Editing Terrence Hood

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{{Outdated|[[Halo: Empty Throne]]}}
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|rank=*[[Fleet Admiral]]
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{{Quote|We will take our city back. And drive [[Covenant|our enemy]] into the grave they've been so happily digging.|Lord Terrence Hood, to UNSC Marines just before the [[Battle of Voi]].}}

'''Lord Terrence Benjamin Hood'''{{Ref/Reuse|HET2}} ([[service number]] '''07960-48392-TH''') is a [[Fleet Admiral]] and the highest ranking flag officer of the [[UNSC Navy]]: the [[Chief of Naval Operations]]. In this capacity, he served as the ''de facto'' leader of [[human]]ity's war effort during the latter years of the [[Human-Covenant War]] circa [[2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} 

Fleet Admiral Hood has since continued to serve as the Chairman of the [[UNSC Security Council]],{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} the leading commission within the [[UNSC High Command]],<ref name="fs104">''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', p. 104</ref> making him the leader of the [[UNSC]].

==Biography==
===Early career===
[[File:Hoodyoung.png|thumb|200px|left|Terrance Hood as a middle aged man on the UNSC Spirit of Fire.]]
A British noble,<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', page ??</ref> Hood served as [[James Cutter]]'s [[executive officer]] onboard the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} until November [[2530]], when Hood took command of his own vessel, the {{UNSCShip|Roman Blue}}.

[[2531#February|Three months later]], during the [[Battle of Arcadia]], Hood was assigned to recover a [[log buoy]] dropped by the ''Spirit of Fire''. However, as the colony was already deemed lost by UNSC command, ''Roman Blue'' was also ordered to withhold from engaging the enemy in combat. However, Hood, enraged by the massive losses the Covenant had already inflicted on humanity, ordered his crew to attack a {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}}. Consequently, the ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s log buoy was not recovered. Hood would subsequently view himself as responsible for the ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s disappearance.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HE5|HE|Issue=5}}

[[File:HE Hood ordering retreat.jpg|300px|thumb|Captain Hood ordering a battle guided by anger, a mistake he would learn and grow from.]]
Out of guilt, Hood provided financial support for both Cutter's legitimate family (his apparent widow [[Mary Cutter|Mary]] and [[Cutter's daughter|their daughter]]) and his secret one, supporting [[Daniel Clayton]]'s mother for years.{{Ref/Reuse|HE5}}

After the battle on Arcadia, Hood was reassigned to the frigate {{UNSCShip|Burlington}} in a fleet-support role, and the command of the ''Roman Blue'' passed to Captain [[William Webb]].{{Ref/Anthology|Id=ItF|HFra|Story=Into the Fire}}

In [[2539]], Hood was widowed when his wife Eleanor was killed during the [[Battle of Kholo]].{{Ref/Reuse|HET2}}
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===Late Human-Covenant War===
[[File:Fleet Battle Hood.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Fleet Admiral Hood as an older man.]]
Hood was a decorated officer and veteran as the [[Human-Covenant War]] neared its end. [[SPARTAN-II]]s saved his life twice and he generally defended the program against its detractors, such as [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]]. Hood met [[John-117]] prior to the [[Fall of Reach]].<ref name="ReferenceA">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page ??</ref>

By September 4, 2552, Hood had been promoted to [[Fleet Admiral]] and taken the seat of [[Chief of Naval Operations]], while serving as the Chairman of the [[UNSC Security Council]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Holding these three powerful positions, Hood was effectively the ''de facto'' leader of the UNSC. In the aftermath of the [[Fall of Reach]], Hood received [[Lieutenant]] [[Wagner]]'s report on the Fall of Reach in front of the Council. The admiral was interested in the fate of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} and its SPARTAN-IIs, and was dismayed to find most of the supersoldiers had been expended during the battle. Hood also considered Wagner's petition to authorize a mission to search for survivors on Reach.{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceA}}

====Battle of Earth====
{{main|Battle of Earth}}
[[File:H2A-KeyesMedal.jpg|thumb|300px|Fleet Admiral Hood presenting [[Jacob Keyes]]' posthumous [[Colonial Cross]] to [[Miranda Keyes]] in 2552.]]
In [[2552#October|October 2552]], Hood presided over an awards ceremony aboard ''[[Cairo Station]]'' recognizing the participants of the [[Battle of Installation 04]]. [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] and [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] were awarded the [[Colonial Cross]]; [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] received her father's posthumous award.

The ceremony was interrupted by the attack on Earth by the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration|fleet]]. The admiral ordered [[John-117]] to defend ''Cairo'' from enemy boarders and assumed command of the defense from the station{{Ref/Level|Id=CS|H2|H2:Cairo Station|Cairo Station}} into the following weeks.

Some time afterwards, [[Frederic-104]] was subjected to a psychological analysis conducted by [[Veronica Clayton|Dr. Veronica Clayton]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]. As the doctor began pressuring the Spartan on decisions he made during the battle for Reach, Hood, who had not authorized the evaluation, came in and had [[Military police|MPs]] escort the doctor away, ordering Fred to rejoin [[Blue Team]] and defend the planet.{{Ref/Novel|HFS|Chapter=Adjunct}}

On November 3, 2552, Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] sent a request to Admiral Hood requesting Spartan support on [[Onyx]].{{Ref/Novel|GoO|Chapter=21}} The admiral obliged, authorizing SPARTAN-II Blue Team, consisting of Frederic-104, [[Linda-058]], and [[William-043]], to assist.{{Ref/Novel|GoO|Chapter=23}}

====Late Battle of Earth====
{{Quote|multi=yes|q1=Master Chief, you mind telling me what you're doing on that [[Forerunner Dreadnought|ship]]?|q2=Sir… finishing this fight.|Lord Hood|John-117|Lord Hood discovers the Chief's return to Earth}}{{Ref/Reuse|TGJ}}

[[File:LordHood.jpg|thumb|left|251px|Lord Hood on his last communication to [[Crow's Nest (location)|Crow's Nest]].]]
Hood was commanding from a damaged ''Cairo'' when [[John-117]] arrived in the Sol System aboard a Covenant-controlled [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. The Spartan established communications with the admiral, indicating he was aboard the alien ship.{{Ref/Level|Id=TGJ|H2|H2:The Great Journey|The Great Journey}}

John-117 was not the only returnee from [[Installation 05]]. Commander Keyes and Sergeant Johnson preceded him. Hood gave Johnson permission to interrogate a [[Quick to Adjust|rebel Huragok]], which had been extracted several weeks earlier from [[New Mombasa]] by Captain [[Veronica Dare|Dare]]'s [[Buck's squad|Helljumper squad]]. The UNSC was interested in [[Excession|what]] the Covenant were looking for.{{Ref/Level|ODST|H3ODST:Epilogue|Epilogue}}

The protracted battle for the planet left the admiral with few ships. By now it was obvious the Covenant were excavating a massive object between the ruins of New Mombasa and the industrial town of [[Voi]], what he and Keyes believed to be "The Ark".{{Ref/Level|H3|H3:Tsavo Highway|Tsavo Highway}} Commander Keyes proposed a daring offensive to destroy the Forerunner ship, now grounded on the object; Hood gave his approval only after John-117 was recovered.{{Ref/Level|H3|H3:Crow's Nest|Crow's Nest}} Once the Spartan and [[Thel 'Vadam]] disabled local enemy air defenses, Hood led [[Battle Group Victory]] from the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}{{Ref/Book|Id=mythos|Mythos|Page=117}} in a low altitude strike on the dreadnought. The attack failed and the Covenant left through a newly-opened [[Slipspace portal]] generated by the machine that also disabled Hood's ships, prompting him to regroup his forces.{{Ref/Level|H3|H3:The Storm|The Storm}} Moments later, [[Indulgence of Conviction|a Flood-infested Covenant cruiser]] suddenly emerged from Slipspace nearby and crash-landed in Voi; the subsequent Flood invasion was repelled with aid from the pursuing [[Fleet of Retribution]], and a message from [[Cortana]] was retrieved from the crashed cruiser before the Fleet was forced to quarantine the area via [[glassing]].{{Ref/Level|Id=floodgate|H3|H3:Floodgate|Floodgate}}

[[File:343 Guilty Spark Seperatist UNSC.jpg|thumb|250px|Lord Hood fiercely negotiates plans with [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] aboard the ''[[Shadow of Intent]].'']]

Meeting with [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] aboard the Fleet's flagship, ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'', Hood watched on as the AI warned of an impending attack on Earth by the [[Gravemind]] and a Flood-infested ''[[High Charity]]'', claiming a solution to the parasite lay beyond the portal. The admiral was not confident of the AI's advice given its damaged state and was prepared to fight a conventional battle against the Flood whereas the Shipmaster saw this guaranteed suicide as foolish, opting to lead an expedition through the portal to find Cortana's solution. [[John-117]] and Commander [[Miranda Keyes|Keyes]] agreed with the shipmaster, convincing a weary Hood to spare the ''Dawn'' to accompany the Sangheili. Hood remained on Earth as the combined task force departed for what would become known as the real Ark, [[Installation 00]].{{Ref/Reuse|floodgate}}{{Ref/Level|H3|H3:The Ark|The Ark}} The final stand he had expected never came, as ''High Charity'' jumped directly toward the Ark from the vicinity of [[Mars]] one day later.{{Ref/Site|Id=Bulletin924|URL=https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-9-24-14|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The Halo Bulletin: 9.24.14|D=12|M=10|Y=2014}}

===Post-Covenant War===
{{Quote|For us, the storm has passed. The war is over. But let us never forget those who journeyed into the howling dark and did not return. For their decision required courage beyond measure, sacrifice, and unshakable conviction that their fight...''our'' fight...was [[Installation 00|elsewhere]]. As we start to rebuild, [[Voi Memorial|this hillside]] will remain barren, a memorial to heroes fallen. They ennobled all of us… and they shall not be forgotten.|Lord Hood's eulogy at the Voi Memorial, March 2553}}{{Ref/Reuse|Halo}}

[[File:Handshake-large.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Lord Hood and Thel 'Vadam shaking hands at Voi Memorial.]]
After the [[Human-Covenant War]]'s conclusion, Hood took part in rebuilding the colonies. In January 2553, he headed a diplomatic mission to the remaining UEG colonies to discuss plans for reconstruction. Many colonies refused his offer, feeling that the UNSC abandoned them during the war.{{Ref/Novel|Gla|Chapter=2}} Hood was instrumental in phasing out many of the emergency powers that the UNSC had acquired during the conflict; particularly its direct control of many civilian agencies within the UEG. Though he had no particular love of the politicians and academics who vied for the post of UEG President, he blocked all efforts to slow the official transition back to civilian government in 2553.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

He believed that a formal peace with the [[Sangheili]], particularly [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] and [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]], could be made. Hood, along with [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Serin Osman]], [[Corporal]] [[Vasily Beloi]] and [[Evan Phillips|Dr. Evan Phillips]], were the first humans to visit [[Sanghelios]]. There, he and [[Thel 'Vadam]] discussed the fragile state of both species, as well as a treaty to formalize the peace. He invited 'Vadam to a memorial service on [[Earth]], and in return 'Vadam invited Phillips to study Sangheili history and culture on their homeworld.<ref>''Halo: Glasslands'', p. 358-361</ref>

In March 2553, he conducted [[Voi Memorial|the memorial service]] next to the [[Excession]], near the city of [[Voi]]. While he could not forgive the Sangheili for their actions during the war, he thanked Thel 'Vadam for his alliance, as well as for fighting alongside [[John-117]] to the end.{{Ref/Level|Id=Halo|H3|H3:Halo|Halo}}

====Blooding Years====
{{Quote|I have given my word to the Arbiter, and while it might not be fashionable to believe that still has some meaning, I shall keep it until he no longer honors his|Lord Hood<ref>''Halo: The Thursday War'', p. 317</ref>}}
Sometime later, Hood and [[Admiral]] [[Margaret Parangosky]] conducted an Admirals inspection of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. Parangonsky informed him ''Infinity'' was ready to deploy, hoping to take her out on a "Thursday war" over Sanghelios, however, Hood initially declined.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 70''</ref> After [[Evan Phillips]] was trapped on Sanghelios due to the [[Blooding Years]], Hood contacted the Arbiter and asked for permission to land their own retrieval team to get Phillips, which the Arbiter eventually granted. Later on, as the crisis on Sanghelios intensified, Parangonsky convinced Hood to deploy ''Infinity'' in order to help protect the Arbiter and quell his opponents.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''pages 236-238''</ref> While orbiting Sanghelios aboard the ship, Parangosky and Hood received intel that [[Vadam keep]] was about to be breached by the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]]. Hood contacted 'Vadam, who reluctantly agreed to accept Hood's help. ''Infinity'' turned the tide over Sanghelios as it destroyed the rebel destroyer ''[[Defender of Faith]]'' and forced the Abiding Truth to retreat from the planet. Hood later planned to invite 'Vadam onboard ''Infinity'' for a tour of the ship.<ref>''Halo: The Thursday War'', p. 405</ref>

====Operation: FAR STORM====
After it was discovered that the active installations of the [[Halo Array]] were counting down to fire in several weeks, Hood convened in Bravo-6 with several high-ranking UNSC members and scientists concerning the crisis. It was proposed that a joint UNSC-Sangheili task force be sent to [[Installation 00]], the most likely source of the countdown, in order to prevent galactic extinction. Hood overruled Admiral Osman, who vehemently spoke against involving the Sangheili in [[Operation: FAR STORM|the operation]].{{Ref/Novel|HitD|Chapter=2}}

====Diplomacy====
On [[2556#October|October 31, 2556]], at 0447 hours Hood was sent a message by General [[R. Dellert]] as part of an ongoing conversation between the two concerning interspecies relations. In it, he let Hood know that he had learned of an operation (thanks to contacts with [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]]) wherein [[Fireteam Apollo]] was deployed to the exclusion zone around [[Threshold]] in violation of the [[Treaty of 2552]]. Some of the files he unearthed in the directive reports were originally Hood's and pertained to [[Battle for Earth]] in [[2552]]. Were the Arbiter to learn of this, it could undo years of work that has been put into diplomacy between the UEG and the Swords of Sanghelios. Dellert advised Hood to confront Admiral Parangosky about the matter. He also sent Hood data in the form of a translated conversation between [[Thel 'Vadamee]] and the [[Prophet of Stewardship]], that was recovered from the black-box of ''[[Undiminished Entelechy]]'' by Apollo.{{Ref/Generic|Id=HLCDD2|Heading=[[Halo Legendary Crate]]|Subheading=[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #3]]|Detail=[[:File:LC 003 Doc1.png|Interspecies]] [[:File:LC 003 Doc2.png|Relations]]}}

====New Phoenix Incident====
[[File:117 Debriefing.png|thumb|250px|Lord Hood talks to John-117 after the Spartan's debriefing.]]
After UNSC ''Infinity'' arrived at Earth [[2557#July|July 25, 2557]] to aid the UNSC Home Fleet in combating the oncoming attack lead by [[Ur-Didact|the Didact]], the UNSC Security Council learned that Captain [[Andrew Del Rio]] had abandoned John-117 on [[Requiem]] in the process. Hood and most members of the Security Council harshly judged Del Rio's actions at Requiem for leaving the Spartan behind and relieved him of command of ''Infinity''.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/andrew-del-rio|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=Universe, Characters|Page=Andrew Del Rio|D=27|M=10|Y=2015}} After John-117 managed to defeat the Didact at the loss of the population of [[New Phoenix]], Admiral Hood and the rest of the UNSC Security Council debriefed John-117 regarding the [[Battle of Requiem]]. The Council discussed the [[New Phoenix Incident]] and how to conceal the existence of the [[Forerunner]] Didact from the public. Unsure of the finality of the Didact's defeat, the Council decided to instead present the public with the story that the attack was carried out by the Covenant. After the debrief, Hood talked privately with John and apologized for the lack of professionalism of some members of the Council. Hood suggested that with his return, John could justifiably be promoted to an officer, perhaps even as high as Admiral. The Master Chief declined the offer. Hood then informed him that one hour prior, FLEETCOM had lost contact with a science team escorted by [[Team Black]] at [[Installation 03]], and that the attackers may have been [[Promethean]]s. On Hood's orders, John was then reunited with [[Blue Team]] and deployed immediately to Gamma Halo.{{Ref/Comic|Id=he8|HE|Issue=8}}

During the mission, Blue Team encountered and eventually defeated the Didact with the help of [[monitor]] [[859 Static Carillon]]. With the Forerunner seemingly neutralized, Blue Team returned to Earth and were debriefed by Hood. Lord Hood congratulated John for finally killing the Didact, but the Spartan stated that he believed the Didact was only "contained". After years of combat, Hood ordered John and the rest of Blue Team to rest before being redeployed. However, after the debriefing, John returned to the rest of Blue Team and told them that Hood gave them the all-clear for their next mission. The four Spartans then departed for their new mission, led by John. Upon discovering the disappearance of the Spartans, Hood became panicked about their whereabouts.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HE10|HE|Issue=10}}

====Peace talks====
{{main|Battle of Ealen IV}}
[[File:HoodHostage.png|thumb|left|250px|Lord Hood being held hostage by Vladamir Scruggs.]]
On March 3, [[2558]], Admiral Hood and the rest of the UNSC Security Council debriefed [[Thomas Lasky]] and [[Sarah Palmer]] about the [[Requiem Campaign]]. He later joined Lasky and informed him that he was pulling ''Infinity'' away from the pursuit of [[Jul 'Mdama]] for it to partake in a more pressing matter. ''Infinity'' escorted Hood on a diplomatic mission to [[Ealen IV]] to aid in peace talks between the Sangheili and the Jiralhanae. On March 5, he met with Thel 'Vadam and the [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]], [[Lydus]]. During the negotiations, a [[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group|group of alien mercenaries]] attacked the delegates. Lasky, [[Sarah Palmer]], and the Spartan-IVs defended the delegation and evacuated them from the chamber. When their evac ship was destroyed, they proceeded to escort the delegates to a nearby parts depot.{{Ref/Comic|HE|Issue=1}}

Inside the repair depot, 'Vadam informed Hood that they could take refuge in a fortified redoubt. As the party escaped the depot, they were intercepted by a Covenant [[Kmiro'sish-pattern Lich|Lich]]. Palmer quickly acted and threw her helmet filled with grenades and destroyed the Lich. As [[Fireteam Jackknife]] and the delegation's bodyguards went ahead to ensure the redoubt was safe to use as shelter, Lord Hood stopped to inspect a fallen Sangheili and discovered someone within the UNSC was leaking information to the mercenaries.{{Ref/Comic|HE|Issue=2}}

As the party arrived at the redoubt, they were betrayed by Spartan [[Vladimir Scruggs]], who  took Lord Hood hostage and held him at gunpoint. Palmer was able to put a stop to Scruggs by shooting Hood in the leg, giving her the opportunity to tackle Scruggs and then kill him. With mercenary ships inbound to their site, Palmer was ordered to evacuate Hood and the ambassadors on a [[Covenant cargo tug]] while Spartan [[Paul DeMarco]] and [[Fireteam Bailey]] remained behind to cover their escape with a [[Cheru-pattern Tyrant|Tyrant AA gun]]. Thanks to the Spartan IV's sacrifices, Hood and the ambassadors were able to escape the planet, however, the outcome of the negotiations themselves was left nebulous.{{Ref/Comic|HE|Issue=3}}

Soon after, Hood and Lasky discussed the troubling prospect that the UNSC's hierarchy had been severely breached, as only someone in the upper echelon could have leaked the location of the negotiations. Both men agreed that the UNSC mole needed to be rooted out with an undercover investigation. Hood bid Lasky good hunting, as he and Spartan [[Naiya Ray]] left ''Infinity'' to enlist the help of [[Petra Janecek]], a journalist with whom Hood previously had history.{{Ref/Comic|Id=escalation4|HE|Issue=4}}

====Freighter ambush and Oth Lodon====
{{Main|Ambush at Oth Lodon}}
[[File:HE6-HoodInjured.jpg|thumb|250px|Hood injured and lying on ''Infinity''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s bridge after Clayton's surprise attack.]]
Hood remained on ''Infinity'' and requested [[Bradley|Commander Bradley]] to indulge him with a demonstration of the ship's Forerunner engines. Hood asked Roland to plot a random vector with multiple headings, but they were then notified by lieutenant [[Jespersen]] of a distress signal near the [[Artesia-702 system]]. Hood scrapped the exercise and the ''Infinity'' went to investigate. Arriving in the system on March 11, they found a damaged civilian [[freighter]], the ''[[Pilgrims Pride]]''. The freighter was tugged into one of ''Infinity''{{'}}s bays on Hood's order. An ambush was sprung when the freighter launched multiple assault crafts and set itself to self-destruct. With the help of Fireteams Majestic, [[Fireteam Colossus|Colossus]], and [[Fireteam Fenrir|Fenrir]], the attack was repelled and the freighter was tugged back into space before it could self-destruct on ''Infinity''. Following the skirmish, Hood was informed that the vessels used by the assailants were Vultures and Sparrowhawks, whose I.D. numbers belonged to the long-lost {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}. Lord Hood divulged all he knew about the ''Spirit of Fire'', and his own part in the ship's disappearance decades earlier.{{Ref/Reuse|escalation4}} Partly due to his guilt over the incident, Hood ordered ''Infinity'' to scout the vessels' recorded point of origin, near the gas giant [[Oth Lodon]] deep in [[Jiralhanae]] space. However, when ''Infinity'' arrived at the coordinates, they encountered a [[Oth Lodon station|Covenant battlestation]]. [[Daniel Clayton]], [[James Cutter|Captain Cutter]]'s illegitimate son and former UNSC captain turned defector to the [[New Colonial Alliance]], opened a communications channel to ''Infinity'' and declared his desire for vengeance against Lord Hood and the UNSC. Having lured ''Infinity'' into a trap, Clayton opened fire on the ship with the station's [[energy projector]].{{Ref/Reuse|HE5}}

[[File:HE6-HoodWheelchair.jpg|thumb|An elderly, wounded and wheelchair-bound Hood visits Daniel Clayton in his cell.|left|300px]]
The surprise attack devastated ''Infinity'', punching three holes through the ship in a rapid succession. Hood was impaled through his abdomen by a piece of debris, with a significant portion of the bridge crew killed or incapacitated. Expecting to die in moments, Hood experienced an influx of guilt, blaming himself for allowing ''Infinity'' to fall into Clayton's trap. Thanks to Fireteam Majestic's timely capture of the New Colonial Alliance station and Captain Clayton, however, Hood survived. Confined to a wheelchair due to his injuries, Hood visited Clayton's cell before the former captain's oncoming transfer to [[Midnight Facility]]. Hood questioned Clayton about the New Colonial Alliance's goals; namely, why its leader, [[Mattius Drake|Admiral Drake]], now intended to destroy ''Infinity'' despite wanting to [[Raid on UNSC Infinity|capture the ship]] years earlier. Clayton only replied with ominous claims about the NCA's expanding power and reach. When Hood ordered his men to take Clayton away, the latter stated that they would meet again.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HE6|HE|Issue=6}}

After the encounter, Hood reflected on the ''Spirit of Fire'' and hoped that he would one day be able to ask Cutter for his forgiveness.{{Ref/Reuse|HE6}}

====The Guardians====
{{Quote|BB tells me you're headed home for the evening. Mind if I grab a ride with you?|Lord Hood to Serin Osman as they evacuate from HIGHCOM.}}{{Ref/Reuse|Rossbach}}
In late October of [[2558]], [[Cortana]], who had been restored within the [[Forerunner]] [[Domain]] and had come to believe that the [[Created]] were the true inheritors of the [[Mantle|Mantle of Responsibility]], began to unleash [[The Guardians]] to enforce the Mantle among all the galaxy's species.{{Ref/Reuse|Rossbach}} On October 26, Lasky contacted Hood and Admiral [[Serin Osman]] and filled them in on recent developments and that Halsey and [[Roland]] had come up with a way to follow the [[Guardian Custode]] to its destination and figure everything out. However, the catch was that the ''Infinity'' had to go to [[Sanghelios]]. While Osman was willing to abandon [[Thel 'Vadam]] to his [[Battle for Sanghelios|war]] w