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===Early life and naval career=== | ===Early life and naval career=== | ||
{{Quote|I first learned your language when I was very young. Since then, much of my life has been focused on increasing my knowledge of your kind.|Olympia Vale, to Usze 'Taham{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HitD6}}}} | {{Quote|I first learned your language when I was very young. Since then, much of my life has been focused on increasing my knowledge of your kind.|Olympia Vale, to Usze 'Taham{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HitD6}}}} | ||
Olympia Vale was born on the [[human]] [[Inner Colony]] of [[Luyten]] on [[2536|January 20, 2536]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=OVUniverse}} Vale was a child prodigy who had an innate skill in languages.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=GIH5GO}} When she was eleven, her parents divorced | Olympia Vale was born to [[Nerina Vale|Nerina]] and [[Caleb Aagard|Caleb Vale]] on the [[human]] [[Inner Colony]] of [[Luyten]] on [[2536|January 20, 2536]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=OVUniverse}}{{Ref/Reuse|Out3}} Vale was a child prodigy who had an innate skill in languages.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=GIH5GO}} When she was eleven, her parents divorced, coincidentally on Vale's eleventh birthday. Her mother, a recently promoted captain in [[UNSC Navy]] signal intelligence, was reassigned to [[UNSC High Command]] in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]] on [[Earth]]. Along with two other people, Vale and her mother left for the planet aboard a [[diplomatic shuttle]] for what was intended to be a six-day trip. While en route to the [[Sol system]], their ship's [[slipspace drive]] failed and the trip ultimately took six months to return to inhabited space,{{Ref/Novel|Id=HitD5|HitD|Chapter=5}} dodging [[Covenant]] activity along the way.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=OVUniverse}} After annoying the others aboard the ship with her endless questions, she was shunted aside and ignored. To pass the time, Vale listened to recordings of the [[Sangheili]]'s [[Sangheili (language)|language]] and compared them to translations performed by [[artificial intelligence]]s. She eventually taught herself the language and even proved several of the AI translations incorrect, or corrected inaccurate translations.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HitD5}} Vale would suspect her father of having somehow sabotaged the shuttle in a last-ditch effort to keep his family on Luyten, but Nerina dismissed the idea so scornfully that Vale concluded that it was a dumb idea until after the [[Battle for Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|Out3}} | ||
After her arrival on Earth, Vale spent the remainder of her childhood on the relative safety of the planet. Vale attended [[Sydney University]] on Earth and, upon graduating, followed in her mother's footsteps and enlisted in the UNSC Navy's [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], specializing in signals intelligence.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=OVUniverse}} Following the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2552]], Vale found the opportunity to travel to the Sangheili [[Sangheili colonies|frontier colony]] of [[Khael'mothka]], where she wandered the planet for months. The world was embroiled in the Sangheili's ongoing [[Blooding Years|civil war]], though Vale's well-being was rarely endangered as she learned who to stay away from and many of the planet's inhabitants were both tired of war and curious to see the human.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HitD5}} | After her arrival on Earth, Vale spent the remainder of her childhood on the relative safety of the planet. Vale attended [[Sydney University]] on Earth and, upon graduating, followed in her mother's footsteps and enlisted in the UNSC Navy's [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], specializing in signals intelligence.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=OVUniverse}} Following the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2552]], Vale found the opportunity to travel to the Sangheili [[Sangheili colonies|frontier colony]] of [[Khael'mothka]], where she wandered the planet for months. The world was embroiled in the Sangheili's ongoing [[Blooding Years|civil war]], though Vale's well-being was rarely endangered as she learned who to stay away from and many of the planet's inhabitants were both tired of war and curious to see the human.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HitD5}} | ||
Following Nerina's death in the Battle for Earth, Vale attempted to contact her father to let Caleb know that his ex-wife had died in the [[Covenant]] attack. However, Vale learned that Caleb Vale didn't exist. Through her ONI connections, Vale discovered that Caleb Vale was actually a false identity assumed by [[Caleb Aagard]] who had been born on Luyten in the same year as her father, but the trail then ran cold. The only note in Caleb's file was that he had refused conscription in [[2517]] and then vanished. When Vale tried to find a ghost file that would explain the discrepancy, her superior claimed that it was simply a case of father and son having the same name, and then advised her in a tone that suggested that the "advice" came from someone far above both of their heads to stop wasting ONI resources and devote herself to her proper assignment. Subsequently, Vale stopped poking around ONI's files regarding anyone from Luyten and started searching for more subtle ways to find out her father's true identity. | Following Nerina's death in the Battle for Earth, Vale attempted to contact her father to let Caleb know that his ex-wife had died in the [[Covenant]] attack. However, Vale learned that Caleb Vale didn't exist. Through her ONI connections, Vale discovered that Caleb Vale was actually a false identity assumed by [[Caleb Aagard]] who had been born on Luyten in the same year as her father, but the trail then ran cold. The only note in Caleb's file was that he had refused conscription in [[2517]] and then vanished. When Vale tried to find a ghost file that would explain the discrepancy, her superior claimed that it was simply a case of father and son having the same name, and then advised her in a tone that suggested that the "advice" came from someone far above both of their heads to stop wasting ONI resources and devote herself to her proper assignment. Subsequently, Vale stopped poking around ONI's files regarding anyone from Luyten and started searching for more subtle ways to find out her father's true identity.{{Ref/Reuse|Out3}} | ||
By [[2555]], Vale served as a professional diplomat and a Sangheili culture and language expert for the Office of Naval Intelligence.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HitD1|HitD|Chapter=1}} Vale was required to study [[martial arts]] at the [[Green Cloud]] institution, as a prerequisite for serving as a frontline diplomat for ONI with the Sangheili.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HitD7|HitD|Chapter=7}} Serving as an ONI Special Liaison for the [[Unified Earth Government]], Vale aided with negotiations with the emerging [[Swords of Sanghelios]] led by [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]. Her fluency in the Sangheili language and knowledge of their society was highly valued by her superiors, though Vale was often busied by endless meetings with Sangheili diplomats.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=OVUniverse}} Vale was friends with [[Cynthia Diggs]], a scientist and post-war political liaison, as well as the wife of Doctor [[Bob Casper]]. Diggs often sought to keep Vale informed with the [[Zeta Halo project|research and examinations]] her husband conducted at [[Installation 07]], as she was concerned that the participation of the Sangheili may be required, in which Vale could be used as a UNSC translator for the Sangheili.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HitD1}} | By [[2555]], Vale served as a professional diplomat and a Sangheili culture and language expert for the Office of Naval Intelligence.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HitD1|HitD|Chapter=1}} Vale was required to study [[martial arts]] at the [[Green Cloud]] institution, as a prerequisite for serving as a frontline diplomat for ONI with the Sangheili.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HitD7|HitD|Chapter=7}} Serving as an ONI Special Liaison for the [[Unified Earth Government]], Vale aided with negotiations with the emerging [[Swords of Sanghelios]] led by [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]. Her fluency in the Sangheili language and knowledge of their society was highly valued by her superiors, though Vale was often busied by endless meetings with Sangheili diplomats.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=OVUniverse}} Vale was friends with [[Cynthia Diggs]], a scientist and post-war political liaison, as well as the wife of Doctor [[Bob Casper]]. Diggs often sought to keep Vale informed with the [[Zeta Halo project|research and examinations]] her husband conducted at [[Installation 07]], as she was concerned that the participation of the Sangheili may be required, in which Vale could be used as a UNSC translator for the Sangheili.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HitD1}} | ||
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During the Created occupation of Sanghelios in [[2559]], Vale was stationed in a villa in the state of [[Vadam]] to serve as a liaison between Arbiter Thel 'Vadam and his human allies. While there, she would speak with the Arbiter nearly every day. In late 2559, the [[Xenoarchaeology|xenoarchaeologist]] [[Keely Iyuska]],{{Ref/Novel|Id=Out2|Out|Chapter=2}} who was friends with Vale,{{Ref/Novel|Id=Out5|Out|Chapter=5}} visited her in Vadam to deliver important information and request her assistance. While investigating protogenic civilizations using the [[UNSC]]'s [[Military Survey of Uninhabited Planets]], she came across a record of a Guardian being sent to [[Netherop]] to subdue a [[List of unidentified species#Netherop|civilization]] there. However, this civilization managed to defeat the construct, implying that the secret to overcoming Cortana's Guardians may be hidden on Netherop.{{Ref/Reuse|Out2}} Vale spent a day reviewing everything regarding the planet that she could dig up, ultimately coming to the conclusion that they needed to visit Netherop.{{Ref/Reuse|Out5}} | During the Created occupation of Sanghelios in [[2559]], Vale was stationed in a villa in the state of [[Vadam]] to serve as a liaison between Arbiter Thel 'Vadam and his human allies. While there, she would speak with the Arbiter nearly every day. In late 2559, the [[Xenoarchaeology|xenoarchaeologist]] [[Keely Iyuska]],{{Ref/Novel|Id=Out2|Out|Chapter=2}} who was friends with Vale,{{Ref/Novel|Id=Out5|Out|Chapter=5}} visited her in Vadam to deliver important information and request her assistance. While investigating protogenic civilizations using the [[UNSC]]'s [[Military Survey of Uninhabited Planets]], she came across a record of a Guardian being sent to [[Netherop]] to subdue a [[List of unidentified species#Netherop|civilization]] there. However, this civilization managed to defeat the construct, implying that the secret to overcoming Cortana's Guardians may be hidden on Netherop.{{Ref/Reuse|Out2}} Vale spent a day reviewing everything regarding the planet that she could dig up, ultimately coming to the conclusion that they needed to visit Netherop.{{Ref/Reuse|Out5}} | ||
After receiving approval for the mission from her superiors, Vale went with Keely to [[Outer Colonies|Outer Colony]] of [[Gao]] to recruit [[Roselle|Rosa Fuertes]] as a consultant. Rosa was a member of the [[Castoffs]]—a group of children and young adults rescued from Netherop by Blue Team over three decades prior—and would be an invaluable resource on the expedition. Vale and Keely hired a [[pipistrelle]] piloted by [[Arturo Ramus]] to take them to Rosa's home in [[Paraiso]], a village deep in the jungle. Under the guise of medical researchers studying a newly-encountered [[Wikipedia:Prion|prion disease]], both Vale and Keely wore medical scrubs rather than armor. The armed men protecting the village suspected that the two women were agents of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] and resisted letting them see Rosa. However, with some monetary incentive and a show of force from Vale, the two spoke with Rosa Fuertes, who agreed to come with them to Netherop, despite being afflicted the prion disease.{{Ref/Reuse|Out5}} | After receiving approval for the mission from her superiors, Vale went with Keely to the [[Outer Colonies|Outer Colony]] of [[Gao]] to recruit [[Roselle|Rosa Fuertes]] as a consultant. Rosa was a member of the [[Castoffs]]—a group of children and young adults rescued from Netherop by Blue Team over three decades prior—and would be an invaluable resource on the expedition. Vale and Keely hired a [[pipistrelle]] piloted by [[Arturo Ramus]] to take them to Rosa's home in [[Paraiso]], a village deep in the jungle. Under the guise of medical researchers studying a newly-encountered [[Wikipedia:Prion|prion disease]], both Vale and Keely wore medical scrubs rather than armor. The armed men protecting the village suspected that the two women were agents of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] and resisted letting them see Rosa. However, with some monetary incentive and a show of force from Vale, the two spoke with Rosa Fuertes, who agreed to come with them to Netherop, despite being afflicted the prion disease.{{Ref/Reuse|Out5}} | ||
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==Equipment== | ==Equipment== | ||
During [[Operation: FAR STORM|the mission]] to [[Installation 00]] in [[2555]], Olympia Vale armed herself with an [[M6 series]] magnum.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HitD8}} Prior to the [[operation]], she had not used the weapon for years, having only used it previously in a training exercise.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HitD8}} After becoming a Spartan, she sported the [[COPPERHEAD-class Mjolnir|Copperhead]] variant of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR GEN2]] armor. Vale's armor is specifically designed with a "militarized anthropology" decision support system that aids in her efforts to utilize the complex "terrain" of human and alien society to her advantage.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFCW|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-conventional-warfare|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Conventional Warfare|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} Her armor, painted red with gold details, has a gold and blue visor.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=H5G}} Vale's preferred loadout is the [[M20 | During [[Operation: FAR STORM|the mission]] to [[Installation 00]] in [[2555]], Olympia Vale armed herself with an [[M6 series]] magnum.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HitD8}} Prior to the [[operation]], she had not used the weapon for years, having only used it previously in a training exercise.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HitD8}} After becoming a Spartan, she sported the [[COPPERHEAD-class Mjolnir|Copperhead]] variant of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR GEN2]] armor. Vale's armor is specifically designed with a "militarized anthropology" decision support system that aids in her efforts to utilize the complex "terrain" of human and alien society to her advantage.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFCW|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-conventional-warfare|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Conventional Warfare|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} Her armor, painted red with gold details, has a gold and blue visor.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=H5G}} Vale's preferred loadout is the [[M20 PDW]] as her primary weapon, with the [[Type-54D plasma pistol]] as her sidearm.{{Ref/Generic|Id=GIJ2015|Game Informer #267, July 2015}} However, she also arms herself with an [[M6H magnum]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=H5Osiris}} As a member of [[Fireteam Osiris]], Vale has also been granted use of the prototypical [[Artemis Tracking System]], an advanced scanning system only given to Spartans with the permission of Spartan Commander [[Sarah Palmer]].{{Ref/Site|Id=ATUniverse|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/tech/artemis-tracking-system|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Artemis Tracking System|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} | ||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Development images=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:H5G Concept EarlyVale.jpg|Early concept art of Vale for ''Halo 5: Guardians''. | |||
File:H5G Vale_Concept_1.jpg|Concept art of Vale in ''Halo 5: Guardians''. | |||
File:H5G Vale_Concept_2.jpg|More concept art of Vale in ''Halo 5: Guardians''. | |||
File:Halo Waypoint - Copperhead renders.jpg|Renders of Spartan Vale. | |||
File:H5G-Render-Vale.png|A render of Vale in her Mjolnir armor. | |||
File:H5G-Render-OlympiaVale.png|A close-up render of Spartan Vale without her helmet. | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Screenshots and official artwork=== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Vale and Buck - Live action.png|Vale and Buck entering Meridian's atmosphere inside a Pelican in ''[[The Hunt Begins]]''. | File:Vale and Buck - Live action.png|Vale and Buck entering Meridian's atmosphere inside a Pelican in ''[[The Hunt Begins]]''. | ||
File:Locke team Halo 5.png|Olympia Vale along with her teammates in ''Halo 5: Guardians''. | File:Locke team Halo 5.png|Olympia Vale along with her teammates in ''Halo 5: Guardians''. | ||
File:Halo_5_Co-op_Vale.png|Vale's Loadout in ''Halo 5: Guardians''. | File:Halo_5_Co-op_Vale.png|Vale's Loadout in ''Halo 5: Guardians''. | ||
File:H5G-PrettyVale.png|Vale looking at a hologram of Catherine Halsey. | File:H5G-PrettyVale.png|Vale looking at a hologram of Catherine Halsey. | ||
File:H5G-Valewrecking.gif|Vale taking on two Sangheili and a Kig-Yar on Kamchatka. | File:H5G-Valewrecking.gif|Vale taking on two Sangheili and a Kig-Yar on Kamchatka. | ||
File:H5G CuteVale.jpg|Vale on the UNSC ''Infinity''. | |||
File:H5G ValeNuusra.jpg|Vale in Nuusra. | |||
File:H5G-Vale&SOSSangheiliStorm.png|Vale talking to a Sangheili aboard a Lich. | |||
File:H5G-Locke&Vale.jpg|Vale and Locke during the Battle of Sunaion. | File:H5G-Locke&Vale.jpg|Vale and Locke during the Battle of Sunaion. | ||
File:HM-FarStorm.jpg|Vale fighting alongside two Swords of Sanghelios against a chaefka during [[Operation: FAR STORM]] in ''Halo: Mythos''. | File:HM-FarStorm.jpg|Vale fighting alongside two Swords of Sanghelios against a chaefka during [[Operation: FAR STORM]] in ''Halo: Mythos''. | ||
File:HM-Battle_of_Meridian.jpg|Vale and Fireteam Osiris during the Battle of Meridian in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''. | File:HM-Battle_of_Meridian.jpg|Vale and Fireteam Osiris during the Battle of Meridian in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''. | ||