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- "Kill or be killed."
- ―James, circa 2545
Senior Chief Petty Officer James Holmes (born James H. Amishaw) is a SPARTAN-II commando currently attached to Fireteam August of Sovereign Squad on board the UNSC Infinity. James has been known for his friendly behavior and persistent attitude. During his time as a SPARTAN, James specialized in reconnaissance and explosives.
Biography
Childhood and SPARTAN-II training (2511—2525)
James Harold Amishaw was born on January 28th, 2511 to parents Whitney and Charlie in Irbid, Tribute. Through most of his childhood, James' parents were financially troubled to the point when the family would be occasionally homeless. James was educated at Irbid Primary Education Facility Number 317 with the would-be Carris-137. Together, James and Carris were close. Her wealthy parents helped with the Amishaw's financial debts and moved into the same but large household.
At school, James was a soft boy who would spend most his time with Carris, who was locally known for incidentally injuring and even hospitalizing other children, even being kicked out of a Phys Ed class. Because of their bond, both children were mocked and bullied by numerous students, sending James to be home schooled. As time passed when educated at home, James became desperate to socialize with other children, resulting in socio-therapy (inducing false memories of socialization).
Once when James was on lunch-break, an ONI agent, under the guise of a "government official", visited the Penault household and invited James to a game of rhombic chess. Surprisingly, James defeated the official with 7 moves. Almost immediately after, the official witnessed Carris tackling with several of her friends. Though halted by Carris' father, the agent kept James' intellectuality and Carris' physicality in consideration for the SPARTAN program.
The next day, the 'official' took note of both children's academic skills and was present during a local children's rugby match. Upon seeing the two resisting several dangerous tackles and charges, demonstrating that both children were fit for the SPARTAN-II Program.
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| James behind Carris after the augmentation procedures. |
On the 23rd of September, 2517, both James and Carris were awoken from cryo-sleep with 148 other children and led to an amphitheater where they were informed of the experiment they were participating in. Both the children were awfully disheartened at their kidnapping. Though Carris was eager and hopeful of their escape, James barely slept for the 14 days since the introduction. Because of this, James was routinely medicated with pharmaceutical drugs to assist with his sleep. The medicines helped to a degree but James well became a sufferer of sleep deprivation.
In 2519, the whole of the SPARTAN-IIs undertook a mission in the Reach Military Wilderness Training Reserve. For the first time ever since their conscription James was physically away from Carris, which made him visibly uncomfortable during the mission. Upon being chosen by Samuel-034 during the training exercise, James emended his mood and felt safe in the presence of Fhajad-084 and Linda-058.
In the middle of 2523, James was shot by a stun round and was successfully captured by Tango Company. Though it was one of their few wins, Mendez later stated that James was overwhelmed by the forces in an effort to finally usurp the children. When transferred to another cell, James was brutally beaten into submission by angered trainers. The trainee incapacitated two of the trainers but was them thrown down to the ground floor. Tango Company lied that James 'fell down a flight of stairs'. In recovery, James was visited by several times by the Red and Blue team but more so by Carris.
After the event, James was particularly fond of staying close to his teammates, refusing the leave their backside or the take the lead. His anxiety has been reported several times and multiple psychiatric evaluations had been performed on him. On one occasion, James literally broke the hardened gel of a 'paintball' match because he panicked and the gel has been deemed unbreakable even by the augmented children. Catherine Halsey noted a significant increase in epinephrine, otherwise known as adrenaline. The doctor concluded that because of the intense training and psychological distress, James is among the children who's easier to set off than usual.
In March, 2525, James finally participated in the one event that the children built up to for 9 years: The SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures. Out of the many that survived, James turned out to be one of the fastest to recover. The Spartan was emotionally relieved to know that he would finally serve active duty and be away from the 'torturous' training of Mendez. With the majority of the Spartans, James was the first to note that Soren-066 wasn't present at the memorial ceremony and informed the other Spartans. Slowly, the word was spread and the adolescent children attempted to find Soren but to no avail. When questioning the Chief Petty Officer on the issue, he replied that Soren didn't survive either despite his name being present on the memorial.
Insurrection
James wasn't fond of killing other human beings, believing the action was wrong and ruthless. However, his loyalty to the United Nations Space Command has proven himself to be fully capable of mission regarding the Insurrection. Very rarely did James protest against the Insurrectionists and was one of the men in the UNSC who often saw the rebels as 'overtaxed farmers', a term he still uses to the present day. After 2525 and the battle of Harvest, James almost never even volunteered for Insurrectionist operations but instead chose missions against the Covenant.
Assault on Madrigal Base 03 (2525)
On the UNSC Pioneer, immediately after Blue Team's briefing of their first mission on Eridanus Secundus, James was one of the Spartans chosen for a mission on the planet of Madrigal. James' team, led by Carris-137, was complete with Jorge-052, Alice-130, Douglas-042 and Kurt-051 replacing Daisy-023 after the revelation concerning her homecoming. The primary objective of the mission was the deliver the captured UNSC freighter known as the Finnegan's Wake from Base 03 in Madrigal and pilot it the closest available refit station of their choice. In anticipation, the Spartans gathered together and discussed the mission's execution, forming multiple strategies with information supplied by Déjà. Merely hours passed after the briefing and Red Team had already found themselves a plan. The group later trained on Reach to prepare themselves.
On the 15th of September, Red Team was dropped via Human Entry Vehicles a few kilometers away from the target. The long and cautious walk towards Base 03 made James visibly uneasy due to the growing tension and his former enthusiasm quickly turned into reluctance. The Spartans utilized the strategy that was formed on the Pioneer to infiltrate the base and go directly towards the docks that housed the Finnegan's Wake. Worried about James, Douglas encouraged him to assist in planting several explosives around the base and to accompany him as he reprograms the base's defenses. The reluctant Spartan chose the follow Douglas and help in leveling the base. Regrouping with Carris, James made it on board the freighter and watched alongside Douglas as the base slowly tore itself apart with its missile batteries and turrets. Douglas personally gave the credit to James and congratulated him. After this, James' morale and confidence boosted significantly and was a recipient to a Legion of Honor. This milestone was kept quiet and put away safely with James stating that it 'wasn't mine to be awarded'. This was further reinforced by both Halsey and Mendez due to John-117 also receiving a Purple Heart from his first mission.