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{{Character Infobox|variant=Human

|name       = Faison

|death       = [[2535]]

|rank       = Second lieutenant<ref group="note">''Halo: The Cole Protocol'' indicates that Faison is a second lieutenant at the time of his introduction and makes no mention of his promotion following 1stLt Canfield's death. However, in Chapter 15 it is mentioned that Faison is a major. Throughout the book Keyes consistently refers to Faison as "Commander", meant to be shorthand for "Lieutenant Commander", both of which are Navy ranks. Apart from the blatant technical inaccuracy of addressing a Marine officer using a Navy rank (an error present throughout the novel), this means Faison would actually outrank Lieutenant Keyes (O-2) by two grades.</ref>

|species    = [[Human]]

|gender      = Male

When Keyes, [[Akio Watanabe|Major Akio Watanabe]], and surviving [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] operatives were being pursued by rioters and insurgents in the [[Scyllion Warehouse District|warehouse district]] of Charybdis IX's capital city, [[Scyllion]], they called for ODST reinforcements.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 127''</ref> After Keyes killed rebel leader [[Jason Kincaide]], Faison and nineteen other ODSTs arrived in the city. Faison's [[SOEIV]] landed on the rooftop that Keyes and ONI agent [[Corinthia Hansen]] were holed up on; as soon as he exited the pod it fell off the roof into the streets below.<ref name="cp132">'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 132''</ref> Upon noticing rebels armed with [[rocket-propelled grenade]]s, Faison ordered snipers [[Magnus]] and [[Jeremy]] to eliminate them. He then had two other ODSTs clear the streets of rebels with grenades. After the perimeter was secured, the rioters had dissipated, and the Insurrectionists were killed, [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican dropships]] landed nearby to evacuate the ground team to ''Midsummer Night''.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 133-134''</ref> Although Faison considered it a victory, Keyes believed the outcome of the riots was a loss. However, Agent Hansen revealed that Kincaide had informed them of his weapons supplier, giving the ''Midsummer Night'' a new objective.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 135''</ref>

Meanwhile 'Vadamee and [[Zhar (Sangheili)|Zhar]] boarded the ship to kill the surviving humans. While turning a corner, Faison shot Zhar in the chest but his shots were ineffective against the [[Sangheili]]'s shielding and armor. Surprised, Zhar shot Faison in the head, killing him instantly. The two Sangheili began to discuss the human, questioning why he was left behind. Zhar believed that Faison was wounded and lost his honor and thus was attempting to regain his honor before he died by laying in ambush. Jai attacked the Sangheili in the middle of their conversation. He was saddened by the ODST's death.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 274-275''</ref>

Faison was very caring of those under his command. At first Faison had disdain for [[Jacob Keyes]] and the rest of the [[UNSC Navy]], but after Keyes helped most of the ODSTs make it off ''[[Finnegan's Wake]]'' alive, Faison gained respect for him. He was very passive-aggressive and short-tempered when under stress. Faison respected those who outranked him and did not correct their mistakes, such as when Keyes repeatedly misstated Faison's rank.<ref name="cp54"/> After [[Akio Watanabe|Major Watanabe]] was killed by [[Jason Kincaide]], Faison noted that while he did not like the major he still felt sorry for him.<ref name="cp132"/> Keyes had remarked that Faison was "an insane Marine". Faison did not help this case when he gathered a few of his men, attacked Keyes, and bound him before giving him the ODST tattoo.<ref name="cp104"/>

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