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{{Character | {{Character infobox | ||
|name=Laszlo Sorvad | |variant=Human | ||
|name=Laszlo Sorvad | |||
|image=[[File:Sorvad_by_Halsey.jpg|300px]] | |image=[[File:Sorvad_by_Halsey.jpg|300px]] | ||
|homeworld= | |homeworld= | ||
|birth=Late 2400s | |birth=Late 2400s{{Ref/Reuse|osb}} | ||
|death=[[2552#July|July 23, 2552]] | |death=[[2552#July|July 23, 2552]] | ||
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|gender=Male | |gender=Male | ||
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|hair=Silver | |hair=Silver | ||
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|affiliation=[[UNSC]] [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] | |||
|rank-title=Title|rank=Professor | |||
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}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|'''Jorge:''' | {{Quote|'''Jorge:''''' Friend of yours?''" | ||
:"'''Sára:''' | :"'''Sára:''''' Father.''" | ||
:"'''Jorge:''' | :"'''Jorge:''''' Sajnálom. I'm sorry.'' | ||
:"'''Sára:''' | :"'''Sára:''''' Why would you be?''|Conversation between Jorge-052 and Sára Sorvad when asked about Laszlo}} | ||
'''Professor Laszlo Sorvad''' was a [[civilian]] [[Xenoarchaeology|xenoarchaeologist]] working for the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]. [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] described his expertise as "invaluable" and noted that his intuitions were far superior to hers.<ref name="journal">'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'''</ref> | '''Professor Laszlo Sorvad''' was a [[civilian]] [[Xenoarchaeology|xenoarchaeologist]] working for the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]. [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] described his expertise as "invaluable" and noted that his intuitions were far superior to hers.<ref name="journal">'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'''</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Sorvad was recruited by the ONI after he had collected cursory evidence of large-scale structures from early satellite surveys of colony worlds, and anomalous [[slipstream space]] signals - evidence of [[Forerunner|artificial engineering]] in the past. According to Dr. Halsey, Sorvad wanted to join because he sensed the importance of the discoveries, with the only condition that his family be relocated with him. | Sorvad was recruited by the ONI after he had collected cursory evidence of large-scale structures from early satellite surveys of colony worlds, and anomalous [[slipstream space]] signals - evidence of [[Forerunner|artificial engineering]] in the past. According to Dr. Halsey, Sorvad wanted to join because he sensed the importance of the discoveries, with the only condition that his family be relocated with him.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} | ||
After a meteorite impact crater of significant xenoarchaeological value was discovered near [[Visegrád]] on [[Reach]] in [[2550]], Sorvad led the research on the artifacts contained within the meteorite. During this time, he was stationed at the [[Visegrád Relay]], having been moved from [[Farragut Station]]. | After a meteorite impact crater of significant xenoarchaeological value was discovered near [[Visegrád]] on [[Reach]] in [[2550]], Sorvad led the research on the artifacts contained within the meteorite. During this time, he was stationed at the [[Visegrád Relay]], having been moved from [[Farragut Station]].{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} He was killed on [[2552#July|July 23, 2552]] when a [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealot]] strike team attacked the facility.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Winter Contingency]]''</ref> According to Dr. Catherine Halsey, Sorvad had reported immediately before he was killed that he had made a "latchkey discovery", something that would change the tide of the [[Human-Covenant War]] and a term that Sorvad would not use lightly.<ref name="osb">'''Halo: Reach''', ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref> | ||
Sorvad had one daughter, [[Sára Sorvad|Sára]], who was recovered by [[NOBLE Team]]. | Sorvad had one daughter, [[Sára Sorvad|Sára]], who was recovered by [[NOBLE Team]]. | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Human characters|Sorvad, Laszlo]] | ||
[[Category:Scientists|Sorvad, Laszlo]] | [[Category:Scientists|Sorvad, Laszlo]] | ||
[[Category:Office of Naval Intelligence personnel|Sorvad, Laszlo]] | [[Category:Office of Naval Intelligence personnel|Sorvad, Laszlo]] |