Nicolas Strauss

Major General Nicolas Strauss was a high ranking UNSC Marine officer in 2552. He was part of the UNSC Security Committee based in Sydney, Australia on Earth. He was apparently intimidated by Colonel James Ackerson for some reason, which is not yet known, though it is possible that Strauss knows of the Spartan III s It is suspected that he is now in complete command of the Marine ground forces following the death of General Kits.

Trivia

 * On John DiMaggio's Wikipedia page, he is listed as playing Major General Nicolas Strauss, following his role as Marcus Fenix in Gears of War. However this is only an unconfirmed rumor, as Bungie has not confirmed it.