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"Sometimes, I really think I almost know what those half-Necros freaks feel like."

- Rafael Marsala

Rafael Iago Marsala, often called "Mister Roboto" by members of his squad due to his variety of medical prothsetics, was a Hispanic UNSC Marine who fought in the Necros War.

Biography
Rafael Marsala was born in the province of Louisiana in the United Republic of North America on Earth on December 1, 2586, to lower-middle class parents Pedro and Lucia Marsala. Upon graduating from high school, Marsala joined the Marine Corps in an attempt to escape a life like his father, who worked odd jobs and barely made enough money to allow the family to get by.

Personality
Marsala often joked about himself, making humorous references to his prothsetics and using them to get a laugh or to shock strangers.

"I remember one time, during a lull in the action, we were eating at the barracks. Raf took a fork, stuck the blunt end under his prothsetic eye, and walked past some table, I'm not even sure why he chose them. The look on their faces was to die for. Man, that guy is insane- 'loco', I suppose he'd say."

- Christian Chinnault

Relationships

 * '''Christian Chinnault: The sergeant of Marsala's squad and a friend of his since they attended basic training together, Chinnault and Marsala are inseperable friends, having fought alongside each other for the whole of their careers.

Weapons
Marsala preferred to use supporting weaponry such as light machine guns, usually supplememnted by a shotgun or submachine gun. His personal favorite combination was the AIE-4861 HMG with a shortened M108A1 CAWS, or, if the latter was not available, an M10 PDWS.