Eddie Salim

Eddie Salim is a UNSC Navy Rear Admiral and a veteran of the Forefather War.

Early Career
Having joined the Navy at a young age, Eddie Salim experienced the tail end of the Human-Covenant War as a lower-ranking officer, taking part primarily in the Fall of Reach and the Battle of Earth.

Post-War Career
Despite the end of the Human-Covenant War, the UNSC did not demobilize, and instead promoted many inexperienced lower-ranking officers to higher positions to make up for the extreme casualties that had sustained in the final years of the war. Eddie Salim was among these officers, being promoted to Lieutenant Commander in 2553, and Commander in 2558.

Forefather War
Eddie's surprisingly uneventful career was suddenly thrown in jeopardy as the S'southi began their invasion of the Galaxy. As the S'southi seemed to be unstoppable, all of the UNSC's top officers were withdrawn to defend UNSC space, with only a few fighting alongside the Galactic Alliance in Krythenan space. Eddie saw his first meaningful engagement with the S'southi during the Attack on Lambda Serpentis. In command of the Orbital Defense Platform Hastings and a handful of ships, Eddie Salim held out as long as possible to ensure that as many civilians and military personnel could be evacuated as possible.

During the battle, Eddie Salim was captured during the boarding of the Hastings, and sent for interrogation.