Dan-G076

Spartan Daniel-G076 (mostly referred to as Dan-G076), born Daniel Patton Steele, is a Spartan-III Commando of the UNSC Naval Special Warfare Command, Spartan Operations, and the Office of Naval Intelligence. Dan leads the Spartan-III Gamma Company fireteam, Team Bayonet, which fought in various battles at the tail-end of Human-Covenant War and later fighting in multiple campaigns and battles in Post-Covenant War Conflicts, to include the the Skirmish in New Phoenix, Requiem Campaign, and various Insurrectionist deployments. He was a Lieutenant under the UNSC Navy prior to joining the Spartan Branch. 
==Biography ==
===Early Life===
Daniel Patton Steele was born on December 11th, 2537, in Boston, URNA, Earth to parents Marcus and Julia Steele. His parents were both members of the UNSC, with his father being an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper (ODST) in the 23rd Shock Trooper Battalion, and his mother a military-civilian nurse aboard a UNSC hospital ship. In October of 2541, his father was killed during the defense of one of the outer colonies. Two years later in May, while in the care of family friends, the hospital ship carrying Dan's sister, Sofia, and mother was attacked and destroyed by a Covenant Reconnaissance Force, killing the remainder of Dan's family.
===New Beginnings===
Following the death of his loved ones, Dan became more reclusive, spending less time with friends, often distracted and uninterested at school. The only people he really interacted with were his best friend, who he lived with, Nick Cassidy and Nick's parents. He would often wander into UNSC Armed Forces recruiting offices, desiring to join the UNSC Marines as an ODST. Often bringing up how his family had died, fueling his desire to fight the Covenant like his dad. Eventually he had talked to enough recruiters and his name and story had made its way up to ONI Spartan-III recruiting for Gamma Company. In April of 2544, while sitting on a park bench near the recruiting station he most frequented, he was approached by what he claims was a "man with slick jet black hair, a sharp black suit, and an ONI pin which gleamed on his lapel". The man asked Dan about his family and if he really wanted to fight the Covenant, getting his revenge. Following the man's conversation with Dan, he gave an offer for him to join the "most elite unit the UNSC has to offer". Thinking he was joining the ODSTs, Dan immediately agreed, and a week later was picked up by ONI agents and shipped off to training at Camp Currahee, Onyx, bringing only his fathers funeral unit flag and ODST Helmet as reminders of his family.
===Training===
In 2544, along with the rest of Gamma Company, Trainee-G076 was taken to Camp Curahee, Onyx where he was assigned to Team Bayonet, initially more of a second-in-command to Tom-G036, until Tom began to make mistakes, when Dan would ultimately begin taking a position of leadership. During one of the last training events against his senior trainers, Dan led Team Bayonet to out maneuver and force his opponent to surrender, earning Team Bayonet top marks in the event. While in training, Dan developed a love for military history, and in his free time, began to learn to play guitar. At the end of his Spartan training, his team, Team Bayonet, scored 4th out of all the teams at Camp Currahee, just barely losing out to Team Gladius to compete for top honors. While at Camp Currahee, he trained under Tom-B292, Lucy-B091, Senior Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez, and Commander Kurt Ambrose until 2551, graduating within the top twenty-five of Gamma Company He excelled at urban warfare tactics, reconnaissance, squad maneuvers, and squad tactics, able to quickly and thoroughly develop plans he would often alter as the mission developed. Finishing training as the team leader of Team Bayonet, and a Spartan-III of Gamma Company. Ultimately, Dan and Team Bayonet would avoid the ensuing Battle of Onyx, being immediately pulled under NAVSPECWARCOM to be employed as a rapid deployment Spartan Team, and were to equipped with MJOLNIR Mark V, redesignated as Cat-2 Spartan-IIIs.
===Augmentations===
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In February of 2551, aboard , Dan along with the rest of Gamma Company received their augmentations. The following are the chemicals used:
Drug 	Description 	Effect
8942-LQ99 	"carbide ceramic ossification catalyst" drug. 	Skeletons become virtually unbreakable, allowing survival in harder impacts.
88005-MX77	"fibroid muscular protein complex" drug. 	Increased density of individual's muscles, greatly enhancing physical strength.
88947-OP24	"retina-inversion stabilizer" drug. 	Color sharpness is significantly improved upon, and night vision is heightened.
87556-UD61	"improved colloidal neural disunification solution" drug.	Greatly improves the individual's reaction time, decreasing the time taken to react by 300%; "Spartan time".
Additionally, Kurt Ambrose, who was upset with the loss of both of his previous two companies added the following mutagens to give the Gammas a better chance of survival.
Drug 	Description 	Effect
009762-OO	Neural-altering non-carcinogenic mutagen.	Alters key regions in the individual's frontal lobe to enhance aggressive response, making the animal part of the brain more accessible in times of stress. This allows the subject access to enormous reserves of strength and endurance and enables them to remain fighting even under the influence of a wide systemic shock that would be instantly fatal to a normal human. Depresses higher reason centers of the brain over time; requires regular doses of 009127-PX and 009927-DG to be taken to avoid uncontrollable aggression.
009127-PX	cyclodexione-4, bipolar integration drug 	Counters the effects of 009762-OO.
009927-DG	miso-olanzapine 	Counters the psychological effects of 009762-OO.
===Team Bayonet===
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Dan would lead Team Bayonet until his requisition by ONI in 2554. As of 2560, Team Bayonet is made up of the following Spartans.
*Dan-G076 (Team Leader)
**Freyja (Team "smart" A.I.)
*Tom-G036 (Second-in-command and Intelligence)
*Tyler-G278 (Scout and Marksman)
KIA:
*Theo-G091 † (Close Quarters), KIA: 12 Dec, 2559
*Alex-G141 † (Heavy weapons), KIA: 19 Feb, 2560
==Human-Covenant War==
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While enroute to receive their MJOLNIR Mark V, Team Bayonet received new orders, being redirected to New Mombasa. The Covenant had recently began their attack on the city, and Team Bayonet headed in armed only with their Mk II SPI armor and MA5K Carbines. 
===Battle of Earth===
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====Battle of Mombasa====
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Initially deployed to Kenya, Team Bayonet saw limited combat in the Battle of Mombasa, as they were prioritized with locating, rescuing, and evacuating civilians. Dan's first taste of real combat came in the form of clearing an LZ for a Pelican to get civilians to an evacuation zone. Being held by Brutes, a hospital rooftop was identified as a potential LZ, and along with an ODST fireteam, Dan led Team Bayonet through the hospital, rescuing a further six more civilian doctors in the process. At some point, Dan and two ODSTs became separated from the rest of the group, finding themselves turned around. Dan and the ODSTs would discover three Brutes terrorizing three civilian doctors, threatening and torturing them for their enjoyment. Engaging them, the Brutes killed one of the ODSTs, injuring the other, Dan was forced to engage all three Brutes, two of which he engaged in hand-to-hand combat, killing them with his knife. The last Brute charged Dan, he killed the Brute with a single round from his Magnum, the bullet going straight through the back of the Brutes roaring mouth. The doctors were able to save the injured ODST, and the Spartan regrouped with the rest of his unit. The ODSTs would secure the hospital as a permanent LZ, while Team Bayonet kept moving, rescuing and brining civilians to the hospital. By the end of the day, Team Bayonet still needed to receive their MJOLNIR armor and were ordered to report to the in Melbourne, Australia the following day. 
=====Upgrade to MJOLNIR =====
After reporting to the Beta-5 Division Ordnance Testing Facility, Team Bayonet was equipped with MJOLNIR Mark V armor. At this time, Dan asked one of the engineers if it was possible to modify his father's ODST helmet to be compatible with his new armor. To his surprise, it was, and within an hour, engineers had modified it, allowing it to work with Mark V MJOLNIR. Dan would also add additional armor to the forehead region of the helmet, and hook up a command network module to the side, for better communications with his command. Lastly Dan exchanged his MA5K Carbine for a MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System, as he always favored the MA37 over the MA5K in training. Team Bayonet was then put on IRF (Immediate Response Force) status, in the case another Covenant attack broke out on Earth. 
====Attack on Sydney====
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After about two hours of being on IRF, Team Bayonet was readied for deployment to Sydney, Australia, as another attack was launched against the Capital of Earth. Team Bayonet jumped into Sydney from the back of Pelican, now able to give their new MJOLNIR a test run in combat. taking positions outside the building, in preparation for an attack on the building itself. Despite countless waves of Covenant forces laying siege on the Spartans, Dan was able to lead Team Bayonet, in multiple successful counter attacks, each time able to drive the Covenant away from the HIGHCOM Facility. During one of which, Dan delivered an uppercut to a Brute, sending him about six feet into the air, when Tyler-G278 (who had been providing over watch on the roof of the HIGHCOM Facility) delivered a headshot to said Brute, whist he was mid-air, impressing Dan. After about three hours of fighting, Team Bayonet were reinforced when a Pelican delivered a platoon of Marines, and several , to which Dan took one from its mount, carrying the machine gun in combat. It quickly became one of his favorite weapons. The Covenant assault finally broke after Tyler eliminated the who lead the attack, with a single accurate shot into his head from a distance of two-thousand two-hundred and fifty-three meters. The attack ended with the HIGHCOM Facility being left completely unscathed. For their actions in both Mombasa and Sydney, Team Bayonet was awarded the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation. Additionally each member received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medal, while Dan would receive a Silver Star with in place of a Bronze Star. 
====Battle of Cleveland====
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A little over a month later, armed with his new MJOLNIR Mark V[B], Dan and Team Bayonet were deployed to Cleveland in order to strengthen the defense of Cleveland. During this battle is where Dan truly showed his colors as one of the best Spartans of Gamma Company. While hunting for Covenant, Team Bayonet would find a small park square, which the Covenant had turned into a makeshift command post. Within held a Jiralhanae Chieftain, two Jiralhanae Captain Majors, four Jiralhanae Majors, twelve Jiralhanae Minors, three Lekgolo, and a large collection of Unggoy and Kig-Yar. During the ensuing fight, the Brute Chieftain would target Theo, smashing the Spartan in the back with Gravity Hammer, fracturing Theo's spine. Immediately, Dan went berserk. Charging the hammer-wielding Brute, Dan tore the hammer from the Brute's hands, turning it against its former wielder. By the time Tyler would grab Dan, the Brute's head was non-existent. Without a word, Dan proceeded to tear apart the rest of the Covenant force while Team Bayonet watched, stunned. Especially since Dan really showed overt over-aggression. 
As the battle progressed, Dan led Team Bayonet in rescuing, around eighty civilians, many of whom were children. Being chased by a much larger Covenant force, Dan and Tyler volunteered to stay back, defending a bridge which Tom and Alex would use to evacuate the civilians, and get Theo to a medevac. Facing what Dan estimates was a company of Covenant, around two hundred, Dan and Tyler would hold their ground, only initiating their retreat after Tyler was knocked unconscious from a blow to the head by a fuel rod from a Hunter, which smashed her helmet visor. Seeing red, Dan initially reacted with ferocity, tearing a turret from it's mount and proceeding to lay down fire into the Covenant mass in front of him. After a few seconds, which felt like minutes to Dan, his better senses returned to him, throwing a he'd picked up earlier in between him and Covenant, providing him with a enough time pick up Tyler and retreat back to Tom's position. During his retreat, both he and Tyler were hit multiple times, with their shields taking the brunt of the damage inflicted. Firing while moving, Dan dragged Tyler toward Tom's position, a parking garage rooftop being used as a makeshift CASEVAC exchange. While awaiting a Tyler's CASEVAC, Dan realizied Team Bayonet was no longer mission capable, sitting at two-fifths of their manpower. Thus, Dan opted for Team Bayonet's extraction with Tyler. 
As the Dan and Tom loaded an unconcious Tyler aboard Pelican, Dan received a transmission from an ONI senior officer, Commander Auclair, who had received word that his fourteen year old daughter and wife were trapped in their apartment in the heart of Cleveland, which now was infested with Covenant. Auclair requested that Team Bayonet retrieve his family, and evacuate them to London. Despite Dan's alert that only two members of Team Bayonet were operational, Auclair pleaded for his family's rescue. Dan decided he would go alone, with Tom requesting he go as well. Dan ordered his second-in-command to remain and evacuate with Tyler, undertaking the borderline suicide mission alone, stating they would meet after he completed the mission. Taking as much ammunition as he could from his teammates, Dan set out back towards the bridge he just destroyed, and a third of the force he previously faced, met him once again. After two hours of non-stop combat, with portions of his armor melted from plasma, Dan finally reached the Auclair family, who were being questioned by a Brute Major over the . Able to get the jump on him, Dan killed the Brute with his knife, before ensuring the family were unharmed and able to walk. The trio began to make their way to a predetermined evacuation site, before being met with three patrolling the city. After getting Auclair's to safety in a building, Dan picked his first of three targets, the Wraith trailing furthest behind the group. Able to sneak up on the Wraith, Dan stuck but didn't arm, a Spike Grenade to rear of it. Positioning himself within running distance to another one of the Wraiths, Dan took aim and shot the Spike Grenade with his Magnum, detonating the grenade, and in turn blowing up the first Wraith. When the remaining two Wraiths turned to see what had happened, Dan bolted, shooting the Grunt manning the plasma cannon, killing the Brute driving, and hijacking the Wraith. By this time, the last Wraith had turned to see what was happening, taking aim on the Wraith Dan now occupied. Unable to get the Wraith out of harms way, Dan was hit with the first plasma blast exchanged during the duel. Receiving the plasma straight to the exposed cockpit of the Wraith, Dan's shield took the brunt of the damage, but as Dan removed his helmet inside the Wraith, he received two large cut next to each eye when shrapnel blew into the cockpit, in addition to plasma burns on his chest, as his armor began to melt substantially. By this point, the Wraiths controls were semi-operational, only able to rotate the assault gun, luckily the turret was undamaged. Dan rotated the Wraith, firing, hitting the opposing Wraith directly in the turret, destroying its main weapon. As the now disabled Wraith turned to run, Dan fired a second second time, hitting his opponent in the rear, destroying the exhaust port, thus destroying it. With his Wraith unable to move forward, Dan opted to leave it, placing another grenade in its exhaust port, scuttling it. Despite being severely injured at this point, Dan would fight through further hoards of Covenant, progressively picking up more survivors as they progressed, additionally he discovered three ODSTs who were injured worse than himself, deciding to rescue them as well. After about two and a half hours of progressive movement, Dan, the Commanders wife and daughter, the three injured ODSTs, and a further twenty-four survivors finally reached the outskirts of city, on the banks of Lake Erie, a predetermined evacuation location. As he was boarding the Pelican, he noticed a King of Spades playing card on the ground, taking it as a good luck charm. After arriving in London, he was thanked by Commander Auclair and began being looked at by medics, but despite being beaten and bloody, Dan refused any medical attention until all of the survivors and ODSTs were tended to. Determined by the medics to be in need of urgent medical care, Dan insisted on debriefing his team before undergoing the necessary medical procedures. Upon reconvening with Team Bayonet, Dan was surprised to find that both Tom and Alex were missing, having been reassigned to help with the . Tyler, now awake, was slightly shaken at the sight of Dan, whose chest armor had multiple openings, some revealing skin, the left shoulder armor completely melted, with his right shoulder armor about half melted off, the thigh armor on his right leg almost completely destroyed, and his visor severely cracked. Dan would require stitches next to his eye, and various muscle reconstruction procedures on his chest, left shoulder, and right thigh, taking about a week to fully recover. 
Initially, Dan-G076 was to receive a Navy Cross for his actions in saving the Commander's wife and daughter, but multiple high ranking people within HIGHCOM believed it should be upgraded to a Legion of Honor. The debate over Dan's commendation eventually worked its way up to , who decided to fully review all of Dan-G076's helmet-cam footage throughout the day of the mission. Taking into account his actions before he undertook his lone wolf mission, Lord Hood decided after reviewing the footage, that he should be receive the Colonial Cross, and thus it was upgraded to such. For his actions in saving the eighty civilians, and both Tyler-G278 and Theo-G091, Dan was awarded the Legion of Honor along with a Purple Heart for the day. Tyler would earn a Navy Cross and Purple Heart, with everyone else earning the Navy Distinguished Service Medal. Theo would be awarded a Purple Heart. Dan's Colonial Cross Ceremony was held on December 15th, 2552 in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts, UNRA, and was awarded to him personally by Lord Hood, four days after the Human-Covenant Wars end and four days after Dan's fifteenth birthday.
==Post Human-Covenant War==
In the years following the Human-Covenant War, Dan and Team Bayonet would be deployed to various outer colonies conducting Anti-Insurrectionist operations. Often time, Team Bayonet would find itself on intelligence raids on Covenant Remnant strongholds, as a result Dan would begin picking up the Sangheili language, able to coarsely converse with Sangheili allies and enemies alike. 
===ONI Years===
In June of 2553, he was requisitioned by the Office of Naval Intelligence as a Spartan-III Operative under ONI's highly secretive , specializing in asset retrieval, intelligence, counter-intelligence, and high-value target elimination. ONI provided Dan with a further six months of training, and was commissioned as a Spartan Officer in the grade of Lieutenant Junior Grade. He was provided with a month long education on the Sangheili language, which he was previously familiar with. With this, he mastered the language, now able to both work alongside and interrogate Sangheili. His father's helmet was further modified, adding an AI port in the back of his helmet. With that, Dan was outfitted with a personal fifth-generation "smart" AI, Freyja, in February of 2554. Dan adopt the codename TEMPLAR while working under ONI, influenced from his love of history and family's history. Occasionally, Dan would work alongside other Spartans, often when hunting high-value Sangheili and former Covenant targets. ONI provided Dan with many opportunities for growth within the military, making many high-ranking connections within ONI and the UNSC, such as the likes of , prior to her assumption of command over ONI, with whom he accompanied on several missions. 
==== The Ardent====
On one particular mission, ONI tasked Dan along with another Spartan, Tyler-G278, with seizing a former UNSC Charon-class light frigate, the UNSC Julius (now renamed Ardent), which was stolen from a UNSC shipyard a month prior. Intelligence confirmed that while ship was empty when it was stolen, but later suggested it had been crewed by around sixty to one hundred Insurrectionists. The team would leave their staging ship aboard an ONI Owl, approaching the Ardent cloaked. The Spartans would deploy near the frigate using jump packs to reach a hole in the ship which was under repair when it was stolen. From there, they were expected to clear the ship, eliminating or detaining any insurrectionists, attempt to capture an Insurrectionist leader aboard the ship, allowing Freyja to return it to UNSC hands. The plan started off exactly according to plan, inserting into the hole in the Ardent, finding it had been sealed off, but with no way to open the air lock. The Spartans were forced to use "alternative" methods (tearing it off) to open the airlock, immediately sucking two insurrections out into the vacuum. The trio moved through the ship, detaining and killing insurrectionists, working up to the bridge of the ship, where they installed Freyja who began to return course, and identified areas where insurrectionists remained. She also figured out where the Insurrectionist captain had locked himself away, leading the Spartans to where he was, opening the doors, allowing the Spartans to detain him. The team of three would return the Ardent to a UNSC shipyard near Mars, allowing ONI to take custody of the detained Insurgents and the Captain.
Following this, Dan was ordered to guard by Admiral Parangosky herself, providing both security for the doctor, and providing ONI with a way to keep direct eyes on her. Dan got to know Dr. Halsey quite well during his time aboard , learning much about the Spartan-IIs, Halsey herself, , and many of the artifacts Halsey worked on from the Installation, to include the . With Serin Osmin's assumption of CICONI, Dan was reassigned to Sangheili homeworld of Sanghelios in May of 2555, leaving both Halsey and Ivanoff Station behind him. Prior to his departure to Sanghelios, and just after his return from Ivanoff Station, Dan was outfitted with Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor (GEN 2), deciding against upgrading his father's ODST helmet, instead opting for the Warrior-class Helmet. 
====Sanghelios====
Tasked with working alongside the Swords of Sanghelios, providing them with military intelligence and reconnaissance of activities on Sanghelios. While operating on Sanghelios, Dan developed a friendship with one of the top special operations commanders within the Swords of Sanghelios, Elite officer, Lok 'Durumai. The Elite was specialized in special operations and infiltration, which had Dan and 'Durum often working along side one another. On occasion, 'Durum joined Dan on a high-value target elimination mission, the assassination of one of Jul 'Mdama's Commanders. Many times, Dan would wind up fighting alongside his Sangheili allies, proving quickly a friend of the Sangheili people, making great impressions on the likes of the Arbiter, , who had met with on many occasions, in both battle and for intelligence purposes. The occasional downtime allowed G-076 to hone and fluently speak Sangheili and also allowed him to train with Sangheili blademasters, becoming one of the most proficient swordsmen in the UNSC with an Energy Sword. At the end of time on Sanghelios in May of 2557, the Arbiter gifted Dan an Energy Sword titled "Honor", just prior his departure from the Sangheili homeworld, along with a farewell and the title of "Friend of Sangheilios". Dan was later awarded the Navy Cross for his actions on Sanghelios. 
====New Phoenix Incident====
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====Battle of New Phoenix====
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While Dan and a team of Marines were searching for survivors in the , the attack on the city itself began. Immediately, he sprung into action despite the lack of Mjolnir Armor or any armor for that matter. He gathered another group of Marines and began a defense of the facility. He was successful in his defense of the upper levels of the facility, as no Covenant or Promethean force were able push through his now platoon sized element of Marines. Dan did feel a slight sense of survivors guilt after seeing how many perished in the attack, including six of the Marines he was leading. During the battle Dan was hit in the leg and shoulder by a , which was completely unbeknownst to him, only becoming aware of it after a Marine pointed out that he was bleeding. After this, Dan was both promoted to Lieutenant and awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal and yet another Purple Heart. He was then moved back into asset denial/retrievel, counterinsurgecy, and anti-Covenant Remnant actions. 
====Operation: PINE FOREST====
In August of 2557, ONI assigned Dan mission conducting intelligence retreival and destruction of a compound on the icey, largely uninhabited moon of , near the planet . The compound, having been developed away from the eyes of the UNSC, had become a major supply depot of URF forces in the area, in addition to holding key intelligence regarding URF supply routes. Landing on the other side of the moon aboard the , UNSC Dawn's Shadow, Dan began a twelve hour trek through the icey terrain to the outside of the compound. After completing his own recon of the area, he found a number of insurgents guarding various points, in addition to a URF Major on the UNSC's most wanted list, Major Claudius Dietrich, who'd been responible for planning the bombing a UNSC shipyard the previous year. Dan initiated, first cutting communications to surrounding areas before launching a one-man assault of the compound. Fighting his way through hallways, he eventually came to the Major's private quarters, knocking the terrorist unconcious before tying him up. With his prisoner in his possession, he seized all necessary intelligence, highlighting a number of UNSC vessels unknowingly carrying arms and equipment bound for insurgents. As Dan prepared to explosives to destroy the compound, an insurgent vessel touched down outside the facility, investigating after the compound failed to raise comms. Using their approach to his advantage, Dan ambushed the insurgents, taking a number of them prisoner for later questioning. Unknowning, the pilot of the URF craft set off a distress beacon as Dan ambushed the pilots crew. In a number of minutes, multiple ships appeared over compound, landing troops in the defence of the supply depot. The ensuing firefight lasted for over an hour, only ending when Dan utilized the first URF ships anti-air cannons to begin shooting the down the approaching vessels. Quickly setting explosives, Dan rigged the facility for detonation by the time further URF vessels would land to investigate the compound. Returning to the Dawn's Shadow, Dan brought back six prisoners including the Major, before returning to ONI. Between Dietrich and the gathered intelligence, Dan's mission revealed a number of URF supply routes, both new and previous ones thought to have been destroyed. Additionally it revealed a number of hidden URF camps, outposts, and personnel, some of which were active members of the UNSC. 
In December of 2557, when he tendered his resignation from ONI, citing an eagerness to return to NAVSPECWAR and resume normal combat operations. To his luck, it was approved by Serin Osman herself. 
==UNSC Infinity==
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===Spartan Operations ===
Following his release from ONI, S-G076 was approached by fellow Spartan-III and the sole survivor of NOBLE Team, . Jun wished for S-G076 to become one of the IIIs to join the newly formed Spartan Branch. Initially, Dan rejected, wishing for Team Bayonet to remain with the Navy and NAVSPECWAR. After hearing Team Bayonet had already been absorbed into the Spartans, and that he would be forced into retirement by the Navy or return to ONI. Dan agreed, on the condition that Jun would allow Dan's AI, Freyja, to continue her service with Dan, and return to Team Bayonet, Jun agreed. Following this, he received orders to report to Spartan Commander aboard the UNSC Infinity in two weeks time.
===Requiem Campaign ===
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Once on-board the Infinity, Dan would report to Sarah Palmer, who praised Dan's record while under the Navy and ONI. Initially, he was to be the Fireteam Leader of a Spartan-IV team citing his experience, but Dan again requested to be placed back in command of Team Bayonet, along with informing her of Jun's promise to allow Freyja to join him as well, to which Palmer respected. When Dan was reunited with Team Bayonet, there was much rejoicing, as almost his entire team hadn't seen since 2553, and were in the dark of his return until he had arrived. The next day, Dan was briefed on the upcoming campaign on Requiem, enlightening Palmer with what he could within her clearance level, on his/ONI's knowledge of Requiem. Team Bayonet, along with the Infinity's Spartan-IV contingent, were dropped onto Requiem's surface, immediately launching an offensive, and gaining a strategic foothold on the planet within the first few days of the campaign. The team fought both Prometheans and Jul 'Mdama's Covenant on Requiem, decisively winning almost all of their engagements, often being tasked with securing outposts and clearing areas for forward command posts, as well as buildings and locations of high strategic value. Towards the middle of the campaign, Team Bayonet was moved to Forerunner artifact retrieval, gathering what they could on the planets surface. By the end of the campaign, Team Bayonet would claim more Covenant and Prometheans kills than any other fireteam deployed to Requiem, killing a total of 983 Covenant and Prometheans, with 294 kills belonging to Dan alone. 
==== Unfamiliar Territory====
Returning from the Requiem Campaign, Dan suffered a few injuries such as burn, cuts, and light muscle damage, requiring him to seek light medical aid to speed recovery. Upon reaching the medical bay, he was attended to by a young medical intern cadet, who was seeking a commission as a medical officer from the . Introducing herself as Cadet Jenn Auclair, her name and face seemed familiar to Dan but he did not know why. As the two were talking, Dan realized she was flirting with him, to which he chuckled at the thought. At some point during the conversation, Jenn had mentioned she had been rescued in Cleveland by a Spartan, whom she never thanked. Realizing why he recognized her and her last name, Dan asked her out, to which she agreed. Jenn and Dan then began a relationship, which Dan was often teased about by his fellow Team Bayonet Spartans, who enjoyed to poking fun at the height difference among "other" obvious differences.
Following the closure and success of the Requiem Campaign, Dan and Team Bayonet would regularly be deployed against insurrectionists, remnant and Covenant forces.
==Created Conflict ==
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At the start of the Created Conflict, Team Bayonet was aboard the Infinity. Fearing that Freyja may join Cortana, Dan immediately began to talk with her on the subject, Freyja ensured of him of her loyalty to Team Bayonet and the UNSC. Team Bayonet were still aboard the Infinity when it began random jumps throughout space. As the Infinity deployed in support of , Team Bayonet was aboard, accompanying the ship to Reach.
===Battle of New Mohács===
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Dan and Team Bayonet were among the Spartans deployed alongside Sarah Palmer onto Reach's surface in support of the Master Chief in securing New Mohács. Team Bayonet provided critical assistance in securing the region. Following this, Dan and his entire team were able to return to Infinity where they remained following the success of Operation: WOLFE. 
==Installation 07==
Main Article: When the Infinity arrived over Installation 07, Dan was on his way to say goodbye to his girlfriend, near the medical bay. As he approached, the first Banished began to board and emergency lights roared, alerting the crew of Banished boarding craft. Dan, in turn, ordered Team Bayonet to the medical deck, an attempt to establish a defensive posture. As his Team arrived, the first Banished crashed through the Inifinity, followed by Captain Lasky's order to abandon ship. Quickly, Dan found Jenn, and with Theo volunteering to cover their evacuation of the medical personnel, Team Bayonet began rushing the doctors and medics towards the hangars when the second dreadnought rammed the ship. As soon as they were clear of the medical deck, Dan ordered Theo to evacuate as well, before leading his Spartans in fighting their way to an unclaimed Pelican. As Dan began to prep the Pelican for launch, Team Bayonet watched helplessly as Theo attempted to fight his way to the Pelican, before being struck with a , being impaled to death by a . Immediately, Dan ordered everyone one board to stay in place, and that they'd avenge Theo's death another time, before launching down to Installation 07. 
===Surviving the Banished's Ring===
Main Article: With one engine shot out, Dan was able to land the Pelican in a swamp, far from the rendezvous point. The Spartans then led the survivors to the top of a nearby steep hil, where they established a make shift forward operating base, with the goal of attracting more UNSC survivors. The next day, a portion of the ring was blown apart, about one hundred and fifty kilometers from Team Bayonet. Able to gather a total force of four Spartans, fourty-two marines, six ODSTs, and twenty-six medical and support personnel, Dan became the de-facto leader of the group, now focused on avoiding the eyes of the Banished along with gathering further survivors. Meanwhile, Dan had Freyja attempt to find suitable fallback locations, in the event the group were driven from their FOB, which would come in handy, as a week and half after establish "FOB Theodore", a Banished force arrived, driving the group from the hilltop, into a network of undergound tunnels, losing a quarter of their original force in the attack. Again, Dan would ask Freyja to find a more suitable and defendable location, discovering a downed resting aside a mountain, three kilometers from their position. During a reconnaissance mission near their cave, Team Bayonet discovered a Banished outpost, holding fifteen UNSC survivors and supplies within, Dan decided it was too good of an opportunity to pass up. Alongside Tom-G036, Dan developed a plan where each Spartan would assault the outpost from each direction alongside a team of marines each. Before executing the plan, Dan had the rest of the group make their way to the downed frigate, with the attack force drawing attention away from the group. Executing the attack, the force was able to quickly gain entry into the outpost, freeing the marines and gathering what supplies they could, before retreating out. As the group prepared to move to the frigate, they were stopped by the outpost commander, a large Brute Chieftain weilding a gravity hammer. Sending the teams of marines ahead of them, the Spartans engaged the Brute, with Dan leading the attack. During the ensuing fight, the Chieftain would crush Tom's left shoulder with his hammer, nearly ripping the Spartans arm from it socket, before Tyler was able to down it with a shot to the head. Arriving at the frigate, the UNSC Vengeance Bound, it was clear Tom's arm had to be amputated, luckily, the medical personnel found a number of usable prosthetic limbs in the Vengeance's medical bay, able to replace his arm with a prosthetic one. It was after this, Dan established the "Code of Vengeance" to avoid detection by Banished forces.In the weeks following Team Bayonet's arrival at the Vengeance, few survivors had reached the ship as the Banished had began to increase patrols in the area around the vessel. Now mid-February, Dan received a distress call from a squad of ODSTs, a rare occurance. Jumping at the oppurtunity to rescue more survivors, Dan led Team Bayonet toward the location of the call, with Tyler having reservations about the legitimacy of the call. Arriving near the source of the distress call, it became more and more apparent there were no ODSTs, and the Banished were trying to lure out the Spartans. As Dan made the call to make a hasty return, the group heard a shot ring out, with Alex-G141 being struck through the abdomen by a . Without hesitation, Dan and Tom grabbed Alex before the Spartans made a dash to one of their secondary hide outs, where they attempted to aid Alex. It was clear the Skewer ripped through a number of her internal organs, with her suits bio-foam injectors having little effect on the massive wound. Staying hidden through the day with Banished patrols roaming nearby, Team Bayonet waited until the following morning, while it was still dark, before returning to the Vengeance. By the time they returned, Alex had gone critical, and the medical teams of the ship were unable to treat Alex's wounds. As a result, Alex died in Dan's arms, with Tom and Tyler next to her, burying her just outside the ship in a highly secluded spot. Dan now wanted revenge, but also understood taking revenge would put the lives of everyone aboard the Vengeance at risk. Instead, he opted to bide his time until action could be taken openly. 
====Hunted become Hunters ====
After two more weeks with no word from other UNSC forces, Dan determines Team Bayonet must enact the Rubicon Protocol, stop or slow the Banished by any means necessary. Spending the majority of March performing reconnaissance on various Banished supply routes, outposts, and facilities, using Freyja to gathering personnel numbers, shift changes, security, and vulnerabilities on each location, Team Bayonet would only spend one day a week aboard the Vengeance before scouting more locations. Once April hit, their attacks began, initiating by cutting comms to nearby Banished units, removing the possibility of reinforcements from being alerted. Tyler provided overwatch while Dan and Tom entered, killing any and all Banished forces, destroying Banished equipment, rescuing marines, and when avalible, retaking UNSC equipment for their own use. As a result, the Banished increased their presence, running more patrols, bringing in Spartan Killers. To counter this, the Spartans would track and lure the Spartan Killers, before isolating and hunting them down, leaving their bodies as a warning to Banished forces. Attacking at any hour of the night, performing reconnaissance during the day, the Banished were left constantly on their toes in the region, with Team Bayonet destroying posts as fast as they were reinforced. Nearing the end of April, the Banished had stopped reinforcing for the region, as a result, Team Bayonet retreated to the Vengeance Bound, where they had only spent a couple of days over the month. Fearing a massive counter-attack, Dan dictated that Team Bayonet lay low for awhile, keeping their heads down within the frigate. when they reimmerged on May 11th, the region was completely reinforced, with almost every outpost they had destroyed, reestablished. Spending the next two and a half weeks performing nighttime recon, again gathering intel on the new locations, the Banished forces began to pull out of the region, seemingly reinforcing other areas of the Ring, as things had gone quiet there, or things had become heightened elsewhere.
==Traits and Personality ==
Despite the use of the mutagen , Dan was regarded as the most level headed Spartans of Gamma Company, by both his peers and trainers, able to be calm and controlled in stressful situations. He was able to gain the trust of his teammates quickly, often due to his twisted sense of humor, making jokes out of the worst of situations. His overall personality matches that of a more extroverted ISTP, "The Virtuoso". Which is defined as someone who is Introverted (I), Sensing (S), Thinking (T), and Perceiving (P), often viewing problems and life from a more practical standpoint, while being quite reserved and sometimes aloof. Initially a hesitant leader, Dan forced himself to adapt to leadership roles, eventually able to command without hesitation. Often time, he will contemplate decisions he has made throughout his career, trying to think of things he could've changed, ultimately deciding that fate makes things the way they were supposed to be. Usually more reserved, he opens up with those who he's familiar with, usually close friends. Unlike most Spartans, Dan tends to be less socially awkward, able to engage in normal conversation like any normal human, likely as a result of his years with ONI and dealing with civilians on a regular basis. This is evident in his ability to maintain a relationship with Ensign Jennifer Auclair. Loyal to the bone, Dan holds people who betray him to the very lowest of standards. When Dan has free time, or he's off duty, he can be found playing guitar, working out, playing video games, drinking with friends, or hanging out with his girlfriend, and can usually be spotted in a flannel, leather jacket, jeans, and boots or in a t-shirt, jeans, and sneakers. Frequenting the , a bar on the Infinity, Dan would eventually meet, and become quick friends with former ODST and current Spartan-IV, , being present in the bar during the marriage of Buck and , with Dan buying everyone in the bar a round in celebration. While aboard the Infinity, Dan has come in contact many different Spartans, developing friendships with a few, and maintaining mutual respect for others, such as the Master Chief, and the members of , as all were of earlier generations of Spartans, receiving similar training. He also maintains somewhat of a friendship with Spartan Commander Sarah Palmer, as they are regular sparring partners. 
==Equipment==
===Armors:===
* (2551-2552)
* (2552-2555)
** Dan utilized a ODST UA/CNM variant helmet, GRENADIER left shoulder armor, COMMANDO right shoulder armor, ASSAULT/SAPPER chest rig, a TACTICAL/TACPAD wrist mount, a TACTICAL/SOFT CASE utility kit, a Black Visor, and FJ/PARA kneeguards, in the colors of Steel and Maroon.
* (2555-2559)
**Upgrading to GEN 2, Dan would sport the helmet, along with the armor, with the Wild Hunt Visor, in the colors of Pepper and Brick.
* (2559-Present)
===Weapons:===
====Battle of Mombasa:====
*
*
*
====Attack on Sydney:====
*
*M6G Personal Defense Weapon System
*
*Combat Knife
====Battle of Cleveland:====
*
*MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System
*M6G Personal Defense Weapon System
*Combat Knife
====Requiem Campaign:====
*
*
*
* Honor
*Combat Knife
====Battle of New Mohács:====
*
*
====Battle for Installation 07:====
*MA40 Assault Rifle
*MK50 Sidekick
*Type-1 Energy Sword Honor
====Installation 07 Conflict:====
*MA40 Assault Rifle
*MK50 Sidekick
*Type-1 Energy Sword Honor
==Decorations==
The following is a complete list of the medals which Dan-G076 has earned throughout his career, as of 2560.
Personal Awards
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
Personal Awards Descriptions
1st Row	 	 	
2nd Row	Navy Cross 	Navy Distinguished Service Medal 	Silver Star (1 gold 5/16 star)
3rd Row	Navy and Marine Corps Medal 	Bronze Star (2 "V" devices, 1 gold 5/16 star) 	Purple Heart (1 silver and 1 gold 5/16 stars)
4th Row	Navy and Marine Corp Commendation Medal (1 "V" device, 1 silver, 1 gold 5/16 stars)	Combat Action Ribbon (2 silver, 2 gold 5/16 stars) 	Navy Good Conduct Medal (1 silver 5/16 stars)
5th Row	Navy Expeditionary Medal (1 silver 5/16 star) 	Colonial Defense Service Medal (2 gold 5/16 stars, 2 bronze service stars) 	Defense Forces Service Medal (2 silver service stars)
6th Row	Humanitarian Service Medal (1 silver service star) 	Defense of Earth Campaign Medal (1 arrowhead device, 4 bronze service stars)	Requiem Campaign Medal (1 arrowhead device, 3 bronze service stars)
7th Row	Great War Medal 	Insurrection War Service Medal (3 silver service stars) 	ONI Distinguished Operative Award (1 silver and 1 gold 5/16 stars)
8th Row	SPECWAR Group SPARTAN-III Service Medal (3 bronze service stars) 	Naval Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon (with Expert Device) 	Naval Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon (with Expert Device)
Team Bayonet Unit Citations
		
Team Bayonet Unit Citations Descriptions
Presidential Naval and Marine Unit Citation (1 bronze stars)	Presidential Naval and Marine Unit Citation (1 bronze stars)	Presidential Naval and Marine Unit Citation (1 bronze stars)	Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (3 bronze 3/16 stars)	Navy Unit Commendation (4 bronze 3/16 stars)
==Dates of Rank==
Rank 	Dates
Petty Officer Third Class 	February 19th, 2551 - April 23rd, 2552
Petty Officer Second Class	April 23rd, 2552 - November 20th, 2552
Petty Officer First Class 	November 20th, 2552 - June 6th, 2553
Ensign 	June 6th, 2553 - January 1st, 2554
Lieutenant Junior Grade 	January 1st, 2554 - May 7th, 2556
Lieutenant 	May 7th, 2556 - January 3rd, 2558
 	January 3rd, 2558 - Present
*January 19th, 2558 (Titled Fireteam Leader)
==Trivia==
*Dan's lineage can be traced back to French, Irish, Scottish, and Italian ancestors whom settled in Canada and the United States.
*Following his father's death in 2541, he was gifted his father's ODST helmet through his father's best friend, a Corporal in his father’s squad. He was allowed to keep this helmet through Spartan-III training and eventually had it modified to work with his Mjolnir armor in 2552.
*On the last day of the Human-Covenant War, December 11th, 2552, Dan-G076 celebrated his 15th birthday.
*Dan went under the codename, TEMPLAR, while working under ONI.
*Dan would keep the King of Spades card he found in Cleveland with him on every mission, believing it a good luck charm.
*Dan's Mark V ODST Helmet was lost when the UNSC Infinity was destroyed
==Gallery==
G-076.8.jpg|Dan would hold back hundreds of Covenant while evacuating civilians over this bridge Cleveland
File:DanSPI.png|Dan would use his SPI Armor in combat for the first and only time during the Battle of Mombasa
File:DanG-076.23.png|Overlooking Lake Erie, Dan lit a flare, signaling his location for pick-up for the twenty-six civilians and three ODSTs he led out of Cleveland
File:DanG-076.20.png|One of many examples of Dan using one of his favorite weapons, the M247H heavy machine gun
File:DanG-076.18.png|During one mission with ONI, Dan spent hours walking along cliffsides to reach his target
File:DanG-076.19.png|While under ONI, Dan worked with many other Spartan Operatives, in this case, a Spartan codenamed LYON
File:SangheliosDan1.png|On Sanghelios, Dan would develop a great appreciation for Sangheili culture
File:DanG-076.14.png|While rarely used it in combat, Dan would wield his Energy Sword "Honor" at various points during the Requiem Campaign
File:DanWarGames.png|During his free time, Dan will spend countless hours training on the Infinity's War Games Deck
File:DanJennWork.png|When he has time to kill, Dan enjoys pestering his girlfriend, Jenn Auclair, while she is at work.
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