Fredrick Raines

Admiral Fredrick Raines is the overarching protagonist of the 2016 video game Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.
The head of the SATO fleet and former mentor to SCAR operative Nick Reyes, Admiral Raines gives his former protege command of the Retribution to fight against the Settlement Defense Front following the Geneva attack.
He was voiced and motion captured by John Marshall Jones.
==Biography==
===Background===
Not much is known about Fredrick Raines' past, but he was presumably born in the United States on Earth to unnamed parents, and later joined the United Nations Space Alliance and the Solar Associated Treaty Organization. Reaching to the rank of admiral, Raines became a renowned leader, and was given the position as the head of SATO's fleet. He also became a mentor of Special Combat Air Recon Team 1 leader Nick Reyes, having taught him and Lieutenant Nora Salter during their time in flight school and noting his protege as a fast-learner.
===Infinite Warfare===
After SCAR Team 7 failed to secure classified weapons on Europa, Raines and Reyes watched the footage, witnessing the team to be killed on the orders of Settlement Defense Front Admiral Salen Kotch. Despite agreeing with Reyes that the UNSA should be patrolling instead of celebrating Fleet Week, he reminded his protege that the politicians didn't want to escalate the conflict against the SDF. After dismissal, Raines attended the celebration with Reyes and Salter to introduce them to the new tactical robot called E3N (Enhanced Tactical Humanoid 3rd Revision), also known as Ethan. During the party, the SDF proceed to commence a surprise attack against the fleets, destroying multiple ships with the UNSA's AATIS guns and killing countless people on the ground. The three survived the crash-landing of their Raven transport, and fought against the SDF to reach the AATIS tower.
The UNSA manage to capture the suspect behind the attack, Akeel Min Riah, an SDF officer who disguised himself to infiltrate the tower. Once Riah was apprehended, Raines remained in Geneva as Reyes, Salter and E3N left the planet to fight against the SDF in their Jackal fighter jets. After Retribution Captain John Alder sacrificed himself to make the Olympus Mons retreat, Raines promotes Reyes to the rank of Commander and as the carrier's acting captain, and gives him and Tigris Captain Maureen Ferran blank slates to defeat the SDF. As Reyes commences operations to defeat the defense front, Raines remained in Geneva to coordinate what was left of SATO's fleet. In addition, the admiral gave Reyes information about Riah, as they learned that he had a transponder placed in his stomach, which when destroyed, would allow the SDF start their assault.
Following the destruction of the Tigris, Reyes coordinates a plan to lure the SDF's fleet to Geneva by setting a trap - destroy the transponder and use the AATIS guns to attack when the Olympus and its fleet arrived. Raines approved of the mission, but it went awry when the SDF on Earth helped Riah escape from custody. Akeel managed to destroy his transponder, thus signaling the SDF's fleet to proceed with their assault. When Admiral Kotch has arrived in his flagship, Raines is killed when he was shot by its weaponry, destroying the UNSA's headquarters in the process. Raines' death is avenged by Reyes, who kills Kotch, and later destroys their shipyard, dealing a great blow to the SDF. The admiral's name was placed on the UNSA's memorial wall alongside the many who died during the war, with Salter honoring her fallen comrades.
==Trivia==
*In the reveal trailer for "Black Sky", Raines is seen wearing a SATO marine outfit, but he is instead wearing his naval uniform in the released game.
==External link==
*Fredrick Raines on the Call of Duty wiki.
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