Ruwan Ackerson
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| Ruwan Ackerson | |
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| Biographical information | |
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Siblings: | James Ackerson(Brother) |
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Gender: | Male |
Hair color: | Blue-black |
Eye color: | Brown |
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Affiliation: | Unified Earth Government, civilian |
Notable info: | Created the Key of Osanalan along with his brother, James |
Ruwan Ackerson was a hotel concierge inCleveland. He was the younger brother ofColonelJames Ackerson.[2] He drove a 20th centuryPontiac GTO.[3]
Biography[edit]
Early life[edit]
During their childhood, James and Ruwan often imagined that they were fighting a dragon. Together, they created the imaginaryKey of Osanalan, which they quested after whenever they imagined fighting the creature. Later in life, Ruwan would live inMombasa,Kenya onEarth.
Battle of Cleveland[edit]
- Main article:Battle of Cleveland
InNovember 2552, Ruwan was not present in Mombasa when it wasdestroyed, but rather found himself caught in the Covenant-invadedCleveland,Ohio with musicianMyras Tyla. He, Tyla, and hundreds of other civilians were captured by theCovenant and incarcerated atJacobs Field, a baseball stadium. The Covenant demanded the Key of Osanalan. The aliens were not aware that the object was fictional; Ruwan recognized the object from his childhood and realized that his brother had given him a chance to escape.[2]
After civilians were rescued by a team ofOrbital Drop Shock Troopers, Ackerson and Tyla escaped in a dilapidatedtransport Warthog. After evading enemy patrols, they were found by UNSC forces and evacuated by aD77 Pelican. During their escape, Ackerson and Tyla spontaneously decided to be married after the war.[2]
After informing his rescuers about what he knew regarding the Key of Osanalan, he was taken to an undergroundMarine base in the old sewers of Cleveland. There, he metSergeantTwyker and Intellignce Operations ManagerWesley.[1]
Death[edit]
Although initially hostile to the civilian, Twyker realized the significance of the fake Key and, in conjunction with Wesley, devised a plan to use this knowledge to their advantage. The Marines contacted the Covenant and informed them that they had the Key, requesting a meeting to hand over the Key. Ruwan volunteered to partake in the meeting despite the protests of Tyla, and was injected withTykos 30, an organic tracking material. He then was taken to the agreed upon meeting place atChagrin Falls, where aJiralhanae Chieftain demanded he give them the key. Ruwan hesitated, and then told the Covenant thathe was the Key.[1]
Confused by this development, the Covenant took the human onboard theKet-pattern battlecruiserHarbinger of Piety to meet with theMinister of Inquisition. He questioned the human and promised to spare Earth in exchange for his knowledge. Ruwan played along until theProphet informed the human he knew about the organic tracking material.
The Prophet believed that Ruwan was using the tracking material as a rescue beacon. Ruwan informed the Prophet that he was mistaken: the tracking compound was actually a targeting vector. With his last words, he told the Prophet to"kiss [his] ass". He had one final flashback of his childhood with James beforeorbital defense platformNassau Station used itsMagnetic Accelerator Cannon to destroyHarbinger of Piety, killing Ruwan and everyone else onboard.[1]
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: Uprising(First appearance)
Notes[edit]
- ^Halo: Uprising establishes that thePiety and Dreadnought are in the same vicinity at this time, indicating Ruwan's actions take place on this date.
