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| |name=Nicolas Strauss | | |name=Nicolas Strauss |
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| |causeofdeath= | | |rank= [[Major General]] |
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| |eyes=Blue{{Ref/Note|Although they are blue in ''Halo: Escalation Issue #1'', Strauss' eyes are colored hazel in ''Issue #8''.}} | | |eyes= |
| |affiliation=[[UNSC Army]] | | |affiliation=*[[United Nations Space Command]] |
| |rank=[[Major general]]
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| [[Major General]] '''Nicolas Strauss''' is a [[Major general|two-star general]] of the [[UNSC Army]] and a member of the [[UNSC Security Council]].<ref name="HE1">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 1|Issue #1]]''</ref><ref name="FS">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', '''2010''', ''page 126''</ref>
| | '''Major General Nicolas Strauss''' is a high ranking [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Army|Army]]<ref name="HE1">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''' - ''Issue #1''</ref> [[Commissioned officer|officer]]. |
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| ==Biography== | | ==Biography== |
| In [[2552#September|September 2552]], Strauss represented his service branch on the UNSC Security Council, which convened within [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]] in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], on [[Earth]]. Strauss was present on the committee that debriefed [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] [[Lieutenant]] [[Wagner]]. Strauss was shocked that the [[Covenant]] had [[Glassing|glassed]] the planet [[Reach]], the UNSC's primary fortress world.{{Ref/Reuse|FS}} | | In [[2552]], he represented his service branch on the [[UNSC Security Council]], which convened within [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]] in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]] on [[Earth]]. Strauss was present on the committee that debriefed [[lieutenant]] [[Wagner]]. He was shocked by the [[Covenant]]'s massive [[Fleet of Particular Justice|fleet]] that had [[Fall of Reach|decimated the planet]] [[Reach]].<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', '''2010''', ''page 126''</ref> |
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| During the [[Battle of Earth]], Sydney was devastated by Covenant forces. However, Facility Bravo-6 was left unscathed<ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 33''</ref> and Major General Strauss survived. | | During the [[Battle of Earth]], the city of Sydney was devastated by Covenant forces. However, Facility Bravo-6 was left unscathed and as such General Strauss survived. |
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| On [[2557#July|July 25, 2557]], Strauss was a part of the Security Council with [[Admiral]] [[Serin Osman]], Admiral [[Terrence Hood]], [[General]] [[Hogan]], and General [[Dellert]]. The committee was called together to debrief [[John-117]] following the [[New Phoenix Incident]], the destruction of [[Cortana]] and ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'', and the defeat of the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]. During the debriefing, he questioned the Master Chief about Cortana's status, to which the Spartan confirmed that she was destroyed. After Hood questioned Strauss' reason for asking, Strauss stated that Cortana is one of the UNSC's most valuable assets. He asked why she was left adrift in space, unprotected, for four years, to which the Master Chief assured him that he was protecting her. The Security Council decided to tell the general public that the incident was a Covenant attack stopped by the return of the Master Chief.<ref name="HE8">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 8|Issue #8]]''</ref>
| | Later in March of [[2558#March|2558]], Strauss served once more on the Security Council committee along with [[Admiral]] [[Serin Osman]], Admiral [[Terrence Hood]], [[General]] [[Dellert]], and General [[Hogan]]. They evaluated [[Captain]] [[Thomas Lasky]]'s handling of the [[Second Battle of Requiem]].<ref name="HE1"/> |
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| In [[2558#March|March 2558]], Strauss served once more on the Security Council. They evaluated [[Captain]] [[Thomas Lasky]]'s handling of the [[Requiem Campaign]].{{Ref/Reuse|HE1}}
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| ==Personality and traits==
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| Strauss was intimidated by [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] (two ranks his junior), likely because he knew details of the [[SPARTAN-III program]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 103'' (''"Strauss sighed. "At least we have your special weapons programs, Ackerson. Halsey's SPARTAN-IIs were such a great suc—" Ackerson shot the General a look that could have blasted through battle plate."'')</ref> Admiral [[Terrence Hood]] claimed that Strauss was one of the officers serving in the UNSC Security Council that did not possess the ability to think before he spoke.{{Ref/Reuse|HE8}}
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| File:Escalation - SecurityCouncil.png|Strauss serving with the [[UNSC Security Council]].
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| File:Escalation - Security Council Decision.png|Hogan and Strauss coming to a decision.
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| | ==Personality== |
| | He was apparently intimidated by [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] for some reason, which is not yet known, though it is possible that Strauss knew about the [[SPARTAN-III]] project.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 103'' (''"Strauss sighed. "At least we have your special weapons programs, Ackerson. Halsey's SPARTAN-IIs were such a great suc—" Ackerson shot the General a look that could have blasted through battle plate."'')</ref> |
| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | | *''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' |
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| [[Category:Human characters|Strauss, Nicolas]]
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