Wellsley
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September 22, 2552[2] (aged 83) |
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Male programming[3] |
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Stern-looking man with longish hair, prominent nose, and a collared coat; supposed to look like an 18th century British officer[3] |
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Blue[4] |
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Military assistant[3] |
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- "Then God help you, because if your plan fails, no one else will have the power to do so."
- — Wellsley to Major Antonio Silva, after Silva ignored Wellsley's advice regarding the Flood.
Wellsley (AI Serial Number: WLS 3982-0)[1] was a United Nations Space Command 4th generation, Class-C military dumb AI who was assigned to the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers battalion on the UNSC Pillar of Autumn. He helped Major Antonio Silva and First Lieutenant Melissa McKay set up and operate the Alpha Base on Installation 04. Wellsley was ultimately consumed in the destruction of the Truth and Reconciliation.[5]
Biography[edit]
Entered service[edit]
Wellsley was created on May 1, 2469.[1]
Fall of Reach[edit]
On August 30, 2552, during the Fall of Reach, Major Antonio Silva reported to Wellsley that Spartans had taken all the M90 shotguns from the aft rack on the Pillar of Autumn.[6]
Pillar of Autumn[edit]
On September 19, Wellsley helped Major Antonio Silva debrief Fireteam Raven on the approaching Covenant threat during the Pillar of Autumn's approach to Installation 04, informing them that Captain Jacob Keyes had put the ship on Combat Alert Alpha so Raven had to defend the ship from invading parties. During the defense Wellsley informed Raven that the ship's M910 Rampart point defense network was down and to assist in bringing them back online; when Raven did that he overrode the controls so they could use them to hold off external threats to the ship. After Raven had cleared out an area near escape pods, Wellsley told Raven about Keyes crashing the ship, and suggested they should swiftly get into their drop pods.[4]
Landing at Halo[edit]
As part of the UNSC Insertion Protocols, Wellsley was onboard Major Antonio Silva's drop pod. [7] During the descent to Installation 04, Wellsley picked out a butte on the surface for Silva to act as an effective home base for the scattered UNSC forces on Halo. Wellsley then sent a message to the rest of the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers about the location, and told Silva that the Covenant owned that location.[8]
Later, he also warned Silva about a Covenant motorized counterattack, which he compared to the French cavalry charge at Waterloo, much to Silva's annoyance. To which Silva then used an Infantry square with A and D Company to counter the threat.[8]
Wellsley eventually got in contact with Cortana, who was with John-117 rescuing crew members from Class-3 Bumblebees, and sent a D77 Pelican Echo 419 to pick them up. Wellsley also got in contact with Captain Jacob Keyes and the other surviving crew prior to their capture telling them his group and Cortanas were busy at the moment.[9]
He assisted Pelicans such as Echo 136 get troops prepared for the assault on Alpha base, and after the assault was done helped get the rest of First Lieutenant Melissa McKay's battalion to the base.[9]
Rescuing Keyes[edit]
After Alpha Base was secured, Wellsley, Cortana, and Major Antonio Silva concocted a mission to rescue Captain Jacob Keyes, who was being held on the Covenant ship Truth and Reconciliation. In preparation for this mission, Wellsley concocted an array of signals that was able to trick Covenant technicians into believing UNSC dropships were one of their own.[10]
Effort to take back the Autumn[edit]
Since Fireteam Raven landed on Installation 04 Wellsley guided them, though a mobile communications link, on a journey to the Pillar of Autumns crash site to assist First Lieutenant Melissa McKay in an effort to take back the ships crash site, and on September 20 Raven arrived.[5] During the battle Wellsley provided information support, and after the skirmish he informed Raven that Major Antonio Silva will brief them on the current scenario after they returned to Alpha Base.[11]
Covenant Alpha base attack[edit]
On September 21, when Pelican Charlie 217 appeared near Alpha Base, Wellsley recommended Com Tech First Class Mary Murphy to get more information out of the pilot, questioning how they even knew about the base, and put the base on full alert, also prepping a medical team. As Charlie 217 was landing, it turned out to be filled with Special Operations Sangheili, Wellsley noticed six heavy duty signatures, just as Alpha base was being overrun. To handle the upcoming forces, Wellsley recommended First Lieut