Johnathen Packard

"I knew many men, and I knew John. He was never a coward, nor a traitor. But when you need to survive, all political problems go out the window."

- Gunnery Sergeant Todd Daryll describing John John Packard was a former ODST who defected to the Hand of Shadow.

Early Life
Being born on Reach in 2591, John was abandoned by his family at a young age, with the only trace of his heritage being his surname, Packard. He was taken into an orphanage and lived a peaceful life, making friends along the way.

Military Life
John joined the Marines in 2609, five days after his eighteenth birthday, where he would stay on Reach for most of his military service, later training as an ODST, but was deployed on Harvest, where a Hand of Shadow base was located. His ODST team attacked the base, but failed due to being outnumbered. Many in his team were killed and those who survived were captured, including John. He was tortured brutally by the rebels, and they managed to break his spirit, where he would he would be indoctrinated into the Hand of Shadow as one of their fighters.

The Hand of Shadow
John would fight for the Hand of Shadow for the longest period of his life, where he would fight UNSC and United Colonial Seperatist forces.