SPARTAN-B005

SPARTAN-B005, Erwin, is a SPARTAN-IV and the leader of Fire Team Vilya of Grey Platoon.

Appearance
Erwin wears his blond hair in a military-grade buzz cut and always gets it cut when it begins to grow out. He dislikes facial hair and shaves whenever he notices any growing on him. He has a scar on his right cheek from an accident during training. He, like most other SPARTANs, is quite pale from being encased in armor for sometimes days on end.

Mental Report
Erwin is completely stable, and is always the central pillar for his team, which is composed of "misfits". He hates to be beaten at anything, especially if his team is going up against Fire Team Nenya, with whom Vilya has a long-standing rivalry. He is quite competitive and is always urging his team to perform better.

Preferred Weapons
Erwin acts as his team's mid-ranged combatant, using the MA6A Individual Combat Weapon System with a grenade launcher attachment. He uses an M98 Compact as a sidearm.

Strengths
As the leader of a mainly infantry squad, Erwin is well-versed in small unit tactics. He is quite competent in close to mid-range combat, and is also accurate with a Warthog's minigun. He prefers frontal attacks to stealthy maneuvers and enjoys the feeling of riding in the gunner's position.

Weaknesses
One of Erwin's largest weaknesses is his rivalry with fellow team leader Micheal-B040, which can lead to an unwillingness to work together during missions. He is also unskilled in long-ranged combat and must depend the two members of his squad that are to support him during combat.

History
Erwin was born on Earth in what had formerly been Germany. He was kidnapped at the age of six to be trained in the SPARTAN-IV program, and soon showed good leadership skills. When the SPARTANs were divided into fire teams, Erwin was the undisputed choice for team leader. He quickly developed a dislike of another team leader in his platoon, Michael-B040. Although the two of them never argued or fought, they both urged their teams to exceed the other in everything possible. Over time, this feeling of rivalry would rub off on the other members of the teams, but it was always felt the strongest by Erwin and Michael.