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|image = [[File:Ralph_as_a_Marine.png|275px|Ralph as a UNSC Marine.]] | |image = [[File:Ralph_as_a_Marine.png|275px|Ralph as a UNSC Marine.]] | ||
|name = Ralph | |name = Ralph | ||
|spartantag = 303<ref group="note">In a [http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive32.pl?read=967138|a forum post], [[Frank O'Connor]] commented on Ralph's unusually high Spartan tag | |spartantag = 303<ref group="note">In a [http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive32.pl?read=967138|a forum post], [[Frank O'Connor]] commented on Ralph's unusually high Spartan tag and stated that it may be explored later, hinting that it is related to his discharge from the program.</ref><ref group="note">During the earliest stage of the second-generation ORION Project circa 2511, the program was allotted funding for only 300 candidates. The candidate pool was later reduced to 150, from whom only half could be selected; this means that none of the children conscripted into the program could have a tag numbered higher than 150. While it seems plausible that the number "303" is merely a dialog error within the episode, the number is repeated, albeit only once, in the ''Fall of Reach'' Adjunct section.</ref> | ||
|birth = [[2511]] | |birth = [[2511]] | ||
|death =[[2531|January or February, 2531]]<ref name="FRG">Ralph was killed by a [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon]], which was first encountered by UNSC forces in 2531. The Harvest Campaign was ended in February 2531, placing his death in January or February of that year.</ref> | |death =[[2531|January or February, 2531]]<ref name="FRG">Ralph was killed by a [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon]], which was first encountered by UNSC forces in 2531. The Harvest Campaign was ended in February 2531, placing his death in January or February of that year.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 01:24, May 19, 2012
Template:SPARTAN Infobox Ralph-303 was a SPARTAN-II commando of the UNSC Naval Special Warfare Command. After being discharged from the program,[1] Ralph served in the UNSC Marine Corps before being killed during an engagement with Covenant infantry on Harvest.[2]
Biography
Conscription
Ralph was abducted and conscripted into the SPARTAN-II program by Dr. Catherine Halsey in 2517 when he was six years old. He and the other Spartans were taken to the planet Reach and trained by the AI Déjà and CPO Mendez. In 2525, he and the other candidates underwent a series of augmentations to improve their abilities. Ralph was among the ones who survived without being crippled or killed by the procedure.
Escape
A few weeks after the augmentation procedures, Ralph, along with Daisy-023, Joseph-122, and two other Spartans, rebelled against their trainers, taking them hostage and demanding that Dr. Halsey let them leave. Halsey granted them freedom, and they escaped Reach as stowaways, hoping to return home to their parents. Soon after escaping, Ralph returned home to meet his clone that he realized was sick. He then suffered a psychological break and killed his clone. He was soon captured along with Daisy and was returned to Reach.
Discharge and post-program life
Ralph was eventually discharged from the SPARTAN-II program due to his psychological condition. After his dismissal, he was adopted by a family and lived a normal life. Although some of his gene treatments were curtailed and suppressed, there were some irreversible changes that made his appearance different from other children his own age when he assimilated into civilian life. Due to his upbringing and physiological differences, his transitional years were easier for him, though he had tendencies of bullying weaker children. However, this was viewed as a phase and not a trend.[3]
Military career and death
While still slightly more than baseline human,[4] Ralph enlisted in the UNSC Marine Corps and later participated in the Harvest Campaign in early 2531.[5] During an engagement with the Covenant, Daisy-023 attempted to assist him and a group of other Marines. After being mortally wounded by Needler fire, Daisy-023 unsuccessfully attempted to cover the Marines' retreat. They and Ralph were killed by a Sangheili's Fuel Rod Gun while trying to escape in a Pelican.
After Ralph's death, the ONI scientist Mike sent a letter to another scientist, Agnes, regarding Ralph's life and his reintegration into society.[3]
Trivia
Ralph was voiced by Leraldo Anzaldua.[6]
List of appearances
- Halo Legends
- Homecoming (First appearance)
Notes
Sources
- ^ Halo.Bungie.org: Re: Spoiler-free thoughts on the new episodes: "Ralph failed out of the program."
- ^ Halo Legends - Homecoming
- ^ a b Halo: The Fall of Reach 2010 edition bonus content
- ^ Halo.Bungie.org: Re: Spoiler-free thoughts on the new episodes
- ^ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedFRG - ^ Halo Legends: Homecoming credits
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