Zai 26 Posted September 23, 2019 (edited) SPECWAR//Group Seven//CIRCUS Team ONI Preliminary Report - 19/03/2558 - Edward Rio, Colonel, CIRCUS, Commanding Officer Not exactly what I had in mind when I asked for permission to establish a SPARTAN fireteam under group seven. Insubordinate rejects, washed-up failures, ne'er-do-wells, walking wounded, and even an actual pirate. I suppose it makes sense- the SPARTAN branch probably got ahold of all the operatives without disciplinary and medical issues years ago. Nonetheless, very disappointing. I ask for soldiers, and instead, I get a bunch of clowns. At least the name fits. ONI Evaluation Report - 28/03/2558 - Edward Rio, Colonel, CIRCUS, Commanding Officer This lot has piqued my curiosity with their… unorthodox training methods. They have repurposed our prototype wargames simulator and the mothballed [GEN 1] MK. 6 MJOLNIR Armor we requisitioned for them into a form of amusement for themselves and their unaugmented comrades assigned to NCM company. This is unexpected, as many of them are experienced veterans from various campaigns, from the Fall of Reach and New Mombasa to Onyx and Requiem and beyond. I'll admit, like the menagerie of men and women that now hang on their every word, I've laughed at their antics on more than one occasion. I find their incessant taunting and immaturity strangely cathartic, even if I cannot help but question whether or not their protracted service has wreaked irreversible harm and havoc upon these poor souls' sanity. ONI After-Action Report - 10/04/2558 - Edward Rio, Colonel, CIRCUS, Commanding Officer I must admit, I had my doubts about this bunch of misfits at first, but they’ve managed to pull together. Their first Op was a resounding success, even if they diverted from the planned extraction coordinates to, quote, “Play another game of Oddball”. I’m requesting permission to recruit additional operatives from the pool of SPARTAN-IV recruits, preferably candidates that don't fit in with the rest. I’m sure SPARTAN won’t have a problem parting with their worst offerings. In addition, I’ve decided to begin broadcasting the team’s “Training Sessions” to NCM company as a whole- its done wonders for morale. -END OF REPORT- CIRCUS Team is looking for members to join for casual matches and minigames in Halo: Online - the unofficial port of Halo 3 multiplayer to the PC by the Eldewrito team (And eventually the PC Master Chief Collection). You can find information on how to install and play Halo: Online here, and you can contact us on the NCM Discord if you want to enlist. UNSC Personal Evaluations: CIRCUS TEAM Commander SPARTAN [REDACTED] "VOID" - CIRCUS One - Urban Pacification Spoiler Unit: SPECWAR/GROUPSEVEN/CIRCUS Enlistment Date: CLASSIFIED Location: CLASSIFIED Gender: Male Birthplace: XXX Birth Date: XXX/XXX/XXX Combat Specialisation: Urban Pacification Performance Rating: LETHAL One of the founding members of CIRCUS Team, there is little to read between all the black ink [note - I was quite sure ONI was redacting page numbers at one point]. All I know is the rumours around his career as an ODST. “Void” as we call him (his name is also redacted) is quiet, technically-skilled, proficient with multiple forms of field combat, and yet utterly lacking in proper communications skills and possessed of a frankly terrifying sense of “humour”. You wouldn’t consider him the right candidate to found and direct such a unique fireteam, but it's worked so far. Probably because the rest of the team is far too scared of what he might do if they disobey his orders. Luckily for everyone involved, he has a firm grasp of tactics and strategy. 1 Warrant Officer SPARTAN Yui Yurican - CIRCUS Two - Guerilla Warfare Spoiler Unit: SPECWAR/GROUPSEVEN/CIRCUS Enlistment Date: CLASSIFIED Location: CLASSIFIED Gender: Male Birthplace: XXX Birth Date: XXX/XXX/XXX Combat Specialisation: Guerilla Warfare Performance Rating: DEADLY One of the first to be inducted into CIRCUS Team, Yui shows a relaxed attitude with a slight detachment to reality: Normally a dangerous mixture in a SPARTAN, this is encouraged and flourished as effectiveness in the field when applied to CIRCUS Team. Expert in ambush tactics and taking long strolls through fields of corpses. Received demerits during his tenure with the marine corps for lack of situational awareness and a tendency to quote “Wander off.” Gets overwhelmed easily in direct firefights. Best when left to his own devices- he’ll lay a perfect trap and still have time to stop and smell the roses. 1 Chief Petty Officer Thar-B164 - CIRCUS Three - Sniper Spoiler Unit: SPECWAR/GROUPSEVEN/CIRCUS Enlistment Date: CLASSIFIED Location: CLASSIFIED Gender: Male Birthplace: XXX Birth Date: XXX/XXX/XXX Combat Specialisation: Sniper Performance Rating: DANGEROUS DEADLY Ah, Thar. A prime example of my initial misgivings with the personnel available to Circus Team. A consummate marksman, his abilities in other areas are… lacking, to say the least. Combined with his horrible attitude, it's a wonder he was selected for removal from Beta company in the first place. And for what purpose, I cannot fathom (and will likely never know- his file is covered in nearly as much black ink as Void’s). That being said, the rapport he has managed to develop with the rest of the team has made him an invaluable asset in his own right. Put simply, the guys love him, and at this point, going into an operation without Thar would be unthinkable from a morale perspective. Not to mention, as Rep has so eloquently pointed out, “He shoots good.” UPDATE- 22/09/2558: Seems to have improved somewhat thanks to instruction from Rep and Amelia in close quarters combat and marksmanship, respectively. Performance Rating has been amended to reflect this. 1 Warrant Officer "Rep" Ronald-203 - CIRCUS Four - Point Man Spoiler Unit: SPECWAR/GROUPSEVEN/CIRCUS Enlistment Date: CLASSIFIED Location: CLASSIFIED Gender: Male Birthplace: XXX Birth Date: XXX/XXX/XXX Combat Specialisation: Frontal Assault Performance Rating: Lethal Circus Team’s first SPARTAN-II, and quite frankly one of the toughest men I have ever seen. Brawny, even by SPARTAN standards, “Rep” (using his actual name tends to result in violence) is big on bravado, bullets, and breaking things. He doesn’t have time for things like “planning” or “patience” or “thinking”, preferring instead to punch all of his problems first (or blast them with a shotgun shell) and worry about the consequences never. The source of a large share of the lunacy that is Circus Team’s comms chatter, he’s become something of a favourite among the enlisted men, as evidenced by the following note we found in the latrines: The List of things Rep can punch out- Rockets, Sniper Rounds, Sarge’s Warthog, Sarge’s other Warthog, Scorpion Tank Shells, Scorpion Tanks, MAC Rounds, HAVOK warheads, a brute chieftain, suicide grunts, Installation 04, Installation 08, 343 Guilty Spark, All of Circus team (At once), All of NOBLE team (At once), All of Blue Team (Except John-117), Sarge’s other other Warthog, The Arbiter, That one Elite nobody likes, Bungie….. It goes on and on. 2 Lieutenant “Zai” Leon-BXXX - CIRCUS Six- Asymmetrical Warfare Spoiler Unit: SPECWAR/GROUPSEVEN/CIRCUS Enlistment Date: CLASSIFIED Location: CLASSIFIED Gender: Male Birthplace: XXX Birth Date: XXX/XXX/XXX Combat Specialisation: Asymmetrical Warfare Performance Rating: LETHAL? CIRCUS team’s second in command… and something of a wildcard. Willingly dropped out of SPARTAN and volunteered for Circus team himself (though he insisted on being number six… when we only had five members). His file is heavily redacted (even his service tag has been stricken), and Leon himself is noticably tight-lipped about his previous achievements. All I’ve managed to dig up is that he got brained by a Brute Chieftan’s gravity hammer on Reach- and even that I had to learn secondhand through interviews with Amelia. Somehow managed to survive his wound and make it to what was left of CASTLE base in time to be extracted with other supriving SPARTANs, after which he promptly entered a coma and stayed that way until after the war was over. Assigned to fireteam CRIMSON along with Amelia-A292 during the Requiem campaign, where he racked up an impressive record against the Prometheans and Jul 'Mdama's Covenant. Says he’s “rusty” and not quite over the damage that space ape did to his noggin, but if that’s true then I shudder to think of what he was capable of before his injury. Leon specializes in uneven fights. One on one, he’s your typical SPARTAN III: highly skilled- works best in concert with his fireteam… However, against superior numbers, a skilled opponent, or other difficult obstacles, he excels, showing incredible tenacity even by SPARTAN standards. Tends to break killstreaks in training matches. Also has one hell of a grenade-throwing arm. While Leon does partake in his fair share of Circus team's antics, he is notably one of the more reasonable members of our band of misfits, and is more concerned with the unit's overall performance than he is in his own satisfaction (in contrast to Void, who likely sees the team more as killing tools and outlets for his misanthropy than comrades). Whereas the guys follow Void because of protocol (and fear), they willingly fight beside "Zai" (No one really knows where that epithet came from, Leon included) because of a sense of trust and comraderie. Considering this, perhaps it would be worth digging a little deeper into his history... 1 Master Chief Petty Officer Amelia-A292 - CIRCUS Seven- Target Aquisition Spoiler Unit: SPECWAR/GROUPSEVEN/CIRCUS Enlistment Date: CLASSIFIED Location: CLASSIFIED Gender: Female Birthplace: XXX Birth Date: XXX/XXX/XXX Combat Specialisation: Target Acquisition Performance Rating: LETHAL A special case (by CIRCUS standards, anyways), in that we did not recruit her at all. Rather, she simply showed up on base, orders forms in hand, and joined the squad. Though legitimate, the paperwork also included with it a rather peculiar memo which read "Family should stick together. -Jun" She was somewhat upset upon discovering that I read it, though no issue has arisen since. I intend to keep it that way, to avoid looking a gift horse in the mouth, as it were. The former Noble 7 is an invaluable asset both in the field and, surprisingly, on-base. While I am loathe to place the blame entirely on her gender, having a woman onboard has certainly been a calming influence on the testosterone-fueled insanity that is Circus team. I dare even say that thanks to her, we may be able to shape the unit into something more closely resembling a competent fireteam. She's not without her own set of issues, however. Her hatred of the Covenant is.... extreme, to say the least. While certainly an asset during the war, nowadays, with the political climate being what it is, it could prove to be a liability. I can't imagine the Sangeheili would take kindly to the knowledge that they quote "Taste like chicken". Also irreverent to a fault, and tends to bicker with Leon (in a good-natured sort of way), Void (Not nearly as amicably), and anyone else who happens to be her superior officer. Still, her skills as a scout and spotter are undeniable, and she's nearly as good a shot as Thar. Served with Leon in fireteam CRIMSON during the requiem campaign, and from what I can gather also served with him in some capacity on Reach, though neither will at this time divulge any details to me. "Classified" is a good excuse to be sure, but my intuition tells me that there is more to it than that. Perhaps I should give my contacts at ONI a call. This information could prove useful. Edited September 23, 2019 by Zai Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
