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{{Character | {{Character infobox | ||
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|name=Eric Santiago | |name=Eric Santiago | ||
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|homeworld=[[Madrigal]] | |homeworld=[[Madrigal]] | ||
|birth= | |birth= | ||
|death= | |death=August [[2552]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Dirt]]", ''page 153'' (''"The Covenant just attacked Reach," the pilot reported.'')</ref> | ||
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|gender=Male | |gender=Male | ||
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|affiliation=*[[Colonial Military Authority|CMA]] | |||
*[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] | |||
**[[UNSC Navy]] | |||
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|rank=[[Pilot]] | |||
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{{Quote|Screw the UNSC.|Eric Santiago}} | {{Quote|Screw the UNSC.|Eric Santiago}} | ||
'''Eric Santiago''' was a [[UNSC Navy]] [[pilot]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. He was a member of the [[Colonial Military | '''Eric Santiago''' was a [[UNSC Navy]] [[pilot]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. He was a member of the [[Colonial Military Authority]] before it was disbanded, and his service to the UNSC was something he had taken out of necessity, not human patriotism.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Dirt]]", ''page 137''</ref> He fought for almost the entirety of the Human-Covenant War. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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===Human-Covenant War=== | ===Human-Covenant War=== | ||
{{Main|Human-Covenant War}} | {{Main|Human-Covenant War}} | ||
For the next eighteen years flew in and out of battles in a [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican dropship]], and achieved an unspecified but substantial rank. At some point during that time Eric was reunited with Felicia, now a [[Colonel]], aboard the {{UNSCShip|Chares}} and the two resumed their friendship. Felicia and Gage had both become [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s but the two had been separated and had not seen each other in over two decades. | For the next eighteen years, Eric flew in and out of battles in a [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican dropship]], and achieved an unspecified but substantial rank. At some point during that time Eric was reunited with Felicia, now a [[Colonel]], aboard the {{UNSCShip|Chares}} and the two resumed their friendship. Felicia and Gage had both become [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s but the two had been separated and had not seen each other in over two decades. | ||
Following the Battle of [[Skopje]] in [[2547]], Felicia returned to the ''Chares'' with Gage Yevgenny, whom she had run into during the battle on the surface. The three were delighted to be together again, and already were having talks of retirement. Gage quickly noticed a change in Eric. Since his coma he had become so much more bitter and resentful toward the UNSC. Eric also subscribed to the not uncommon ODST resentment of the [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartans]], calling them "freaks." | Following the Battle of [[Skopje]] in [[2547]], Felicia returned to the ''Chares'' with Gage Yevgenny, whom she had run into during the battle on the surface. The three were delighted to be together again, and already were having talks of retirement. Gage quickly noticed a change in Eric. Since his coma he had become so much more bitter and resentful toward the UNSC. Eric also subscribed to the not uncommon ODST resentment of the [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartans]], calling them "freaks." | ||
===Disobeying Orders and Death=== | ===Disobeying Orders and Death=== | ||
{{Main| | {{Main|Raid on Mount Haven}} | ||
In [[2552# | In [[2552#August|August 2552]], Eric was involved in an operation to infiltrate a [[Mount Haven|city]] on an unknown colony under siege by the Covenant, who were looking for [[Forerunner]] artifacts.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/rookie '''Halo Waypoint''', ''Rookie'']</ref> Simultaneously, several former CMA members were performing a clandestine operation to extract a massive supply of [[gold]] from a bank, gold that they would take for themselves and retire on. However, after infiltrating the bank, the ODST team discovered a class of school children and their teacher hiding in the underground vault, hoping to survive the planet's inevitable [[glassing]]. Having already loaded two Pelicans full of gold, the ODSTs knew there was no room for the children. To deceive the civilians, the troopers claimed that the gold would be used in the UNSC's war effort. Gage, who had seen too many people killed by the Covenant, was in strong favor of postponing the mission to save them. The other ODSTs, who claimed the children were as good as dead, disagreed, causing an argument. Felicia stepped in, wanting to call in more Pelicans, but the other ODSTs had already raised their weapons at one another. In an instant, Gage was shot in the abdomen, three other squad members were dead, and Felicia was fatally wounded. Gage rushed to her side, but she died in his arms. | ||
Gage, in shock, went outside to find Eric, who informed him that the UNSC were falling back. Gage knocked Eric out with his sidearm and called for more Pelicans, claiming they were under heavy fire. He then flew Eric's Pelican to the pickup point and collected the artifacts the Covenant were looking for, as well as a [[Shiva-class nuclear missile|Shiva nuclear device]], then flew away from the city. Gage believed that the Covenant forces would follow him in pursuit of the relics. As he was being pursued by Covenant [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]], he was "accidentally" shot down by ODSTs who knew of his betrayal. | Gage, in shock, went outside to find Eric, who informed him that the UNSC were falling back. Gage knocked Eric out with his sidearm and called for more Pelicans, claiming they were under heavy fire. He then flew Eric's Pelican to the pickup point and collected the artifacts the Covenant were looking for, as well as a [[Shiva-class nuclear missile|Shiva nuclear device]], then flew away from the city. Gage believed that the Covenant forces would follow him in pursuit of the relics. As he was being pursued by Covenant [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]], he was "accidentally" shot down by ODSTs who knew of his betrayal. | ||
Gage violently crashed near the mountains outside the city. He knew he was dying, but held on until Covenant forces and the rogue ODSTs, Eric among them, descended on the crash site. Gage then detonated the Shiva, killing them all. | Gage violently crashed near the mountains outside the city. He knew he was dying, but held on until Covenant forces and the rogue ODSTs, Eric among them, descended on the crash site. Gage then detonated the Shiva, killing them all. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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