Terrence Hood: Difference between revisions

[[2531#February|Three months later]], during the [[Battle of Arcadia]], Hood was assigned to recover a [[log buoy]] dropped by the ''Spirit of Fire''. However, as the colony was already deemed lost by UNSC command, ''Roman Blue'' was also ordered to withhold from engaging the enemy in combat. However, Hood, enraged by the massive losses the Covenant had already inflicted on humanity, ordered his crew to attack a {{Class|CPV|heavy destroyer}}. Consequently, the ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s log buoy was not recovered. Hood would subsequently view himself as responsible for the ''Spirit of Fire'''s disappearance.<ref name="HE5">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 5|Issue #5]]''</ref>

The protracted battle for the planet left the admiral with few ships. By now it was obvious the Covenant were excavating a massive object between the ruins of New Mombasa and the industrial town of [[Voi]], what he and Keyes believed to be "The Ark".<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', level ''[[Tsavo Highway]]''</ref> Commander Keyes proposed a daring offensive to destroy the Forerunner ship, now grounded on the object; Hood gave his approval only after John-117 was recovered.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', level ''[[Crow's Nest]]''</ref> Once the Spartan and [[Thel 'Vadam]] disabled local enemy air defenses, Hood led [[Battle Group Victory]] from the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}<ref name="mythos">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 117''</ref> in a low altitude strike on the dreadnought. The attack failed and the Covenant left through a newly-opened [[Slipspace portal]] generated by the machine that also disabled Hood's ships, prompting him to regroup his forces.<ref>'''Halo 3''', level ''[[The Storm]]''</ref> Moments later, [[Indulgence of Conviction|a Flood-infested Covenant cruiser]] suddenly emerged from Slipspace nearby and crash-landed in Voi; the subsequent Flood invasion was repelled with aid from the pursuing [[Fleet of Retribution]], and a message from [[Cortana]] was retrieved from the crashed cruiser before the Fleet was forced to quarantine the area via [[glassing]].<ref name="floodgate">'''Halo 3''', level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref>

[[File:Hood Pelican.jpg|thumb|251px|right|Lord Hood grimly watches [[Miranda Keyes]] and the [[John-117|Master Chief]] as his [[D77H-TCI|Pelican]] leaves the ''Shadow of Intent'''s hangar.]]

Meeting with [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] aboard the Fleet's flagship, ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'', Hood watched on as the AI warned of an impending attack on Earth by the [[Gravemind]] and a Flood-infested ''[[High Charity]]'', claiming a solution to the parasite lay beyond the portal. The admiral was not confident of the AI's advice given its damaged state and was prepared to fight a conventional battle against the Flood whereas the Shipmaster saw this guaranteed suicide as foolish, opting to lead an expedition through the portal to find Cortana's solution. [[John-117]] and Commander [[Miranda Keyes|Keyes]] agreed with the shipmaster, convincing a weary Hood to spare the ''Dawn'' to accompany the Sangheili. Hood remained on Earth as the combined task force departed for what would become known as the real Ark, [[Installation 00]].<ref name="floodgate"/><ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', level ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''</ref> The final stand he had expected never came, as ''High Charity'' jumped directly toward the Ark from the vicinity of [[Mars]] one day later.<ref name="Bulletin924">[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-9-24-14 '''Halo Waypoint''' - The Halo Bulletin: 9.24.14'']</ref>

He believed that a formal peace with the [[Sangheili]], particularly [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] and [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]], could be made. Hood, along with [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Serin Osman]], [[Corporal]] [[Vasily Beloi]] and [[Evan Phillips|Dr. Evan Phillips]], were the first humans to visit [[Sanghelios]]. There, he and [[Thel 'Vadam]] discussed the fragile state of both species, as well as a treaty to formalize the peace. He invited 'Vadam to a memorial service on [[Earth]], and in return 'Vadam invited Phillips to study Sangheili history and culture on their homeworld.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 358-361''</ref>

{{Quote|I have given my word to the Arbiter, and while it might not be fashionable to believe that still has some meaning, I shall keep it until he no longer honors his|Lord Hood }}<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 317''</ref>

Sometime later, Hood and [[Admiral]] [[Margaret Parangosky]] conducted an Admirals inspection of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. Parangonsky informed him ''Infinity'' was ready to deploy, hoping to take her out on a "Thursday war" over Sanghelios, however, Hood initially declined.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 70''</ref> After [[Evan Phillips]] was trapped on Sanghelios due to the [[Blooding Years]], Hood contacted the Arbiter and asked for permission to land their own retrieval team to get Phillips, which the Arbiter eventually granted. Later on, as the crisis on Sanghelios intensified, Parangonsky convinced Hood to deploy ''Infinity'' in order to help protect the Arbiter and quell his opponents.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''pages 236-238''</ref> While orbiting Sanghelios aboard the ship, Parangosky and Hood received intel that [[Vadam keep]] was about to be breached by the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]]. Hood contacted 'Vadam, who reluctantly agreed to accept Hood's help. ''Infinity'' turned the tide over Sanghelios as it destroyed the rebel destroyer ''[[Defender of Faith]]'' and forced the Abiding Truth to retreat from the planet. Hood later planned to invite 'Vadam onboard ''Infinity'' for a tour of the ship.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 405''</ref>

After it was discovered that the active installations of the [[Halo Array]] were counting down to fire in several weeks, Hood convened in Bravo-6 with several high-ranking UNSC members and scientists concerning the crisis. It was proposed that a joint UNSC-Sangheili task force be sent to [[Installation 00]], the most likely source of the countdown, in order to prevent galactic extinction. Hood overruled Admiral Osman, who vehemently spoke against involving the Sangheili in [[Operation: FAR STORM|the operation]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''Chapter 2''</ref>

Hood remained on ''Infinity'' and requested [[Bradley|Commander Bradley]] to indulge him with a demonstration of the ship's Forerunner engines. Hood asked Roland to plot a random vector with multiple headings, but they were then notified by lieutenant [[Jespersen]] of a distress signal near the [[Artesia-702 system]]. Hood scrapped the exercise and the ''Infinity'' went to investigate. Arriving in the system on March 11, they found a damaged civilian [[freighter]], the ''[[Pilgrims Pride]]''. The freighter was tugged into one of ''Infinity'''s bays on Hood's order. An ambush was sprung when the freighter launched multiple assault crafts and set itself to self-destruct. With the help of Fireteams Majestic, [[Fireteam Colossus|Colossus]], and [[Fireteam Fenrir|Fenrir]], the attack was repelled and the freighter was tugged back into space before it could self-destruct on ''Infinity''. Following the skirmish, Hood was informed that the vessels used by the assailants were Vultures and Sparrowhawks, whose I.D. numbers belonged to the long-lost {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}. Lord Hood divulged all he knew about the ''Spirit of Fire'', and his own part in the ship's disappearance decades earlier.<ref name="escalation4"/> Partly due to his guilt over the incident, Hood ordered ''Infinity'' to scout the vessels' recorded point of origin, near the gas giant [[Oth Lodon]] deep in [[Jiralhanae]] space. However, when ''Infinity'' arrived at the coordinates, they encountered a [[Oth Lodon station|Covenant battlestation]]. [[Daniel Clayton]], [[James Cutter|Captain Cutter]]'s illegitimate son and former UNSC captain turned defector to the [[New Colonial Alliance]], opened a communications channel to ''Infinity'' and declared his desire for vengeance against Lord Hood and the UNSC. Having lured ''Infinity'' into a trap, Clayton opened fire on the ship with the station's [[energy projector]].<ref name="HE5"/>

*Hood was voiced by Hollywood actor [[Wikipedia:Ron Perlman|Ron Perlman]]. He passingly resembles his voice actor in ''Halo 2'' and more closely in ''Halo 3''. However, his photorealistic depiction in ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' looks considerably different from his past incarnations, negating any resemblance to his voice actor.  

*Despite being a member of the British nobility, Lord Hood speaks with a distinctly North American accent. This may imply that he is a Canadian national, as [[Canada]] is a constitutional monarchy and a member of the [[Wikipedia:Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth of Nations]], with the British monarch as ''de jure'' head of state. It is more likely that exposure to the [[Unified Earth Government]]'s amalgamated culture has rendered his accent indistinct. Though multiple accents and dialects of British English still exist in the 26th century, the predominant accent among English-speaking UEG civilians and UNSC personnel tends to be North American.