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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Early life and military career=== | ===Early life and military career=== | ||
Daniel "Danny" Clayton was born on the [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony]] world of [[Tribute]] to James Cutter and his mistress. Clayton has no memories of ever meeting his father, though his mother claimed he once did. Cutter and his command, the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, disappeared following the [[Battle of Arcadia]] in [[2531#February|February 2531]]. Then-Captain [[Terrence Hood]] (Cutter's former executive officer) blamed himself for allowing the ship to go missing, as he ignored orders to avoid contact with the [[Covenant]]; the ensuing engagement prevented ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki />'s [[log buoy]] from being recovered, thus denying the UNSC any indication of [[ | Daniel "Danny" Clayton was born on the [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony]] world of [[Tribute]] to James Cutter and his mistress. Clayton has no memories of ever meeting his father, though his mother claimed he once did. Cutter and his command, the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, disappeared following the [[Battle of Arcadia]] in [[2531#February|February 2531]]. Then-Captain [[Terrence Hood]] (Cutter's former executive officer) blamed himself for allowing the ship to go missing, as he ignored orders to avoid contact with the [[Covenant]]; the ensuing engagement prevented ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki />'s [[log buoy]] from being recovered, thus denying the UNSC any indication of [[Etran Harborage|the ship's whereabouts]]. | ||
Out of guilt, Hood provided support for both Cutter's legitimate family (his apparent widow [[Mary Cutter|Mary]] and [[Cutter's daughter|their daughter]]) and his secret one, sending Clayton's mother money for years. Clayton eventually joined the UNSC and rose to the rank of captain; by [[2558]] he had come to serve under [[Horatio Temkin|Rear Admiral Horatio Temkin]], the UNSC's ambassador to [[Sanghelios]]. Clayton eventually learned that Lord Hood had been acting as a benefactor throughout his entire career in an attempt to make up for the loss of Cutter and ''Spirit of Fire''. Feeling he had never accomplished anything for himself, Clayton joined [[Mattius Drake|Admiral Mattius Drake]]'s [[New Colonial Alliance]] and sought vengeance on Lord Hood.<ref name="HE5"/> | Out of guilt, Hood provided support for both Cutter's legitimate family (his apparent widow [[Mary Cutter|Mary]] and [[Cutter's daughter|their daughter]]) and his secret one, sending Clayton's mother money for years. Clayton eventually joined the UNSC and rose to the rank of captain; by [[2558]] he had come to serve under [[Horatio Temkin|Rear Admiral Horatio Temkin]], the UNSC's ambassador to [[Sanghelios]]. Clayton eventually learned that Lord Hood had been acting as a benefactor throughout his entire career in an attempt to make up for the loss of Cutter and ''Spirit of Fire''. Feeling he had never accomplished anything for himself, Clayton joined [[Mattius Drake|Admiral Mattius Drake]]'s [[New Colonial Alliance]] and sought vengeance on Lord Hood.<ref name="HE5"/> | ||
