Sam was born on Harvest and identified by Dr. Catherine Halsey as an ideal candidate for the SPARTAN-II program. Like the other candidates, he was kidnapped and brought to Reach for training and augmentation. Early in his training, he was paired up with John-117 and Kelly-087. They failed their first training exercise due to John running ahead of them and leaving them behind. They learned a lesson in teamwork and Sam asked to be friends, becoming the formative iteration of Blue Team. After augmentation, Sam emerged as the tallest and strongest of the SPARTAN-IIs.
On Eridanus Secundus, Blue Team grew, this time with the addition of Fred-104 and Linda-058. It was their first mission together and a success, but things would quickly change.
After the Covenant attack on Harvest--Sam's homeworld--the UNSC changed the priority of the SPARTAN program from Insurrectionists to the alien threat. The Spartans were debriefed and sent to retrieve their MJOLNIR armor on the Commonwealth immediately. However, the frigate was attacked by the Covenant, and Blue Team responded after donning their armor. Their plan was to plant Anvil missiles in the ship's engine room and detonate them, destroying the ship and its passengers.
There, they encountered their first Covenant combatants ever-- Kig-Yar soliders. A Kig-Yar fired a plasma bolt into Sam's armor as he attempted to protect John, breaching his vacuum suit. Realizing that Sam would not be able to retreat into space with the rupture in his suit, John ordered him to stay and defend the engine room. He remained, killing many Kig-Yar single-handedly before the ship exploded.
Sam's death devastated his team and the rest of the SPARTAN-IIs, marking the first death since augmentations. For Kelly, his death was a sobering reminder that the Spartans, while the best the UNSC had to offer, were not invincible. For John, it served as proof that the Covenant could be killed, although he blames himself for Sam's demise.
Years later, Blue Team still carries Sam's memory with them, and John would go on to use his name and number as the passwords to the Weapon's deletion routine, demonstrating that over three decades later, John's first friend is still fresh on his mind.
do u guys think the gammas feed fred misinformation about civilian stuff he doesn’t know about so one day before a mission he goes “don’t worry, inspector, we’ll bust a nut out there” or something and veta almost spits out her drink
Finished up some posters for 343′s “#HUNTtheTRUTH” campaign & Halo: Guardians trailers. I wanted one that was a little more true to color and some more graphic ones (as variants). Hail to the chief…
Imagine Doctor Halsey sticks true to the doctor stereotype and she - as a result - has the Doctor Handwriting.
Like she hands John a piece of paper to send him on an errand
Doctor Halsey: John, take this and two others. I need you to go retrieve these items on the list and bring them back for the facility.
John: Aye, ma'am. *opens the note and stares hard at the paper*
Halsey: Something wrong?
John: No... We'll get these right away.
Three hours later...
John: It says Chloramine!
Jerome: I swear on my mom's life that it says Deoxyribonucleoside
John: Okay, three things need to be addressed. One, you don't know your mom. Two, I don't even think you know what that is. And three, where are you seeing all those extra letters?
Linda who called dibs on being the driver and has since let them spiral by refusing to let them know that she can read the note: *looks directly at camera* There's only five things on that paper, the one they're arguing about is fabuloso, specifically the tropical scented one.
Bitches who think art books are useless are not allowed to share opinions on the art style of a game. Imagine not wanting to look at the pretty pictures....
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