Henry Gibson

Henry Gibson was the captain of the Human freighter, This End Up . 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 luxary 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 expectantly 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

• 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 Harvester on his ship was inspected by Lighter Than Some, and later served as the Huragok's inspiration for four one-wheeled devices that would come to be known as Type-25 Rapid Assault Vehicle, also known as the "Chopper".