Faison

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

- Faison to Ignatio Delgado shortly before his death.

Major Faison was a Field Grade Officer in the UNSC Marine Corps. He served as an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper aboard the.

Biography
He was the second-in-command of First Lieutenant Canfield, and took over after Canfield's death onboard the Finnegan's Wake. Thanks to Lieutenant Jacob Keyes, Faison and most of the ODST squad made it off the freighter alive. Faison expressed his gratitude to Keyes by giving him an ODST tattoo.

Later, Faison led the Orbital Drop Shock team in the combat at The Rubble on board a Kig-Yar ship and was shot in the thigh by a Jackal as he turned a corner. He refused to waste time getting himself to a medical facility after Ignatio Delgado insisted that he could keep him alive. Faison ordered Delgado to trade his pistol for his BR55 Battle Rifle, and told him to leave and to get to the bridge. He remained behind and later died at the hands of Zhar, a Covenant Elite. The Elite had turned the corner, not noticing the injured Faison who was lying against the wall, and took a round to his shields before firing back a bolt of plasma which went right through Faison's head.

Trivia

 * Being as Keyes said "an insane Marine", Faison had gathered a few of his men, attacked Keyes, and bound him before giving him the ODST tattoo.
 * "Faison" is similar to the french word "to make".
 * He has a knife with the words Bug-Hunter etched into it, a reference to Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein.