James Cutter

Captain James Cutter was a Senior Officer in the UNSC Navy. He was the commanding officer of the modified colony ship, the. Cutter is known to have had a wife and daughter on Reach.

He appears as a hero unit in Halo Wars.

Biography
Before joining the UNSC, Cutter earnt respect for himself for standing up to terrorists in the Epsilon Indi System. Over time he rose to the rank of Captain, commanding the Spirit of Fire. Known for walking around at night to check on the crew, he became so well respected that coffee houses gave him free coffee beans to take with him on long journies.

With the outbreak of war with the Covenant, Cutter participated in the Second Battle of Harvest in 2531. . He developed a close relationship with the ship's AI, Serina, but was suspicious as to the presence of Professor Anders, suspecting that there was more to her than met the eye. That he was seperated from his family for such an extended period didn't help matters. After making a log on the "five years of hell" that led to the reclamation of the planet, Cutter and his ship still remained within the system, Cutter believing that although Harvest had been reclaimed by the UNSC, it was unlikely that the Covenant would simply back down. His belief was vindicated in a sense, considering that Sergeant Forge alerted Cutter that the Covenant had uncovered something in the planet's northern polar region, Professor Anders giving further proof of this claim. Cutter thus ordered that Alpha Base be brought online and the site be taken. .

In the aftermath of the Harvest 'field trip', Cutter's level of trust towards Anders increased, impressed by the bravery she'd demonstrated down on the planet.

Trivia

 * Captain Cutter is the only person in Halo Wars that can order a Behemoth-class Troop Transport to be transported down to the combat zone, as well as being able to initiate Magnetic Accelerator Cannon strikes.
 * Captain Cutter's voice actor is Michael Gough, who voiced Private Anthony Carmine in Gears of War, Private Benjamin Carmine in Gears of War 2 and Captain Price in the Call of Duty series.
 * Cutter's original concept art closely resembles Emperor Palpatine from the Star Wars universe, played by Ian McDiarmid, as evidenced by early concept art.