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{{Character Infobox|variant=Human | {{Character Infobox|variant=Human | ||
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|homeworld=[[Earth]]<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 181''</ref> | |homeworld=[[Wikipedia:Wolverhampton|Wolverhampton]], [[United Kingdom]],<ref>[https://twitter.com/#!/karentraviss/status/137139411107332097 '''Twitter''': ''BTW, re Halo Glasslands'']</ref> [[Earth]]<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 181''</ref> | ||
|birth=c. 2520<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 83''</ref> | |birth=c. 2520<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 83''</ref> | ||
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Post-War=== | ===Post-War=== | ||
Following the end of the | Following the end of the Human-Covenant War in [[2553|January 2553]], he and fellow ODST [[Vasily Beloi]] were hand-picked by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] Commander-in-Chief [[Admiral]] [[Margaret Orlenda Parangosky|Parangosky]] to serve under [[Serin Osman|Captain Serin Osman]] in a covert operations team designated [[Kilo-Five]]. The team was tasked with sowing discord amongst the now-disorganized [[Sangheili]] by a number of means, including providing arms to the [[Servants of Abiding Truth]], a faction opposed to the [[Covenant separatists|allies]] of [[Thel 'Vadam]]. | ||
As part of Kilo-Five, Geffen served aboard {{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}}, participating in several missions. These included the extraction of the ONI agent [[Mike Spenser]] from [[Reynes]], where Geffen and Beloi were involved in a brief firefight with several [[Kig-Yar]] who were attempting to claim the team's dropship for themselves. At one point, Kilo-Five seized the Covenant cargo ship ''[[Piety]]'' and successfully captured a [[Huragok]], [[Requires Adjustment]]. Geffen and Beloi were also present during several arms transactions between Kilo-Five and the Servants of Abiding Truth. | As part of Kilo-Five, Geffen served aboard {{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}}, participating in several missions. These included the extraction of the ONI agent [[Mike Spenser]] from [[Reynes]], where Geffen and Beloi were involved in a brief firefight with several [[Kig-Yar]] who were attempting to claim the team's dropship for themselves. At one point, Kilo-Five seized the Covenant cargo ship ''[[Piety]]'' and successfully captured a [[Huragok]], [[Requires Adjustment]]. Geffen and Beloi were also present during several arms transactions between Kilo-Five and the Servants of Abiding Truth. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Geffen's medical zap badge reads "A+/NO V-CIN" indicating his blood type is A+. The meaning of "NO V-CIN" is not clear, however NO may mean "nitric oxide" suggesting he may have at one time suffered from pulmonary embolism or angina. | *Geffen's medical zap badge reads "A+/NO V-CIN" indicating his blood type is A+. The meaning of "NO V-CIN" is not clear, however NO may mean "nitric oxide" suggesting he may have at one time suffered from pulmonary embolism or angina. | ||
*While writing ''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'', [[Karen Traviss]] originally envisioned Mal as being [[Australia]]n, but later changed his nationality to British.<ref>[https://twitter.com/#!/karentraviss/status/137140490503073793 '''Twitter''': ''Mal started in my mind as...'']</ref> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||