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Subject: FYI : Key characters - Please Read for useful info

Devil is Double is Deuce and Joker always trumps Deuce.

My last FYI got positive praise, so i feel the need to do another. This time it's on characters from the books that people should know about. This is for all you guys too lazy to read the books :P . Here we go:


Dr Halsey: Head of the SPARTAN II program. She individually selected each candidate. The Spartans think of her as a mother.

ODSTs: Orbital Drop Shock Troopers. Fearless soldiers who literally drop from high altitudes in pods and land directly in the middle of the battlefield. You may have seen them on the dropship with MC in the Halo 2 E3 2003 demo video.

Kelly: One of the spartan candidates. She and MC formed a friendship while still children in training. The fastest of the spartans.

Fred: Another spartan candidate. One of the last surviving. Might appear in Halo 2.

Linda: Same as above. Best sniper

Colenel Ackerson: Dr. Halsey's rival. He is a strong opponent of her Spartans. He is a mysterious character that most believe to have been involved in some secret black ops mission. Not much more is known.

You probably already know about these, I just thought you might want some background info:

Brutes: The elite guard of the prophets and the covenant's religious temples. Do not get along with the elites.

Prophets: Religious and political leaders of the covenant. They alone control them. There are only a few of them.

Engineers: The back bone of the covies. They are responsible with keeping the immense star cruisers operational. Do not seem to be involved in the Human-Covie war. They simply don't care about it. One of them actually repaired MC's armor in one of the books.

Also I didn't think most people knew what ONI was. Here it is:

ONI: Office of Naval Intelligence. The CIA of the United Nations Space Command. Pretty self-explanitory.



Well that's it for this time. Hope it helps.

Again, thank you for your time.


[color=yellow] P.S. : Read the books! Theyre ten times more informative than this! [/color]

[Edited on 8/13/2004 8:32:22 PM]

  • 08.13.2004 7:27 PM PDT
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FYI Kelly was the FASTEST spartan not a good sniper that was Linda i belive

  • 08.13.2004 7:30 PM PDT
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correct joe

  • 08.13.2004 7:31 PM PDT

Devil is Double is Deuce and Joker always trumps Deuce.

sorry. i'll fix it.

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Posted by: Joe X9
FYI Kelly was the FASTEST spartan not a good sniper that was Linda i belive


yea that's right joe

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the engineers were so cool in that book. I think they might have a pivotal role, because it seems that tehy are the only aliens who don't really feel like killing humans. I mean, helping the enemy by repairing the armour is just not what a true enemy would do. By the way, this isn't a theory, so no flames at me please, I hate burns.

  • 08.13.2004 7:35 PM PDT

Devil is Double is Deuce and Joker always trumps Deuce.

ok guys. it's fixed thx for correcting me

  • 08.13.2004 7:35 PM PDT
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ok guys. it's fixed thx for correcting me


no problamo

  • 08.13.2004 7:39 PM PDT

Devil is Double is Deuce and Joker always trumps Deuce.

i wish some people who haven't read the books would tell me whether or not this was helpful

  • 08.13.2004 7:45 PM PDT
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What would be most helpful to them, would be to just read the books. But it's good for you to do this, because there's info that they need to know.

  • 08.13.2004 7:50 PM PDT

Devil is Double is Deuce and Joker always trumps Deuce.

UPDATE: If you guys that haven't read the books and you read this, please tell me whether or not it was helpful. Anyway i thought i might as well add the vehicles to the list for good measeure:

Seraph Fighters: The covenant's main space fighter, Teardrop shaped. Equipped with Plasma weapons.

Covenant Flagship: A fearsome starcruiser. Smooth, massive and armed to the teeth, this class of cruiser has decimated the UNSC fleet at countless battles.

Also thought I might add info on Reach:


Reach: An Inner earth colony. Home to the Spartan training grounds and ONI's Castle Base. Glassed in major battle with covenant.

[Edited on 8/13/2004 8:16:29 PM]

  • 08.13.2004 8:15 PM PDT
Subject: FYI : Key characters - please read if you haven't read the books
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ya, i've read the books, I know them.

  • 08.13.2004 8:18 PM PDT