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Black

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Template:Character Infobox General Black is a flag officer of the UNSC Marine Corps. Black served as the superintendent of Corbulo Academy of Military Science during the later years of the Insurrection and during the Covenant's invasion of the Outer Colonies in 2526.[1][2]

Biography

Service history

Class of 2529

General Black regularly made rounds of the campus, personally overseeing the performance of the class of 2529.[3] He frequently monitored Hastati Squad, particularly Cadets Chyler Silva and Thomas Lasky. Silva's parents were killed in action against Insurrectionists; the general respected their sacrifice and their daughter performed admirably in his eyes. Lasky's mother was a well-renowned colonel, while his brother, Cadmon, had been one of the finest cadets in the academy's history. Black often berated Thomas for failing to live up to his family members' reputations.[4][5]

Battle of Circinus IV

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As of 2526, ONI Section Two kept the Covenant's existence a closely guarded secret. Despite most of the academy's personnel being unaware of the burgeoning Human-Covenant War, Black was informed and posted Marine garrison at key areas around the facility.[4] He also authorized limited communications blackouts under the guise of routine maintenance procedures.[5]

Personality

Black has a very gruff, no-nonsense personality and little tolerance for second-rate performance. Though he respects those who conduct themselves well in exercises and in actual service, he does not refrain from belittling those whom he feels do not give their all.[5] He has a habit of smoking cigars, probably Sweet Williams.[4]

Production note

He is portrayed by Canadian actor Mike Dopud,[2] who voiced the protagonist in Doom and Doom II. By appearing in Forward Unto Dawn, he has acted in both the most influential early first-person shooter and in one of the mainstay franchises of the modern FPS genre.

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