Taylor Miles

"This is when it pays to be the strong-silent type."

- Dutch to The Rookie when the squad is preparing to drop.

Corporal Dutch was a Non-Comissioned Officer in the UNSC Marine Corps and an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper

He served during the Battle of Ariel and the First Battle of Earth in 2552. He served in the same squad as the Rookie. Dutch is the heavy weapons specialist in the squad, usually seen carrying a W/AV M6 Nonlinear Rifle.

He is good friends with Romeo, the squad's marksman.

Trivia

 * It's likely that the character was inspired by the character of the same name in the 1987 movie, Predator; who was played by Arnold Schwarzenegger.