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|name= Andrew Del Rio | |name= Andrew Del Rio | ||
|image= [[File:H4 profile - Del Rio.png|200px]] | |image= [[File:H4 profile - Del Rio.png|200px]] | ||
|homeworld=[[Earth]]<ref name="HWF">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2545245_Today-in-Halo.aspx#post2545245 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Today in Halo'']</ref> | |homeworld=[[Earth]]<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/andrew-del-rio '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Andrew Del Rio'']</ref><ref name="HWF">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2545245_Today-in-Halo.aspx#post2545245 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Today in Halo'']</ref> | ||
|birth=[[2500|May 28, 2500]]<ref name="HWF"/> | |birth=[[2500|May 28, 2500]]<ref name="HWF"/> | ||
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|species= [[Human]] | |species= [[Human]] | ||
|gender= Male | |gender= Male | ||
|height=5' 11" (180 cm)<ref name="halo4guide">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide '''Halo 4 Interactive Guide''']</ref> | |height=5' 11" (180 cm)<ref name="universe"/><ref name="halo4guide">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide '''Halo 4 Interactive Guide''']</ref> | ||
|mass=210 | |mass={{Convert|210|lb|kg}}<ref name="universe"/><ref name="halo4guide"/> | ||
|hair=Gray | |hair=Gray | ||
|eyes=Brown<ref>[[Andrew Del Rio#Production notes|Production notes]]</ref> | |eyes=Brown<ref>[[Andrew Del Rio#Production notes|Production notes]]</ref> | ||
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|affiliation=*[[UNSC Navy]] {{C|formerly}} | |affiliation=*[[UNSC Navy]] {{C|formerly}} | ||
*[[Unified Earth Government | *[[Unified Earth Government Senate]]<ref name="HtT10"/> | ||
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{{Quote|I'd think you, of all people, would appreciate the benefit of living to fight another day.|Andrew Del Rio to John-117 when the latter insists that ''Infinity'' should stay on Requiem to attack the Didact}} | {{Quote|I'd think you, of all people, would appreciate the benefit of living to fight another day.|Andrew Del Rio to John-117 when the latter insists that ''Infinity'' should stay on Requiem to attack the Didact}} | ||
'''Andrew Del Rio''' ([[service number]] '''90302-75627-AD''')<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 12''</ref> is a [[Unified Earth Government | '''Andrew Del Rio''' ([[service number]] '''90302-75627-AD''')<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 12''</ref> is a popular [[Unified Earth Government Senate|senator]] of the [[Unified Earth Government]].<ref name="HtT10"/> Formerly a senior officer in the [[UNSC Navy]], Del Rio served throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]] and in the years following the conflict.<ref name="Glasslands 422">'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 422''</ref> Del Rio served as the [[commanding officer]] of {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} from [[2552]] until July [[2557]]. After [[UNSC Fleet Command]] relieved Del Rio of his command,<ref name="midnight"/> he began a political career and was elected into the senate.<ref name="HtT10"/> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Assignment to ''Infinity''=== | ===Assignment to ''Infinity''=== | ||
[[Margaret Parangosky|Admiral Margaret Parangosky]], [[Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence|Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], noted that Del Rio is more of a manager than a leader. She considers him unable to inspire those under his command. She conceded to making him captain of the UNSC ''Infinity'' only because [[Commander]] [[Thomas Lasky]] was assigned as his [[executive officer]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 422''</ref> A few years prior to the end of major hostilities in the Great War, Del Rio was leading the military personnel assigned to maintain, repair, and protect the ''Infinity'';<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 422''</ref> he had received this assignment for his status as a seasoned naval line officer and because he could drop off the grid with little trouble. Later, he would be given the honor of being the first commanding officer of the UNSC's largest and most advanced warship to date. Del Rio and the sailors and Marines under his command would take | During the construction of {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, Andrew Del Rio served as the project manager.<ref name="universe"/> [[Margaret Parangosky|Admiral Margaret Parangosky]], [[Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence|Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], noted that Del Rio is more of a manager than a leader. She considers him unable to inspire those under his command. She conceded to making him captain of the UNSC ''Infinity'' only because [[Commander]] [[Thomas Lasky]] was assigned as his [[executive officer]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 422''</ref> A few years prior to the end of major hostilities in the Great War, Del Rio was leading the military personnel assigned to maintain, repair, and protect the ''Infinity'';<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 422''</ref> he had received this assignment for his status as a seasoned naval line officer and because he could drop off the grid with little trouble. Later, he would be given the honor of being the first commanding officer of the UNSC's largest and most advanced warship to date. Del Rio and the sailors and Marines under his command would take ''Infinity'' out for her first space trials in mid-[[2553]]. At one point, Del Rio avoided promotion to admiral to retain his command of ''Infinity''.<ref name="universe"/> | ||
===Rebel incursion on ''Infinity''=== | ===Rebel incursion on ''Infinity''=== | ||
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Meeting with John-117 and Cortana on the bridge, Del Rio discussed the hostile [[Promethean]] response on Requiem. He sent John-117 and [[Gypsy Company]] to disable the [[gravity well]] keeping the ship on the planet as he wanted to leave immediately. Del Rio showed disrespect for the Spartan, and refused to give him optimal intelligence on the mission, though he did provide a [[Mobile Anti-Aircraft Weapons Platform M510 Siegework/Ultra-Heavy|Mammoth]]. However, Covenant forces eventually began attacking the ''Infinity''. John-117 managed to disable the gravity well and defeat the Covenant. Back aboard ''Infinity'', John-117 tried to convince Del Rio not to leave Requiem, citing his encounter with the [[Librarian]] AI. Del Rio did not believe him, believing him and Cortana to be delusional. He instead ordered that the vessel retreat to [[Carinae Station]], prompting an outburst of anger from an increasingly rampant Cortana. Del Rio ordered Lasky to immediately remove her for decommissioning per [[UNSC Regulation 12-145-72, Article 55|UNSC regulation]]. Before Lasky could comply, John-117 took Cortana himself. Furious, Del Rio demanded him to surrender Cortana, but the Spartan calmly refused. Del Rio ordered a lieutenant to arrest the Chief, but everyone on the bridge ignored the captain, prompting John to walk away.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Reclaimer (level)|Reclaimer]]''</ref> Del Rio sent Lasky to stop John-117 from leaving; instead, Lasky provided the Master Chief with a means to escape, presumably telling Del Rio that the Spartan had already left.<ref name="shutdown">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Shutdown]]''</ref> | Meeting with John-117 and Cortana on the bridge, Del Rio discussed the hostile [[Promethean]] response on Requiem. He sent John-117 and [[Gypsy Company]] to disable the [[gravity well]] keeping the ship on the planet as he wanted to leave immediately. Del Rio showed disrespect for the Spartan, and refused to give him optimal intelligence on the mission, though he did provide a [[Mobile Anti-Aircraft Weapons Platform M510 Siegework/Ultra-Heavy|Mammoth]]. However, Covenant forces eventually began attacking the ''Infinity''. John-117 managed to disable the gravity well and defeat the Covenant. Back aboard ''Infinity'', John-117 tried to convince Del Rio not to leave Requiem, citing his encounter with the [[Librarian]] AI. Del Rio did not believe him, believing him and Cortana to be delusional. He instead ordered that the vessel retreat to [[Carinae Station]], prompting an outburst of anger from an increasingly rampant Cortana. Del Rio ordered Lasky to immediately remove her for decommissioning per [[UNSC Regulation 12-145-72, Article 55|UNSC regulation]]. Before Lasky could comply, John-117 took Cortana himself. Furious, Del Rio demanded him to surrender Cortana, but the Spartan calmly refused. Del Rio ordered a lieutenant to arrest the Chief, but everyone on the bridge ignored the captain, prompting John to walk away.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Reclaimer (level)|Reclaimer]]''</ref> Del Rio sent Lasky to stop John-117 from leaving; instead, Lasky provided the Master Chief with a means to escape, presumably telling Del Rio that the Spartan had already left.<ref name="shutdown">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Shutdown]]''</ref> | ||
Del Rio then returned to [[Earth]] aboard | Del Rio then returned to [[Earth]] aboard ''Infinity''.<ref name="shutdown"/> Some time before the Didact [[New Phoenix Incident|reached Earth]], however, [[FLEETCOM]], Fleet Admiral [[Terrence Hood]], and the rest of the [[UNSC Security Council]]<ref name="universe"/> disagreed with his decisions on Requiem, especially his abandonment of the Master Chief. He was relieved from ''Infinity''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s command and replaced with Thomas Lasky,<ref name="midnight">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Midnight]]''</ref> and Del Rio was to undergo an investigation to judge his actions. Though initial investigations decided that his analysis to abandon John-117 was proven correct by the failure of the UNSC Home Fleet to slow or stop ''Mantle's Approach'' from composing New Phoenix, it mattered little with the return of John-117 and his victory over the Didact.<ref name="universe"/> | ||
===Senatorial career=== | ===Senatorial career=== | ||
{{Quote|Every statue of him is a monument to be treasured.|Senator Del Rio, referring to John-117 after his innocence at the Biko massacre was proven<ref name="htt13">'''Hunt the Truth''', ''Episode 13: IN THE BAG''</ref>}} | {{Quote|Every statue of him is a monument to be treasured.|Senator Del Rio, referring to John-117 after his innocence at the Biko massacre was proven<ref name="htt13">'''Hunt the Truth''', ''Episode 13: IN THE BAG''</ref>}} | ||
By [[2558]], Del Rio had replaced a deceased senator of the [[Unified Earth Government | With no prospect of a new command while the UEG and UNSC continued to investigate the New Phoenix Incident, Del Rio decided to retire. By [[2558]], Del Rio had utilized his connections and accumulated favors to begin an obscure, though rewarding, political career on one of the [[Jovian Moons|Jovian moons]] and eventually replaced a deceased senator of the [[Unified Earth Government Senate]].<ref name="universe"/><ref>[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=166069771&postcount=7709 '''NeoGAF''': ''Halo 5 Guardians: #huntthetruth - Page 155''] (Frankie: "''He took the seat of a recently deceased Senator. And as we see in real politics, the electorate only cares about a scandal if it helps their guy.''")</ref> In the Senate, Del Rio proved to be popular and a remarkably able politician and bureaucrat.<ref name="universe"/> After the [[Raid on Biko peace talks|events]] on [[Biko]], Del Rio called a press conference at the [[Congressional Plaza]], praising the SPARTAN-IV program and calling for the decommissioning of the remaining Spartan-IIs, as well as the arrest of John-117—calling him a "false Spartan" and a "broken bastardization of a soldier".<ref name="HtT10"/> After the UEG released additionally security footage of the attacks, revealing the Master Chief's innocence, Del Rio recanted his earlier condemnations and stated that John-117 is a hero. After praising the Spartan, Del Rio took a brief leave of absence due to unrelated family matters.<ref name="htt13"/> | ||
==Personality and traits== | ==Personality and traits== | ||
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[[Category:UNSC Naval Personnel|Del Rio, Andrew]] | [[Category:UNSC Naval Personnel|Del Rio, Andrew]] | ||