Ian Redding-Smythe

Ian Redding-Smythe
Biographical information
Species:	Human
Gender:	Male
Political and military information
Affiliation:	Unified Earth Government (civilian)

"Do you have any idea how crazy you sound? The government kidnapping kids, turning them into soldiers?! It's something out of a bad sci-fi! You're calling yourself a journalist and you believe this crap?!"

— Ian's audio message to Giraud

Ian Redding-Smythe is a human civilian who listened to Benjamin Giraud's Hunt the Truth audio journal in 2558. After Giraud's entries theorized that the Spartan supersoldiers were created from augmented child soldiers, Redding-Smythe sent an angry audio message to Giraud, accusing him of being a terrible journalist promoting a fear-mongering story.

Production note

Redding-Smythe is voiced by and named for Ian BrowningSmith, known to the Halo community (including on Halopedia) as Toa Freak. BrowningSmith was a monitor on the Halo Waypoint forums and is the host of the Halo Canon YouTube channel.

List of appearances

• Hunt the Truth (First appearance)