Ruwan Ackerson

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Ruwan Ackerson is a hotel concierge in Cleveland in 2552. He used to live in Mombasa, where he had a home and friends. Ruwan was not present when that city was destroyed, but he found himself caught in the midst of the Battle of Cleveland with Myras Tyla. He is seen driving an anachronistic American muscle car with Tyla through Cleveland.

Along with Tyla, he was captured by the Covenantwho asked the captued civilian's to give them the Key of Osanalan. Ruwan knows what the Key of Osanalan is. He and his brother James Ackerson invented the term of the Key when they imagined fighting a dragon in their childhoods.

They Then escaped in a torn down Transport Hog dodging Covernant Patrol's as they went. Eventually they found themselves being evacuated on a Pelican by a group of UNSC marine's.

Trivia

 * According to an IGN review, the character of "Ruwan" is visually based on Ruwan Jayatilleke, who is the editor of the Halo Uprising series and a vice president of development at Marvel, who also helped in the development of the Halo Graphic Novel.
 * His brother is Colonel James Ackerson, with whom he created the completely fictional Key of Osanalan.

Source

 * 1) Halo: Uprising Issue 1
 * 2) Halo: Uprising Issue 3