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'''Senior Chief Petty Officer Douglas-042''', born '''Douglas Rutland''',<ref name="HWDoug"/> is a [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II supersoldier]] of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[UNSC Special Forces|Special Warfare Command]]. He was a member of [[Red Team]] and fought alongside the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} in [[2531#February|February 2531]].<ref>'''Halo Wars'''</ref><ref name="EVG"/>

Later, upon arriving at the [[Etran Harborage]], Douglas assisted the ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew in neutralizing Covenant and [[The Flood|Flood]] forces.<ref name="signal"/> Later, Red Team assisted [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] in destroying a [[proto-Gravemind]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[The Flood (level)|The Flood]]''</ref> Some time later, he and Red Team became stranded on the surface of the [[shield world]]. With the ''Spirit of Fire'' being dragged down inside the megastructure, Red Team was assisted by Forge and his forces and successfully withdrew to the ship.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Shield World (level)|Shield World]]''</ref> Red Team then assisted the crew in scouring the Flood forces from the hull of the ''Spirit of Fire''.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Cleansing]]''</ref> Later, after the ''Spirit of Fire'' collided with a Covenant [[Unidentified CPV-class heavy destroyer|''CPV''-class heavy destroyer]], Red Team successfully repelled Covenant boarders while the crew repaired the vessel's drive core.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Repairs]]''</ref><ref name="EVG"/>

Once Anders was rescued, Douglas assisted Red Team in capturing a Covenant Scarab and used it to help Forge secure a beachhead.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Beachhead (Halo: Reach level)|Beachhead]]''</ref> The Spartans were then tasked with escorting the ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]] to a [[teleporter]] that was linked to the [[Apex Site]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Reactor]]''</ref> At the Apex Site's command center, he and Red Team engaged a force of [[Stealth Sangheili]] while Forge dueled the Arbiter. Douglas, with the ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew, was then charged with opening the gate which allowed the ''Spirit of Fire'' to exit the Shield World.<ref name="Escape">'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Escape]]''</ref><ref name="EVG"/>. Douglas, as with the rest of the crew, entered [[Cryo chamber|cryo sleep]] after the ''Spirit of Fire'' escaped the destruction of the Shield World. After the loss of contact, the UNSC tried unsuccessfully to locate the ''Spirit of Fire'' for the next three years, before declaring the ship and its crew "lost with all hands" in [[2534]]. Thus Douglas was declared MIA.

In [[2559]], after 28 years of drifting in space the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' found its way to the orbit of the Forerunner [[Installation 00]], known as the Ark. Awakened from cryo-sleep, Douglas, as part of Red Team, was tasked with investigating a UNSC distress signal coming from surface of the Ark. There, inside an [[Henry Lamb Research Outpost|abandoned UNSC outpost]], they encountered [[Isabel]], a logistics [[AI]], who warned the Spartans about a danger concealed on the Ark.<ref name="gamestop">[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-character-images-and-details-revea/1100-6442098/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0b '''Gamestop''': ''Halo Wars 2: New Character Images and Details Revealed'']</ref> The Spartans extracted Isabel and continued investigating the outpost. However, they were soon ambushed by the [[Jiralhanae]] warlord [[Atriox]], the leader of a mercenary organization known as the [[Banished]]: Atriox defeated the Spartans, severely wounding Douglas by crushing his left shoulder. Red Team was forced to retreat, while Atriox ordered his troops to hunt them down and capture them, in order to learn where they came from. Douglas soon fell unconscious but was carried into a [[M12 Warthog LRV|Warthog]] by Alice. With Red Team speeding toward pickup and pursued by [[Type-32 Ghost|Ghost]]s, [[Jerome-092|Jerome]] requested an orbital bombardment on their location from the ''Spirit of Fire''. Reaching the [[landing zone]], Alice decided to stay back and provide cover for Jerome and Douglas' safe evacuation to the ''Spirit'', where medical teams were already awaiting Douglas.<ref name="TS"/>