Jared Miller

## **Physical Description**

Jared Miller was taller than average even before his Spartan augmentations, towering over many Spartan-IVs and IIIs and being on par with Spartan-IIs in height and weight. He has a square frame as evidenced by his large shoulders. Because of his large frame, it is not uncommon for him to be carrying turrets ripped off their supports far longer than other Spartans.

## **Personality Description**

Spartan Miller, despite his large size, has a gentle disposition. He does not get angry easily, instead directing his fury towards things that are actively trying to kill him. Every team he has operated on has given him the nickname of "Gentle Giant" for his handling of situations, relying on being able to get parties to talk it out rather than fighting. Miller is a quiet person, letting others take charge in making decisions, only giving his input when asked. In terms of following orders, he is practical and straightforward. He prefers being sent into a firefight than on an infiltration mission, and his preference for automatic weapons shows that as far as he is concerned, it is not dead unless it is full of holes.

## **Biography**

Jared Miller was born on Arcadia to a family that had moved from the rural areas to move their way up in society. However, the Covenant attacked when he was four years old, and the major population centers were destroyed. Miller's family along with other refugees fled back to the countryside to begin life anew as farmers. This was good for the young boy, who quickly adapted to farm life and physical labor. With his parents' permission, he enlisted in the UNSC Army at age 17 in 2544. Miller quickly made a name for himself in the Army as his company's boxing and wrestling champion. He had a penchant for heavy weapons, particularly machine guns. For his knack with such weapons he was transferred to an armor battalion where he manned Warthog and Scorpion turrets. He tried to transfer to the ODSTs in 2549 after Arcadia was glassed, killing his family, but he was too large at the time for standard SOIEVs, so he instead joined the UNSC Army Ranger 78th Battalion on Reach, where he remained until the Covenant attacked in 2552. It was on Reach that he first fought alongside Spartans. He assisted in civilian evacuations of major population centers and guerilla warfare in the final days of the Fall of Reach, after which his unit was pulled out and transferred to Earth to await the inevitable. When the Covenant attacked Earth, Miller, a Captain in the Army, and his Ranger company defended a key industrial center in China from Covenant forces. Reports from the defense included Miller ripping off on of the machine gun turrets and staggering back and forth along the defensive line to lay down fire until the gun ran out of ammo. He was rushed to a field hospital, having had both of his shoulders dislocated from carrying the heavy weapon and several muscle and tendon tears. He waited out the remainder of the war in a hospital healing from his injuries. In 2554, He was recruited to join the SPARTAN-IV Program as part of the second class. He was immediately made a fireteam leader upon completion of his augmentations and being cleared for service. His team, Fireteam Blizzard, was made up of mostly Heavy Weapon specialists, with Miller selecting the M247I, an M247 variant that was specifically designed for infantry use, including being backpack-fed. He prefers using the VANGUARD-class Mjolnir due to its frontline capabilities. FireTeam Blizzard participated in Requiem Campaign in addition to being stationed aboard Infinity when Requiem was first discovered.