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'''Tarkov''' was a member of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] who participated in the [[Human-Covenant War]] <ref>''[[We Are ODST]]''</ref>. Tarkov was an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]], assigned to the [[19th Shock Troops Battalion]] of the [[105th ODST Division]].
'''Tarkov''' is an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] assigned to the [[19th Shock Troops Battalion|19th Battalion]] of the [[105th Shock Troops Division]] who participated in the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="The Life">'''The Life'''</ref>


His apparent acquaintance, [[K. Stark]], who had been a member of the 19th Battalion, was killed in action. Tarkov attended Stark's burial and afterward enlisted in the UNSC Marine Corps. He then went through a series of brutal training exercises to prepare him for combat against [[the Covenant]].
==Biography==
===Enlistment===
At some point during the Human-Covenant War, [[Staff Sergeant]] [[K. Stark]] of the 19th Battalion, an acquaintance or relative of Tarkov, was [[killed in action]]. Tarkov attended Stark's funeral and afterward volunteered to be an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper. He then went through a series of brutal training exercises, including live ammunition combat drills and crawls through mud to prepare him for combat. Tarkov was then assigned to the 19th Battalion.{{Ref/Reuse|The Life}}


During one of his first battles, he [[Single_Occupant_Exoatmospheric_Insertion_Vehicle#Re-entry|dropped]] onto an unknown planet amongst other members of the 19th Shock Troops Battalion to engage Covenant forces. Several [[Banshee|Banshees]] and numerous Covenant ground forces were present. One [[Brute Major]] had struck Tarkov into a small puddle. As the [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] was approaching the helpless soldier, a severely damaged Banshee crashed nearby, killing the Brute.
===Combat===
During one of his first combat deployments, Tarkov [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle#Re-entry|dropped]] onto an unknown planet amongst other members of his [[battalion]] and immediately engaged [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] forces. Several [[lance]]s of [[Jiralhanae]] soldiers were present along with Covenant style tank traps at the landing zone, with multiple [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] providing close air support.


Tarkov continued to serve with the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers for several years. His current status is unknown.
A [[Jiralhanae Minor]] struck Tarkov while the latter was moving up the line, knocking off his helmet and inflicting deep gashes in his face, simultaneously throwing him into a mud puddle. Tarkov vainly fired his pistol at the Brute as it moved forward to make the killing blow. However, a severely damaged Banshee crashed into the Brute's back, killing it and saving Tarkov's life.


Years later, Tarkov, now a battle-hardened veteran whose gashes had turned into scars, led four other ODSTs in a field burial for a fallen comrade slipping an ODST banner under his armor. As plasma fire erupted and artillery detonated in the distance, the ODSTs put on their helmets and moved out.{{Ref/Reuse|The Life}}


==Trivia==
Tarkov's surname, as well as the fact that Stark's funeral detail and Tarkov's trainers spoke [[Hungarian]], may suggest that Tarkov is a native of [[Reach]]. This is likely, as many of Reach's early settlers were from Eastern Europe, particularly Hungary, which influenced the names of many locations and even animal species on the planet.


== Trivia ==
In 2022, Mega Construx released a Halo building set called “ODST Hive Exterminators” based on concept art for Halo 3: ODST. The building set features Tarkov as the team leader of a four man ODST squad tasked with eliminating a drone hive. (This is Tarkov’s first appearance in any Halo media since his first and previously only appearance in the 2009 trailer ‘We are ODST’/‘The Life’). The building set features Tarkov wearing a standard ODST armor set with a Mustard Yellow color scheme accurately detailed to his appearance at the end of the live action trailer. Along with three unnamed squad members (2 male, 1 female) their armor is mash ups of preexisting armor piece pulled from various members of Alpha Nine each in a new color scheme.


*Strangely, Tarkov seems to have begun his military service in the ODSTs, who are a group of "handpicked volunteers" selected from the [[Unified Earth Government|Unified Earth Government's]] various special forces units.
==Gallery==
*Tarkov is presumably one of the few humans who encountered a Brute before [[2552]], when the race's existence was made known to the whole of humanity.
<gallery>
*Tarkov's bloodtype is O+. His bloodtype is the same as both [[The Rookie]] and [[T. Rymann]].
File:Tarkov01.png|Tarkov in Stark's funeral prior to his enlistment.
*While Tarkov, [[Coady]] and a handful of [[ODST]]s hold a funeral for a fallen comrade, you can see the emblem on their flag is also on their armor.
File:Tarkov02.png|Tarkov as an ODST recruit.
*The emblem is a [[HEV]] pod with a banner that says [[ODST]] infront of it and on the pod is a flaming human skull. On its right side above the skull it says 19th and on the left side above the skull it says BN.
File:Tarkov3.png|Tarkov lying in battlefield
File:Tunnel.png|Tarkov and other ODSTs holding improvised combat zone funeral.
</gallery>
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[The Life]]'' {{1st}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}
[[Category:UNSC]]
 
[[Category:UNSC Marine Corps Personnel]]
[[Category:Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
[[Category:Human characters]]
 
https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-us/halo/sets/odst-hive-exterminators

Latest revision as of 04:25, January 13, 2024

This article is about the ODST in The Life. For the ODST in Halo: The Cole Protocol, see Markov.
Tarkov
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Personal details

Species:

Human

Gender:

Male

Hair color:

Brown

Eye color:

Blue

Political and military information

Affiliation:

UNSC Marine Shock Troopers

 

Tarkov is an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper assigned to the 19th Battalion of the 105th Shock Troops Division who participated in the Human-Covenant War.[1]

Biography[edit]

Enlistment[edit]

At some point during the Human-Covenant War, Staff Sergeant K. Stark of the 19th Battalion, an acquaintance or relative of Tarkov, was killed in action. Tarkov attended Stark's funeral and afterward volunteered to be an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper. He then went through a series of brutal training exercises, including live ammunition combat drills and crawls through mud to prepare him for combat. Tarkov was then assigned to the 19th Battalion.[1]

Combat[edit]

During one of his first combat deployments, Tarkov dropped onto an unknown planet amongst other members of his battalion and immediately engaged Covenant forces. Several lances of Jiralhanae soldiers were present along with Covenant style tank traps at the landing zone, with multiple Banshees providing close air support.

A Jiralhanae Minor struck Tarkov while the latter was moving up the line, knocking off his helmet and inflicting deep gashes in his face, simultaneously throwing him into a mud puddle. Tarkov vainly fired his pistol at the Brute as it moved forward to make the killing blow. However, a severely damaged Banshee crashed into the Brute's back, killing it and saving Tarkov's life.

Years later, Tarkov, now a battle-hardened veteran whose gashes had turned into scars, led four other ODSTs in a field burial for a fallen comrade slipping an ODST banner under his armor. As plasma fire erupted and artillery detonated in the distance, the ODSTs put on their helmets and moved out.[1]

Trivia[edit]

Tarkov's surname, as well as the fact that Stark's funeral detail and Tarkov's trainers spoke Hungarian, may suggest that Tarkov is a native of Reach. This is likely, as many of Reach's early settlers were from Eastern Europe, particularly Hungary, which influenced the names of many locations and even animal species on the planet.

In 2022, Mega Construx released a Halo building set called “ODST Hive Exterminators” based on concept art for Halo 3: ODST. The building set features Tarkov as the team leader of a four man ODST squad tasked with eliminating a drone hive. (This is Tarkov’s first appearance in any Halo media since his first and previously only appearance in the 2009 trailer ‘We are ODST’/‘The Life’). The building set features Tarkov wearing a standard ODST armor set with a Mustard Yellow color scheme accurately detailed to his appearance at the end of the live action trailer. Along with three unnamed squad members (2 male, 1 female) their armor is mash ups of preexisting armor piece pulled from various members of Alpha Nine each in a new color scheme.

Gallery[edit]

  • Tarkov in Stark's funeral prior to his enlistment.

    Tarkov in Stark's funeral prior to his enlistment.

  • Tarkov as an ODST recruit.

    Tarkov as an ODST recruit.

  • Tarkov lying in battlefield

    Tarkov lying in battlefield

  • Tarkov and other ODSTs holding improvised combat zone funeral.

    Tarkov and other ODSTs holding improvised combat zone funeral.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c The Life

https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-us/halo/sets/odst-hive-exterminators

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