Derek-142

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Derek-142, also known by his alias of Control, was a SPARTAN-II supersoldier trained under the SIGMA detachment. An orphan before his recruitment into the program, Derek was quickly singled out for his high intelligence and brilliant strategic thinking during training and was to be fast-tracked to an officer's position within ONI before he 'washed out' during his. In spite of this, he would eventually undergo successful rehabilitation and was assigned to the highly secretive Red Cell unit by 2528.

The Spartan would soon become the counter-terrorism unit's key to success as it staged mock attacks on numerous military installations and provided invaluable information for important facilities to defend themselves against Insurrectionist attack. Though Red Cell's importance would begin to dwindle as the Human-Covenant War raged across the Outer Colonies, Derek would serve diligently until 2532, when shortly after gaining control of an experimental and dangerous program known as Project OVERSIGHT the Red Cell unit's home base was destroyed as the colony world of was glassed. Leading the survivors of the attack offworld, Derek would not return to the UNSC and instead chose to fight the Covenant on his own terms, utilising OVERSIGHT to procure resources as Red Cell went rogue.

Derek would retain tight control of Red Cell for the entirety of the Human-Covenant War, though his tactics became more dubious as his subordinates attacked not only Covenant military targets, but UNSC facilities in the name of keeping their vessel running. His illicit actions would reach a high point in 2552 when Derek orchestrated the kidnapping of four Spartans, including a fellow Sigma member, during the. Continuing Red Cell's covert actions even after the war's end, Derek would eventually become disillusioned with the Office of Naval Intelligence's leadership and formulated a plan to place himself in a position of power by making his organisation seem like it had saved the organisation from disaster.

Ultimately, Derek's attempted coup in May of 2558 would end in failure after the actions of several ONI agents, Sigma Team and treachery from within Red Cell itself led to the group's implosion. Captured by his fellow Spartans, Derek was quickly tried and imprisoned by ONI within the Midnight Facility, where he would spend the rest of his days.

List of Appearances

 * Halo: Oversight (2558)