- MLG Cheehwawa
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I think that NOVA-1 is a marine in command of Charlie Company, sent to retrieve the NOVAs, but then repurposed to defend the orbital generators. The space-side Admiral (the man asking for him?) needed them in the fight so that Reach would not fall.
But the Charlies were all killed by friendly bombing (the "there's still people down here!" line?) and the Spartans moved to take position at the generators. The Admiral would have repeatedly tried to contact NOVA-1, and gotten no response, since NOVA-1 was dead.
While Fred was talking with Whitcomb ove COM at the generators, its possible that one of the NOVA-1 messages came through, and a Spartan answers: This is Sierra-259. You've got Spartans on the ground, sir. We're not going anywhere. to put the Admiral at ease.