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"Should I have died on Alluvion? Probably, I know the Covenant would've sure appreciated it."

- Anya-G271, Anya Kuhn Spartan Anya-G271, born Anya Kuhn, is a Spartan-III Commando of the UNSC Naval Special Warfare Command, Spartan Operations, and the Office of Naval Intelligence. She is the team sniper for the Spartan-III team, Team Bayonet. She fought at the tail-end of the Human-Covenant War and also fought in the Requiem Campaign. Anya was a Petty Officer Second Class prior to joining the Spartan Branch.

Early Life
Anya Kuhn was born on June 15th, 2538, on Alluvion to parents Jacob and Elizabeth Kuhn. Her father owned a small construction business while her mother worked in the tourism industry. She had an older brother named Alex who was 5 years old at the time of her birth. In the year of 2542, when the Covenant began glassing her home planet of Alluvion, her mother forced her brother and her aboard the last evacuation ship leaving the planet. Both her parents were killed in the glassing of the planet. Aboard the evacuation ship, her and Alex became separated, to which she never saw him again. She remained in tears for the majority of the journey.

New Beginnings
"Why don't you come with me and I'll see what I can do for you."

- ONI Agent Derek Varga to a young Anya Kuhn She was eventually kicked off the evacuation ship on Reach and made her way to the nearest refugee camp. At some point in 2543, at the age of 5, she was noticed by a man on his way to work at the in. Upon asking why she was crying, she told the story of how she couldn't find her family after leaving the ship. After hearing her story the man had realized what had happened and said that she could come with him. The man said his name was Derek Varga and that he worked for the Office of Naval Intelligence, he quickly became a father figure for the young and scared Anya. After a few weeks, Agent Varga deduced that she was from Alluvion, and that her parents were killed during the glassing, she broke down in tears after hearing this. Agent Varga would continue to take care of her until 2544. At this point Spartan-III Gamma Company had began recruiting children, Agent Varga thought Anya would be a perfect fit. She eagerly said yes.

Training
In training, Trainee-G217 would be assigned to Team Bayonet, becoming lifelong friends with all of them. She excelled at shooting, becoming one of the top-shots of Gamma Company. She furthered this skill as she began to train with sniper rifles, becoming extremely accurate at long ranges. She also performed well at reconnaissance roles. During training she developed a love for European history and learning. By the end of training, she was in the top five for marksmanship, placed highly in stealth operations, overall placed well. Team Bayonet and Anya placed 4th overall against every team in Gamma Company, narrowly losing to compete for top honors to. Unlike most other Spartans, she had someone who she considered "like family" watching her with pride. Following the graduation Agent Varga approached her, and after a brief talk gave her a custom, 'up-sized' version of an ONI as a gift for graduating. This would to become her main sidearm in the years following.

Team Bayonet
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Anya would work with Team Bayonet until her decision to join ONI in late 2554. Team Bayonet was made up of the follow Spartans.
 * Dan-G076
 * Tom-G012
 * Anya-G271
 * Theo-G026
 * Jess-G141

Human-Covenant War
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In the weeks following the fall of her second home, Reach, Team Bayonet and Anya were deployed to Earth just as the Battle of Mombasa was beginning.

Battle of Mombasa
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While in the Battle of Mombasa, Team Bayonet was prioritized with the evacuation and aid of civilians. Despite being prioritized with aid, G-271 achieved her first Covenant kill on a, shooting him through his eye, as he held the body of a civilian atop a building. She would later regard this as one of her "finer moments" of her career. Without anytime for rest, her along with Team Bayonet were flown to Sydney, Australia to prepare for an upcoming attack.

Attack on Sydney
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Anya and Team Bayonet were ordered to aid in the defense of the ONI and UNSC building, where they would mount a very effective defense against multiple waves of Covenant forces. Team Bayonet's defense would leave the building only lightly damaged. After the defense of the HIGHCOM Facility, they were rushed to the in order to defend against a small Covenant attack. The small attack force consisting of mostly, , and , fought hard but fell apart after Anya took out the leading the attack, with a well placed shot to the center of its head. Afterward, Team Bayonet and Anya would be outfitted with experimental and surplus Mjolnir as well as experimental shielding technologies as a rewards for their defense of the two ONI/UNSC buildings. She would receive a Bronze Star and Purple Heart for her participation in this battle.

Battle of Cleveland
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Around a month later, Team Bayonet and Anya were sent to Cleveland in response to the Covenant invasion of the city in their newly acquired Mjolnir Armor. During this battle, Anya set a few personal records, such as her career high for total kills in combat, achieving 121 kills over the course of the battle. She also earned a Silver Star after she saved a group of civilians from execution by rapidly taking out Jiralhanae executioners and the surrounding Kig-Yar and Unggoy. She often provided covering fire for Team Bayonet, Marines, and soldiers on the ground. Bayonet Team wasn't deployed again during the war, instead kept on stand-by as an emergency response team.

Post Human-Covenant War
In the year following the end of the War, Team Bayonet was sent on multiple missions, securing UNSC assets, high-value target elimination, dealing with Insurrectionists, etc... Feeling bored with the current stagnation of Team Bayonet, in November of 2553 Anya requested to join ONI as a Spartan Operative through Agent Varga.

ONI
While with ONI, she was highly utilized, as one of their most distinguished operatives in the field of target elimination. Eliminating approximately [REDACTED] targets, which were a mix of high-value, former Covenant, and Insurrectionist targets. Anya and Dan-G076 began to work together on missions frequently, as he was requisitioned by ONI in 2554. For thirteen months straight, the pair were considered to be the most effective Spartan Operative Team, only ending after Anya was pulled for classified missions.

Classified Missions
On her first classified mission, Anya was required to track a former Covenant Field Marshal for ten days. Observing patterns, keeping tabs on where he went, etc... On the fourth day, she was told to eliminate him without being seen, as quietly as possible, and without complications. The mission went without a hitch, returning to ONI twelve days after being given the mission. The second mission, similar to the first, she was told to track an Insurgent lieutenant, observing, keeping, notes, etc... The only difference being, interrogation followed by elimination. Except, for her this mission was different, the Insurgent had a young daughter, around the age of two. Understanding how it feels to lose your loved ones, Anya regretfully completed the mission, and upon return demanded her release from ONI, which was granted. Little to her knowledge these missions were her specially assigned training missions for her evaluation into the, which she had just turned her back on.

Spartan Operations
Upon her release from ONI in 2556, Anya was folded into the Spartan Branch, which the rest of Team Bayonet had joined in 2554 after Dan-G076's requisition by ONI. She was reunited with Bayonet on the, and then equipped with Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor (GEN 2) and fitted into a new service and dress uniform. Team Bayonet would continue to run missions, with Tom-G012 as their squad leader. Dan-G076 would later join the Spartan Branch in 2558, following his release from ONI in 2557, reclaiming his command over Bayonet.

Requiem Campaign
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Team Bayonet would be deployed to Requiem with limited injury and with extreme success, racking in more Covenant/Promethean kills than any other Spartan team deployed to Requiem. They would total 682 kills against Covenant and Promethean forces, Anya would claim 112 kills during the battle. She would also claim her furthest kill of her career, killing a Sangheili with a headshot from a range of 3,271.7 meters (12,210.3 feet).