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Bisenti

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Bisenti
Bisenti in the Flood containment facility on Installation 04. Screenshot taken from Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary campaign level 343 Guilty Spark.
Bisenti in Wallace Jenkins' helmet recording.
Biographical information

Died:

September 20, 2552[1]

Cause of death:

Killed in combat against the Flood[1]

Personal details

Species:

Human

Gender:

Male

Hair color:

Brown

Eye color:

Brown

Political and military information

Affiliation:

UNSC Marine Corps

Rank:

Private[2]

 

"Here comes another Covenant dropship. It's time to roll out the welcome mat!"
— Private Bisenti during the initial ground battle on Installation 04.[2]

Private Bisenti was an enlisted serviceman in the UNSC Marine Corps.[3] He escaped from the Fall of Reach aboard the UNSC Pillar of Autumn in September 2552, then participated in the Battle of Installation 04 as as a member on Fireteam Charlie.[4][5]

Biography

Fall of Reach

Main articles: Fall of Reach, Space engagements over Reach

During the Fall of Reach, Private Bisenti was one of the Marines aboard Station Gamma above Reach. Bisenti, along with Sergeant Major Avery Johnson, Private First Class Wallace Jenkins, and Private O'Brien, were fighting a group of Kig-Yar in the hangar bay when MCPO John-117 and Petty Officer Linda-058 boarded the station to destroy the logs of the prowler UNSC Circumference. Bisenti and his team were evacuated from the station, and flown back to the UNSC Pillar of Autumn.[6]

Battle of Installation 04

Main article: Battle of Installation 04

Bisenti was one of the Marines on the Autumn when the ship escaped from Reach on August 30, 2552.[7] On September 19, he was listed as a member of Marine Security Detail A on Alpha Shift on Pillar of Autumn's duty roster alongside Wallace Jenkins and Kappus.[8] When the ship arrived at Installation 04 on September 19, it was attacked by the Covenant, marking the beginning of the Battle of Installation 04.[7] After escaping aboard an SKT-9 Bumblebee, Bisenti and several members of his fireteam survived the crash landing on Installation 04 and found refuge at a nearby beacon tower. The survivors soon came under attack from Covenant forces; they were rescued by John-117, with Bisenti being the first one to greet John-117 when the Spartan approached.[2] Bisenti and his squad were then evacuated by Echo 419.[4]

Later on, Bisenti was part of the UNSC team led by Captain Jacob Keyes and Sergeant Johnson, to find a supposed Covenant weapons cache that a captured Sangheili, 'Qualomee, had uncovered and disclosed to them in passing.[1] Unbeknownst to them, the "cache" was in fact a Flood containment facility. Inside the facility, the marines and Captain Keyes were ambushed by the Flood. When another marine Riley was attacked by a pod infector, Bisenti came to his rescue, but Riley was killed by the creature.[5] The pod infector then attacked Bisenti, killing the marine. Bisenti's death caused Manuel Mendoza to panic and flee.[9][Note 1]

The Flood-infected Bisenti was likely killed by John-117 during the latter's escape from the installation, by the UNSC or Covenant forces, or when the Chief destroyed Halo.[10]

Production notes

Bisenti's face in Halo: Combat Evolved.
Bisenti's face in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

Bisenti's face model during gameplay in Halo: Combat Evolved (left) and Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (right).
  • In all his game appearances, Bisenti was voiced by Mike Madeoy.[11][12][13]
  • Halo: The Flood and Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary both introduce discrepancies to Bisenti's actions and fate in the facility. In Halo: Combat Evolved (and faithfully recreated in Halo: Campaign Evolved), Bisenti is mainly identifiable by his voice lines in Jenkins' helmet recording: "Better it than us" regarding flip music and telling a fellow marine (identified as Riley in Halo: The Flood) to "hold still" when they were attacked by the Flood. In Halo: The Flood, Bisenti replaces Mendoza as the one who says "No, we just met" in response to Captain Keyes, then his role in helping Riley was replaced by Kappus. In Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, although Kappus replaces Mendoza in certain scenes, Bisenti is once again the one who tries to save Riley. The cinematic in Halo: Campaign Evolved retains the original series of events, though Wallace Jenkins now focuses on Bisenti, who—rather than fighting the Flood off-screen—is knocked over and killed by the pod infector that killed Riley; Bisenti's death appears to startle Mendoza, who then flees from the battle.
  • Bisenti's appearance varies across the games. In Halo: Combat Evolved, there are no set character models for marine NPCs (other than Avery Johnson and Marcus Stacker); subsequently, there is no set appearance for Bisenti during gameplay. However, in Jenkins' helmet recording during the level 343 Guilty Spark, Bisenti has a unique character model characterized by a "high and tight" hairdo, and he wears fatigues. In Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, the same character model now has a buzzcut, as well as a face model that is reused for Sergeant Stacker when the latter is wearing fatigues instead of a body armor. During the cinematic on 343 Guilty Spark, Bisenti retains the same face model, but he wears a full set of body armor, while his haircut is hidden by a bandana. In Halo: Campaign Evolved, Bisenti wears a full set of body armor, including a CH252 helmet with a tactical eyepiece.

Gallery

  • Bisenti calling out to Johnson while fighting onboard Gamma Station in Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion.

    Bisenti calling out to Johnson while fighting onboard Gamma Station in Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion.

  • Bisenti inside the Flood containment facility on Installation 04 in Halo: Combat Evolved.

    Bisenti inside the Flood containment facility on Installation 04 in Halo: Combat Evolved.

  • Bisenti watches as a pod infector attacks Riley in the Flood containment facility in Halo: Combat Evolved.

    Bisenti watches as a pod infector attacks Riley in the Flood containment facility in Halo: Combat Evolved.

  • Bisenti and Johnson onboard a Pelican, as seen from Jenkin's helmet recorder in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

    Bisenti and Johnson onboard a Pelican, as seen from Jenkin's helmet recorder in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

  • Bisenti (left) waiting for a fellow marine to unlock a door in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

    Bisenti (left) waiting for a fellow marine to unlock a door in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

  • Bisenti attempts to remove a pod infector from Riley in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

    Bisenti attempts to remove a pod infector from Riley in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

  • Bisenti (right) in Victor 086's troop bay while en route to the Flood containment facility in Halo: Campaign Evolved.

    Bisenti (right) in Victor 086's troop bay while en route to the Flood containment facility in Halo: Campaign Evolved.

  • Bisenti attempts to remove a pod infector from Riley in Halo: Campaign Evolved.

    Bisenti attempts to remove a pod infector from Riley in Halo: Campaign Evolved.

  • Bisenti struggling against a pod infector in Halo: Campaign Evolved.

    Bisenti struggling against a pod infector in Halo: Campaign Evolved.

List of appearances

Notes

  1. ^ The specifics around Bisenti's involvement and fate vary between Halo: Combat Evolved and its adaptations. See this article's production notes section.

Sources

  1. ^ a b c Halo: The Flood, chapter 6
  2. ^ a b c Halo: The Flood, chapter 3
  3. ^ Halo: The Flood, chapter 8
  4. ^ a b Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level Halo
  5. ^ a b Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level 343 Guilty Spark
  6. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, chapter 37
  7. ^ a b Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level The Pillar of Autumn
  8. ^ Halo: Campaign Evolved, campaign level The Pillar of Autumn: Bulletin board duty roster
  9. ^ Halo: Campaign Evolved, campaign level 343 Guilty Spark
  10. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level The Maw
  11. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, credits
  12. ^ halo.bungie.org, Voice Acting (Retrieved on Dec 27, 2001) [archive]
  13. ^ Halo: Campaign Evolved, credits
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