SPARTAN-003

"Shut up and sit down, kong."

- 003 to a brute prisoner, Battle of Earth

SPARTAN-003 is a SPARTAN-II supersoldier. His name is Michael, but is usually known as Mike or 003.

Early Life
SPARTAN Michael-003 was born on the 12 July, 2511 in England. His father, Michael Roberts, was a marine in the UNSC, and his mother was a Doctor in the local hospital. His father died fighting the rebels in Epsilon Eradini when he was 5 years old and his mother put him up for adoption. He was adopted only a few weeks later by an ONI operative, to use him for the SPARTAN II program.

SPARTAN-II Training
Michael was scared by all the military at first, but after several runs through the "Playground", he became very keen. His team were the first to win the playground, until John, Sam and Kelly began working together. His team never came last once, but had come close to it. In the theater, he saw John steal cookies and milk from another boy, but who he didn't know. He became good friends with Linda and Kurt, and always completed tasks assigned to him. When they were dropped off by the pelican during a test, Michael was one of the first to reach John, where everyone else met up. They proceeded to the pelican, and there attacked the guards. Michael was one of the last to climb into the pelican, and the first out when they arrived at the camp. He was very enthusiastic, and loved tough challenges. He got into several fights with some of the other SPARTAN's, most notably Sam, but John was always there to break it up.