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{{Disambig header|the UNSC general|other uses of the word "black"|Black (disambiguation)}} | {{Disambig header|the UNSC general|other uses of the word "black"|Black (disambiguation)}} | ||
{{Character | {{Character Infobox|variant=Human | ||
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|name=Daniel Black | |name=Daniel Black | ||
|image=[[File:General Black.png|300px]] | |image=[[File:General Black.png|300px]] | ||
|homeworld= | |homeworld= | ||
|birth= | |birth= | ||
|death=[[2526|April 26, 2526]]<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2482554_Today-in-Halo.aspx#post2482554 '''Halo Waypoint Forums''': ''Today in Halo'']</ref> | |death= [[2526|April 26, 2526]]<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2482554_Today-in-Halo.aspx#post2482554 '''Halo Waypoint Forums''': ''Today in Halo'']</ref> | ||
| | |rank=[[General]] | ||
| | |gender=Male | ||
|species=[[Human]] | |species=[[Human]] | ||
|height= | |height= | ||
|hair=Brown | |hair=Brown | ||
|eyes=Brown | |eyes=Brown | ||
|sn= | |sn= | ||
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|notable= | |notable= | ||
|affiliation=[[UNSC Marine Corps]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|Send me your sons, your daughters. And I will transform their bodies, I will discipline their minds, and I will rid their hearts of fear. Make no mistake. This is a call to arms. The enemy is out there waiting, in the shadows of those stars, to slaughter our future. So I ask you: What will your legacy be? Send me the next generation of soldiers and I will give you the next generation of heroes.|General Black}}<ref name=recruit>'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Recruitment]]'''</ref> | {{Quote|Send me your sons, your daughters. And I will transform their bodies, I will discipline their minds, and I will rid their hearts of fear. Make no mistake. This is a call to arms. The enemy is out there waiting, in the shadows of those stars, to slaughter our future. So I ask you: What will your legacy be? Send me the next generation of soldiers and I will give you the next generation of heroes.|General Black}}<ref name=recruit>'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Recruitment]]'''</ref> | ||
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===Corbulo=== | ===Corbulo=== | ||
Upon noticing the amount of [[Outer Colony]] youth joining [[Insurrectionist]] factions, he decided that an extremely regimented pro-UEG education would be the key to winning the [[Insurrection]]. As such, sometime prior to 2526, Black was appointed superintendent of the [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]]. | Upon noticing the amount of [[Outer Colony]] youth joining [[Insurrectionist]] factions, he decided that an extremely regimented pro-UEG education would be the key to winning the [[Insurrection]]. As such, sometime prior to 2526, Black was appointed superintendent of the [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]].<ref name="Universe"/> | ||
Black regularly made rounds of the campus, personally overseeing the performance of the class of [[2529]].<ref>'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Squad]]'''</ref> He frequently monitored [[Hastati Squad]], particularly Cadets [[Chyler Silva]] and [[Thomas Lasky]]. Silva's parents had been killed in action against [[Insurrectionist]]s, and the general respected their sacrifice and their daughter performed admirably in his eyes. Lasky's [[Lasky (colonel)|mother]] was a well-renowned colonel, while his brother, [[Cadmon Lasky|Cadmon]], had been one of the finest cadets in the academy's history. In contrast to Silva, Black often berated Thomas for failing to live up to his family members' reputations.<ref name="FUD 1">'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Episode 1'''</ref><ref name="FUD 2">'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Episode 2'''</ref> | Black regularly made rounds of the campus, personally overseeing the performance of the class of [[2529]].<ref>'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Squad]]'''</ref> He frequently monitored [[Hastati Squad]], particularly Cadets [[Chyler Silva]] and [[Thomas Lasky]]. Silva's parents had been killed in action against [[Insurrectionist]]s, and the general respected their sacrifice and their daughter performed admirably in his eyes. Lasky's [[Lasky (colonel)|mother]] was a well-renowned colonel, while his brother, [[Cadmon Lasky|Cadmon]], had been one of the finest cadets in the academy's history. In contrast to Silva, Black often berated Thomas for failing to live up to his family members' reputations.<ref name="FUD 1">'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Episode 1'''</ref><ref name="FUD 2">'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Episode 2'''</ref> | ||
===Battle of Circinius IV=== | ===Battle of Circinius IV=== | ||
As of 2526, [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Two|ONI Section Two]] kept the [[Covenant]]'s existence a closely guarded secret. Despite most of the academy's personnel being unaware of the burgeoning [[Human-Covenant War]], Black was informed and posted Marine garrisons at key areas around the facility. | As of 2526, [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Two|ONI Section Two]] kept the [[Covenant]]'s existence a closely guarded secret. Despite most of the academy's personnel being unaware of the burgeoning [[Human-Covenant War]], Black was informed and posted Marine garrisons at key areas around the facility.<ref name="FUD 1"/> He also authorized limited communications blackouts under the guise of routine maintenance procedures.<ref name="FUD 2"/> | ||
During the [[Covenant]] [[Battle of Circinius IV|attack on Circinius IV]], Black ordered the evacuation of Corbulo's cadets. However, the destruction of the Academy's [[space elevator]] killed many of the cadets and staff, hindering the evacuation operation.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, Part 3'''</ref> Shortly afterwards, Black, along with most of Circinius IV's population, was killed in the Covenant ground assault. His corpse was later found in the driver seat of his [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|Warthog]] by the four surviving CAMS cadets as well as [[John-117]], who used his Warthog to escape the Academy.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, Part 4'''</ref> | During the [[Covenant]] [[Battle of Circinius IV|attack on Circinius IV]], Black ordered the evacuation of Corbulo's cadets. However, the destruction of the Academy's [[space elevator]] killed many of the the cadets and staff, hindering the evacuation operation.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, Part 3'''</ref> Shortly afterwards, Black, along with most of Circinius IV's population, was killed in the Covenant ground assault. His corpse was later found in the driver seat of his [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|Warthog]] by the four surviving CAMS cadets as well as [[John-117]], who used his Warthog to escape the Academy.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, Part 4'''</ref> | ||
==Personality and traits== | ==Personality and traits== | ||
Black had a very gruff, no-nonsense personality and little tolerance for second-rate performance. Though he respected those who conducted themselves well in exercises and in actual service, he did not refrain from belittling those whom he felt did not give their all. | Black had a very gruff, no-nonsense personality and little tolerance for second-rate performance. Though he respected those who conducted themselves well in exercises and in actual service, he did not refrain from belittling those whom he felt did not give their all.<ref name="FUD 2"/> He has a habit of smoking [[cigar]]s, probably [[Sweet William cigar|Sweet Williams]].<ref name="FUD 1"/> | ||
Black adamantly believed in [[Earth]]'s dominance over humanity's [[human colonies|colonies]], maintaining that the UNSC was solely responsible for humanity's survival and well-being. He strongly condemned the [[insurrectionist]]s, who in his view endangered countless human lives as well as what he saw as mankind's safe and harmonious coexistence under the auspices of the Unified Earth Government.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Lecture]]'''</ref> He was very vocal with these views, making his stance known not only among the cadets in the lectures and speeches he frequently held, but also in the school's advertisements.<ref name=recruit/> | Black adamantly believed in [[Earth]]'s dominance over humanity's [[human colonies|colonies]], maintaining that the UNSC was solely responsible for humanity's survival and well-being. He strongly condemned the [[insurrectionist]]s, who in his view endangered countless human lives as well as what he saw as mankind's safe and harmonious coexistence under the auspices of the Unified Earth Government.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Lecture]]'''</ref> He was very vocal with these views, making his stance known not only among the cadets in the lectures and speeches he frequently held, but also in the school's advertisements.<ref name=recruit/> | ||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
General Black is portrayed by Canadian actor [[Wikipedia:Mike Dopud|Mike Dopud]] | General Black is portrayed by Canadian actor [[Wikipedia:Mike Dopud|Mike Dopud]],<ref name="Waypoint"/> who voiced [[w:c:doom:Doom's protagonist|the protagonist]] in [[Wikipedia:iD Software|iD Software]]'s ''[[w:c:doom:Doom|Doom]]''. By appearing in ''Forward Unto Dawn'', he has acted in both the most influential early first-person shooter and in one of the mainstay franchises of the modern FPS genre. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:H4FUD-GeneralBlack.jpg|Closeup of General Black. | File:H4FUD-GeneralBlack.jpg|Closeup of General Black. | ||
File:FUD Black.jpg|Profile view of General Black. | File:FUD Black.jpg|Profile view of General Black. | ||
File:FUD Black Cadets Gear Room.jpg|General Black reprimanding members of Hastati Squad during a training exercise. | File:FUD Black Cadets Gear Room.jpg|General Black reprimanding members of Hastati Squad during a training exercise. | ||
File:FUD - BlackHog.jpg|General Black in his personal Warthog. | File:FUD - BlackHog.jpg|General Black in his personal Warthog. | ||
File:FUD - BlackHastati.jpg|Black inspecting [[Hastati Squad]]. | File:FUD - BlackHastati.jpg|Black inspecting [[Hastati Squad]]. | ||
File:FUD - BlackLecture.jpg|Black giving a speech to Hastati Squad. | File:FUD - BlackLecture.jpg|Black giving a speech to Hastati Squad. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Humans|Black, Daniel]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC Marine Corps officers|Black, Daniel]] | [[Category:UNSC Marine Corps officers|Black, Daniel]] | ||
[[Category:Corbulo Academy staff and cadets|Black, Daniel]] | [[Category:Corbulo Academy staff and cadets|Black, Daniel]] | ||
