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{{Quote|We must acknowledge the loss we have all, our [[human|entire species]], suffered today.|Penelope Boren, in regards of [[John-117]]'s claimed death<ref name="a hero falls">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SENJV2_XuLM '''YouTube''': ''Halo 5: A Hero Falls TV Commercial'']</ref>}}


'''Lieutenant Penelope Boren''' is a former [[UNSC]] press secretary in [[2558]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SENJV2_XuLM '''YouTube''': ''Halo 5: A Hero Falls TV Commercial'']</ref><ref name="apology"/>
'''Lieutenant Penelope Boren''' is a [[human]] officer and the former press secretary of the [[United Nations Space Command]]. In [[2558]], she was selected by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] to deliver the news of [[John-117]]'s death to the galaxy at large.{{Ref/Reuse|apology}}{{Ref/Reuse|a hero falls}}


According to a letter of apology from Cdr. [[Michael Sullivan]] to Adm. [[Serin Osman]], Ms. Boren misspoke the date on which [[John 117|the Master Chief]] was officially declared KIA as being October 27, 2560, when in fact it was supposed to be October 27, 2558. The letter explained the reasons why she specifically had been chosen to deliver the announcement instead of a more senior member of Sullivan's staff, and went on to state that Ms. Boren had been immediately reassigned to the Industries Discourse Management department on the mining colony of [[BXR]]-730, where her work "will not be public facing and will be entirely reviewed on a weekly basis" by a member of Sullivan's staff.<ref name="apology"/>
==Biography==
In [[2558]], she was chosen by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] to deliver the news of [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]]'s apparent death on [[Meridian]] to the galaxy at large.{{Ref/Reuse|a hero falls}} In a message sent to [[Serin Osman|Admiral Serin Osman]] by [[Michael Sullivan|Commander Michael Sullivan]], it was noted that Boren was chosen above more senior personnel due to the results of projections and personality tests concluding that her message would be delivered with the appropriate amount of "extreme gravitas" and "believable sincerity." According to a letter of apology from Sullivan to Osman, Boren misspoke the date on which the Master Chief was officially declared KIA on October 27, 2560, two years after the correct and current date.{{Ref/Reuse|apology}}
 
In retaliation for the mistake, Boren was immediately reassigned to the Industries Discourse Management department on [[BXR-730]], a remote mining colony. There, she was given a non-public-facing job, and is also required to have her work reviewed on a weekly basis by a member of Sullivan's general staff.{{Ref/Reuse|apology}}
 
Unbeknownst to Boren, however, the Master Chief was still very much alive, as ONI staged the announcement to fool the general public and to let [[Fireteam Osiris]] hunt him down without suspicion.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9N5x2iNPMg '''YouTube''': ''Halo 5: Guardians The Unofficial Story TV Commercial'']</ref>
 
==Trivia==
*Penelope Boren is played by {{Plain|[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0378002/ Sonita Henry]}}, the voice of Ellie Landford from the ''Dead Space'' series.<ref>[https://twitter.com/sonitahenry/status/649644936976035840 Sonita Henry, Twitter, October 1 2015]</ref>
*Her surname may be an homage to ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' writer [[Brannon Boren]], who is also the namesake of the in-universe [[Boren's Syndrome]].


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians A Hero Falls trailer|A Hero Falls]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians A Hero Falls trailer|A Hero Falls]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The Hunt Begins]]'' {{C|Voice only}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


[[Category:Humans (Characters)]]
[[Category:Human characters|Boren, Penelope]]
[[Category:UNSC personnel|Boren, Penelope]]

Latest revision as of 19:36, March 19, 2022

This article is about the character. For the disease, see Boren's Syndrome.
Penelope Boren
Penelope Boren.png
Personal details

Species:

Human

Gender:

Female

Hair color:

Black

Eye color:

Brown

Political and military information

Affiliation:

United Nations Space Command

Rank:

Lieutenant[1]

 

"We must acknowledge the loss we have all, our entire species, suffered today."
— Penelope Boren, in regards of John-117's claimed death[2]

Lieutenant Penelope Boren is a human officer and the former press secretary of the United Nations Space Command. In 2558, she was selected by the Office of Naval Intelligence to deliver the news of John-117's death to the galaxy at large.[1][2]

Biography[edit]

In 2558, she was chosen by the Office of Naval Intelligence to deliver the news of Master Chief Petty Officer John-117's apparent death on Meridian to the galaxy at large.[2] In a message sent to Admiral Serin Osman by Commander Michael Sullivan, it was noted that Boren was chosen above more senior personnel due to the results of projections and personality tests concluding that her message would be delivered with the appropriate amount of "extreme gravitas" and "believable sincerity." According to a letter of apology from Sullivan to Osman, Boren misspoke the date on which the Master Chief was officially declared KIA on October 27, 2560, two years after the correct and current date.[1]

In retaliation for the mistake, Boren was immediately reassigned to the Industries Discourse Management department on BXR-730, a remote mining colony. There, she was given a non-public-facing job, and is also required to have her work reviewed on a weekly basis by a member of Sullivan's general staff.[1]

Unbeknownst to Boren, however, the Master Chief was still very much alive, as ONI staged the announcement to fool the general public and to let Fireteam Osiris hunt him down without suspicion.[3]

Trivia[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Tumblr: Hunt the Truth (image)
  2. ^ a b c YouTube: Halo 5: A Hero Falls TV Commercial
  3. ^ YouTube: Halo 5: Guardians The Unofficial Story TV Commercial
  4. ^ Sonita Henry, Twitter, October 1 2015
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