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Not a fan of her most recent look (they could've at least got her eye and hair color right), but it sure works better as the title image than the rather out-of-character guns akimbo moment from FoR.
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(Not a fan of her most recent look (they could've at least got her eye and hair color right), but it sure works better as the title image than the rather out-of-character guns akimbo moment from FoR.) |
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{{Spartan infobox | {{Spartan infobox | ||
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|name=Linda | |name=Linda | ||
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|gender=Female | |gender=Female | ||
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|hair= | |hair=Dark red<ref name="fs150"/> | ||
|eyes= | |eyes=Emerald green<ref name="fs150"/> | ||
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
*[[UNSC Navy]] | *[[UNSC Navy]] | ||
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{{Quote|Now I know what you have to do to get a couple of days' R-and-R in this outfit.|Linda, after being resuscitated from clinical death aboard {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}}.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 268''</ref>}} | {{Quote|Now I know what you have to do to get a couple of days' R-and-R in this outfit.|Linda, after being resuscitated from clinical death aboard {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}}.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 268''</ref>}} | ||
'''Petty Officer Linda-058''' is a [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] supersoldier. She is one of the closest friends to [[John-117]] and one of the few known surviving Spartan-IIs. She is best known for her skill with the [[SRS99 | '''Petty Officer Linda-058''' is a [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] supersoldier. She is one of the closest friends to [[John-117]] and one of the few known surviving Spartan-IIs. She is best known for her skill with the [[SRS99 series|sniper rifle]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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===Installation 04=== | ===Installation 04=== | ||
{{main|Battle of Installation 04}} | {{main|Battle of Installation 04}} | ||
John-117, disheartened over the death of his close teammate, took her to the cryo facilities where they immediately froze Linda's body in a [[cryo chamber]]. The ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' then jumped to [[Installation 04]]. As the ship was shot down by Covenant [[Fleet of Particular Justice|forces]], most of the cryo chambers, including Linda's, were ejected as per standard UNSC procedure. She floated above the [[Installation 04|Halo]] for several days until after the destruction of the the Installation. Linda was then detected by [[Cortana]] and John, who were in a [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword]] fighter. They picked her and two other cryo pods up, but both of the other occupants had died when their chambers failed. | John-117, disheartened over the death of his close teammate, took her to the cryo facilities where they immediately froze Linda's body in a [[cryo chamber]]. The ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' then jumped to [[Installation 04]]. As the ship was shot down by Covenant [[Fleet of Particular Justice|forces]], most of the cryo chambers, including Linda's, were ejected as per standard UNSC procedure. She floated above the [[Installation 04|Halo]] for several days until after the destruction of the the Installation. Linda was then detected by [[Cortana]] and John, who were in a [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword]] fighter. They picked her and two other cryo pods up, but both of the other occupants had died when their chambers failed. | ||
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===Gamma Halo=== | ===Gamma Halo=== | ||
[[File:Blue Team Escalation1.png|thumb|250px|Linda and the rest of Blue Team onboard a GA-TL1 Longsword.]] | [[File:Blue Team Escalation1.png|thumb|250px|Linda and the rest of Blue Team onboard a GA-TL1 Longsword.]] | ||
On [[2557|July 26, 2557]], Linda along with Kelly, Fred, and John, deployed to [[Installation 03]] to investigate | On [[2557|July 26, 2557]], Linda along with Kelly, Fred, and John, deployed to [[Installation 03]] to investigate a recent attack on a UNSC science team as well as [[Team Black]] on the ring. Soon after their arrival Linda found tracks left by a [[Promethean Crawler]]. Fred and Linda found the bodies of Team Black while John and Kelly found the scientists. Fred wondered if the Crawlers were capable of slaughtering an entire Spartan team; John felt it had to have been something else. Shortly after they left the camp they were attacked by [[Promethean Knights]], but managed to fend them off. They continued following the Crawlers' tracks and came to where the [[Composer]] was originally located. Kelly found a tunnel which they followed down, soon finding the [[Composer's Abyss]].<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''Issue #8''</ref> | ||
==Personality and description== | ==Personality and description== | ||
Linda is notorious for her unparalleled abilities with the sniper rifle; John-117 and [[Fred-104]] have noted on several occasions that she makes sniping seem like an art. She never requires a spotter, and her accuracy allows her to pull off remarkable shots: on one occasion, she was able to take out several Covenant [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]] in mid-flight by firing between the gaps between the upper and lower sections. In addition, she once eliminated two targets so quickly that even the Master Chief couldn't tell who she had targeted first. She is notably the quietest member of Blue Team, excluding John, and has been labeled as a "lone wolf". She is also a practitioner of [[Zen]]. | Linda is notorious for her unparalleled abilities with the sniper rifle; John-117 and [[Fred-104]] have noted on several occasions that she makes sniping seem like an art. She never requires a spotter, and her accuracy allows her to pull off remarkable shots: on one occasion, she was able to take out several Covenant [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]] in mid-flight by firing between the gaps between the upper and lower sections. In addition, she once eliminated two targets so quickly that even the Master Chief couldn't tell who she had targeted first. She is notably the quietest member of Blue Team, excluding John, and has been labeled as a "lone wolf". She is also a practitioner of [[Zen]]. | ||
Linda is very pale, with blood-red hair and emerald green eyes. She, like every SPARTAN-II, was trained by [[Franklin Mendez|CPO Mendez]] on planet [[Reach]]. John once described her as the emotionally "strongest" Spartan, as she does not rely on other members of her squad for advocating support on or off the battlefield.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 150'' (''"Linda had been unique among the Spartans with her blood red hair and dark emerald eyes, but her appearance was not what set her apart. She was the unit's best sniper-scout and could hit targets the rest of them couldn't. While the other Spartans preferred to operate as a team, Linda was content to separate, hide and post in some remote location, and wait for days for the single, critical shot that could turn the tide of battle. Although snipers in the UNSC were always trained to function in pairs, a shooter and a spotter, Linda was the exception to that rule--she had proven time and again that she was most effective on her own. If any one of the Spartans could be called a "lone wolf,". In many ways that made her the strongest of them all."'')</ref> John-117 also once mentioned that "If any one of the Spartans could be called a 'lone wolf', it was Linda." | Linda is very pale, with blood-red hair and emerald green eyes. She, like every SPARTAN-II, was trained by [[Franklin Mendez|CPO Mendez]] on planet [[Reach]]. John once described her as the emotionally "strongest" Spartan, as she does not rely on other members of her squad for advocating support on or off the battlefield.<ref name="fs150">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 150'' (''"Linda had been unique among the Spartans with her blood red hair and dark emerald eyes, but her appearance was not what set her apart. She was the unit's best sniper-scout and could hit targets the rest of them couldn't. While the other Spartans preferred to operate as a team, Linda was content to separate, hide and post in some remote location, and wait for days for the single, critical shot that could turn the tide of battle. Although snipers in the UNSC were always trained to function in pairs, a shooter and a spotter, Linda was the exception to that rule--she had proven time and again that she was most effective on her own. If any one of the Spartans could be called a "lone wolf,". In many ways that made her the strongest of them all."'')</ref> John-117 also once mentioned that "If any one of the Spartans could be called a 'lone wolf', it was Linda." | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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File:BlueTeam.jpg|Linda (right) and her fellow Spartans after dispatching several rebels on Eridanus Secundus. | File:BlueTeam.jpg|Linda (right) and her fellow Spartans after dispatching several rebels on Eridanus Secundus. | ||
File:Scanned-Linda-058.jpg|Linda entering the operation theater to undergo the augmentation procedures. | File:Scanned-Linda-058.jpg|Linda entering the operation theater to undergo the augmentation procedures. | ||
File:Linda 058.jpg|Linda dual-wielding M6 pistols. | |||
File:Blue Team Escalation.jpg|Fred, Kelly, and Linda in 2557. | File:Blue Team Escalation.jpg|Fred, Kelly, and Linda in 2557. | ||
File:Halo Escalation Team Black dead.jpg|Fred and Linda find the corpses of Team Black on Installation 03. | File:Halo Escalation Team Black dead.jpg|Fred and Linda find the corpses of Team Black on Installation 03. | ||