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===Senatorial career=== | ===Senatorial career=== | ||
{{Quote|Every statue of him is a monument to be treasured.|Senator Del Rio, referring to John-117 after his innocence at the Biko massacre was proven<ref name="htt13">'''Hunt the Truth''', ''Episode 13: IN THE BAG''</ref>}} | {{Quote|Every statue of him is a monument to be treasured.|Senator Del Rio, referring to John-117 after his innocence at the Biko massacre was proven<ref name="htt13">'''Hunt the Truth''', ''Episode 13: IN THE BAG''</ref>}} | ||
With no prospect of a new command while the UEG and UNSC continued to investigate the New Phoenix Incident, Del Rio decided to retire. By [[2558]], Del Rio had utilized his connections and accumulated favors to begin an obscure, though rewarding, political career on one of the [[Jovian Moons|Jovian moons]] and eventually replaced a deceased senator of the [[Unified Earth Government Senate]].<ref name="universe"/><ref>[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=166069771&postcount=7709 '''NeoGAF''': ''Halo 5 Guardians: #huntthetruth - Page 155''] (Frankie: "''He took the seat of a recently deceased Senator. And as we see in real politics, the electorate only cares about a scandal if it helps their guy.''")</ref> In the Senate, Del Rio proved to be popular and a remarkably able politician and bureaucrat.<ref name="universe"/> After the [[Raid on Biko peace talks|events]] on [[Biko]], Del Rio called a press conference at the [[Congressional Plaza]], praising the SPARTAN-IV program and calling for the decommissioning of the remaining Spartan-IIs, as well as the arrest of John-117—calling him a "false Spartan" and a "broken bastardization of a soldier".<ref name="HtT10"/> After the UEG released | With no prospect of a new command while the UEG and UNSC continued to investigate the New Phoenix Incident, Del Rio decided to retire. By [[2558]], Del Rio had utilized his connections and accumulated favors to begin an obscure, though rewarding, political career on one of the [[Jovian Moons|Jovian moons]] and eventually replaced a deceased senator of the [[Unified Earth Government Senate]].<ref name="universe"/><ref>[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=166069771&postcount=7709 '''NeoGAF''': ''Halo 5 Guardians: #huntthetruth - Page 155''] (Frankie: "''He took the seat of a recently deceased Senator. And as we see in real politics, the electorate only cares about a scandal if it helps their guy.''")</ref> In the Senate, Del Rio proved to be popular and a remarkably able politician and bureaucrat.<ref name="universe"/> After the [[Raid on Biko peace talks|events]] on [[Biko]], Del Rio called a press conference at the [[Congressional Plaza]], praising the SPARTAN-IV program and calling for the decommissioning of the remaining Spartan-IIs, as well as the arrest of John-117—calling him a "false Spartan" and a "broken bastardization of a soldier".<ref name="HtT10"/> After the UEG released additional security footage of the attacks, revealing the Master Chief's innocence, Del Rio recanted his earlier condemnations and stated that John-117 is a hero. After praising the Spartan, Del Rio took a brief leave of absence due to unrelated family matters.<ref name="htt13"/> | ||
==Personality and traits== | ==Personality and traits== | ||