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===Childhood and training=== | ===Childhood and training=== | ||
{{Quote|Nuts to this.|An impatient Lucy preparing to charge a set of gun turrets head-on rather than wait to come up with a plan during a training exercise<ref name="goo90">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 90''</ref>}} | {{Quote|Nuts to this.|An impatient Lucy preparing to charge a set of gun turrets head-on rather than wait to come up with a plan during a training exercise<ref name="goo90">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 90''</ref>}} | ||
Lucy Williams was born on the [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] of [[Kholo]] on [[2533#January|January 28, 2533]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}{{Ref/Reuse|halowaypoint}} During her childhood, Lucy's family had a pet cat.<ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 122''</ref> She would also later recall a faint memory of a horse.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 141''</ref> At some point during her childhood, Lucy was orphaned, | Lucy Williams was born on the [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] of [[Kholo]] on [[2533#January|January 28, 2533]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}{{Ref/Reuse|halowaypoint}} During her childhood, Lucy's family had a pet cat.<ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 122''</ref> She would also later recall a faint memory of a horse.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 141''</ref> At some point during her childhood, Lucy was orphaned, likely during the [[Covenant]]'s [[glassing]] [[Battle of Kholo|of her homeworld]] in [[2539]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P51|Enc22|Page=51}} In 2539 or early [[2540]],{{Ref/Reuse|lessons}}{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}{{Ref/Note|Id=Beta|''[[Lessons Learned]]'' establishes that Tom-B292 and Lucy-B091 were six years old when they started their training. Page 106 of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'' establishes that Tom and Lucy were born on April 14, 2533 and January 28, 2533, respectively. This makes Beta Company's start date somewhere between April 2539 and January 2540.}} Lucy was offered to join the [[SPARTAN-III program]] to get revenge on the Covenant. Distraught, she accepted the offer and was initiated into [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]].<ref name="Halo page 16">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 16''</ref> | ||
She was trained by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Kurt Ambrose]] and [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] at [[Camp Currahee]] on [[Onyx]] for six years. Lucy—along with [[Adam-B004]], [[Min-B174]], and [[Tom-B292]]—became [[Team Foxtrot]], one of the organized Spartan-III combat teams in Beta Company.{{Ref/Reuse|g15}} On [[2541|August 24, 2541]], Lucy and the rest of Team Foxtrot participated in one of a series of exercises meant to filter out extra candidates the program lacked funds to train. Lucy and Tom appropriated automated [[M202 XP machine gun]]s and with the help of the rest of their team, completed the objective. However, they continued to ambush several waves of their instructors before being forced to stand down by Chief Mendez and Lieutenant Commander Ambrose. Kurt commended them for their actions and they were accepted for further training and eventually [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|Spartan augmentation]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 89-96''</ref> | She was trained by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Kurt Ambrose]] and [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] at [[Camp Currahee]] on [[Onyx]] for six years. Lucy—along with [[Adam-B004]], [[Min-B174]], and [[Tom-B292]]—became [[Team Foxtrot]], one of the organized Spartan-III combat teams in Beta Company.{{Ref/Reuse|g15}} On [[2541|August 24, 2541]], Lucy and the rest of Team Foxtrot participated in one of a series of exercises meant to filter out extra candidates the program lacked funds to train. Lucy and Tom appropriated automated [[M202 XP machine gun]]s and with the help of the rest of their team, completed the objective. However, they continued to ambush several waves of their instructors before being forced to stand down by Chief Mendez and Lieutenant Commander Ambrose. Kurt commended them for their actions and they were accepted for further training and eventually [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|Spartan augmentation]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 89-96''</ref> | ||
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==Physical description== | ==Physical description== | ||
Lucy is one of the smallest Spartan-IIIs. At age 12, at the time of [[Operation: TORPEDO]], she was only {{Convert|160|cm|ftin|sp=us}} tall and weighed {{Convert|70|kg|lb}} which was small for a Spartan-III of that age.<ref name="g26">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 26''</ref> Even as an adult she remained small, being only slightly taller than [[Veta Lopis]],{{Ref/Note|Id=Veta|''[[Halo: Last Light]]'' establishes that Lucy is slightly taller than Veta Lopis. The ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'' contradicts this, keeping Lucy's 160 centimeter height (as seen on page 106), but listing Veta's height as 177 centimeters (page 111), making Veta a full 17 centimeters taller than Lucy. However, it is possible that Lucy is still slightly taller than Veta while wearing armor, and she's only 160 centimeters when unarmored. As this is the most lore-friendly explanation, | Lucy is one of the smallest Spartan-IIIs. At age 12, at the time of [[Operation: TORPEDO]], she was only {{Convert|160|cm|ftin|sp=us}} tall and weighed {{Convert|70|kg|lb}} which was small for a Spartan-III of that age.<ref name="g26">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 26''</ref> Even as an adult she remained small, being only slightly taller than [[Veta Lopis]] while in armor,{{Ref/Note|Id=Veta|''[[Halo: Last Light]]'' establishes that Lucy is slightly taller than Veta Lopis. The ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'' contradicts this, keeping Lucy's 160 centimeter height (as seen on page 106), but listing Veta's height as 177 centimeters (page 111), making Veta a full 17 centimeters taller than Lucy. However, it is possible that Lucy is still slightly taller than Veta while wearing armor, and she's only 160 centimeters when unarmored. As this is the most lore-friendly explanation, that is what is assumed here.}} in stark contrast with Tom and her other fellow Spartans.<ref name="ll265">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''page 265'' (Google Play edition)</ref> She has neotenous facial features<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 303''</ref> with a pale complexion,{{Ref/Reuse|g26}} wide{{Ref/Reuse|lesson 19}} dark{{Ref/Reuse|g98}} brown eyes,{{Ref/Reuse|lesson 19}} and black hair worn close-cropped.{{Ref/Reuse|g98}} Her gait was noted as being short and careful.{{Ref/Reuse|Halo page 16}} | ||
==Equipment== | ==Equipment== | ||