Colonel Daniel F. Weaver is a main character in the first, second, third, fourth and fifth seasons. Daniel is the current leader of the 2nd Massachusetts Militia Regiment, although he has begun to share a lot of his burden of command with Tom Mason and Anne Mason.
An army veteran from the Gulf War, Captain Weaver took command of the 2nd Mass following the death of Captain Jameson was killed during street fighting in Boston. As such, Weaver led the 2nd Mass's exodus away from Boston. Weaver was tough with the men and women under his command; however, overall he proved genuinely concerned with the best interests of his people. He struggled with his desire to use his fighters to strike back at the enemy and his growing realization that he must protect the civilians under his command.
