Thomas Lasky (Earth-4001)

"There's a soldier inside of you, Thomas. I can see it. Everyone can see it. You need to see it; I know your brother did."

- Colonel Kennedy Mehaffey speaking to Thomas Lasky

Captain Thomas J. Lasky (service number 98604-72690-TL) is a senior officer of the UNSC Navy who served throughout the Human-Covenant War. Since at least 2552, Lasky served as Captain Andrew Del Rio's executive officer aboard the UNSC Infinity.

History
The history of Thomas Lasky is the same as his mainstream counterpart up until the end of the Human-Covenant War in 2553.

Personality
Lasky is characterized by his personal moral compass and tends to make decisions based on his own sound judgment. He detests bureaucracy and politics, although several decades of conflict have taken their toll on his formerly iconoclastic attitude and ideals. This has made him somewhat apathetic to underhanded schemes within the UNSC's organization, although there are still lines he is unwilling to cross. Lasky evidently cares about the lives of the soldiers serving under him.

On several occasions throughout his career, Lasky has disregarded the orders of a superior if he feels that the order is either morally wrong or tactically incorrect, and will instead do what he feels is right.

During his time at Corbulo Academy, he was known for his renegade attitude as an "Innie sympathizer" and was initially shunned universally by his squadmates and other classmates alike. Lasky was not hesitant whatsoever to express his views on the ongoing conflict with the colonies, even with the ardent anti-rebel stance held by the majority of Corbulo Academy's staff and cadet corps. This constant display of pacifism and sympathy towards the Insurrectionist cause did not hamper his enthusiasm to lead his team into combat; however, he preferred to use tactics that would force the enemy to capitulate rather than be killed. Many believed that Thomas would not live up to the level of excellence set by his brother Cadmon, by then a Marine junior officer in the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers, nor the expectations of his estranged mother to, at the very least, graduate from the academy. At the conclusion of his freshman year from 2525 to 2526, however, lingering doubts about his competency as a future officer were alleviated.