Edward Buck: Difference between revisions

==Personality and traits==

[[File:Dare and Buck.jpg|thumb|250px|Buck and Dare shared a relationship together.]]

Edward Buck is a brave soldier who consistently displays strong leadership skills and perseverance. His commendable success in his early military career led to the acceptance of his application to the [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]. Buck's two-decade service at the front lines of the [[Human-Covenant War]] established him as an incredibly devoted leader and effective combatant, even among the elite ODSTs.<ref name="waypoint"/> Watching so many of his fellow Marines die has left Buck brash and ill-tempered, but this was not always so. When he was younger, Buck never had a particular interest in school. He did, however, love fishing on the [[Gold Sea]] with his uncle and other fishers. In his view, he felt free and believed he would be happy living life as a fisherman. However, when the [[Covenant]] [[First Battle of Harvest|attacked]] [[Harvest]], he put his dreams aside to join the UNSC and aid [[human]]ity.<ref name="nb15"/> Buck is particularly stubborn, a fact that he is aware of, having been told by his mother many times.<ref name="nb49"/> Buck is able to always come up with a plan on the fly, an ability he believed was the reason he was in command of Alpha-Nine.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 23'' (Google Play edition)</ref>

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. He held himself accountable for the lives of each member of his squad.<ref name="nb56"/>

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==Equipment==

As an ODST Buck wore [[ODST armor]] with a [[External Command Network Module|CNM]] attached to the right side of the helmet and a combat knife on the right side of his chestplate. As a Spartan-IV Buck now wears the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Helljumper|Helljumper]] variant of the MJOLNIR GEN2 armor, modeled after the ODST armor.<ref name="warfare">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-conventional-warfare '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Cannon Fodder: Conventional Warfare'']</ref> The left side of his chestplate bears a carving of an arrow-pierced heart with the letter "V" in it, referencing his relationship with Veronica Dare. He still retains his combat knife on his chestplate but it is now on his left side. There is an ODST crest near his left armpit.<ref>[http://www.whosay.com/status/nathanfillion/1113458?wsref=tw&code=AeOaFUl '''Whosay''': ''Nathan Fillion'']</ref> Buck typically uses an [[MA5 series|MA5 rifle]] and [[M6 series|M6 pistol]] in combat.