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==PoWs in the Halo games==
==PoWs in the Halo games==
Though the Covenant have repeatedly been stated to never take prisoners, the games depict UNSC captives in Covenant custody multiple times.  
Though the Covenant have repeatedly been stated to never take prisoners, the games depict UNSC captives in Covenant custody multiple times.  
*'''[[Halo Wars]]'''
*'''''[[Halo Wars]]'''''
**'''[[Relic Approach]]''' - A number of Warthogs are trapped behind Covenant energy shields, guarded by infantry and Ghosts.
**'''[[Relic Approach]]''' - A number of Warthogs are trapped behind Covenant energy shields, guarded by infantry and Ghosts.
**'''[[Anders' Signal]]''' - Professor Ellen Anders is captured by the Arbiter [[Ripa 'Moramee]], and imprisoned within a stasis field on a discovered Forerunner [[Shield World 0459|Shield World]] because of her ability to activate Forerunner technology.
**'''[[Anders' Signal]]''' - Professor Ellen Anders is captured by the Arbiter [[Ripa 'Moramee]], and imprisoned within a stasis field on a discovered Forerunner [[Shield World 0459|Shield World]] because of her ability to activate Forerunner technology.
*'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''
*'''''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''''
**'''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]''' - [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] and several Marines are rescued by the [[John-117|Master Chief]] and a team of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] aboard the [[CCS-class battlecruiser]] ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''. Many more Marine bodies can be seen throughout the ship.<ref name="T and R"/>
**'''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]''' - [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] and several Marines are rescued by the [[John-117|Master Chief]] and a team of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] aboard the [[CCS-class battlecruiser]] ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''. Many more Marine bodies can be seen throughout the ship.<ref name="T and R"/>
*'''[[Halo 2]]'''
*'''''[[Halo 2]]'''''
**'''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''' - several Marines are rescued from [[Holding chamber|prisoner cells]] by the Master Chief, as he rampages through [[High Charity]], following the [[Prophet of Truth]]. They are either killed by the Covenant, or infected by the [[Flood]] when it infects the holy city.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level, ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref>
**'''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''' - several Marines are rescued from [[Holding chamber|prisoner cells]] by the Master Chief, as he rampages through [[High Charity]], following the [[Prophet of Truth]]. They are either killed by the Covenant, or infected by the [[Flood]] when it infects the holy city.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level, ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref>
**'''[[The Great Journey]]''' - A handful of [[Sangheili]] [[Councilor]]s are held captive in prisoner cells by the [[Brutes]]. They are rescued when [[Thel 'Vadam]] fights to stop [[Tartarus]] from activating the rings.
**'''[[The Great Journey]]''' - A handful of [[Sangheili]] [[Councilor]]s are held captive in prisoner cells by the [[Brutes]]. They are rescued when [[Thel 'Vadam]] fights to stop [[Tartarus]] from activating the rings.
*'''[[Halo 3]]'''
*'''''[[Halo 3]]'''''
**'''[[Sierra 117 (level)|Sierra 117]]''' - [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]] and three other Marines are captured by [[Jiralhanae]]-led [[Covenant]] forces during the UNSC's extraction of the Master Chief, and used as bait to draw the [[Spartan]] into a trap. They are rescued, and manage to fend off a Covenant counter-attack.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref>
**'''[[Sierra 117 (level)|Sierra 117]]''' - [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]] and three other Marines are captured by [[Jiralhanae]]-led [[Covenant]] forces during the UNSC's extraction of the Master Chief, and used as bait to draw the [[Spartan]] into a trap. They are rescued, and manage to fend off a Covenant counter-attack.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref>
**'''[[Crow's Nest (level)|Crow's Nest]]''' - Marine prisoners are tied up in the barracks of [[Crow's Nest]]. They were killed and tortured until the Master Chief managed to save them.
**'''[[Crow's Nest (level)|Crow's Nest]]''' - Marine prisoners are tied up in the barracks of [[Crow's Nest]]. They were killed and tortured until the Master Chief managed to save them.
*'''[[Halo 4]]'''
*'''''[[Halo 4]]'''''
**'''[[Spartan Ops]]''' - [[Fireteam Crimson]] were captured and held prisoner by [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] after being surrounded by an insurmountable amount of forces. They successfully escaped the Covenant detention facility they were being held at by hijacking a Phantom.
**'''[[Spartan Ops]]''' - [[Fireteam Crimson]] were captured and held prisoner by [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] after being surrounded by an insurmountable amount of forces. They successfully escaped the Covenant detention facility they were being held at by hijacking a Phantom.
**'''[[Spartan Ops]]''' - Sometime during the [[Requiem campaign]] Lieutenant [[TJ Murphy]], as well as a Marine squad known as [[Icebreaker squad|Icebreaker]] were captured by Covenant forces and held at the same detention facility as [[Fireteam Crimson]]. [[Icebreaker squad|Icebreaker]] squad were rescued by Crimson and together they managed to escape.
**'''[[Spartan Ops]]''' - Sometime during the [[Requiem campaign]] Lieutenant [[TJ Murphy]], as well as a Marine squad known as [[Icebreaker squad|Icebreaker]] were captured by Covenant forces and held at the same detention facility as [[Fireteam Crimson]]. [[Icebreaker squad|Icebreaker]] squad were rescued by Crimson and together they managed to escape.

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Marines held captive by Brutes.
Col James Ackerson held prisoner by the Brutes on the Triumphant Declaration.

A prisoner of war (POW, PoW, or PW) is a combatant who is imprisoned by an enemy force during or immediately after an armed conflict.[1]

Even in the 26th Century, the UNSC continues to take prisoners of war in their conflict against the Covenant,[2] often using them as manual labor to construct fortifications for defending against Covenant attack and digging graves for Covenant and UNSC dead.[3] In general, however, UNSC Marines appear to maintain a "policy" of leaving no Covenant alive.[4] After the destruction of Alpha Halo, multiple Sangheili were recovered in their lifepods by a UNSC-requisitioned prison ship, the Mona Lisa and experimented on by an Office of Naval Intelligence medical officer seeking ways to harness the Flood, either to find a "cure" or to use it as a weapon against the Covenant. The last survivor of these, "Henry", assisted the other human prisoners on the ship and was one of only two survivors, with him and Patrick Rimmer joining a UNSC Marine squad to try and escape.[5] For much of the war, the Covenant refused to take prisoners, executing any human personnel who were captured or who surrendered.[6] After the discovery that only human "Reclaimers" could activate Forerunner artifacts, the Covenant kept them alive for such a purpose.[7][8][9] After the ascension of the Jiralhanae to the positions formerly held by the Sangheili, UNSC PoWs were routinely captured and butchered for food for the Jiralhanae.[10]

The Prisoner of War Medallion is awarded to Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines who have been recovered from, escaped, or released from capture by the enemy.

PoWs in the Halo games

Though the Covenant have repeatedly been stated to never take prisoners, the games depict UNSC captives in Covenant custody multiple times.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Wikipedia Prisoner of war
  2. ^ Halo: The Flood, page 187
  3. ^ Halo: The Flood, page 234
  4. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Mona Lisa", pages 262, 269
  5. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Mona Lisa"
  6. ^ Halo: The Flood, page 74
  7. ^ Halo Wars
  8. ^ Halo: The Flood, page 97
  9. ^ a b Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level, The Truth and Reconciliation
  10. ^ Halo 3, campaign level, Crow's Nest
  11. ^ Halo 2, campaign level, Gravemind
  12. ^ Halo 3, campaign level Sierra 117
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