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'''Henry Gibson''' was the captain of the [[Human]] freighter, ''[[This End Up]]'' <ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 96</ref>. Gibson's nickname is "Hank". During his life, he always found that piloting a ship by himself-with only the minimum aid from a computer-gave him his greatest joy. He served on civilian cruise ships (such as the | '''Henry Gibson''' was the captain of the [[Human]] freighter, ''[[This End Up]]'' <ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 96</ref>. Gibson's nickname is "Hank". During his life, he always found that piloting a ship by himself-with only the minimum aid from a computer-gave him his greatest joy. He served on civilian cruise ships (such as the luxury liner ''[[Two Drink Minimum]]'') for many years, enjoying the ability to steer without aid and the time away from his two now ex-wives, but found the constant noise to be too much for him and left it to instead serve as a hauler for products from [[Harvest]]. His personal touch helped distinguish him from other services and brought him a great deal of respect. | ||
His life was | His life was unexpectedly ended when a [[Covenant]] boarding party invaded his ship in search of [[Forerunner]] relics they had believed to be onboard. He nearly succeeded in killing a [[Grunt]] named [[Dadab]], but was killed by a rock thrown by Dadab's [[Huragok]] companion ''[[Lighter Than Some]]''. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Henry Gibson is the first human being to ever encounter a member of the Covenant, although he did not live long afterwards. | *Henry Gibson is the first human being to ever encounter a member of the Covenant, although he did not live long afterwards. | ||
*The prototype [[Jotun Heavy Industries|JOTUN]] Harvester on his ship was inspected by ''Lighter Than Some'', and later served as the Huragok's inspiration for | *The prototype [[Jotun Heavy Industries|JOTUN]] Harvester on his ship was inspected by ''Lighter Than Some'', and later served as the Huragok's inspiration for a vehicle that would come to be known as the [[Brute Chopper]], officially the [[Type-25 Rapid Assault Vehicle]]. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== |