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{{Quote|They told me to fight, and that's what I've done. Let historians sort through the wreckage, bodies, and broken lives to figure out the rest.|Vice Admiral Preston Cole<ref name="quote">'''Halo: Evolutions''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 414''</ref>}} | {{Quote|They told me to fight, and that's what I've done. Let historians sort through the wreckage, bodies, and broken lives to figure out the rest.|Vice Admiral Preston Cole<ref name="quote">'''Halo: Evolutions''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 414''</ref>}} | ||
Preston Cole was instinctive and a tactically brilliant officer of the [[UNSC Navy]]. Highly regarded as a strong, heroic, and legendary commander, Cole's tactics were commonly replicated and employed throughout the Navy.<ref name="enc72"/> During his career at the time of the [[Insurrection]], Cole believed that his success in combating [[insurrectionist]] forces was attributed to luck rather than skill, and questioned whether his rapid promotions through the Navy's ranks was warranted or not. Cole correctly assumed that the Navy was using the atrocities committed by insurgent forces to increase public reception of the UNSC's quelling of the rebellion, while hailing Cole as a hero.<ref name="Callisto Incident"/> During the [[Human-Covenant War]], Cole was again highly regarded by both the military and civilians. Cole was favored by his superiors, as he had the willingness to sacrifice himself and any number of subordinates and ships if the sacrifice brought greater victory, an action that many other naval officers were reluctant to do.<ref name="he458"/> UNSC [[Central Command]] continued to provide Cole with ships and crews to combat the Covenant, despite the large amount of losses Cole accumulated over time. However, Cole himself was unwilling to stop and was dedicated to win, despite the cost of lives, ships, or | Preston Cole was instinctive and a tactically brilliant officer of the [[UNSC Navy]]. Highly regarded as a strong, heroic, and legendary commander, Cole's tactics were commonly replicated and employed throughout the Navy.<ref name="enc72"/> During his career at the time of the [[Insurrection]], Cole believed that his success in combating [[insurrectionist]] forces was attributed to luck rather than skill, and questioned whether his rapid promotions through the Navy's ranks was warranted or not. Cole correctly assumed that the Navy was using the atrocities committed by insurgent forces to increase public reception of the UNSC's quelling of the rebellion, while hailing Cole as a hero.<ref name="Callisto Incident"/> During the [[Human-Covenant War]], Cole was again highly regarded by both the military and civilians. Cole was favored by his superiors, as he had the willingness to sacrifice himself and any number of subordinates and ships if the sacrifice brought greater victory, an action that many other naval officers were reluctant to do.<ref name="he458"/> UNSC [[Central Command]] continued to provide Cole with ships and crews to combat the Covenant, despite the large amount of losses Cole accumulated over time. However, Cole himself was unwilling to stop and was dedicated to win, despite the cost of lives, ships, or effect on his sanity. He believed that it was his responsibility to succeed and, if he failed, the Covenant would destroy billions of lives and hundreds of worlds.<ref name="battles"/> Regardless, Cole's sanity predictably suffered, partly caused by stress originating from the large amount of faith the Navy put in Cole to defend human space. It was later presumed that, if Cole had indeed faked his death at the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]], Cole would seek to leave in isolation from the UNSC to relieve himself from decades of non-stop fighting and stress.<ref name="p486"/> | ||
Even as a child, Cole was highly intelligent, though had little means to express him creativity when he was young. Wishing to see the [[Human colonies|colonies]] and explore space, enlisting in the UNSC Navy was Cole's only option to pursue this desire due to his family's limited finances.<ref name="essay"/> As a child, Cole was described as precocious and obedient to his parents. He had an unwavering stare that unnerved both his classmates and teachers.<ref name="birthinfo"/> Cole was a child who often over-analyzed situations and needed to cultivate his imagination. He rarely seemed to have fun at his school, seeing everything as a task that needed to be completed. Cole often feel asleep in class, the result of having a large amount of chores at his home. However, Cole's family instilled a no-nonsense work ethic and discipline in Cole that made him seem rather anachronistic in comparison to the rest of the population, who were enjoying the benefits of their "golden age" and had a noteworthy sense of entitlement.<ref name="essay"/> | Even as a child, Cole was highly intelligent, though had little means to express him creativity when he was young. Wishing to see the [[Human colonies|colonies]] and explore space, enlisting in the UNSC Navy was Cole's only option to pursue this desire due to his family's limited finances.<ref name="essay"/> As a child, Cole was described as precocious and obedient to his parents. He had an unwavering stare that unnerved both his classmates and teachers.<ref name="birthinfo"/> Cole was a child who often over-analyzed situations and needed to cultivate his imagination. He rarely seemed to have fun at his school, seeing everything as a task that needed to be completed. Cole often feel asleep in class, the result of having a large amount of chores at his home. However, Cole's family instilled a no-nonsense work ethic and discipline in Cole that made him seem rather anachronistic in comparison to the rest of the population, who were enjoying the benefits of their "golden age" and had a noteworthy sense of entitlement.<ref name="essay"/> | ||