Ok, so whilst reading this, i noticed that the Rookie's name was classified. at first, i figured "oh, hey, he's the rookie. they probably did that on purpose.
but then i noticed his service number;
11282-31220-JD
now, look at Edward Buck's.
92458-37017-EB
aaaand Taylor Miles's (he's Dutch);
21175-12121-TM
now take a look at Kojo Agu's (Romeo);
14606-85099-KA
next up is Michael Crespo (Mickey);
51033-15973-MC
Dare's is, of course, all classified.
(there is a point to all of this)
look at the last two letters in everyone's service number.
the letters are their initials.
Buck: EB
Dutch: TM
Romeo: KA
Mickey: MC
The Rookie's name is classified, but his service number ends with "JD"
that means his first name starts with a "J" and his last name starts with a "D".
then i looked at all the potential characters from the Halo series whose names start with "J"... out of pure curiosity.
here they are (all three are Spartans, btw):
Joshua-029 (he hasn't been heard from since Reach)
Jai-006 (reported MIA, he led a lot of ODSTs though)
Jerome-092 (assumed to be in cryo sleep)
those are the only four whose names do not interfere. obviously there are others whose names start with "J", but their last names conflict.
now, i know this is a LONG stretch, and i probably sound like a little fanboy kid, but you have to admit, any of those three could potentially be the Rookie.
anyone have any other ideas? or things to add?