Samuel D. Byrne

"Duchashka, means 'lovely duchess', and you are indeed lovely, miss Stranded lady." "It's Alexandra."

- Samuel Byrne and Alex Preston, 17 A.E.

Corporal Samuel Draay "Sam" Byrne, Sam was the son of a Kashkuri named Araña Byrne and Tyran/Gorasni Gear Agustin Byrne, half brother of Sgt.Samuel K. Byrne making him the cousin of Samantha Byrne.

Early life
Samuel Draay Byrne, born to a Kashkuri woman named Araña and a bi-racial Tyran/Gorasni man named Agustin Byrne, who was the brother of Sergeant Samuel K. Byrne, whom he was named after. Born in Kashkur, but was raised in Tyrus, Samuel experienced a typical childhood up to his twelfth birthday when he learned his parents were splitting up.

Emergence Day
On Emergence Day, Byrne was with his mother at her work in the city of Ephyra. When his mother tried to safety he watched his mother die when an Emergence hole opened directly beneath her, she only had time to say, 'I love you,' before falling to her death, and a Locust rising in her place. Byrne was only saved by his quick reflexes when he grabbed his mother's Snub pistol and killed the grub.

Joining the Army
At the age of sixteen he joined the Coalition of Ordered Governments Army, against his father's wishes and was shipped out to fight the Locust Horde.

Offered a "reward"
Thriteen years after Emergence Day, Samuel earned was awarded an Embry Star for his efforts on the battlefield against the Locust.

Desperate Stand
After crash landing in Hanover and seeing his squad being executed by Savage Locust, Byrne managed to kill the executioners and escape to a Stranded outpost near the Cougars Stadium.

Appearances

 * Gears of War: At War
 * Gears of War: Last Stand (First Appearance)