Banks

"Marine, did I give you permission to bitch?"

- Staff Sergeant Banks replying to a Marine's remark.

Staff Sergeant Banks was a non-commissioned officer of the UNSC Marine Corps serving in A Company, where he commanded many Marines during the Battle of Mombasa and played a significant role in the Battle of Installation 05.

Battle of Mombasa
"When I asked for reinforcements, I didn't think they'd send a Spartan."

- Staff Sergeant Banks expressing his surprise at the Spartan's appearance.

After his unit's deployment to New Mombasa, Banks was in command of "A" Company after their original commander was hit when they dropped in. As the next surviving ranking officer, he was forced to take command of the Marines in the area, though he was likely under the command of the Colonel in charge of the defense of the city. John-117 arrived in the area and assisted Bank in disabling the advancing Scarab. Banks and his platoon provided cover fire as the Spartan infiltrated the Scarab, killed its crew and ultimately disabled it from within.

Battle of Installation 05
After the Battle of Mombasa, Banks was presumably transferred to the, which left Mombasa with the Solemn Penance as it jumped into slipspace. In the Battle of Installation 05, Sgt Banks was one of the NCOs dispatched from. He was later captured by Jiralhanae forces, along with Sergeant Major Johnson and Gunnery Sergeant Stacker to be used to activate the installation.

However, the three managed to break free when the Arbiter, several other Sangheili and Mgalekgolo attacked the Jiralhanae. The three then helped the Arbiter take back a Scarab walker. Stacker and Banks then boarded the Scarab along with Johnson.

Trivia

 * Banks was voiced by Orlando Jones in Halo 2.
 * In the E3 Video and demo, Banks appears to be of Caucasian descent. In the final game however, Banks appears to be of African descent. Additionally, unlike in the E3 demo, he is found with a Battle Rifle instead of a SMG and is no longer wounded.
 * In the level Regret, Sergeant Banks is sometimes one of the Master Chief's Marine allies. A glitch may also happen on the same level, where his voice is that of Stacker's or vice versa.
 * On Cairo Station, Banks is seen wearing his service uniform with a Major emblem instead of a Staff Sergeant emblem. Additionally, it may also be seen that he has been awarded the Purple Heart.

List of appearances

 * Halo 2