Happy birthday to Wellsley!
Today is his -443rd birthday!
Wellsley was a "dumb" AI stationed aboard the Pillar of Autumn and was assigned to its ODST battalion. When Keyes ordered the ship to crash-land on Installation-04 during the Covenant assault, Wellsley was evacuated to the surface of the Halo ring with Major Antonio Silva.
From there, he helped Silva and First Lieutenant Melissa McKay orchestrate the UNSC response on the Ring. Wellsley provided support via intel and by guiding the ODSTs through the unfamiliar arena. He helped with the rescue of Captain Keyes on Truth and Reconciliation, and when he linked up with Cortana and learned of her intention to destroy the Ring after the Flood outbreak, he used Fireteam Raven to help pave the way for Master Chief to detonate the Pillar of Autumn's fusion drives. In the meantime, Wellsley and the ODSTs fought to seize Truth and Reconciliation from the Covenant and remaining Flood outbreak.
Once the UNSC took control of the ship, it became clear that Silva wanted to use the battlecruiser as a trophy and be heralded as a hero, intent on taking it directly back to Earth in violation of the Cole Protocol and despite the fact that the Flood had not been completely eradicated on the ship. This put him at odds with McKay, who felt that she had no other choice but to destroy Truth and Reconciliation to protect humanity from the Flood. Wellsley was aware of this choice, and was proud of her decision. McKay severed the bridge from the engine, killing her, Silva, the remaining UNSC forces on the ship, and Wellsley.
