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'''First Lieutenant Melissa McKay''' was a [[First Lieutenant|Company Grade officer]] in the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]. She was the Executive Officer of the [[Twenty-Second Tactical|22nd Shock Battalion]], under command of [[Major (UNSC)|Major]] [[Antonio Silva]].<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 58</ref> | '''First Lieutenant Melissa McKay''' was a [[First Lieutenant|Company Grade officer]] in the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]. She was the Executive Officer of the [[Twenty-Second Tactical|22nd Shock Battalion]], under command of [[Major (UNSC)|Major]] [[Antonio Silva]].<ref name ="Flood58">''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 58</ref> | ||
She was stationed on the then, newly refit {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} during the [[Battle of Installation 04]].<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 33</ref> | She was stationed on the then, newly refit {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} during the [[Battle of Installation 04]].<ref name="Flood33">''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 33</ref> | ||
==Physical Appearance and Description== | ==Physical Appearance and Description== | ||
===Appearance=== | ===Appearance=== | ||
Lieutenant McKay is described as having her hair worn short on the sides and flat on the top, as per Marine Corps regulations (so the tattoos on her scalp could be seen), accompanied by a slightly flattened nose, full lips, and green eyes. | Lieutenant McKay is described as having her hair worn short on the sides and flat on the top, as per Marine Corps regulations (so the tattoos on her scalp could be seen), accompanied by a slightly flattened nose, full lips, and green eyes.<ref name="Flood90">''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 90</ref> | ||
===Commands=== | ===Commands=== | ||
In addition to being the Battalion's Executive Officer, she personally commanded a company of some 130 [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] aboard the ''Autumn''.<ref | In addition to being the Battalion's Executive Officer, she personally commanded a company of some 130 [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] aboard the ''Autumn''.<ref name ="Flood58"/> Her [[platoon]] Commanders were [[Second Lieutenant|Second Lieutenants]] [[Dalu]] and [[Oros]]. However, Dalu was later reassigned as the Company Supply Officer and his billet was taken by [[Master Sergeant]] [[Lister (Marine)|Lister]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Retreating from Reach=== | ===Retreating from Reach=== | ||
When the vessel fled the [[Battle of Reach]], she was wounded in action by [[Covenant]] [[Covenant Navy|Naval Infantry]] boarding parties.<ref | When the vessel fled the [[Battle of Reach]], she was wounded in action by [[Covenant]] [[Covenant Navy|Naval Infantry]] boarding parties.<ref name="Flood33"/> Nonetheless, she made the jump from the ''Pillar of Autumn'' to the surface of [[Installation 04]] aboard a [[Human Entry Vehicle]].<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 36</ref> | ||
===Landing on Installation 04=== | ===Landing on Installation 04=== | ||
She was third in command of the survivors of the Autumn, under [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] and [[Major (UNSC)|Major]] [[Antonio Silva]], and helped secure the ''Pillar of Autumn'''s crash site.<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 62</ref> | She was third in command of the survivors of the Autumn, under [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] and [[Major (UNSC)|Major]] [[Antonio Silva]], and helped secure the ''Pillar of Autumn'''s crash site.<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 62</ref> | ||
After leading the attack to capture the mesa that would become [[Alpha Base (Installation 04)|Alpha Base]], she met [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] for the first time.<ref | After leading the attack to capture the mesa that would become [[Alpha Base (Installation 04)|Alpha Base]], she met [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] for the first time.<ref name="Flood90"/> Though Major Silva was very antagonistic toward the Chief, McKay was one of the few Shock Troopers to actually look up to the Chief. She figured that it was a matter that Major Silva, and men in general, would not understand. She also felt pain and sorrow for the way he looked out of his armor. | ||
By order of [[Silva]], she led a convoy of [[Warthogs]] and [[M808 MBT|Scorpions]] from the crash site of the ''Autumn''. On the way back to the base, they encountered resistance from Covenant forces under [[Field Master]] [[Noga 'Putumee]]. Nevertheless, she managed to ferry a large number of supplies from the ship to the base. | By order of [[Silva]], she led a convoy of [[Warthogs]] and [[M808 MBT|Scorpions]] from the crash site of the ''Autumn''. On the way back to the base, they encountered resistance from Covenant forces under [[Field Master]] [[Noga 'Putumee]]. Nevertheless, she managed to ferry a large number of supplies from the ship to the base. | ||
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===Death=== | ===Death=== | ||
McKay destroyed the '' | McKay destroyed the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' by priming a grenade and setting it off, killing her and numerous others instantly, including the infected [[Private First Class]] [[Wallace A. Jenkins]], severing the cruiser's fiber-optics connection to the reactors bridge to keep the Flood from escaping the Halo. Her actions killed not only her, but also cost other Marine and Naval personnel their lives, though she stopped the Flood from potentially killing millions, if not billions, of sentient lifeforms throughout the Milky Way galaxy.<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 332</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||