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|death=[[2526| | |death= [[2526]] ([[Circinius IV]]) | ||
|rank=[[General]]<ref group="note">The rank flag mounted aboard Black's personal M12 Warthog includes [[:image:BlackFlag.JPG|four stars]], denoting a full General Officer. Traditionally, O-9 officers were the superintendents of the elite [[Wikipedia:United States service academies|United States service academies]] such as the Military Academy at West Point and the Naval Academy in Annapolis. The fact that General Black is an O-10 speaks to the exceedingly high standards to which the cadets at the Corbulo Academy of Military Science were held.</ref> | |||
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'''General Black''' was a flag officer of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]]. Black served as the superintendent of [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]] during the later years of the [[Insurrection]] and during the [[Covenant]]'s invasion of the [[Outer Colonies]] in [[2526]].<ref name="IGN 7112012">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_4skHcCpT4&hd=1 '''YouTube:''' ''First Look: Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn (Live Action Series)'']</ref><ref name="Waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/detail/forward-unto-dawn-cast-shots/2a02e41b-2465-4c17-ae13-e6fa13e68ed2#imageNumber=13 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Forward Unto Dawn'' headshots]</ref> | |||
'''General | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Prior to taking a position at Corbulo Academy, Black had served as a committed and dedicated Marine officer. Strongly patriotic and pro-[[Unified Earth Government|UEG]], he earned numerous [[:Category:UNSC Decorations|decorations]] in his career and by [[2526]] he had achieved the rank of [[General]].<ref>'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Lecture]]'''</ref> | |||
Prior to taking a position at Corbulo Academy, Black had served as a committed and dedicated Marine officer | |||
===Corbulo=== | ===Corbulo=== | ||
Sometime prior to 2526, Black was appointed superintendent of the [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]]. 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 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 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== | ||
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 colonies, maintaining that the UNSC is solely responsible for humanity's survival and well-being. He strongly condemned the insurrectionists, who in his view endanger countless human lives as well as mankind's safe and harmonious coexistence under the auspices of the Unified Earth Government.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Lecture]]'''</ref> | |||
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==Production note== | |||
He is portrayed by Canadian actor [[Wikipedia:Mike Dopud|Mike Dopud]],<ref name="Waypoint"/> who voiced [[w:c:doom:Doom's protagonist|the protagonist]] in ''[[w:c:doom:Doom|Doom]]'' and ''[[w:c:doom:Doom II: Hell on Earth|Doom II]]''. 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. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' {{1st}} | ||
==Notes== | |||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:UNSC Marine Corps Personnel|Black]] | |||
[[Category:Corbulo Academy staff and cadets|Black]] | |||
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[[Category:Corbulo Academy staff and cadets|Black | |||
