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 ==Biography==
 ===Early life and academic career===
-Luther Mann was born on the [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] of [[Verent]]. His mother was a doctor and his father was a scientist. When he was four years old, Mann was forced to flee his homeworld, alongside his parents, when the [[Covenant]] arrived at Verent and attacked the planet. His father managed to convince a [[pilot]] to allow the Mann family aboard a ship that was fleeing the world. As the ship prepared to leave the system, Luther noted that the Covenant's [[glassing]] of Verent was "pretty", much to his mother's chagrin. The family relocated to the city of [[Wikipedia:London|London]] on [[Earth]], where Mann enrolled in school. He became fascinated with the Covenant and frequently studied the empire. In school, Mann got into arguments and fights with other children, and was known as the "alien lover" for believing peace could be maintained with the Covenant. The school administration attempted to have his parents convince him to stop voicing his opinions about the Covenant, though Mann's parents sided with their son and eventually pulled him out of school.<ref name="HitD11"/>
+Luther Mann was born on the [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] of [[Verent]]. His mother was a doctor and his father was a scientist. When he was four years old, Mann was forced to flee his homeworld, alongside his parents, when the [[Covenant]] arrived at Verent and attacked the planet. His father managed to convince a [[pilot]] to allow the Mann family aboard a ship that was fleeing the world. As the ship prepared to leave the system, Luther noted that the Covenant's [[glassing]] of Verent was "pretty", much to his mother's chagrin. The family relocated to the city of [[London]] on [[Earth]], where Mann enrolled in school. He became fascinated with the Covenant and frequently studied the empire. In school, Mann got into arguments and fights with other children, and was known as the "alien lover" for believing peace could be maintained with the Covenant. The school administration attempted to have his parents convince him to stop voicing his opinions about the Covenant, though Mann's parents sided with their son and eventually pulled him out of school.<ref name="HitD11"/>
 Homeschooled, Mann's mother taught him personally, although she refused to talk about the Covenant. However, on his fifteenth birthday, his mother committed suicide. Mann reluctantly returned to his school, though he ensured to no longer mention the Covenant.<ref name="HitD11"/> As a teenager, Mann's father often brought him to a local shooting range, where he learned basic gun training and instruction in marksmanship, much to his displeasure. After his father's death, Mann vowed to never use a gun again.<ref name="HitD178">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''pages 178-190'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Mann later resided in an apartment in [[Seattle]], [[United Republic of North America|URNA]], on [[Earth]].<ref name="HitD24">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''pages 24-28'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Some time between [[2545]] and [[2546]], during his time in college, Mann would become the father of [[Theresa]] as the result of an intense six-week relationship with his classmate, [[Ramona]]. Unfortunately, he was unable to be a part of her life due to his work. During his academic career, Mann became a [[Xenoanthropology|xenoanthropologist]] and [[Xenoarchaeology|xenoarchaeologist]], having gained significant knowledge on [[Sangheili]] and [[Forerunner]] culture and language. Becoming a well-regarded scientist within his field, Mann served as a researcher on both [[Installation 03|Installations 03]] and [[Installation 05|05]].<ref name="HitD24"/>