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 was caught in the battle between UNSC Marines and the Covenant military. The squad attempted to escape to the Academy's armory, which resulted in the death of cadet Junjie Chen at the hands of an active camouflaged Sangheili Zealot.

In the armory, Lasky sent out a distress signal while 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. After the Zealot managed to break into the armory, Vickers, in order to give the rest of his squad a chance to escape, charged 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