Happy birthday to Spartan Nina Kovan!
Today is her -509th birthday!
Kovan was a Spartan-IV assigned to Fireteam Shadow. An excellent marksman, she studied the techniques of Spartan-II Linda-058, idolizing and emulating her. When the opportunity to join the Spartans arose, she jumped at the chance, wanting to be like her heroes.
Kovan was present for the battle on Requiem, and her team destroyed a Covenant cruiser that was targeting a science team on The Refuge. At some point, she was assigned to Infinity, and was onboard when when the Banished attacked over Installation 07.
Kovan escaped Infinity and crashed onto Zeta Halo, becoming separated from her team. She would eventually regroup with Bonita Stone and five survivors. Over the next few months, she and the survivors rendezvoused at the Mortal Reverie, which operated as a UNSC base of operations on Zeta Halo, and permitted the survivors to regroup and replenish.
It was Kovan who discovered that the Banished presence on Zeta Halo answered to Escharum and recommended his assassination. Spartans Griffin, Manago, Malik, and Sarkar tried and failed in their attempt on Escharum's life, which drew the attention of Banished forces.
Shortly thereafter, the Banished would assault the Mortal Reverie in a bloody battle that decimated the UNSC presence there. She was forced to flee with a handful of survivors, going back on the run for several months. Her current status is unknown.
In canon (~2560) , she is turning 26!
