James 287 was a son of the Hither family who owns a large mansion on earth and several other planets. Not wanting his youngest son to become spoiled like his older bothers they sent him off to the UNSC at the age of 8 along with a few “gifts” . James soon found himself in the Spartan program although there was nothing special about him. He would train till the the age of 15 before being sent off to the front lines were he met Josh 189 his best friend. For the first year or so he was station on a relatively peaceful planet before a few my “gifts” arrived suggesting that he and his unit be moved forward. On Feb 13 James experienced his first real battle, the battle of Rillton Hill. In the fighting James went head to head with a brute. At the time his shields were down and he had taken several shots mostly to the leg. The brute punched in the stomach before slashing at him with the sharp end of the mandoler. Before Josh found him and saved him. Luckily the wound wasn’t too deep how ever for the rest of his life he would have a large scar going diagonally down his left cheek almost reaching his neck. At the time of Halo infinite he is 17