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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===UNSC ''Jamaica''=== | ===UNSC ''Jamaica''=== | ||
Beamish was a 20 years old would-be cadet of [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]], who embarked on a 10-year [[slipspace]] journey to [[Circinius IV]] onboard the {{UNSCShip|Jamaica}}. However, a problem with his [[cryo chamber]] made him awaken in the middle of the slipspace jump. With little resources at his disposal, he kept himself warm by shaving and burning his own hair, and ate his own nails to not starve. Many years of such lonesome and gruelling existence caused Beamish to lose some of his sanity. After ten years, the ship finally arrived at Circinius IV. Medics subsequently tried to help Beamish, with little success. He became the janitor of the Corbulo Academy shortly afterward.<ref name="fractures">'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', ''[[The Ballad of Hamish Beamish]]''</ref> | Hamish Beamish was a 20 years old would-be cadet of [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]], who embarked on a 10-year [[slipspace]] journey to [[Circinius IV]] onboard the {{UNSCShip|Jamaica}}. However, a problem with his [[cryo chamber]] made him awaken in the middle of the slipspace jump. With little resources at his disposal, he kept himself warm by shaving and burning his own hair, and ate his own nails to not starve. Many years of such lonesome and gruelling existence caused Beamish to lose some of his sanity. After ten years, the ship finally arrived at Circinius IV. Medics subsequently tried to help Beamish, with little success. He became the janitor of the Corbulo Academy shortly afterward.<ref name="fractures">'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', ''[[The Ballad of Hamish Beamish]]''</ref> | ||
===Circinius IV=== | ===Circinius IV=== | ||
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==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
*Beamish was portrayed by [[343 Industries]] Franchise Development Director [[Frank O'Connor]] in the second episode of ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''. Beamish is a predominantly Scottish surname, which alludes to O'Connor's heritage. Commenting on his role, O'Connor revealed that the mop Beamish is holding is actually a prop, jokingly referred to as a "space mop", that was specifically designed for the scene; while there was a real mop on the set, the production designer did not think it looked "sci-fi enough".<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1157640 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Re: My Favorite Part'']</ref> | *Beamish was portrayed by [[343 Industries]] Franchise Development Director [[Frank O'Connor]] in the second episode of ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''. Beamish is a predominantly Scottish surname, which alludes to O'Connor's heritage. Commenting on his role, O'Connor revealed that the mop Beamish is holding is actually a prop, jokingly referred to as a "space mop", that was specifically designed for the scene; while there was a real mop on the set, the production designer did not think it looked "sci-fi enough".<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1157640 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Re: My Favorite Part'']</ref> | ||
*Elaborating on the backstory of the character, Frank O'Connor stated that ''"His name is Hamish Beamish. Ended up aboard a transport headed to the colony where Corbulo was established, with no Cryochamber. To stay alive, he kept himself busy by going insane and kept himself warm by shaving hair from frozen colonists and burning it. He started as a young man with high hopes. This is what he became."''<ref>[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=43116882&postcount=6899 '''NeoGaf''': ''View Single Post - Halo |OT10| The Calm Before The Storm'']</ref> In response to queries about Beamish's fate during the attack on Corbulo Academy, O'Connor stated that ''"He survived a massive Slipspace jump outside of a cryotube, with nothing legal to eat. He'll survive a glassing. In fact, being Scottish, he's probably already been glassed"''.<ref name="hbul1218"/> | *Elaborating on the backstory of the character, Frank O'Connor stated that ''"His name is Hamish Beamish. Ended up aboard a transport headed to the colony where Corbulo was established, with no Cryochamber. To stay alive, he kept himself busy by going insane and kept himself warm by shaving hair from frozen colonists and burning it. He started as a young man with high hopes. This is what he became."''<ref>[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=43116882&postcount=6899 '''NeoGaf''': ''View Single Post - Halo |OT10| The Calm Before The Storm'']</ref> In response to queries about Beamish's fate during the attack on Corbulo Academy, O'Connor stated that ''"He survived a massive Slipspace jump outside of a cryotube, with nothing legal to eat. He'll survive a glassing. In fact, being Scottish, he's probably already been glassed"''.<ref name="hbul1218"/> This backstory was elaborated upon in the ''Halo: Fractures'' story ''[[The Ballad of Hamish Beamish]]''. | ||
*O'Connor reprised the role as part of 343 Industries' commitment to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in August 2014. After several 343 Industries employees have buckets of ice water poured on them, Beamish appears from a shed and begins to mop up the ice while a gloomy musical tune from ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn'' plays.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvtA8kQPHLY&list=UU7NCg0venpKJg3kuJojKlbQ '''YouTube:''' ''ALS Ice Bucket Challenge - 343 Industries'']</ref> When undertaking the challenge, [[Steve Downes]] (the voice actor of [[John-117]]) called O'Connor out on avoiding the challenge and nominated him to take it next.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GK_haw1-sE '''YouTube''': ''Steve Downes and Jen Taylor Ice Bucket Challenge'']</ref> | *O'Connor reprised the role as part of 343 Industries' commitment to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in August 2014. After several 343 Industries employees have buckets of ice water poured on them, Beamish appears from a shed and begins to mop up the ice while a gloomy musical tune from ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn'' plays.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvtA8kQPHLY&list=UU7NCg0venpKJg3kuJojKlbQ '''YouTube:''' ''ALS Ice Bucket Challenge - 343 Industries'']</ref> When undertaking the challenge, [[Steve Downes]] (the voice actor of [[John-117]]) called O'Connor out on avoiding the challenge and nominated him to take it next.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GK_haw1-sE '''YouTube''': ''Steve Downes and Jen Taylor Ice Bucket Challenge'']</ref> | ||
*Beamish appears as an [[Easter Egg]] in ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s intro cutscene in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM0JNtfy4VE '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 2: Anniversary - The "Half-Naked Guy" Easter Egg (Classic & Remastered)'']</ref> | *Beamish appears as an [[Easter Egg]] in ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s intro cutscene in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM0JNtfy4VE '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 2: Anniversary - The "Half-Naked Guy" Easter Egg (Classic & Remastered)'']</ref> | ||
