Mathilda-B079 (TPF)

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"Smarter, stronger and, taller than he is. She has the best shot in the group and continues to showcase her ability to outperform everyone. She has a problem with her anger towards the Covenant and aliens. That where he steps in, holding her back then unleashing her at the last second. They're powerful together, always had been and always will. Never underestimate her."

- Lieutenant Commander Stephan Ferguson talking to Rear Admiral about Mathilda.

Mathilda-B079 (SPARTAN Tag: B079) (Callsign: Specter 0-2) is a that works for the UNSC Navy and Office of Naval Intelligence. Joining SPARTAN-III Beta Company program, Mathilda trained exceptionally, honing her technical and tracking skills. Instead of joining the rest of Beta Company, Mathilda joined fellow SPARTAN, Samuel-B256 in the where the two served as.

Throughout the, and , Mathilda deploys in a two personnel sniper hunter element team. Mathilda continues to deploy alongside Samuel-B256 as his Headhunter partner with missions from the Asymmetrical Action Group. As of, Mathilda is active on battling the  alongside Samuel and Team Skyfall.

Early Life
Mathilda Noel Dufort was born on June 8th, 2531 on the planet of New Constantinople. Her father worked as a successful computer scientist while her mother lectured about psychology. Raised in an upper-class home, Mathilda had access to a variety of knowledge that her mother often taught when home. Shortly after the birth of Mathilda, her mother remained at home to raise her while her father worked. Due to the success of her father, Mathilda was able to live a comfortable life on New Constantinople. She began to develop a close group of friends early on and showcased raw talent in technology devices. The natural talent was noticed by her mother when Mathilda continued to take apart toys and try to put them back together. Not long after, her father sat down and began to show Mathilda how the technology worked.

Being born in the French province of New Constantinople, Mathilda was brought up through French literature and learned about the history of France. Along with the history of France, Mathilda learned about the Unified Earth Government, United Nations Space Command and, the history of each organization. Her parents were hoping that her daughter was going to pursue an education that put the Dufort on the front page of news in the UEG. With their desires in mind, Mathilda was pushed by her parents to pursue as much knowledge as possible. As Mathilda continued to grow up, she was fluent in French and still had a passion for technology. Her parents saw the desire and then began to show her things he could do with technology in her life.

Enrolled in secondary school, Mathilda was one who was able to connect with people easily. She was viewed as an extrovert that was not shy of talking to new people. Teachers praised Mathilda for her hard work in class as well as getting to know her peers. With her stellar performance in the classroom, Mathilda became quite a popular girl that people envied. With the ego boost for Mathilda, she continued to push forward in her studies as well as continue to develop her technological skills. Working with her father and mother, Mathilda was able to work on a variety of technology pieces her father brought home from work. Taking in as much as she could, Mathilda's parents were presented with the option for her to skip grades due to how much smarter she was.

At six years of age, Mathilda was traveling with her parents when the invaded. During the early sieges of the battle, Mathilda and her parents were able to make it to a shelter where they could spend their time and wait out the battle. When moving to a more secure shelter, the convoy was attacked by the Covenant and forced Mathilda's parents to give her to the last vehicle to escape.

Her parents were killed in the ambush, but Mathilda didn't know that. She reached a facility for orphans and waited for her parents to come. There, she met a SPARTAN-III recruiter who asked if she wanted to go with him. Spending a month in the adoption system, Mathilda was ready to get out and work with the man. Still unaware her parents were killed, she continued to tell the recruiter about how her father would protect her from specters.

Little did Mathilda known, she was going to join an elite group of children that would call themselves SPARTANs in. She was put into Beta Company and assigned to Team Tango, working with three other boys. It never clicked to Mathilda that her parents were dead until she began talking to the other candidates in the program. Learning that she was lied to, Mathilda convinced herself to get revenge for the death of her mom and dad. As SPARTAN-III training began, Mathilda had a goal in mind.

Conscription and Training
Placed into Team Tango, she did not get along with the other three. and paired up, leaving her to work with the quiet farm kid. At first, Mathilda was punished because her partner often rebelling against the instructors and grew to dislike him. Regardless of his arrogance, the two would be forced to work together. Going through drills, she would work alone and begin encouraging herself to become the best in Team Tango. As she continued to push herself, Mathilda became one of the top candidates in Beta Company.

Showing promise in technology and fast planning, she began working alone on creating better and quicker plans that she can use against the enemy. Working on Field Intelligence Gathering, she can construct plans and prepare for an assault better than her peers. However, she would never get her chance to showcase her ability to her partner due to his lone wolf nature. She would keep it to herself and watch him fail when she has the right answer. As time went on, Mathilda perfected this craft of field intelligence.

As the time between her partner became toxic, they often used one another as bait to win in competitions. As much as they disliked one another, the instructors were beginning to see the two come up with new ideas on how to trick one another into doing something so they could get what they wanted. Often, Mathilda would fight her partner and use her mind compared to his strength. Team exercises became much more of a burden for them as they continued to get punished and grow more angry at one another.

During weapons training, Mathilda displayed proficiency in close quarters as well as longer ranges. With her ability to be such a deadly asset like the, she proved herself to the Instructors and ONI that she is a proper candidate for the Naval Special Weapons program. Wanting to work alone, Mathilda would figure it would be the easiest way to get back at the enemies that killed her parents. The sooner she could get through the trainer, the faster she can be out there hunting the Covenant.

Specialty Training
With expertise in field intelligence gathering and marksmanship, Mathilda moves onto training with Samuel-B256 and learning that they are partners. Not happy to work with him, Mathilda tries to work as a solo due to the revenge she wants to get for her parent's death. Rejected, Mathilda continues her training. She begins hostage rescue mission training which will allow her to fill in the spots that Samuel-B256 is not a master in. She slowly grows to her role as the second-in-command to Samuel.

Moving to Sensitive Site Exploitation, Mathilda begins to build herself up in gathering sensitive intelligence and translating what she needs to search for and what to send to the Office of Naval Intelligence. Taking many classes on how to handle Covenant and Insurrectionists intelligence allows Mathilda to do much more damage to the enemy she is attacking rather than simply using a gun. She begins to make her mind the most dangerous weapon she can utilize on the field rather than other objects. Mastering the art of sniping and spotting, Mathilda becomes a deadly asset from a great distance. Her ability to spot specific armors on and allowed her to make the right call on who to engage in a mission. With a knack in both fields, Mathilda is allowed to be a successful spotter then an excellent sniper. Paired with the other skills she has been learning, Mathilda is starting to shape into the SPARTAN that the UNSC needs to inflict damage to the enemies that stand before them.

In her final tests with Team Tango, she was able to excel in her tasks and perform at the top of her game. She came out to be the best candidate from Team Tango due to her knowledge of a battlefield and how to exploit it. Before getting pulled for graduation, Mathilda was prepared to deploy across the Galaxy as a solo element and do as much damage as she could before death. The eagerness that she held proved that there is nothing that will keep her back from anything.

Augmentations
Once graduating from her class, Mathilda can undergo Project CHRYSANTHEMUM. The augmentations that will allow her to become a SPARTAN-III and gift her the strength to kill the enemies she needs to kill. Ready to undertake such a change, Mathilda remembers her parents and prepares for the augmentation. Going before anyone else in her team, Mathilda was nervous from what will happen to her. But still, she walked into the room to get her procedure done.

The following drugs were given to her:


 * 8942-LQ99 - "carbide ceramic ossification catalyst" drug.
 * 88005-MX77 - "fibroid muscular protein complex" drug.
 * 88947-OP24 - "retina-inversion stabilizer" drug.
 * 87556-UD61 - "improved colloidal neural disunification solution" drug.

A quicker mind and body, Mathilda sees herself far different than before. No longer the weak girl, she is a powerful and strong woman that can crush the bones of a human with a hard grasp. Feeling faster, Mathilda can analyze situations more quickly and bend them into her favor. Doing a few drills, Mathilda learns how to gather intelligence far quicker than she could before. Due to this, Mathilda is pulled out of Beta Company and placed in specialty training where she will become a Headhunter and join the Beta-5 Division.

Team Specter
When it came down to finally going into combat with Samuel-B256, they needed to create a sort of team. Both didn't talk much during their initial training and specialty training. As the two slowly talked, Mathilda learned that Samuel never saw such advanced technology before coming to and that both of his parents were killed during an invasion on his home planet. Mathilda revealed that she came from something a little better but still lost her parents during a Covenant invasion.

During the desired matchmaking criteria, the two hit 97.21 percent twice, coming in as the third best Headhunter Team out of Beta Company. Upon hearing their result, Mathilda wanted to go again to get first place but was talked out of it by Samuel since they would be deploying soon. Although they would be known as third place, Mathilda decided to focus her efforts on becoming the best Headhunter Team in the field. But, the two were able to hit such a high score after having a lot of animosities aimed at one another.

Joining Beta-5 Division and becoming headhunters, Mathilda and Samuel would be one of the select few that would make it out of the Human-Covenant War. Working for the UNSC Navy and ONI, they deploy across and UNSC controlled space to crush rebellions and prepare for assaults against the Covenant that will happen deep behind enemy lines. As Mathilda continued to come back with Samuel, they were given much more dangerous missions each time.

The team name comes from a childhood fear of a monster under Mathilda's bed. She named it Specter after her father used a spell from Harry Potter to protect her room. With the true meaning of Specter is Ghost, the two Headhunters agreed to the team name. After all, they are not supposed to be where they are and to put fear into the enemies they attack. As the friendship develops between Mathilda and Samuel, she begins to tolerate him more once naming the team after her recommendation.

The two SPARTANs are assigned to Lieutenant, Junior Grade Stephan Ferguson. An ONI Section Three officer who will oversee the operations that Team Specter is deployed to. With Samuel specialized in surveillance, observation, marksmanship, reconnaissance and clandestine operations; he is to focus on the mission objectives while Mathilda works as the intelligence asset and the two will plan assaults together to inflict the most damage against the Covenant.

Personality and Traits
Before becoming a SPARTAN, Mathilda was known to be a great person and student. Always talking to people, enjoying the classes she was in and loving people, she was the child that everyone wished theirs was. She developed a passion for drawing, pranking and taekwondo not long after her parents showed her these classes. As good as her life was, all good things come to an end, and the Human-Covenant War came to her planet. The last thing she heard from her mother that she would find her again; she would see her daughter again.

Becoming a SPARTAN, she began to develop a cold and dark outlook on the world. People began to be seen as subjects, and her joyous personality turned into sulking. She developed a mentality of hatred and what would later be called SPARTAN mindset. She valued nothing and viewed herself as a violent weapon that the UNSC can use for her to a quest of revenge on the aliens that killed her parents. Taking on no friends and having no relationships, she turned from an extrovert to a taciturn introvert.

Making her only friend in 2546, she slowly returned to her old self, but she would never be the same. Her competitive drive, refusal to quit and ability to always find a way to win brought her to be a top Headhunter in the Beta-5 Division. Seeing herself as the second-in-command for her partner, she knew she still has a say in what can happen on the field. She found happiness once, killing a Sangheili on Ealen IV and satisfying her desire for revenge against the Covenant Empire. She still finds joy in assassinating the species that aligned themselves with the Covenant.

In the Post-War Era and Created Crisis, Mathilda grew jealous and bitter because she felt she was going to be replaced because Samuel got an AI. The two traits would slowly erode, but Mathilda would hold onto her feelings for the longest time since she still felt deep down she was going to be written off. She would often find Samuel comforting her from everything and be content with his words for a time. During the Created Crisis, she saw the AI, not rebel and stay with them even though immortality is quite a beautiful thing.

She is still a timid and tentative person when approaching other people. Often struggling to find the right words around other people, they think she has a stutter or speech impediment. Staying on base and only around the people she trust, Mathilda has developed a very close group of people she can fully let down all of her walls and discuss problems she seems to be having at the time. Extremely loyal to her friends, she will die with them because she cannot think of going on without them.

Personal Life
Of French-American descent, her family grew up in the north of what is now known as the. With traces of English, French and Canadian, she is able to speak both French and English. In the 26th century, the bloodline of the Dufort spans across the Galaxy touching each corner with a person in each profession. Her parents were viewed to be the most successful of their bloodline. Mathilda is one of many Duforts that still live in the Galaxy as of 2558.

Early on in her career as a SPARTAN-III, Mathilda developed a knack for taking weapons apart and reassembling them. She often holds competitions with herself on how fast she can put together weapons she often uses. Another game she began to play was chess, it allows her to keep her mind active in-between missions and when she isn't doing something. Often she is found playing Samuel in their room where they continue to have a tied record of who has won the most games.

With the destruction of Onyx, Mathilda relocates with her teammate to an ONI Section Three Base on Earth. Beta-5 Division Facility Charlie-7 becomes the new home for Mathilda as she deploys across the Galaxy during the Post-War and Created Crisis. She only spends two to four weeks on base before forward deploying to the UNSC Infinity. She has grown fond of the base due to the array of things she can do when waiting for a mission and not feel bored. Bunking with Samuel, they keep the room extremely neat with only the things they need to live.

Due to the quietness of ships and often her room, Mathilda will often play the sounds of a rain forest, thunderstorm or rain storm. It helps her mind become relaxed after high-intensity missions as well as calm her down during high-stress situations. She prefers the sound of Reach's rainforest due to the exotic sounds that can be heard. With help from Stephan, she can gather a large variety of sounds she can listen to throughout breaks. It's another hobby that Mathilda shares with Samuel.

Being a SPARTAN, Mathilda pursues no romantic partner in her life and serves the UNSC and ONI as a loyal operative. Already being a SPARTAN since she was six, Mathilda cannot see another life where she is to be a SPARTAN trainer or security detail like or  that serve on Trevelyan. Her life revolves around the field and constantly bringing revenge on those who killed her parents and fellow SPARTANs. As long as there is a threat in the Galaxy, Mathilda will continue to serve.

Vehicles
In 2545, Mathilda was given her which is standard for all SPARTAN-IIIs but vastly changed the armor. She added a wrist tracker, magazine holders and numerous pouches for anything else she would have to carry on an operation. Given an for being a Headhunter, Mathilda was able to tweak the settings and get a stronger shield. But SPI isn't like, Mathilda often planned her movements, and it would become the reason that she is as deadly as she is today.

By 2553, Mathilda has changed her armor to the and wears the. It's the only armor that Mathilda has not drastically changed. She was to wear the but decided to stay with STALKER due to her focus more on the ground combat rather than aerospace flying. Wearing light gray with red accent armor, it's the first time she gets to dictate the colors of her armor and what she wants before it is given to her. In late 2558, Mathilda continues to wear the STALKER-Class variant.

Becoming proficient with the, Mathilda has a gun she can use up close and personal with little sound. The sniper she used from 2545 to 2553 was the, she can engage troops at all ranges with the rifle and extremely deadly. Her final gun is the sidearm, a lethal handgun she used throughout the Human-Covenant War. The loadout is topped off with a and she used the three guns from 2545 to 2553, she switched everything out during her upgrade to GEN2 armor.

In 2553, Mathilda changed up her entire setup, adding the with a  and. Her new SMG is much more versatile and deadly, allowing her more ammunition and attachments for each engagement. Upgrading to the, she uses the standard version with slight modifications to the scope allowing a faster HUD-link up. She finally ends with the, she never upgrades to the in 2557 and keeps the M6H her main service sidearm. She continues to use the same combat knife that was given to her in 2545.

Samuel-B256
The brother she never had and the one person she can fully trust, the two have known one another since they have been in the SPARTAN-III program. Through years of trust, confidence in each others ability and sheer luck, the two continue to emerge from each mission alive and ready for the next. The two have spent numerous missions together and are now found inseparable. As often as Samuel is the leader of Team Specter, he knows that Mathilda is in control when she wants to be.

Initially, the two despised one another, and they found themselves working to make each other not pass SPARTAN-III selection. Despite their best efforts, the two were paired together in 2545 where they became a Headhunter Team and one of the best. With Mathilda naming the team Specter, the two often had a fluid transition of leadership allowing them to dictate each mission they would go on. As the animosity disappeared, the two grew closer together and became a much more dangerous duo in the later years of the Human-Covenant War.

In the Post War Era, Mathilda was frustrated with Samuel as he willingly accepted an AI. Viewing it as he didn't care for her anymore, she struggled with having the same connection and friendship she had with him. It wasn't long before it began to show, she found him able to defuse the situation before anything got worse. It wasn't long before the two were back on the right track and keeping a close friendship with one another. She finds herself willing to protect him with her life without thinking and knows he will do the same thing.

Stephan Ferguson
A father figure and someone who pushed Mathilda to her limits with tough missions, Stephan helped Mathilda morph into the person that the UNSC and Beta-5 needed her to become. One thing he exclusively focused on was making sure she kept her humanity and never went insane. As often as he saw those around him going mad, he ensured that Mathilda would hold her head straight and mission ready. As caring he was, Stephan was also extremely demanding and often found Mathilda surpassing his expectations.

The only commanding officer Mathilda would have, Stephan, built an extremely professional and helpful relationship with her. Not seeing her as an asset, he allowed Mathilda to become a much deadlier operative due to her wanting to impress the people who showed care towards her. During Operation: CALM CRUSADE, she was angered when Stephan was captured since she felt he was her family and she would never allow something to happen him. Her revenge was soon satisfied after massacring a Jiralhanae tribe.

In the Post War Era, Stephan continues to keep an eye on Mathilda as well as give her gifts. Due to being in her debt for saving his life, Stephan dramatically appreciates the sacrifices she does for him. Rewarding them with challenging missions and seeing them coming back, he knows that Mathilda will never disappoint when it comes to returning home. As of 2558, Stephan continues to battle against the Created and knows that Mathilda is doing quite the damage on Trevelyan when he last checked on her before the blackout.

Emerysen
The newest member of Team Specter and one that Mathilda doesn't get along with. The smart AI companion for Samuel has been struggling to find a connection with Mathilda, only to learn that Mathilda feels she is being driven out. Seeing this issue, Emerysen begins to assist Mathilda in how to pilot the Prowler better. As the relationship continues to grow slowly, Mathilda is still hesitant around the AI at times. She began to trust the AI entirely shortly after Emerysen sat back and let Mathilda plan her raids with Samuel.

Being the smart AI of the team, Mathilda is to ensure that Samuel and the team are operating at peak performance. When noticing that Mathilda was hiding things, she grew frustrated because Emerysen knew that Mathilda wanted to help but was stubborn due to Emerysen being inside of Samuel's head. As the conflict rose, Emerysen wanted to warn Samuel and ultimately did after Mathilda responded with a venomous reply to an innocent question. Seeing the issue grow out of control, she assisted Samuel with defusing the situation and helping Mathilda.

After that, Mathilda began to learn how to maneuver a Prowler much better and what she would need to do to become the best pilot. With the help of Emerysen, Mathilda became one of the top pilots and showcased her skill many times as they deploy across the Galaxy. Seeing Emerysen not leave the team during the Created Crisis, Mathilda knows that Emerysen is here to ensure the safety of her and Samuel. Mathilda continues to warm up to the AI, and they slowly become fond of one another despite their past.

Appearances

 * Halo: We Think Too Much (TPF) - Short Story
 * Halo: The Black Sheep (TPF) - Mentioned
 * Halo: Forerunner Tomahawks (TPF) - Short Story
 * Quality Friend Time (TPF) - Short Story


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