Trooper
Trooper, also called Spartan, is a mysterious man determined to find Geff Rodrigo on Outpost Black Out, voiced by Revoltge. He is the main antagonist of Season 1 and the protagonist of Rat's Nest.
Overview
Trooper is a deranged and violent man who usually attacks first and asks questions later, with the major exception being Geff Rodrigo, but only because Geff's survival serves his purposes. He is nonchalant about his actions, so make sure he keeps talking as it is when he is silent that he is deadly.
Role in Plot
Events of Season 1
In the dead of night during Fax, Trooper drives up in a warthog from the ocean to the beach on Outpost High Ground. After parking it and stepping off to look around, he exchanges a look with Prim. Shortly after, in Machine, Cayde Jasper walks to the beach on patrol before Trooper gets his attention and beating him unconscious. The next day, Trooper steals fuel from High Ground in his backpack while observing the other guards of the outposts. Despite being seen in broad daylight, the guards do not acknowledge him even despite one of them bringing up that he saw the Spartan's warthog on the beach. Shaking his head, Trooper heads back to his warthog where he is chastised by Prim as they discuss Trooper's mission: Finding Geff Rodrigo on Outpost Black Out.
Trooper arrives on Outpost Pit Fall during Stashed, immediately incapacitating Percy O'Hara upon entering before sneaking up on Rico Suave and Dino Jones using active camouflage. The next morning, in Overture, he observes a confused Alana Reynolds arriving to the now-silent outpost. He proceeds to follow her to her pelican before revealing himself by arguing with Prim behind the door to the pilot's deck within the pelican. Frustrated, Alana yells to Trooper by ordering him to lay down his weapons and hold his hands up before opening the door to a laughing Trooper that proceeds to kick her, dodge her retaliative punches, and ultimately snap her neck over his shoulder. Proudly, Trooper attempts a one-liner to an unimpressed Prim.
Later, in Retrograde, Trooper arrives on Outpost Black Out in his stolen pelican but only observes the guards for a brief time as he devises a plan to take Geff Rodrigo and no one else. However, after being convinced by Prim to bring all of the guards, Trooper begrudgingly opens the pelican hatch to allow the entire crew enter by posing as Alana Reynolds to them by claiming her first name to be gender neutral. Upon entering, Trooper realizes he's low on fuel and makes a pit stop on Outpost High Ground for fuel to the guards' confusion. Leaving Mitchell Miller to guard the pelican, Trooper heads into the seemingly abandoned outpost as he sees three dead bodies by its entrance before entering to take the fuel. After hearing voices, he leaves but notices the chest plate worn by one of the dead bodies as he encounters a familiar foe and her three Sangheili comrades before eliminating the latter three. After, the Spartan returns to a perplexed Miller who inquires about his sudden new chest plate. The Spartan, however, dismisses Miller and insults him intensely after the two board the pelican. To the confusion of everyone, the Spartan announces another pit stop on Outpost Rat's Nest before going silent.
Events of Rat's Nest
Before the events of Fax, in Rehearsal, Trooper arrives on Outpost Rat's Nest and observes the guards stationed there. Here, he grows frustrated and rants to himself. Eventually, in Break a Leg, Trooper announces himself to the Rat's Nest guards before being shot at by its captain Raven Carmine. After being doubted by the guards, Trooper explains that he's seeking Geff Rodrigo on behalf of HQ before interrupting himself to ask where he is, under the false assumption he was on Outpost Black Out due to bad intel from someone named Molotov. Frustrated, Trooper asks to use the outpost's computers before being denied by Carmine and instead is told he'll remain there to wait for a Spartan who is scheduled to arrive. Trooper goes along with it, confidently telling Carmine that she'll regret it, before Carmine dismisses him and orders Polly Pockett to take confiscate his weapon. Jace Casper is then ordered to guide Trooper to the prison hold, with Dina Jones preparing it for him. Trooper follows Jace without any concern.
Gallery
The Spartan's arrival on Outpost High Ground in Fax, wearing the Scout chest plate
The Spartan during Machine
The Spartan again during Machine
Trooper in his old armor, during Rehearsal
Appearances
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Trivia
- Trooper's armor and colors were chosen by Revoltge, based directly on the armor set he used in Halo 3 multiplayer during the filming of Classic Season 1.
- Revoltge, who voices Trooper, improvises much of his dialogue.
- Throughout Season 1, his name is kept a mystery as he takes on the identity of Spartan Alana Reynolds, a supersoldier he killed in its ninth episode, to the guards and is mainly referred to as Spartan. In the season finale, Valentine alludes to it during the mid-credits scene, with Brigadier referring to him as the Helljumper.
- Despite this, he is called Emery in the end credits of Season 1, which was his name in Classic Season 2. He is credited as Trooper in Rat's Nest.
- Trooper switching his Scout chest plate for a Recon one to complete his armor set is a direct reference to WarGames, a miniseries part of Guard Duty Classic.
- During Rehearsal, Trooper mentions that he served in the Invasion War as he was ranting to himself. He claims to be working for SAFE in Break a Leg.
- Trooper and Alana Reynolds are the second characters to be animated outside of the Halo games during Overture, with Sarah Daws, Nicole Vega, and Robot being the first in Invader.
- He appears in a special video announcing the cast of jaxbeetle's upcoming series Nine to Five, sending an audition for it's lead character Shep Ackerman.
Guard Duty Characters | ||
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Black Out Guards | Geff Rodrigo • Sarah Daws • Nicole Vega • June Vega • Mitchell Miller | |
SAFE | Ignacio Dominguez • Randy DeLuca • Eleanor Winkler • Felicity Benes • Dick Bosko • Denise Rocko • Sophia Gerlma | |
UNSC | Alana Reynolds • Louie Vargas • Damien Wilson • Brigadier • Valentine | |
Trinity | Pathfinder • Forge • Robert Balboa | |
High Ground Guards | Cayde Jasper • Jack O'Brien • Linda Kelen • Frank Collins • Diego Jones | |
Pit Fall Guards | Rico Suave • Percy O'Hara • Dino Jones | |
Rat's Nest Guards | Raven Carmine • Ellie Melons • Polly Pockett • Dina Jones • Jace Casper | |
The Damned | Corvus • Riel • Kazi • Fazeka | |
Androids | System Operator • Robot • Red • Yellow • Blue • Pink • Green | |
Other | Trooper • Prim • Molotov • Cocktail • Cupid |