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{{Character | {{Character infobox | ||
|variant=Human | |||
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|image=[[File:TML - Cranker.png|275px]] | |image=[[File:TML - Cranker.png|275px]] | ||
|homeworld= | |homeworld= | ||
|birth= | |birth= | ||
|death=[[2552#October|October 25, 2552]]<ref name="Catalog">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/catalog-interaction/4c3e1c6f-6519-4ee0-83a4-4bac13bf07a3/posts?page=46#post454 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction'' (post 2976443)]</ref> <small>(aboard ''[[Mona Lisa]]'', [[Soell|Soell system]])</small> | |death=[[2552#October|October 25, 2552]]<ref name="Catalog">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/catalog-interaction/4c3e1c6f-6519-4ee0-83a4-4bac13bf07a3/posts?page=46#post454 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction'' (post 2976443)]</ref> <small>(aboard ''[[Mona Lisa]]'', [[Soell|Soell system]])</small> | ||
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|species=[[Human]] | |species=[[Human]] | ||
|gender=Male | |gender=Male | ||
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|affiliation=[[UNSC Marine Corps]] | |affiliation=[[UNSC Marine Corps]] | ||
|rank=Private<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"The Mona Lisa"'', ''page 246''</ref> | |rank=Private<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"The Mona Lisa"'', ''page 246''</ref> | ||
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He was part of [[Sergeant]] [[Zhao Heng Lopez]]'s [[squad]] sent to investigate the [[Prison ship|prisoner transport]] ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' in the [[Soell]] system. Unbeknownst to the Marines, the ship had served as a research laboratory for the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s experiments on [[the Flood]] and had suffered a catastrophic Flood outbreak. | He was part of [[Sergeant]] [[Zhao Heng Lopez]]'s [[squad]] sent to investigate the [[Prison ship|prisoner transport]] ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' in the [[Soell]] system. Unbeknownst to the Marines, the ship had served as a research laboratory for the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s experiments on [[the Flood]] and had suffered a catastrophic Flood outbreak. | ||
After a brief firefight | After a brief firefight with several unarmored [[Sangheili]] in the ''Mona Lisa'''s cargo bay, Cranker would pose with his boot over a fallen Sangheili's torso, emulating the image of a conquering hero, something [[Hospital Corpsman|Corpsman]] [[Ngoc Benti|Benti]] found idiotic.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"The Mona Lisa"'', ''page 251''</ref> Sergeant Lopez then ordered Cranker, [[Maller]], [[Simmons]] and [[Sydney (Marine)|Sydney]] to maintain position in the cargo bay near their [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican dropship]] and clean up the bodies on the floor while the others went to look for [[Rabbit]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"The Mona Lisa"'', ''page 252''</ref> | ||
After the rest of the Marines had discovered Rabbit's remains, Cranker acknowledged Lopez's report that two contacts were on their way toward the cargo bay. He and his team were then ordered to hold their position. Soon after, Cranker proceeded to report that no Covenant ever arrived the cargo bay, when he and his team were attacked by [[ | After the rest of the Marines had discovered Rabbit's remains, Cranker acknowledged Lopez's report that two contacts were on their way toward the cargo bay. He and his team were then ordered to hold their position. Soon after, Cranker proceeded to report that no Covenant ever arrived the cargo bay, when he and his team were attacked by [[Pod infector]]s and disappeared without a trace.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"The Mona Lisa"'', ''page 254-257''</ref> Cranker and Maller would later return to the Pelican as [[Flood combat form]]s. The unsuspecting pilot, [[Burgundy]], opened the gangplank, only to be immediately attacked by Cranker and Maller.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"The Mona Lisa"'', ''page 272''</ref> They then proceeded to drag Burgundy to the [[proto-Gravemind]] the Flood was forming in the ''Mona Lisa'''s engine room.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"The Mona Lisa"'', ''page 328''</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:TML_Characters_Concept.jpg|Concept art of characters for the motion comic, with Cranker seen in the top-left. | |||
File:TML - Cranker 2.png|Cranker with his assault rifle. | File:TML - Cranker 2.png|Cranker with his assault rifle. | ||
File:TML - Cranker floodified.png|A Flood-infected Cranker. | File:TML - Cranker floodified.png|A Flood-infected Cranker. | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
[[Category:UNSC Marine Corps | |||
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[[Category:UNSC Marine Corps enlisted personnel]] | |||