Johnathen Packard

John Packard was a former ODST who defected to the Hand of Shadow.
== Biography ==
=== Early Life ===
Being born on Reach in 2591, John was abandoned by his family at a young age, with the only trace of his heritage being his surname, Packard. He was taken into an orphanage and lived a peaceful life, making friends along the way.
=== Military Life ===
John joined the Marines in 2609, five days after his eighteenth birthday, where he would stay on Reach for most of his military service, later training as an ODST, but was deployed on Harvest, where a Hand of Shadow base was located. His ODST team attacked the base, but failed due to being outnumbered. Many in his team were killed and those who survived were captured, including John. He was tortured brutally by the rebels, and they managed to break his spirit, where he would he would be indoctrinated into the Hand of Shadow as one of their fighters.
=== The Hand of Shadow ===
John would fight for the Hand of Shadow for the longest period of his life, where he would fight UNSC and United Colonial Separatist forces. However, he and a large group of fighters were sent to Sanghelios and attacked a Sword base, where he would get ahold of a Type-1 Energy Sword. However, despite how effective he was, he was abandoned by the Hand of Shadow and was forced to escape by stealing a Lich, where he would be adrift for some time.
=== Alone ===
After being adrift, the Lich was taken in by the UNSC War of the Gods, however, before the Lich was boarded, John got out of the Lich before it was boarded and inspected. Being clad in ODST BDU, he managed to stay on the ship until it got to , as the ship was to fend off an Insurrection there. John escaped the ship, where he would wander on one of the worlds, where he would become a feared killer, killing those who "pissed him off". It was this time where he stopped wearing his customized ODST armor.
=== Deal ===
John finally made a deal with ONI operatives, promising to help them find the elusive ex-leader of the Hand Of Shadow, a man John happened to know very well, and a man John happened to despise. While John wanted to become a Spartan-IV, ONI declined, knowing full well that after the deal was off, John would turn on them. Working with many Spartans, ODSTs and Marines, he tracked down the man and shot him in the face with an M45D Shotgun.
== Equipment ==
John used various equipment, managing to hold on to a large assortment of weapons, including the MA5D, M45E, M6H2, BR85, and the Type-1 Energy Sword, managing to hold the larger weapons by strapping them to his back, and was often seen hefting the MA5D in combat. However, for some reason, after he went rogue he replaced his MA5D with the MA37.