Derek Bayer

Derek Bayer (born c. 2528) is a .
==Biography==
===Early life and military career===
Derek Bayer was born in the year 2528. At the age of 18, he enlisted in the , and after a few years of service, he joined the . Bayer's leadership qualities and fierce, uncompromised loyalty towards the UNSC allowed him to become a of the , rising to the rank of . Following the Human-Covenant War, Bayer volunteered to become a .
===Attempted execution of Ryan-A022===
==Personality and traits==
Derek Bayer is known for his particular sense of humor that is only appreciated by a few fellow . He frequently pokes fun at the situation he and his teammates are in, although often in morbid ways, due to his pragmatism that is fitting of an operative. Theon Bradley, Bayer's immediate superior, considers Bayer's jokes to be mildly embarrassing at best, but he tolerates them due to the higher-ranking officer's respect for his subordinate's skills.
Derek Bayer specializes in heavy weapons and is almost always the designated machine gunner for any team he is attached to. He was oddly, however, a notoriously poor driver, but his ability to handle a wheel was just barely good enough for him to succeed in his military training.
==Equipment==
Derek Bayer wears the of and as a machine gunner, he wields an loaded with .
==List of appearances==
*Halo: The Platinum Annals (First appearance)
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