SPARTAN-B071

"He acts less like a sergeant and more like a freakin' LT..."

- SPARTAN-B012

Mark-B071 is a SPARTAN-IV and the leader of Squad Silver.

Appearance
Mark keeps his haircut well within military regulations and usually maintains an expression of complete neutrality unless expressing a particularly strong emotion.

Mental Report
Mark takes his job very seriously and will go to any lengths to ensure that his squad finishes their mission. He likes to ensure that the rest of Silver maintains military discipline and takes after his subordinate David in that he often refers to his troops by their SPARTAN tags rather than their actual names. While not a coward, he tends to lead from the back rather than at the head of his troops, which makes him more distant from the rest of the squad than other squad leaders within the 117th.

Preferred Weapons
Besides an M1091 Sniper Rifle System that he always carries into battle, Mark's weapons of choice frequently vary but are usually mid to long ranged weapons. He is also extremely competent at driving and fighting from almost any kind of vehicle.

Strengths
Mark is gifted with an extremely good grasp of tactics and strategy and is able to put it to good use from his usual position in the rear. He is a very good shot, and has trained himself to be excellent at both driving and fighting from almost every vehicle the UNSC has to offer.

Weaknesses
Mark's tendency to fight from the rear during infantry combat has the negative affect of creating a void between himself and those he commands, leading to a more impersonal relationship than one normally found within the ranks of the S-IVs.

History
After he was conscripted into the S-IV program, Mark showed exceptional talent at military tactics and strategy, as well as a knack for thinking on his feet and taking the bigger picture into account. Despite his lack of a connection with those he commanded, Mark was still a prime choice for a leadership position. When assigned to Silver Squad, he rapidly evaluated the teams in order to better form his battle plans and organize his opinions of his new subordinates.