Michael Crespo

"Private First Class Michael Crespo. Mickey. Smart enough to be a pilot, but trained to blow stuff up. He's never seen a planet get glassed. I hope he won't see it today."

— Buck's description of Mickey.

Michael "Mickey" Crespo (Service Number 51033-15973-MC) is an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper in the UNSC Marine Corps.

Summary

Being an ODST is Mickey's favorite of all the positions he's been in. He is the demolition expert and pilot for the Squad. Despite being an experienced combatant, he is somewhat unique among his squad brothers, never having witnessed a planet get glassed by the Covenant. He holds the lowest rank and was the last to enlist of all the members on the Squad.

Biography

Mickey was born in 2530 in Crisium City in Naniwa, Luna, and signed up for UNSC service on June 4th, 2548. He was a pilot and then Crew Chief on a Pelican dropship for sometime before becoming an ODST with the rank of Private First Class. Mickey's parents were insurrectionists and they died wiring a bomb to a government building. Mickey never got to know his parents well because he was very young at the time. After the death of his parents Mickey was placed in foster care with a minimum military service requirement.

First Battle of Earth

Mickey served during the First Battle of Earth in 2552. He and his squad, along with a larger ODST force were stationed aboard the UNSC Say My Name, with the mission to assault the Prophet of Regret's Flagship above the city of New Mombasa.

During the drop to New Mombasa, Mickey's drop pod was caught in the EMP from the Prophet of Regret's retreating Assault Carrier. It lost power and slammed into The Rookie's pod, cracking the window and causing the Rookie's pod to land farther away from his squad.

Later that day, Mickey rejoined with Dutch and defended the ONI Alpha Site complex with him. Some time after the battle, they acquired a Pelican dropship, and were preparing to pick up Romeo and Buck from a landing pad in the NMPD Headquarters building. However, two Banshees appeared and shot the Pelican down, leaving Mickey's and Dutch's fates uncertain. Buck and Romeo proceeded to get back down to the city and rescue them. Some time later, he was observed by the Superintendent in Kizingo, talking to Dutch.

Trivia

• He is unlocked for use in Firefight by getting the Kizingo Boulevard achievement.
• He enlisted more than four months before his 18th birthday. This means he was able to enlist despite being only 17 years old. This, however, can be explained by the fact that Romeo and John Forge were able to enlist at age 16, which is considered the legal age limit for the UNSC.
• Both Mickey and The Rookie came from Naniwa, Luna, and enlisted on the same year. It is likely that Mickey and Rookie both knew each other before Rookie joined The Squad.
• Mickey's Blood Type is A-.
• Mickey and The Rookie were both students before enlisting.
• Mickey is the only member of the squad that has not witnessed the glassing of a planet.
• He's voiced by Alan Tudyk. An actor from the show Firefly (as is Nathan Fillion and Adam Baldwin). Coincidentally his character from the show was also a pilot.
• Mickey's parents died trying to wire a bomb to a government building putting him in foster care and mandatory enlistment into the UNSC.

Gallery

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  Mickey's drop pod hitting the Rookie's pod.

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  Mickey and Dutch in a display of camaraderie.

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  Mickey and another ODST, being observed by the Superintendent.