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Buck formed close relationships with his squadmates in [[Alpha-Nine]]. One of Buck's primary reasons for not originally joining the SPARTAN-IV program was due to his unwillingness to leave his teammates behind.<ref name="nb49"/> He developed particularly close friendships with [[Taylor Miles|Taylor "Dutch" Miles]], [[Kojo Agu|Kojo "Romeo" Agu]], and [[Michael Crespo|Michael "Mickey" Crespo]], having served with them for several years. Though he sometimes lost his temper with them, Buck genuinely cared for his squad mates safety, going to far as to abandon Dare's mission in order to find them. He held himself accountable for the lives of each member of his squad.<ref name="nb56"/> Even after joining [[Fireteam Osiris]], Buck maintains contact with his former subordinates.<ref name="H5GLtd"/>

Due to Mickey's betrayal on [[Talitsa]], Buck felt a great deal of anger and resentment towards his former friend and questioned his decision to let the man live instead of executing him. Much of this came from not just the betrayal, but the fact that he didn't see it coming and that Mickey hadn't tried to come to him with his concerns before turning traitor. When ordered to break Mickey out of prison, Buck was reluctant and outright considered just leaving Mickey behind when he actually found him. Throughout the reunited Alpha-Nine's mission, Buck was extremely hostile towards Mickey and his insurrectionist views. However, when [[Cassidy III]] came under attack by a [[Guardian]], the two men were able to reach an understanding with each other. After Mickey risked his own life to save Buck, Buck lost much of his hostility towards him and advocated for his remaining free and stated that he might be able to forgive Mickey, but he would never forget what he did. Buck also acknowledged that Mickey could never be fully trusted again, at least with regards to the Front, but was someone they needed. Buck later admitted to Locke that much of his anger and resentment came from his belief that he should've seen Mickey's betrayal coming and he now recognized that while he was open and honest with Mickey and a good friend, Mickey didn't honor that in return.<ref name="Bad Blood" />

Due to Mickey's betrayal on [[Talitsa]], Buck felt a great deal of anger and resentment towards his former friend and questioned his decision to let the man live instead of executing him. Much of this came from not just the betrayal, but the fact that he didn't see it coming and that Mickey hadn't tried to come to him with his concerns before turning [[Treason|traitor]]. When ordered to break Mickey out of prison, Buck was reluctant and outright considered just leaving Mickey behind when he actually found him. Throughout the reunited Alpha-Nine's mission, Buck was extremely hostile towards Mickey and his insurrectionist views. However, when [[Cassidy III]] came under attack by a [[Guardian]], the two men were able to reach an understanding with each other. After Mickey risked his own life to save Buck, Buck lost much of his hostility towards him and advocated for his remaining free and stated that he might be able to forgive Mickey, but he would never forget what he did. Buck also acknowledged that Mickey could never be fully trusted again, at least with regards to the Front, but was someone they needed. Buck later admitted to Locke that much of his anger and resentment came from his belief that he should've seen Mickey's betrayal coming and he now recognized that while he was open and honest with Mickey and a good friend, Mickey didn't honor that in return.<ref name="Bad Blood" />

Buck's impression of the [[Spartan-II]]s lined up with the rest of the ODST sentiment that they are "glory hounds," but softened into having an admiration for [[John-117]] after learning his military history and entering the SPARTAN-IV program, considering John as a "superhero."<ref name="coda">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''Coda''</ref> When Fireteam Osiris was assigned to hunt down [[Blue Team]] on Meridian, Buck vocally raised his concerns about hunting Blue Team, stating that everyone in the UNSC military would hate Osiris for carrying out their mission.<ref name="glassed"/> While he grew to respect the Master Chief, he was disturbed by the relationship he and the Spartan-IIs had with [[Catherine Halsey]], as she had a role in kidnapping, militarily enlisting, and cybernetically augmenting them since they were kids, and yet still has a motherly attitude towards them; he stated that he would not feel "clean" if he read the Spartans' psyche evaluation.

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 Buck formed close relationships with his squadmates in [[Alpha-Nine]]. One of Buck's primary reasons for not originally joining the SPARTAN-IV program was due to his unwillingness to leave his teammates behind.<ref name="nb49"/> He developed particularly close friendships with [[Taylor Miles|Taylor "Dutch" Miles]], [[Kojo Agu|Kojo "Romeo" Agu]], and [[Michael Crespo|Michael "Mickey" Crespo]], having served with them for several years. Though he sometimes lost his temper with them, Buck genuinely cared for his squad mates safety, going to far as to abandon Dare's mission in order to find them. He held himself accountable for the lives of each member of his squad.<ref name="nb56"/> Even after joining [[Fireteam Osiris]], Buck maintains contact with his former subordinates.<ref name="H5GLtd"/>
-Due to Mickey's betrayal on [[Talitsa]], Buck felt a great deal of anger and resentment towards his former friend and questioned his decision to let the man live instead of executing him. Much of this came from not just the betrayal, but the fact that he didn't see it coming and that Mickey hadn't tried to come to him with his concerns before turning traitor. When ordered to break Mickey out of prison, Buck was reluctant and outright considered just leaving Mickey behind when he actually found him. Throughout the reunited Alpha-Nine's mission, Buck was extremely hostile towards Mickey and his insurrectionist views. However, when [[Cassidy III]] came under attack by a [[Guardian]], the two men were able to reach an understanding with each other. After Mickey risked his own life to save Buck, Buck lost much of his hostility towards him and advocated for his remaining free and stated that he might be able to forgive Mickey, but he would never forget what he did. Buck also acknowledged that Mickey could never be fully trusted again, at least with regards to the Front, but was someone they needed. Buck later admitted to Locke that much of his anger and resentment came from his belief that he should've seen Mickey's betrayal coming and he now recognized that while he was open and honest with Mickey and a good friend, Mickey didn't honor that in return.<ref name="Bad Blood" />
+Due to Mickey's betrayal on [[Talitsa]], Buck felt a great deal of anger and resentment towards his former friend and questioned his decision to let the man live instead of executing him. Much of this came from not just the betrayal, but the fact that he didn't see it coming and that Mickey hadn't tried to come to him with his concerns before turning [[Treason|traitor]]. When ordered to break Mickey out of prison, Buck was reluctant and outright considered just leaving Mickey behind when he actually found him. Throughout the reunited Alpha-Nine's mission, Buck was extremely hostile towards Mickey and his insurrectionist views. However, when [[Cassidy III]] came under attack by a [[Guardian]], the two men were able to reach an understanding with each other. After Mickey risked his own life to save Buck, Buck lost much of his hostility towards him and advocated for his remaining free and stated that he might be able to forgive Mickey, but he would never forget what he did. Buck also acknowledged that Mickey could never be fully trusted again, at least with regards to the Front, but was someone they needed. Buck later admitted to Locke that much of his anger and resentment came from his belief that he should've seen Mickey's betrayal coming and he now recognized that while he was open and honest with Mickey and a good friend, Mickey didn't honor that in return.<ref name="Bad Blood" />
 Buck's impression of the [[Spartan-II]]s lined up with the rest of the ODST sentiment that they are "glory hounds," but softened into having an admiration for [[John-117]] after learning his military history and entering the SPARTAN-IV program, considering John as a "superhero."<ref name="coda">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''Coda''</ref> When Fireteam Osiris was assigned to hunt down [[Blue Team]] on Meridian, Buck vocally raised his concerns about hunting Blue Team, stating that everyone in the UNSC military would hate Osiris for carrying out their mission.<ref name="glassed"/> While he grew to respect the Master Chief, he was disturbed by the relationship he and the Spartan-IIs had with [[Catherine Halsey]], as she had a role in kidnapping, militarily enlisting, and cybernetically augmenting them since they were kids, and yet still has a motherly attitude towards them; he stated that he would not feel "clean" if he read the Spartans' psyche evaluation.