Editing April Orenski

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|birth=[[2508|June 18, 2508]]<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/april-orenski '''Halo Waypoint''': ''April Orenski'']</ref>
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|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|rank=Junior Lieutenant Cadet<ref name="premiere">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0XgIEQ8NR8 '''YouTube''': ''Halo Channel Premiere'']</ref>
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{{Quote|Being a squad leader means that I have a team of cadets. It means that I am in charge of making sure that they follow the rules, know the rules, they know how to be good soldiers. It's up to me to make sure that, y'know, when they do things that are out of order, when they are misinformed or they go and ignore commands that they know what they've done is incorrect. They have to learn it the right way. The UNSC way. The Corbulo way.|Cadet Orenski in [[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn character interviews|an interview]].}}

'''April Orenski''' ([[service number]] '''45353-09738-AO'''){{Ref/Reuse|universe}} is a junior lieutenant cadet of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]].{{Ref/Reuse|premiere}} She attended [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]] as part of the class of [[2526]].<ref name="squad">'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Squad]]'''</ref>

==Biography==
April Orenski was born on [[Harvest]] in [[2508|June 18, 2508]] to [[Roger Orenski|Roger]] and [[Madelyn Orenski]], two high-ranking officers in the UNSC. She entered [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]] in [[2523]] as part of the graduating class of [[2526]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} She was to pass out that year, and served as a class commander leading her younger peers in the class of [[2529]].<ref name="part1">'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Part 1''</ref> She was a harsh taskmaster towards her [[Hastati Squad]], assigning snap early morning exercises and not tolerating failure or insubordination.{{Ref/Reuse|part1}}<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Part 2''</ref>

Even by mid-[[2526]], Orenski was not aware that her homeworld had been [[glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] or the fact that a [[Harvest Campaign|campaign to reclaim it]] had begun due to the UNSC's still-extant blackout on the alien invasion. Thus, the [[Battle of Circinius IV|invasion of Circinius IV]] came as a complete surprise to her. Much of her squad was killed early on in the engagement, and along with [[Thomas Lasky]], [[Chyler Silva]], and [[Michael Sullivan]], she was one of the few people on the entire planet to survive the initial Covenant attack. Her confidence was severely shaken by the stress of combat, leading Lasky to become Hastati Squad's ''de facto'' leader. However, this did not prevent her from acquitting herself well in combat.<ref name="part4">'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Part 4''</ref>

With the help of [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]], Orenski and the other cadets escaped the academy to the woods nearby in order to rendezvous with [[Blue Team]]'s [[D79-TC Pelican|Pelican]]. Orenski, Lasky and Sullivan were the only three cadets to successfully escape from the planet.<ref name="part5">'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Part 5''</ref> She was still alive after the conclusion of the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Twitter|Id=TDTwit|franklez|742017344218628097|Frank O'Connor|Y=2020|M=10|D=29}}

==Personality and traits==
Orenski projected a serious, no-nonsense demeanor towards her subordinates at Corbulo, acting very much like a stereotypical [[drill instructor]]. As a result, she was nicknamed "'''the Robot'''" among the other members of [[Hastati Squad]].{{Ref/Reuse|part1}} However, in a truly stressful situation, this demeanor would slip, and she would be much less confident and assertive.{{Ref/Reuse|part4}}

==Production notes==
She is portrayed by actress {{Plain|[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3964998 Enisha Brewster]}} in the feature-length film ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:FUD - PortraitOrenski.jpg|A portrait of April Orenski.
File:FUD - Interview - Orenski.jpg|Cadet April Orenski during an interview.
File:FUD - OrenskiTrainingGear.jpg|Cadet Orenski in her Corbulo Academy training armor.
File:FUD - OrenskiUnacceptable.jpg|Orenski disciplines Cadet Lasky by shooting him with stun rounds point blank.
File:FUD Cadets Gear Room.jpg|Orenski surveying Hastati Squad during a morning drill.
File:FUD - OrenskiPelican.jpg|Orenski on the Pelican leaving Circinius IV.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' {{Im}}

==Sources==
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[[Category:Human characters|Orenski, April]]
[[Category:Corbulo Academy staff and cadets|Orenski, April]]