D. Cooker

## Overview

SSGT Daniel Cooker (12712-20660-DC) is a 46 year old male, and was part of a Marine squad that was deployed to [REDACTED], at least before [REDACTED]. He was officially marked as missing in action, but was then recovered, and now he is an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper, or ODST. He led Easy Squad, more formally called Fireteam Easy. His squad consisted of himself, Corporal Pitcher, Lance Corporal Parker, Private First Class Phelps, Private First Class Griffin, Private First Class Brustein, and Private First Class Brendan.

Later on, he reformed the fireteam, now consisting of himself, Sergeant G. Briggs, Corporal O’Harris, Lance Corporal Drew, Private First Class Pickett, Private First Class Anderson, Private First Class Mendez, and Private First Class Fernández. Now, his team has gained the nickname “The Death Squad”, both by hostiles and friendlies.

## Appearance

Cooker wears black armor on his limbs, chest, and head. He wears a dark grey camouflage fatigue. His chest piece has a sheath for a knife. His helmet comes with a tactical visor that helps him see in low-light environments. When deactivated, anyone can see Cooker’s face through the visor from the outside. When activated, the only thing anyone can see is a visor with a silver shine. He has a small tactical pack, with ammo, food, and supplies. He also has fair skin and brown eyes.

## Personality

Cooker has a serious, no-nonsense attitude, and makes an attempt to use non-vulgar language. He keeps a relatively calm demeanor, allowing him to keep himself level-headed in combat, which has bailed him out of many life threatening situations. He also has a knack of rubbing people (and Drones) the wrong way. However, press him about his family, and he'll either break down or angrily tell you to drop the subject.

Due to recent events, especially the death of Fireteam Easy except himself and Brendan, he seems to be in a state of depression and withdraw. He is now extremely hostile to SD-Y, as he holds them responsible for the death of his colleagues.

After reforming his fireteam, he recovered his best friend, now Sergeant G. Briggs. He’s been much more lighthearted around him sometimes, but still scrutinizes his squad members when they make major errors. He’ll go out of his way to assist them in his own way.

## Abilities/Equipment

#### Combat Armor

Due to his combat armor, effectiveness of bullets against armored parts of his body are severely decreased.

#### Adrenaline Rush

In combat, he reacts much more quickly, and is less likely to notice minor injuries.

#### Veterancy

Due to his combat expertise, he's much more effective in combat than the regular soldier.

#### Weapons Proficiency

He has a lot of knowledge in using man-made weapons, such as knives or assault rifles.

#### Submachine Gun

He is equipped with a caseless submachine gun, with a 60 5x23mm M443 Caseless Full Metal Jacket/.197 caliber magazine. He can fire it with full-automatic, burst, or semi-automatic. Its effective range is about 50 meters.

#### Pistol

He is equipped with a semi-automatic pistol. It has 15 9mm-round magazines. The effective range is 50 meters.

#### Combat Knife

He has a combat knife that is able to easily pierce through flesh, and is most effective when used for stabbing.

#### Calm Mind

Cooker has a knack of keeping himself calm and collected, making sure he is in control in any situation. This means he’s more resilient to torture, mind games, mind control, and combat stress.

### Pain Tolerance

Cooker has a much higher pain tolerance than most, meaning he can sustain more damage before calling out to a medic or crumpling to the ground in pain. However, this can be his downfall, as he probably can’t tell how severely injured he actually is, considering his pain threshold is also higher. He’s quite a bit tougher to kill than most humans, but he’s still human, and can die by any means.

## Weaknesses

Cooker is prone to go into states of shock. He is also human conventional infantry, so he's both a very weak target for Disassembly Drones and doesn't have as many options to move around. He can also suffer from weather conditions if not properly equipped, and has a limited supply of rations, ammunition, and medical supplies.

## Quotes

"Oh, I'm gonna feel that in the morning."

"Well, sh\*t, what did I get myself into now?"

"God, I'm freezing my \*\*\* off out here..."

"Hostile spotted, engaging!"

"Drop the subject. Now."

”You can’t break me,”

”Get out of my head!”

## Logs

### Log #2537

This is Corporal Cooker, signing in. We've just been deployed to Morningstar Station to discover what happened to it. I'm guessing they're sending our squad because we're all veterans. I just hope that we can get out of here in the next god d\*mn day. Corporal Cooker, signing off.

### Log #2538

This is Corporal Cooker, signing in... God, that was.... not what I was expecting... Something shot down our transport... None of my squad is alive. Some Drone thing came in and killed the rest that survived. I killed it, somehow. Great! Now I'm stranded on this f\*cking planet, and I'm going to freeze to death. This is Cooker, signing off.

### Log #3871

This is Corporal Cooker, signing in. I finally got off Copper 9, and I'm now on Exo 4. Due to the staff sergeant's condition, I will take lead of marine operations down on the surface. This is gonna be one hell of a campaign. This is Corporal Cooker, signing off.

### Log #7369

This is Staff Sergeant Cooker. I have good news for my mental health, and for his family. Briggs… he’s alive. He’s f\*cking alive! I’m so d\*mn happy right now! He was my best friend. I thought him dead for over 10 years. I’m… I’m just glad to have him back. This is Staff Sergeant Cooker, signing off.

## Trivia

When he thinks he's alone, he usually likes to hum old military songs.

Before joining the Marine Corps, he was an engineer, specifically interested in repairs of ships like transports and regular automobiles.