Editing Henry Glassman

{{Status|Canon}}

{{disambig header|the doctor onboard UNSC ''Infinity''|the Spartan Ops mission|Expendable/Glassman}}

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|homeworld=[[New Carthage]]{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}

|birth=[[2522|February 1, 2522]]<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 25''</ref>

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|height=6'0" (183.4 cm){{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}

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|affiliation=[[Unified Earth Government]]

{{Quote|If you take engines built by [[Forerunners|aliens]] a hundred thousand years ago, and hire [[Catherine Halsey|a]] [[war criminal]] to bolt them onto the ship, you can't expect predictable behavior!|Glassman commenting on a sudden power loss aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.}}

'''Doctor Henry Glassman''' (Civilian Consultant '''652562''') is a civilian [[human]] scientist contracted by the [[UNSC Navy]]. He serves aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} as her chief engineer.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 53''</ref>

Henry Glassman was born [[2522|February 1, 2522]] on [[New Carthage]]. He gained ONI's attention early on with his work in astrophysics and quantum theory. Several of his theories aided the UNSC's refinement of [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|translight travel]] and led to his recruitment into ONI's [[Beta-5 Division]]'s experimental research group.{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}

Glassman was assigned in [[2553]] to the prototype ship ''Infinity''. He had difficulty getting along with [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]], who was installing the [[Forerunner]] engines on the ship.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''', ''page 53''</ref> As well, Glassman worked with the [[Huragok]] who were assigned to working on and repairing the ship. In a meeting with [[Admiral]]s [[Terrence Hood]] and [[Margaret Parangosky]], Glassman was asked if the ''Infinity'' could be sent to [[Sanghelios]] to aid the [[Arbiter]], [[Thel 'Vadam]], in the [[Blooding Years]], which he was losing. Glassman approved the ''Infinity'' ready to be "put through her paces."<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 233-235''</ref> The ''Infinity'' was successful in defending [[Vadam keep]] from the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]].

In February of [[2558]], the [[Spartan Operations|Spartans]] of [[Fireteam Crimson]] recovered a Forerunner [[Requiem slipspace artifacts|artifact]] from meddling [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] archaeologists and brought it aboard ''Infinity''. Just moments after unloading, the object began draining power from the ship, causing it to drift towards [[Requiem]]'s entry corridor. [[Sarah Palmer|Commander Sarah Palmer]] was able to clamp herself to the deck and temporarily deactivate the artifact by kicking it, allowing further examination by Infinity Science. Glassman, by physical interaction, unintentionally reactivated the object and subsequently "pulled" the doctor in, almost taking [[Tom Lasky|Captain Lasky]] in the process.<ref>''[[Spartan Ops]]'', [[Artifact (Spartan Ops)|S102 Artifact]]</ref>  

====Captured====

[[File:Thorne and Dr. Glassman.png|thumb|Dr. Glassman escapes with [[Gabriel Thorne]].|250px]]

The artifact translocated him deep within the [[Vale Citadel]] - a Covenant-held site on Requiem where he was beaten and interrogated by [[Sangheili]] soldiers. [[Jul 'Mdama]], a [[shipmaster]] and leader in the opposing [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant faction]], thought of him as a "gift" in order to activate further [[Forerunner]] systems in the planet.<ref>''[[Spartan Ops]]'', [[Catherine|S103 Catherine]]</ref> Glassman then began to work on an artifact in the Sangheili's hands, known to them as the "Shrine", under the careful watch of [[Gek 'Lhar]]. However, he could not do much due to the lack of proper equipment and communication; he was unable to speak the Sangheili tongue and most Sangheili did not speak [[English]], and those who did were not too keen on using it.<ref>''[[Spartan Ops]]'', [[Didact's Hand|S104 Didact's Hand]]</ref> Glassman eventually activated their Shrine, which prompted all other Sangheili, including Gek, within the vicinity to bow before it.<ref>''[[Spartan Ops]]'', [[Memento Mori|S105 Memento Mori]]</ref> Glassman took the opportunity to escape, but was stopped by two Sangheili that also retained the Spartan [[Gabriel Thorne]]. Thorne killed his captors with a [[Storm Rifle]], and when Gek remotely activated Glassman's plasma-charge-rigged-vest, Thorne quickly disposed of it and the two [[Escape from Librarian's Rest|fled]].<ref>''[[Spartan Ops]]'', [[Scattered|S106 Scattered]]</ref>  

As Glassman and Thorne continued their escape, Glassman grew tired and needed to rest. He asked why they were walking and why Thorne didn't contact ''Infinity''. Thorne informed him his comm gear wasn't working. He asked Thorne how much further to where they were going and Thorne answered that they were headed for [[Galileo Base]], a few kilometers away. Thorne soon realized there was a cloaked Sangheili in the area and informed Dr. Glassman to get to safety. Before he could escape they were attacked by [[Gek 'Lhar]]. Glassman attempted to help Thorne fight him but was easily thrown aside. When Thorne was stunned, Glassman attempted to steal Gek's [[energy sword]], but the Sangheili stepped on his arm, breaking it. Just before Gek could kill them both, the Elite was killed by the arriving Fireteam Majestic. They proceeded to take devices off of Gek, DeMarco got his energy sword, Thorne took his [[active camouflage]] and Madsen found a map of Requiem.<ref>''[[Spartan Ops]]'', [[Expendable|S108 Expendable]]</ref> Majestic and Glassman soon became pinned down by three [[Ra'aam-pattern burst cannon|plasma artilleries]] at [[Cyclone]], but [[Fireteam Crimson]] and [[Fireteam Kodiak]] took them out and saved the team.<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Expendable/Majestic Rescue|S108 Majestic Rescue]]</ref> At Glassman's request, Fireteam Crimson traveled to [[Control]] to test Glassman's ability to read the map [[Madsen]] recovered from Gek which Glassman believed could help free ''Infinity'' from Requiem. Glassman directed Crimson around the area, directing them on how to activate nearby Forerunner defenses, including several turrets and AA guns. Glassman was left pleased by the results which confirmed his interpretation of the map.<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Expendable/Glassman|S108 Glassman]]</ref>

====Return to ''Infinity''====

Following his successful guiding of [[Fireteam Crimson]] around [[Control]], Glassman and [[Fireteam Majestic]] rendezvoused with a Pelican which extracted Glassman back to ''Infinity'' as Fireteam Majestic was redeployed.<ref>''[[Spartan Ops]]'', [[Key|S109 Key]]</ref> There, he told Lasky how to get the ship free of the planet's [[interdiction web|anchoring hold]]: [[Requiem slipspace artifacts|the artifact]] in their hangar was connected to two other identical ones on Requiem's surface, and deactivating those would free the ship. Crimson and Majestic followed his instructions, and this allowed them to escape the shield world before it was pulled into [[Epoloch system|its sun]]. Later he analyzed the half of the [[Janus Key]] recovered from Catherine Halsey, concluding that the artifact was inert and incomplete.<ref>'''[[Spartan Ops]]''', [[Exodus (Spartan Ops)|S1010 Exodus]]</ref>

However, Glassman and the others did not stay undiscovered for long. When the ''Song'' entered the portal and reached the Record, the [[Invariant Bias|Custodian]] [[ancilla]] monitoring the facility detected the presence of [[Reclaimer]]s aboard and summoned the humans from the ship, revealing their presence to the Covenant. The ancilla assembled both factions to inquire as to who was the rightful owner of the Janus Key and of the Record, but an outbreak of weapons fire from Jul's warriors caused the custodian to kill all the Elites except Jul.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 21|Issue #21]]</ref> It then tested both parties with a hypothetical scenario to see if they could be trusted with the Record's power, but Halsey interrupted the test by hacking the ancilla, disabling it and giving herself control of the Record.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 22|Issue #22]]</ref>

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