Editing Michael Sullivan

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'''Michael "Sully" Sullivan''' was an officer cadet of the [[UNSC Defense Force]]. He attended [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]] as part of the class of [[2529]].<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>

A native of [[Emerald Cove]], Michael grew up without his father, not knowing much about him, only that he was a researcher for the UNSC.<ref name="special edition">'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Special Edition''</ref> Sullivan entered the [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]] in [[2526]] as a freshman cadet assigned to [[Hastati Squad]].<ref>''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Squad]]''</ref> He had a habit of 'dying' in combat exercises. Despite this, he never lost his enthusiasm and became friends with [[Thomas Lasky]], though the rest of the squad was hostile to the perceived "[[Insurrectionist|Innie]] lover".

Convinced that the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] was hiding something from the greater whole of humanity, Sullivan hacked mission recordings of UNSCDF personnel ostensibly fighting in the [[Insurrection]].<ref name="FUD 1">'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Part 1''</ref> He had discovered the [[Helmet recorder|helmet camera]] footage of a [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]] in a three-way battle among the UNSC, Insurrectionists, and the [[Covenant]].<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Part 2''</ref> Sullivan bragged about the supersoldier's ability to decapitate a man with his hands,<ref name="FUD 1"/> and eventually managed to decrypt the entire footage, which showed a [[Sangheili]] warrior reflected in [[Fred-104]]'s visor, whom he thought was an [[ODST]]. Sullivan's activities were interrupted when the communications terminal suddenly went offline, leading him to believe ONI had caught on to him.

The communications blackout was, however, the result of a far more serious threat. That evening, [[Circinius IV]] was attacked by the hostile alien faction known as the [[Covenant]]. Sullivan's room mate [[Dimah Tchakova]] was killed while the cadets attempted to evacuate, and Sullivan was pressed into the defense of the planet with the surviving cadets.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Part 3''</ref> As the battle at Corbulo Academy started, Hastati Squad retreated to the dormitory hiding in Lasky's room. Sullivan was visibly upset by Dimah's death. Sullivan attempted to activate Lasky's terminal; when nothing happened, he realized the comms were offline.  

A [[Sangheili Zealot]] then appeared in the dormitory corridor, breaking into the rooms where cadets were hiding one by one. They decided they had to leave, Chen volunteering to take point. As they made a run for it, Chen was soon impaled by the Zealot's energy sword. The rest of the squad then ran for the armory, shutting the [[door]] behind them. While Lasky sent a distress signal, the rest of the squad attempted to open the weapons locker with little success; eventually, Vickers attempted to bash it open. The Sangheili from earlier started to break down the door, causing the squad to hide. Vickers got separated hiding on the other side of the room. As the Sangheili neared the rest of the squad's position, Vickers, in order to give the squad a chance to escape, revealed his location to the Sangheili, being quickly shot and killed by its plasma rifle. The Sangheili then turned his attention back to the squad, slowly walking toward them until [[John-117]] snuck up behind it and stabbed it in the neck.

While preparing to leave, Sullivan questioned why John-117 came for them. John answered they were the only survivors; Sullivan assumed in the school, but John corrected him, stating they were the last on the planet. While waiting for the Master Chief to return, Sullivan began questioning what was going on, referring to the Chief as a "giant robot" and questioning whether he would even come back. When Master Chief asked who the best shot was, Sullivan said it was most likely the Chief. As they went outside, the squad saw their fellow cadets and soldiers dead all around them. During the escape, Sullivan was shot in the leg by a [[Kig-Yar]] sharpshooter, who attempted to kill him, but John-117 saved him. After Chyler and John killed the Kig-Yar, Orenski carried Sullivan to the Warthog to escape.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Part 4''</ref>

En route to the Pelican, the group's Warthog came under attack by a group of Kig-Yar and they were soon forced to stop. John administered [[biofoam]] to Sullivan's wound so that he could walk. [[Chyler Silva]] had also been hit, and the group carried her to a small shelter in the forest while John engaged a [[Mgalekgolo]]. As they were out of biofoam, they attempted to give first aid to Silva by using the contents of the [[tactical training round]]s found in the shelter to numb the pain; however, she died shortly afterward. As another Hunter approached, Sullivan regretfully told Lasky that he would have to leave Chyler behind. Retreating through the woods, they eventually took cover in a ditch. Lasky distracted the Hunter, allowing John to kill it. As they evacuated in the Pelican, Sullivan took notice of how young Spartans [[Kelly-087]] and [[Fred-104]] looked as they removed their helmets; he asked them how old they were, to which Kelly merely responded that such information was "classified."<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Part 5''</ref>

Generally energetic and cheerful, Sullivan tended to perform poorly in the academy's training exercises. However, he did not seem to take any particular pressure over his performance, and instead devoted most of his attention and spare time for hacking classified transmissions on his dorm room's computer terminal. He had not formed a clear opinion on the UNSC or the morality of the ongoing Insurrection, and stated that he was relying on his education to get a better understanding as to the reasons as to why they were fighting. When interviewed in 2526, he stated that he would be unlikely to ever be able to take a life; as a result, he aimed to follow in his father's footsteps and become a researcher for the UNSC instead of serving in a combat-oriented role.<ref name="special edition"/> Although the other cadets were often mildly annoyed by his antics, he was not as unpopular as Thomas Lasky, who was vocal in his opposition of the UNSC's policies on ideological grounds.  

After the Covenant attack, Sullivan began to show signs of breaking down, panicking over Dimah Tchakova's death and later questioning if the Chief would return; nevertheless, he retained his characteristic sense of humor and maintained his composure over the course of the battle.

Sullivan is played by American actor [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1642004/ Masam Holden].<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2262308/ '''IMDb''': ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn'']</ref>

File:FUD - PortraitSullivan2.jpg|A portrait of Michael Sullivan.

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