Supporting Role of a Minor Charecter (Halo: First Strike-By Eric Nylund)

          The book "Halo First Strike" by Eric Nylund is an action filled tale about the journy of Chief Petty Officer John 117, a geneticaly engineered super soldier, through the trials of leading his team and combat with a supirior enemy.  The charecters in the book are what make it so interesting and make the reader want to continue through the winding tunnel that is the story.  In the very first chapter of the story you are thrown into the position of SPARTAN 104, Fredric.  Fred is one of the best SPARTANS around other than The Master Chief.  He always comes and second it seems and aparently he is also quite good with a knife, "The Blade traced a complicated series of gracful arcs in the air. The few remaining Navel personnel on the deck turned pale and averted their eyes-a Sparrtan wielding a knife was generally acompanied by the presence of several dead bodies.(Ebook pages 16-17)"

     
           A moment later the text reveals why Fred is on edge.  In the next few lines of text the Spartans are briefed on what is going on and what their job is gonna be in the up-coming conflict.  The Spartans are going to have to split into two teams for the the next mission, the defence of their home planet, Reach.  One team will go planetside and take the fight to the enemy face to face while the other has to go into a nearby space dock and erase the navigation drives on a ship that was not taken care of before the fight started.   The Spartans are not familier with space combat and are at home on solid ground but never the less Fred wants to take part in the space operation,  This shows how strong a resolve the spartans have in their ventures and that they dont care what the odds that they will get it done or die trying.  This also strenthens the Master Chiefs charecter in showing that his Spartans respect him and his orders when he tells Fred and another one of the team members that he will be leading the space operation and that they are going to be going planetside to take the fight where they are used to it and he will take the harder path.