Walter Vickers

"Hey! Guys run!"

- Vickers sacrificing himself for the squad.

Walter Vickers was an officer cadet of the UNSC Defense Force.

Training
A native of Boundary, Vickers attended Corbulo Academy of Military Science during early years of the Human-Covenant War as part of the class of 2529. At some point around the 2525-2526 school year, Vickers took over from Thomas Lasky as the leader of Hastati Squad as a result of Lasky's constant disregard of orders and apparent tactical ineptitude. Despite this, Lasky would continue to do things his own way in combat exercises, to the ire of his squadmates and the Academy staff.

As Lasky did not show any improvement in his behavior, Vickers continuously harassed him, with a comment about Lasky's deceased brother eventually prompting Lasky to attack Vickers in the school's mess hall. Following this incident, Lasky led Hastati Squad in its final field exercise of the 2526 term. Vickers participated in the exercise, and through the use of unconventional tactics and feints, the squad was successful. Following this, Vickers' and Lasky's relationship improved somewhat, even joking that Lasky looked like crap.

Battle of Circinius IV
As the Battle of Circinius IV started, Hastati Squad was to be evacuated via the Academy's space elevator. However, after the Covenant's destruction of the tether, the squad retreated to the dormitory and hid in Lasky's room. They heard screaming outside and saw a Sangheili Zealot killing a cadet; the Zealot then activated his active camouflage. Chen took point and led the squad down the corridor in an attempt to escape, though he was soon impaled with the Sangheili's energy sword.

The rest of the squad then ran for the armory, shutting the door behind them. While Lasky sent a distress signal, the rest of the squad attempted to open the weapons locker. When they realized that the locker could not be opened via the console, Vickers tried to break a locker open with a fire extinguisher. The squad hid when the Sangheili started to break down the door; Vickers was separated and hid on the other side of the room. As the Zealot neared the rest of the squad's position, Vickers, in order to give the squad a chance to escape, revealed his location to the Sangheili. The Zealot rounded on Vickers and shot him in the chest with a Plasma Rifle, killing him instantly.

Production notes

 * Vickers is portrayed by Canadian actor and composer Iain Belcher

List of appearances

 * Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn