Spade-B243

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Spade-B243 is a SPARTAN-III commando from Beta Company that fought in the Second Fall of Arcadia in 2549.
== Biography ==
=== Conscription and training ===
Little is known about Spade and his childhood, but as part of his abduction by the Office of Naval Intelligence, he was recruited into the SPARTAN-III program and became a member of the program's Beta Company, becoming an active operative by 2549.
=== Human-Covenant War ===
==== Second Fall of Arcadia ====
On September 9th, 2549, A Covenant fleet was dispatched to the planet of Arcadia, a planet that had seen their defeat eighteen years prior, and began aggressively attacking the planet and its defenses. Elements of the UNSC's Ignis Corps had arrived on the planet in the opening hours of the battle tasked with evacuating crucial manpower and an Office of Naval Intelligence smart AI. A pair Spartan-IIIs on the planet, one being Spade-B243, were charged with handling and evacuating the AI, being hastily organized under the callsign "Green Team."
Once Ignis Corps met up with Green Team and Kilo Platoon, a unit of Arcadia's UNSC Marine Corps garrison, they moved to the ONI base where the AI was kept. Despite suffering from early rampancy, the AI was still functional and Spade-B243 was responsible for carrying the data chip the AI was stored on.
To confuse the Covenant ground forces and avoid mass casualties, the combined force divided up their vehicle arsenal and split into two separate convoys each heading for the planned evacuation site of a nearby UNSC airbase, fighting through heavy Covenant ground force resistance on the way to the destination.
However, with the UNSC Navy no longer in orbit trying to hold off the Covenant advance, more and more ships were slipping through into Arcadia's atmosphere, and a Ket-pattern battlecruiser arrived over the battlefield, glassing the airbase before the convoy arrived, forcing UNSC forces to divert to a hastily constructed forward operating base.
Continuing to suffer heavy losses as the convoys rushed to the FOB, a second Covenant battlecruiser arrived in orbit, glassing the nearest base, forcing the convoys to divert around to continue on to the base. Realizing the convoys were moving too fast, the fleet dropped a Deutoros-pattern Scarab directly on top of one of the convoys, which immediately destroyed the five nearest vehicles to it before continuing to move down the road attacking the convoy.
Amidst the chaos, Spade-B243 climbed onto the Scarab and destroyed its core from the inside, causing the walker to self-destruct and collapse. Largely unopposed, the remainder of the convoy drove the last of the length to the FOB. With all Covenant ground forces in the region closing in on their position, multiple D77-TC Pelicans landed at the FOB and began extracting. Green Team got onto the first Pelican and extracted immediately with the remainder of Kilo Platoon and the AI, while Ignis Corps boarded the next three Pelicans, though one was shot down fleeing the base as a third Ket battlecruiser appeared over the FOB. The last Pelican lifted off moments before the base was glassed. The survivors then extracted from the system and fled to Reach.
The artificial intelligence was successfully delivered to the Office of Naval Intelligence later that week by Green Team, though the two members dropped the name after the battle. 
== Personality and traits ==
Appearing rather sweet in nature, Spade appears to be every bit as innocent as he was the day he was abducted. He often participates in friendly competitions with his fellow Spartans and is able to keep a cheery manner even in grave situations, though in the heat of battle, he becomes far more serious and often speaks only when necessary during battles, preferring to focus on immediate dangers. Whether through natural instinct or his SPARTAN-III conditioning, he typically remains calm during battle, refraining from panic. Spade is also able to create intelligent strategies and tactics for use in combat, leading to numerous victories on the battlefield. A team player and compassionate soldier, Spade still cares deeply about the marines he works alongside, attempting to protect them whenever possible.
== Physical description ==
Spade-B243 is male, towering over the marines of Ignis Corps and Kilo Platoon with a height of 6'9. His facial features are hidden by his helmet, but he has a young voice, likely implying that he is still much younger than the marines he fights alongside.
== Skills and abilities ==
Proficient in many fighting techniques, Spade-B243 is an effective soldier on the battlefield. Specializing in recon, surveillance, and resource extraction, he utilizes his augmented speed to get in and out of dangerous situations while also guarding high-value UNSC assets. Trained in handling many types of weapons, including heavy weapons and turrets, Spade can use almost anything as a weapon should the situations require it.
== Equipment ==
Spade-B243 wears a heavily modified MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V (B), having replaced its helmet with that of a GEN1 Mark VI RECON-class MJOLNIR and the shoulders with those of GEN1 Mark V COMMANDO-class MJOLNIR, painted a shade of standard military green. Wielding a variety of weapons in combat depending on the situation and availability of resources, he was seen using an Okarda'phaa-pattern plasma rifle and a M41 SPNKr rocket launcher during the Second Fall of Arcadia.
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