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'''Lieutenant Ryder''' is a commissioned officer of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] who serves aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.<ref name="initiation">'''Halo: Initiation''', ''Issue #2''</ref>

In [[2553]], insurrectionists led by [[Ilsa Zane]] acquired plans of the ''Infinity''. In an attempt to steal the ship, they snuck aboard disguised as a construction crew and took [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Andrew Del Rio]] hostage. Ryder and the rest of the bridge crew were also taken hostage and escorted to the Captain's ready room along with Del Rio.<ref name="initiation">'''Halo: Initiation''', ''Issue #2''</ref> From the confines of the Captain's ready room, Del Rio attempted to override the ship's lockdown. Ryder then tried to locate and make contact with [[Commander]] [[Thomas Lasky|Lasky]] through a security panel. With the help of [[Jun-A266]] and the other [[SPARTAN-IV Program|Spartan-IV's]], Lasky was able to input his half of the override codes, which gave Del Rio and the other officers access to the bridge. After [[Sarah Palmer]] and [[Edward Davis]] cleared the bridge, Del Rio brought [[Aine]] online, who then activated the ships containment doors to send Zane and the remaining insurrectionists into space.<ref>'''Halo: Initiation''', ''Issue # 3''</ref>

Ryder continued to serve aboard ''Infinity'' well after Del Rio was replaced by Lasky. In March [[2558]], Ryder was present onboard during [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]]'s diplomatic mission to [[Ealen IV]]. During the peace talks, ''Infinity'' lost communication from the surface. [[Bradley|Commander Bradley]] asked Ryder for a tactical assessment but due to the plasma distortion generated by the planet, Ryder was unable detect anything on the surface. Unbeknownst to them, the delegation had come under attack by [[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group|Covenant mercenaries]].<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''Issue # 2''</ref>