Henrik Gostopoulos

"While they're weakened, break the shackles of Earth."

- Henrik, 2554.

Henrik Gostopoulos is the notorious leader of the Jacinto Independence Union, taking command in 2520, as the movement hid in the shadows. Growing up, Henrik witnessed the unfortunate deaths of a childhood friend and their parents during a botched arrest attempt during the Insurrection on Jacinto. The parent's were wrongly suspected of being highly armed and dangerous and were killed by UNSC forces who stormed their home, sadly a case of mistaken identity arrived too late. This, along with the detainment of Henrik's father allegedly being a Insurrectionist sympathizer fueled his distrust and hatred for Earth and the Unified Earth Government. The effects of the UNSC intervention of the controversial Operation: RAVEN ROCK is a constant reminder of the pain a foreign power inflicted on him.

At the young age of 14, Henrik joined the JIU in 2508. He sought to create an independent Jacinto, freeing the colony from future injustices that might arise from the UEG, light-years away. Henrik quickly established himself as a charismatic leader among the JIU, often motivating JIU freedom fighters during the later years of the Jacinto Insurrection.

Throughout the years of the Human-Covenant War, the Union gathered its strength under the careful guidance of Henrik. When the Siege came, Henrik was pressed to fight alongside the UNSC. But often they assisted Jacintan militia groups instead, supplying them, gaining their support and loyalty to build a free Jacinto. By 2552, the JIU would soon be ready to strike.