Davien Calson

Davien Calson (service number 35521-45243-DC) is a former Orbital Drop Shock Trooper. He served as the designated marksman of Fireteam Wolf during the Human-Covenant War, Created Conflict, and Battle of Zeta Halo.
==Biography==
===Early Life===
Being the son of successful business moguls, Elliott and Jung-Hee Calson of the IMC corporation, Davien was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and a pair of impossibly large shoes to fill. His parents had plenty of money to give, and they did so liberally. Their time and attention, however, was a far more precious commodity, and one Davien enjoyed rarely.
In his parents' frequent absence, Davien was largely raised by a revolving door of caretakers. He had always been a willful child, which only intensified as he grew up, often slipping away at the earliest opportunity and returning in the dead of night. If all that was waiting for him was an empty house, then Davien would spend his days prowling the streets of Luna's many habitats with his similarly minded friends.
At first, they were merely school friends, having fun after class. Soon, they became truants and delinquents following Davien's lead. And later, punks and street toughs, with more than a few run ins with Luna's local security. Davien himself had been arrested for multiple counts of loitering, trespassing, assault and battery, and public intoxication while still a minor.
But his punishment never went further than a few hours in a detainment cell. Likely thanks to his father's considerable influence.
The man was not entirely absent from Davien's life. He might not have always had time, but of harsh words and criticism, there was plenty. The same was true of his mother, though they did not reprimand their child together.
If there had ever been any love between his mother and father, it had long since faded by the time Davien grew old enough to notice such things. They regarded each other not as lovers, though not quite strangers either. Business partners. Professional, but distant. It did not escape a young Davien's notice how his parents marriage had taken place a mere five months before his own birth. Whatever desperation to preserve their image that led them to marry in the first place was also likely what kept the two from separating as well.
When he was 18, Davien enlisted with the UNSC Marine Corps after a particularly spirited shouting match with his father. During which, Elliott had suggested that if his son would not live according to his rules, then he should leave. Davien agreed.
That was the last day Davien saw his father alive.
===Early Service===
Before applying to be an ODST, Davien served as a Scout Sniper in the UNSC Marine Corps, and grew closer to his SRS99 than he ever had his actual family.
His enlistment may have been on a whim, but in a way, Davien truly came into his own as a Marine. He had never truly excelled in anything before, but his marksmanship was unparalleled in his unit. He was young, strong, and invincible. At least, in the way that every 19 year old believes.
His rebellious streak, however, had never quite faded. Were it not for Davien's exceptional skill and the UNSC's desperation for every last man and woman they could get their hands on, his service may have been a short one.
===Late War===
By 2547, Davien had become a full fledged Helljumper in the 105th and was assigned to Fireteam Wolf under the leadership of Michael Harris, before the Staff Sergeant's untimely death on Skopje later that year. 
When Harris was replaced by Staff Sergeant Scott Edwards, Davien proved to be the man's greatest obstacle in fully bringing Wolf to heel. Harris had been hard, bitter and quick to anger, and Davien had initially suspected Edwards to be more of the same. 
His assessment was proven more and more incorrect with every mission Wolf returned from unscathed, often thanks to Edwards's lead. While he came to trust and maybe even respect the Staff Sergeant, his pride made expressing that difficult, and the two continued to butt heads for as long as Wolf stayed together.
===Post-War===
Unlike the other members of Wolf, Davien had a mother and a father still alive by war's end. Maybe even a home to return to, if he cared to make the effort. Instead, Davien chose to spend his leave with Jerome Brandt, who had become his closest friend over the years, taking the colony kid on a tour of what remained of Earth.
With the complicated, tumultuous nature of the post-war era, Fireteam Wolf was reassigned to NAVSPECWAR/Group Seven and the UNSC Prowler, the Zephyr alongside several other similarly sized and skilled Helljumper teams. The landscape of the galaxy may have been flipped on its head, but as long as there were problems that could be solved with a bullet between the eyes, Davien's skills were always in demand.
In October of 2554, Fireteam Wolf were sent to investigate a distress signal that originated from the glassed surface of Paris IV. It was there in a dilapidated meteorological research station that Wolf found evidence of a bloody conflict, and a lone stealth Brute that attacked the ODSTs. Thanks to Brandt's quick action, Davien was able to end the rampaging alien in a single shot, saving his teammates in the process.
Be it a would-be Covenant Remnant unifier, or a New Colonial Alliance officer, Wolf Team's missions often involved putting an end to the next great threat to the UNSC before it was even realized. The greatest of these efforts was Operation: ROYAL FLUSH, in which Wolf and the Spartan contingent of their new ship, the UNSC Molon Labe, were tasked with putting an end to an NCA alliance struck between the insurgents and two prominent alien factions.
But before they could cut the three heads of this insidious snake, a Guardian was roused from the surface of Firenze and cast both the planet and its nearby moon into darkness. Wolf, alongside most of the Spartans, were able to slip away aboard the Molon Labe. For the next year, they would remain on the run from Cortana's Created forces, the Labe becoming a second home as the marines, crew, and Spartans had no choice but to grow closer together.
Sometime before December 2559, Davien, alongside Scott, accompanied ONI Agent Arti Singh on an undercover mission within the asteroid habitat of Arsenal to meet with Singh's informant. A very atypical task for the career Helljumpers, but with the Molon Labe on the proverbial lamb with little to no support from what remained of the UNSC, Singh found herself with few other options. The two troopers were initially intended to only act as lookouts, but when "friends" of Singh's informant, a colorful Yonhet named Faz, pulled up to the meeting spot looking to secure the Yonhet's intel for themselves, Scott and Davien were forced to jump into action. Thanks to Davien's quickdraw, Scott was again saved by the marksman.
===Zeta Halo===
When the Molon Labe was destroyed above Zeta Halo in December, 2559, Wolf were among its few survivors. Like the rest, a delayed thaw thanks to a cryopod malfunction meant that Davien had little to no time to gear up before escaping the doomed ship via drop pod. Although, he did risk the extra precious seconds to grab an SRS99, much to the rest of the team's chagrin.
All of Wolf was scattered during the drop. Davien himself landed closer to a region plagued by inclement weather. In nothing but fatigues, the cold may have taken him if he had not found another drop pod from the Labe. The trooper, one Corporal Bryan, had dug his own grave-- dead from the impact after the pod's chute had failed to slow him down enough. His thermal regulated black armor, however, was still mainly intact. And in Davien's size, too.
It was the season of giving, after all. And this was one gift Davien could not afford to pass up.
Sometime later, Davien found Adrian Sherman, the operations officer of the destroyed Molon Labe, being chased by Jackals for sport. After dispatching the aliens, Adrian pleaded with the trooper to assist him in rescuing the rest of the bridge crew who had been captured by the Banished. Initially unmoved, even when Adrian attempted to pull rank on the Helljumper, Davien only relented when the officer made passing mention of a certain Pelican pilot who had also been taken prisoner.
Deep into the heart of the cold mountain peaks, Davien with Adrian in tow finally came across the Banished prison facility, the Downfall of Spirit. There, Davien was content to spend the next few days laying low and watching the facility's daily operations from a safe distance. If two men intended to spirit away half a dozen prisoners without being torn to shreds themselves, then they needed a plan. And time to form one. Unfortunately, time was what the pair so sorely lacked.
An Elite in an infiltration harness fell upon the pair right as they prepared to retire for the night. The alien took Adrian hostage, demanding Davien surrender. However conflicted he was, Davien was about to do it, until Adrian drew his service sidearm and removed himself from the equation. Distraught and enraged, Davien attempted to end the Sangheili in a single shot from his SRS99, but the alien ducked and tackled the human, sending both spiraling off a cliff into a snowbank far below, their fates unknown.
==Personality==
There are few thoughts Davien does not care to voice, making him easily the loudest and most opinionated member of Wolf. Where others may balk or cower in the face of danger, Davien prefers to meet it with a cocky grin and a raised middle finger. Combined with his inherent distaste for authority and his fierce pride, there is no other member of Wolf who better fits the ODST stereotype of glory-hungry, wild, and disrespectful.
That is not to say that Davien incapable of exercising patience or restraint. These are obviously necessary for any sniper worth his salt, and Davien is no stranger to spending days in total, unflinching silence, as motionless as still water. All for the sake of the perfect shot.
Perhaps his openness at all other times is to make up for the quiet days spent alone. Something he may have had his fill of, back on Luna.
==Appearance==
Davien is a handsome young man with high cheek bones, and clear smooth skin. Combined with his sharp eyes and jet black hair, there is clearly more of Jung-Hee in him than Elliott. He is a little short for a Shock Trooper, though.
While his ODST BDU is not atypical for marksmen in the 105th, Davien often attempts to personalize it in some way, such as carving tally marks into the plating or emblazoning his helm with a skull or a wolf. Sometimes a wolf skull, if he's feeling spicy. These personal touches rarely last, however, as Edwards always orders them painted over sooner or later.
==Equipment==
As Wolf's marksman and a former Scout Sniper, Davien prefers weapons with a little more precision and finesse than your standard assault rifle, such as the M395 Designated Marksman Rifle or the BR55HB Battle Rifle. The sight module on his helmet grants Davien with an unparalleled range of vision on the team, allowing him to spot threats and targets kilometers out. But it, like Davien, only reaches its true potential when paired with an SRS99 series rifle. His adoption of the DAYBREAK Exoframe in 2554 has only further increased his precision, thanks to the mechanical supports keeping his body steady no matter the position. The increase in strength and stability, as well as a power source to draw upon, has made Davien eager to see how he would perform with an M99 Stanchion, although his request for such a brutal piece of equipment has yet to be approved.
==Gallery==
File:Calson0911Helmet.png|Calson in his DAYBREAK Exoframe, optimized for designated marksmen.
File:Calsonwiki.jpg|Davien Calson in his late-war ODST Sharpshooter battledress
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