Edward Buck: Difference between revisions

During the early stages of the Battle of Earth on [[2552#October|October 2552]], [[Alpha-Nine|Buck's squad]] was attached to the [[65th Shock Troops Division]]<ref name="lootcrate2"/> that was to be inserted from the {{UNSCShip|Say My Name}} onto the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s [[flagship]], ''[[Solemn Penance]]'', which was stationed over the city of [[New Mombasa]], as part of [[Operation: BUMRUSH]]. His mission changed when Veronica Dare, now a [[Captain (Navy)|captain]] in the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], took control of the squad immediately before the orbital drop, in order to use them for her own classified mission. At 1602 hours,<ref name="lootcrate2"/> BUMRUSH was greenlit, but during the drop, Dare ordered the squad to adjust their [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIVs]] trajectory away from the [[Covenant assault carrier|assault carrier]]. Immediately after this, at 1603 hours,<ref name="lootcrate2"/> the carrier jumped into [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] while above the city, generating a massive [[electromagnetic pulse]] that disabled the pods' electronic systems. As a result, the pods were scattered throughout the city.

At some point after the events on Talitsa, Buck was reassigned to {{UNSCShip|Meriwether Lewis}} and acted as Spartan Commander for the Spartan contingent on the ship.<ref name="H5GLtd"/> In [[2558]], Buck had become a member of [[Fireteam Osiris]], led by [[Jameson Locke]] and also consisting of Spartans [[Olympia Vale]] and [[Holly Tanaka]]. Serving as a joint-forces liaison and advisor, Buck's current position on the fireteam is engineered by his superiors to groom him for a greater role within the Spartan branch.<ref name="H5GLtd"/> Fireteam Osiris was charged with carrying out a variety of complex missions for the [[UNSC Security Council]] and [[UNSC High Command|High Command]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/fireteam-osiris '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Fireteam Osiris'']</ref> At some point, Buck began to assist with providing commentary to [[Spartans]] in [[War Games]] simulations aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.<ref name="CF">https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/brute-force</ref>

Upon entering, Osiris and Exuberant Witness encountered Blue Team. While the eight Spartans agreed to work together to stop Cortana from enacting her plans, the AI suddenly teleported Blue Team to near her position.<ref name="genesis"/> Cortana ultimately placed Blue Team in a [[Cryptum]] with the intention of keeping them in stasis for ten thousand years while she initiated her plans.<ref name="breaking">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[The Breaking]]''</ref> Osiris moved to free Blue Team and, upon exiting the Gateway, noticed that the Guardians were entering into slipspace to begin enforcing Cortana's new order. As the Spartans engaged Covenant and Promethean forces while on their way to the Cryptum, Cortana revealed that hundreds of AIs had pledged their allegiance to her, including Governor Sloan. Reaching the Cryptum, Osiris had to destroy several gravitational cores keeping the Cryptum in place. As Osiris came close to freeing Blue Team, Cortana began to taunt the Spartans in hopes of demoralizing them, but to no avail. After destroying the gravitational cores, Osiris activated a terminal to lower the Cryptum. However, Cortana suddenly pulled the Cryptum to the Guardian she was preparing to leave on. As Cortana prepared to leave, she disconnected herself from Genesis' systems, giving Exuberant Witness an opportunity to take full control of the planet once again. To aid the monitor, Osiris activated two nearby auxiliary power stations to help Exuberant Witness regain control of Genesis. The monitor provided the Spartans a passage to Cortana's Guardian and the Cryptum, and Osiris rushed to stop their departure, pushing past the Guardian's shockwaves. Locke managed to reach the relay terminal that gave Cortana control and destroyed it, reinstating full control of Genesis to Exuberant Witness. Cortana prepared to leave the planet aboard her Guardian with the Cryptum, but Exuberant Witness sent a fleet of Constructors to take the Cryptum from the Guardian just as it entered slipspace. Following Cortana’s departure, both Blue Team and Fireteam Osiris together fought their way through hordes of Promethean constructs to reach [[India 127|a D79-TC Pelican]] that had previously arrived on the planet via a Guardian’s Slipspace entry. Agreeing to return to Sanghelios, the joint team requested Witness’ help, who opened a [[Slipspace portal]] for them.<ref name="Bad Blood"/>