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===Shield world and retirement=== | ===Shield world and retirement=== | ||
[[File:HM | [[File:HM EscapeFromOnyx3.png|thumb|200px|Mendez and Halsey (right) inside Shield World 006.]] | ||
At the funeral for the Spartans who had died on Onyx, Mendez read an excerpt from his favorite book: an account of the [[Rain Forest Wars]] called ''[[A Soldier's Tale: Rainforest Wars]]''.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 378-379''</ref> While inside the shield world, Mendez began to reflect upon his role in training the Spartans.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 73''</ref> He also took note of Halsey's apparent discomfort with the Spartan-IIIs he had helped train, confronting the doctor about this on several occasions.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 37-40''</ref> | At the funeral for the Spartans who had died on Onyx, Mendez read an excerpt from his favorite book: an account of the [[Rain Forest Wars]] called ''[[A Soldier's Tale: Rainforest Wars]]''.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 378-379''</ref> While inside the shield world, Mendez began to reflect upon his role in training the Spartans.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 73''</ref> He also took note of Halsey's apparent discomfort with the Spartan-IIIs he had helped train, confronting the doctor about this on several occasions.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 37-40''</ref> | ||
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===Interview with Benjamin Giraud=== | ===Interview with Benjamin Giraud=== | ||
In [[2558]], ONI had a man claimed to be Mendez provide an interview regarding the Master Chief for journalist [[Benjamin Giraud]] in ONI's [[Boston]] headquarters. Like the other sources ONI had provided for Giraud, "Mendez" adhered to the sanitized public version of the Spartan-IIs' background, centered on glorifying John's heroism and omitting any mention of his age or life before his [[SPARTAN-II training|training]]. When Giraud attempted to approach the topic from a more critical angle, his interviewee rather unambiguously advised him not to press the issue so as to avoid turning the conversation "decidedly unpleasant".<ref>'''[[Hunt the Truth]]''', ''Episode 5: OUT OF TIME''</ref>{{Ref/Note|It is | In [[2558]], ONI had a man claimed to be Mendez provide an interview regarding the Master Chief for journalist [[Benjamin Giraud]] in ONI's [[Boston]] headquarters. Like the other sources ONI had provided for Giraud, "Mendez" adhered to the sanitized public version of the Spartan-IIs' background, centered on glorifying John's heroism and omitting any mention of his age or life before his [[SPARTAN-II training|training]]. When Giraud attempted to approach the topic from a more critical angle, his interviewee rather unambiguously advised him not to press the issue so as to avoid turning the conversation "decidedly unpleasant".<ref>'''[[Hunt the Truth]]''', ''Episode 5: OUT OF TIME''</ref>{{Ref/Note|It is suspected that the man interviewed by Giraud was not, in fact, the real Mendez, but likely an ONI stand-in. ''[[Lessons Learned]]'' and ''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' establish that Mendez was consistently stationed at Onyx as part of his role as the facility's head of security during the emergence of the Guardians in 2558. Additionally, ''Legacy of Onyx'' shows Mendez remained troubled over his part in the Spartan programs, making it questionable he would so readily perpetuate ONI's narrative regarding the Spartan-IIs - or that ONI would summon him to Earth from his duties at Onyx only to have him provide a relatively brief interview in the first place.}} | ||
===Second Onyx conflict=== | ===Second Onyx conflict=== | ||
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File:FoR TAS Mendez full.jpg|Mendez as he appears in [[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]. | File:FoR TAS Mendez full.jpg|Mendez as he appears in [[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]. | ||
File:FoR TAS Mendez.jpg|Mendez in his [[UNSC Navy Dress Uniform|Navy dress uniform]]. | File:FoR TAS Mendez.jpg|Mendez in his [[UNSC Navy Dress Uniform|Navy dress uniform]]. | ||
File:TFoR AS - Mendez 2525.jpg|Mendez in his Navy dress uniform, which displayed his decorations. | |||
File:FoR TAS - Mendez.jpg|Mendez in 2517. | File:FoR TAS - Mendez.jpg|Mendez in 2517. | ||
File:Enc22_Mendez.jpg|Mendez in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''. | File:Enc22_Mendez.jpg|Mendez in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''. | ||