- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: Lunous
In First Strike, they confirmed their deaths, even though they didn't specifically say that. It mentions that John's tallying of the roster for the Spartans, where he says that all but ___ are MIA but dead. Those 5 are him, Kelly, Linda, Fred, and Will.
Not So on Page: 334
HALO: FIRST STRIKE
He strode to the three forward viewscreens and stared into blackness. He wanted solitude, to gaze at nothing, and complete the task that he dreaded.
John pulled his team roster onto his heads-up display. He ran down the list, designating all those who had died on Reach, and afterward, as Missing In Action. James, Li, Grace... and all his dead teammates who would never officially be "allowed" to die. And in his mind, they would never find any peace until this war was won. He paused at Kelly's name.
John listed her as MIA, too. She was ironically the only Spartan truly missing, whisked away by Dr. Halsey on some secret pri -vate mission. John knew that whatever the doctor had planned, she would protect Kelly if she could. Still, he couldn't help but worry about them both.
He only lists those who had died on Reach & in First Strike. It still makes no mention of the three missing Spartans.