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Revision as of 13:36, 6 July 2017
| “ | Fate is not without irony. And the past is not without its just dessert. | „ |
| ~ Temple revealing his true intentions. |
Mark Temple is the leader of the Blues and Reds, a faction of Simulation Troopers much like the Reds and Blues who have been carrying out attacks against the UNSC. He is the main antagonist of Season 15.
Temple seeks revenge against the Freelancers for their involvement in the death of his friend Biff, and has been tracking them down and killing them by putting them in armor lock and leaving them to die.
History
Past
Not much is known about Temple's past, except that he has served as leader of the Blues and Reds since the dawn of Project Freelancer. He and his old friend Biff enlisted in the military and remained friends even as they were separated onto different teams. One night, Biff and Temple made a deal to shoot off Biff in the pinky so he could be medically discharged and go home to his girlfriend, who is later revealed to be pregnant with Biff's child. However, Project Freelancer put Carolina and Tex at Desert Gulch to test their skills, and during their grudge match, Biff was fatally wounded and left by Carolina and Tex to die.
Later, the Blues and Reds left Desert Gulch looking for answers, ending up at a Freelancer outpost and learn the same truth as the Reds and Blues; the Simulation Troopers were sold out by the UNSC as pawns for Project Freelancer. This revelation, combined with Biff's death, set in motion Temple's burning hatred and desire for revenge against Project Freelancer.
Attack on UNSC
After the events of the Chorus Trilogy which led to the arrest of Malcolm Hargrove, the Blues and Reds began carrying out their terrorist attacks on the UNSC, specifically the Project Freelancer personnel, leading the galaxy to believe the Reds and Blues were responsible for the attacks in the name of the planet Chorus. Temple lands at a UNSC outpost after the rest of his troopers kill nearly everybody. One lone survivor goes to attack Temple, but Surge kills him before he lands a strike, leaving Temple's helmet half-covered in the soldier's blood. He leaves his helmet behind before they leave.
Meeting the Reds and Blues
The Reds and Blues, having tracked a message from Church across several different locations, finally meet the Blues and Reds at their own outpost, which appears very similar to Blood Gulch. Temple introduces himself and his men, and tells the Reds and Blues about their attacks. He claims they are defending themselves against the UNSC, and further claims someone high up in their food chain is wiping out any trace of Project Freelancer, including the Simulation Troopers. As if to illustrate his point, UNSC aircraft fly near the base and begin an attack. The Reds and Blues and Blues and Reds work together to take down their attackers, taking cover in their base, which is actually underwater. After a recon mission together goes swimmingly, Temple begins to sow seeds of doubt into the Reds and Blues, turning them against Dylan Andrews, a reporter from the Interstellar Daily who is writing the true story about the Reds and Blues and defends their innocence.
True Colors Revealed
"Revenge is best served frozen".
Washington and Carolina, during their own search, deliberately activate their tracking beacons to trap their mystery attackers. Surprised to find both teams of Simulation Troopers arrive, they are taken back to the Blues and Reds base and are updated on the situation. Temple gives Washington and Carolina a "tour" of the base, showing them a room filled with replicas of Freelancer armor. However, Washington and Carolina realize these are not replicas, but the actual bodies of Freelancers, having been armor-locked and left to die in the room. Temple boldly admits his true intentions to the two Freelancers after armor-locking them into the room as well. Temple mockingly challenges them to survive longer than the other Freelancers who died in there (8 days and 11 hours, to be exact) before stating the Reds and Blues will be dead before they even know what is going on and leaving.
Dylan Andrews correctly becomes suspicious of the Blues and Reds and investigates further. She spies on Temple berating Loco for his failure to complete a mysterious device he wanted built, and she is almost caught by them before she managed to hack into Temple's computer. Temple holds Jax at gunpoint to get Dylan's location. The Blues and Reds caputure both Andrews and Jax and he explains to them his motives for revenge against both the UNSC and Project Freelancer.
The Reds and Blues (minus Sarge) finally grow suspicious of the Blues and Reds, approaching them about their intentions. Temple reveals his true intentions and angrily yells at the Reds and Blues for becoming friends with Freelancers. As the Reds and Blues get ready to fight, Temple summons the Grunts, revealing he has recruited all the Simulation Troopers except the Reds and Blues to his cause, further stating his intention to invade Earth and attack the UNSC.
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