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|image=[[File:Omega Team emblem.png|250px]]

|formed=[[2531]] - Active by [[2558]]

*[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command]]

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{{Quote|This is too easy.|Omega's leader on repelling the Covenant from Pirth City.<ref name="Outskirts">'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Arcadia Outskirts]]''</ref>}}

'''Team Omega''' is a fast reaction unit of [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II supersoldiers]]. During the [[Human-Covenant War]], they were deployed to defend [[human colonies]] under attack by the [[Covenant]], their roles including the reinforcement of local defenses to buy time for UNSC forces to respond, emergency evacuation, and various asset denial operations.<ref name="knowscope">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/know-scope '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Know-Scope'']</ref>{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p65|Enc22|Page=65}}

[[File:HW2-Omega.jpg|thumb|225px|left|Three members of Omega Team in 2559.]]

During the [[Battle of Arcadia]] in [[2531#February|February 2531]], Omega contained six 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/Reuse|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>

Formed primarily for asset denial operations,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p65}} Omega Team is typically deployed with the goal of breaking the enemy's hold long enough in order to reinforce local defenses and buy time for a [[UNSC]] response. During the [[Human-Covenant War]], Omega Team was deployed to several [[Human colonies|colony worlds]] threatened by the [[Covenant]], assisting in emergency evacuation efforts and enacting classified last-stand protocols. The team proved highly proficient at the denial of critical resources, data, and even personnel to the Covenant by any means necessary, which sometimes required the deployment of weapons of mass destruction.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p65}}

When the planet [[Arcadia]] [[Battle for 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 of 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/Reuse|Outskirts}}

[[File:H2A OmegaTeam BreachArmour.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Leon-011]] and [[Robert-025]] testing the [[Breach attachments]].{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-food-for-thought|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Food for Thought|D=07|M=10|Y=2022|Detail=This image's original filename, <code>Omega-Team-Breach-scaled.jpg</code>, and alt text confirm these Spartans' identity.|Quote=Screenshot of Leon-011 and Robert-025 testing Breach armor}}]]

During the late stages of the [[Human-Covenant War]], or the earliest years of the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war]] era, Omega team were involved in the testing of numerous "[[Breach attachments|Breach]]" development iterations on the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|MJOLNIR Mark VI]] platform. These field tests were successful, and saw improvements folded into later [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|GEN2]] and [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN3)|GEN3]] productions.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFFood|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-food-for-thought|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Food for Thought|D=07|M=10|Y=2022}}

===Post-war service===

At some point following the [[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 Trove]].<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 [[Trove|[conservation sphere] 0459]].</ref> However, during the [[Second Ark Conflict]], UNSC records recovered from the [[Henry Lamb research outpost]] showed that Team Omega had survived the Human-Covenant War and currently consists of three members: Leon-011, Robert-025, and August-099.{{Ref/Reuse|knowscope}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p65}}

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[[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.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars announcement trailer]]'''</ref>}}

 

*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 [[Mark VI]], whereas the final version's helmet closely resembles that of the [[Mark V]].

*[[343 Industries]] has noted in a [[Canon Fodder]] post that both the concept art and the final ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' in-game models of Omega Team could be considered authoritative in some capacity, stating that ''"Discerning lore-lovers should feel free to consider both iterations fair game for expanding their imaginations."''{{Ref/Reuse|knowscope}} Furthermore, the [[2022]] edition of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]'' utilizes said concept art for its depiction of Omega Team, firmly cementing its canon status.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p65}}

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File:HW-Team Omega.jpg|Omega Team in ''[[Halo Wars]]''.

File:Omega Team.png|Concept art of Omega Team for ''Halo Wars 2''.