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'''Commander Richard Lash''' was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] | '''Commander Richard Lash''' was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] officer who served from the mid-2540's until the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. He was one of the first humans to witness the outbreak of the [[Great Schism]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Early | ===Early career=== | ||
He transferred to the [[Prowler Corp]]s in [[2545]], by [[2552]] he was the first officer of the [[UNSC Prowler|prowler]] ''[[Dusk]]''.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 185''</ref> | He transferred to the [[Prowler Corp]]s in [[2545]], by [[2552]] he was the first officer of the [[UNSC Prowler|prowler]] ''[[Dusk]]''.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 185''</ref> | ||
Lash's father was a welder on the ''[[Cradle]]'' and was killed when it was destroyed during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] on July 17, [[2552]]. Lash knew his father wanted an opportunity to be a hero during the war, and was glad in a sense that he got the chance to.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 186''</ref> | Lash's father was a welder on the ''[[Cradle]]'' and was killed when it was destroyed during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] on July 17, [[2552]]. Lash knew his father wanted an opportunity to be a hero during the war, and was glad in a sense that he got the chance to.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 186''</ref> | ||
=== | ===Battle of Earth and the Great Schism=== | ||
Shortly before the [[Battle of Earth]], [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Iglesias]] was injured and undergoing radiation treatment Earthside, forcing Lash to take command. Lash took the ''[[Dusk]]'' into the fight during the Battle of Earth. | Shortly before the [[Battle of Earth]], [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Iglesias]] was injured and undergoing radiation treatment Earthside, forcing Lash to take command. Lash took the ''[[Dusk]]'' into the fight during the Battle of Earth. | ||
Lash eventually had to take the ''Dusk'' into Slipspace to follow the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} as well as the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s [[ | Lash eventually had to take the ''Dusk'' into Slipspace to follow the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} as well as the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s [[Regret's assault carrier|assault carrier]]. Once they arrived at [[Installation 05]], Lash witnessed the beginning of the [[Great Schism|Covenant civil war]], as the [[Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity]] destroyed itself.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 189''</ref> Lash was the first [[human]] to return to [[Earth]] and give details of the Covenant civil war.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 289''</ref> | ||
=== | ===Battle of Onyx=== | ||
Lash was quickly ordered to take the ''Dusk'' to [[Onyx]] to provide the ''[[UNSC Stalingrad]]'' and its battle group with tactical data as well as observe the battlefield.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 287''</ref> Against Lash's better judgment, the ''Stalingrad'''s battle group charged into | {{Main|Battle of Onyx}} | ||
Lash was quickly ordered to take the ''Dusk'' to [[Onyx]] to provide the ''[[UNSC Stalingrad]]'' and its battle group with tactical data as well as observe the battlefield.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 287''</ref> Against Lash's better judgment, the ''Stalingrad'''s battle group charged into Onyx and was crushed by superior [[Covenant]] forces, forcing the ''Dusk'' to float adrift in space until they could escape.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 333''</ref> This opportunity came when Onyx disintegrated into millions of [[Onyx Sentinel|sentinels]] which assaulted the Covenant fleet.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 377''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 378''</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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[[Category:UNSC Naval Personnel | [[Category:UNSC Naval Personnel|Lash, Richard]] | ||
