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'''Petty Officer Second Class Maria-062''' was a [[SPARTAN-II]] super soldier of the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[Naval Special Warfare|Special Warfare Group]]. She tested the [[MJOLNIR|Mark VI]] armor before it was handed over to [[John-117]].
'''Maria-062''' was a [[SPARTAN-II]] super soldier of the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[Naval Special Warfare|Special Warfare Group]]. She tested the [[MJOLNIR|Mark VI]] armor before it was handed over to [[John-117]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Special Warfare Center===
===Special Warfare Center===
Prior to the [[First Battle of Earth]] in October [[2552]], PO2 Maria tested the new [[MJOLNIR|MJOLNIR Mark VI Powered Assault Armor]] in [[Songnam]], [[Kyonggi Province]] in [[Korea]].  
Prior to the [[First Battle of Earth]] in October [[2552]], PO2 Maria tested the new [[MJOLNIR|MJOLNIR Mark VI Powered Assault Armor]] in [[Songnam]], [[Kyonggi Province]] in [[Korea]].


She fought against a squad of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s from the [[340th ODST Combat Training Unit]] in a mock battle using paintballs near the [[Special Warfare Center]]. After the exercise, the battle armor was approved for battle and was sent up to [[Orbital Defense Platform]] [[Cairo Station|ODA-142 ''Cairo'']]. There, it was issued to [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] <ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', level ''[[The Armory (Level)|The Armory]]''</ref>.
She fought against a squad of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s from the [[340th ODST Combat Training Unit]] in a mock battle using paintballs near the [[Special Warfare Center]]. After the exercise, the battle armor was approved for battle and was sent up to [[Orbital Defense Platform]] [[Cairo Station|ODA-142 ''Cairo'']]. There, it was issued to [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] <ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', level ''[[The Armory (Level)|The Armory]]''</ref>.


===Personal and Family Life===
===Personal and Family Life===
After retiring from active duty from the Navy, Maria started a family and had children <ref>''[[Halo Graphic Novel|Halo]]'': ''[[Armor Testing]]'', page 68</ref>. It is possible, due to the [[Covenant]] invasion of [[Earth]], that Maria rejoined the active duty force of the UNSC Navy.
At the time of the exercise, Maria had retired with the plan of starting a family.<ref>''[[Halo Graphic Novel|Halo]]'': ''[[Armor Testing]]'', page 68</ref>


==Theory and Speculation==
==Theory and Speculation==

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Maria
PO2 Maria-062 at the Special Warfare Center in Songnam, Kyonggi Province|Kyonggi, Korea in Fall 2552.
Biographical information

Date of birth:

2511

Gender:

Female

Hair color:

Black

Eye color:

Brown

Political and military information

Spartan tag:

SPARTAN-062

Rank:

Petty Officer Second Class or higher[1]

 

"Once John gets a hold of this armor, we'll all start sleeping a little better at night."
— Maria-062

Maria-062 was a SPARTAN-II super soldier of the UNSC Naval Special Warfare Group. She tested the Mark VI armor before it was handed over to John-117.

Biography

Special Warfare Center

Prior to the First Battle of Earth in October 2552, PO2 Maria tested the new MJOLNIR Mark VI Powered Assault Armor in Songnam, Kyonggi Province in Korea.

She fought against a squad of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers from the 340th ODST Combat Training Unit in a mock battle using paintballs near the Special Warfare Center. After the exercise, the battle armor was approved for battle and was sent up to Orbital Defense Platform ODA-142 Cairo. There, it was issued to Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 [2].

Personal and Family Life

At the time of the exercise, Maria had retired with the plan of starting a family.[3]

Theory and Speculation

Spartan-062 tests the MJOLNIR Mark VI battle armor by dropping from a great height to land in the water.

In Halo: The Fall of Reach, just as the remaining thirty SPARTAN-IIs are informed of their new mission to bring a Prophet to Earth for interrogation and ending the Human-Covenant War, it is said that out of their thirty-two, there had only been three KIA Spartans and one too damaged to continue active duty [4]. Since the release of the Halo Graphic Novel, it is widely assumed that Maria is the wounded Spartan mentioned in Halo: The Fall of Reach, but other evidence indicates that Cassandra may be that peculiar wounded Spartan. Then again, Cassandra may have instead been one of the Spartans who were crippled after augmentation, with some not even looking human anymore after the effects. She may also be part of a later group of SPARTANs, or a SPARTAN assigned to testing duties early on.

Trivia

  • Maria-062 is the only inducted SPARTAN-II that has been seen without a helmet or protective cover in pictures.
  • Maria is the only known SPARTAN-II that has retired.
  • It is stated that John-117 is ghostly pale, from all the time spent wearing his MJOLNIR armor, and that other Spartans have similar feelings about being separated from their suits. The lack of pale skin on Maria is clear evidence of her retirement, showing that she gets plenty of sun.

Sources

  1. ^ All Spartan-IIs are given the rank of Petty Officer Second Class on graduation, as mentioned on page 99 of The Fall of Reach.
  2. ^ Halo 2, level The Armory
  3. ^ Halo: Armor Testing, page 68
  4. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 240

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