Name: Michael (That's all you're getting!)

Age: Late 20's

Religion: Protestant Christianity (I strongly despise racism!)

Status: University Graduate Student, BA-O - Major in Military History; TESL/TESOL Certified Teacher

Country: Canada

Favorite Topics: Canadian Military History, Ancient Greece (Spartans), the Iroquois Confederacy, the Flecheiros native tribe of the Amazon Rainforest, Pancho Villa/Mexican Revolution, Canadian Indigenous First Nations, Vietnamese Fight for Freedom and Independence/Unification

Favorite Movies: Transformers (1986, 2007-2017), FURY, Halo Legends, Ironman, Star Wars (1977-2018), The A Team, Captain America: The First Avenger, Ironman 2, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Avengers, Asterix and Obelix, Sherlock Holmes (2009, 2011), Jurassic World, Rogue One: a Star Wars Story,

Favorite Military/History Movies: FURY, 300, Alexander, The Arrow, Patton, U-571, Run Silent Run Deep, Up Periscope, Bridge Over the River Kwai, A Bridge Too Far, Midway, Pearl Harbor (2001), Passchendaele, Kelly's Heroes, Red Tails, We Were Soldiers, Enemy At The Gate, Storming Juno, The Hunt For Red October, Kingdom of Heaven, The Final Countdown (with Kirk Douglas) For King and Country: Canada at War

Favorite Holiday Movies/TV Shows: A Flintstone Christmas (1977), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (with Jim Carry), Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, Frosty the Snowman, Frosty's Winter Wonderland, Garfield's Thanksgiving Special, A Garfield Christmas, Fat Albert Christmas Special, A Muppet Christmas Carol,

Favorite Cultural Movies/TV Shows: Letters To Juliet, Sense and Sensibility, Hercule Poirot, Sound of Music, King's Speech, The Three Stooges,

Favorite History/Military TV Shows: Greatest Tank Battles, Tank Overhaul, Dogfights, Patton 360, Battle 360: USS Enterprise, Deadliest Warrior, Athens Dawn of Democracy, MASH, Jurassic Fight Club, Band of Brothers, Pacific Series, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Series, Battle Castle, Battle Factory

Favorite Anime Shows: Transformers G1, Transformers Prime, Fate/Stay Night/Zero, Gundam Seed/Destiny, Star Wars The Clone Wars (2002-05, 2008-2013), Ah My Goddess, Sekirei, Fate/Stay Night, Digimon Data Squad, Inuyasha (2003-10), The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, Gargoyles (1996), Star Wars Robot Chicken, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003-05), Bleach, Fairy Tail, Snow White and the Red Hair

Favorite Military (History) Books: Fighter Boys, Atlas of Tank Warfare: From 1916 to the Present Day, Great Battles That Shaped The World, Bury Us Upside Down, Canadian Military Atlas, Aircraft of World War II In Combat, Western Allied Tanks 1939-1945, D-Day: The Battle for Normandy, 101 Great Fighters (military aircraft), Condor Legion: The Wehrmacht's Training Ground, Insignia of World War II, The Lost Squadron,

Favorite Military (Cultural/Science Fiction) Books: Star Wars Republic Commando: Hard Contact, Air Battle Force, Battle Born, Fatal Terrain, Halo: The Fall of Reach, The Hunt For Red October, Tom Clancy: SNN, Generals Die in Bed, The War, Caesar: The Conquest of Gaul,

Other Favorite Books: Jane Eyre, Asterix and Obelix comics, Twilight series, The Unconquered: In Search of the Amazon's Last Uncontacted Tribes, The Hobbit, Tales of the Perilous Realm,

Favorite Video Games: Halo Reach, Modern Warfare 3, Call of Duty: World At War, Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005 and 2017), Heat-Seeker, Halo 4

Favorite Bands: Sabaton, Two Steps From Hell, Sonata Arctica (Out in the Fields), Smashmouth, AC/DC, Black Sabbath (Ironman), Kingdom Cloud, Nickelback, Maroon 5, Greg Sczebel, Benny Goodman, The Clash, Avril Lavigne, Great Big Sea, Johnny Horton (Sink the Bismark), KISS

Halo Fanfiction:

Update Characters:

SPARTAN-II Sierra-102 Michael

Rank: Chief Petty Officer; Role: Close-Quarter-Combat, Heavy Weapons

Birth Date/Place: August, 2511; Belfast, Northern Continent, New Eire

Covenant:

(Separatists)

Sangheili Ship/Fleet-master Hara'-Sharem: Age: 64 units/years; Status: Shipmaster of the Crusader-class Brigantine Carrier Warrior's Courage;

- Present during 2551 Gracemaria Campaign - led 1st Sangheili Separatist assault against Prophet of Repent following betrayal by High Chieftain Kralaxus (September 12th 2551)

Sangheili Ultra Joram A'llaem: Age: 53 units/years; Status: Member of the Nor'illema clan, present during 2551 Gracemaria Campaign

Preferred Weaponry: Type-1 Energy Sword (Golden-Rod), Plasma Repeater, 2x Plasma Pistols

- Blood-Brother to Sierra-102 Michael

Military Terms: AS/AD: Anti-Shipping/Anti-Dropship

CIWS: Close-In Weapons System

IT/AC: Infantry Transport/Assault Craft

HSB: Heavy Strike Bomber

LRCM: Long Range Cruise Missiles

LRAAM: Long Range Air-to-Air Missiles

AIM: AIr-to-air Missile

LRAS: Long-Range Anti-Ship

GA/TC: Ground Assault/Troop Carrier

MBT: Main Battle Tank

HAV: Heavy Assault Vehicle

ZSU: Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka (Russian for self-propelled anti-aircraft mount)

SPAAG: Self-Propelled radar guided Anti-Aircraft Gun platform/weapon system

GBL: Galilean Ballistic Lazer

S/ASV: Space/Air Superiority Vehicle

HOV: Heavy Ordinance Vehicle

MCB: Mobile Command Base

HVT: High Value Target

Favorite Quotes:

Historical:

"Ochi/Oxi" (No) (Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas to Italian ambassador Emanuele Grazzi, October 28th, 1940)

"Persians! Come and get them!" (Spartans - Battle of Thermopylae, 480 BCE)

"Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look upon them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death." (Sun Tzu (c. 544-496 BC), Sabaton The Art of War Album - 'Union (Slopes of St. Benedict), 2008')

"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained, you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb to every battle." (Sun Tzu (544-496 BC), The Art of War, Special Edition; Sabaton Art of War album - 'Art of War')

"If you tell a soldier where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be surprised at the results!" (Gen. George S. 'Blood N Guts' Patton)

"Until now we were saying that Greeks fight like heroes. From now on we will say that heroes fight like Greeks!" (Sir Winston Churchill, 1941)

"Success is not failure, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts!" (Winston Churchill)

"You are the first upon which our Stuka's did not cause panic. Your soldiers, instead of fleeing frantically, as they did in France and Poland, were shooting at us from their positions." (German Luftwaffe officer to Greek Lieutenant General Dedes of the Eastern Macedonia Division Group, 1941)

"Never in the field of human conflict, was so much owed, by so many, to so few!" (Sir Winston Churchill during the Battle of Britain, September, 1940)"

"A house divided against itself cannot stand." (President Abraham Lincoln, 1863-65)

"The heart of a fool is in his mouth, while the mouth of a wise man is in his heart." (Dr. Benjamin Franklin, 1776)

"The best thing you can do is the right thing. The second best thing you can do is the wrong thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing at all!" (President Theodore Roosevelt)

"The bloody Atlantic has claimed countless victims on both sides and today we pay tribute to their heroism. May these deeds never fall into oblivion. May they be a warning for the young people in the free countries." (Kapitanleutnant Hans-Jurgen Zetzsche, 1915-1991; U-591)

"For however dutifully we record what we see around us, the common denominator of all we see is always, transparently, shamelessly, the implacable 'I'" (Joan Didion, 1968)

"Dla moich Polaków nie ma rzeczy niemożliwych" - "800 Poles would equal 8000 enemy soldiers." (Napoleon Bonaparte)

"Champions have the courage to keep turning the pages because they know a better chapter lies ahead." (Paula White)

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." (Oliver Wendell Holmes)

"If I see the enemy amassing their planes for an attack, I'm gonna knock the shit out of them before they take off from the ground." (Curtis LeMay)

"That's the nature of war...if you kill enough of them...they'll eventually stop fighting." (Curtis LeMay)

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Confucius

"No more typical army of free men marched to meet an enemy. Some of you will not return - and pray God they be few. [...] For such, not only will their memory be cherished by loved ones near and dear, and by a grateful country [..., but the soldier going down in the cause of freedom never dies. Immortality is theirs." (Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence Sam Hughes to first contingent of Canadian Expeditionary Force in August, 1914.)

"The General has absolute decision power...Fight only if you're sure of victory. If you're not sure, don't fight." (Ho Chi Minh's parting words to General Vo Nguyen Giap on January 1st, 1954 - months before the infamous Battle of Dien Bien Phu.}

Other:

"Madness? THIS. IS. SPARTA!" (Leonidas-300)

"Sir, finishing this fight!" (Master-Chief Petty Officer Sierra-117 'John')

"Better out than in, I always say!" (Shrek)

"Wreck and Rule!" (Transformers Wrecker Commandos)

"Freedom is the right of all sentient beings!" (Optimus Prime)

"Semper Fidelis" (United States/United Nations Marine Corps)

“So they’ve got us surrounded, good! Now we can fire in any direction, those bastards won’t get away this time!” ~ LIEUTENANT GENERAL LEWIS B. PULLER, USMC

"That. Was the worst throw ever. Of all time!" (Agent Washington-Red vs Blue Season 6)

"It's MY world, Fool: Dr. Payne's World of Relaxation. Now, LAY DOWN SUCKER'S; you're in Dr. Payne's hands now." (Dr. Payne - The Proud Family)

"For us, the storm has passed... the war is over. But let us never forget those who journeyed into the howling dark and did not return. For their decision required courage beyond measure; sacrifice, and unshakable conviction that their fight... our fight, was elsewhere. As we start to rebuild, this hillside will remain barren, a memorial to heroes fallen. They ennobled all of us, and they shall not be forgotten." (Admiral Terrance Hood, Halo 3)

"One Shall Stand. One Shall Fall!" (Optimus Prime)

"I love it when a plan comes together!" (Col. Hannibal Smith , The A Team 2011)

"Drink up me hearties Yo Ho!" (Captain Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean)

"Till All Are One!" (Optimus Prime)

"HULK...SMASH!" (Marvel's Incredible HULK)

And finally...

"You know, I guess one person CAN make a difference...'Nuff said." The legendary Stan Lee - Creator of the Marvel Universe (December 28th, 1922 - November 12th, 2018) The Legend - Dec. 28th, 1922 - (Infinite)