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{{Disambig header|the former CINCONI|other people with the same name|Margaret}} | {{Disambig header|the former CINCONI|other people with the same name|Margaret (disambiguation)}} | ||
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|affiliation=[[Office of Naval Intelligence]] | |affiliation=*[[UNSC Navy]] | ||
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===Early career=== | ===Early career=== | ||
{{Quote|Gentlemen, I'll be brief. After almost fifteen years of continuous and ruinously expensive research without a single new useful technology discovered, the budget of the Onyx initiative has been reprioritized. Although the alien artifacts and hieroglyphics continue to be of interest, recent rebel activities in the Outer Colonies demand that we face realities and reallocate our finite A.I. and military personnel to counter this new threat.|Rear Admiral Parangosky explains the reasoning behind the Onyx initiative's loss of funding.}}{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO13}} | {{Quote|Gentlemen, I'll be brief. After almost fifteen years of continuous and ruinously expensive research without a single new useful technology discovered, the budget of the Onyx initiative has been reprioritized. Although the alien artifacts and hieroglyphics continue to be of interest, recent rebel activities in the Outer Colonies demand that we face realities and reallocate our finite A.I. and military personnel to counter this new threat.|Rear Admiral Parangosky explains the reasoning behind the Onyx initiative's loss of funding.}}{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO13}} | ||
Margaret Parangosky was born on [[Luna]] on [[2461#February|February 21, 2461]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} She joined the [[United Nations Space Command | Margaret Orlenda Parangosky was born on [[Luna]] on [[2461#February|February 21, 2461]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} She joined the [[United Nations Space Command]] when she was around 22 years old, eventually becoming a [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] in the [[UNSC Navy|Navy]].{{Ref/Reuse|HMD2}} The first warship she served aboard was the {{UNSCShip|Lutyens}}.<ref name="HTTW2">''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'', ''Chapter 2''</ref> Parangosky frequently punched well above her weight, so to speak, and brought down a number of senior officers despite her rank.<ref name="HMD2">''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'', ''Chapter 2''</ref> When the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] fell from grace due to a series of scandals, Parangosky elected to take on the [[Department of Colonial Security]], which nobody wanted, with the intent to improve it. In doing so, she instantly acquired a virtual army of [[civilian]] spies with no preexisting loyalties to anyone else in the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|HMD2}} | ||
On [[2511#January|January 2, 2511]] | On [[2511#January|January 2, 2511]], now-[[Rear Admiral]] Parangosky issued [[Order 178.8.64.007|an order]] reclassifying all materials concerning the planet [[Onyx]] as Top Secret, Eyes Only.<ref name="HGOO13">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', ''Chapter 13''</ref> This order affected anything mentioning, referencing, or containing reports, surveys, personal notes and logs, images, or any other data pertaining to the planet. It also was accompanied by an ONI-authorized system-wide network purge under the direction of a military [[artificial intelligence]].{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO13}} | ||
On [[2525#March|March 6, 2525]] the | The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[Section Three]] project that would come to be christened "[[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]]" had been in its planning stages as early as [[2510]].<ref name="HJ8810">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''August 8, 2510''</ref> The program eventually involved the abduction and conscription of young children in order to create the ultimate fighting force for the UNSC, and Parangosky approved almost every aspect of it.{{Ref/Reuse|HG18}} The kidnappings were carried out in [[2517]] and the great majority of the seventy-five children acquired were replaced with [[Flash cloning|flash clones]], though this particular detail escaped Margaret's knowledge for at least a couple of years.<ref name="HG18">''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'', ''Chapter 18''</ref><ref name="HTFOR3">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 3''</ref> | ||
On [[2525#March|March 6, 2525]], the Admiral announced through [[Order 276.8.91.848|another order]] that after almost 15 years of continuous and ruinously expensive research without the discovery of a single new useful technology, the Onyx initiative's budget had been reprioritized. Though the [[Forerunner|alien]] artifacts and [[Forerunner symbols|hieroglyphics]] there continued to be of interest, she said that recent [[insurrectionist|rebel]] activities in the [[Outer Colonies]] demanded that A.I. and military personnel were reallocated. Parangosky emphasized that Onyx was to remain classified and shared that all its materials and files had been re-designated under [[KING UNDER THE MOUNTAIN|new nomenclature]]. Any breaches of confidentiality, she added, would be punishable by death in accordance with various legal articles. A skeleton crew and one A.I. would continue to probe the mysteries of the site known as [[Zone 67]] on the planet, she noted. She closed by saying that in the meantime, the rest of them had a war to fight.{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO13}} | |||
===SPARTAN-III=== | ===SPARTAN-III=== | ||
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By [[2555]], Serin Osman had replaced her as Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', Chapter 2</ref> On [[2556#October|October 31, 2556]] General [[R. Dellert]] suggested to [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Hood]] that he may want to have a "heart-to-heart" discussion with Parangosky.{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate3}} The general had gotten word of a specialized [[Spartan-IV]] [[Operation: SHELL GAME|operation]] carried out earlier that year which could jeopardize the [[UEG]]-[[Sangheili]] political relationship Hood had been expending effort toward.<ref name="lootcrate3">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #3]]''</ref> | By [[2555]], Serin Osman had replaced her as Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', Chapter 2</ref> On [[2556#October|October 31, 2556]] General [[R. Dellert]] suggested to [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Hood]] that he may want to have a "heart-to-heart" discussion with Parangosky.{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate3}} The general had gotten word of a specialized [[Spartan-IV]] [[Operation: SHELL GAME|operation]] carried out earlier that year which could jeopardize the [[UEG]]-[[Sangheili]] political relationship Hood had been expending effort toward.<ref name="lootcrate3">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #3]]''</ref> | ||
When [[Requiem slipspace artifacts|a Forerunner artifact]] onboard {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} threatened the ship during its [[ | When [[Requiem slipspace artifacts|a Forerunner artifact]] onboard {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} threatened the ship during its [[Requiem Campaign|second tour on Requiem]], Parangosky sent Dr. Halsey a note requesting her aid in the matter. While she admitted that ONI held Halsey in less than ideal conditions and that she was not in a position to ask her personal favors, she appealed to the doctor's commitment to humanity's survival to help the crew of ''Infinity''.<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''[[Infinity Briefing Packet]]''</ref> | ||
==Personality and traits== | ==Personality and traits== | ||
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==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
[[File:HWG StrategicResponseUnit 1.png|thumb|250px|A possible appearance of Parangosky in ''Halo Wars: Genesis''.]] | |||
Parangosky is listed on an [[ONI Memorial|ONI memorial plaque]] inside the [[ONI Alpha Site (location)|ONI Alpha Site]] in ''Halo 3: ODST''. However, the ''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe'' states that she was still alive and onboard the ''Point of No Return'' by [[2553]], and she is a major character in the ''[[Kilo-Five Trilogy]]''. This is presumably an Easter egg, given that all ONI personnel who had appeared in canon as of the game's development are listed on the memorial wall. | Parangosky is listed on an [[ONI Memorial|ONI memorial plaque]] inside the [[ONI Alpha Site (location)|ONI Alpha Site]] in ''Halo 3: ODST''. However, the ''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe'' states that she was still alive and onboard the ''Point of No Return'' by [[2553]], and she is a major character in the ''[[Kilo-Five Trilogy]]''. This is presumably an Easter egg, given that all ONI personnel who had appeared in canon as of the game's development are listed on the memorial wall. | ||
Parangosky may be one of the members of ONI's [[Strategic Response Unit]], as depicted in ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''. In the comic, one of the characters on the board - consisting of high-ranking ONI officials - bears heavy resemblance to Parangosky. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||