Hamish Beamish
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Beamish was a janitor at Corbulo Academy of Military Science on Circinius IV.[1]
Biography
A member of the Corbulo Academy of Military Science staff circa 2526, Beamish was going about his duties as the facility's janitor in the school's mess hall when a fight broke out between two freshman cadets, Thomas Lasky and Walter Vickers, with the former assaulting the latter as a response to verbal agitation by Vickers. Joining the crowd of spectators that quickly gathered around the brawl, Beamish froze in place and stared at the quarrel with a blank, inscrutable expression while firmly gripping his mop in a ready posture.[1] He presumably died when the Covenant assaulted Corbulo Academy during the Battle of Circinius IV.[2]
Production notes
- Beamish was portrayed by 343 Industries Franchise Development Director Frank O'Connor in the second episode of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn. Beamish is a predominantly Scottish surname, which alludes to O'Connor's heritage.
- Commenting on his role, O'Connor revealed that the mop Beamish is holding is actually a prop, jokingly referred to as a "space mop", that was specifically designed for the scene; while there was a real mop on the set, the production designer did not think it looked "sci-fi enough".[3]
- Elaborating on the backstory of the character, Frank O'Connor stated that "His name is Hamish Beamish. Ended up aboard a transport headed to the colony where Corbulo was established, with no Cryochamber. To stay alive, he kept himself busy by going insane and kept himself warm by shaving hair from frozen colonists and burning it. He started as a young man with high hopes. This is what he became."[4] In response to queries about Beamish's fate during the attack on Corbulo Academy, O'Connor stated that "He survived a massive Slipspace jump outside of a cryotube, with nothing legal to eat. He'll survive a glassing. In fact, being Scottish, he's probably already been glassed".[5]
Gallery
An unused shot of Beamish from the Forward Unto Dawn blooper reel.
Director Steward Hendler and Frank O'Connor on the set of Forward Unto Dawn.
List of appearances
- Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ a b Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, Episode 2
- ^ Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, Episode 4
- ^ halo.bungie.org: Re: My Favorite Part
- ^ NeoGaf: View Single Post - Halo |OT10| The Calm Before The Storm
- ^ Halo Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin: 12.18.13
