Richard Lash: Difference between revisions

He transferred to the [[Prowler Corp]]s in [[2545]], by [[2552]] he was the first officer of the [[UNSC Prowler|prowler]] ''[[Dusk]]''.<ref>[[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 eventually had to take the ''Dusk'' into Slipspace to follow the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} as well as the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s [[Assault Carrier]]. Once they arrived at [[Installation 05]], Lash witnessed the [[Civil War of the Covenant]], as the [[Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity]] destroyed itself.<ref>[[Ghosts of Onyx]] page 189</ref> Lash was the first [[Human]] to return to [[Earth]] and give details of the Covenant Civil War.<ref>[[Ghosts of Onyx]] page 289</ref>

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>[[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>[[Ghosts of Onyx]] page 333</ref> This opportunity came when Onyx exploded into a [[Shield World]].<ref>[[Ghosts of Onyx]] page 377</ref> Lash was able to escape [[The Battle of Onyx]] and keep his crew alive.<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 378</ref>