Posted by: Xd00999
Posted by: Rokklaggio
Posted by: wolfhunter9154
He wanted to be the one in charge
Also, this.
Del Rio was just a coward who ran with his tail between his legs.
I disagree. For starters, it was flat out said that the Infinity's crash and attack from the Covenant did serious damage to the Infinity. Secondly, the forerunners are head and shoulders above anything the UNSC can offer. Del Rio is facing an enemy he knows nothing about, that likely possesses extremely powerful weaponry and defenses, who is backed up by a large force of extremely fanatical Covenant. Thirdly, Cortana was clearly going rampant and was currently plugged into the most advanced warship the UNSC had. I would be worried too if a crazy person had complete control of my ship. There is a reason UNSC has protocols to deal with rampant AIs. Fourthly, if the Infinity had stayed and fought, there would be a chance it would be destroyed. They were already hurt from before, and that was before the Didact got into his warship. If they were destroyed, not only would the most valuable asset of the UNSC be lost, Earth and her colonies would have no way of knowing about the approaching attack from Didact.
I'll admit, those are some good points, but have you read about him in the books? He's foolish and stubborn.