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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Early life=== | ===Early life=== | ||
[[File:Keyofonsanalan.jpg|thumb|left|Ackerson playing with his brother.]] | |||
As children, Ackerson and his brother [[Ruwan Ackerson|Ruwan]] were avid fans of classic fantasy literature, particularly the works of [[Wikipedia: J. R. R. Tolkien|J. R. R. Tolkien]]. They often imagined that they were fighting a dragon. Together, they created the imaginary [[Key of Osanalan]], which they pretended to quest for when fighting the dragon.<ref>'''Halo: Uprising''', ''[[Halo: Uprising Issue 3|Issue 3]]''</ref> | As children, Ackerson and his brother [[Ruwan Ackerson|Ruwan]] were avid fans of classic fantasy literature, particularly the works of [[Wikipedia: J. R. R. Tolkien|J. R. R. Tolkien]]. They often imagined that they were fighting a dragon. Together, they created the imaginary [[Key of Osanalan]], which they pretended to quest for when fighting the dragon.<ref>'''Halo: Uprising''', ''[[Halo: Uprising Issue 3|Issue 3]]''</ref> | ||
During his time at [[Unified Combined Military Boot Camp|boot camp]], Ackerson trained on [[Cyrus VII]] alongside [[Twyker]]. Twyker would later maintain that Ackerson owed him money.<ref>'''Halo: Uprising''' ''[[Halo: Uprising Issue 4|Issue 4]]''</ref> | During his time at [[Unified Combined Military Boot Camp|boot camp]], Ackerson trained on [[Cyrus VII]] alongside [[Twyker]]. Twyker would later maintain that Ackerson owed him money.<ref>'''Halo: Uprising''' ''[[Halo: Uprising Issue 4|Issue 4]]''</ref> | ||
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===SPARTAN-III program=== | ===SPARTAN-III program=== | ||
{{Quote|multi=yes|q1=You want to trade ''lives'' for ''time''...|Vice Admiral Parangosky|q2=Yes, ma'am. Isn't that the job of a soldier?|Colonel Ackerson|Conversation between Ackerson and Parangosky about the SPARTAN-III program}} | {{Quote|multi=yes|q1=You want to trade ''lives'' for ''time''...|Vice Admiral Parangosky|q2=Yes, ma'am. Isn't that the job of a soldier?|Colonel Ackerson|Conversation between Ackerson and Parangosky about the SPARTAN-III program}} | ||