Gretchen Ketola: Difference between revisions

{{Status|Canon}}

{{Character infobox

|affiliation=*[[UNSC Marine Corps]] {{C|former}}

 

Prior to [[2552]], Gretchen served in the same unit as Dutch and his friend [[Kojo Agu|Kojo "Romeo" Agu]]. At some point, she and Dutch developed a romantic relationship and later married. Gretchen enjoyed fighting, to the extent that she actually laughed in the midst of combat. However, her outlook changed when she stepped on an [[Insurrectionist]] landmine during a mission on [[Ballast]];{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p97}} her left leg was blown off by the resulting explosion.{{Ref/Reuse|is1}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}

Before the [[Battle of Ariel]] in [[2552#January|January 2552]], she was still confined planetside because of her injury. She sent a message to Dutch, in which she informed him that there was an open position in a motor pool, and suggested that he should accept it.{{Ref/Reuse|is1}} By October 2552, though she was looking forward to return to active service, the doctors predicted she would be confined to non-combat duties for the rest of her career.<ref name= "oni">'''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]''' ''- Dutch Interview''</ref> However, by [[2553]], she eventually retired from service. After [[Rookie|a friend and squadmate]] of Dutch's died during [[Draco III rebellion|a rebellion]] on [[Draco III]] in [[2554]], Dutch retired from service to be with Gretchen.<ref>'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', ''page 99''</ref> The two continued to contact their old squadmates and friends after their retirement, including [[Edward Buck]].<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 149''</ref>

In [[2558]], Dutch and Gretchen unexpectedly resurfaced during the [[Created conflict]] when Buck, Romeo, Dare, [[Quick to Adjust|Vergil]] and [[Sadie Endesha]] visited the [[Spartan-IV training station]] to break out [[Michael Crespo|Mickey Crespo]]. After Buck was declared a rogue Spartan by the AI [[Leonidas]], in reality a rogue AI loyal to the [[Created]], Dutch and Gretchen came to his aid and explained that after Gretchen was given a new prosthetic, they had joined the [[SPARTAN-IV program]], having not told their friends in case the prosthetic didn't work. Dutch and Gretchen joined the reformed [[Alpha-Nine]] as they fled the station in a [[Condor]] to undertake a secret ONI mission.{{Ref/Reuse|Bad Blood}}

==Equipment==

As an ODST, Gretchen wore basic [[ODST armor]] with a tan chest piece.{{Ref/Reuse|is1}} After joining the SPARTAN-IV program alongside her husband, she was outfitted with the [[HELLJUMPER-class Mjolnir|Helljumper]] variant of the [[MJOLNIR GEN2]] armor, much like Dutch and the rest of Alpha-Nine.{{Ref/Reuse|Bad Blood}}

*Ketola's surname suggests she may be of Finnish ancestry.

==Gallery==

File:Gretchen fight.png|Gretchen with Romeo and Dutch in ''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''.

File:Enc22 Gretchen.jpg|Gretchen as seen in the [[2022]] edition of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]''.

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[[Category:Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|Ketola, Gretchen]]

[[Category:Spartan-IVs|Ketola, Gretchen]]

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