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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Childhood=== | ===Childhood=== | ||
Linda Pravdin was born on the outer colony of Verent in 2511. She would be the earliest known candidate for the [[SPARTAN-II program]].<ref name="HWL58"/> Prior to her conscription, Linda oversaw an "intelligence network" among her classmates, which she used to spy on her teachers.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref> In [[2517]], at age six, she was singled out as a physically and intellectually superior child by [[Catherine Halsey|Doctor Catherine Halsey]]. She was then abducted, replaced with a [[Flash cloning|flash clone]], and sent to the [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex|FLEETCOM Military Complex]] on [[Reach]]. Linda then [[SPARTAN-II training|trained]] there with the SPARTANs under the guidance of [[Franklin Mendez|Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez]] and [[Déjà]]. She took part in training missions at [[Military Reservation 01478-B]] and the [[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]] in the [[Highland Mountains]]. By [[2523|July 14, 2523]], Linda and the Spartans had begun facing the formidable [[Tango Company]] in simulated war games.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 158'' (2003 edition); ''page 193'' (2010 edition)</ref> | Linda Pravdin was born on the outer colony of [[Verent]] in 2511. She would be the earliest known candidate for the [[SPARTAN-II program]].<ref name="HWL58"/> Prior to her conscription, Linda oversaw an "intelligence network" among her classmates, which she used to spy on her teachers.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref> In [[2517]], at age six, she was singled out as a physically and intellectually superior child by [[Catherine Halsey|Doctor Catherine Halsey]]. She was then abducted, replaced with a [[Flash cloning|flash clone]], and sent to the [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex|FLEETCOM Military Complex]] on [[Reach]]. Linda then [[SPARTAN-II training|trained]] there with the SPARTANs under the guidance of [[Franklin Mendez|Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez]] and [[Déjà]]. She took part in training missions at [[Military Reservation 01478-B]] and the [[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]] in the [[Highland Mountains]]. By [[2523|July 14, 2523]], Linda and the Spartans had begun facing the formidable [[Tango Company]] in simulated war games.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 158'' (2003 edition); ''page 193'' (2010 edition)</ref> | ||
===Early career=== | ===Early career=== | ||
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===Mission after mission=== | ===Mission after mission=== | ||
{{Quote|Quick shore leave, Chief. We're lucky Command let us come at all.|Linda reminds John that they will need to be quick about paying their respects to Sam.}} | {{Quote|Quick shore leave, Chief. We're lucky Command let us come at all.|Linda reminds John that they will need to be quick about paying their respects to Sam.}} | ||
[[File:BluePursuit.png|300px|thumb|left|Blue Team pursues the stolen | [[File:BluePursuit.png|300px|thumb|left|Blue Team pursues the stolen Mammoth.]] | ||
Returning to Earth, John was debriefed by Hood, where the fleet admiral gave orders for Blue Team to have some rest after years of combat. However, the rest of the team instead left to take on new missions, all of them highly classified.<ref name="HE10"/> These operations included diplomatic escorts through hostile territory, counter-piracy efforts against salvagers, and strikes against Covenant outposts. At one point in [[2558]], the team was stationed at the construction site for a new [[ONI]] research facility, awaiting orders.<ref name="otb">'''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''', ''[[On the Brink]]''</ref> Without warning, explosions signaled an attack from fanatical [[Covenant remnants|ex-Covenant]]. During the fighting that followed, the hostiles managed to capture an [[M510 Mammoth]], disable its governor, and drive it down a steep hillside toward the site's main [[fusion reactor]]. Blue Team followed in pursuit in an [[M12 Warthog LRV]]. With only about a minute left before it impacted the reactor, John, Kelly, and Linda ejected from the Warthog when it was close enough to the Mammoth. The three of them just narrowly managed to wrest control of the hulking vehicle from its [[Kig-Yar]] and Sangheili hijackers. Kelly discovered scientists hiding inside the | Returning to Earth, John was debriefed by Hood, where the fleet admiral gave orders for Blue Team to have some rest after years of combat. However, the rest of the team instead left to take on new missions, all of them highly classified.<ref name="HE10"/> These operations included diplomatic escorts through hostile territory, counter-piracy efforts against salvagers, and strikes against Covenant outposts. At one point in [[2558]], the team was stationed at the construction site for a new [[ONI]] research facility, awaiting orders.<ref name="otb">'''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''', ''[[On the Brink]]''</ref> Without warning, explosions signaled an attack from fanatical [[Covenant remnants|ex-Covenant]]. During the fighting that followed, the hostiles managed to capture an [[M510 Mammoth]], disable its governor, and drive it down a steep hillside toward the site's main [[fusion reactor]]. Blue Team followed in pursuit in an [[M12 Warthog LRV]]. With only about a minute left before it impacted the reactor, John, Kelly, and Linda ejected from the Warthog when it was close enough to the Mammoth. The three of them just narrowly managed to wrest control of the hulking vehicle from its [[Kig-Yar]] and Sangheili hijackers. Kelly discovered scientists hiding inside the Mammoth and relayed this to John, who was driving. Their presence meant he couldn't just drive it off a cliff, as doing so would almost certainly kill them. Instead, he steered it away from the reactor at the last second,<ref name="otb"/>but the near miss still resulted in the destruction of a decent amount of fabricated material that had been constructed. The manager in charge of the construction project rushed over to Linda and the other Spartans after the smoke cleared and demanded to know who he should blame for the damage. John, who had taken the Mammoth's controls, took responsibility. The incredulous man accused the Master Chief of thinking he could get away with anything because of his status as a hero. At this moment, Fred jumped in to reprimand the thankless individual they had all just saved, finding it difficult to maintain an easy demeanor in the face of such disrespect. John kept a cooler head and directed the team to return to a nearby airstrip, as their mission orders had come in.<ref name="otb"/> | ||
At some point, Linda and the three others returned to the glassed remains of Reach, where they recalled their past and paid their respects to Sam, who had died so many years ago.<ref name="TFoR AS"/> | At some point, Linda and the three others returned to the glassed remains of Reach, where they recalled their past and paid their respects to Sam, who had died so many years ago.<ref name="TFoR AS"/> | ||
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===Absent without leave=== | ===Absent without leave=== | ||
{{Quote|No need to do this by yourself, Chief.|Linda supporting John}} | {{Quote|No need to do this by yourself, Chief.|Linda supporting John}} | ||
[[File:H5G-Blue-01.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Blue Team in the Guardian's shelter]] | [[File:H5G-Blue-01.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Blue Team in the Guardian's shelter.]] | ||
The very next day, the UNSC declared Linda-058 and the other members of Blue Team AWOL. [[Fireteam Osiris]], a [[Spartan-IV]] unit led by Spartan [[Jameson Locke]], was tasked with recovering Blue Team and the ''Acrisius''. Upon arriving at [[Meridian]], Blue Team landed at [[Apogee Station]] and proceeded to make their way downwards to where the dormant [[Guardian]] lay buried. Their arrival on-planet was witnessed by multiple colonists, who were wholly unaware of their intentions. Also unbeknownst to the people of Meridian was the fact that their own [[Governor Sloan]] purposefully ensured nobody tried to stop them, as he was already serving Cortana at that point. Blue Team encountered no resistance from the [[Warden Eternal]] or any mechanical [[Prometheans]]. Fireteam Osiris caught up to Blue Team as they were entering the Guardian. Linda, Kelly, and Fred, proceeded to enter the Guardian while John lingered and had an altercation with Locke. Once John had dealt with him and resumed boarding, the Guardian began to awaken. Fireteam Osiris scrambled to escape the collapsing chamber it had been held in as it rose out of the ground. The Guardian caused massive amounts of destruction as it took to the air, both from the very fact that it was emerging from beneath the surface and from electromagnetic shockwaves it sent out continually. During this time, many mechanical Promethean forces were deployed from the Guardian to engage Fireteam Osiris as they tried to escape the destruction in their Pelican. The Guardian jumped to slipspace on a course for [[Genesis]], taking Blue Team with it. | The very next day, the UNSC declared Linda-058 and the other members of Blue Team AWOL. [[Fireteam Osiris]], a [[Spartan-IV]] unit led by Spartan [[Jameson Locke]], was tasked with recovering Blue Team and the ''Acrisius''. Upon arriving at [[Meridian]], Blue Team landed at [[Apogee Station]] and proceeded to make their way downwards to where the dormant [[Guardian]] lay buried. Their arrival on-planet was witnessed by multiple colonists, who were wholly unaware of their intentions. Also unbeknownst to the people of Meridian was the fact that their own [[Governor Sloan]] purposefully ensured nobody tried to stop them, as he was already serving Cortana at that point. Blue Team encountered no resistance from the [[Warden Eternal]] or any mechanical [[Prometheans]]. Fireteam Osiris caught up to Blue Team as they were entering the Guardian. Linda, Kelly, and Fred, proceeded to enter the Guardian while John lingered and had an altercation with Locke. Once John had dealt with him and resumed boarding, the Guardian began to awaken. Fireteam Osiris scrambled to escape the collapsing chamber it had been held in as it rose out of the ground. The Guardian caused massive amounts of destruction as it took to the air, both from the very fact that it was emerging from beneath the surface and from electromagnetic shockwaves it sent out continually. During this time, many mechanical Promethean forces were deployed from the Guardian to engage Fireteam Osiris as they tried to escape the destruction in their Pelican. The Guardian jumped to slipspace on a course for [[Genesis]], taking Blue Team with it. | ||