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|rank=[[General]] <ref group="note">The rank flag mounted aboard Black's personal M12 Warthog includes [[:image:BlackFlag.JPG|four stars]], denoting a full General Officer. Traditionally, O-9 officers | |rank=[[General]]<ref group="note">The rank flag mounted aboard Black's personal M12 Warthog includes [[:image:BlackFlag.JPG|four stars]], denoting a full General Officer. Traditionally, O-9 officers were the superintendents of the elite [[Wikipedia:United States service academies|United States service academies]] such as the Military Academy at West Point and the Naval Academy in Annapolis. The fact that General Black is an O-10 speaks to the exceedingly high standards to which the cadets at the Corbulo Academy of Military Science were held.</ref> | ||
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'''General Black''' is a | '''General Black''' is a flag officer of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]]. Black served as the superintendent of [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]] during the later years of the [[Insurrection]] and during the [[Covenant]]'s invasion of the [[Outer Colonies]] in [[2526]].<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><ref name="Waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/detail/forward-unto-dawn-cast-shots/2a02e41b-2465-4c17-ae13-e6fa13e68ed2#imageNumber=13 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Forward Unto Dawn'' headshots]</ref> | ||
== | ==Biography== | ||
=== | ===Service history=== | ||
====Class of 2529==== | |||
=== | General Black regularly made rounds of the campus, personally overseeing the performance of the class of 2529.<ref>''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Squad]]''</ref> He frequently monitored [[Hastati Squad]], particularly Cadets [[Chyler Silva]] and [[Thomas Lasky]]. Silva's parents were killed in action against [[Insurrectionist]]s; the general respected their sacrifice and their daughter performed admirably in his eyes. Lasky's [[Lasky (colonel)|mother]] was a well-renowned colonel, while his brother, [[Cadmon Lasky|Cadmon]], had been one of the finest cadets in the academy's history. Black often berated Thomas for failing to live up to his family members' reputations.<ref name="FUD 1">'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Episode 1'''</ref><ref name="FUD 2">'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Episode 2'''</ref> | ||
====Battle of Circinus IV==== | |||
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As of 2526, [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Two|ONI Section Two]] kept the Covenant's existence a closely guarded secret. Despite most of the academy's personnel being unaware of the burgeoning [[Human-Covenant War]], Black was informed and posted Marine garrison at key areas around the facility.<ref name="FUD 1"/> He also authorized limited communications blackouts under the guise of routine maintenance procedures.<ref name="FUD 2"/> | |||
===Personality=== | |||
Black has a very gruff, no-nonsense personality and little tolerance for second-rate performance. Though he respects those who conduct themselves well in exercises and in actual service, he does not refrain from belittling those whom he feels do not give their all.<ref name="FUD 2"/> He has a habit of smoking [[cigar]]s, probably [[Sweet William cigar|Sweet Williams]].<ref name="FUD 1"/> | |||
==Production note== | |||
He is portrayed by Canadian actor [[Wikipedia:Mike Dopud|Mike Dopud]],<ref name="Waypoint"/> who voiced [[w:c:doom:Doom's protagonist|the protagonist]] in ''[[w:c:doom:Doom|Doom]]'' and ''[[w:c:doom:Doom II: Hell on Earth|Doom II]]''. By appearing in ''Forward Unto Dawn'', he has acted in both the most influential early first-person shooter and in one of the mainstay franchises of the modern FPS genre. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' {{1st}} | ||
Revision as of 21:12, October 14, 2012
Template:Character Infobox General Black is a flag officer of the UNSC Marine Corps. Black served as the superintendent of Corbulo Academy of Military Science during the later years of the Insurrection and during the Covenant's invasion of the Outer Colonies in 2526.[1][2]
Biography
Service history
Class of 2529
General Black regularly made rounds of the campus, personally overseeing the performance of the class of 2529.[3] He frequently monitored Hastati Squad, particularly Cadets Chyler Silva and Thomas Lasky. Silva's parents were killed in action against Insurrectionists; the general respected their sacrifice and their daughter performed admirably in his eyes. Lasky's mother was a well-renowned colonel, while his brother, Cadmon, had been one of the finest cadets in the academy's history. Black often berated Thomas for failing to live up to his family members' reputations.[4][5]
Battle of Circinus IV
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As of 2526, ONI Section Two kept the Covenant's existence a closely guarded secret. Despite most of the academy's personnel being unaware of the burgeoning Human-Covenant War, Black was informed and posted Marine garrison at key areas around the facility.[4] He also authorized limited communications blackouts under the guise of routine maintenance procedures.[5]
Personality
Black has a very gruff, no-nonsense personality and little tolerance for second-rate performance. Though he respects those who conduct themselves well in exercises and in actual service, he does not refrain from belittling those whom he feels do not give their all.[5] He has a habit of smoking cigars, probably Sweet Williams.[4]
Production note
He is portrayed by Canadian actor Mike Dopud,[2] who voiced the protagonist in Doom and Doom II. By appearing in Forward Unto Dawn, he has acted in both the most influential early first-person shooter and in one of the mainstay franchises of the modern FPS genre.
List of appearances
- Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn (First appearance)
Notes
Sources
- ^ YouTube: First Look: Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn (Live Action Series)
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint: Forward Unto Dawn headshots
- ^ Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Squad
- ^ a b c Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Episode 1
- ^ a b c Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Episode 2
