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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Early Life=== | ===Early Life=== | ||
Preston Jeremiah Cole was born to Jennifer Francine Cole and Troy Henry Cole. He was born in the rural reconstituted township of Mark Twain, Missouri. He was the third child of seven (three sisters and three brothers). Growing up he was described as a precocious child who obeyed his parents. He | Preston Jeremiah Cole was born to Jennifer Francine Cole and Troy Henry Cole. He was born in the rural reconstituted township of Mark Twain, Missouri. He was the third child of seven (three sisters and three brothers). Growing up he was described as a precocious child who obeyed his parents. He had wild black hair, dark brown eyes. His father was a dairy farmer with no criminal record, no military background, and followed the Quaker faith with no particular zeal. His mother was arrested once at the age of twenty-one for protesting taxes (released on one year parole), and both her grandfathers served in the Rain Forest Wars (one surviving, received the Bronze star). | ||
===Early Career=== | ===Early Career=== | ||
Preston Cole origanlly served as a Crewman in the Navy, before being recommended to attend the Luna academy, where he would fall into a scandal and later marry his first wife, | Preston Cole origanlly served as a Crewman in the Navy, before being recommended to attend the Luna OCS academy, where he would fall into a scandal and later marry his first wife, Inna Volkov. He would become an officer and spend several years fighting Insurrectionists across the Outer Colonies. He would score victories in nearly all his battles, though he suffered physocholigcal problems to due his divorce. | ||
Preston | Preston took a leave from duty in 2502 and would marry his second wife, Lyra. Sadly she turned out to be a rebel and Preston's tactics were put to waste and he was forced to spend his time at a desk job. | ||
By [[2525]], he was living alone in his apartment. He had gone through three divorces, and his health was worse for the wear: he had two heart attacks and had a cloned liver implanted<ref name="Genesis">[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]</ref>. | By [[2525]], he was living alone in his apartment. He had gone through three divorces, and his health was worse for the wear: he had two heart attacks and had a cloned liver implanted<ref name="Genesis">[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]</ref>. | ||
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Cole fought the [[Second Battle of Harvest]] in [[2526]], due to Cole's use of intelligence gathered during the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]]. Although his fleet defeated the vessel, thirteen UNSC ships were destroyed during the fight.<ref name="Genesis"/> | Cole fought the [[Second Battle of Harvest]] in [[2526]], due to Cole's use of intelligence gathered during the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]]. Although his fleet defeated the vessel, thirteen UNSC ships were destroyed during the fight.<ref name="Genesis"/> | ||
The news of his promotion to full [[Admiral]] was announced on UNSC-controlled television. However, ONI had removed information of the Covenant and replaced the battle information with that of a communications satellite captured by | The news of his promotion to full [[Admiral]] was announced on UNSC-controlled television. However, ONI had removed information of the Covenant and replaced the battle information with that of a communications satellite captured by Insurrectionists, in which Cole was "ordered" to destroy. The worlds of [[Second Base]] and [[Green Hills]] were initially reported as attacked by Insurrectionists, but were in fact glassed, and their combined population of two million killed. The abandoning of [[Chi Ceti IV]] was kept secret. | ||
Due to the impossibility of keeping the war a secret, ONI's Section II went public and gave Cole command of the majority of their warships.<ref name="Genesis"/> Cole continued the fight throughout the [[Outer Colonies]] for five more years. | Due to the impossibility of keeping the war a secret, ONI's Section II went public and gave Cole command of the majority of their warships.<ref name="Genesis"/> Cole continued the fight throughout the [[Outer Colonies]] for five more years. | ||