Clayton Grimm

Clayton Farell Grimm was an serviceman of the , primarily serving in the , and had participated in various combat tours during the course of the .
Grimm was born and raised on the outer colony of . Clayton was raised by a religious family, and worked as a farm hand in his youth. In 2523, Grimm enlisted in the Marine Corps In 2525, when the war with Covenant had just begun, Grimm had joined the , when he learned of the . Clayton Grimm would continue to operate as an ODST for most of his career. Grimm would participate in battles on Harvest, Arcadia, and other engagements. Grimm would eventually be promoted to the rank of Master Sergeant (E-8). 
At some point in his career, Grimm would become a Drill Instructor (DI) for the , in which he trained the SPARTAN-IIIs of and . had hand-picked Grimm due to his combat experience and disciplinary nature. Grimm would prove himself as instructor, by gaining the respect of the even the most troublesome of Spartans. This is where Clayton began his association with the UNSC Office Naval of Intelligence.
Prior to the completion of Beta Company's training, Grimm was then transferred into the on the planet of Actium to "help with the war effort". Shortly afterwards, had invaded Actium, which up led to the 53rd Armored launching their legendary counterattack that destroyed the three Covenant staging zones. Clayton Grimm, along with the rest of 53rd, were reported as killed in action during the final days of the . Grimm was given posthumous awards for his actions on Actium, including the . Grimm was honored and remembered by his friends and surviving family at his funeral.
However, there have been some unconfirmed reports and rumors that Clayton Grimm is still alive, and that the Actium story was an ONI-manufactured cover story, which seems to suggest that Grimm is still associated with ONI in some capacity.
==Behind the Scenes==
*The character is based off of the persona of Sgt. Farell from the anime-based U.S. motion picture, Edge of Tomorrow.
*The character was developed to be a minor character that would play a role in the development of the author's other characters.
*Like The Watchmen, the character was designed as a test article for the author's more "challenged" character articles.