Jordan Gaines

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Jordan Gaines is an Office of Naval Intelligence operative.

Biography

Early Years

Jordan Gaines was born on Arcadia in 2533. After the Covenant attack the planet in 2531, her family refused to evacuate the colony, and contributed to the rebuilding efforts. They would eventually become deeply involved in the colonial government. As a child Gaines was friends with Tedra Grant.

In mid-2549, Gaines and her father evacuated Arcadia, but her mother and extended family remained trapped on the planet when a Covenant fleet glassed the planet. The pair would soon relocate to a Mars refugee area where her father would quickly takes a leadership position. Gaines enlisted in the UNSC Air Force in early 2552, where she was assigned to security forces at Syrtis Major aerospace port. In November 2552, her father was killed on Mars as the High Prophet of Truth's fleet bombard every colony in the Sol system. Her extensive experience with colonial administration and politics alerted the attention of ONI Section One recruiters and she was transfered to ONI in 2554.

Sedra

After July 2557, Gaines was present on the Outer Colony of Sedra alongside Lieutenant Commander Jameson Locke and his unit during an ONI operation to investigate terrorist activity on the colony.

Production notes

Gaines will be portrayed in Halo: Nightfall by actress Sarah Armstrong.

Gallery

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  Mason Hundley and Gaines in a Sedran city.

List of appearances

• Halo: Nightfall (First appearance)