Editing Banks

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{{quote|Marine, did I give you permission to bitch?|Staff Sergeant Banks countering a Marine's nervousness}}
'''Staff Sergeant Banks''' is a [[non-commissioned officer]]<ref group="Note">Banks' specific rank has never been stated, with the ''Halo 2'' level Metropolis only referring to him as a Sergeant. However his role as assistant Platoon leader in the battle of New Mombasa suggests he is a Staff Sergeant.</ref> of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]]. He served in [[A Company]] First Platoon of an unknown regiment. Banks commanded First Platoon during the [[Battle of Mombasa]], and later served on the UNSC ''[[Forward Unto Dawn]],'' playing a role in several engagements during the [[Battle of Installation 05]].

== Biography ==
=== Defense of ''Cairo Station'' ===
On October 20, 2552, Banks was onboard ''[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]'' when the Covenant [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] arrive at Earth via [[slipstream space]]. Banks was among the Marines who defended the station when it was boarded by the Covenant troops. Banks was combating the Covenant in [[Commons R-01]] when [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] [[John-117]] arrived and provided assistance.<ref>''Halo 2'', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref>

=== Battle of Mombasa ===
{{Main|Battle of Mombasa}}
{{quote|When I asked for reinforcements, I didn't think they'd send a Spartan.|Banks expressing his surprise at the Master Chief's appearance}}
Upon his unit's deployment to [[New Mombasa]], Banks found himself in command of "A" Company's First Platoon after their [[Parisa|lieutenant]] was incapacitated on arrival.<ref name="Metropolis">''Halo 2'', campaign level, ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref> Coming next in the chain of command, he was forced to take direct command of the Marines in [[New Mombasa Sector B|Sector B]]. The company's command post soon came under heavy siege by a number of [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraiths]], forcing the Marines to lock the building down to prevent Covenant entry. The entrenched Marines were unable to muster any response due to the presence of several [[Kig-Yar]] [[Kig-Yar Sniper|Snipers]] covering the building. Fortunately for the Marines, John-117 arrived in the area and eliminated all Covenant forces. With the enemy neutralized, Banks was able to open the command post again, allowing the arriving UNSC forces to enter. Banks and his men proceeded to assist John-117 in disabling an advancing [[Protos-pattern Scarab|Scarab]] walker, providing cover fire as the Spartan boarded the Scarab, killed its crew and disabled it from within.{{Ref/Reuse|Metropolis}}

Banks and the rest of his platoon were evacuated and transferred to the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}, which left Mombasa in pursuit of the [[Covenant]] {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' as the latter ship jumped into slipspace. 

===Battle of Installation 05===
{{Main|Battle of Installation 05}}
{{Quote|no=four|q1=Proceed to the objective, we'll hold out as long as we can! ''(screams fearfully)'' Get it off me!|[[Marcus Stacker|Gunnery Sergeant Marcus Stacker]]|q2=Suppressive fire, suppressive fire!|Sergeant Banks|q3="Negative, ma'am! They are ''not'' Covenant!|Sergeant Stacker|q4=Cover that doorway!|Sergeant Banks|Banks coordinating a desperate defense against [[Flood]] in the Sentinel Wall.}} 

Arriving at Installation 05 on board the UNSC ''In Amber Clad'' on November 2, Banks was among the first wave of ODSTs dropped onto Installation 05 as part of the [[First Platoon (ODST)|First Platoon]]. Along with [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Marcus Stacker]], Private First Class [[Chips Dubbo]] and several Marines, Banks supported John-117 as he made his way through Covenant-held ruins on his way to the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s [[Temple (Installation 05)|temple]].<ref>''Halo 2'', campaign level ''[[Delta Halo]]''</ref><ref name="Regret">''Halo 2'' campaign level ''[[Regret (Halo 2 level)|Regret]]''</ref> Alongside most of First Platoon, Banks was pulled out via Pelican by Sergeant [[Johnson]] and reassigned to [[Battle of the Quarantine Zone|a mission to retrieve the index]]. {{Ref/Reuse|Regret}}

Banks was among a platoon of Marines deployed by the ''In Amber Clad'' to the Sentinel Wall surrounding the [[Quarantine zone (location)|Quarantine zone]]. The Marines moved through the outer wall with ease, unmolested by local Sentinel defenses - likely due to being recognized by the automated guardians as [[Reclaimer]]s.<ref name="sacred">''Halo 2'', campaign level ''[[Sacred Icon]]''</ref>

As the force moved through the inner wall however, the outer wall became besieged by [[Jiralhanae]]-led Covenant forces deployed from the recently arrived ''[[High Charity]]''. Eventually, the Arbiter [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee was able to deactivate the Containment Shield, and the inner wall quickly became overrun with [[Flood]] from the nearby Quarantine Zone.

[[File:HTMCC-H2A Marines Resistance.jpg|thumb|250px|Banks and Stacker fire their Plasma Pistols at their Jiralhanae captors.]]
Most of the Marines swiftly fell to the Flood parasite and the now-hostile Sentinels. While Gunnery Sergeant Stacker contacted ''In Amber Clad'', Banks directed the surviving Marines as they staged a desperate defense, attempting to hold their position. {{Ref/Reuse|sacred}} Banks, Stacker<ref name="greatjourney">''Halo 2'', campaign level ''[[The Great Journey]]''</ref> and their Marine survivors<ref>''Halo 2'', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]], Inside Job''</ref> were ultimately captured by Covenant forces.

Later, as ''High Charity'' was overrun by the Flood-infested ''In Amber Clad'', captive Sergeants Johnson, Stacker and Banks were brought to a [[Bastion of the Brutes|series of structures]] held by the Jiralhanae on Installation 05. The three were moments away from execution when the Jiralhanae were attacked by [[Sangheili]] [[Covenant separatists|forces]] led by the Arbiter Thel 'Vadamee. Taking advantage of the confusion, Johnson managed to board the nearby [[Protos-pattern Scarab|Scarab]] walker, and forged a hasty alliance with 'Vadamee in order to stop Tartarus from activating the installation. The UNSC-operated Scarab cleared a path to the Installation's Control Room, while the Arbiter provided air support.{{Ref/Reuse|greatjourney}} After the neutralization and subsequent blockading of Installation 05, Banks was presumably evacuated by the Arbiter and his allies alongside Johnson, Miranda, and Stacker, returning to Earth around November 15, 2552.<ref name="lootcrate2">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]''</ref>

==Trivia==
*Banks is voiced by [[Orlando Jones]], who is best known for his work on the sketch comedy series [[Wikipedia:MadTV|MadTV]].
*In the [[Halo 2 E3 demo|''Halo 2'' E3 demo]], Banks is Caucasian and is voiced by [[Pete Stacker]]. He calls an airstrike onto a Covenant artillery platform before giving the Master Chief his [[M7 SMG]]. This version of Banks is heavily wounded and does not aid the Master Chief in driving the Covenant out of New Mombasa, standing in stark contrast to the character's retail incarnation.
*In the level ''[[Regret (Halo 2 level)|Regret]]'', Sergeant Banks is sometimes one of the Master Chief's Marine allies. A glitch may also happen on the same level, where his voice is that of Stacker's or vice versa.{{Ref/Reuse|Regret}}
*Banks was nicknamed "Sergeant Cautious" by Bungie staff, and at one point, was going to be named Sergeant Jones, after his voice actor.<ref>[http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/voices.html ''halo.bungie.org'': The Names Behind The Voices]</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:SSgt Banks 2.png|Sergeant Banks as he appears in ''Halo 2''.
File:Banks.png|Banks in combat in ''Halo 2''.
File:H2A SergeantBanks.png|Sergeant Banks as he appears in ''Halo 2 Anniversary''.
File:H2ACampaign BanksMetropolis.png|Banks combat-ready in ''Halo 2 Anniversary''.
File:HTMCC-H2A Banks on Cairo Station.jpg|Banks onboard ''Cairo Station'' in ''Halo 2 Anniversary''.
File:H2ACampaign MetropolisMarines.png|Banks and his squad defend their position in New Mombasa in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''

==Notes==
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[[Category:UNSC Marine Corps enlisted personnel]]