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{{Quote|This is | [[File:Halo Wars - Omega MA5.png|thumb|350px|A member of Team Omega firing an [[MA5B assault rifle]]]] | ||
{{Quote|This is too easy.|Omega's leader on repelling the Covenant from Pirth City}} | |||
'''Team Omega''' was a | '''Team Omega''' was a formation of [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II supersoldiers]] (presumably a splinter of [[Red Team]]) deployed during the [[Battle of Arcadia]] in [[2531#February|February 2531]].<ref name="Outskirts">'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Arcadia Outskirts]]''</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
When the planet [[Arcadia]] fell under attack by the [[Covenant]] on February 9, 2531, Team Omega was deployed to an unknown location on the planet; the three members Red Team ([[Jerome-092|Jerome]], [[Alice-130|Alice]], and [[Douglas-042|Douglas]]) were meanwhile tasked with defending the capital, [[Pirth City]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Arcadia City]]''</ref> Team Omega was eventually redirected to the outskirts of Pirth City to reinforce Red Team and the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] from the {{UNSCship|Spirit of Fire}}. Following a twenty-minute delay Team Omega reinforced their beleaguered comrades and swiftly drove the Covenant from the capital.<ref name="Outskirts"/> | |||
At some point following the [[Battle of Earth (2557)|New Phoenix Incident]] in [[2557#July|July 2557]], the [[Forerunner]] legal entity known as [[Catalog]] took note of Red and Omega Teams. Catalog stated that personally identifying information about the Spartans in question could not be revealed pending the investigation of Red Team's actions in the [[Battle of Shield World 0459]].<ref name="Catalog">{{Plain|[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2964856_Who-made-up-Red-Team-Omega.aspx#post2964856''Halo Waypoint'': Catalog]}} - Query Answer: [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] and [[Office of Naval Intelligence|[frumentarii]]] records identify six [exploratores] in Omega Team, three [exploratores] in Red Team. Personally identifying information is currently not accessible due to pending inquiry into events at [[Shield World 0459|[conservation sphere] 0459]].</ref> | |||
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===Composition and equipment=== | |||
Team Omega's Greek-letter designation suggests that it was a splinter of Red Team, though it may have belonged to one of the other major formations such as [[Blue Team|Blue]] or [[Green Team|Green]].<ref name="Catalog"/> Omega contained three members, four male (one of whom led the team) and two female. During their deployment to Pirth City the team's male members were armed with anti-tank weapons: two wielded [[M6 Spartan Laser]]s and the other two used four-tubed rocket launchers of an unknown model. Both female members carried [[AIE-486H machine gun]]s.<ref name="Outskirts"/> Along with Red Team they field-tested the earliest known iteration of [[energy shielding]] technology with their [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV#Advanced Hardware Prototype|MJOLNIR powered armor]].<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 119'': ''"Energy shielding was a key feature of Mark V, although other Spartan squads had field-tested prototypes of this technology as early as 2531."''</ref> | |||
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==Production notes== | |||
[[File:Earlyomega.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Spartan Group Omega in the ''Halo Wars'' announcement trailer.]] | |||
{{Quote|If they want war, we'll give 'em war!|Spartan Group Omega's leader}} | |||
*Five Spartans identified as "Spartan Group Omega" appear at the end of the [[Halo Wars announcement trailer|announcement trailer]] for ''Halo Wars''. They wear an early design design of the MJOLNIR Mark IV that was abandoned later in the game's development. This design had much bulkier armor plating and a helmet reminiscent of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]], whereas the final version's helmet is identical to (and canonically is an earlier version of) the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]]'s. | |||
*Team Omega appears only in the fifth mission of ''Halo Wars'', [[Arcadia Outskirts]]. They are essentially clones in gameplay terms: all six members share voice files with and carry the same weapons as the named members of Red Team. A glitch may cause Red Team's unique tags to be replaced by the generic "TEAM OMEGA" in later levels.{{Citation needed}} | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
Revision as of 17:47, July 4, 2014
A member of Team Omega firing an MA5B assault rifle
- "This is too easy."
- — Omega's leader on repelling the Covenant from Pirth City
Team Omega was a formation of SPARTAN-II supersoldiers (presumably a splinter of Red Team) deployed during the Battle of Arcadia in February 2531.[1]
History
When the planet Arcadia fell under attack by the Covenant on February 9, 2531, Team Omega was deployed to an unknown location on the planet; the three members Red Team (Jerome, Alice, and Douglas) were meanwhile tasked with defending the capital, Pirth City.[2] Team Omega was eventually redirected to the outskirts of Pirth City to reinforce Red Team and the Marines from the Template:UNSCship. Following a twenty-minute delay Team Omega reinforced their beleaguered comrades and swiftly drove the Covenant from the capital.[1]
At some point following the New Phoenix Incident in July 2557, the Forerunner legal entity known as Catalog took note of Red and Omega Teams. Catalog stated that personally identifying information about the Spartans in question could not be revealed pending the investigation of Red Team's actions in the Battle of Shield World 0459.[3]
Composition and equipment
Team Omega's Greek-letter designation suggests that it was a splinter of Red Team, though it may have belonged to one of the other major formations such as Blue or Green.[3] Omega contained three members, four male (one of whom led the team) and two female. During their deployment to Pirth City the team's male members were armed with anti-tank weapons: two wielded M6 Spartan Lasers and the other two used four-tubed rocket launchers of an unknown model. Both female members carried AIE-486H machine guns.[1] Along with Red Team they field-tested the earliest known iteration of energy shielding technology with their MJOLNIR powered armor.[4]
Production notes
File:Earlyomega.jpg
Spartan Group Omega in the Halo Wars announcement trailer.
- "If they want war, we'll give 'em war!"
- — Spartan Group Omega's leader
- Five Spartans identified as "Spartan Group Omega" appear at the end of the announcement trailer for Halo Wars. They wear an early design design of the MJOLNIR Mark IV that was abandoned later in the game's development. This design had much bulkier armor plating and a helmet reminiscent of the Mark VI, whereas the final version's helmet is identical to (and canonically is an earlier version of) the Mark V's.
- Team Omega appears only in the fifth mission of Halo Wars, Arcadia Outskirts. They are essentially clones in gameplay terms: all six members share voice files with and carry the same weapons as the named members of Red Team. A glitch may cause Red Team's unique tags to be replaced by the generic "TEAM OMEGA" in later levels.[citation needed]
List of appearances
- Halo Wars (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ a b c Halo Wars, campaign level Arcadia Outskirts
- ^ Halo Wars, campaign level Arcadia City
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint: Catalog - Query Answer: Naval and [frumentarii] records identify six [exploratores] in Omega Team, three [exploratores] in Red Team. Personally identifying information is currently not accessible due to pending inquiry into events at [conservation sphere] 0459.
- ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 119: "Energy shielding was a key feature of Mark V, although other Spartan squads had field-tested prototypes of this technology as early as 2531."
