Erick Garrett

Spartan Erick Garret was a UNSC Army trooper who fought during the. After valiantly fighting at Reach and Earth, he was given the option to join the in 2556. After his training and augmentations, he was placed in charge of Fireteam Shinto and was assigned to the UNSC Infinity. During the First Battle of Requiem, he was wounded by forces while fighting to secure the Infinity's crash site along with his team. After Master Chief Petty Officer cleared an evacuation zone, he was flown back to Infinity in a CASEVAC Pelican. He and his team stayed aboard the Infinity for the remainder of its first trip to the shield world and the Didact's attack on Earth.

When the Infinity returned to Requiem six months later in early 2558, Garrett lead Fireteam Shinto against Covenant Remnant forces and Promethean forces. When was abducted by Covenant forces, Garrett and Shinto, along with the rest of the Infinity's Spartan compliment, joined by the Spartan contingents of three, were redeployed to search for her. During the search, Shinto was captured by Covenant forces and taken to a Forerunner structure, which had been repurposed to serve as the base for Khen 'Rostan, a Sangheili who commanded Covenant troops in the region. Along with 'Rostan, Shinto also encountered the region's local monitor, 172364 Abhorrent Testimony. They eventually escaped, leading to the death of 'Rostan and the destruction of the structure.

During the UNSC haphazard evacuation of Requiem, Shinto was assigned to assist with the evacuation of Ptolemy Base, a research facility studying several Forerunner artifacts. After arriving, they discovered that one of the artifacts being studied was the apparently deactivated shell of 172364 Abhorrent Testimony, the monitor who had been assisting 'Rostan. Upon coming in contact with the monitor, is reactivated and, furious about the destruction of its home structure, killed two nearby scientists. Taking cover to avoid its energy weapon, Shinto witnessed as Abhorrent Testimony acted as a teleportation beacon, summoning many dozens of Prometheans to assist it. After regrouping with the base's marine garrison, Shinto helped fight off the Promethean force, although Garrett was wounded when Abhorrent Testimony fired its energy weapon at him, draining his shields and melting his chest plate. Only the combined fire from the rest of Shinto, armed with, destroyed the monitor before it could kill Garrett.