Vasily Beloi

Corporal Vasily Beloi, nicknamed Vaz, is a human non-commissioned officer in the UNSC Marine Corps and an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper.

Biography
After enlisting in the UNSC, Beloi saw eight years of combat until the end of the Human-Covenant War, and participated in over 100 SOEIV drops.

In 2553, Beloi and fellow ODST Malcolm Geffen were hand-picked by the Office of Naval Intelligence Commander-in-Chief Margaret Parangosky to serve under Captain Serin Osman as part of a black operations team designated Kilo-Five. Operating on the, they participated in a number of missions.

At one point, they seized the Covenant auxiliary ship Piety and captured a Huragok. Later on, they entered the Sharpened Shield, a Forerunner Dyson sphere, and recovered the human survivors inside while arresting Dr. Halsey under orders from Admiral Parangosky.

Personality and traits
Beloi is noted as being an ordinary Marine with a strong moral compass. As a result, he was greatly distraught after learning about the origins of the SPARTAN-II and SPARTAN-IIIs programs as well as the young age of the SPARTAN-IIIs of Gamma Company.

He is of Russian descent and is a Russian citizen. This is evident, among other things, by his name, his heavy accent, and his referring to World War II as the "Great Patriotic War."

He greatly enjoyed watching the GlobeWar doomsday movies.

Appearance
Beloi is described as having characteristically Slavic facial features, with high cheekbones, close-shaved hair and a lean overall appearance. He has a scar running the full width of his jaw, a result of a close-quarters encounter with a Covenant soldier.

Trivia

 * Vaz enjoyed hockey, wondering if he could watch the finals, which were being held in St. Petersburg, on Waypoint.

List of appearances

 * Halo: Glasslands
 * Halo: The Thursday War