User:FightWithHonor/SPARTAN-C059

 "Any problem in the world can be solved with the careful application of explosves."

SPARTAN-C059 is a SPARTAN serving in the UNSC specializing in demolitions. He has undergone some training in Stealth and CQB operations as per the emphasis of his Company, although his talents have and always will lie in the fields of combat engineering and Explosive Ordnance Disposal.

History
Like many the other SPARTAN-IV's, Nigel was in 2595. His father was a Dutch engineer, his mother an English schoolteacher. Born and raised in Amsterdam Nigel showed an early interest in building things, frequently stealing cans from the kitchen to build towers, and living the happy, curiosity-driven life of a normal toddler. But sadly, Nigel and his family were soon robbed. ONI agents abducted Nigel, replacing him with a poorly-grown flash clone, who died within days of his arrival in the DeVroot household. Plunged into grief, Nigel's parents were unaware that their son was actually one of the candidates for the revolutionary SPARTAN-IV program.

Nigel excelled in training, showing a natural aptitude for the finer points of explosives and their usage in the combat zone, impressing his experienced combat instructors with his knowledge of civil engineering, knowledge he had learned from his devoted father.

Personality
Nigel is somewhat of a loner, a trait largely brought about by his Aspberger's Syndrome, although he has become close friends with his engineer teammate SPARTAN-C176, enjoying an extremely fruitful working relationship

But on the battlefield, Nigel adopts a vastly different persona, indifferent much of what is going on around him

Mental Report
Unlike many of his fellow SPARTANs (SPARTAN-013 especially), Nigel is quite sane, although somewhat more solitary than usual, a trait most likely brought about by the extremely focused approach he took to combat engineering, and the fact he suffers from Aspberger's Syndrome.

Strengths
Nigel is extremely skilled with his hands, and is endowed with a keen mind and better-than-average physical strength, skills he puts to good use in his battlefield calling, as he is frequently forced to handle large quantities of extremely hazardous explosives in precarious situations.

But Nigel's focused attitude towards his work is perhaps his greatest strength, allowing to avoid minor, but potentially fatal, mistakes as he routinely utilizes some of the most dangerous explosives known to man.

Weaknesses
Nigel has remarkably poor hand-eye coordination, fact partly brought about by the fact he is partially blind in his left eye due to a training injury aggravated by Nigel's refusal to seek treatment. This blindness, when compounded with Nigel's already restrictive EOD helmet, gives Nigel very poor peripheral vision on the left side, a fact which has nearly cost him his life on more than one occasion.

In order to compensate for this weakness Nigel occupies the right side of most formations he forms a part of. Nigel's comrades frequently remarked on this odd behavior, unaware of his disability, for Nigel had only informed SPARTAN-C176 of his injury, fearing he would be expelled from the program.

Preferred Weapons/Equipment
As a combat engineer and EOD specialist, Nigel is equipped with a series of light Personal Defense Weapons (PDWs), and a host of combat engineering tools and explosives.

Armor

 * MJOLNIR Mark VII/EOD Variant equipped with improved load carry capacity, additional attachment points for combat engineering and EOD equipment and explosives.

Equipment

 * A/R Defuser
 * M-7 Leg Holster
 * H Pouch
 * P Pouch
 * M-1126 Explosives Installation Tool
 * Entrenching Tool

Weapons
Carbines
 * MA6B Carbine

Submachine Guns
 * M7A Sub Machine Gun
 * M12 Sub Machine Gun

Handguns
 * M6J Personal Defense Weapon System

Explosives
 * M362 Anti Tank Mine
 * C-14 Plastic Explosive

Grenades
 * M2 AM Grenade
 * M43 Smoke Grenade

Knives
 * M4 Tactical Knife