Second Lieutenant Faison (Earth-4001)

"I'm not spending lives to save my own."

- Faison to Ignatio Delgado shortly before his death

Second Lieutenant Faison was an officer in the UNSC Marine Corps. He served as an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper aboard the UNSC Midsummer Night in 2535.

History
The history of Second Lieutenant Faison is the same as his mainstream counterpart.

Personality
Faison was very caring of those under his command. At first Faison had disdain for Jacob Keyes and the rest of the UNSC Navy, but after Keyes helped most of the ODSTs make it off Finnegan's Wake alive, Faison gained respect for him. He was very passive-aggressive and short-tempered when under stress. Faison respected those who outranked him and did not correct their mistakes, such as when Keyes repeatedly misstated Faison's rank. After Major Watanabe was killed by Jason Kincaide, Faison noted that while he did not like the major he still felt sorry for him. Keyes had remarked that Faison was "an insane Marine." Faison did not help this case when he gathered a few of his men, attacked Keyes, and bound him before giving him the ODST tattoo.

Trivia

 * Faison had a knife with the name "Bug-Hunter" etched into it. This refers the novel Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein, the work that codified military science fiction. Starship Troopers' most notable influence on the Halo universe is the Mobile Infantry's use of drop pods and powered armor, inspiring the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers and MJOLNIR armor, respectively.