Troy McCavins

Troy McCavins is an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper sergeant within the UNSC Marine Corps. Born on Earth, but raised on Reach, Troy saw and survived more battles than most ODSTs, fighting in several battles in the Human-Covenant War and post-war era.
== Biography ==
=== Early life ===
Though Troy was born on Earth on April 19th, 2519, he and his family moved to Reach early in his life, and he remembers very little of his childhood on Earth.
==== Enlisting in the Corps ====
In his teen years Troy developed an interest in joining the military, participating in his school's military science programs and learning many useful skills. By the age of 18, shortly after his graduation, he enlisted in the UNSC Marine Corps, specifically applying to join the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers. At this point in time, in late 2537, the Human-Covenant War was well underway.
=== Human-Covenant War ===
==== Second Siege of the Atlas Moons ====
Troy's first deployment was in 2550, sent to the Atlas Moons to participate in their defense, during which he saw a great deal of combat against the Covenant, allowing him to realize the true terror of them.
==== Fall of Reach ====
By 2552, Troy had seen a number of battles in his service, and would continue to see horrors of war in the Fall of Reach. During the battle, it was planned that Troy and several ODST units would be dropped into the city of New Alexandria, but the drop was cancelled by the arrival of several Covenant ships above the city, as well as the rapidly deteriorating situation in orbit. The vessel Troy was on immediately departed from the Epsilon Eridani system and moved to Earth.
==== Battle of Earth ====
===== Battle of Mombasa =====
On October 20th, 2552, the Covenant began their assault on Earth, concentrating their force on the three orbital defense platforms above the East African Protectorate. Though the Covenant suffered heavy losses in orbit, the flagship of the first attacking fleet, the Solemn Penance, under the command of the High Prophet of Regret, blasted through the orbital forces and attacked the city of Mombasa.
Troy, who was currently aboard the UNSC Say My Name in orbit, took part in a hastily-organized mission alongside a large force of ODSTs from the 65th Shock Troops Division codenamed "Operation: BUMRUSH," which aimed to assault and capture the Solemn Penance. However, the carrier jumped to slipspace just as unit was dropping through the atmosphere, and the shockwave from the jump scattered the unit across the city.
Troy's drop pod was thrust into the nearby harbor from the force of the shockwave. He quickly ejected from his pod after it hit the water and began sinking. After treading water for several hours, he was spotted and recovered by the UNSC Crassus, a seaborne supercarrier. Not long after, the ship was attacked by a large force of Jiralhanae and Unggoy, which quickly took over the carrier's flight deck, but faced great issues moving inside the vessel due to the cramped and narrow hallways. Eventually, the Jiralhanae elected to retreat from the vessel and ignore it, disabling the remainder of its combat capabilities before leaving.
The vessel was largely disabled for the remainder of the war. Troy, injured from the battle and the crash-landing of his pod, sat out the remainder of the war on the boat healing as the crippled carrier limped away from the battle. It survived the rest of the battle unbothered, though Earth was devastated by the conflict.
=== Post-war era and legacy ===
in the aftermath of the war, the Crassus was decommissioned after being towed to the city of Durban and repurposed as a museum ship. Troy would retire from UNSC service shortly after, and was present at the vessel's decommissioning ceremony. Several exhibits aboard the ship detailing its paticipation in the Human-Covenant War included Troy's rescue from the ocean and his part in the following Covenant assault on the vessel. 
== Equipment ==
Troy McCavins wears standard-issue Orbital Drop Shock Trooper armor with several additional pouches, pockets and other pieces of equipment attached to the lower chest and upper legs. On his left leg is a sheath for a combat knife that he uses for close-quarters-combat, and a holster for a pistol on his right.
His standard weapon of choice is his personal modified BR55 battle rifle with his last name engraved on its side, as well as a smaller scope and a strap that allows him to sling the rifle over his shoulder.
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