User:Shadow Marine/SPARTAN-G024 (Shadow Marine)

"Don't pretend to think you know me. You did not grow up in a broken home with shattered dreams. I saw my loved ones die before my eyes and was forced into joining a program of suicidal supersoldiers. I care only for one person now, and thats me. You think you know me? Think again..."

- SPARTAN-G024

SPARTAN-G024, also known as Daniel, is UNSC SPARTAN-III Commando of the United Nations Space Command. G024 holds the rank of Lieutenant and has particapated in the Human-Covenant War and in conflicts during the Reconstruction Era. G024 is considered one of the most cold, self-absorbed, and antisocial Spartans in Gamma Company. However, SPARTAN-G024 and his ruthless combat skills had made him a valuable soldier and forced most S-III trainees to respect him as Spartan.

Early Life: Shattered Dreams and Sorrow
Raised in the streets of Jericho III, Daniel Copeland lived with his brother, Jason Copeland, and was raised by his single mother. Copeland had lived harsh life on Jericho III, while going to troubled schools and attempting to protect his young brother. Despite these conditions, Daniel and his family stuck together in the toughest of times and cared for each other. However, the Covenant had invaded Jericho III and approached Daniel's neighborhood. Group of Sangheili soldiers stormed Daniel's house and Daniel hid under the couch, as he watched the Sangheili soldiers kill his mother and gave chase to his young brother through the streets. This event in Daniel's life would scar him and take away the innocence he once had.

Afterwards, Daniel left his hiding place and roamed the streets for help. In his wandering, Daniel saw dead bodies scattered across the streets and came into eye contact with a young and dying girl that had been hit by plasma rounds. The girl cried for her mother and asked Daniel to help her. In tears and shock, Daniel had rushed out of the streets, with the dying girl still calling for him. After minutes of pain-staking walking, Daniel was rescued by a small group of Marines and had traveled to the nearest evacuation center. After Daniel and group of civillians were placed on ship to the UNSC Jack Rabbit, Daniel watched from the rear window the burning cities and sporadic fire fights that were spreading and retreated from the window and cried in the corner of the ship, with the ship's passengers watching him cry. After evacuating the civillians and the military staff, the remaining UNSC fleet retreated as the Covenant glassed Jericho III.

The UNSC Jack Rabbit arrived at Sigma Octanus IV and dropped off Daniel and the rescued civillians on the Human colony. Daniel was placed in a orphanage, where he remained distant and cold. Each day, Daniel would find ways to be alone and would be constantly attacked by other orphan children. However, one day, Daniel had changed into different person. When the orphans approached Daniel to beat him, Daniel had snapped without warning and viciously attacked the orphans. At the end of the brawl, two orphans were bleeding profusely and another had broken ankle. The orphans feared Daniel and the wild look he had gave as he was taken away.