- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
The rookie will find that all his comrades have been defeated, but under mysterious circumstances. You will play as the fallen squadmates, fighting the covenant until you are victorious, but suddenly something goes wrong, and before you get to see what, you return to the Rookie's point of view. In the end, it'll be revealed that Captain Dare, who is an ONI representative, has had to "Dispose" of the squadmates because they saw something they shouldn't have.
Or she will deliberately sacrafice her fellow troops in order to accomplish her ONI mission. This wouldn't brand her a traitor to the UNSC, but one to her squadmates. Assuming that she is as cold-blooded as most other ONI operatives, sacrificing her team for the sake of her mission wouldn't affect her mentally in the least.
She could also have some sort of condition that causes her to be paranoid and act rashly, explanations for that:
-PTSD
-She had a standard Issue "Dumb" AI in her drop pod, perhaps the EMP caused the AI to "Merge" with her, making her unstable.
[Edited on 06.04.2009 10:15 AM PDT]