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Introduction
Austin Murray, otherwise known as Sigma One, is a Cat-2 Spartan-III Commando and the leader for Sigma Team. Attached to Unified Special Warfare Command, Austin's team consisted of Six elite Spartan-IIIs, including himself. Alongside Sigma, Austin was involved in countless engagements from the Battle for Actium to the Fall of Reach.

Early Years
Born on Draco III on a mid-November day in 2525, Austin Murray was the son of a middle-class fisherman in the quaint harbor town of Karnak.

Throughout his childhood, he and his older brother spent countless hours recreationally. Whenever they were not taking mandatory classes, the two boys would spend their free time constructing and maintaining a small village of treehouses in a small patch of forestry just meters away from the Gold Sea. In doing so, they taught themselves how to build wondrous constructions simply from the resources given by nature.

In a late July afternoon of 2537, Austin's parents were out in the Gold Sea as they attempted to make enough money for their family. Their business was struggling, and the Murrays faced poverty. However, a monstrous cyclone was predicted to hit Karnak that evening. Risking their lives in an attempt to save their children from living in the streets, Austin's mother and father left for the Sea and hoped to make it back before the storm hit. But to Austin's discovery, the cyclone resulted as their demise. The orphanage did not take in the Murray children until a week later.

Months later in December of 2537, a rather sophisticated-looking man entered the orphanage. It wasn't until the man offered the 11-year-old Austin a purpose and future that he agreed to leave all he had remaining behind.

Training on Onyx
As Beta Company arrived on Onyx, it was clear to Austin that there would be no room for fun and games, as a child would expect. As with most of the children, the first few weeks were rigorous and many sleepless nights for the candidates were spent weeping for their lost parents and to return home. But ultimately, Austin was acclimated to the more stringent atmosphere that the trainers put them through. He learned to adapt to these circumstances and even thrive in them. Once the children were split into small fireteams, Austin was designated as Fireteam Spearhead's leader. There, he met Elise-B030 for the first time and she became one of his most competitive teammates. Austin did what he could to make the most of her competitive spirit throughout scrimmages and tests, but ultimately it was just he from Spearhead that was removed from Beta Company and deemed "too valuable to be lost."