| “ | "We will not be led into war on anyone's leash." | „ |
| — LT Sutton | ||
Lieutenant Sutton was an officer in the Martian Congressional Republic Navy and the Commanding Officer of the MMC Troops on board Scirocco. In the weeks preceding the Ganymede Incident, he was Bobbie Draper's commanding officer. During the Ganymede Incident, he was killed by shrapnel when the Scirocco engaged UNN forces in orbit.
Overview[]
"Safe"[]
- Main article: Destruction of Phoebe
In a briefing aboard Scirocco, Sutton shares intel from MCRN Donnager's LT K. Lopez's helmet cam footage revealing the remains of some scientists at Phoebe station. The bodies were burned and then frozen, and any on-site records were wiped from the computer systems. Sutton emphasizes to Bobbie Draper that they don't know the motives and they don't have proof of the culprits, despite what she has heard. He had lost friends on Donnager just as she had. Their mission is to deploy ground teams and to secure the site until a new investigative team arrives. Along the way, the UNN Nathan Hale appears to be very persistent on arriving before the MCRN Scirocco, which Sutton interprets as a cover-up attempt. Rather than to allow that, Sutton fires missiles at the station obliterating it along with the entire moon. Sutton must repeatedly inform Draper that their overarching objective is to avoid war. He still hasn't convinced her since she believes Mars needs to let that war happen and get it over with before they can realize the dream of terraforming Mars.
"Static"[]
Sutton must respond to the physical altercation within Draper's squad. Despite her evasiveness, he is able to ascertain the roots of the problem are prejudices against Pvt. Travis' non-native Martian status and the tension over Earth's destruction of Deimos. Sutton remarks that Travis is more Martian than the rest of his squad for his loyalty to that squad and his declining to implicate them in the assault on him.
"Paradigm Shift"[]
Whilst onboard the Scirocco over Ganymede—a joint UN-MCR protectorate—overall communications within the area and with the ship's Marines patrolling the surface were jammed, thus causing confusion and leading both MCRN and UNN forces each to believe they had been engaged by the other side. Lt. Sutton was determined to get communications back online. However, combat erupted between the two fleets causing damage to the Scirocco and to several solar arrays caught in the crossfire. Although the ship survived, he was killed with 11 others during what later became to be known as the Ganymede incident.
Personality[]
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Notes[]
- In the original book, Caliban's War, this character didn't exist. Gunnery Sergeant Roberta Draper reported to Lieutenant Givens, an officer on the ground posted at Ganymede station, outpost four.
Appearances[]
- "Safe"
- "Static"
- "Paradigm Shift"
