Fireteam Erebus

"Erebus, we have our orders. Now lets go out there and finish this fight!"- Spartan-007 (Sev)

Fireteam Erebus is a unit of SPARTAN IIs led by Spartan-007 (nicknamed Sev) and later acquired by the Office of Naval Intelligence Section 0. Before the acquisition the team worked as a SPEC-OPS unit undergoing many highly classified missions and assignments.

Members
Spartan-007; Male, nicknamed Sev

Spartan-072; Male, nicknamed Yūrei

Spartan-004; Male, nicknamed Ballistic

Spartan-013; Male, nicknamed Castle

History
When the SPARTAN II Program was started, Doctor Catherine Halsey interviewed the 75 Spartan candidates. Unknown to all was that she secretly inducted 4 extra Spartan candidates to augmentation with only a select trusted few witnessing the procedure. Due to the secrecy of Halsey's actions these 4 lost their original names and were only known as their Spartan number. Once these 4 Spartans were deemed healthy and fit for combat they were deployed among many separate units and squads to battle the Insurrectionists only to come back with less then pleasant remarks from their assigned groups.

By the time the Human-Covalent War broke out these Spartans were noted as too unstable to work in teams, so they worked alone for the fist 4 years of the war receiving far better results then when they were partnered with others. This stopped in 2529 with the formation of Fireteam Erebus where these 4 Spartans took place in highly dangerous and highly classified missions. During the war the team was given a Human AI designated Maverick for use of the whole team. While in combat the 4 seem to work seamlessly with each other unlike when they were partnered with other units and squads. Some notable missions being their assassination of high valued targets, a covert op mission on Sigma Octanus IV, involvement on Reach, assisting other Fireteams, and while not well known their Operation: Silent Dawn in which they hunted down and silenced former ONI agents and possible New Insurrectionists.

They were present on The Pillar of Autumn when Installation 04 was found, and with John-117 fought there way off the ring and eventually back to Earth to witness the Prophet of Regret's invasion. Having been deployed with an ODST squad, Alpha-Nine, Erebus fought in the Battle of New Mombasa until they were pulled out during it's glassing and was sent to Voi to aid in the there. They again assisted John-117 and now the Arbiter to fight the Jiralhanae until they all were sent to the Arc via slip-space portal. On Installation 00 they would aid fellow Spartan and Marines till John-117 triggered the firing of the incomplete Halo ring to destroy it.

Erebus then made it back to Earth where they forcefully integrated into ONI Section 0 for further notice. At some point ONI had started monitoring Erebus with the end goal of using them for their own gain due to the teams deadly efficiency in the field. Now with them under their thumb they are sent out to neutralize former ONI Operatives and possible new Insurrectionist cells across UNSC controlled space. After they finished this mission they were stationed aboard the UNSC Infinity where they then took place in the Battle of Requiem and the Second Battle of Requiem. They then were split up momentarily with Sev being sent on missions with Fireteam Osiris, Yūrei was sent to the Arc where he took place in the now returned Spirit of Fire's battle against the Banished, Ballistic being stationed temporarily with Fireteam Crimson, and Castle being assigned to aid in the training of the SPARTAN-IVs onboard the Infinity.

Sev eventually would take part in the hunting of John-117 with Osiris where he participated in the Battle of Meridian, Genesis, and the stopping of rouge AI Cortana.

All current missions after the Created took over are unknown or classified as of this moment.

Roles
Each member has a specific role they follow in the Fireteam, although they can easily fill in for one another should the need arise.

Sev
Sev was given the role of Team Leader after showing exemplary field awareness and leadership skills. He is considered the most volatile and dangerous in combat preferring to use fear tactics and cause as much pain to the designated enemy as possible.

Yūrei
Fittingly named the Japanese word for Ghost, Yūrei is the teams reconnaissance specialist, marksmen, and infiltration specialist. Having been formerly a member of Grey Team (as a temporary fill-in member) he was trained specifically for his role. Yūrei has an affection toward bladed weapons and carries a Katana across his back into combat as well as a specially designed kukri with a incorporated holster in his armor at the boot/shin area.

Ballistic
The explosives and heavy weapons expert. Ballistic always has a good day as long as he can make something blow up; he also is considered the de facto second in command for Erebus.

Castle
As the "Tank" of the group, Castle is the big dog who takes and withstands the brunt of heavy fire, and dishes it back out equally on the enemy. Not afraid to get his hands dirty, he is also known for his torture and interrogation techniques for enemy intel.

ONI Acquisition
Once Erebus had been noticed ADM M. Parangosky due to her uncovering their service record she had been working in the shadows to find a way to make them part of her control. When she left her position as CINCONI, her successor Serin Osman would eventually achive this goal through forceful means to deceive Erebus into working for ONI in 2555.

Trivia

 * Yūrei is jokingly nicknamed Kamikaze by fellow Erebus team mates due to his horrid driving which typically ends up with the vehicle upside-down, wrecked miserably, stuck in a ditch/tree/on a rock/etc...


 * Ballistic has one eye, having had his other removed after infection due to an animal clawing him, surprisingly this does not effect his work as a Spartan


 * Castle is the newest member of Fireteam Erebus


 * Sev has a deep respect for John-117 and Thel 'Vadam, the later having developed in combat before the Sangheili-Human Alliance
 * The team had a deep bond with Carol Rawley (Foe Hammer), and were deeply saddened by her death. RIP Echo 419
 * In order: Sev, Yūrei, Ballistic, and lastly Castle. This is the order of the mental state of the Spartans from worst to best. Sev being the worst in terms of mental stability and Castle being the best for now
 * This Fireteam is based off a team that will/has appeared in the story Halo: Fireteam Erebus by Ash_The_Reaper on Wattpad: Sev being the embodyment of the author; and Yūrei, Ballistic, and Castle being based off his friends in real life
 * Operation: Silent Dawn is the teams most secret operation as it was the first mission assigned by ONI to Erebus; it is also an original operation/story arc in the Wattpad story Halo: Fireteam Erebus

Gallery
Colors do not match actually armor color of Erebus members Sev

Yūrei

Ballistic



Castle