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'''Wagner''', an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] officer, was trained at the [[Reach Naval Academy]].<ref name="home">''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 102: ''Wagner, who'd two years ago had a third of his body burned by Covenant plasma and not once screamed or shed a tear, paused and blinked away the moisture blurring his vision. "I trained at the Naval Academy on Reach, sir. It was the closest thing I had to a home in the Outer Colonies."</ref>
'''Lieutenant Wagner''' is a [[commissioned officer]] in the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] and a member of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].<ref name="fs11">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''chapter 11''; '''2010''', ''pages 125-132''</ref>


Wagner held the rank of [[Lieutenant (UNSC)|Lieutenant]] in [[2552]]. Lieutenant Wagner's [[UNSC Prowler|Prowler]] was one of few vessels to escape the catastrophic [[Battle of Reach]] in 2552. It was not officially stated that he broke Article 1 of the [[Cole Protocol]], but it was implied more subtly.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall Of Reach]], [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|The Cole Protocol Article 1]].</ref> Fortunately, it is suggested the [[Covenant]] did not follow him. He prepared the official report for the [[UNSC]] about the fall of planet [[Reach]] and was debriefed about it by the Security Council Committee, consisting of, but not limited to [[Colonel (UNSC)|Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]], [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]], [[Major General]] [[Nicolas Strauss]] and about a half-dozen other command rank UNSC officers at [[HighCom Facility Bravo-6]], [[HIGHCOM]]'s headquarters. He gave them all the information he had, including the escape of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, and the apparent [[glassing]] of the planet (Though it should be noted that he noticed an anomaly in the Covenant's glassing technique and suggested glassing may not have been imminent. In [[Halo: First Strike]], we find out this is the case as the Covenant only partially glassed the planet.).
==Biography==
Wagner was trained at the [[Reach Naval Academy]], which was the closest thing he had ever had to a home in the [[Inner Colonies]].<ref name="home">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 102'', (''Wagner, who'd two years ago had a third of his body burned by Covenant plasma and not once screamed or shed a tear, paused and blinked away the moisture blurring his vision. "I trained at the Naval Academy on Reach, sir. It was the closest thing I had to a home in the Outer Colonies."'')</ref>{{Ref/Note|''Halo: First Strike'' mentions that Reach was the closest thing to a home he had in the ''Outer'' Colonies. Since Reach is an Inner Colony, this is considered a typographical error.}} In [[2550]], he had almost a third of his body burned by Covenant [[plasma]], and he reportedly never screamed nor shed a single tear.{{Ref/Reuse|home}}


In [[2550]], he had almost a third of his body burned away by Covenant [[plasma]]. He didn't scream or shed a tear when he was burnt. He did, however, shed tears when he was debriefed about the events of the Battle of Reach with Lord Hood and Colonel James Ackerson, which was the closest thing he had ever had to a home in the [[Outer Colonies]].<ref name="home"/> What became of him later is unknown.
Wagner held the rank of [[Lieutenant]] in [[2552]]. Lieutenant Wagner's [[UNSC prowler|prowler]] was one of few vessels to escape the catastrophic [[Fall of Reach]] in 2552. Making the trip to Earth in a record time of four days, he ostensibly broke the [[Cole Protocol]], neglecting the random jumps required by the protocol's Article 1; however, it was a well-known common practice for ONI to "bend" the protocol. In any case, Wagner believed this was justified due to the value of the intel they possessed. Fortunately, the [[Covenant]] did not follow him, nor could they, given his stealth was never compromised.{{Ref/Reuse|fs11}}


The last time he was mentioned was when Ackerson questioned him about volunteering for a recon on Reach, which he disliked instantly. Ackerson ordered him to get a "clean bill of medicine before returning to active duty" ASAP.
He prepared the official report for the [[UNSC]] about the fall of planet [[Reach]] and was debriefed about it by the [[UNSC Security Council]], consisting of, but not limited to [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]], [[Lord Hood|Fleet Admiral Terrence Hood]], [[Nicolas Strauss|Major General Nicolas Strauss]] and about a half-dozen other command rank UNSC officers at [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]], [[UNSC High Command|HIGHCOM]]'s headquarters. He gave them all the information he had, including the escape of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, and the apparent [[glassing]] of the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|fs11}} Wagner was acute enough to detect a huge breach in military protocol, when Colonel Ackerson appeared to be in a position to cow a Major General. Ackerson had a huge dislike of Wagner, either because of the Colonel's characteristically confrontational demeanor, or as [[Lysithea]] put it, "he wanted to stick someone's head on a pike." When Wagner informed the council that he would like to volunteer for a recon mission back to Reach, Colonel Ackerson immediately berated him, telling him they would not send any ships to confirm a dead planet. Mockingly asserting that Wagner had sustained trauma, Ackerson ordered him to visit the infirmary and get a "clean bill of medicine before returning to active duty."{{Ref/Reuse|fs11}}


==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}}


==References==
==Notes==
<references />
{{Ref/Notes}}


{{Clear}}{{ONI Personnel}}
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}


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[[Category:Office of Naval Intelligence personnel]]

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Wagner
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Lieutenant Wagner is a commissioned officer in the UNSC Navy and a member of the Office of Naval Intelligence.[1]

Biography[edit]

Wagner was trained at the Reach Naval Academy, which was the closest thing he had ever had to a home in the Inner Colonies.[2][Note 1] In 2550, he had almost a third of his body burned by Covenant plasma, and he reportedly never screamed nor shed a single tear.[2]

Wagner held the rank of Lieutenant in 2552. Lieutenant Wagner's prowler was one of few vessels to escape the catastrophic Fall of Reach in 2552. Making the trip to Earth in a record time of four days, he ostensibly broke the Cole Protocol, neglecting the random jumps required by the protocol's Article 1; however, it was a well-known common practice for ONI to "bend" the protocol. In any case, Wagner believed this was justified due to the value of the intel they possessed. Fortunately, the Covenant did not follow him, nor could they, given his stealth was never compromised.[1]

He prepared the official report for the UNSC about the fall of planet Reach and was debriefed about it by the UNSC Security Council, consisting of, but not limited to Colonel James Ackerson, Fleet Admiral Terrence Hood, Major General Nicolas Strauss and about a half-dozen other command rank UNSC officers at HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6, HIGHCOM's headquarters. He gave them all the information he had, including the escape of the UNSC Pillar of Autumn, and the apparent glassing of the planet.[1] Wagner was acute enough to detect a huge breach in military protocol, when Colonel Ackerson appeared to be in a position to cow a Major General. Ackerson had a huge dislike of Wagner, either because of the Colonel's characteristically confrontational demeanor, or as Lysithea put it, "he wanted to stick someone's head on a pike." When Wagner informed the council that he would like to volunteer for a recon mission back to Reach, Colonel Ackerson immediately berated him, telling him they would not send any ships to confirm a dead planet. Mockingly asserting that Wagner had sustained trauma, Ackerson ordered him to visit the infirmary and get a "clean bill of medicine before returning to active duty."[1]

List of appearances[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: First Strike mentions that Reach was the closest thing to a home he had in the Outer Colonies. Since Reach is an Inner Colony, this is considered a typographical error.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Halo: First Strike, chapter 11; 2010, pages 125-132
  2. ^ a b Halo: First Strike, page 102, (Wagner, who'd two years ago had a third of his body burned by Covenant plasma and not once screamed or shed a tear, paused and blinked away the moisture blurring his vision. "I trained at the Naval Academy on Reach, sir. It was the closest thing I had to a home in the Outer Colonies.")