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{{Character infobox | {{Character infobox | ||
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|death=[[2552#September|September 19, 2552]] {{C|{{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HTFC1|TF|Chapter=1}} | |death=[[2552#September|September 19, 2552]] {{C|{{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HTFC1|TF|Chapter=1}} | ||
|causeofdeath=Shot in the head by a [[Sangheili]] with a | |causeofdeath=Shot in the head by a [[Sangheili]] with a {{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}}{{Ref/Reuse|HTFC1}} | ||
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{{Article quote|"Welcome back, sir! We'll have you battle ready stat." }} | {{Article quote|"Welcome back, sir! We'll have you battle ready stat." }} | ||
'''Samuel N. Marcus''', often simply called '''Sam''', was a [[human]] in the [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]]. His [[Service Number]] is 18827-318209-M. By [[2552]], Marcus had | '''Samuel N. Marcus''', often simply called '''Sam''', was a [[human]] in the [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]]. His [[Service Number]] is 18827-318209-M. By [[2552]], Marcus had advanced to Technical Officer Third Class, where he served as a technician aboard the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} in [[2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|HTFP}} Prior to his death, he assisted in waking up [[John-117]] in the ship's [[Cryo B]].{{Ref/Reuse|HTFC1}} | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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He had married a woman named [[Ellen Marcus|Ellen]],{{Ref/Reuse|HTFP}} who he had children with.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFC1}} Sometime around to 2549, Marcus had last seen his wife during his shore leave on [[Earth]]. The [[Human-Covenant War]] did not allow him the time to visit her, leaving Marcus to only be able to look at her in a photo.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFP}} | He had married a woman named [[Ellen Marcus|Ellen]],{{Ref/Reuse|HTFP}} who he had children with.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFC1}} Sometime around to 2549, Marcus had last seen his wife during his shore leave on [[Earth]]. The [[Human-Covenant War]] did not allow him the time to visit her, leaving Marcus to only be able to look at her in a photo.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFP}} | ||
In [[2552]], despite not being a cryo expert, he had cross-checked the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}'s cryo systems.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFP}} | In [[2552]], despite not being a cryo expert, he had cross-checked on the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}'s cryo systems.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFP}} | ||
===Fall of Reach=== | ===Fall of Reach=== | ||
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On September 19 at 0103 hours, Samuel Marcus was woken up by then [[UNSC rank structure|Tech Chief]] Thom Shephard and was tasked with assisting him reviving [[John-117]] from his cryo sleep before the ''Pillar of Autumn''{{'}}s crash-landing on [[Installation 04]].{{Ref/Reuse|HTFC1}}{{Ref/Reuse|HTFP}} | On September 19 at 0103 hours, Samuel Marcus was woken up by then [[UNSC rank structure|Tech Chief]] Thom Shephard and was tasked with assisting him reviving [[John-117]] from his cryo sleep before the ''Pillar of Autumn''{{'}}s crash-landing on [[Installation 04]].{{Ref/Reuse|HTFC1}}{{Ref/Reuse|HTFP}} | ||
After John-117 was woken up, Marcus and Shephard proceeded to give the Spartan [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Mjolnir]] calibration checks,{{Ref/Reuse|HTFC1}} Marcus even left | After John-117 was woken up, Marcus and Shephard proceeded to give the Spartan [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Mjolnir]] calibration checks,{{Ref/Reuse|HTFC1}} Marcus even left the self-diagnostics running for the Spartan to use if the Spartan wanted to calibrate stuff himself. Shepherd then proceeded to order Marcus to join his evac group, in which Marcus proceeded to go and reset the computer before he left. Marcus however could hear Covenant soldiers just outside the control room and called for security.{{Ref/Reuse|HCETPOA}} | ||
Shephard and John-117 could only watch as the door exploded and an alien warrior entered the control room. Marcus issued a cry of "Oh, God!", before getting hit by a plasma bolt in the chest from a [[Sangheili Major|Major]] [[Sangheili]].{{Ref/Reuse|HCETPOA}} Lying on the floor, he tried to reach a photo of his wife, Ellen. The Sangheili Major then walked forward and pinned Marcus's arm to the floor with its foot and examined the picture. Helpless, Marcus could barely hear Shephard yell out his name, and was executed when the Sangheili shot him in the head with its [[ | Shephard and John-117 could only watch as the door exploded and an alien warrior entered the control room. Marcus issued a cry of "Oh, God!", before getting hit by a plasma bolt in the chest from a [[Sangheili Major|Major]] [[Sangheili]].{{Ref/Reuse|HCETPOA}} Lying on the floor, he tried to reach a photo of his wife, Ellen. The Sangheili Major then walked forward and pinned Marcus's arm to the floor with its foot and examined the picture. Helpless, Marcus could barely hear Shephard yell out his name, and was executed when the Sangheili shot him in the head with its [[Okarda'phaa-pattern plasma rifle|plasma rifle]].{{Ref/Reuse|HTFC1}} | ||
==Physical characteristics== | ==Physical characteristics== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Human characters|Marcus, Samuel]] | [[Category:Human characters|Marcus, Samuel]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC Navy enlisted personnel|Marcus, Samuel]] | [[Category:UNSC Navy enlisted personnel|Marcus, Samuel]] | ||