Finlay

Finlay was a D77-TC Pelican Dropship pilot who served onboard the UNSC Midsummer's Night. He had a fervent hatred for Insurrectionists. Despite his fiery nature, he was renowned for his piloting skills. When Jeffries joined the crew of the Midsummer's Night, he and Finlay became fast friends. After Jeffries was shot down by Insurrectionists over Charybdis IX, Finlay's already-strong hate of Insurrectionists was fueled even more, and he became very easily angered and aggressive. After the Midsummer's Night arrived at The Rubble, Finlay was infuriated to learn that he and the rest of the crew were going to defend Insurrectionists even though they had lost so many men against. When Ignatio Delgado volunteered to be a pilot on the Midsummer's Night, Finlay unleashed his anger against him (even though Ignatio was not really an Insurrectionist) and attacked him. Ignatio quickly won the brawl and Finlay was patched up by onboard doctors. .

A short time later, during the Battle of Metisette, Finlay was the first Pelican to be shot down: a Kig-Yar anti-aircraft battery shattered his Pelican's tail, and it spiralled to the ground and exploded.