Andrew Del Rio

Captain Andrew Del Rio is a human senior officer in the UNSC Navy, serving throughout the Human-Covenant War and into the post-war years. Del Rio has served aboard as her commanding officer since 2552.

Biography
Admiral Margaret Parangosky, Commander-in-Chief, Naval Intelligence, noted that Del Rio is more of a manager than a leader; unable to inspire those under his command. She only conceded to making him captain of the because Commander Tom Lasky was assigned as his executive officer.

A few years prior to the end of major hostilities in the Great War, Del Rio was leading the military personnel assigned to maintain, repair, and protect the Infinity ; he had received this assignment for his status as a seasoned naval line officer and because he could drop off the grid with little trouble. Later, he would be given the honor of being the first commanding officer of the UNSC's largest and most advanced warship to date. Del Rio and the sailors and Marines under his command would take the Infinity out for her first space trials in mid-2553.

Production notes
American actor Mark Rolston, best known as the Colonial Marine smartgunner Private Mark Drake in the 1986 film Aliens, portrayed Del Rio in the live action commercial The Commissioning. Rolston returns in Halo 4, as both a voice and model for the video game character. Whereas Mark Rolston's eyes naturally have a blue-ish tint, as seen in The Commissioning, those on the in-game model for the Captain are light brown.

List of appearances

 * Halo: Glasslands
 * Halo: The Thursday War
 * The Commissioning
 * Halo 4