Thomas Lasky: Difference between revisions

'''Captain Thomas J. Lasky''' ([[service number]] '''98604-72690-TL''') is a senior officer of the [[UNSC Navy]] who served throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]] and, in the postwar era, played a key role in the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|conflicts]] with [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant remnants]] and [[Forerunner]] [[Promethean]] constructs.<ref name="SDCC H4 panel">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35_pXjNsDUY&feature=channel&list=UL ''YouTube'': ''Halo 4 Flag Stabbing and Spartan Cosplay - Comic-Con 2012'']</ref> Since at least [[2552]], then-[[Commander]] Lasky served as [[Andrew Del Rio|Captain Andrew Del Rio]]'s executive officer aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. In [[2557|July 2557]],{{Ref/Novel|Id=ttw48|TTW|Page=48}} Del Rio was replaced as captain by Lasky just prior to the [[Didact]]'s [[New Phoenix Incident|assault on Earth]].{{Ref/Level|Id=mid|H4|[[Midnight]]}}

Lasky was instrumental in helping the [[John-117|Master Chief]] stop the vengeful Forerunner and under his leadership the ''Infinity'' would play a key role in numerous important missions. When the [[Created]] seized power in late [[2558]], Lasky ordered a tactical retreat, resolving to fight only when a way to do so could be found.{{Ref/Reuse|h5 guardians}} In [[2559#December|December 2559]], the ''Infinity'' was [[Battle over Installation 07|attacked]] by the [[Banished]] over [[Installation 07]] while bringing an end to Cortana.{{Ref/Level|Hi|Warship Gbraakon}} While Lasky managed to escape from the ship,{{Ref/Reuse|e1}} his transmission to transmit a rendezvous point was cut off abruptly{{Ref/Reuse|ia12}}, leaving his fate unknown to the UNSC survivors on the fragmented section of Zeta Halo,{{Ref/Reuse|RP13}} although Spartan [[Tomas Horvath]] hoped that Lasky and the other missing personnel from the ''Infinity'' were fighting the Banished elsewhere on the Halo ring.{{Ref/Reuse|RP39}}