Grayson B-128

Lieutenant Commander Grayson B-128 is a Spartan-III supersoldier and acting leader of Fireteam Colossus. He was of the UNSC Naval Special Warfare Command, attached to Special Warfare Group Four of the UNSC Army while working with ECHO Team, but moved onto the Spartan-IV Program after the fireteam collapsed with Reach. He fought during the Fall of Reach in 2552 under the call sign Echo Two.
==Biography==
===Childhood and Conscription===
"Nah, never met 'er. My pops said she passed 'fore I could walk, but I dunno. That doesn't sit right with me." - Grayson talking about his mother.
Grayson was born on October 15th, 2530 on the planet Jericho VII, amidst the Human-Covenant War. He has brief, but fond memories of his father, claiming he was a boxer, and a "damn good one". His mother is mentioned as deceased, or at least absent, so it seems he was raised by his lone father, as no stepmother was mentioned. His early signs of physical prowess attracted ONI's attention, and they seized him for their own as soon as his father was killed in a Seraph bombing run. Grayson was more than eager to join the program, and to this day still says he doesn't regret it. 
He was pulled out of Beta Company before the disastrous Operation: TORPEDO, noted for having a drive that many of the other Spartans had difficulty matching, but his rushed style of handling things made the decision a difficult one. He was assigned to ECHO Team almost immediately after its formation, shortly after Ray A-442. 
===Career Before The Fall of Reach===
Before the Fall of Reach, Grayson was heavily involved in anti-Insurrectionist activities with the rest of ECHO, while the other teams, most notably NOBLE, took on the greater Covenant threat. He was most notably deployed against small Insurrectionist splinter groups, most of which broke away from the People's Occupation. He was often deployed with Eiji A-247, reminiscent of how Headhunter pairs are deployed. Shortly after reports of the Covenant's presence on Reach, the team was deployed as a whole more often, and they adjusted accordingly to this change.
===Fall of Reach ===
The Spartans of ECHO Team participated in a two part mission located in Esztergom with Ray and Lucas A-103 gathering information about the Covenant operations, while Grayson, Mitch B-106, and Eiji evacuated what civilians they could. While taking out a notable amount of the Covenant in the area, they were unable to save anyone, as the Covenant was swift and thorough. Halfway through the mission, however, they were recalled to Sword Base, expected to escort ONI Officials and personnel out of the facility while NOBLE flushed out the enemy forces. Grayson and Lucas provided ground support, while Eiji covered the air alongside new addition Ophelia B-607. (Work in Progress, stay tuned!)
==Personality and Traits==
"Let's get a move on, you can breathe when our air isn't shared with Squid Heads and Tree-Turkeys." - Grayson urging an exhausted trooper to continue
Grayson is often described as brash and impatient, notorious for completing objectives quickly, but never unscathed. Upon commanding his own squad, he learned the value of patience, but still hangs onto old habits. His reckless behavior often rewarded him with a tirade, courtesy of Colonel Kingston, who was more fond of traditional handling of missions, the exact opposite of Grayson's methods. It has been noted by many others that he will slow down and wait for those close to him, primarily Eiji, who he seems especially close with. 
He spoke and continues to speak fondly of his father, claiming he "coulda taken 8 o' those hinge heads". While the claim is unlikely, the respect he has for his father shows clear as day. His relationships throughout the team are sibling-like in nature, resulting in lots of banter and friendly competitiveness. He was particularly distraught at their evacuation of New Alexandria, blaming both himself, and Colonel Kingston for the outcome, believing the Colonel "didn't try hard enough". Unlike the leader of ECHO, Grayson is much better at planning on the spot, using his plans as more of an outline than an actual means of point A to point B, a skill that Ray is eager to utilize, and quite notably, defend. 
==Equipment==
Grayson dons a suit of MJOLNIR Mark V[B] armor, with sage and olive as the primary and secondary colors, respectively. He has an EOD helmet with the CNM attachment, and a Breacher collar, as well as wrist, a left Base Security Shoulder and a right CQC Shoulder. He also has Grenadier knee guards with the default visor color, and notably, a push dagger sidearm sheathed above his hard case. Unlike Emile A-239, he still has his standard issue knife as well. 
==Trivia==
Grayson very well might have learned how to fight from his father, as his wonder would've led to many questions. This also would've helped him excel in training.
Grayson was originally planned to be a Spartan-II, but that was deemed too similar to Jorge S-052.
He is particularly fond of flip music, often discussing it with any who will listen. He shows great favor towards the Anti-Covenant group, "Unyielding Regret", which is a reference to an earlier remark at how cool a Sangheili vocalist would be. 
His color scheme is based upon Master Chief's.
His armor was originally made in Halo 3, comprised of an EOD Helmet, CQB Chest, and EVA shoulders. It was later changed to Halo Reach, upon this project's evolution. 
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