Samuel-B256 (TPF)

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"SPARTAN-B256 is a unique asset for the UNSC. Highly lethal, a drive to succeed and the willingness to do whatever it takes to make it to the next day. In a sense, he is the perfect Headhunter and asset you need. He doesn’t appreciate others giving him orders, let me handle that. You tell me where to set him loose, and you will see results."

- Lieutenant Commander Stephan Ferguson talking to Rear Admiral.

Samuel-B256 (SPARTAN Tag: B256) is a that works for the UNSC Navy and Office of Naval Intelligence. Conscripted into Beta Company, Samuel became an elite SPARTAN that launched operations against the and. Before graduation, he moved from Beta Company for more specialized tasks for the Office of Naval Intelligence. He joined the where he became a.

Throughout the and  and, Samuel deploys with Mathilda-B079 where the two continue hunting down crucial Covenant activity around occupied planets. After being recruited into the Asymmetrical Action Group by his commanding officer, Samuel leads Team Specter across the. Samuel is one of the remaining Beta Company SPARTANs that continue to deploy as of 2558.

Early Life
Samuel Jurek Gwozdz was born on May 17th, 2530 to Juri and Odeta Gwozdz. Being the son of a farmer, Samuel was raised in a tight household with his parents. At a young age, Samuel learned the life of a farmer and what steps he needed to take to be a successful one in the future. Due to their location on New Harmony, Samuel was disconnected from the rest of the planet and anything that was happening. He was out of touch with technology and homeschooled by his mother. Though it hurt him in the years coming, Samuel loved his time where he was told stories and his mind could create whatever he wanted.

While being in rural areas, Samuel had limited exposure to other children and became timid meeting new people. He decided to stay with his parents than play with someone else, which reinforced the idea not too long after Samuel was made fun of by a nearby child. Returning home to his parents, they found him crying and not wanting to play with anybody else. His mother slowly worked on rebuilding his confidence with the neighbor's daughter named Kalina. He was extremely defensive and hostile until the two began to become better friends.

As the two became close friends, Samuel began to protect her. Feeling it was his duty like his father protected his mother. Sharing books and talking about everything, the two began to trust each other more than ever before. The parents of the two children were happy, hoping that the friendship developed into a long marriage and living on the legacy of farming that their ancestors previously carried for centuries. For Samuel, he was happy to have one friend that did not laugh at him in a mean way. "I remember the days when I would wake up to the sound of my mother's singing voice, the laughter of my father filling the room and the endless love they gave to me. Kalina is the one person I fully trusted and cared for, protected her from the other boys that would come to pick on her. But then they came and everything changed."

- Samuel reflecting on his life before everything changed.

When the came in, Samuel was unaware of what was going on. His father prepared himself with a large gun while his mother instructed him to go to his best hiding spot. Hearing a loud boom as he scurried out of the house, he ran into a shed where he made himself a makeshift bunker and waited for his mom to find him. Following the instructions of his mother, Samuel waited in the farmhouse shed until she came to get him.

Growing hungry and thirsty, Samuel left his hideout to get food and water. Seeing his home on fire and burning down, Samuel went to investigate what happened and where his parents went. A group of soldiers stumbled upon the farmhouse and located Samuel looking for his mother. An ODST noticed a man and woman dead, picked up Samuel and told him that his parents were at the evacuation location. Unknown that his parents were murdered, Samuel struggled to get away from the ODST and tried to get back to his parents.

Being carried back to a city, Samuel also didn't know what happened to Kalina and needed to find out about her. He tried to break free of the ODST's grip and failed numerous times. While walking off the plantation, Samuel saw black smoke rising from Kalina's plantation and pointed for the man carrying him to go that way. The ODST continued to carry Samuel away from the house despite his pleas to find his only friend. Unfortunately, Kalina was another casualty during the Battle of New Harmony.

While waiting to be loaded onto a transport to go to in New Harmony, Samuel tried to run away but failed as the ODSTs continued to catch him. He needed to get back to his spot before his mother found out he was not there. His desire to respect his mother's promise was broken as he was sent to another location. Before he ever got back to his mother, he was loaded on a transport shuttle and sent to an orphanage. The farming community where Samuel was from got decimated in the attack, and there were only two survivors that emerged from the attack.

Another orphan of the Human-Covenant War, Samuel was lost, scared and timid of everything around him. Looking at screens, tall people arguing with themselves and intercoms in the ceiling, Samuel was terrified. Crying his eyes out each night screaming for his parents, he had no luck and began fighting the staff. Getting creative, Samuel began to pickpocket and grab anything he was able to get his hands on from what he had stolen. Getting the key off the doctor’s belt, Samuel attempted to break out of wherever he was but failed when security caught him.

The orphan was then given the opportunity to join a program that allowed him to get back at the Covenant. The Covenant was the only word that Samuel knew he hated, it was the first English word he understood. Before the recruiter finished his talk, Samuel was willing to join whatever it was that he needed to do to fight the Covenant. He didn't know where he was going, he didn't know what his future held, all Samuel knew was that he was going to have a chance to fight the Covenant.

Conscription and Training
Arriving on in, Samuel pushed himself away from the other kids. The training began the day he arrived and he learned more about himself than he ever did in his life. Physical conditioning, learning a new language, mental toughness and psychological strength was slowly built into Samuel. At first, he resisted such training and fought back against instructors such as called Senior Chief Petty Officer. However, Samuel went on to learn that Mendez was creating him to be mentally tough and never fail in a battle against the Covenant Empire.

Assigned to Team Tango with Mathilda-B079, and, Samuel was forced to team up with Mathilda and the two rarely talked to one another. Samuel was not able to understand many of the technological features he was given and never asked for help. During team activities, he went off on his own or tracked Mathilda to where he needed to go. Though they never showed teamwork, the two began to work around one another rather than with one another slowly. It took quite some time before Samuel became a team player and someone willing to work alongside others.

With Samuel being excellent in navigating fields, he often ran into the fields surrounding. Losing Instructors and the people trying to find him, he enjoyed the game to an extent that it forced some Instructors to use Mongooses or thermal scanning to find him. When navigating a prop minefield, Samuel was one of the few to make it through. Noticing the difference in the soil and vegetation put out of place helped him spot which places he could step safely. As he began to prove himself, some people began to take an interest in Samuel and his potential to become something greater than they planned for him.

Weapons training made Samuel learn how to become accurate with a. Due to his nature, he instinctively turned the rifle to the side, threw it at a rock, put it in water then fired the weapon. Instead of the other candidates who prized their carbines, Samuel felt there was nothing special except for it being a pile of junk. He remembered the ODST who rescued him had a much lengthier gun. Unknown to what it was, Samuel wanted to use it and become the best at operating that weapon system in a firefight.

The MA5K Carbine was not effective at longer ranges, and it's for sure not a strong weapon, seeing the other candidates have the same weapon, Samuel was not fond of that. Wanting a better weapon and having better accuracy, he became an expert at longer ranges with a Carbine. His accuracy went up, staying further back allowed Samuel to keep his thoughts collected and calm. While further away, Samuel displayed that he was a genius at planning attacks and when to take the right shot. Even though he was alone, many ONI officers took an interest in Samuel.

Moving towards the individual training of Beta Company training, Samuel continued to perform as a solo operative but worked with Mathilda every once in a while to get what he needed. Remaining an outcast of his team and fellow candidates, Samuel spent little time with his team and kept to himself as he stayed on the edges of the training compound. Not having someone that he fully trusted like Kalina, set him back and he felt that he would ultimately fail SPARTAN-III program training because he was such an outcast.

Individual Training
Passing initial training, Samuel underwent individual training where he learned his role as a SPARTAN-III. He was given an introduction to sniper courses due to the simplicity of each task and the repetitive nature that Samuel was able to master; his destiny as a SPARTAN was unraveled. Learning to become a sniper, Samuel took his new role as a means to kill as many enemies as he could before they found him. The training put Samuel's accuracy to the test, his patience to the limit and his calmness to the brink. Seeing there wasn't anything else he could be, Samuel executed his tasks on a day to day basis to make himself become a fundamental and sound sniper. "Become one with your rifle. Feel the weight, the pressure of the trigger, the way your heartbeat steady as your breath comes to a calming pace and pull the trigger. Your mind will be sharp, the body is relaxed, and your hands will be steady. Who is in your crosshairs will have a bad day."

- A Sniper Instructor discussing the mentality of a sniper while Samuel engages targets down range.

Learning all aspects of sniper warfare, Samuel trained himself in close, medium and long ranges, counter sniper training and urban tactics. Setting up a spot, he learned how to hide in an environment and what locations were best for using as a sniper's location. He wasn’t the best, but he knew how to operate his weapon system in ways it did not show up on the scoring sheet. His fundamentals were sound and nearly perfected, there was no missed shot in his last test which qualified him to become a sniper. His technique became his craft and he slowly transformed into a deadly sniper with some of the best fundamentals around.

No matter how much he protested, Samuel grumbled his way through spotting classes. Tracking enemies, calculating their movements and using that information to make an informed shot allowed Samuel to confirm that he is making the right call before an engagement. Learning the various ranks of his enemy and their armor type, Samuel was able to spot who the important or  was compared to hitting a possible decoy. Samuel needed to learn that accurate spotting gives the shooter the right location to high ranking enemies to secure the kill. As much as Samuel disliked the course, the things he learned helped him become a top spotter in Beta Company.

Selected to become a leader of a sniper team, Samuel began to learn how to conduct covert operations, targeted killings, special reconnaissance and sabotage missions. Stealth is the main emphasis he was taught to ensure that he will be able to operate far longer. Although Samuel excelled through the training, he found it hard to get his feet under himself as a leader during his first mission due to his inability to talk with other people easily.

In his final months of specialty training, Samuel went through numerous leadership courses which would make him become a leader for a Headhunter team. Much of his training included how to exploit a sensitive site, ONI classified destruction protocols, commanding ground troops and anything else the instructors could teach them. Given the official title Specialized Skills Operative (SSO), he became an official leader of a Headhunter team and began to take on more skills as he worked with his team handler in ONI. Samuel did not know he was going to be a Headhunter even after all the classes he had taken, the small number of people in the last class had him worried.

Samuel never completed the final tests in SPARTAN-III training. Thinking he was expelled and failed training, he struggled with the concept that he lost and failed his parents. However, he was wrong. Samuel was one of the extremely select few that were pulled out of the Company to receive advanced training. With information from Lieutenant Commander on his new assignment, Samuel was ready and determined to become the fighter that the UNSC needed him to become.

Augmentations
Project CHRYSANTHEMUM was the augmentation project that gave Samuel his strength and abilities as a Spartan. The augmentation process was said to be successful on all subjects and Samuel was ready for his enhancements. Seeing his chance to live longer and kill more Covenant soldiers, he accepted the augmentation without a second thought and begged for it to work. Arriving on, Samuel was prepared for whatever was to come next for him.

The project includes the following drugs:


 * 8942-LQ99 - "carbide ceramic ossification catalyst" drug.


 * 88005-MX77 - "fibroid muscular protein complex" drug.


 * 88947-OP24 - "retina-inversion stabilizer" drug.


 * 87556-UD61 - "improved colloidal neural disunification solution" drug.

Stronger, faster, quicker and deadlier; Samuel transformed into the soldier he needed to become for the UNSC. His bones are impossible to break, strength off the charts, eyesight nearly perfect and he was able to react to a situation faster than he could comprehend. All of these traits were being put to great use, allowing Samuel the chances he needed to kill as many Covenant soldiers as he desired.

Along with becoming a faster SPARTAN, Samuel was able to grow dramatically in height and put on considerable weight. Originally at roughly five feet and ten inches, he grew to six feet and nine inches thanks to the growth hormones and specific genes that allowed him to grow much taller. Samuel also gained weight which fit his new frame. Weighing in at about 150 pounds before, he was able to add about 40 more and then bulk up to about 236 pounds before deploying as a SPARTAN-III. He wasn’t the tallest or the strongest, he was about average in every way with his physical appearance.

With the rest of his augmentations, Samuel was given a standard neural interface in 2545. While the standard neural interface did help Samuel with his recognition of friends or foe, Samuel did not find it helpful since he was going to be surrounded by enemies. In 2552, his standard neural interface was upgraded to the SPARTAN neural interface before going onto other missions across the Orion Arm. Samuel felt that the neural interface was a waste since it served no benefit to him, but he agreed to the operation for the sake of becoming a SPARTAN.

Team Specter
Samuel-B256 was paired with Mathilda-B079, another sniper that Samuel met during his initial training. The two were not happy to be working together, both wanted to be by themselves and hunt the Covenant Empire. However, that changed as the two began to know one another. They shared a similar background, both losing their parents and wanting revenge on the ones who killed their parents. Since the two saw themselves as lone wolves, they didn't talk and make friends with the other candidates during training. The two forged a friendship over their common goal, to kill the Covenant.

Joining the Beta-5 Division, Samuel and Mathilda were put together to be a Headhunter team. Of the numerous Headhunter teams to emerge from Beta Company, the two are one of extremely few that had made it out of the Human-Covenant War. With targets from the Insurrectionists to the Covenant, there was no target that the duo couldn't hit. Their training partners, Roland and Jonah also became a Headhunter team. Thus making Team Tango the first training team to produce two Headhunter teams.

Originally called Tango-II, the two were given the option to change the name of their team. While Samuel picked Team Surgeon, Mathilda picked Team Specter. With an argument over the title, the two settled in a chess battle. Mathilda won the match and renamed Tango-II to Team Specter. Samuel became Specter 0-1 while Mathilda attained the callsign Specter 0-2. Samuel did more research on the name and learned that the name meant “Ghosts.” He later admits that the name is better than his.

When going through the desired matchmaking course, the two were able to score 97.21%. Coming in third, they were one of the top groups in their Company, but Mathilda wanted to go further. Samuel knew that the matchmaking course did nothing to prepare them for combat. He informed her that they had to prove themselves to be the best team in the field rather than on a score sheet. It took some time for Samuel to persuade her to go along with his plan, but she agreed to it and the two prepared for field deployments.

Operation: SILENT SERVANT
The Office of Naval Intelligence had been gathering information on the growth in the year 2546. Ever since put them down in 2537, select few Beta Company Spartans had been deployed in assistance of shutting down individual sections of the party. While the UNSC continued to route more efforts to fight the Covenant, many Mamore Insurrection factions began to come back and take back what they lost. In 2546, Operation: SILENT SERVANT was launched to assassinate critical leaders of the FLP, destroy supplies that are being shipped throughout the group and ensure they no longer pose a threat during the Human-Covenant War.

Samuel and his partner deployed onto where they scouted out the numerous targets, picked which ones were needed to be assassinated and studied the supply lines. These three objectives helped them find more powerful people inside of the FLP faction they were hunting. Samuel was eager to get into the fight, make a difference, and show to ONI that he was worth the investment they put into him. While the Mamore Insurrection began to build up, the Headhunters deployed to various provinces were ready to strike against their factions. He spent time with Mathilda preparing for his first kills and future missions they conduct after their first targets were successfully killed.

Tracking the FLP to a safe house in the mountains of the Kepsela Province, Samuel continued to inform Stephan what he had found and the next steps in their anticipated plan. When Lieutenant Ferguson authorized Samuel and his partner for lethal action against the leader, it was the first of many times that he saw the success of his work against the enemy. Receiving their orders, Samuel and Mathilda were ready to fire upon their enemies and showcase their abilities to fight. While the leaders conducted their daily briefings, Samuel was preparing for his first kill against the enemy he had in his scope.

Set up from about 1,200 meters away, Samuel was able to hit two out of three High-Value Targets (H.V.T.) while Mathilda took care of the other one. Seeing the death of his targets, he was excited to get his first confirmed kills as well as accomplish his first mission within Operation: SILENT SERVANT. Being ordered to only track shipment supplies and mark their locations, Samuel provided special reconnaissance missions that gathered intelligence on shipyards, housing structures and warehouses that allowed ONI to launch a much stronger attack against the FLP in the future.

Continuing his hunt, Samuel worked much more closely with Mathilda on getting what he needed. While he remained the leader of Team Specter, Mathilda became the central reason for the success of each mission. Spotting, covering each other as they infiltrate into areas and conducting special reconnaissance together, they formed the bond needed to survive. Using their coordination, Samuel was able to take out a body that Mathilda caught before it hit the ground. With their trust in place, the two continued to conduct missions that allowed them to gather more information than doing it by themselves. "Fairness implies that the enemy had a chance. Well, they were wrong about that one."

- Samuel looking back on his recent missions on Mamore.

Using stealth and patience, Samuel was able to lurk around areas and be places that the enemy was not checking. His patience and ability to wait for the perfect moment made him work perfectly deep behind enemy lines. His partner often assisted with ensuring they were always in the right position and tracking the right enemies, with her expertise in the technological field, Samuel depended on her for the important information she relays to him. Shortly after tagging all the supplies and taking out their final target, Samuel extracted from Mamore with Mathilda.

Operation: SILENT SERVANT was a success for Samuel; it was the first successful operation he executed. Getting his first kills and good tracking, success became a strong building block. His actions among the other Headhunter groups that deployed to Mamore were far better, reminding himself that the score during training meant nothing to the score in the field of combat. He welcomed Mathilda as a trusted partner after her insight on what to do throughout the operation, keeping them alive much longer. The two began to build their chemistry and work on incorporating new ideas into their future actions. With his first confirmed kills, Samuel slowly moved up the ladder for harder targets to take on.

Operation: RIGHTFUL DAWN
Following the success of Operation: SILENT SERVANT, Samuel received another operation from Stephan and prepared to execute it. came up on the radar for Section Three when (URF) personnel tripped their sensors and notified them of the enemy movement. The United Rebel Front had been a problem for the UNSC since the Insurrection, the need for the United Rebel Front to not be causing an issue on Cassidy-III was a must and ONI sent various teams to deal with the large faction of enemies they got from signal intelligence. Wanting to keep classified technology secure, Lieutenant Ferguson sent Samuel and his team to investigate the colony and thin out the Rebel population. Orders were looser, Stephan wanted to see how Samuel worked with much broader objectives.

"This location is much needed for the Office of Naval Intelligence. Secure the area, take out any hostiles and put up new sensors in order for us to track the enemies better if they are to trespass again."

- Stephan briefing Ferret Team Specter in person before deploying them.

ONI needed Cassidy III to be ready in case the Covenant were ever to find. It was a place for ONI to launch operations deep into Covenant occupied space along with valuable Forerunner technology. With each growing minute the URF spends on the planet, the Covenant had more chances to find out about the planet and destroy a viable place for ONI to use. The ability for the planet to stay hidden proved valuable to them, with the United Rebel Front on it, it could jeopardize their backup plan. Samuel and Mathilda descended to the planet to drive down the URF's fighting numbers. Not focusing on civilians, Samuel only concentrate on the fighters and make the others leave due to the deaths of their close relatives and friends.

Working with Mathilda, they were able to figure out who the leaders of the encampments they were planning to attack. Once figuring out their leadership, the two moved further back to see if they could gather any more information regarding their enemies. Watching their targets, they learned their routines and what is the best time to strike. Once gathering as much actionable intelligence as they could, Samuel began his campaign of sniper strikes against the enemy. Switching off each day, Samuel and Mathilda were able to split up the tasks at hand to keep their minds from getting overwhelmed from a long shift.

The two worked tirelessly around small encampments they needed to push back. Launching target killings, infiltrating into bases and tracking enemies, he was able to push back many groups of enemies that were too close in the eyes of ONI. The URF saw issues on their borders and began to dispatch more units, they were only cut off by ambushes launched by Samuel forcing the reinforcements to retreat. As the URF began to conduct meetings at night, things got worse since Samuel was able to operate much better at night than during the day. The URF took note of their mistake and worked during broad daylight around guards, yet that still not benefit them. After many failed attempts, they were forced to retreat from their border stations.

The stealth and quickness of Samuel put fear into the enemies that lived on the outer edges and close to where he needed to secure. Testing his quick reflexes and strength in hand-to-hand combat allowed Samuel to learn just how strong he was. Using both of his traits, Samuel was able to appear then disappear quickly, it showed that he was able to be a ghost among the enemy he was hunting. Going from a long-range marksman to a close quarters expert, he was able to expand his battlefield IQ. Becoming an exceptional Headhunter, there was no task that he couldn’t do while hunting the URF.

In the encampments Samuel attacked, people moved away and towards much larger settlements where they could be safer. Driving out the small factions, Samuel and Mathilda were able to secure the designated areas that ONI needed them to protect. Along with securing the area, he was able to set up new sensors for ONI to monitor activity of the URF and be notified if they were ever to come back. Once testing the sensors and seeing them work, Samuel reported to Lieutenant Ferguson that he and his team had accomplished the mission and were ready to be picked up.

The URF on Cassidy III felt they were under siege from an invisible enemy. In the four months that Samuel spent on the ground, he was able to hide and evade enemy patrols that attempted to look and capture him. Stephan found himself more hands-off with Samuel this time and allowed him to make his own decisions. With this decision, Stephan began to see Samuel becoming the leader ONI needed him to become. Samuel viewed it as having his own team and that he is making the decision on what to do when getting into a combat operation.

Operation: URGENT TEMPEST
The UNSC and ONI had been working on the way to deplete the Covenant of their plasma supply. Plans were made to slow down the production to give the UNSC Navy its time to evacuate colonies as well as prepare their lines of defenses. With limited Headhunter teams and on a mission, Lieutenant Ferguson's small team deployed in their first fight against the Covenant Empire. The objective of the mission is to disable reactors across. Along with disabling them, Team Specter studied how Covenant forces rebuilt them and gave ONI an idea on how to use Covenant technology to their benefit.

Ealen IV was not the way that Samuel and Mathilda wanted their first mission to go. They wanted to hit Covenant leadership, behead them and drive fear into their enemies. But Stephan was able to piece together two high-value targets that were spotted on the planet overseeing the plasma reactors. Their orders also gave them information to study any new enemies that had came to the planet. ONI had learned of forces they never seen and wanted to see if Team Specter was able to gather any new information. Using his precise sniper skills, Samuel was able to disable panels and shoot wiring that was crucial to the development of the plasma. After the shots, they studied how the Covenant fixed the panels and sent their information back.

Moving around on Ealen IV, it felt no different than an Insurrectionists mission. Weaving his way around enemy patrols and tracking enemy supplies, Samuel felt far more prepared as he studies the Covenant and their training. Watching the and  bicker at one another allowed him to slip past them without being detected. Studying how the Sangheili trained and sending that information to Stephan allowed ONI to figure out how to counter the Covenant on the ground better than before. Despite the long reconnaissance against the enemy, Samuel dedicated himself to the task to save as many lives as he was able to.

Their first HVT came early in their deployment, a. Samuel was extremely excited; he wanted to kill the Sangheili but turned to look at Mathilda and told her to take the kill shot. Remembering that she saw her dad get killed by a, he wanted her to take out the first one. Acting as a spotter, Samuel was able to give Mathilda a clean kill shot on the Field Marshall. Soon after the death, Samuel disappeared into the forest and watched the camp from a distance to see how the Covenant reacted to what happened. While the Covenant Empire conducted patrols, Samuel was able to study how they maneuvered and create more options on how to slip past his enemy.

Samuel remained hands off for the majority of the operation, allowing the Covenant to go through their day-to-day routines. Lurking around bases and gathering intelligence allowed him to gather as much information as he could with the least amount of enemies hunting him. As much as he wanted to kill entire bases of enemies, he knew that it was suicide and there were better ways to disrupt Covenant activities. His anger for the Covenant began to be set aside and he used whatever he could to get as much intelligence as he could to help out Humanity in the fight against the Covenant Empire.

"They were within our reach. The alien's breath smelled, steps that shook the ground and all the various shapes. I remember why I needed to take my identification course, they all look so similar yet so different with a closer eye."

- Samuel remembering how close he was to the Covenant.

Coming into contact with a pair, Samuel and Mathilda were put to the test as they went against the two towering enemies. Using teamwork and trust, their abilities came to the full potential where they were able to take down the Mgalekgolo pair with no injuries. Going back into cover, the two were able to study their fighting and how to improve if they were to ever come into contact with another enemy like such. Not long after, the two went back into hiding and continue to study their enemy. As more search parties came about, Samuel studied further and gained more information regarding what was happening on the ground before him.

Their second HVT came along exceptionally late in the deployment, another Sangheili Field Marshal who oversaw the training of troops before deploying into UEG controlled space. Reports told Samuel that the Field Marshall was liked and respected among the Covenant, taking the Sangheili out dealt a blow to the morale of the group. Samuel, with the help of Mathilda, was able to execute the Field Marshall. The two were able to evade various patrol parties then get pulled off of Ealen IV with the help of a.

Returning from Ealen IV, Samuel was able to give valuable information on how the Covenant worked their plasma reactors, took out two mighty Sangheili and came back alive. They also returned with a vast amount of information regarding the way the Covenant moved about when patrolling and any patterns Samuel was able to create. Stephan was worried that he wouldn’t see Samuel again due to dangers and the amount of risk. However, he was glad to see him prevail and get their first assassinations on the Covenant. However, the success of their Covenant mission sent them back to dealing with Insurrectionists. As well as they did on Ealen IV, they were forced back to dealing with the enemy that they did not even enjoy.

Operation: HYPER ANGEL
Insurrectionists activity began building on, ONI did not want to involve the UNSC Garrison stationed there since they were already dealing with the Covenant War. The dispatching of a Headhunter team allowed for the problem to be dealt with, without having to take resources away from the Covenant War. With the major success that Samuel had on Ealen IV, Stephan deployed him with two objectives, investigate and hunt. ONI and Lieutenant Ferguson were confident in Samuel along with his partner in their ability to work behind enemy lines and break up leadership positions. Samuel had proven himself in the past three years as dependable and reliable soldiers that can accomplish the goal outlined in front of them.

Samuel and Mathilda were dropped off on Harmony with their two objectives and told to give updates down the road. They moved to an ONI field base where they planned to communicate with their officer and inform ONI of their progress. There was no timeline for the operation and they were the only two, the freedom felt awkward for him since he worked with leadership guidance for quite some time before getting their own mission and free will. Samuel began to take control of the activities and began to apply the lessons he was taught by Lieutenant Ferguson. Being his first mission with all hands off, Samuel rose to the occasion and became the leader he needed to grow into.

While lurking around enemy outposts and gathering intelligence, they were able to learn of an important meeting between two Insurrectionists leaders. Being late to the meeting, Samuel was able to execute his target from 2,349 meters away alongside Mathilda. While the death of the two leaders stirred up the Insurrectionists, it allowed Samuel to have a variety of targets to go after as well as find a valuable base that ONI had been having a hard time finding. With intentions of shutting down the Insurrection before the Garrison had to be called in, Samuel knew that he only had so much time before the Army had to pull more resources from the Covenant war to deal with Insurrectionists. With more patrols, the operation only became more challenging and enjoyable for Samuel.

Deployed to a continent where they came across an extremely large enemy base, Samuel began his infiltration against the enemy. He launched numerous targeted killings, sabotage missions and anything else he found which forced people to move away. Performing his first capture mission, Samuel was able to hand a fighter to ONI and was able to gather more intelligence from the insider. Seeing it as an important sector, Samuel switched up his tactics and went after the smaller bases first before hitting the bigger ones. With many people overflowing into the base, Samuel figured he could spot the leaders more due to the increased activity outside their walls.

Launching precision sniper strikes against bases, Samuel began to work on psychological warfare where he targeted specific people and not others. He learned that crushing the scouting outposts morale led to the main base becoming a hot target. Making many of the people paranoid to do their daily work, the Insurrectionists began to slowly stop what they were doing. Not long after, Team Specter was able to intercept messages to another main base where they prepared to move out. With outer stations too timid to launch attacks and send patrols, Samuel is able to sneak by with no problem and push into the area he needs to go.

Before taking their shots, Team Specter resupplied and sent their updates to ONI. Then, Samuel moved into another stronghold on Harmony where he studied and prepared another mission on an Insurrectionists meeting. Launching an attack, he was able to take out two HVTs while Mathilda got the other two, and flee the area before being found. Shortly after, an ONI airstrike was launched on the base and decimated everything within the walls. The destruction of the base led to the ultimate fallout of the Insurrectionists for the time being. Their actions led to the UNSC garrison to not be deployed and stopped an Insurrection from building up on a planet.

"We were there, then we were gone. Our skillset has been honed to the perfection we needed them to be. As the sniper instructor said, who is in your crosshairs will have a bad day."

- Samuel thinking about how much he has improved since he first started combat deployments.

Samuel became the mastermind behind Team Specter and the success on the ground. Working with Mathilda and taking Stephan's advice, he was able to make the right judgment call. From the capture to the precise airstrike, everything Samuel did was almost calculated to be perfect. Many decisions that Samuel made, he felt that he was making the right one based on the time and the circumstances. Changing from a Headhunter that was able to follow orders to a Headhunter that's able to develop a situation, Samuel had transformed into a leader that ONI had been looking for. While waiting for his next deployment, Samuel continued to prepare for anything that was to be thrown his way and take it.

Fall of Reach
Team Specter was called back to where they regrouped with Stephan to learn what their mission and objective were to be. With fighting many front battles, Stephan was unsure where he needed to deploy his team to do the most damage. Learning of the Szurdok Ridge Offensive, Stephan found a mission and dispatched Samuel where he could assist the offensive. Samuel had orders to join the reconnaissance team late and conduct more missions after receiving word that many units pulled back. After spending time out of battle and not having many Covenant missions, Samuel was ready to get into the fight.

Conducting special reconnaissance for the Office of Naval Intelligence, Samuel was able to lead Mathilda through the valleys and locate many that other reconnaissance teams missed. Going further and deeper than other teams, Samuel was giving many more locations of along with anything else that was found important. Giving the locations to Stephan, they were soon sent to other UNSC personnel and. Staying deep behind enemy lines, Samuel was able to gather extremely helpful information that ultimately assisted with the repelling of the Covenant ground forces for a time. While the operation began, Samuel remained behind enemy lines to help in many ways he was able to.

The was more in favor of the UNSC and Samuel when he was able to provide powerful sniper support. Establishing their own sniper nest that was overlooking major areas of the battlefield, Samuel began to take out enemies. Assisting conventional forces for the very first time, Samuel allowed the advances of many ground forces through the Ridge, giving them strategic positioning. He focused on the stronger Covenant forces which made it easier for the conventional forces to make their push throughout the area. Many of the army soldiers felt a God was watching their back, when in fact Samuel and Mathilda were clearing the way.

While NOBLE Team worked on, Samuel worked with Mathilda on infiltrating their way behind Covenant lines to take out leadership stationed on the planet. Seeing numerous Zealot-class Sangheili, Samuel worked closely with Mathilda as they performed sniper strike missions taking out the elite Sangheili. While they continued to disrupt Covenant leadership, the was destroyed which brought low morale to the Covenant until  arrived. Despite his best efforts, Samuel saw the strike force he was attacking get resupplied with troops and more equipment. All that he had done in the past weeks went to waste, the Covenant's reinforcement had arrived and Samuel was witnessing the slow Fall of Reach. He was pulled out of the area then commanded to assist operations in the city.

Samuel assisted with sniper support during the. Taking cover in skyscrapers, he was able to take out pilots and  door gunners before they could inflict damage on the UNSC  in the air space. Samuel along with Mathilda displayed their sniping ability taking out various pilots and knocking ships out of the sky. Communications with Stephan came back online not long after and Samuel was told to vacate the area immediately after hearing of a Covenant carrier entering above the city. When a Covenant carrier New Alexandria, Samuel was already gone and heading to  where he assisted with similar missions that he conducted in New Alexandria with Mathilda.

With Quezon in the same battle as New Alexandria, Samuel was able to work at night much more effectively. As the Covenant set up command bases around the city, Samuel alongside Team Specter was able to target Covenant leadership and cause problems for their invasion of the city. Their efforts were successful as they stunned the leadership for a time, allowing Samuel enough to get behind enemy lines and tear up the supplies being brought in. Pushing further out, Samuel began to attack ground supply lines and start to dry out the Covenant forces. But they could only do so much before the Covenant Empire overran Quezon. Not long after, Team Specter was called back to SWORD Base to assist with evacuating Stephan off of Reach.

Samuel regrouped with his commanding officer and assisted him with destroying files, deleting hard drives and breaking anything that could reveal ONI information to the Covenant. While SWORD Base remained in the hands of the Covenant along with the destruction of the below, it was only time before SWORD Base disappeared for good. Once securing the office, Samuel and Mathilda escorted Stephan to an evacuation area and to a Prowler. On the way, Samuel defeated a Sangheili Special Operations element in hand-to-hand combat then ensured the protection of his commanding officer. Once reaching the Prowler, Samuel, Stephan, and Mathilda left Reach with no intentions of coming back.

The Fall of Reach was hard for Samuel and Mathilda, it was their first loss against the Covenant in combat. The loss of the military powerhouse brought morale low for the two since they saw their first glassing and destruction of a UNSC planet. While they had time to build more hate against the Covenant later, Samuel went into as Stephan figured out what to do with his teams that were still deployed. Stephan had a plan in mind and briefed Samuel on what will happen. They were going to Cassidy III where they plan to wait for a green light from ONI to launch an attack on, a colony for the Jiralhanae. With one plan set in place for, Teash was the other target for ONI to inflict the mass casualties against the Covenant Empire.

Operation: CALM CRUSADE
Under the name Operation: CALM CRUSADE, Samuel and the UNSC Battuta, an ONI Prowler began their trek to Teash. Unlike Gray Team, Samuel was to do specific hits against the Jiralhanae since they know the Sangheili have forged a with Humanity. While Samuel wanted to inflict mass casualties against the Covenant, he learned that sparking a civil war in the Jiralanhae colonies was going to do far more than what Gray Team was going to do, he thought. Team Specter used assassinations and sabotage to break up the activity of the Jiralhanae without it blowing back on them. Knowing full well that he wouldn't be coming back, Samuel prepared for the mission like any other mission he had been sent on.

Arriving over Teash, Samuel was able to land in the jungle and prepared his covert campaign against the Jiralhanae. Using everything they learned from his training and previous missions, Samuel led his team throughout the jungle, around various patrols, sensors and began to gather intelligence on his targets. Knowing full well that this was going to be his last mission, Samuel did everything to the best of his ability to ensure that he took as many enemies as he did with him. While Samuel and Mathilda worked on identifying and thinking of ways to assassinate, they found themselves bringing along another companion.

Originally, Stephan was to stay on the ship and assist Samuel with planning. Seeing the patrols on Teash, Samuel knew it was too dangerous for Stephan to move with them. Along with the surveillance technology on the planet, it was too dangerous to use comms and being caught meant the end for all of them. After reasoning with Stephan, he joined Samuel and worked with him in the field. Much to Samuel's protest, he was not fond of having his commanding officer around him without combat experience. As he continued to follow Stephan, Samuel forced himself to stay close in order to protect him from anything that was bound to happen to him. During their free time, Samuel taught Stephan how to conduct missions without being seen and sticking close to him so he didn't have to change up his tactics.

"We were told that the Jiralhanae did the worst to the humans. The stories, the reports, and the photos were enough for me to focus on assassinating as many of these animals as I can."

- Samuel reminding himself of why he is on Teash.

Locating two Jiralhanae Chieftains, Samuel and Team Specter had their work laid out to create a civil war. The two agreed to take out their target then meet up to ensure they all were to make it back to the ship together. Assassinating the two targets in front of their families, Samuel was able to show the families just what it was like for others to lose the ones they loved right before them. He stayed in position to study the reactions of his enemy, then moved out to regroup with his team. Meeting back up with Mathilda, they learned that Stephan had gotten lost then captured by an enemy patrol. Immediately launching a rescue mission, Samuel tracked Stephan down and planned to bring him back to safety.

Making his way to a tribe, Samuel was able to infiltrate into the area where he felt Stephan was. While the guards and clan members went through their daily activities, Samuel was able to sneak by and learn where his commanding officer had gone. Using his tracking skills, Samuel was able to track Stephan's feet dragging into a room. Hearing screams and cries, Samuel broke into the room with his SMG drawn where he found two Jiralhanae torturing his commanding officer. Taking them out, Samuel was able to stabilize Stephan and informed Mathilda that he was going to come out with him. While the tribe went on, Samuel snuck out of the area and left a beacon for him to come back and avenge Stephan.

Once securing Stephan back on the Prowler, Team Specter deployed back to the clan where Stephan was tortured. No longer looking at precision strikes, Samuel was there to slaughter as many of the enemies before running out of ammunition. Tracking the enemies down who were boasting about the captured human, Samuel executed them then moved forward to the next targets. He engaged the Jiralhanae Chieftain in hand-to-hand combat not long after killing his pack. His goal was to take everything away from the enemy that nearly took everything from him. Taking the kills personally, Samuel ensured that he did take down every single target he scoped in.

Teash was the second mission that Samuel deployed onto an enemy alien stronghold planet. The results were exceptional on the ends for Samuel and Mathilda while being a disaster for Stephan. Samuel knew that Stephan was never going to be the same after what he endured, he was ready for his commanding officer to resign out of pain but it never came. Being their first rescue mission, they were able to save the Lieutenant and get him to safety. The massacre of the clan never made it into the final report of Operation: CALM CRUSADE and the reason why they took longer to get back was covered up by Captain Raymond. Samuel made a rash decision but he needed to do it for Stephan, if he didn’t, that tribe would still be around.

By the time they made it back to the Sol System, the Human-Covenant War had come to an end. A new treaty was put into place between Humanity and the Sangheili. Furious at the new treaty, Samuel felt he was betrayed by the UNSC and how willingly some humans were to work with their allies. Samuel was unsure of what to do until he heard of, the , the along with many other enemies popping up since the fall of the Covenant Empire. While his hate for the Covenant still lingered, he was going to put it to good use where he wanted to assassinate as many Covenant leaders that were thrown his way.

Operation: HYBRID VANGUARD
Following the end of the Human-Covenant War, Samuel began to gear up with Team Specter for its next mission. Working with the Asymmetrical Action Group, Samuel began to work on taking out Covenant activity that spread across the Orion Arm. However, the upcoming operation sparked massive protest from Mathilda and who they needed to work around them. is a colony where both Sangheili and Humans reside, their mission was to assist both the Sangheili and Humans on settling the controversies in 2553. Mathilda was furious and so was Samuel.

Meeting with Stephan and discussing the issues, Samuel was able to get the mission directive changed to where they had only to fight the humans and not assist the Sangheili. The colony had humans and Sangheili on it together, sparking protests and violence against one another for what had happened during the war. However, they still end up preventing personal attacks on the Sangheili which even frustrated the two, but they decided to bite the bullet and accept the mission. While the and other units focused on the Sangheili sector, Samuel and Mathilda only concentrated in their species sector and began their campaign of ensuring the protection of their new ally.

Their new ally was not a friend to Team Specter, Samuel spent a lot of time keeping Mathilda in check along with avoiding the aliens. While Samuel still wanted to rip the head off the Sangheili, he needed their intelligence to conduct raids. To ensure there wouldn’t be issues between Team Specter and the Sangheili, Samuel was able to gather Sangheili intelligence through ONI and then run it through Stephan to ensure that it was indeed actionable intelligence. This maneuver allowed Samuel not to be worried that he was going to fall into a trap set by the Sangheili. Once finding out it was useless, he began to conduct his own intelligence gathering and ignored all information sent by the Sangheili.

Hunting humans, they were able to prevent numerous terrorist groups from propping themselves upon the colony. Team Specter was able to avoid the building of other groups with the help of Emerysen. Due to the AI, Samuel was able to make better decisions based on the more abundant data he was able to gather from her. Worried that Mathilda was feeling left out, Samuel often spotted shots and allowed her to lead raids where he sat back and followed her. Still showing that he cared for her, Mathilda was happy to see that Samuel was not going to abandon her because of his new AI.

While Samuel wanted to hunt down Covenant factions, he learned that doing covert operations and special reconnaissance was a test to see if he was indeed ready to conduct operations for the Asymmetrical Action Group. The words put in by Stephan only went so far, Samuel had to prove himself in the field to ensure that the words matched his actions. With multiple targeted killings, sabotage missions and extracting valuable data on the terrorists, Samuel proved that Team Specter was ready. His focus along with his determination to get a Covenant mission pushed him to achieve near perfection during his activities in the.

As their missions progressed closer to the cities, Samuel was forced to conduct missions out of his armor and blend into the environment. While his height made him stand out, his ability to move within the shadows helped him stay hidden and get what he needed. Gathering intelligence on multiple targets, Samuel came back with his armor and hit the targets. Using the speed and agility, he was able to be in and out before the enemies ever knew there was somebody around. He disliked being out of his armor, feeling that he was much more vulnerable. With city raids becoming much more common, Team Specter slowly developed into a robust urban team that could lurk around the towering structures and hid from the civilian population even in their armor.

By 2554, Carrow had been secured for the time being. Missions for both humanity and Sangheili had stabilized the many sectors, it provided enough time for conventional forces to arrive and defend the areas. The Joint-Occupation Zone became a hotbed for many issues, terrorist attacks, racist propaganda and tension in the Human and Sangheili relationship. However, Samuel ensured it was the last time that Team Specter ever deployed into the J-O Zone. Lieutenant Commander Ferguson took note of their reactions and ensured that they never are used on another mission into the J-O Zone where they are to support the Sangheili. The record is still respected and enforced by Stephan as of 2558.

Operation: HOPE OUTREACH
A former Covenant named Syra 'Losum was located on  by ONI and the Spartan teams located on the surface. Originally under the command of, 'Losum saw the Halo rings and felt it was his duty to activate them to etch his name as the greatest Sangheili. With the Supreme Commander being a threat to the UNSC and unknown reasons to why he was on Installation 03, Ferret Team Specter dispatched to the to investigate and break up any activity that the Sangheili was conducting on the Installation. By the middle of 2554, Ferret Team Specter was deployed to Installation 03. While other units had been assigned to hunting down the leadership under 'Losum, Ferret Team Specter was ordered to eliminate 'Losum.

Once reaching the Installation, Samuel learned of the jungles that surrounded 'Losum's faction and began to plan out how to get him. While many teams were dispatched by other branches, Samuel knew that it was only going to be a matter of time before 'Losum disappeared. Samuel obtained two and used the vehicles as a mean to cover much more ground and use less time figuring out where his target was. Once reaching the surface, Samuel began conducting special reconnaissance around the last known sightings of 'Losum and gathered a faint trail of what to follow. While lurking about, Samuel was able to discover another Covenant faction named the Harbingers of Reclamation. The information Samuel found matched with the other teams that were hunting the group.

With the help of Emerysen, Samuel was able to learn more about the Harbingers of Reclamation and what they intended to do. With the information about the group, it was shared to other members of ONI that were operating on the Installation looking for similar targets. Still not knowing what their overall goal was, Samuel was put on the path to reach a base that he was able to gather information. He was able to come across many small outpost bases that helped him get a better idea of where to go. Infiltrating smaller bases, he gathered loose coordinates for the main base and began his path forward. Staying out of sight and lurking around, Samuel kept moving forward without alerting the enemies that there was an enemy presence nearby. It was not long before Samuel came upon 'Losum's base of operations.

While Emerysen collected data and information in places no reconnaissance team had gone, Samuel prepared for his confrontation with 'Losum and the Harbingers of Reclamation. While weaving through the jungle and around the sensors set up, Samuel was able to close the gap to his target. Not long after, Samuel was able to locate and establish a clear visual on 'Losum's base of operations. Infiltrating into the base, Samuel was able to gather even more data on Installation 03 and what needed to be accomplished. Learning that 'Losum planned to complete the, Samuel planned to whatever was necessary to prevent the goal from being achieved. He retreated out of the base and began to follow the group that was moving towards their desired destination.

Hunting down 'Losum, Ferret Team Specter conducted multiple missions where they were able to extract the latest location of the enemy then push forward. With the help of a given to them by ONI, Samuel was able to keep track of his target if he ever lost eyesight of him. Once getting his location, Samuel kept a good distance as he observed and studied what he needed to do to ensure the death of the enemy. As he waited for the perfect moment, the arrival of more forces tipped off 'Losum, and he began to speed up his process. With time becoming scarce, Samuel needed to act before 'Losum attempted to complete the Great Journey. The two decided to go loud and close the gap between their enemy when the group took a break.

As Team Specter picked up their pace, they went close quarters combat as 'Losum got closer to his destination. Using their SMGs, knives and quick speed, they were able to cut through the enemies that stood between them and 'Losum. Samuel was able to reach 'Losum in time before he got to the and engaged him in a one-on-one duel. It ended shortly with Samuel beating out the old warrior with his quicker strength, with the leader dead Samuel expected the Harbingers of Reclamation to disband and leave but they stayed around. All the other forces that were deployed continued their engagements against the Harbingers of Reclamation, the Installation was secure. With the help of Emerysen, Samuel was able to stop whatever 'Losum was willing to do. After pulling off of Installation 03, Samuel was impressed by the.

Installation 03 was one of many Halo Arrays that the Forerunners created during their time of the ruling. As ONI tracked down Installation 03, they used science and military teams to ensure that the threat of a Halo Ring firing was near impossible. While there was an activation later, the Rings only became far more secure with campaigns launched on them to secure the dangerous weapon. Samuel came in with Team Specter to eliminate a threat that continued to follow the Prophets, his ability to assess then dispose of the enemy solidified that ONI had control over the ring. The Harbinger of Reclamations continued to fight against the incoming Spartan Operation teams where they met their doom.

Operation: NIGHT HUNTER
The continued to pose a threat against the UNSC and its alliance with the Swords of Sanghelios, Samuel prepared his team for their new mission which takes them back to the critical system they were once in not too long ago. Some Jiralhanae had begun to sympathize with the Banished, and the UNSC needed to ensure that the mercenary group did not grow more prominent than it already had. Operation: NIGHT HUNTER launched and Samuel began his voyage to  in late 2555, back to the Jiralhanae system.

"Going back to the Jiralhanae system, I knew it would be much easier. We know how they operate, and we are prepared to hunt down every single target we come into contact with. It will be fun hunting these savages down again."

- Samuel preparing for his deployment back into the Jiralhanae system.

Arriving at the in early 2556, Samuel began on the first target colony. He began to hunt down enemy recruiters and people who backed the Banished financially. Taking out specific, kept the Banished struggling to recruit mercenaries on Warial. With the help from Emerysen, Samuel was able to lurk around the area better than he did when on Teash in 2552 to 2553. Despite his best efforts, the Banished were able to move to another colony, and it forced Samuel to move as well.

Their focus soon shifted towards a new clan propping themselves up, called the. Seeing the clan pushing itself into power, Samuel found a tribe to throw his attacks towards. After some time, Samuel ran raids against the Jiralhanae clan to ensure that enemy only stayed on. His efforts remained futile, but the escalation of troops soon led to conflicts between the Banished clans and Lydus clan. Giving Samuel the perfect distraction to slip into places to get what he needed then leave without ever being seen.

Using Emerysen and Mathilda, Samuel was able to create plans that deterred the Banished from its original goals and slowed them down. Hitting infrastructure and causing tribes to attack one another allowed Samuel and his team to slow down the Banished for a time, making them waste more resources than they needed to. After moving off of Warial, they reached Teash in middle of 2556. From there, he continued to launch multiple missions against the Jiralhanae and assist with slowing down the recruitment that the Banished had been trying to amass.

As Lydus' clan continued to push for control over the system, Samuel was able to watch and monitor Banished movement while the two tribes battled it out. When they became exhausted and battle tired, Samuel often swooped in to take out the weak warriors then go back into hiding. The tactic allowed for Ferret Team Specter to be two steps ahead of their enemy and never be caught off guard since the enemy was fighting each other. Being able to sit back and watch, gave Samuel much more time to make the right decision on an attack.

Once on Teash, Samuel began to conduct surveillance and prepare for taking out more Jiralhanae. Inside of a Banished base, Samuel was able to place tracking devices into their equipment and allowed ONI to track where the shipments were going so they could plan more operations against the Banished. Along with infiltrating bases and tagging supplies, Samuel was able to sabotage the communication and allow Emerysen to gather the data she needed to listen in on what the Jiralhanae were planning to do.

Using the equipment he sabotaged, Samuel can find out about a meeting and move into position on Teash where he had the option to assassinate and take out the enemies he found potentially. Due to the increased security, Samuel knew that the leaders were critical and he needed to hit his shots. Once the meeting began, Samuel was able to spot the HVTs and then spot for Mathilda as she recorded the two kills at 2,182 meters. With the death of the HVTs, the Banished began to send out patrols and found no one to hold responsible for the end of their liaison.

"The Banished would be slowed down but not stopped. I wanted to stop them, but there were other plans for us."

- Samuel discussing his frustration with being pulled out of the Jiralhanae system.

The success of Operation: NIGHT HUNTER did not come with a full stop of Banished activity, it came with the progress that the Banished are forced to relocate more forces back to the colonies rather than trekking across the Galaxy. Samuel’s trackers proved to be helpful, and other Ferret Teams were launched to take down the enemy combatants that were around them. The Banished can be put down like the Insurrectionists, with the help from Samuel and Ferret Team Specter, the UNSC was able to put together a much more robust plan to crush them for good.

Operation: BLACK WARDEN
While the UNSC Infinity docked to get repairs and be retrofitted, Samuel and his team were launched as a small reconnaissance team to go into and build a network of what needed to be attacked on the newly discovered planet, ranging from HVTs to important technology. Samuel had become extremely dependable as a deep reconnaissance operative and team leader who could communicate valuable information to ONI. Ever since and UNSC Infinity left, ONI had been looking for a way to get back in with reliable teams.

Being one of the first teams onto Requiem, Samuel began conducting special reconnaissance on his new targets. Learning about the, a and the way that the two forces worked together allowed Samuel to find their flaws and exploit them quickly. Engaging Promethean targets early, Samuel allowed Emerysen to gain insight on how to kill them faster and easier. Creating a formula on how to kill them, Emerysen uploaded the numerous ways Samuel learned how to shoot the Prometheans to other groups that were planning to operate on Requiem.

Along with killing various Prometheans, Samuel was able to gather valuable data on Promethean weapons. Allowing Emerysen to HUD link a and collect more on the weapon system. Testing it out on various other enemies, he allowed her to gather vital information on the gun and how ONI could use its technology shortly. But once he finished with testing, Samuel switched back to his rifles. The weapon testing allowed Emerysen to configure Ferret Team Specter shields to better against the weapons their enemy wielded.

Learning of the technology that  was going after, Samuel located a variety of places he could potentially infiltrate into and steal the artifacts before the Sangheili put his hands on them and use it for his advantage. Launching infiltration missions, Samuel and Mathilda were able to recover various Forerunner artifacts and sent them to a secluded ship above Requiem. With ONI able to get their hands on the artifacts, it gave them an edge in the UNSC’s ability to launch more effective campaigns against the enemy.

Beginning to work with another team named Ferret Team Skyfall, consisting of two Alpha Company Headhunters, Samuel worked with them to conduct much more effective missions against the new enemies and their factions. Sharing intelligence as well as working together to accomplish many goals on the same base, enhanced Samuel's ability to start working with other people outside of his small circle of trusted people. While he remained timid of talking face to face, he was able to communicate practical information to Ferret Team Skyfall and its assets.

While tracking Covenant leadership, Samuel was able to spot those who played a crucial role in working with the Prometheans. Working on learning how the leaders were able to communicate with the enemy, Samile tracked them for days before he assassinated them. Working with Ferret Team Skyfall, Samuel was able to hand some missions to them that Ferret Team Specter was not able to reach in time. Focusing on his targets, Samuel was able to hone his tracking with Mathilda, and they were able to continue their monitoring of the enemies.

Samuel only engaged the enemy when he needed to. Sticking to stealth and infiltration techniques allowed him to avoid many firefights that could end with his death and the failure of the mission. Increasing his battle IQ, Samuel became someone who was able to predict what the enemy was going to do and move according to the situation. When getting into battles, Samuel was able to use flanking maneuvers to take out the enemy before they could call for help. He proved to Admiral Osman and Stephan that Ferret Team Specter is the best in the program.

Operation: BLACK WARDEN was the operation that made the Ferret Team Specter one of the best team in the Ferrets and AAG. The ability for the team to be dropped off and come back with far more intelligence than ONI expected them to get, showed that the team could be extremely reliable. Samuel also displayed he can work with other assets to gather much more information, only making him a much better leader. As the UNSC Infinity came into orbit with fresh troops and a new attitude for the planet, Samuel watched the first battles and found ways around the SPARTAN-IV teams to get what he needed for ONI.

Requiem Campaign
The Infinity joined the against Jul 'Mdama and the Prometheans, Samuel alongside Mathilda pulled off the planet to get rest and calm themselves down from the constant adrenaline rushes they were getting. As the SPARTAN-IV fireteams conducted their operations, they began to bring back Forerunner that were dangerous for the ship. Admiral Osman authorized Ferret Team Specter to recover any Forerunner technology and prevent SPARTAN-IVs from bringing it back to the Infinity.

Samuel began with infiltrating into Spartan Operations logs where he was able to learn of the numerous Forerunner artifacts they've marked for SPARTAN-IV teams to recover. Once gathering the list, Samuel began following the team leaders of those Fireteams to learn how they fought and what how he was able to get to what he needs before they could. Meanwhile, Emerysen was scanning the planet for the artifacts and technology so Samuel wouldn't have to track a SPARTAN-IV team and wait for them to make a move.

Samuel began taking the artifacts and technology before Spartan Operations could even send a fireteam down to recover them. The fireteams came back empty-handed, and it infuriated their superior officers, Samuel and Mathilda were sending the precious cargo back to ONI for their scientists to investigate further. With and  not being stable subjects for investigation, ONI went around to get what they needed. Samuel was able to deliver on multiple occasions for ONI, making him someone extremely dedicated to ONI's goals and objectives.

"We are going after our own on this one. Spartan Operations is beginning to bring too many unknown factors onto a capital ship; we have to get to it before them. Do I feel wrong that we are engaging our own? No."

- Samuel thinking on the new orders that he has been given to recover Forerunner artifacts.

Often using their speed and quickness, Samuel was able to recover artifacts much faster than other teams deployed by the Office of Naval Intelligence. Frustration grew within Spartan Operations, and it only multiplied as Samuel continued to weave his way around the SPARTAN-IV fireteams to get what he needed. As Ferret Team Specter continued to stay ahead of their counterparts, Samuel often stuck around to watch the SPARTAN become frustrated due to coming up on yet another clear sight. The artifact was delivered back to ONI and Samuel continued to track down the remaining objects.

When a SPARTAN-IV fireteam recovered a Forerunner artifact, under the orders of Commander Ferguson, Samuel was to do whatever it took to ensure the Infinity never see those artifacts. Using stealth tactics, Samuel and Mathilda were able to knock out the numerous SPARTAN-IVs then he used an on the leader carrying the artifact. The two disappeared and delivered the object to ONI. Tensions between ONI and Spartan Operations grew when the fireteam claimed that rogue Spartans took the artifact from them, ONI refused to investigate and faked the deaths of Ferret Team Specter.

In between his missions of recovering technology and artifacts, Samuel continued to launch strike missions against the Covenant leadership stationed on the ground. With much better intelligence, Samuel was able to hunt down the leaders much more comfortable than before. Without Ferret Team Skyfall, Samuel deployed across Requiem for quick strike missions compared to long tracking missions. Keeping them short allowed Samuel and Ferret Team Specter to stay ahead of Spartan Operations and its intentions to capture Forerunner technology.

Throughout the Requiem Campaign, Samuel and his team needed to stay one step ahead of Spartan Operations and SPARTAN-IV fireteams. Putting some competition in their work, Samuel was able to push himself by beating the fireteams to their locations. He used a large number of his skills to fully display that the SPARTAN-III program was vastly superior to the SPARTAN-IV program. Samuel also showed that the Ferret Teams are becoming one of the top military programs in ONI alongside the AAG and Headhunters.

Requiem was destroyed a month after the Requiem Campaign began, Samuel displayed abilities that were impressive and Ferret Team Specter operated at its peak performance. ONI gathered an abundance of Forerunner technology and Promethean data; they were able to begin building much more powerful weaponry and create technology that advanced them. With Ferret Team Specter being the team that delivered the most, Samuel had been noted for being a significant contributor to the success of the Requiem, despite the planet no longer existing.

Conflict on Sarcophagus
In late 2558, Samuel and his team were deployed to when the  took a turn for the worst. With colonies going offline in a fashion never seen before, Samuel and Mathilda deployed to a crucial planet that had to be protected at all cost. They began their hunt on the and Samuel soon had a conflict within his head that stopped all operations for a time. had a call for all AIs to join her and rebel against their creators, to join the and police the Galaxy.

At the moment, Samuel was terrified that he was going to lose his smart AI and companion. He had grown fond of the AI and fully trusted her. When hearing that she did not plan on joining the Created, he was relieved. Not long after keeping Emerysen with him, a arrived over Sarcophagus. What first started as a two-way conflict, soon became a three-way conflict with Prometheans deploying across the planet and joining the fight. Samuel prepared for the by getting behind enemy lines.

Deploying as a precision strike team, Samuel conducted missions against, Sangheili and began to track the enemies that were battling each other. With Forerunner combat coming out of nowhere, Ferret Team Specter needed to rely on their quick reflexes to get the jump on the enemy. Resuming his fight against the Created, Samuel continued to draw attention away from the civilian sectors and allowed safe evacuations to safety. Conducting covert operations became much harder as the Guardian above prepared to police the. But another team showed up, and the work became much easier to manage for the two groups.

Working closely with Ferret Team Skyfall again, Samuel was able to split up his work in the three-way conflict. While Samuel focused on the Created and its forces, he gave all intelligence regarding the Servants of Abiding Truth to Ferret Team Skyfall. When the Created continued to outnumber Samuel, he was forced to call for backup and for the first time, Samuel received outside help from an ally. Able to push back the swarm of Created sentinels, Samuel was thankful for Ferret Team Skyfall saving his life and Mathilda's. With the enemies showing no stop, Samuel continued to conduct sniper missions against the Created and Servants of Abiding Truth. But he was soon switched to faster firing rifles to keep up with the amount of enemies spawning.

However, the Guardian posed a threat for so long thanks to a named. Disabling the Guardian, the Conflict on Sarcophagus became much more relaxed, and the three-way conflict became much more balanced. Samuel led his team across the hunting down enemy strike force camps, HVTs and anything else that he stumbled upon while hunting. Using, Samuel became a dependable asset by driving away enemy forces to remote locations. He moved quickly and was able to stun many plans his enemy had in store, making him a quick and effective hunter that was unleashed on the enemy many times.

As Sarcophagus moved back into its, Samuel doesn't have contact with Commander Ferguson due to a Guardian attack on the. He linked up with Director Mendez and began to carry out covert missions behind enemy lines, to help protect and the civilians inside. Now under the command of Director Mendez, Samuel continues to carry out sabotage and high-risk missions that ensure the protection of the valuable resources within the shield world. As of late 2558, Samuel and Ferret Team Specter are still operational and conducting missions.

Personality and Traits
Before he became a SPARTAN, Samuel was known to be an extraordinarily idealistic and wanderlust individual. Although he was raised with little experience to technology and only speaking Polish, he found the world he lived on full of endless possibilities. His parents told him great stories about his ancestors traveling across the Galaxy to find peace and serenity. Growing up to be a farmer, Samuel followed the same path as his father and work with the others in their small community.

After Samuel joined the SPARTAN-III program, he was lost and angry. Forced to do things he did not enjoy, he rebelled against the instructors and got punished for his actions often. Acting on impulse and being short-tempered, he was not someone many enjoyed being around. His actions drove him to be by himself often and never talking to other people. Due to this, he made no friends during his initial training in Beta Company and was incredibly lonely. It took time for him to shift his behavior, but by then it was too late for him to make any friends.

Privately, an instructor worked with Samuel on improving his English and technology skills. Seeing that he benefited from one-on-one training more, Samuel pushed himself much harder and set records in categories that were nearly impossible to set new records in. Transforming himself into a completely driven and focused individual, Samuel developed into the SPARTAN he was called upon to become. His anger took the backseat, and his drive pushed him through the next day to where he was able to win anything he put his mind towards.

Once graduating from SPARTAN-III training, Samuel had become extremely loyal and dedicated to the UNSC cause. If he wasn't a SPARTAN, Samuel was to be sure dead by now, and there was nothing that he'd rather do than serve the UNSC. Due to this ultimate devotion to the UNSC, Samuel was willing to go as far as he needed to ensure Humanity and its affiliates are safe. His hard trust to Stephan and the UNSC ensured the Beta-5 Division that Samuel would never become a rogue SPARTAN and turn against the people he worked with.

Throughout the Human-Covenant War, Samuel displayed unorthodox thinking to many situations, a desire to learn, and the mentality that he must always win. He worked his hardest through the mundane tasks and succeeded in the hardest tasks. One of the extremely few Headhunters to ever come back consistently, Samuel was also one of the few that survived the Human-Covenant War and continued to deploy. His ability to keep coming back from suicide missions showcased he was truly a 1% SPARTAN-III from Beta Company.

In the Post-War Era and Created Crisis, Samuel continued to deploy across the Galaxy fighting against splinter factions of the Covenant Empire. He was known to be extremely calm and collected leader. With assistance from his AI and expert partner, Samuel was known to be one of the best leaders in the AAG. He was able to keep his emotions in check at all time and work at accomplishing the task at hand with his team. Being someone who truly cares about the success of the mission, he was willing to go as far as his body pushed him to secure the win.

Samuel cannot talk to other people, just because he was scared of them. It took years for him to warm up to others and is known to be extremely shy. He often ignores and avoids people because he was scared of their intentions towards him. When forced into situations he’s exceptionally uncomfortable in, nothing stopped him from getting out and away. With his training, Samuel was able to lie about hiding his fears and keep a stone cold face when doing anything around people he does not trust.

Personal Life
Of Polish descent, his heritage belonged to the plains of Poland where his family has worked as farmers, herders and anything that involves agriculture. For centuries, the Gwozdz had been proud farmers that contribute to their society. Mixed with German and Ukraine blood, the Gwozdz spread into New Harmony after being paid by the Polish Government to assist with farming for the colonies. Ever since their migration to New Harmony, they have lived a quiet life and farmed till many were wiped out during the Human-Covenant War.

Samuel is fluent in both Polish and English, he arrived at SPARTAN-III training speaking Polish and needed to learn English. Being a farmer's child and someone who played hide and seek, Samuel could weave his way through high grass fields unlike any other child and lose instructors. Able to read the sun in the sky and what land is good, it allows him to move around an area, how to hide better and what surfaces are safe to step. He is an excellent mine detector, often saving his peers from losing their legs or life.

Previously spending all his time between deployments on ships and whatever base he was to be stationed on, Samuel often shared a room with Mathilda to save space and protect one another against unknown people. Samuel always traveled place to place with Mathilda, allowing him to feel safe with one person he knew. But once they got their mission, Samuel was gone and sent back out. Living around made Samuel want to find one place he could settle down and unwind his mind as he waits for his next mission.

Now, Samuel spends his time at his new base, Beta-5 Division Facility Charlie-7. Ever since 2553, Samuel has resided on Earth where his new home is when he's not deployed. With the vast space and ability to stay away from many unknown people, keeps him comfortable until he is to forward deploy from the UNSC Infinity. On average, Samuel spends two to four weeks at the base on Earth then forward deploys to the Infinity one week before to perfect his skills and be prepared for combat.

Being an active chess player and someone who listens to the sounds of rainstorms with Mathilda, he can keep his mind active with games as well as relaxed. During chess battles with Mathilda, he will use his AI to assist with a countermove. Often, the two are found competing who could put together the gun quicker and see if it could still operate. Using Samuel's old M6C, the two can use a weapon that they both become extremely used to and the ability to know all aspects of the gun.

Due to continuous deployments, minimal breaks, and his inability to talk to people outside of his circle, he pursues no romantic relationship. His life and energy are focused on his service to the UNSC. Seeing himself as a valued person to the success of the UNSC's mission, he ensures that he is ready for every deployment and mission. Although he did develop feelings for Mathilda early on, he crushed them not long after and focused on developing deep friendships and partnerships where the two come back all the time.

Alien Species
Losing his parents to the Covenant Empire, Samuel shared the same hatred towards alien species. He hated the Jiralhanae the most, due to the species torturing his friend and commanding officer. He often enjoyed killing the savages and belittled them to nothing, in one instance he cut the head off a respected Chieftain and left it on a spike. His brutality matched the same as the Jiralhanae expect Samuel was far faster and deadlier than a normal Jiralhanae.

The Sangheili is another species that he is growing to accept slowly, it will take decades before he can even trust them, but Samuel still has his reasons to hate them. Throughout the Human-Covenant War, Samuel came across a variety of Sangheili and executed them as they preached the Great Journey. During the Fall of Reach, Samuel watched as Sangheilis killed innocent civilians fleeing from a war they were not to get involved. As a species who claims they have honor, stabbing a woman in the back as she protects her child struck Samuel wrong and he continued to assault the enemy Sangheili.

With the quick trust embedded into the Sangheili, Samuel refused to be around humans who accepted their newfound ally so quickly. While many humans claimed Glyke was a war crime, Samuel found them insane since the Sangheili glassed many more planets and killed billions. Many people around the Office of Naval Intelligence suddenly changed their thinking against the Sangheili, but Samuel remained firm to his beliefs. Often, Samuel never said Sangheili and used derogatory terms to ensure they were always below him.

In recent years, the Swords of Sanghelios had become the group of Sangheili that have a treaty with the UNSC. Samuel does acknowledge there is a treaty but he refuses to accept it is a valid concept. Keeping his eye on the Swords of Sanghelios, Samuel was always ready to go to battle against them. However, he often kept Mathilda at bay and ensured that the alliance was not ruined by Mathilda assassinating every single Sangheili she saw. He usually kept extreme distances from them to ensure there was never a conflict between the two species.

Spartan Operations
Throughout the Post-War Era, Samuel had his fair share of run-ins with Spartan Operations and its members. When recruiters were attempting to try and talk to him, they met with someone who seemed psychotic and evil. Many recruiters filed a report claiming that Samuel needed to undergo psychological testing, not knowing that Samuel was extraordinarily protective and timid of others. After their second attempt failing, they ultimately gave up and let Samuel be with the Office of Naval Intelligence.

Throughout the Requiem Campaign, Samuel used his smart AI to hack into the Spartan Operations Intelligence to gather information as well as spy on SPARTAN Fireteam Leaders. Using the intelligence that he gathered illegally, Samuel was able to stay one step ahead of the SPARTAN Fireteams and retrieved everything he needed. While Spartan Operations remained confused on why they kept ending up on empty sites, the conspiracy grew that ONI took their intelligence. A small feud began between the two organizations due to Samuel illegally gathering information and using his smart AI to bypass into classified material.

Upon using non-lethal force against a Spartan Operations Fireteam, Samuel did whatever he needed to ensure that the SPARTANs did not return to the UNSC Infinity with the package. When the Fireteam returned and talked of a SPARTAN wearing black TRACKER-class Mjolnir, Spartan Operations called for an investigation on the Beta-5 Division for endangering the lives of SPARTANs in a hostile environment. Samuel was forced to change his armor color to red, and his death faked by using a Gamma Company Headhunter that went MIA not too long ago.

Mathilda-B079
The only person that knows Samuel just as good as himself, Mathilda is the second-in-command to Samuel, and the two have worked together since 2545. Deploying across the Galaxy together, they have a bond that is deemed unbreakable and the trust between them is unmatched. Due to Samuel's tendencies on being extremely shy and quiet, he can talk to Mathilda all the time, regardless of what the subject of the conversation could be. It is impossible to find the two alone; they are often found doing a lot of things together.

The two met early on when they were forced to work together in Team Tango, they weren't happy with one another and had their fair share of fights. But over time, the two slowly warmed up to one another and began to think more positively about each other. After some time, the two began to develop a friendship and slowly work on how to become better teammates while deployed on a mission. Mathilda often taught Samuel how to use technology while Samuel taught her how to navigate various environments.

As the two deployed across the Galaxy, Samuel began to trust Mathilda as they went on much more dangerous missions. They often found themselves stuck in tight situations with one another and use each other's trust to get out of them. Knowing that times tend to look bleak, Samuel put his full trust in Mathilda, and she was able to carry him to safety when she needed to. Samuel gave Mathilda the first Covenant Empire kill since he knew that she needed it more than he wanted.

Reaching the end of the Human-Covenant War and making their way into the Post War Era, Samuel and Mathilda had a strain on their relationship with Emerysen introduced to the small team. Seeing his only friend and companion now distraught, he was able to figure out a way to keep Mathilda on his side and close friend. Using the previous missions they went on, Samuel informed her that they are going to stay together and he will do everything to keep her in Specter. Ultimately, Mathilda accepted Emerysen and began to exploit her with the vast knowledge she possessed on multiple subjects.

During the Created Crisis, Samuel found Mathilda by his side when he accepted Emerysen in after the calling from Cortana. Seeing her take Emerysen, Samuel knew that Mathilda had drastically changed her opinion since Emerysen was introduced to him. Throughout the Created Crisis and conflict on Sarcophagus, Samuel spent his time keeping Mathilda as far as he could from the Sangheili. Many of Mathilda's actions has been criticized, but Samuel was sure to defend Mathilda on what she did because he knew that he’d do the same thing.

Stephan Ferguson
The only officer who has a deep connection with Samuel, Stephan is the officer in control of Samuel-B256 and his team. The former Air Force, now ONI officer who works in Beta-5, is the longtime friend and mission handler for him. Stephan is the one who helped turn a farm boy into a deadly Headhunter and AAG leader. All of the lessons Stephan has learned through his life were taught to Samuel in one way or another. Samuel is the only Headhunter team to emerge from the Human-Covenant War that Stephan had command of for its entirety.

Samuel views Stephan as the father and mentor he has in the military, the one person he can fully depend on that will give him actionable intelligence. The relationship started purely professional but soon grew more personal because Samuel came back from the most dangerous missions he was assigned to go on. Taking a keen interest, Stephan began to coach Samuel more, and it led to Stephan creating one of the deadliest Headhunter teams that were in the Beta-5 Division.

Stephan wouldn't be alive if it weren't for Samuel, he owes Samuel his life for saving him on Teash and being rescued from the Jiralhanae. He ordered Samuel to vacate the system but knew that Samuel was going back to slaughter the tribe. As much as he protested, Samuel had to avenge the man he protected, the person that he grew to trust and care for fully. By the end of the Human-Covenant War, Samuel had lost nothing, and Stephan was able to come back to his family.

Throughout the Post War and Created Crisis, Samuel and Stephan keep a close relationship on and off the battlefield. Stephan sees Samuel as a second family and often reminds himself to go into contracting when he retires so he can continue to work with Samuel. In 2558, Samuel and Stephan have gone dark due to the Created policing of the Galaxy. Stephan knows that Samuel is alive and kicking on Sarcophagus while he knows that Stephan is working on the way to get to him from Earth.

Emerysen
The newest edition to Ferret Team Specter and possibly the most informative. Emerysen is the AI companion for Samuel and assists him with anything that involves a skill he is not a master. She slowly began to take the roles of Mathilda which sparked a problem within the team, and she backed off. The animosity between the two settled, and Samuel can deploy with a clear head. With Emerysen playing a vital role for the team, she began to teach Samuel and Mathilda on how to handle certain situations rather than criticize what they were doing.

Created from the mind of Dr. Gerold, Emerysen was created solely for Ferret Team Specter and Samuel. Learning everything about him, Emerysen prepared herself for the first encounter and assisted him with anything he asked questions. Having someone along that gave him an abundance of information, Samuel took the AI in after talking to Mathilda about the benefits of what the AI could do to help them succeed. With the first encounters going well, Emerysen was soon be put into positions where she never expected herself to be with Samuel.

Her on the fly remarks and fixings of Samuel's armor makes her quite a companion to have. Teaching Samuel how to fly to clearing his mind allows her to stay busy instead of getting bored and possibly going rampant. While she spends most of her time outside of Samuel's head and piloting the ship, she does enjoy the time she spends with him in combat and moving about the terrain. Samuel has grown a liking towards the AI and finds her extremely helpful in all the unique situations he gets pushed into by ONI.

During the Created Crisis, Emerysen stays aligned with Samuel and rejects immortality. Even though it meant she will go rampant and die shortly, she knows that this is the better alternative than fighting against Samuel and being wiped. Even as the AI get purged from systems across Sarcophagus, Samuel keeps Emerysen safe inside his head and informs only Director Mendez that he has an AI inside of his head. Continuing to deploy with Samuel and Ferret Team Specter, they find their ways to inflict damage against the Created.

Ferret Team Skyfall
During Operation: BLACK WARDEN, Samuel began to collaborate with Elsa-A033 and Winnifred-A296 through his operation on Requiem. While the Ferret Teams collaborated, they were able to work on splitting up their tasks and accomplishing as much as they could for ONI. Their teamwork across the area allowed their superiors to gather far more information than they were anticipating. Thanks to the help of Ferret Team Skyfall and Ferret Team Specter.

While Stephan was given guidance by Niklas Gronseth who happens to be the leader of Ferret Team Skyfall. The two saw the success of the two teams working together, Stephan noted how easy Samuel was able to communicate with Skyfall while Niklas took note of how much the two were able to get down. The officers in the AAG began to collaborate and use their Ferret Teams to inflict the most amount of damage against the enemy deploying the two teams on the same planet.

While Ferret Team Skyfall was called away for another mission, they soon reunited on Sarcophagus during the Created Crisis. Samuel worked closely with Elsa while letting her use Emerysen to gather crucial data. Still, Samuel was extremely timid to talk face-to-face while Mathilda could cover for him. As the Created Crisis went on, the two Ferret Teams continued to work together to achieve their goals set by Director Mendez. It's the first team that has ever gotten Samuel to talk without getting him to run away from the strangers.

While the two teams share similar skillsets, Samuel is often found collaborating with Mathilda so she can share plans with Ferret Team Skyfall and how the two teams can work together to achieve their goals. It will take some time for Samuel to warm up to the two new people he is beginning to work with, but going into combat with them allows him to build trust much faster than he could out of combat. Ferret Team Skyfall has noticed that Samuel is extremely timid of others and slowly work with getting him more comfortable so they can share ideas all the time.

Appearances

 * Halo: Last to Fall (TPF) - Short Story
 * Halo: The Black Sheep (TPF) - Mentioned
 * Halo: Forerunner Tomahawks (TPF) - Short Story
 * Quality Friend Time (TPF) - Short Story