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Micheal van Alden is a commando and member of. He did not participate in the but was reunited with Gray Team during the. Micheal and his team successfully protected a starship navigation database during the and was debriefed by , who gave them their next assignment.

Early life
Micheal lived a suburban, middle class life with a military background. His father was a veteran pilot and her mother a retired military nurse. While his father had to be redeployed, his mother relocated to the city of Philadelphia.

Training
Micheal was abducted by the and taken to  to be conscripted into the. Michael's ability to pilot a dropship just by watching the pilot fly him to the complex. This skill for technology would later be key to the survival of Gray Team during the Battle of Icarus in the future. Michael also took mental note of the security measures within the camp. The doors, walls and floors that were used for keeping the Spartan children in, were subsequently shutdown by Micheal allowing him to sneak aboard a Pelican dropship and fly out of the camp.

When the UNSC pursued him however, he crashed and dropship and was captured by the instructors. He was then taken back to the complex.

Formation of Gray Team
When Micheal came back to the Spartan training camp, he met two other Spartans that soon quickly became friends. His remarkable talent for technology and computers was able to have him choosen alongside Adriana and Jai to form.

Human-Covenant War
Michael was not present during the, unlike his two other comrades. However he did participate in the where he received numerous commendations for safely evacuating hundreds of civilians on his own, a choice that could have had him killed, or worse.

Battle of the Rubble
"At least we're both making friends out here. Shame Jai lacks the social knack..."

- Mike after befriending and forming a plan with.

When Gray Team had been sent to destroy the navigational data found on the, Mike was the person piloted the Spartan's ship, the . Michael made a remark that if the Rubble should become hostile, they should destroy it with the that had been added to the Petya's weapon systems.

When he made the statement, the, made her presence known on the ship. When the UNSC ship, had been attacked by Insurrectionists, Micheal stated that he could not protect the ship, but Juliana said she could. She also sent him the coordinates of Ignatio Delgado's location and told them to keep him safe at all costs and in return she would aid in the release of the Midsummer Night's crew.

When they had discovered 's ship, the man responsible for attempting to sell the navigation data to the Covenant had been found, Micheal used his own design of an EMP bomb to disable the ship, preventing Peter from escaping.

Micheal continued to pilot the Petya where he aided Adriana-111 in boarding the allowing her to retrieve the stolen navigational data.

Debriefing
Gray Team comes to the colony of Falaknuma where UNSC forces guided what was left of the Rubble. However, the remnants of the Rubble disintegrated around the planet and forced the inhabitants to live in refugee camps on the colony.

They filed their reports and requisitioned a UNSC Prowler, once again Micheal being the pilot, to continue fighting the Covenant abroad and  assigns them a new task, one that will test them to their limits.

Battle of Icarus
Main Article - Halo: Icarus (LHF)

Micheal was also asleep, like Adriana. However Roslin had awoken him because Jai needed his help. When he arrived at the bridge, Jai and Roslin told him that the engines for both main and slipspace were disabled, and that it was something not on the ship. When they had landed on the interior surface of the world, they set out for the structure off in the distance. When Jai had gone missing, they looked for some sort of doorway to get him out as he requested. When they lost contact with him, they rushed as fast as they could with a door they thought was door and when it opened, they found a scene of horrific battle. The remains of an  and their loved ones and comrades that had been turned into. When the door had been opened however, the many years of keeping the bodies in containment stasis caused the remains to turn to ash and dust, and the wind carried them outside scattering them on the ground.

Nios Anomaly
Main Article - Halo: Discovery (LHF)

Justice
Main Article - Halo: Justice (LHF)

Behind the Scenes
Mike is likely of German/Austrian descent from the looks of his surname, van Alden. However it was solely created by the author of the article and should not be considered attached to any part of canon.

List of appearances
Micheal is first introduced in the canon story, Halo: The Cole Protocol, as is the main POV character for all four novels of the Equilibrium Universe.
 * (first appearance & canon)
 * (mentioned & canon)
 * Halo: Icarus (LHF)
 * Chapter V
 * Halo: Discovery (LHF)
 * Halo: Justice (LHF)