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Academy professor [[K. L. Mehaffey|Colonel K. L. Mehaffey]], who had previously served under his mother, began to distantly mentor Lasky, motivating him relentlessly in becoming a successful soldier. Whilst he earned positive reinforcement by superior officers such as Mehaffey and Orenski, headmaster [[Black|General Black]] held a mild bitterness towards the young Lasky. Black often singled him out and invariably used the example of his older brother, the well regarded Cadmon, to force Thomas to exceed his benchmarks set at Corbulo Academy.

Lasky is one of the few non-Spartans to have a form of personal connection with [[John-117|Master Chief John-117]]. He was strongly affected by his first encounter with the Spartan on Circinius IV, with the Chief's commendation of his actions serving as a major source of inspiration for the young cadet in his fledgling career. Over thirty years later, ~~after~~ John-117 had defeated the Didact while losing his closest friend and companion Cortana, the two had a personal, though mostly one-sided, conversation about loss and the nature of being a soldier.

Lasky is one of the few non-Spartans to have a form of personal connection with [[John-117|Master Chief John-117]]. He was strongly affected by his first encounter with the Spartan on Circinius IV, with the Chief's commendation of his actions serving as a major source of inspiration for the young cadet in his fledgling career. Over thirty years later, he teamed up with the Chief to defend ''Infinity'' from the Didact and his forces and to destroy the gravity well generator. When ordered to detain the Master Chief, Lasky refused the order and secretly and subtly supported the Chief by giving him a Pelican gunship to continue his efforts against the Didact. His support ended up getting him promoted to Captain of the ''Infinity'' and during the [[Battle of Earth (2557)|Didact's attack on Earth]], while shocked that the Chief was there, he aided him in his efforts to stop the Didact directly by using the ''Infinity'' to help him enter the ship. Afterwards, he dispatched a Pelican to rescue him and arranged an honor guard of Marines and Spartans for his official return from being Missing In Action. After John-117 had defeated the Didact while losing his closest friend and companion Cortana, the two had a personal, though mostly one-sided, conversation about loss and the nature of being a soldier. What Lasky said about soldiers not being machines affected the John as Cortana had once said something similar, ironically moments before Lasky interrupted them.

Lasky appears to maintain a close, if seemingly professional, relationship with ''Infinity'' Spartan complement commander, Sarah Palmer, as the two address each other largely informally and on a first-name basis. On occasion, the two have found themselves at odds over Lasky's tendency to weigh down orders based on his morals, while Palmer favors a more blunt and straightforward approach.

==Production notes==

Lasky is the main protagonist of ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' and is mainly portrayed by Australian actor [[Wikipedia:Tom Green (Australian actor)|Tom Green]]; stuntman {{Plain|[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0610431/ Anthony Moyer]}} served as Green's double. Canadian actor [[Wikipedia:Ty Olsson|Ty Olsson]] appears as the older Thomas Lasky in the contemporary scenes aboard ''Infinity'';<ref name="MGS FUD credits">[http://www.microsoft.com/games/mgsgamecatalog/halo4_fud_credits.aspx '''Microsoft Game Studios —''' ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Series Credits'']</ref> Olsson also served as the basis for Lasky's motion-capture animation in ''Halo 4''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s campaign and ''[[Spartan Ops]]'' modes.<ref>'''[[Making Halo 4: A Hero Awakens]]'''</ref> {{Plain|[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1394523/ Darren O'Hare]}} voices Lasky in the campaign and ''Spartan Ops''; his voice was dubbed over Olsson's during the contemporary scenes in ''Forward Unto Dawn''.<ref name="MGS FUD credits"/> Lasky's birthmarks are consistently represented on all four portrayals of the character, but his contemporary hairstyle differs between Olsson's portrayal in ''Forward Unto Dawn'' and his in-game incarnation; while Olsson wears a short military cut similar to Green as young Lasky, the character has noticeably longer hair in-game. Lasky's in-game and ''Spartan Ops'' models are based on {{Plain|[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0041263/ Jonathan Aube]}}, who bears a clear resemblance to Green, albeit aged three decades; Olsson's facial structure is noticeably different from the other portrayals.

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 Academy professor [[K. L. Mehaffey|Colonel K. L. Mehaffey]], who had previously served under his mother, began to distantly mentor Lasky, motivating him relentlessly in becoming a successful soldier. Whilst he earned positive reinforcement by superior officers such as Mehaffey and Orenski, headmaster [[Black|General Black]] held a mild bitterness towards the young Lasky. Black often singled him out and invariably used the example of his older brother, the well regarded Cadmon, to force Thomas to exceed his benchmarks set at Corbulo Academy.
-Lasky is one of the few non-Spartans to have a form of personal connection with [[John-117|Master Chief John-117]]. He was strongly affected by his first encounter with the Spartan on Circinius IV, with the Chief's commendation of his actions serving as a major source of inspiration for the young cadet in his fledgling career. Over thirty years later, after John-117 had defeated the Didact while losing his closest friend and companion Cortana, the two had a personal, though mostly one-sided, conversation about loss and the nature of being a soldier.
+Lasky is one of the few non-Spartans to have a form of personal connection with [[John-117|Master Chief John-117]]. He was strongly affected by his first encounter with the Spartan on Circinius IV, with the Chief's commendation of his actions serving as a major source of inspiration for the young cadet in his fledgling career. Over thirty years later, he teamed up with the Chief to defend ''Infinity'' from the Didact and his forces and to destroy the gravity well generator. When ordered to detain the Master Chief, Lasky refused the order and secretly and subtly supported the Chief by giving him a Pelican gunship to continue his efforts against the Didact. His support ended up getting him promoted to Captain of the ''Infinity'' and during the [[Battle of Earth (2557)|Didact's attack on Earth]], while shocked that the Chief was there, he aided him in his efforts to stop the Didact directly by using the ''Infinity'' to help him enter the ship. Afterwards, he dispatched a Pelican to rescue him and arranged an honor guard of Marines and Spartans for his official return from being Missing In Action. After John-117 had defeated the Didact while losing his closest friend and companion Cortana, the two had a personal, though mostly one-sided, conversation about loss and the nature of being a soldier. What Lasky said about soldiers not being machines affected the John as Cortana had once said something similar, ironically moments before Lasky interrupted them.
 Lasky appears to maintain a close, if seemingly professional, relationship with ''Infinity'' Spartan complement commander, Sarah Palmer, as the two address each other largely informally and on a first-name basis. On occasion, the two have found themselves at odds over Lasky's tendency to weigh down orders based on his morals, while Palmer favors a more blunt and straightforward approach.
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 ==Production notes==
 Lasky is the main protagonist of ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' and is mainly portrayed by Australian actor [[Wikipedia:Tom Green (Australian actor)|Tom Green]]; stuntman {{Plain|[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0610431/ Anthony Moyer]}} served as Green's double. Canadian actor [[Wikipedia:Ty Olsson|Ty Olsson]] appears as the older Thomas Lasky in the contemporary scenes aboard ''Infinity'';<ref name="MGS FUD credits">[http://www.microsoft.com/games/mgsgamecatalog/halo4_fud_credits.aspx '''Microsoft Game Studios —''' ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Series Credits'']</ref> Olsson also served as the basis for Lasky's motion-capture animation in ''Halo 4''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s campaign and ''[[Spartan Ops]]'' modes.<ref>'''[[Making Halo 4: A Hero Awakens]]'''</ref> {{Plain|[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1394523/ Darren O'Hare]}} voices Lasky in the campaign and ''Spartan Ops''; his voice was dubbed over Olsson's during the contemporary scenes in ''Forward Unto Dawn''.<ref name="MGS FUD credits"/> Lasky's birthmarks are consistently represented on all four portrayals of the character, but his contemporary hairstyle differs between Olsson's portrayal in ''Forward Unto Dawn'' and his in-game incarnation; while Olsson wears a short military cut similar to Green as young Lasky, the character has noticeably longer hair in-game. Lasky's in-game and ''Spartan Ops'' models are based on {{Plain|[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0041263/ Jonathan Aube]}}, who bears a clear resemblance to Green, albeit aged three decades; Olsson's facial structure is noticeably different from the other portrayals.