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|name=Walter Vickers | |name=Walter Vickers | ||
|image=[[File:Vickers.png|300px]] | |image=[[File:Vickers.png|300px]] | ||
|homeworld=[[Boundary]] | |homeworld= [[Boundary]] | ||
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|death=[[2526 | |death= [[2526]] | ||
|rank=Officer Cadet | |||
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|gender=Male | |gender=Male | ||
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|hair=Red | |hair=Red | ||
|eyes=Blue | |eyes=Blue | ||
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|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |||
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'''Walter Vickers'''<ref | '''Walter Vickers'''<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/detail/forward-unto-dawn-squad/5a7db4db-07cc-4f9b-a555-8a96a634bd32 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Forward Unto Dawn: "Squad"'']</ref> was an officer cadet of the [[UNSC Defense Force]].<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> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Training=== | |||
A native of [[Boundary]], Vickers attended [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]] during early years of the [[Human-Covenant War]] as part of the class of [[2529]]. At some point around the [[2525]]-[[2526]] school year, Vickers took over from [[Thomas Lasky]] as the leader of [[Hastati Squad]] as a result of Lasky's constant disregard of orders and apparent tactical ineptitude. Despite this, Lasky would continue to do things his own way in combat exercises, to the ire of his squadmates and the Academy staff.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Episode 1''</ref> | |||
As Lasky did not show any improvement in his behavior, Vickers continuously harassed him, with a comment about Lasky's [[Cadmon Lasky|deceased brother]] eventually prompting Lasky to attack Vickers in the school's [[mess hall]]. Following this incident, Lasky led Hastati Squad in its final field exercise of the 2526 term. Vickers participated in the exercise, and through the use of unconventional tactics and feints, the squad was successful.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Episode 2''</ref> Following this, Vickers' and Lasky's relationship improved somewhat, even joking that Lasky "looked like crap".<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Episode 3''</ref> | |||
===Battle of Circinius IV=== | ===Battle of Circinius IV=== | ||
{{Quote|Hey! Guys | {{Quote|Hey! Guys run!|Vickers sacrificing himself for the squad.}} | ||
As the [[Battle of Circinius IV]] started, Hastati Squad was to be evacuated via the Academy's [[space elevator]]. However, after the [[Covenant]]'s destruction of the tether, the squad was caught in the battle between [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]] and the [[Covenant military]]. The squad attempted to escape to the Academy's [[armory]], which resulted in the death of cadet [[Junjie Chen]] at the hands of an [[active camouflage]]d [[Sangheili Zealot]]. | As the [[Battle of Circinius IV]] started, Hastati Squad was to be evacuated via the Academy's [[space elevator]]. However, after the [[Covenant]]'s destruction of the tether, the squad was caught in the battle between [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]] and the [[Covenant military]]. The squad attempted to escape to the Academy's [[armory]], which resulted in the death of cadet [[Junjie Chen]] at the hands of an [[active camouflage]]d [[Sangheili Zealot]]. | ||
In the armory, Lasky sent out a distress signal while the rest of the squad attempted to open the weapons locker. When they realized that the locker could not be opened via the console, Vickers tried to break a locker open with a fire extinguisher. After the Zealot managed to break into the armory, Vickers, in order to give the rest of his squad a chance to escape, charged the Sangheili. The Zealot rounded on Vickers and | In the armory, Lasky sent out a distress signal while the rest of the squad attempted to open the weapons locker. When they realized that the locker could not be opened via the console, Vickers tried to break a locker open with a fire extinguisher. After the Zealot managed to break into the armory, Vickers, in order to give the rest of his squad a chance to escape, charged the Sangheili. The Zealot rounded on Vickers and shot him in the chest with a plasma rifle, killing him instantly.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Episode 4''</ref> | ||
==Personality== | ==Personality== | ||
A hawkish, aggressive figure, Vickers tended to favour direct, blunt solutions to problems. When asked what he thought of the [[Insurrection]], Vickers replied; ''"From where I see what's going on, I don't think we're winning, and I think we need to do everything possible to win."''<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/detail/forward-unto-dawn-squad/5a7db4db-07cc-4f9b-a555-8a96a634bd32 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Forward Unto Dawn: "Squad"'']</ref> In his time at Corbulo, he could often be found in his room doing handstand pushups.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''part 1''</ref> During Hastati Squad's last field exercise of the 2526 term, Vickers did not understand Thomas Lasky's plan to engage the opposing force with feints, instead favouring an all-out attack that favoured their equal numbers.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''part 2''</ref> During the [[Battle of Circinius IV]], he attempted to gain access to locked ammunition lockers by using a fire extinguisher as a battering ram, and shortly afterwards, charged a [[Sangheili Zealot]] to give the rest of the squad a chance to escape.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Episode 4''</ref> | |||
A hawkish, aggressive figure, Vickers tended to | |||
Vickers felt that the UNSC was taking half-measures in its fight against [[Insurrectionist]]s,<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/detail/forward-unto-dawn-squad/5a7db4db-07cc-4f9b-a555-8a96a634bd32 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Forward Unto Dawn: "Squad"'']</ref> and he despised [[Thomas Lasky]] as an "innie-lover". Vickers was much more cutting in his insults than the rest of Hastati Squad, going as far as to taunt Lasky over his [[Cadmon Lasky|older brother's death]]. After he led Hastati Squad to victory in a field exercise, however, Vickers and Lasky's respect for each other improved.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''part 3''</ref> | |||
Vickers felt that the UNSC was taking half-measures in its fight against [[Insurrectionist]]s, | |||
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==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
Vickers is portrayed by Canadian actor and composer [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4256622/ Iain Belcher]. | *Vickers is portrayed by Canadian actor and composer [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4256622/ Iain Belcher]. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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