James Cutter

Captain James Cutter was a Senior Officer in the UNSC Navy. He was the commanding officer of the modified colony ship, the, that participated during the Second Battle of Harvest in 2531. .

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. .

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.
 * Cutter may be one of the UNSC Hero Units on the Ensemble Studios game Halo Wars.