Jameson Locke History and Development Halo

Biography

Locke was born on March 15, 2529, on Jericho VII. When he was six years old, Jericho VII fell to the Covenant Empire and Locke was evacuated. His parents were killed during the assault.[

Locke eventually joined the UNSC and became an ONI Acquisitions Specialist, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Commander.

On September 26, 2552, Locke compiled a target profile report regarding Thel 'Vadam's personal history during the war, including the Fall of Reach, the Battle of Installation 04, and the Great Schism.

Sedra Crisis

After the Human-Covenant war, Locke was part of a unit sent by the UNSC to investigate Covenant activity on Sedra. During a covert operation, Locke and a team of ONI agents attempted to prevent a rogue Sangheili from detonating an unidentified weapon. Locke's efforts failed, which resulted in the deployment of a biological weapon that only affected humans.Locke's investigation into the source of the biological weapon led ONI to a fragment of Installation 04. Working with Colonel Randall Aiken and a small team of Sedra militia members, Locke and his team landed on the fragment. The joint strike team captured two human smugglers, but only Locke and Macer were able to escape the Halo fragment before Aiken detonated the nuclear device, destroying the fragment.

Becoming a SPARTAN-IV

Some time after the Sedra crisis, Locke underwent SPARTAN-IV augmentations and used the Hunter GEN2 Armor variant. Eventually he would be assigned to Fireteam Osiris and lead them into battle at Kamchatka.

Searching for Blue Team

Following Blue Team's disappearance from the UNSC Argent Moon, Locke and Osiris would focus on hunting down the SPARTAN-II team. They began their search on Meridian, a place that John had said Cortana might be.

Personality

Locke is a competent soldier who approaches combat situations with caution and logic and inspires loyalty in those under his command. However, he is troubled by some aspects of the organization he serves under.

Gameplay

In Halo 5: Guardians, Locke is one of 8 playable characters in the campaign. He is always played by player one in Fireteam Osiris levels. His unique attributes are a faster thruster pack recharge, slower stabilizer descent and the ability to carry one extra frag grenade.