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'''Fleet Admiral Harper''' was a [[Fleet Admiral]] of the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] in [[2552]]. During the [[ | '''Fleet Admiral Harper''' was a [[Fleet Admiral]] of the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] in [[2552]]. During the [[Battle of Earth]], he commanded a [[fleet]] of [[UNSC]] [[Cruisers]] protecting [[Earth]]<ref>[[Halo 2]], [[Cairo Station (level)]]</ref>. He commanded at least 75 ships, a significant portion of the [[UNSC Home Fleet]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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Harper was most likely part of the Orbital Defense Grid over [[Africa]], in charge of protecting the [[MAC]] orbital platform clusters in that region, which included ''[[Cairo Station]]''. Fleet Admiral Harper was not seen on screen, however he was heard in two separate transmissions regarding the [[ | Harper was most likely part of the Orbital Defense Grid over [[Africa]], in charge of protecting the [[MAC]] orbital platform clusters in that region, which included ''[[Cairo Station]]''. Fleet Admiral Harper was not seen on screen, however he was heard in two separate transmissions regarding the [[Battle of Earth|attack on Earth]], by the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s battle group (consisting of 15 Covenant Capital Ships: 13 {{Class|CCS|Battlecruiser}}s and 2 [[Assault Carrier]]s). Harper's transmissions were as follows: | ||
:'''Fleet Admiral Harper:''' "This is Fleet Admiral Harper, we are engaging the enemy!" | :'''Fleet Admiral Harper:''' "This is Fleet Admiral Harper, we are engaging the enemy!" | ||
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His voice in the transmissions sounded young for the high rank of Fleet Admiral. The readout from [[Cairo Station]] showed that Harper's fleet consisted of 8 [[Marathon-class Cruiser|Cruisers]] and 67 [[UNSC Frigate|Frigates]], as well as a large number of fighter units, as at one point he ordered his [[Longsword]]s to blanket the [[Covenant]] cruisers and take them out, one by one. | His voice in the transmissions sounded young for the high rank of Fleet Admiral. The readout from [[Cairo Station]] showed that Harper's fleet consisted of 8 [[Marathon-class Cruiser|Cruisers]] and 67 [[UNSC Frigate|Frigates]], as well as a large number of fighter units, as at one point he ordered his [[Longsword]]s to blanket the [[Covenant]] cruisers and take them out, one by one. | ||
Presumably, he continued to fight in the [[ | Presumably, he continued to fight in the late [[Battle of Earth]], during the Covenant Loyalist invasion. | ||
===Fate=== | ===Fate=== | ||