Benedict Augustus Morgan is a SPARTAN-IV Commando serving as part of Fireteam Aegis. A former Marine who volunteered for the SPARTAN-IV program after spending some time as an ODST, Benedict demonstrated a capacity for leadership during his first assignments as a Spartan that attracted attention from higher up and received a field grade promotion to the rank of Lieutenant after his decisive tactical action saved the lives of civilians and UNSC personnel alike during anti-Insurrectionist operations on Tribute. He was then assigned to lead Fireteam Aegis, a unit composed of mostly SPARTAN-IIIs which operated with non-Spartan personnel more extensively than other Spartan teams. Though viewed as cold and grim by many, even ruthless, Benedict is a no-nonsense soldier who carries the weight of pa