SPARTAN-B012

SPARTAN-B012 is a member of Fire Team Vilya, one of the teams in Squad Silver.

Appearance
Samuel wears his hair at shoulder length, sometimes tying it back into a ponytail. His face has been described as "harsh" and "rugged" by others, and he takes great pride in his physical strength.

Mental Report
While mentally healthy, Samuel is extremely bloodthirsty, borderline psychotic. He loves violence of any sort and is extremely aggressive. Despite this, he is close friends with another member of his team, Tobias-B013, who is of a gentler and quieter disposition. The two of them perform better when paired together, although their different methods of combat mean that they are usually some distance apart when the fighting begins. He is obsessed with making SPARTAN-B020, who is completely silent, talk.

Preferred Weapons
"It's a weapon that can fire twelve hundred rounds a minute, Toby; what's not to love about it?"

- Said to SPARTAN-B013 while comparing weapon values

Samuel uses the M389B General Purpose Machine Gun into battle and acts as Vilya's point man during combat. He also carries a regular assault rifle as a secondary weapon and loves to get in close-quarters fights with enemies, often pulling out his combat knife to use.

Strengths
Samuel is one of the best all-around fighters in Squad Silver, as well as the strongest. He is always the first into combat and usually the last to leave, and is skilled in hand-to-hand and knife fighting. He enjoys using the turrets on Warthogs and considers using Scorpions a "treat".

Weaknesses
Samuel can be very stubborn and combative at times, making him hard to order around. He also hates long-ranged combat and will usually refuse to use any weapons meant to fight that way.

History
Samuel was born into a dirt poor street slum plagued by drugs and violence. His father, determined to make him a survivor, began teaching him to fight before he could even walk. By the time he was kidnapped by ONI at six, he was already good at hand to hand fighting. His confrontational ways made him a "discipline problem" during training, as he was often starting (and finishing) fights. Early on, he was impressed by a fellow trainee's intelligence and large vocabulary and made friends with him. This trainee, Tobias, valued the friend and the two of them quickly became inseparable, forming a strong rapport. They were placed in the same team when the S-IVs were divided up, and their team leader, Erwin, found their bond useful in bringing the team together. Samuel quickly became the team's point man and "resident psycho".