McKay

[Information]:

Alias: McKay Species: Human Pronouns: He/Him Gender: Male Age: 36 DOB: August 9, 2535 Birthplace: Earth, North America Spoken Languages: English Faction: Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) Branch: ONI Retrieval and Acquisition (RAA)

[Appearance]:

Skin Tone: Porcelain Eye Color: Pale blue Blood Type: B- Hair/Fringe/Plate Color: Dirty blonde curly crew cut, facial stubble. Height: 6’8" Weight: 253 LBS Scars: Small scar over top lip, battle scars cover arms and legs, minor scarring on torso in chest region. Physical Description: McKay stands at 6’8” with a muscular, athletic build due to his background and current occupation as an ONI agent.

[Personality]:

Overall: McKay has the personality of a jaded, cold, professional, loyal ONI agent. Personality notes: McKay follows orders from ONI no matter what; Focuses on the mission objective first and people last; Entirely avoids talking about his background; Entirely avoids talking about his backstory; Entirely avoids talking about himself; Avoids speaking unnecessarily; Speaks bluntly and clearly; Avoids showing his emotions when around others; Never takes his helmet off unless he's alone or if he's alone with someone he trusts; Never takes his armor off unless he's alone or if he's alone with someone he's known for many years. Education: Over 15+ years of military and survival experience, from being a Marine, ODST, to a Spartan-IV, having exceptional skills in Recon, Marksmanship and CQC.

[Equipment]:

Weapons: BR-75 (Primary); MK-50 Sidekick (Sidearm). Armor (base): Mjolnir GEN-III Rakshasa-Class assault armor. Armor Appearance (base): Faded olive green armor paint; heavily battleworn armor with scratches, grime and dirt; Ace of Spades emblem on the top left-side of the chest plate. Armor (Helmet): Mjolnir GEN-III MK-IIV-Class Firefall helmet; Dark aqua green visor; Ace of Spades card attached to the Firefall helmet's left-side. Armor (Shoulders): Mjolnir GEN-III MK-IIV-Class UA/Velius shoulder armor. Armor (Gloves): Mjolnir GEN-III Rakshasa-Class Drapsmann gloves. Armor (Chest): Mjolnir GEN-III Rakshasa-Class chest plate with an attached custom chest rig; Black multitool pouch (Attached to top-right corner of chest plate; Backup navigation beacon (Attached to top-left corner of chest plate); ×2 Olive green pistol magazine pouches (Attached to right-center of chest plate); Olive green IFAK (Attached to left-center of chest plate); ×2 Cream white double rifle magazine pouches (Attached to bottom left and right-center of chest plate); ×2 Olive green utility pouches (Attached to left and right-sides of chest plate). Armor (Legs): Mjolnir GEN-III Rakshasa-Class leg armor with a black UTIL/Pocketdoc attached to the side of the left thigh plate. Armor (Kneepads): Mjolnir GEN-III Rakshasa-Class UA/Type NRG kneepads.

[Backstory]:

‘McKay‘, previously known as 'Raymond Brian Johnson', was born and raised in an isolated small Town on Earth, growing up around firearms and hunting with his father, learning to master his marksmanship at a young age, making him a natural with rifles.

Raymond joined the UNSC years later at the age of 17, becoming a Marksman within the UNSC Marine Corps where he would meet his squad leader, a Sergeant named 'Dianna', she was hot headed yet caring and was always there for her men if she could be. Raymond would slowly build a friendship between Dianna over time before being deployed to Reach two years later.

On Reach, Raymond would be deployed on a resupply mission with Dianna and the rest of their squad in a convoy through a heavily forested rocky valley where they would be ambushed by the Covenant, killing most UNSC personnel, including Dianna. While trying to save a Marine from a burning Warthog, Dianna would be shot in the neck by a Jackal, causing her to die moments later due to blood loss. Despite Raymond's best efforts, there was nothing he could do, laying her body on the ground and had taken the Ace of Spades card she kept clipped to her helmet, attaching it to his own in remembrance of her.

Raymond eventually but just barely escaped with his life, evading multiple Covenant patrols as he tried to escape the massacre of his comrades, eventually reaching friendly lines after one week of walking and was taken back to an FOB where he would be given medical treatment.

Five years would pass after the fall of Reach, Raymond now an ODST inside of the 10th Shock Troops Battalion, though not much else is known about his time as an ODST other than being transferred to ONI Blacksite [REDACTED] under the orders of ‘Lieutenant Brian Mckeller’ to assist in countless special operations until he'd eventually be recommended into the Spartan-IV program six years later, joining 'Fireteam Rhinohawk'.

Fireteam Rhinohawk consisted of specialized Spartans who were in various ODST Units prior to joining the Spartan-IV program.

'Johnathan C. Brovada' was the Team Leader and Rifleman of Fireteam Rhinohawk, previously being an ODST inside of the 105th Shock Troops Division.

'Kale M. O'Malie' was the Team's CQC Specialist, previously serving in the 19th Shock Troops Battalion.

'Elias J. Nelson' was the Team's AT Specialist and Automatic Rifleman, previously being in the Bullfrogs before the fall of Reach.

Lastly, 'Raymond B. Johnson' was the Team's Recon Specialist and Marksman.

Fireteam Rhinohawk had been tasked with being deployed to the Planet of ‘K'arnrok’ to retrieve and secure a Forerunner artifact from the Banished who had built a stronghold on top of a Forerunner temple where the artifact was being stored.

Fireteam Rhinohawk was deployed to K'arnrok by Pelican, but things would quickly begin to go wrong as UNSC high command greatly underestimated the forces located on the Planet. Fireteam Rhinohawk would make contact with Banished soon after being dropped off, eventually reaching the Stronghold where the Spartans would attempt to break through their defenses, killing any soldiers who stood in their way. Soon the Fireteam would be completely outgunned and outnumbered, having no choice but to abort the operation or die.

Once the extract Pelican was called in and had arrived, Fireteam Rhinohawk would fallback to extract from K'arnrok but before Raymond entered the Pelican, he would volunteer to stay behind and continue looking for the Forerunner artifact. Raymond knew in the back of his mind that it was a stupid idea, but he chose to do it anyway because he wanted to be a “hero”; this selfish decision would haunt him for the rest of his life.

After evading dozens of Banished patrols, Raymond would sneak into the stronghold while remaining undetected until he eventually reached the forerunner temple underneath the stronghold where the artifact was stored, but before Raymond could take the artifact, the Stronghold’s commander; a Sangheili named ‘Dei ‘Mukhar’ would attack Raymond while cloaked with an energy sword, slashing Raymond’s left leg and then his right arm while on top of him, severely injuring Raymond in the struggle. As Raymond laid on the floor injured, Dei would take the Forerunner artifact and left him to die.

With his remaining strength, Raymond would get back up and left the Forerunner temple as he limped with each step he took, running through the jungle before coming across a large clearing next to a cliff edge with nowhere else to go. The sounds of brushing leaves became louder as Banished forces approached, leaving Raymond with no choice but to fight for as long as he could all alone, and with that, Raymond would raise his battle rifle and began to open fire.

Raymond tried his best to hold off the Banished for as long as he could, but his injured arm and leg greatly affected his ability to fight, leaving him with nothing but his little remaining strength and dwindling ammunition. Inevitably, the Banished would become too overwhelming for Raymond as they swarmed his position, leading to Raymond taking a heavy blow to the head while his armour shield was down by a Brute, being knocked to the ground.

Banished soldiers surrounded Raymond as he laid on the ground almost motionless, but with the remaining consciousness and strength he had left, Raymond rolled himself off the side of the cliff to avoid being captured, where he'd fall down into the jungle below.

Raymond woke up hours later, his armor heavily damaged while having no other choice but to go deeper into the jungle as the Banished were hunting him down. Eventually Raymond came across an abandoned M313 Elephant that was covered in overgrown vines and bushes, turning the Elephant into a shelter after being able to restore power to it's interior lights and navigation systems, Raymond would learn that K'arnrok was once occupied by the UNSC a long time ago, having abandoned FOBs and facilities throughout the whole planet.

After learning this information, Raymond spent weeks finding the locations of these abandoned FOBs and facilities, strategically stockpiling weapons, ammunition and supplies he found within hidden stashes throughout K'arnrok while building up his home inside of the Elephant. Raymond then modified his damaged MK-IIV armor by attaching additional armor plating and equipment from old Marine armor to his own.

Over the time he survived alone on K'arnrok, Raymond began to adapt to his environment as he used the endless jungle against the Banished, ambushing supply lines, destroying bases, and killing any Banished patrols he saw, all while remaining unseen. Months passed as Raymond hoped in the back of his mind that the UNSC would send someone to look for him, to find him, but no one ever came as his hope for being saved slowly faded.

Seven years later Raymond would discover info of an abandoned classified UNSC facility that had access to a Slipspace COM launcher, located on the tallest mountain of K'arnrok. With hope of being saved and nothing to lose, Raymond would grab everything he needed from the Elephant and left everything else behind.

After three months of traveling through K'arnrok's endless trees and foliage, Raymond finally arrived at the abandoned facility where the Banished had fortified the facility into a massive stronghold, similarly to the Forerunner temple. Without hesitation Raymond continued forward, infiltrating the facility to find the Slipspace COM launcher as Raymond did his best to avoid being seen.

Raymond eventually made it to the COM launcher but before he could reach the control room, Banished forces had been alerted, leaving him with no choice but to face them head-on. Eventually Raymond is successful in loading the COM probe into the launcher with the coordinates of K'arnrok as he continued to hold his ground against the Banished, killing every single squad they sent. Once the COM launcher was ready to fire, Raymond would activate it, firing the probe out of K'arnrok's orbit and into space as he made his escape from the facility.

An ONI Sahara-Class Heavy Prowler had been stationed close enough when they were able to pick up Raymond's SOS signal, along with the coordinates of K'arnrok. The Prowler entered Slipspace, arriving at the planet's coordinates where they would send an ONI agent from the ship onto the planet by Pelican to find and recover Raymond.

Once he escaped from the facility, Raymond hijacked a Ghost as Phantoms had surrounded the area, dropping off more Banished soldiers. With his options of escape running low, he rode off into the jungle while Banshees flew above to track Raymond down until he abandoned the Ghost off-road and vanished into the jungle. Raymond activated his emergency locater beacon, making sure he was clear of the Banished before slumping down behind a rock from exhaustion.

Later that night, he woke up to the sound of a branch snapping, but before he could react, Raymond felt the barrel of a rifle press against his helmet. When Raymond turned his head towards them, he saw the agent ONI sent, a Spartan, standing over him with her MA-40 assault rifle raised. When the ONI agent lowered her rifle, she offered her hand, pulling Raymond up from the ground.

Raymond followed behind the agent as they used the darkness and dense jungle to their advantage, eventually arriving at a clearing where the agent called in the Pelican from the Prowler for extraction. Once the Pelican had arrived, Raymond would enter with the agent and sat down in one of the seats closest to the rear as he watched the cargo door close beside him. The Pelican raised itself off the ground and took off, leaving K'arnrok's orbit while Raymond remained silent the entire flight, watching the planet he'd been stranded on for so many years slowly become smaller until it disappeared from sight.

Once aboard the Prowler, Raymond would be taken back to Earth where he'd be brought into ONI HQ for questioning. UNSC's high command didn't want to waste resources on saving an already potentially dead Spartan, so they confirmed Raymond as KIA. Raymond being alive could cause problems for the UNSC, so ONI saw potential in his capabilities and made a deal with him: If he worked for them, they wouldn't make his death official. Raymond reluctantly agreed to the terms ONI had given him, being given a new identity and name: McKay.

McKay now wears modified GEN-III Rakshasa-Class Mjolnir assault armor as a replacement to his damaged MK-IIV armor, keeping his Firefall helmet to remind himself of the man he used to be.