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Halo: WE ARE ODST
Information Database Part One

Information regarding the UNSC Wayward Wanderer



Ship Officers &Crew of the UNSC Wayward Wanderer

Commanding Officer:

Executive Officer:

Artificial Intelligence:

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Mission Special Operator

Field Operative:

Is it possible to claim the First Squad Specialist E-4 spot?

I'll begin work on a char sheet now, I call First Squad Sergeant! I'm doing this from a phone, so I'll just work on the basic info for now

Portrait Image: (Picture taken at Harvest 20th Anniversary Memorial Service, 2545)

Basic Information
Name: Archer
Full Name: Steven Archer
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: 12/1/2514 1:21 AM
Place of Birth: Harvest
Age: 36
Height: 6'1
Weight: 201 lbs
Hair Color: Light Brown
Eye Colour: Grey
Blood Type: O+

Service Jacket
Rank: E-6 Staff Sergeant
Branch: UNSC Marine Corps
Department: Marine Special Operations
Previous Assignment: 2nd Company, 1st Battalion 2nd Regiment 81st Division
Current Assignment: UNSC Marine Special Operations, Ghost Detachment
Detachment Role: Squad One Sergeant

Personal Information
Marital Partner: N/A
Biological Father: Jason Archer, DECEASED. Killed when Harvests orbital elevator collapsed
Biological Mother: Sarah Roland, DECEASED. Killed on Harvest (Circumstances unknown)
Biological Siblings: Laura Archer, 31, UNSC Navy Lieutenant. Robert Archer, 37, Imprisoned after a double homicide, jailed for life. Andrew Archer, 33, biologist, no military or ONI affiliation.
Biological Children: None
Personality: Perhaps the most defining feature of him is his unshakeable loyalty. He's shown a great many times that he will obey almost any order sent his way... Even if it involved killing civilians. Steven has an unconditional hatred of the Covenant. His devotion to the mission at hand and willingness to obey whatever order that is required to complete it, made him an excellent choice for special ops. He views himself as the squads own military police; It's Jameson's job to lead and his to ensure the rest of the squad stays in line. As such, he can come across as a bit of a hardass and a jar head, but he's devoted to the unit and he'd be there to charge in and pull you out of a burning wreck if you needed him.
He has a tendency to lean towards sarcastic humour whenever he does make a joke or to jab at people.
Biography: Born on Harvest before the covenant invasion, Steven was of British and American descent, having an American mother but a British father.
His parents couldn't have had more different political belief. His mother was a strong supporter of the resistance movements and stood on the left wing, yet his father was a strong supporter of the UNSC and stood on the right wing. Steven rarely paid attention to any politics until he was 10, after which he took some interest in his mother and fathers differing world views, though he never really made a decision on the subject.
Whatever his thoughts were at the time, the invasion of Harvest settled it all for him. While the Covenant glassed harvest and butchered the planet, who was it that tried to rescue them? The UNSC. Who was it who stood against the Covenant? The UNSC. It was that moment he became cemented in his support of the UNSC, believing that humanity needed to stand together against this... evil. The destruction of Harvest and the Deaths of his parents would play a major role in his life choices from here on.
As a result of this, he signed up for the marines as soon as he could, joining right out of high school. It was the only choice that really made sense for him, the Covenant had tried to destroy his future and now he wanted to have a shot at theirs.

Timeline of historical events
2514: Born
2525: Homeworld invaded, biological parents killed. Steven and his two siblings escape
2532: Enlists in the UNSC Marine Corp, passes training and becomes a PFC assigned to 81st.
2533: First Combat Engagement against Covenant Forces. Victory on the ground. SPACE BATTLE LOST: PLANET GLASSED
2534: Promoted to Lance Corporal
2535: Brother Commits double homicide and is confirmed to be schizophrenic, squadmates report Lance Corporal Archer appears to be taking the news poorly, coupled with feelings of guilt over failing to attend Harvests 10th Anniversary Memorial. Lance Corporal Archer temporarily removed from active duty for psyche eval. Returned to active duty a week later, no further incidents .
2538: Promoted to Corporal
2540: Reassigned to the 105th, GHOST Detatchment. SPECIAL OPERATIONS: FURTHER INFORMATION CLASSIFIED
2542: Promoted to Sergeant.
2545: Short leave of absence granted to attend Harvests 20th Anniversary service
2546: Promoted to Staff Sergeant
2548: Wounded in Combat, Type-31 Rifle shot to the leg
2549: Full recovery from wound made, returned to active duty
2550: Present day

Field Equipment (For weapons, I’ll be showing the available equipment in a section down below. This will give you a better idea of what weapons make sense for your character.)
Primary weapon: M392 Designated Marksman Rifle
Secondary weapon: M7S Caseless Submachine Gun
Specialized Equipment: MC5 Individual Data Net/Terminal Tactical Pad, Helmet Mounted CNM, VISR integrated into his helmet
Additional Items: UNSC Combat Knife, M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose grenade, A single canister of Biofoam

Additional Notes
- Nothing particularly interesting to note...

I would like to reserve the First Squad Medic Corpsman. Marines, Ooh-rah! ;)



Name: "Doc" Acosta
Full Name: Allie Acosta
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: 10 DEC 2527
Place of Birth: LA, California
Age: 23
Height: 5 ft 7 in
Weight: 139 pounds
Hair Color: brunette
Eye Color: Blue
Blood Type: O+

Service Jacket
Rank: Corporal
Branch: UNSC Navy
Department: UNSC Medical Corps
Previous Assignment: 105th Shock Troops Division
Current Assignment: UNSC Marine Special Operations Detachment Ghost

Personal Information
Marital Status: Single
Father: Dante Acosta, former TV show actor and bank administrator, current LA city council member and active politician.
Mother: Carolyn Acosta X-ray technician at LA county hospital.
Brother 1: Rudy Acosta, older brother, Marine KIA in 2547.
Brother 2: Doran Acosta, younger brother, high school student.
Children: none

Personality: Acosta is intelligent, physically fit, and tough as nails. She sees herself as one of the guys and pushes herself to keep up with her male counterparts. She is competitive and will not hesitate to challenge another when it comes to skill. She can drink most guys under the table. She is a good shot, and amazing medic. This girl knows her stuff. She is very compassionate, always ready to help anyone in need. She has a passion for people, animals, and the medical field. She has a little-bit of a wild side, and known heart-breaker. Off duty she is extremely flirtatious and loves attention. She's dated two or three Marines, some Army medics, and had her own heart broken. She remains single.

Biography: Allie Acosta was born and raised in the city of Los Angeles, California to a middle-class family. Her father pushed her to be an actress, her mother pushed her to be a nurse. She studied nursing in college. When her older brother was killed in action she enlisted as an E-3 in the UNSC Navy as a Corpsman and was sent to basic training then sent to Fort Sam Houston, TX where she conducted her medical training as corpsman in the Navy. She graduated top of her class and was assigned the 105th Shock Troops Division but was sent to work in a clinic for two years because she lacked the training and experience needed to go on combat missions. She excelled in the clinic and worked closely with doctors, nurses, and surgeons. She was one of the hardest working corpsmen in the clinic and her command loved her. She worked sick call, gave immunizations, updated medical readiness, and screened patients for her providers. She earned Corpsman of the Month and other honors while serving in the clinic. Because of her fitness level on the PT test, she was selected to go through special operations training courses in the Marine Corps. She succeeded in her special operation schools and training and graduated as an ODST. Shortly after she was promoted to Corporal and assigned UNSC Marine Special Operations Detachment Ghost.

Field Equipment
Primary weapon: MA5B Assault Rifle
Secondary weapon: Pocket Pistol
Specialized Equipment: Stocked aid bag full of battlefield medical supplies, also; stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, pulse oximeter, otoscope, ophthalmoscope, thermometer, casualty blankets, suture kits, drugs, and extra tourniquets
Additional Items: Knife, flashlight, gloves, multi-tool, Paramedic's goggle's with advanced optics filters for seeing targets/casualties also special mode that enhances the location of a patient's veins.

Additional Notes
It reads: 'God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.' ( Serenity Prayer)

caduceus

red cross, heartbeat faith

I would like to reserve spot for first squad support please!
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Name: "Gatling" Evan
Full Name: Evan Cassidy McCoy
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: July 5, 2515
Place of Birth: New Alexandria, Reach
Age: 35
Height: 6'2
Weight: 227lbs.
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Light Grey
Blood Type: AB-

Service Jacket
Rank: Corporal
Branch: UNSC Marine Corps
Department: ODST- Ghost
Previous Assignment: Patrol run around outer Reach settlements, mostly keeping away drunks in check and warning citizens to stay inside in case of a stray Guta. UNSC 306th Marine Scouting Division
Current Assignment: ODST- Ghost

Personal Information
Marital Partner: Martha McCoy, Reach comm. officer for Sword Base.
Father: Cassidy McCoy, former Reach drill sergeant, KIA in 2523
Mother: Elisabeth McCoy, Reach medic corporal for patrols in New Alexandira
Children: None
Siblings: None
Personality: Generally a hard-ass when on mission or when training, Evan is a military boy through and through. When relaxing or in the cafeteria though, he is care-free, and quite polite and witty when off break.
Bio: Due to early labor, Evan McCoy was born while in the back of a military class warthog while his mother and father were fixing the turret on Sword Base, earning his nickname of "Gatling Baby", which over the years turned to just Gatling. His parents raised him as a soldier boy, both soldiers among many on Reach, making young Even target practice with toy guns from the age of five. At the young age of 8, his father, Drill Sgt. Cassidy was killed while earlier making a buddle of his cadets jog through the forests of Reach by a stray Guta. Heartbroken his mother never loved again, promising to be widowed rather to marry another man. Young McCoy did what he could to help his mother, always cleaning and tidying up the house to make her job easier. On 2525, at the age of Ten, his mother told him of the covenant, referring them to, 'Monsters,' scaring and also making him promise to join the UNSC marines to help try and stop them. The young boy promised his distressed mother and at the age 16 he enlisted.
His mother moved to the city of New Alexandira, serving as a medic for the local security police forces there for a living. There in the recruits he met his wife, Martha McCoy, both growing quite fond of each other and developing a relationship under the harsh training. They both worked on patrols around Reach, keeping the peace from drunks settlers, tightening security incase of signs of stray Guta, or shooting off Moa who were eating the crops of farmers among the small hillside settlements. His most noble deed noted while on security detail however was what got him to his rank of Lance corporal, and got him to lead his squad on patrols. On 2535 a insurrectionist operation raided on one of the small towns to try and make a small outpost on it. McCoy's patrol was there at the time, and tried and repel the raid, making a blockade to the town center. His commanding officer made half the squad stay, hold the line, and make sure the citizens stay in doors while the other half scouted out the innies to see their numbers while also evacing any civies away to the town square. McCoy was in charge of this fireteam of five men and women, leading them through the evac farmsteads to look over for any signs of innies or civies via in warthog transport. However as they neared one of the forests located in the town, they were ambushed by machine gun fire from the tree line, forcing them behind the warthog. Improvising quickly, McCoy ordered his men to pop some smoke grenades so they could flank them. The plan proved successful as they made beeline for the trees, quickly firing and eliminating the ambush party there. As they finished their firefight, they scouted up through the forest, looking for any signs of information when the other squad radioed them in, reporting that the Commanding officer was dead by sniper fire and that they were running low on ammo. McCoy told them to hold the line, quickly ordering Martha to stick with him while he sent the rest of his squad back to the warthog to provide support while they routed out the sniper. As they followed the trail to their base hideout, a few hours later they caught site of there hideout, the sniper crouched down and firing at the patrol, his spotter beside him. They both fired on the pair, the spotter dropping instantly under the paired battle rifle and SAW fire, the sniper quickly following afterwards. After this brave act and quick thinking of getting most of the men out alive he was awarded the rank Lance Corporal, afterwards proposing to Martha. In 2535 He was transferred to 305th Scouting Division where he fought off covenant forces on the ground, seeing many a men die of plasma bolt, splatter the walls with grenade, and more. In 2544, after he was promoted to corporal he was offered to join ODST- Ghost Spec. Ops division. He accepted.

Field Equipment
Primary Weapon: M739 Squad Automatic Weapon
Secondary Weapon: M319 Individual Grenade Launcher
Specialized Equipment: Smoke, flash bang, and flare rounds for the grenade launcher, old pair of advanced optics from his years of being in the scout division, pouches built into his armor to provide extra ammo for his weapons.
Additional Items: Carries his father's old combat knife on his chest and dogs tags around his own, along with Gatling's own wedding ring around his necklace, two frags, along with spare flare gun in case of unexpected run in's with overwhelming odds, chopper style machete for cutting down through forest or jungle terrains.
Additional Notes:
Tattoo on right arm

Portrait Image:

Basic Information
Name: Tuckk
Full Name: Matthew Tuckk
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: July 2nd 2528
Place of Birth: Jericho VII (Now Glassed)
Age: Twenty Two
Height: 5ft 10
Weight: 9 stone 13
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Blue
Blood Type: O-

Service Jacket
Rank: Private
Branch: UNSC Marines
Department: ODST - Ghost
Previous Assignment: Tuckk Worked security detail on reach for the Marines Protecting communication relays
Current Assignment: ODST- Ghost

Personal Information
Marital Partner: None
Biological Father: Mr Tuckk - 52 Miner on Mars
Biological Mother: Mrs Tuckk Deceased- Killed Jericho VII
Biological Siblings: Sister - Deceased - Reason unknown
Biological Children: None
Personality: Tuckk is your cool and calm sort of guy, being trained as a sniper he isn't one to panic nor is he one to dawdle on decisions. he knows every second counts and will use his time effectively. He has never Disobeyed orders and will try to follow the mission brief to the letter if possible.
To those whom he works with he is quite chatty and loves to joke, but those out of his squad and yet to prove to him that they can be trusted he is quiet and reluctant to engage with the in any social activities.

Timeline of historical events/ Biography: Tuckk was Born and raised on Jericho VII till the age of 7 upon the planet was attacked by the covenant and glassed (2535) he along with his father and sister managed to get away and found refuge in a mars mining colony. His Mother was Not on planet when it was attacked as she was working with ONI on Reach. After seeing all the death and destruction Tuckk wanted to join the Military and aid the defense of humanity.
As soon as he got the chance at age 16 (2544) he enlisted with the Marines completing basic and being positioned on reach defending a small cluster of deep space communication outposts at the age of 18. (2548) in the fifth month of his tour, the outpost was attacked leaving his entire squad dead. He radioed for reinforcements but decided that they would take to long to get here and set out with a wounded leg to stop this attack, With his sniper he killed all the remaining insurrectionist, ultimately saving that station. After a two month of rehabilitation, his CO put him forward to train with the ODST's and ultimately he passed.

Field Equipment
Primary weapon: Sniper Rifle System 99-S5 Anti-Matériel
Secondary weapon: M45E Tactical Shotgun
Specialized Equipment: Tuckk Carries a set of advanced optics (Infrared thermal Nightvision and magnetic) as well as a small array of specialized ammo: Disrupter, Stun and flare rounds)
Additional Items: He Carries a Standard issue Knife in his boot. and his Mothers necklace around his neck attached to his dogtags

Additional Notes
He was shot in the leg and now suffers with a slight limp. which sometimes flares up in pain when moving long distances.

What happens if only one squad is filled out? That's a lot of people to expect.
Also, not to nitpick, but I'd recommend you use a different term than "fireteam" for this force, because in military terminology, a fireteam is a small number of troops (4+), which when paired (Army) or tripled (Marines) together, make a squad.

Following UNSC organization, you could call it a "combat team," which is two squads totalling 16-24 men in all. But I really doubt you'll have that many people and a single squad may be more realistic. I'm also of the opinion that anything above E-6 is a rather high rank for this composition.

I was thinking the same thing

Also, because the RP is set in 2550, it doesn't make sense to be using weapons featured in the later games. We'd be using Halo: Reach gear.
Blerp.

Will get app up soon

The other human weapons would be in use except for maybe the Halo 4 weapons, because all the human weapons from Reach, 1,2 and 3 those weapons would be in service. Reem, Stich, and Darkwolf accepted.

Huh, I didn't know some of those had service records that long, after browsing the wiki. Is Halo 3 going to be the cutoff for tech?

Yes, Halo 4 weapons were most likely prototypes at that time, except for maybe the Halo 4 assault rifle the pistol, DMR, BR and the SAW if you look hard enough in the second level of Halo 4 there is one those weapons were on the Dawn.

Nallore said
Yes, Halo 4 weapons were most likely prototypes at that time, except for maybe the Halo 4 assault rifle the pistol, DMR, BR and the SAW if you look hard enough in the second level of Halo 4 there is one those weapons were on the Dawn.

The wiki says the MA5D was standard issue post-war, the BR85HB SR and M395 were used post-war. I'd expect the M45D to be the same. The M6H pistol was standard-issue five years after the RP. Wouldn't expect any of those to be in use in '50, and in great numbers if at all.

Weapons can have a very long life span, just look at the M16. Its fully possible any of those guns existed in 2550. Regardless, doesn't the wiki state when it entered service? I know it states when covenant equipment appeared through their naming conventions, isn't there something similar for UNSC weapons? Or have we never been told that?

Also, Halo Reach era gear would be the same sort as CE, two and three. They all take place within quick succession of one another, barely spanning a few months in total. I find it difficult to believe that any gear we were using in Reach would have been phased out so quickly. And there's only two years from this RP to those games.

Having so many different models over the course of the series makes it a pain to identify when each first came into use. Most wiki entries for the ARs and BRs specify the starting year of service, others are more ambiguous. Likewise, different models appear to be standard issue for different branches:

-The MA5B assault rifle, Marine standard issue from the 2520's until the Fall of Reach and the Battle of Installation 04.
-The MA5C assault rifle, Marine standard issue from the Battle of Earth through the end of the Human-Covenant war.
-The MA37 assault rifle, Army standard issue from 2437 through the Fall of Reach.
-The MA5K carbine, a modified variant used by SpecWar teams.
-The MA5D assault rifle, in use by 2557.

-The BR55 Battle Rifle is a gas-operated, magazine-fed, mid-to-long range weapon capable of semi-automatic and burst-firing modes. Prototypes of the BR55 existed as early as 2524, and were later used in 2525 during the fall of Harvest. By 2548 it had superseded the M392 Designated Marksman Rifle in use in all branches of the military with exception of the Army.

-The BR55HB SR is a select-fire rifle first fielded in 2548 as an improved variant of the BR55 Battle Rifle. The BR55HB SR was designed to further improve on the exemplary performance of its predecessor, which had seen service for over 27 years, the entire duration of the Human-Covenant War.

Etc. etc.

Either BR seems okay to use; I'd assume most frontline units have upgraded to the BR55HB SR. As for the ARs, it seems most plausible to be armed with the MA5B, as the Battle of Earth hasn't happened yet, and we're a Marines branch. MA5K seems likely too, being a spec ops carbine. That said, the MA2B also looks like fair game.

The thing is though those weapons were on the Forward Unto Dawn (not the show) but the ship the Chief was on before it crash in Requiem, the Dawn was in service during Halo 3 and so that's my thinking of it. But it's not a big deal to me use the human weapons from Reach, 1,2 and 3. And the team is special forces so they should get their hands on better tech, there isn't that long of a gap between 2550-2557.