that nearly killed O'Brien from behind. After gouging out the chieftain's right and and pushing it over a waterfall, Cal rescued O'Brien from near death. Again, the ODST expressed no gratitude, instead berating the SPARTAN. | ||
===Death=== | ===Death=== | ||
While waiting for the Prophet to arrive, the Brute | While waiting for the Prophet to arrive, the Brute chieftain that Cal had apparently killed the day before and ambushed the humans. Cal spotted the Brute as it was about to strike O'Brien and quickly pushed the ODST sniper out of harm's way. She was hit across the head and right shoulder by the chieftain's gravity hammer, resulting in fatal injuries, despite her armor taking the blow. | ||
After the | After Dutch killed the Brute, the trio removed Cal's helmet to inspect her injuries. They were stunned that Cal was a female, as opposed to the squad believing she was a male, especially O'Brien and Cortez. Cal, realizing that with her badly damaged arm, as well as her blurring vision due to her head injuries, she would no longer be able to take the shot, ordered O'Brien to kill the Prophet, which he succeeded in doing. | ||
After O'Brien killed the Prophet, the ODSTs tried to tend to Cal's wounds, but she knew that she was not going to make it back to [[ | After O'Brien killed the Prophet, the ODSTs tried to tend to Cal's wounds, but she knew that she was not going to make it back to [[Unidentified destroyer (The Babysitter)|the destroyer]] that have deployed them to Heian. In her dying words, Cal asked Cortez to make a delivery to [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Halsey]]. This delivery consisted of an optical chip from Cal's helmet, which contained intelligence of the planet the mission was carried out on, as well as ruins that were neither human nor Covenant. Cortez tried to assure her that she would be able to give the chip to Halsey herself, but Cal replied that the two of them knew it was not going to happen as she felt her death already moments away. She held Cortez's hands a bit longer and eventually died before the three ODSTs. | ||
===Aftermath=== | ===Aftermath=== | ||
Cal's death left a profound impact on the ODSTs with whom she fought | Cal's death left a profound impact on the ODSTs with whom she fought on the mission. They, like all ODSTs, had a bitter rivalry with the SPARTANs and considered them to be freaks, but Cal's efforts in the mission and her actions in saving O'Brien's life many times until the loss of her own had changed their thoughts and opinions on the SPARTANs. This change was shown well as the ODST team later returned to their ship, where both Cortez and Dutch angrily scolded a Marine, [[Berger]], for mocking Cal's abilities and joking about her death. O'Brien pondered on how he might be dead if it hadn't been for her. | ||
Publicly, she was likely classified as [[ | Publicly, she was likely classified as [[missing in action]] or [[wounded in action]] rather than [[killed in action]], as per the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Office of Naval Intelligence Directive 930|policy]] regarding the deaths of the supposedly-invincible SPARTAN-II super soldiers. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="150" orientation="landscape"> | <gallery widths="150" orientation="landscape"> | ||
File:Cal-141(2).jpg|Cal wielding | File:Cal-141(2).jpg|Cal wielding an [[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5B assault rifle]]. | ||
File:The Babysitter Cal-141.jpg|Cal-141 during the assassination mission. | File:The Babysitter Cal-141.jpg|Cal-141 during the assassination mission on Heian. | ||
File:Cal-141(3).jpg|Cal-141 upon her death. | File:Cal-141(3).jpg|Cal-141 upon her death. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category:UNSC Naval Personnel]] | [[Category:UNSC Naval Personnel]] | ||
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- "Take the shot, O'Brien, now! You're the only one who can do it!"
- — Cal ordering O'Brien to kill the Prophet.
Cal-141 was a SPARTAN-II commando of the UNSC Naval Special Warfare Command. [1][2]
Biography
Conscription
Cal-141 was abducted and conscripted into the SPARTAN-II program by Dr. Catherine Halsey in 2517 when she was just six years old. Cal was then taken to the planet Reach and was trained by the AI Déjà and Chief Petty Officer Mendez, along with the rest of the SPARTAN children.
Assassination mission on Heian
Between 2540 and 2551,[3] Cal-141 was sent on an operation, along with the four Orbital Drop Shock Troopers she commanded, to assassinate a Minor Prophet and gather intel of unknown ruins on a Covenant-held planet, Heian. The squad consisted of Dutch, O'Brien, Cortez, and Checkman. Only three remained after the drop, as Checkman was killed in the upper atmosphere during the orbital insertion. After landing, she rescued O'Brien from drowning in a swamp. However, the ODST expressed no gratitude and yelled at Cal for having thrown him about.
During the operation, Cal fought a Jiralhanae chieftain that nearly killed O'Brien from behind. After gouging out the chieftain's right and and pushing it over a waterfall, Cal rescued O'Brien from near death. Again, the ODST expressed no gratitude, instead berating the SPARTAN.
Death
While waiting for the Prophet to arrive, the Brute chieftain that Cal had apparently killed the day before and ambushed the humans. Cal spotted the Brute as it was about to strike O'Brien and quickly pushed the ODST sniper out of harm's way. She was hit across the head and right shoulder by the chieftain's gravity hammer, resulting in fatal injuries, despite her armor taking the blow.
After Dutch killed the Brute, the trio removed Cal's helmet to inspect her injuries. They were stunned that Cal was a female, as opposed to the squad believing she was a male, especially O'Brien and Cortez. Cal, realizing that with her badly damaged arm, as well as her blurring vision due to her head injuries, she would no longer be able to take the shot, ordered O'Brien to kill the Prophet, which he succeeded in doing.
After O'Brien killed the Prophet, the ODSTs tried to tend to Cal's wounds, but she knew that she was not going to make it back to the destroyer that have deployed them to Heian. In her dying words, Cal asked Cortez to make a delivery to Dr. Halsey. This delivery consisted of an optical chip from Cal's helmet, which contained intelligence of the planet the mission was carried out on, as well as ruins that were neither human nor Covenant. Cortez tried to assure her that she would be able to give the chip to Halsey herself, but Cal replied that the two of them knew it was not going to happen as she felt her death already moments away. She held Cortez's hands a bit longer and eventually died before the three ODSTs.
Aftermath
Cal's death left a profound impact on the ODSTs with whom she fought on the mission. They, like all ODSTs, had a bitter rivalry with the SPARTANs and considered them to be freaks, but Cal's efforts in the mission and her actions in saving O'Brien's life many times until the loss of her own had changed their thoughts and opinions on the SPARTANs. This change was shown well as the ODST team later returned to their ship, where both Cortez and Dutch angrily scolded a Marine, Berger, for mocking Cal's abilities and joking about her death. O'Brien pondered on how he might be dead if it hadn't been for her.
Publicly, she was likely classified as missing in action or wounded in action rather than killed in action, as per the Office of Naval Intelligence's policy regarding the deaths of the supposedly-invincible SPARTAN-II super soldiers.
Gallery
Cal wielding an MA5B assault rifle.
Cal-141 during the assassination mission on Heian.
Cal-141 upon her death.
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Sources
- ^ Welcome to Halo Waypoint
- ^ Halo Legends, The Babysitter
- ^ Cite error: Invalid
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