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Marmon Crowther | Marmon Crowther was born circa [[2476]], eventually enlisting in the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]. He rose to the rank of [[colonel]] during the [[Insurrection]], becoming an [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] and taking command of the [[21st Space Assault Battalion]], a [[special operations]] battalion with advanced [[Extra-vehicular activity|zero-gravity combat]] training. His ODSTs came to be known as the "Black Daggers" and were greatly respected by other UNSC personnel.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS5}} At some point prior to [[2526#March|March 2526]], the Black Daggers raided a [[United Rebel Front]]-controlled supply depot at [[Bomogin]], capturing it before the rebels even knew they were there.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS6|HSS|Chapter=6}} | ||
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The day after the battle, Crowther's men had repurposed the quarry's [[Assembly Chamber 4L430]] for an informal debriefing led by Captain Ascot. A UNSC flag was hung on the chamber's polycrete-coated walls, with portable standing lights and a folding conference table also set up for the debriefing. Along with Captain Ascot and Colonel Crowther, the meeting also included [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Hector Nyeto]] of Ghost Flight, now-Captain Nelly Hamm, Avery Johnson, John-117, and Dr. Halsey. Here, they discussed the difficulties with the previous day's battle. After John's maverick action was discussed, the discussion soon turned to the young Spartan's true age. Ultimately, the truth came out that John and his fellow Spartans were all around the age of fifteen, and Crowther refused to send them into battle again as a result. The conversation then turned to why the insurrectionists had seemingly been ready for their arrival, with John realizing and convincing the others that they had instead been waiting for the Covenant, with the intent to meet them for negotiations. While they were planning for the Covenant's inevitable arrival, [[Bloodstar Flotilla|a flotilla]] of the alien ships appeared in-system and set course for Seoba. The other UNSC leaders then rushed out of the chamber to ready their forces for the imminent continuation of the battle, as Crowther remained where he was to talk with John. He assigned the Spartans to guard and load the captured insurrectionists into a transport as the Black Daggers mobilized to ambush the Covenant. Despite being relegated to babysitter, John accepted his orders. However, he also requested that Crowther no longer refer to him as "son," to which the colonel agreed.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS11}} | The day after the battle, Crowther's men had repurposed the quarry's [[Assembly Chamber 4L430]] for an informal debriefing led by Captain Ascot. A UNSC flag was hung on the chamber's polycrete-coated walls, with portable standing lights and a folding conference table also set up for the debriefing. Along with Captain Ascot and Colonel Crowther, the meeting also included [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Hector Nyeto]] of Ghost Flight, now-Captain Nelly Hamm, Avery Johnson, John-117, and Dr. Halsey. Here, they discussed the difficulties with the previous day's battle. After John's maverick action was discussed, the discussion soon turned to the young Spartan's true age. Ultimately, the truth came out that John and his fellow Spartans were all around the age of fifteen, and Crowther refused to send them into battle again as a result. The conversation then turned to why the insurrectionists had seemingly been ready for their arrival, with John realizing and convincing the others that they had instead been waiting for the Covenant, with the intent to meet them for negotiations. While they were planning for the Covenant's inevitable arrival, [[Bloodstar Flotilla|a flotilla]] of the alien ships appeared in-system and set course for Seoba. The other UNSC leaders then rushed out of the chamber to ready their forces for the imminent continuation of the battle, as Crowther remained where he was to talk with John. He assigned the Spartans to guard and load the captured insurrectionists into a transport as the Black Daggers mobilized to ambush the Covenant. Despite being relegated to babysitter, John accepted his orders. However, he also requested that Crowther no longer refer to him as "son," to which the colonel agreed.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS11}} | ||
With the flotilla nearing Seoba, Crowther was busy organizing his men onto the prowlers, with Ascot's own [[Night Flight]] receiving the final company of ODSTs. As the {{UNSCShip|Starry Night}} launched, it was hit by a blast from the Covenant [[Intrusion corvette|corvettes]], causing it crash into the quarry. Nyeto was frantically reporting over the task force's command channel that the vessel was still intact when Crowther interrupted him, informing the lieutenant commander that he would advise if more information about Ascot's flagship was needed. Nyeto indignantly proclaimed that there could be survivors in need of help, but Crowther cut him off once more, telling him to proceed as planned and to observe [[Protocol Echo]]. This was an instruction to treat communications as non-secure, and the colonel used it to warn to Nyeto that the extent of Covenant eavesdropping technology was unknown. Now that Nyeto was silenced, Crowther attempted to hail the ''Starry Night'', but received no response. Fearing the worst, he began searching for a Black Dagger unit that could be sent to the crash site. However, all of his ODSTs had already launched with prowlers. Those aboard the other three prowlers of Night Flight were eager to assist, but it would require sending them back into an increasingly intense [[plasma]] bombardment. He denied their offers, not wanting to lose any others ships.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS13|HSS|Chapter=13}} | |||
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