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|birth=[[2510|August 15, 2510]]<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/thomas-lasky ''Halo Waypoint'': ''Thomas Lasky'']</ref>{{Ref/Note|Id=age|1=According to Lasky's dog tags in ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn'', he was born in August 2512, which would make him thirteen years old during his time at Corbulo Academy in April 2526. He appears to be in his late teens or early twenties in ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn'', and his actor, Tom Green, was twenty-one when the webseries was filmed. ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn'' writer Jamieson Fry stated in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5IEiHdTv7E& an interview] that the cadets are "fifteen to sixteen" years old during the time the series is set. [[Halo Waypoint]] confirmed his year of birth as 2510, not 2512, so the date on his dog tag was probably a production error.}}

'''Captain Thomas J. Lasky''' ([[service number]] '''98604-72690-TL''') is a senior officer of the [[UNSC Navy]] who served throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]] and, in the postwar era, played a key role in the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|conflicts]] with [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant remnants]] and [[Forerunner]] [[Promethean]] constructs.<ref name="SDCC H4 panel">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35_pXjNsDUY&feature=channel&list=UL ''YouTube'': ''Halo 4 Flag Stabbing and Spartan Cosplay - Comic-Con 2012'']</ref> Since at least [[2552]], then-[[commander]] Lasky served as [[Andrew Del Rio|Captain Andrew Del Rio]]'s executive officer aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. In [[2557|July 2557]],{{Ref/Novel|Id=ttw48|TTW|Page=48}} Del Rio was replaced as captain by Lasky just prior to the [[Didact]]'s [[New Phoenix Incident|assault on Earth]].{{Ref/Level|Id=mid|H4|[[Midnight]]}} Lasky was instrumental in helping the [[Master Chief]] stop the vengeful Forerunner and under his leadership the ''Infinity'' would play a key role in numerous important missions. When the [[Created]] seized power in late [[2558]], Lasky ordered a tactical retreat, resolving to fight only when a way to do so could be found.{{Ref/Reuse|h5 guardians}} In [[2559#December|December 2559]], the ''Infinity'' was [[Battle over Installation 07|attacked]] by the [[Banished]] over [[Installation 07]] while bringing an end to Cortana.{{Ref/Level|Hi|Warship Gbraakon}} While Lasky managed to escape from the ship,{{Ref/Reuse|e1}} his transmission to transmit a rendezvous point was cut off abruptly{{Ref/Reuse|ia12}} and Lasky's fate was left unknown to the UNSC survivors on the fragmented section of Zeta Halo,{{Ref/Reuse|RP13}} although Spartan [[Tomas Horvath]] hoped that Lasky and the other missing personnel from the ''Infinity'' were fighting the Banished elsewhere on the Halo ring.{{Ref/Reuse|RP39}}

By the end of the war, Lasky had risen to the rank of commander and had been appointed as the [[executive officer]] of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, the most powerful vessel in the Fleet. This posting was partially arranged by [[Margaret Parangosky|Admiral Margaret Parangosky]], who thought highly of Lasky.{{Ref/Reuse|ttw48}} In [[2553]], he gave a tour of the ship to [[Jun-A266]] and four of the first [[SPARTAN-IV]]s, including [[Sarah Palmer]]. This was interrupted when [[Ilsa Zane]] and a group of Insurrectionists [[Raid on UNSC Infinity|took control of the ''Infinity'']] disguised as construction workers while Lasky and the Spartans were on ''Infinity's'' S-Deck. The insurgents were a part of the [[New Colonial Alliance]] and wished to steal the ''Infinity'' so they could use the vessel for their own ambitions. Zane and her rebels took Del Rio and the ship's bridge crew hostage and shut down [[Aine]], the ship's temporary [[AI]], leaving Lasky and the Spartans to end the raid.{{Ref/Comic|Id=initiation2|HInit|Detail=''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 2|Issue #2]]''}} As Lasky and the Spartans make their way to the bridge, Zane decompressed S-Deck, ejecting several of the ship's crew members into space, with Lasky and Jun being saved by Palmer and [[Edward Davis]]. With the Spartans' help, Lasky was able to reach a security panel and input override codes, which gave Del Rio and the other officers access to the bridge and reactivated Aine. Meanwhile, Palmer and Davis made their way to the bridge along the exterior hull of the ship. When Zane attempted to have her insurgents attack Lasky and the other Spartans, Lasky closed a [[blast door]] between them. While Davis eliminated most of the rebels, Palmer ejected Zane into space. With the UNSC in control of the ''Infinity'' again, the remaining insurgents were captured and interrogated by the UNSC.{{Ref/Comic|Id=initiation3|HInit|Detail=''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 3|Issue #3]]''}}

When ''Infinity'' began its operations on [[Requiem]], Lasky, along with [[Sarah Palmer]], a few marines and [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IVs]] went out to recon the area. When they were pinned down, he sent out a distress signal that was answered by the very same Spartan who had saved his life back on Circinius IV 31 years before: John-117, the Master Chief. After ridding the ''Infinity'' of [[Promethean]] and [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] forces, Lasky briefed John and [[Cortana]] on the ''Infinity's'' mission to locate the other [[Halo Array|Halos]].{{Ref/Level|H4|[[Infinity (Halo 4 level)|Infinity]]}} Lasky then led a "blowthrough op" to shut down the [[particle cannon]]s protecting the [[gravity well]] generator that was preventing ''Infinity'' from escaping Requiem. Lasky commanded a [[M510 Mammoth|Mammoth]] through the battlefield, but was ultimately left behind when the badly damaged Mammoth could go no further, and the Master Chief decided to go on alone.{{Ref/Level|H4|[[Reclaimer (level)|Reclaimer]]}}