As I’ve Already Said, THANK YOU FOR THE ADVICE!! :3

As I’ve already said, THANK YOU FOR THE ADVICE!! :3

So I’m writing an alternate AU for halo where the covenant is swapped with humanity and the infinity is the flagship of the evil UNSC but I’m actually struggling of writing lasky as I villain but I have the cover art done if you want to see it. (It isn’t good but I tried.)

I would LOVE to see the art, and even read some of what you have (and give feedback if U would like)!

As far as writing Lasky as a villain, I revlogged this awhile back and it may prove useful. A villain does not have to be inherently, obviously, overtly evil. The Covenant weren't even that. They were 1: misguided due to misinterpretations of Forerunner text and 2: once the text was properly translated, the Prophet of Asspocketry fried the AI (Mendicant Bias, or a remnant thereof, I think?) that translated it and just didn't tell the rest of the Covenant. So the UNSC would be the opposite side of the same coin.

Much as I'm not fond of Lasky as a villain (he is such a sof sweet mans I just cant 😭), he'd actually be fairly easy to write as one.

Take a look at Thel, or Rtas. Both high-ranking loyal soldiers who were 100% taken in by the Prophet's ideology (like god knows how many generations before them) right up till the bitter end. If you notice, Thel still clings to that ideology even after Tartarus is like "Yeah bruh, ur fucked". It took meeting up with Rtas and learning that the Jiralhanae are actively exterminating their people for him to realize they'd all been lied to. Lasky would likely be much the same; he's shown to have a strong moral compass and drive to do what's right and he's obviously shocked and mortified when Osman orders him to pop a cap in Halsey with no trial, and he dislikes (I'm willing to say, even HATES) her. This isn't dissimilar to how Thel is seen by his people.

If the UNSC is taking the place of the Covenant, I could see Lasky filling the role of Thel 'Vadam: He is fighting a war of extermination based on the ingrained (but false) belief that his family, his race, his very soul are at stake. He's fighting for something that is orders of magnitude bigger than himself, just like Thel did, and feels driven to secure that future at any cost.

I can discuss this more after we chat, if you feel comfortable hitting me up in DMs to work things out, but I hope this helps!