Tyler-G278

Spartan Tyler-G278, born Tyler Wilson, is a Spartan-III Commando of the UNSC Naval Special Warfare Command, Spartan Operations, and the Office of Naval Intelligence. She is the marksman for the Spartan-III Gamma Company team, Team Bayonet. She fought at the tail-end of the Human-Covenant War and also fought in the Requiem Campaign. Tyler was a Lieutenant Junior Grade under UNSC Navy prior to joining the Spartan Branch. 
==Biography==
===Early Life===
Tyler was born on June 15th, 2538, to parents Jacob and Elizabeth Wilson. Her father owned a small construction business while her mother worked in the tourism industry. She had an older brother named Chris, who was 5 years old at the time of her birth. In the year of 2542, the Covenant began glassing her home planet of Alluvion. In order to save her children, her mother forced both of her children aboard the last evacuation ship leaving the planet. Both her parents were killed in the glassing. After departure, the siblings were separated, to which she never saw him again. She remained in tears for the majority of the journey.
===New Beginnings===
Tyler was eventually kicked from the evacuation ship on Reach and made her way to a refugee camp. Sometime after arriving on Reach, Tyler began to wander the planet, eventually staying in because of "the pretty buildings". At some point in 2543, at the age of 5, she was noticed by a man on his way to work at the . Upon asking why she was crying, she told the story of how she couldn't find her family after leaving the ship. After hearing her story the man had realized what had happened and said that she could come with him. The man said his name was Derek Varga and that he worked for the Office of Naval Intelligence, he quickly became a father figure for the young and scared Tyler. After a few weeks, Agent Varga deduced that she was from Alluvion, and that her parents were killed during the glassing, she broke down in tears after hearing this. Agent Varga would continue to take care of her until 2544, when recruitment for Gamma Company of the Spartan-III Program began. A friend of Varga's who was involved with recruiting had taken note of Tyler, cross-referenced her genes and were found to be a perfect match. After speaking with him, Varga agreed to recruit Tyler into Gamma Company, to which she agreed. About a month later, Tyler left for Camp Currahee, Onyx. 
===Training ===
In training, Trainee-G278 would be assigned to Team Bayonet under Trainee-G076. When Gamma Company began their weapons handling and rifle qualifications, Tyler was immediately identified as a natural marksman, able to engage and eliminate targets at extreme ranges. She turned heads, distinguishing herself as a marksman when during a training event, she eliminated a target at a range of 2735 meters (the sniper rifle is only rated for 1500 meters). By the end of training, placed second in marksmanship, placed highly in stealth operations, and overall placed very well, in the top thirty Spartans of Gamma Company. Team Bayonet placed 4th overall against every team in Gamma Company, narrowly losing to compete for top honors to . At graduation, unlike any other Spartan there, Tyler had someone who she considered "like family" watching her with pride. Following the graduation Agent Varga approached her, and after a brief talk, he gave her a custom ONI as a gift for graduating. This would to become her main sidearm in the years following. 
===Augmentations===
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In February of 2551 aboard , Tyler and the rest of Gamma Company received their augmentations. The following are the chemicals used in their augmentations:
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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Tyler would work with Team Bayonet until her decision to join ONI in late 2554. Team Bayonet was made up of the following Spartans
*Dan-G076 (Team Leader)
*Tom-G036 (Medic and Intelligence)
*Tyler-G278 (Long Range Reconnaissance/Marksman)
*Theo-G091 (Close Quarters)
*Alex-G141 (Heavy Weapons)
==Human-Covenant War==
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In losing to compete for Top Honors, Tyler and Team Bayonet would pulled directly under NAVSPECWARCOM as a Cat-2 Spartan-III Team, available for rapid deployment anywhere in the known universe. With this, their first orders out of training were to report to the for their upgrade to MJOLNIR Mark V armor. Their orders were changed however with the onset of the Battle of New Mombasa taking root. 
===Battle of Earth===
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====Battle of Mombasa====
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In Mombasa, Tyler would be the first of Team Bayonet to record a confirmed kill, killing a Brute with a well placed shot through his eye. The Team would not see too much combat in their first mission, a few skirmishes here and there, but were primarily tasked with aiding in civilian evacuation. The next day, Team Bayonet and Tyler would be in Melbourne, receiving their armor when they were once again called upon to act, as the Covenant initiated yet another attack on Sydney, the Capital of Earth.
====Attack on Sydney====
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Tyler and Team Bayonet were ordered to aid in the defense of the ONI and UNSC building, where they would mount a very effective defense against multiple waves of Covenant forces. Team Bayonet's defense would leave the building only lightly damaged. After the defense of the HIGHCOM Facility, they were rushed to the in order to defend against a small Covenant attack. The small attack force consisting of mostly , , and , fought hard but fell apart after Tyler took out the leading the attack, with a well placed shot to the center of its head. She would receive a Bronze Star and Purple Heart for her participation in this battle, and Team Bayonet would be awarded the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation for their defense of the Capital of Earth. 
====Battle of Cleveland====
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Around a month later, Team Bayonet and Tyler were sent to Cleveland in response to the Covenant invasion of the city. Jumping into the city from the back of a Pelican, into the outskirts of the city. Tyler and Team Bayonet would begin to make their way through the city, eventually coming upon a makeshift Covenant 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 battle, Theo would be severely hurt by a Brute Chieftan, causing Dan to go bezerk on the remaining Covenant. As the battle progressed, Team Bayonet would rescue around eighty civilians, many of whom were children. Being chased by a much larger Covenant force, Tyler and Dan volunteered to stay back, defending a bridge which Tom and Alex would use to evacuate the civilians, and getting medevac for Theo. Facing what was later estimated to be a Covenant company of around two hundred, Tyler and Dan would hold the bridge for around an hour and a half, before Tyler was struck in the head with a fuel rod cannister, cracking her visor and knocking her unconscious. She would wake up in Korea, later learning of Dan's actions deserving of his Colonial Cross. She would be awarded a Purple Heart and Navy Cross for her defense of the bridge. 
==Post Human-Covenant War==
In the year following the end of the War, Team Bayonet was sent on multiple missions, securing UNSC assets, high-value target elimination, dealing with Insurrectionists, etc... Following Dan's ascension to ONI in June of 2553, Tyler began feeling bored with the stagnation of Team Bayonet under Tom-G036, thus prompting her request to join ONI through Agent Varga sometime in November of 2553, temporarily ending her time with Team Bayonet.
===ONI===
thumb|Tyler-G278 and Dan-G076 running a mission together under ONI
Supplied with an additional six months of training, honing her skills, Tyler received an officers commission and was promoted to Ensign. Selecting the callsign OWL, Tyler's talents were highly utilized by ONI, quickly becoming one of the top operatives in the field of target elimination, dispatching numerous targets, a mix of high-value, former Covenant, and Insurrectionists. 
====The Ardent====
On one particular mission, ONI tasked Tyler along with another former Team Bayonet Spartan, Dan-G076, 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 Insurrections and the Captain.
A few months following the Ardent mission, Tyler was approached by an ONI Officer she had never met or seen before, giving her a highly classified mission, in which the official claimed it had come from CICONI herself. Reluctantly she was briefed privately with no other Spartans or any other person in the room, directing her to former Covenant Planet of .
====Selection Missions ====
On her first selection mission (Tier 10 Missions as they were known to Tyler), Tyler was required to track a former Covenant Field Marshal for ten days. Observing patterns, recording his movements, etc... Following the observation period, she was told to eliminate him without being seen, as quietly as possible, without complications, and without being tracked by any means in four days following the recon period. The mission went without a hitch, returning to ONI twelve days after being given the mission. The second mission, similar to the first, she was told to track an Insurgent lieutenant, observing, keeping notes, etc... The only difference being, interrogation followed by elimination. Except, for her this mission was different, the Insurgent had a young daughter, around the age of four. Understanding how it feels to lose your loved ones, Tyler regretfully completed the mission, and upon return, demanded her release from ONI, which was granted. Unbeknownst to her, these missions were specially assigned missions for her evaluation into the , which she had now turned her back on.
== Spartan Operations==
Released from ONI as a Lieutenant Junior Grade in August of 2557, Tyler was folded into the Spartan Branch, which the rest of Team Bayonet had joined in 2554 following her departure to ONI. She was reunited with Bayonet on the , and then equipped with Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor (GEN 2) and fitted into a new service and dress uniform. Team Bayonet would continue to run missions, with Tom-G036 as their squad leader. Dan-G076 would later join the Spartan Branch in 2558, following his release from ONI in late 2557, reclaiming command over Bayonet.
===Requiem Campaign ===
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 Team Bayonet would be deployed to Requiem with limited injury and with extreme success, racking in more Covenant/Promethean kills than any other Spartan team deployed to Requiem. They would total 682 kills against Covenant and Promethean forces, Tyler would claim 112 kills during the battle. She would also claim her furthest kill of her career, killing a Sangheili with a headshot from a range of 3,271.7 meters (12,210.3 feet).
==Created Conflict==
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When the Created Conflict started up, Team Bayonet was aboard the Infinity. Fearing that Freyja may join Cortana, Dan immediately began talks with her, who 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.
===Battle of New Mohács===
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Tyler 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, Tyler and Team Bayonet were able to return to Infinity where they remained following the success of Operation: WOLFE.
==Traits and Personality==
Described by fellow members of Team Bayonet as being quiet, but great at the right moments. She tends to be quiet, only really opening up to those close her, all while being incredibly sarcastic when she does start talking. When with Team Bayonet she tends to have a good sense of humor, usually being able to make the team laugh. After opening up, she is said to become very social with those around her. Her personality can be quickly summarized as an ISFP, "The Adventurer". Defined as someone who is Introverted (I), Sensing (S), Feeling (F), and Perceiving (P). Similar to Dan-G076 she tends to be relatively calm outside of combat compared to others from Gamma Company, despite the mutagen  in her augmentation. She tends to value the lives of civilians and especially children, often giving bits of candy to kids on missions. As a young child during training, she tended to follow Dan-G076, , and Theo-G091 around despite the fact they didn't really notice her. As they got older Dan, Tom, Theo, Alex, and Tyler all became a tighter group, resulting in the bind of Team Bayonet. One thing the rest of Team Bayonet is not aware of, is Tyler's constant search for her brother, Chris, who was separated from her after leaving Alluvion. She has yet to find him despite her searching.
==Equipment==
===Armors:===
* (2551-2552)
* (2552-2555)
**Tyler utilized the RECON UA/HUL[3] variant helmet, RECON left shoulder armor, Sniper right shoulder armor, HP/Parafoil chest rig, Tactical/UGPS wrist pad, Tactical/Soft Case utility case, a Blue Visor, and FJ/Para kneeguards, in the colors of White and Ice.
* (2555-2559)
**Tyler would select the GEN 2 variant of helmet, and uses it alongside the armor, along with a Recruit Visor, in the colors of Salt and Azure.
* (2559-Present)
===Weapons:===
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*
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*Sniper Rifle System 99 Anti-Matériel
*Custom-Built M6K ONI Magnum
*Combat Knife
====Battle of Cleveland:====
* Sniper Rifle System 99 Anti-Matériel
*Custom-Built M6K ONI Magnum
*Combat Knife
====Requiem Campaign:====
*
*Custom-Built M6K ONI Magnum
*Combat Knife
====Battle of New Mohács:====
*
*
*Combat Knife
==Decorations==
The following is a complete list of decorations Tyler-G278 has earned as of 2558
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
1st Row	Navy Cross 	Navy Cross 	Navy Cross
2nd Row	Silver Star 	Bronze Star (1 "V" device, 1 gold 5/16 star) 	Purple Heart (3 gold 5/16 stars)
3rd Row	Navy and Marine Corp Commendation Medal (1 gold 5/16 star) 	Combat Action Ribbon (1 silver, 1 gold 5/16 stars) 	Navy Good Conduct Medal
4th Row	Navy Expeditionary Medal 	Colonial Defense Service Medal (1 gold 5/16 stars) 	Defense Forces Service Medal (1 bronze service star)
5th Row	Humanitarian Service Medal (1 bronze service star) 	Defense of Earth Campaign Medal 	Requiem Campaign Medal (1 arrowhead device, 3 bronze service stars)
6th Row	Great War Medal (1 arrowhead device, 3 bronze service stars) 	Insurrection War Service Medal (1 silver service star)	ONI Distinguished Operative Award (2 gold 5/16 star)
7th Row	SPECWAR Group SPARTAN-III Service Medal (2 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 (2 bronze stars)	Presidential Naval and Marine Unit Citation (2 bronze stars)	Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2 bronze 3/16 stars)
==Dates of Rank==
Rank 	Dates
Petty Officer Third Class 	February 19th, 2551 - December 11th, 2552
Petty Officer Second Class	December 11th, 2552 - November 11th, 2553
Ensign 	November 11th, 2553 - May 11th, 2555
Lieutenant Junior Grade 	May 11th, 2555 - August 22nd, 2557
 	August 22nd, 2557 - Present
==Trivia ==
*Tyler is of mostly German and English descent.
*Unbeknownst to Tyler, her older brother Chris was adopted by a high-ranking Naval family on Reach, with his last name changing from Wilson to Shepard. Chris Shepard had been enrolled at the at the age of 16 but was transferred to following the . He graduated in June of 2553, at the age of twenty as an Ensign, specializing in Naval Aviation, becoming a squadron leader and pilot of a aboard the UNSC Infinity. Despite both being aboard the Infinity at one time or another, they never crossed paths.
*Tyler brought her mother's emerald necklace as a keepsake when she left for Spartan training.
==Gallery==
DanAndJenn2.png|Tyler and Dan conversing during a mission lull
File:Tyler1.png|Tyler as she takes aim on an Insurrectionist leader
JennLastRites.png|During the Requiem Campaign, Tyler would enjoy issuing "last rites" to Covenant Forces
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