Chief Petty Officer Matthew-X283 (formerly Sergeant Matthew Daverson) was a SPARTAN-IV super soldier of X-Ray Company and leader of Cobalt Team. Born on July 14, 2546, on Skopje to a pair of private military contractors, Alban and Mary Daverson. Matthew lived mostly with aunts, uncles, and grandparents as his parents would usually be off protecting wealthy business men from various rebel groups. He was orphaned when the Covenant attacked Skopje in 2547, after his parents assisted UNSC forces trying to evacuate civilians. After a failed attempt by a marine to save his parents, which lead to the death of all three, Matthew was inspired by the bravery demonstrated by the UNSC forces present. Despite the failure to stop the Covenant's assault on the colony, the UNSC's actions had left an impac