Daniel-D076

Daniel-D076, otherwise known as Daniel Montefiore, is a SPARTAN-III supersoldier of Delta Company. Born on the planet of , Daniel's parents would be killed during the battle, leaving him orphaned on the planet Earth. Later found and recruited by ONI operatives into Delta Company in early 2552, he would began his formal training in December of the next year, after the had concluded. Graduating along with his peers in 2557, Daniel would be selected as the leader for Fireteam Cyclone. Equipped with MJOLNIR Mark V(B) armour, Daniel and Fireteam Cyclone would operate as an anti-Insurrectionist force until the onset of the . Forced underground due to their SPARTAN status, Fireteam Cyclone would join up with Swords of Sanghelios forces on the planet Farron-Nir, where they would remain until Cortana's death and the fall of her empire. Daniel is currently AWOL, along with most of Fireteam Cyclone and two other Delta Spartan-IIIs, operating under the pseudonym 'Collingwood'.
==Career Service Vitae==
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; Daniel-D076 
;Lieutenant/ SR 31
NAME: Monetfiore, Daniel
SPARTAN #: D076
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UNIT: Fireteam Cyclone
ROLE: Team Leader
ENLISTMENT DATE: ██████████
LOCATION: ██████████
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GENDER: Male
BIRTHPLACE: Paris IV
BIRTH DATE: 12 September ████
BLOOD TYPE: O NEG
HEIGHT: 205 cm, 6' 8" 
WEIGHT: 109 kg, 228 lb 
 
;ASSESSMENT:
Daniel-D076 is what ONI considers the model team leader. Loyal, competent, confident and collected, Daniel has been a thus-far underutilised asset for the UNSC. Whilst stranded during the Created Crisis, Daniel brought his fireteam through the two-year ordeal intact, despite the odds being thoroughly against him. Since arriving at the Avery J. Johnson Academy of Military Science, Daniel has shown himself to be the same capable commander he was shown to be during Delta Company training. Fireteam Cyclone is a reliable and effective SPARTAN fireteam, although their time on Farron-Nir has seen a change in his personality. Nevertheless, Daniel-D076 can be relied upon by the UNSC to tackle the tough jobs many might shy away from.
ANY FURTHER ADDITION TO FILES PERTAINING TO SPARTAN-III DANIEL-D076 ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL DANIEL-D076 IS APPREHENDED AND WITHIN UNSC CUSTODY, AS PER THE SPARTAN INTELLIGENCE LIMITATION ACT OF 2554.
Further file addendum suspended due to [REDACTED].~
;SERVICE HISTORY: 
*SPARTAN-III DELTA COMPANY: TEAM CYCLONE
**Top Honours in Appearance & Camouflage
**Kurt E. Ambrose Fireteam Championship - Third Place
*FIRETEAM CYCLONE INDEPENDENT OPERATIONS 
**Operation: JUNGLE BOOK
**Gothas campaign
**Annual Concord SPARTAN Fireteam Tournament
*CREATED conflict 
**Farron-Nir campaign
**Operation: SHADOW HAND
**Operation: MYRIAD
*AVERY JOHNSON MILITARY ACADEMY/FIRETEAM CYCLONE
**Iratus incident
**20th June incident
; COMMENTS: 
* Born Daniel Montefiore, during early training on ██████████ required accelerated English learning courses due to upbringing on ██████████. Daniel excelled in these courses, and continued within the program to no added delay.
*Relationships with members of fireteam normal, added attention should be given to the relationship between Daniel and Spartan Bailey-D130 - no fraternisation suspected thus far.
*Received high praise from Commander Kyle-B115 during Delta Company training, due to his leadership skills, excellence in camouflage and affable personality. Was deliberately EXCUSED from progressing into HEADHUNTER training to due to the belief he would perform better with a whole fireteam. 
*Unlike other Spartans, Daniel seems to be at ease when conversing or interacting with non-Spartan personnel, and even civilians. However, an extreme reluctance has been noted to discuss his family and background with anyone bar his fireteam.
*Is currently wanted by the Office of Naval Intelligence for the charge of desertion, along with six other Spartan-IIIs of Delta Company - further investigation into the reasons for his desertion is ongoing - NOT SUSPECTED TO BE MALICIOUS IN INTENT.
==Biography==
===Early Life===
Born on Paris IV in 2545, Daniel Montefiore was the son of two government bureaucrats in the capital city of Mimir. Both serving members of the planetary parliament, he never knew his parents fully well, mostly being raised by a nanny hired by the two. He would prove to be an intelligent child, however his basic schooling would be cut short in 2549, when the Covenant arrived in-system. During the subsequent siege and glassing of the planet, Daniel would be evacuated, with his parents killed in a Covenant bombing run and split from his nanny in the ensuing chaos. He would never see her again.
Taken to Reach, and - due to the overpopulated orphanages of New Alexandria - Earth several months later, Daniel would be adopted by a woman living in Bordeaux, where he would remain for two years, until the Covenant arrived at Earth. However, prior to this he was being watched by the Office of Naval Intelligence, who had selected him as a candidate for Delta Company of the SPARTAN-III Program. They were originally going to ask him if he wished to join the project on the 19th of October, however that was the date that the Battle of Bordeaux was begun, and so plans to enlist him were delayed. The ONI agents spent three days looking for him during the battle, and eventually found him protecting the corpse of his adoptive mother with a handgun taken from a dead soldier.
Upon being informed of their offer, Daniel readily accepted, and would be escorted by the agents to a waiting Pelican dropship. From there, he would be taken to the prowler No Secrets, and was planned to be placed in cryosleep for the duration of the slipspace jump. But before Daniel was put into cryo, the agents found a snag in their plan: they had not been informed that ONI's official Delta Company program had been indefinitely postponed, with the loss of contact with Onyx and the invasion of Earth. Upon being alerted of the project's abrupt cancellation, the ONI agents were at a loss of what to do. Waiting in orbit over Earth for several days, positioned above the Arctic Circle away from the main space battle, they would then be contacted by Beta-5 Division's head, one Admiral Jazmine Utah. She would alert them to her planned continuance of the program in a new location under new jurisdiction and organisation. The two were given the opportunity to join the program as trainers, and would bring Daniel in with them to the new planned location on Argus V. The two accepted, and left the Sol System on the 30th of October 2552, after picking up another transport containing two other candidates: Bailey-D130 and Indira-D331. 
The No Secrets would then put all three in cryosleep after a brief introduction between the three candidates, and would start its journey to Argus V. Originally supposed to arrive in January 2553, well ahead of the schedule and the planned trainee selection and retrieval period, the No Secrets would instead find itself over the human colony world of Hadres, due to a severe slipspace engine malfunction that was lucky not to have destroyed the ship. They would remain in Hadres for two months, as the local dockyard workers made slow but steady progress on the slipspace engine. Daniel, Bailey and Indira were kept in cryosleep for the period, only being woken on the 4th of April 2553, when the No Secrets finally arrived at Argus V. 
===Delta Company Training, 2553-2557 ===
By the time Daniel arrived at Argus V and Camp Ambrose, there were just thirty candidates at the site. As construction was still ongoing on Camp Ambrose, Daniel would be shuffled around along with the other candidates from barracks to barracks, often giving up his allotted bunk to another, sleeping on the floor. As the camp was slowly finished, more and more trainees were showing up, and as December arrived, Delta Company's training was officially begun.
The first challenge given to the trainees, after the presentation given to them in the mess hall by Commander Kyle-B115, was to jump out of a freighter in atmosphere, after being given a set of parafoils and basic instructions on how to use them. Daniel was one of the first out, landing safely on the ground before meeting up with several other candidates, one of which was Dominik-D314. After this, they were collected and taken back to Camp Ambrose, where they would conduct training for another five hours.
The first year took a toll on every candidate, yet Daniel seemed to thrive in his new environment. Whilst not the best candidate in the company, he consistently came in the top 20 in individual challenges, finishing first in several of them. All of the competitions he won involved camouflage, as he proved himself extremely adept at using terrain to his advantage, and making himself almost unseen in several exercises. On one occasion he successfully ambushed Kyle-B115, who was leading a group of trainers in locating the candidates in a capture-evasion exercise. This impressed the Beta Company Spartan, who noted down the candidate's skill in 'maskirovka'.
During this time, Daniel learned along with the other trainees history, physical training, and other academic and physical studies. He proved to have an especially keen interest in history, although he did have to take an accelerated English course. Whilst he knew the language, he could not speak it well due to his French heritage passed down from his parents and adoptive mother, who mostly spoke French at home. Once he passed this hurdle, however, his understanding of the content taught to him would be severely aided, as the first year of training ended and the company was introduced into combat training.
It was here that Daniel would shine, taking to the new curriculum with much vigour and excitement. A quick learner, he developed a method to leave his bunk along with another candidate, Harry-D100, and the two would escape the compound and train for a few hours every second night. When close quarters training and physical combat instruction began, their routine would expand, with the two dueling in bouts to improve their skills. It was in these exercises that Daniel would be noticed for his leadership qualities, when in exercises requiring trainees to be given partners, Daniel would often assume the leadership role between the two. 
As training wore on, the partners of each trainee were structured so they were almost always working with candidates they worked well with the most. Daniel would alternate with Harry and Dominik, and the three became a friend group, with Daniel and Harry inviting Dominik to sneak out with them at night to train. In more and more exercises, from rifle drill to live fire exercises and mock ambush and combat operations, Daniel would prove himself to the trainers and Kyle-B115 time and again, solidifying his record as an excellent leadership candidate.
In 2555, the company as a whole would be gathered into the mess hall for an announcement once again. Kyle-B115 would announce to the trainees that teams had been finalised, and that they would know that night who would gain promotions to team leaders, and who would be in which squad. The squads were announced in order of candidate 'points', a system introduced to encourage friendly competition and to add stakes between the candidates. Daniel would be the second fireteam leader announced, as the second-highest points achiever, and given his team: Fireteam Cyclone. He would be joined by Bailey-D130, a candidate he had met on the No Secrets, Dominik-D314, Samuel-D094, and Yvette-D251. 
A surprise and coincidence for Daniel was that the squad that Cyclone would be bunking with, Fireteam Kilowatt, was led by Harry-D100. The two teams, after the briefing, would mingle, as Daniel met the members of his team he hadn't talked to up until that point, and mingled with the other members of Fireteam Kilowatt: Lara-D144, George-D203, Jacob-D317 and Raquel-D194. The two teams became fast friends, in comparison to other squads who disliked their new neighbours, and a friendly rivalry would begin between the two.
With the new 'squad points' system introduced to encourage the squads to compete even more than they did individually, Fireteam Cyclone became one of the stand-out fireteams in the company. Daniel's skill in leadership and camouflage, combined with Bailey's excellent scout skills, Dominik's almost unrivalled marksmanship and Yvette's technological skill made the team quite a formidable opponent. Samuel, whilst considered a below-average candidate, was put in Fireteam Cyclone and under Daniel's command in the belief that his new team could help him achieve better results, in an experiment to see the effect of camaraderie on the skills of an underperforming candidate. The experiment was a success, with Daniel's counsel and friendship with Samuel becoming an anchor for the Spartan candidate, who began to improve markedly.
Fireteam Cyclone under Daniel was an extremely competitive group. Whilst between themselves and Fireteam Kilowatt they were quite relaxed and friendly with each other, to outsiders, the squad were overly competitive and closed off, giving them a bad reputation within the company. Despite this, they were always in the Top 5 for the squad point leaderboard, with Daniel on the individual leaderboard ranking among others such as Harry, Daniele-D003, Felicity-D148 and Oliver-D227. However this did cause some friction between him and those other performers, especially Daniele and Team Boson. 
In 2557, Delta Company would receive their augmentations, and the official armouring ceremony was organised. All of Fireteam Cyclone would undergo the augmentations with ease, with only Bailey having issues as she slipped into a coma that would last a week. Upon her waking, the team would be assembled on the parade ground along with the rest of the company, where top honours were announced. Daniel and Fireteam Cyclone's hard work had earned them a spot in the Top 5 Fireteams, and Daniel himself was awarded Top Honours in Appearance & Camouflage. It would then be announced which teams would receive MJOLNIR armour. Originally allocated Mk. VI MJOLNIR armour, Cyclone was stripped of the suits - due to, of all things, an accounting error that led to procurement not securing enough Mark VI suits. Instead, Daniel and his team would receive modified MK. V(B) sets procured from several ONI black sites on Earth. 
Daniel would don an olive drab a COMMANDO-class suit, and soon after acclimatisation training Fireteam Cyclone would bid their goodbyes to Fireteam Kilowatt and the few Deltas trainees that they were friends with, before leaving Argus V for the UNSC carrier Spear of Atlas. There, they would be briefed on their first mission on behalf of the Office of Naval Intelligence - the first of many in service to the UNSC.
===Operation: JUNGLE BOOK, 2557-2558===
The Spear of Atlas would jump into slipspace on the 23rd of September, before the Spartans of Fireteam Cyclone were summoned for a briefing. Having acclimatised to their new MJOLNIR armour, they would be informed of the operation, codenamed JUNGLE BOOK. On the planet of Gothas, an Insurrectionist formation known as the Unified Liberation Army had organised with the intent on turning the abandoned colony into a training camp and rally point for rebel forces throughout human space. Fireteam Cyclone was to be dispatched to interrupt the training of the Insurrectionist recruits, and effectively neutralise the ULA's overall combat capability.
Arriving in the neighbouring Phalos System on the 5th of October, Daniel would be transported from the UNSC carrier to the prowler Darkest Night, which would then journey to Gothas. Dropping the team onto the surface via an Owl dropship, the Darkest Night would wait for the team to complete their mission, before calling in the Spear of Atlas to finish the mopping up operations. Fireteam Cyclone would arrive on the surface on the 10th, and immediately began their campaign. 
The first sign of Cyclone was the ULA's loss of contact with several outposts, followed by the detonation of an ammunition dump on the planet. Cyclone engaged in a methodical campaign of attacks, destroying the outskirts of the Insurrectionist's defence before hitting bigger targets. By the 21st, Cyclone had destroyed fifteen outposts and supply dumps, and were ready to upscale their campaign severely. However, they were interrupted by the arrival in-system of the Spear of Atlas and her escorts on the 23rd. Mistakenly called in by the Darkest Night, the full-scale ground campaign began in earnest, with Cyclone's goal now reoriented to acting as the spearhead for UNSC offensives. 
Daniel and Dominik were tasked with clearing a safe LZ for the 34th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, whilst Samuel, Bailey and Yvette were given the task of destroying any major anti-aircraft installations near the LZ. The team would successfully accomplish both objectives, clearing the way for the main offensive into rebel-controlled territory. With the main headquarters and facilities set up in Gothas' old, abandoned capital city, Fireteam Cyclone would lead elements of the 209th ODST Battalion into the city to capture the ULA's main leadership. They had also received intelligence that the legendary Spartan-III traitor, Simon-G294, was among them, which gave Fireteam Cyclone even more of an incentive to act quickly. 
Whilst the sighting was false, and Simon was not among the leadership of the ULA, they successfully neutralised all targets, leaving the ULA decapitated and without a proper command structure for the remainder of the campaign, allowing the isolated rebel cells to be easy pickings for the UNSC force. The entire Gothas Campaign would be finished by the 19th of November. Whilst the operation had been thrown into disarray with the early intervention of the Spear of Atlas, the overall operation was a success, as Fireteam Cyclone had proven themselves to be capable in combat and successful in their overarching goal. They would be redeployed to the Spear of Atlas, which would then travel to Concord.
The Spartans would be taken via transport to the surface, where they would await assignment from ONI. They would be on the planet until August 2558, conducting training with another Spartan team, this time a full company composed mostly of SPARTAN-IVs, with several Beta Company Spartan-IIIs mixed in. Their successful guerrilla campaign on Gothas had proven Cyclone as a reliable, competent Spartan team, and as such they were allocated as the Spartan team assigned to Operation: GOAL KEEPER, the UNSC's official reconnaissance and disruption mission to the planet of Farron-Nir, which was caught in the midst of a civil war between the Sword of Sanghelios, and the Souls of the Damned, a localised Covenant splinter group making use of the ex-Covenant assassination force the Narik Solari, or 'Night Stalkers'.
===The Farron-Nir War, 2558-2560===
Daniel and Fireteam Cyclone would arrive in the Farron-Nir System on the 13th of September, acting as the first wave in the UNSC forces' deployment. They would establish a firebase on the tallest mountain on the planet close to the encampments of both factions. Farron-Nir was a modern world, with several cities scattered across the planet. However, most of the fighting between the Souls of the Damned and Swords of Sanghelios occurred over the wilderness of the planet's main continent, due to the reserves of deuterium and silicon under the surface. By the 17th, Cyclone had established a firebase, and was joined on the surface by the 87th Independent Marine Company, and elements of the 375th Engineer Battalion, who had created several revetments to store vehicles and aircraft.
On the 27th of October, the mission for Daniel and the UNSC forces on Farron-Nir would change drastically. Having remained neutral, the UNSC support vessel, the frigate Myriad had kept station above the firebase in the planet's atmosphere, acting as a ward to scare away any Souls' or Swords' incursions. However, the Created Crisis would begin in the system with a Forerunner Guardian jumping in-system, neutralising all main electronic systems and dispatching large cohorts of Promethean armigers and soldiers to the cities of Farron-Nir. Both the Swords of Sanghelios and Souls of the Damned would flee into the continent's vast plains, where their quiet war escalated severely.
The Myriad would be destroyed by the Guardian's pulse, sending it into the mountain above the UNSC firebase and almost covering the entire FOB in rubble and snow. Of the total 589 UNSC personnel stationed on the Myriad and at the firebase, only 149 remained, including all of Fireteam Cyclone. With most of their vehicles destroyed, and all aircraft they had damaged beyond feasible repair, Daniel took the helm to lead the UNSC forces. Luckily for Cyclone and the 87th IMC, along with any survivors from the Myriad's crew, the ship had landed mostly intact, which would give the UNSC a good base of operations on the planet. The marines and Spartans would fortify the frigate's remnants, shoring up the defences and making use of all weapons and equipment still intact. They would be joined in the ensuing weeks by more crewmen and marines posted to the Myriad as security crew, who escaped the fall via lifeboat. Several who arrived told gaunt tales of being hunted by mysterious Sangheili swordsman who would jump out of the shadows", and cut down many of those who had attempted to make it. More were captured still, with their fate unknown.
Dispatching several patrols, who would later go missing, Daniel decided to lead Cyclone in a hunting patrol, to draw out the mysterious soldiers and kill them. The attackers obliged, and ambushed the Spartans in the thick forests of Farron-Nir. However, the cohesion Cyclone had developed thanks to Daniel's training paid off, and they managed to push back the rangers, capturing one of their corpses in the process. It would be then that they were revealed to be the Narik-Solari, an assassination group separate to the Silent Shadow, directed at the will of the High Prophets themselves before the collapse of the Covenant.
=== Avery J. Johnson Academy, 2560-2561===
===Hunting Traitors, 2561-===
==Equipment==
=== Armour===
MJOLNIR Mk. V(B): Upon the issuing of MJOLNIR armour to Fireteam Cyclone, they discovered that the Mk. VI armour they were to be issued had in fact been switched for am older, yet less-worn set of Mk. V(B) armour. Daniel would don an olive drab suit of COMMANDO-class armour, with ODST shoulder plates, and GRENADIER leg armour. Whilst it wasn't what Daniel had entirely wanted, however upon acclimatising within the suit, he found that the COMMANDO suit was well-adjusted to his role as the leader of Cyclone. He would make several adjustments, including the addition of several extra radio-communication methods and, whilst on Farron-Nir, scavenged up-armoured jackplates.
MJOLNIR Mk. VII (GEN3): Returning from Farron-Nir to the Avery J. Johnson Academy of Military Science after two years of brutal combat on the planet with no ability to repair or refit their armour, Fireteam Cyclone, they would be one of the first Delta Company fireteams to be reequipped with GEN3 MJOLNIR Mk. VII armour. Taking aspects from his own Mk V(B) suit, Daniel would tailor his Mk. VII to a battlefield command and coordination role, adding redundant comms systems, nav beacons and an advanced sensor package. Not forgetting his roots whilst on Argus V, Daniel managed to secure his suit a passive camouflage unit, similar to those utilised on Mk. VI GEN3 suits. When his composite fireteam left AJJAMS to hunt down Spartan deserters, they would endeavour to secure as many spare parts as possible - aided in their sedition by Randolph, one of the base's AI.
===Weaponry===
Throughout training on Argus V, Daniel was subjected to the entire range of the UNSC's arsenal, developing a proficiency with all weapons in use. However, he developed an affinity for the BR55 battle rifle, and the M6G Magnum. This would lead to his choice to use both as his primary and secondary weapons during Operation: JUNGLE BOOK, and the first few months on Farron-Nir. However, as the campaign rolled on and ammunition for his favoured battle rifle became scarce, he resorted to using the standard MA5D and MA37, interchangeable with ammunition. He also developed an interest in the Covenant Type-51 Carbine. When they successfully left Farron-Nir in a captured Lich, and returned to the UNSC at Laconia, he was reunited with his preferred weaponry, receiving a newer BR75. However, his secondary changed from a Magnum to the newer yet less punchy Mk. 50 Sidekick. 
When Fireteam Cyclone left Laconia, they would take with them a small arsenal, enough to keep them in supply of ammunition and weaponry for several months. He would vary between using the BR75, and an MA40 with a regular marksman scope rather than the smart-link scope that came as standard for most of Misriah Armoury's assault rifles. He has also developed a skill with the MLRS-2 Hydra, although he only uses it when missions require heavy weaponry.
==Relationships==
===Fireteam Cyclone ===
====Bailey-D130====
United by chance when fireteams were created, Bailey would become Daniel's 2IC and close friend, as the two bonded through training. Daniel's own key ability of camouflage and maskirovka was complemented well with Bailey's skills as a scout and reconnaissance specialist. Upon their graduation and augmentations in 2557, Bailey almost didn't survive, with Daniel remaining at her bedside for a week straight until she awoke from the coma the augmentations had put her in. Throughout Fireteam Cyclone's service until the Created Crisis, Daniel and Bailey would continue to remain close friends, even through Cyclone's time on Farron-Nir and the Created Crisis' strenuous toll on the mental health of the team. Upon returning to the fold with the UNSC, they learned of the betrayal of several Delta Company fireteams. 
Upon being outfitted with MJOLNIR Mk. VII armour, and being placed in what amounted to house arrest, Daniel and Bailey convinced the other members of Fireteam Cyclone and several other Delta Company Spartans to go AWOL to hunt down the traitors, who had either gone to ground following the Created's splintering, or joined the Banished as Spartan-killers. During their hunting of the Delta traitors, Bailey and Daniel's relationship would be tested, with Daniel's want for immediate execution of the deserters, and Bailey's more moderate call for imprisonment. Despite this, the two still cared for each other, saving each other's life several times.
====Dominik-D314====
Dominik is Fireteam Cyclone's designated marksman and grenadier, fulfilling the role left open in the wake of their desertion. He met Daniel at Argus V when teams were assigned, and quickly found a niche as one of Daniel's closest friends. Whilst Bailey would always hold the title of Daniel's best friend, Dominik was never far behind, as the two looked after each other and often paired up when Delta were forced to work in pairs during training. The two's dynamic relationship, with Daniel's headstrong and confident demeanour, as compared to Dominik's gruff yet easygoing manner made the two an unlikely pair.
Upon the augmentations and their equipping with MJOLNIR Mk. V armour, Dominik's love for explosives and skilled marksmanship made him the team's dual demolitionist and sniper, a role which Daniel allowed him to flourish in. During their campaign on Farron-Nir, Dominik would prove essential in the team's survival and eventual victory. When Daniel and Bailey made the decision to go AWOL hunting for Delta deserters, the first person they went to was Dominik, who readily agreed, and was responsible for the recruitment of the two ex-Fireteam Darter Spartans: Harry-D100 and Lara-D144.
====Samuel-D094====
Samuel and Daniel have been good friends since the beginning of training. Paired up in the first dual exercise before teams were assigned, Samuel's naivety and anxiety led them to finish the challenge in the lower half of teams, however Daniel did not hold it against him. When Fireteam Cyclone was organised, Samuel was the lowest performer in the squad, performing below average in company rankings. Daniel, to his credit, helped Samuel in areas he was struggling in, and the team as a whole pitched in to push Samuel up. His eventual finishing of training as a slightly-above average candidate, with a specific niche in vehicular warfare. Samuel's acceptance of his own mediocre skill as a Spartan helped him develop even further, always spurned on by Daniel and the rest of Cyclone.
Upon returning to the UNSC after Farron-Nir, Samuel would be approached by Daniel alone, to ask him to join them in hunting down deserters from Delta Company and other rogue Spartans. Samuel, wanting to live up to what he perceived to be Daniel's expectations, readily accepted. He would function as the medical specialist and vehicular warfare expert for Fireteam Cyclone. 
==== Yvette-D251====
Yvette was Fireteam Cyclone's electronics specialist and close quarters expert. Whilst Cyclone was always a family for every member, Yvette was by far the most closed off of the five Spartans. She was also the most well-liked outside of the fireteam, due to her affable nature and calm demeanour. Daniel and Yvette were close, but not to the same extent as the rest of Cyclone. She was the most by-the-book of the team, compared to Dominik's chaotic nature and Daniel's often risky actions.
On Farron-Nir, she would grow especially close to Samuel, however in the latter part of the campaign she would have a falling out with Daniel, after the incident involving the Myriad's detonation. This rift would grow after they made it to Laconia, ultimately with Daniel's decision not to directly ask her to come with the rest of Cyclone on their mission. The fact that she believed Daniel "didn't have the balls to say it to her face", and her extremely rigid belief in structure, led her to refuse the offer from Bailey and Samuel, and her reassignment to Fireteam Serpent after their desertion.
===Spartans===
Harry-D100 and Daniel would meet several times throughout training. As friends, they would organise a night-time training regimen within their own small barracks room, including Dominik-D314 and other roommates. After the selection of Daniel and Harry as fireteam leaders, and their coincidental allotment as sister teams, the two often bonded in down time, and led their teams either with or against each other in field exercises. Daniel would also grow to be good friends with Lara-D144, Fireteam Kilowatt's electronic warfare expert. Upon Cyclone's departure to get fitted with MJOLNIR armour, and Kilowatt's assignment to anti-Insurrectionist operations, the two said their goodbyes, and would not meet again until 2560, when the two teams would be reunited at Laconia.However, this reunion was dampened by the fact that only Harry and Lara had made it into UNSC territory, the rest of their squad having been killed by Created agents. Upon the decision by Daniel to go AWOL, he also approached Harry and Lara, who agreed to go with the rest of Cyclone. Harry would then function as the combined team's 2IC and heavy weapons specialist, whilst Lara would maintain her role as a marksman and electronic warfare specialist, being instrumental in the escape of the composite fireteam. The two proved their worth in their escape from Concord in 2561, and the narrow evasion of capture by Created remnant forces on Venezia.
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===UNSC Personnel===
====Randolph (RND 1112-90)====
Randolph is a UNSC 5th-generation 'Smart' AI, and was originally an AI created on at the Avery J. Johnson AMS. First meeting Daniel after he and Fireteam Cyclone arrived at Laconia, he would be instrumental in helping Daniel and his squadmates in escaping and going AWOL. One of the first 'Smart' AIs to be created by the UNSC, even under the fear that he would desert and join the Created, he was still loyal to the UNSC, albeit rebellious in his nature. With a bombastic personality and chipper voice, Daniel often finds himself at ease when talking to the friendly construct, who asked Daniel to take him with them on their escape. Daniel did so, and Randolph has been a serious asset to Fireteam Cyclone. 
==Personality==
Daniel's personality is decidedly not quiet, reserved, and - let's be honest - typical for a Spartan. Despite the immense trauma he has been through, much like all the other Delta Company candidates, Daniel has successfully managed to push past these touchy subjects through open and honest conversation. Much of this was spurned by his need to take accelerated English courses due to his French parents and foster carer. In these lessons he would often converse with Doctor Reyna Zhou-Romero, Delta Company's in-house psychiatrist and ONI analyst, who wrote most of Daniel's ONI record, which helped him open up about his past experiences. 
Throughout Delta Company training on Argus V, Daniel was recorded as being one of the more friendly and cordial candidates. Whilst extremely competitive in solo and dual exercises, Daniel often worked well with every candidate he was paired with, thanks to his easy-going nature. It was these traits, along with his excellent skill and performance in most exercises, that would see him selected as a fireteam leader. The four other members of his fireteam (Bailey, Dominik, Yvette and Samuel) were all candidates he had trained with previously - Dominik especially had shared a barracks with Daniel, and the two often snuck out during the night-time with other candidates to train and exercise. 
Despite Fireteam Cyclone's competitive nature during exercises, which ultimately did nothing to ingratiate the members of Cyclone towards other fireteams, Daniel still attempted to maintain good relations with other fireteam leaders, to mixed success. His affable nature and ability to crack jokes in almost any circumstance did help in the development of his friendships with other leaders such as Harry-D100, however he had trouble with others such as Daniele-D003, due to Cyclone's reputation and many candidates' inability to separate the friendly, charismatic Daniel from the overly-competitive, closed-off Fireteam Cyclone. 
==Literary Appearances==
*Halo: Night Stalkers
*Cyclone - Arrival
*Cyclone - Test of Objectives
*Cyclone - Seven Marks
*Cyclone - AWOL
*Cyclone - An Absence of Authority
*Just Another Target (Contemporary Reference)
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