Editing Walter Vickers

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|death= [[2526]], [[Circinius IV]]

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'''Walter Vickers'''<ref name="squad">[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>  

A native of [[Boundary]], Vickers attended [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]] as part of the class of [[2529]]. His father was an advisor for [[Misriah Armory]] and, as with most cadets at Corbulo, his parents were responsible for arranging his education in the academy. He was originally going to go to the academy with his brother; however, the latter died at some point before they were to attend.<ref name="interview">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/fud '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Forward Unto Dawn - Walter Vickers interview'']</ref> 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 name="part 1">'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Episode 1''</ref>

{{Quote|Hey! Guys run!|Vickers sacrificing himself for the squad.}}

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 slashed him across the chest with an Energy Sword, killing him instantly.<ref name="part 4">'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Episode 4''</ref>

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 name="squad"/> 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 name="part 1"/> 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 name="part 4"/>

Although some of the other cadets had difficulty with the academy's physical training, Vickers instead felt that it was not severe enough.<ref name="interview">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/fud '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Forward Unto Dawn - Walter Vickers Interview'']</ref> In his time at Corbulo, he could often be found in his room doing handstand pushups.<ref name="part 1"/> He was not particularly sociable and his aggressive demeanor did not earn him many friends. He was aware of this fact himself, but he viewed socialization as a distraction from the academy's focus of training people to work together professionally, and in terms of teamwork in the field he felt that he fit in perfectly. When asked what he would see himself doing in ten years, he stated that he might aim for a career similar to that of [[Black|General Black]], helping the UNSC prepare and train people fight the Insurrection.<ref name="interview"/>

Vickers felt that the UNSC was taking half-measures in its fight against [[Insurrectionist]]s,<ref name="squad"/> 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 name="part 3"/>

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