Tom-B292: Difference between revisions

{{Character infobox

|variant=Human

|name=Tom-B292

|death=

|causeofdeath=

|species=[[Human]]

|gender=Male

|hair=Black<ref name="g98">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 98''</ref>

|eyes=Dark{{Ref/Reuse|g98}}

***[[SPARTAN-III program]]

*[[Spartan Operations]]

|sn=S-B292

|notable=

}}

==Biography==

===Childhood and training===

{{Quote|multi=yes|q1=Look. What are those two doing now?|q2=I think... the impossible.|Deep Winter|Kurt Ambrose|[[Deep Winter]] and [[Kurt Ambrose|Lieutenant Ambrose]] regarding Tom and Lucy during a training exercise<ref name="goo92">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 92''</ref>}}

===Operation: TORPEDO===

===Conflict on Gao===

{{Main|Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE}}

After another victim had been discovered in the caves, Tom, Lucy, Kelly, and Linda were tasked with escorting the GMoP team and the bagged victim back to the village of [[Wendosa]], while the rest of Blue Team continued to search for the ancilla.<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''page 146'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Upon arriving at Wendosa on [[2553#July|July 4, 2553]], the Spartans attempted to deliver the victim to a [[Pelican]] [[dropship]] for extraction. However, the four Spartans were spotted by members of the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]], a radical [[Covenant remnants|Covenant sect]] that had traveled to Gao in search for the ancilla. The cult's [[Jiralhanae]] leader, [[Castor]], believed that the bagged victim aboard the Pelican was actually the ancilla and ordered his forces to attack Wendosa to retrieve the AI.<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 134-136'' (Google Play edition)</ref><ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 141-142'' (Google Play edition)</ref> As the Keepers of the One Freedom attacked the village, Tom and the other Spartans helped [[Charlie Company (717th)|Charlie Company]] defend the rest of the research battalion. While the [[company]] took a defensive position in [[Hotel Wendosa]], Tom and the Spartans formed a skirmish ring around the hotel, attempting to disrupt enemy formations and prevent a Jiralhanae charge.<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 183-185'' (Google Play edition)</ref>

===Training the Spartan-IVs===

{{quote|multi=yes|q1=This is insane. It can't possibly work.|Tom|q2=Not even going to try?|Lucy|Tom and Lucy on their impromptu plan to save Jun.{{Ref/Reuse|lessons}}}}

On [[2554|March 29, 2554]], Tom and Lucy were in their office reviewing the performance of the new Spartan-IV class when an explosion rocked the station, causing a loss of gravity. Tom contacted Captain [[Chu]] to find out what happened; the captain informed him of a rupture in the rec room where Commander Musa had been interrogating someone about a homicide. With Tom unaware that a homicide had taken place and asking for clarification, Lucy brought his attention to the window where they saw two men fighting outside in space: [[Rudolf Schein]], a Spartan-IV recruit, and [[Jun-A266]]. Soon Jun was able to break from Schein's grip and kick off from Schein's chest, sending Schein deeper into space and Jun towards the station. At Lucy's prompting, the two entered an [[airlock]]. With a tether and without a [[vacuum suit]], Tom attempted to anticipate Jun's path and shot himself out the airlock. He missed at first, and when the tether went taut he attempted to correct himself when he realized Lucy was helping him. Jun managed to get caught in Tom's tether and Lucy was able to pull the both of them in, but not before both he and Jun lost consciousness.{{Ref/Reuse|lessons}} Commander Musa later visited Tom in the infirmary and informed him of what had happened. Schein had killed [[Hideo Wakahisa]], a fellow Spartan-IV recruit, and had torn out Wakahisa's locator implant. Musa and Jun conducted an investigation which led them to Schein. While interrogating him, Schein detonated a hidden grenade which killed Captain [[O'Day]].{{Ref/Reuse|lessons}}

===Return to Onyx===

{{Quote|I guess we could get used to this.|Tom upon arrival at the shield world.{{Ref/Reuse|lessons}} }}

After Tom and Lucy had recovered from the incident, Musa visited them in their office with Jun and offered them a job working as security at the [[Onyx United Research Project]] on [[Trevelyan]]. While initially reluctant due to the [[Sangheili]] presence there, they eventually accepted.{{Ref/Reuse|lessons}}  

=== Second Onyx conflict ===

==Personality and traits==

Tom is a collected and good-natured individual with a strong sense of duty and loyalty; for example refusing to leave [[Kurt Ambrose|Lieutenant Commander Kurt Ambrose]] behind at the end of the [[Battle of Onyx]], or saving [[Jun-A266]]'s life not out of a desire to be a hero, but rather merely viewing it as something he had been trained to do.{{Ref/Reuse|lessons}} Lieutenant Commander Ambrose considered Tom and [[Lucy-B091]] highly competent, and implicitly trusted in their abilities in any situation.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 137''</ref> Tom was highly protective of the [[SPARTAN-III Gamma Company|Gamma Company]] Spartans he had helped train,{{Ref/Reuse|ll386}} and maintained a casual, friendly relationship with the former members of [[Team Saber]] when they were assigned to [[Blue Team]] together.<ref name="ll386">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''page 386-388'' (Google Play edition)</ref>

Tom-B292 shares a close bond with Lucy-B091 because of their shared experiences; the two Spartans are virtually always assigned to the same duties, and tend to establish a common understanding before making significant decisions, with Tom often deferring to Lucy's intuition.{{Ref/Reuse|ll386}}{{Ref/Reuse|lessons}} This unusual rapport became more pronounced after Operation: TORPEDO;{{Ref/Reuse|lessons}} while Tom was affected by Beta Company's demise he was not as thoroughly traumatized as Lucy, who was [[Posttraumatic vocal disarticulation|rendered mute]] by the shock of her friends dying. Tom continued to reflect on Lucy's last words—''"How are you sure we're alive?"''—for years to come.{{Ref/Reuse|goo27}} Although Lucy would remain silent, Tom had little difficulty communicating with her,<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 99-100''</ref> the two having developed an intricate sign language based on the [[Spartan signals]] over the years.{{Ref/Reuse|lessons}} Because of Lucy's inability to speak Tom would often be the one to carry out more complex conversations whenever the two interacted with others, such as making reports or communicating over [[COM]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 99, 137, 324''</ref> Even after Lucy overcame her disability, this was often the case,{{Ref/Reuse|ll265}} with the pair lapsing back to their old habit, although Tom enjoyed not having to speculate as to her intent anymore when it came to critical situations.{{Ref/Reuse|lessons}}

==Equipment==

==List of appearances==

*''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]''

*''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==