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"We will take our city back. And drive our enemy into the grave they've been so happily digging."

— Lord Terrence Hood, to UNSC Marines just before the Battle of Voi.

Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood is the de facto leader of the UNSC, a flag officer of the UNSC Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Commanding Officer of the UNSC Home Fleet.

Biography

Before the Battle of Earth

Hood was a decorated UNSCDF combat veteran and a British noble^[1] as the Human-Covenant War neared its end. SPARTAN-IIs saved his life twice and he generally defended the program against its detractors. Hood met John-117 prior to the fall of Reach.^[2]

He had been promoted to Fleet Admiral and taken a prominent seat on the UNSC Security Committee by September 4, 2552. In the aftermath of the fall of Reach, Hood received Lieutenant Wagner's report on the fall of Reach in front of the Committee. The admiral was interested in the fate of the UNSC Pillar of Autumn and its SPARTAN-IIs, and was dismayed to find most of the supersoldiers had been expended during the battle. Hood also considered Wagner's petition to authorize a mission to search for survivors on Reach.^[3]

Battle of Earth

Main article: Battle of Earth

Lord Hood being saluted at the awards ceremony.

In October 2552, Hood presided over an awards ceremony aboard Cairo Station recognizing the participants of the Battle of Installation 04. Captain Jacob Keyes and Sergeant Major Avery Johnson were awarded the Colonial Cross; Lieutenant Commander Miranda Keyes received her father's posthumous award.

The ceremony was interrupted by the attack on Earth by the Prophet of Regret's fleet. The admiral ordered John-117 to defend Cairo from enemy boarders and assumed command of the defense from the station.^[4] as well as the following weeks.

Some time afterward, Fredric-104 was subjected to a psychological analysis conducted by Dr. Veronica Clayton of the Office of Naval Intelligence. As the doctor began pressuring the Spartan on decisions he made during the battle for Reach, Hood, who had not authorized the evaluation, came in and had MPs escort the doctor away, ordering Fred to rejoin Blue Team and defend the planet.^[5]

On November 3, 2552, Doctor Catherine Halsey sent a request to Admiral Hood requesting Spartan support on Onyx. The admiral obliged; he authorized SPARTAN-II Blue Team, consisting of Frederic-104, Linda-058, and William-043, to assist.

Late Battle of Earth

"Master Chief, you mind telling me what you're doing on that ship?"

— Lord Hood discovers the Chief's return to Earth

"Sir... finishing this fight."

— John-117

Lord Hood on his last communication to Crow's Nest.

Hood was commanding from a damaged Orbital Defense Platform when John-117 arrived in the Sol System aboard a Covenant-controlled Forerunner Dreadnought. The Spartan established communications with the admiral indicating he was aboard the alien ship.^[6]

John-117 was not the only returnee from Installation 05. Commander Keyes and Sergeant Johnson preceded him. Hood gave Johnson permission to interrogate a rebel Engineer. The engineer had been extracted several weeks earlier from New Mombasa by Captain Dare's Helljumper squad. The UNSC was interested in what the Covenant were looking for.^[7]

Lord Hood grimly watches Miranda Keyes and the Master Chief as his Pelican leaves the Shadow of Intent's hangar.

The battle left the admiral with few ships. By now it was obvious the Covenant were excavating something near New Mombasa. Commander Keyes proposed a daring offensive to destroy the grounded Forerunner ship; Hood gave his approval only after John-117 was recovered. Once the Spartan and Thel 'Vadam disabled local enemy air defenses, Hood led a squadron of frigates from UNSC Forward Unto Dawn^[8] and Longsword fighters in a low altitude strike on the dreadnought. The attack failed and the Covenant left through a slipspace portal to Installation 00.^[9]^[10]

Battle of the Ark

Lord Hood and Thel 'Vadam shaking hands at Hillside Memorial. A sign of peace between the Humans and the Sangheili.

The departure of the Covenant was followed by a Flood attack. It was repelled with the aid of Covenant Separatists, and a message from Cortana was retrieved. The AI claimed a solution to the Flood could be found on Installation 00. Hood met with Ship Master Rtas 'Vadum aboard the Separatist Assault Carrier Shadow of Intent. The two disagreed on strategy. The admiral was not confident of the AI's advice given its damaged state and was prepared to fight a conventional battle against the Flood. The Ship Master saw this guaranteed suicide as foolish and opted to lead an expedition through the portal to find Cortana's solution. John-117 and Commander Keyes agreed with the ship master, and convinced a weary Hood to spare ships and troops to accompany the Separatists. Hood remained on Earth as the combined task force departed.^[10]

At the end of the war, he conducted the memorial service near the city of Voi, Kenya and the Portal. While he could not forgive the Sangheili for their part in the war, he thanked Thel 'Vadam for helping John-117 and the UNSC.^[11]

Trivia

Hood's command neural interface port is clearly visible at the back of his head.
Hood was voiced by Hollywood actor Ron Perlman. His appearance is closely based on Perlman's.
In Halo: First Strike, Hood is said to be a knight rather than a lord. This is unusual as under the British system of peerages, when one is made a peer, the title of Lord supersedes that of Knight in a formal address. This is probably an oversight.
Lord Hood's military decorations are (from top left) the Combat Action Ribbon, the Joint Service Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Navy "E" Ribbon, the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Navy Rifle Marksman Ribbon, the Medal of Honor, the Purple Heart, and the Navy and Marine Corps Medal.
Despite being a member of the British nobility, Lord Hood speaks with a uniquely North American accent. This may imply Canadian nationality, as Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, with the British monarch as de jure head of state. It is also possible that level of unification among the Unified Earth Government's colonies voids the distinction among many English-based accents.

Gallery

Ron Perlman as the voice for Lord Hood.
Lord Hood as he appears in Halo Legends, "Origins II."

List of appearances

Halo 2
Halo 3
Halo 3: ODST (Mentioned only)
Halo: First Strike (First appearance)
Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
Halo Legends
- Origins

Sources

Template:Quotes Link

^ Halo Encyclopedia, page ??
^ Halo: First Strike, page ??
^ Halo: First Strike, page ??
^ Halo 2, level Cairo Station
^ Halo: First Strike (2010), Adjunct
^ Halo 2, level High Charity
^ Halo 3: ODST, Epilogue
^ Halo 3, level Tsavo Highway
^ Halo 3, level The Storm
^ ^a ^b Halo 3, level Floodgate
^ Halo 3, level Halo

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 *Hood was voiced by Hollywood actor [[Wikipedia:Ron Perlman|Ron Perlman]]. His appearance is closely based on Perlman's.
 *In ''Halo: First Strike'', Hood is said to be a knight rather than a lord. This is unusual as under the British system of peerages, when one is made a peer, the title of Lord supersedes that of Knight in a formal address. This is probably an oversight.
-*Lord Hood's military decorations are (from top left) the Combat Action Ribbon, the Joint Service Meritorious Unit Commendation, the [[Navy "E" Ribbon]], the [[Meritorious Unit Commendation]], the [[Navy Rifle Marksman Ribbon]], the [[Medal of Honor]], the [[Purple Heart]], and the [[Navy and Marine Corps Medal]].
+*Lord Hood's military decorations are (from top left) the Combat Action Ribbon, the Joint Service Meritorious Unit Commendation, the [[Navy "E" Ribbon]], the [[Wikipedia:Meritorious Unit Commendation|Meritorious Unit Commendation]], the [[Wikipedia:Marksmanship Ribbon#Navy|Navy Rifle Marksman Ribbon]], the [[Medal of Honor]], the [[Purple Heart]], and the [[Navy and Marine Corps Medal]].
-*Despite being of British nationality, Lord Hood speaks with a uniquely North American accent. This may imply possible [[Canada|Canadian]] nationality (a constitutional monarchy and commonwealth nation with the British monarch as head of state) or a level of unification seen within the colonies voiding the lines between many English-based accents.
+*Despite being a member of the British nobility, Lord Hood speaks with a uniquely North American accent. This may imply [[Canada|Canadian]] nationality, as Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a member of the [[Wikipedia:Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth of Nations]], with the British monarch as ''de jure'' head of state. It is also possible that level of unification among the [[Unified Earth Government]]'s colonies voids the distinction among many English-based accents.
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