Shaun McCutchen

Shaun McCutchen is a teenager who lives in the City of Philadelphia in the year 2032. He is the estranged son of Kyle Jackson who taught Music at the school Shaun attends. After Kyle is found murdered by the Philadelphia Police, Shaun is sent to see Darius Carpenter by Greg Washington. Shaun eventually tells Darius along with Detectives Tyrell Jenkins and Chloe Allen that he thinks his mother's boyfriend Eugene Marsden killed Kyle to cover up his criminal activities. Shaun is present when the Police and Remnant forces commanded by General Typher Marlion raid the house Shaun was living in arresting numerous suspects including Eugene who had attempted to flee, but was chased down and taken into custody by Christopher Felth and Jason Oliver.

Darius and Lucy Carpenter later take Shaun to Temple University Hospital where he is examined by Donna Marlion and kept overnight as a precaution due to signs of malnutrition and having digested some of Eugene's drugs that were mixed in with what little food was found in the house. During this exam, Shaun reveals that Kyle had told him that he might be Shaun's father. Lucy requests a DNA test to confirm this after Donna and Darius say they see a resemblance between Kyle and Shaun. The results of this test come back the next day saying that Kyle Jackson is Shaun's father while Chloe and Jason arrest Shaun's mother LaShonda McCutchen for endangering Shaun's life with Typher later directing Eric Schuyler to charge her with murder under the theory that she had Eugene murder Kyle to keep him from discovering that Shaun was his son. After he is discharged from the hospital, Shaun is left in the care of Jacen Syndulla and Dume the Loth-wolf. Lucy later notes when asked that Shaun and Jacen are bonding quite well to the point that Jacen invites his daughter Mira Syndulla to join them. Shaun is later noted as being extremely excited about going for a ride on the Ghost with Jacen, Mira, Eric Schuyler, and Mira's astromech droid R9-P1 to Lothal to retrieve Mira's possessions and bring them to Philadelphia. Upon returning, Shaun is informed by Shirley Forbes that his mother wants to see him while she is in jail awaiting trial and that her lawyer filed a motion to get a Judge to order the visit which Shirley says she is opposed to as it feels like an attempt to tamper with Shaun's testimony. Mace Windu later tells Darius that he shares Shirley's concern about the idea and asks Dume to be there if it has to happen to which Dume responds by nodding that he'll be there as Jacen also has concerns about the visit.

Darius admits that he may have unintentionally played matchmaker between Shaun and Keisha Banks and mentions that Caleb Carpenter had hit Shaun over the head with a frying pan after having everyone over at the Carpenter House due to Mira attending the birth of Tori Felth's twins Joseph and Jessica Felth. The following week, he is shown at the home of Jeremie Clarke as Jacen had gone to meet with Noah Rodgers while Mira went to with Eric. While there, Shaun expresses concern about going to court, but decides that if Darius and Keisha could testify against their own mothers then he can too. Shaun later declares himself to be an orphan although he is quickly accepted into the Clarke Family by way of Darius Banks viewing Shaun has a replacement for his own father and the Syndulla Clan by Jacen adding Shaun to the Clan's as well as Dume keeping watch over him.

In June of 2032, Shaun testifies against LaShonda after telling Shirley a story that confirmed a story that Eugene had told her through his attorney Jericho Swope about LaShonda murdering Shaun's sisters. During this time with Jacen and Mira on a business trip for Tevin Felth, Shaun stays with Jeremie, Keisha, and Little Darius with Shaun taking on some of the fatherly duties such as giving Little Darius his morning bottle. Little Darius refers to Shaun as "Not the Mama" and hits him with the bottle which Shaun says isn't as bad as being hit with a frying pan by Caleb. During the trial, LaShonda's attorney Regina Edwards accuses Shaun of first being involved with the drug business and then claims that Keisha is his girlfriend to no avail as the Jury convicts LaShonda and gives her the Death Penalty. After the trial, Shaun and Keisha graduate from High School and decide that they can stop hiding the attraction that even Little Darius could see. The two announce their relationship at the graduation ceremony with Little Darius referring to Shaun as "Daddy" after which Shaun asks Jacen if Little Darius is psychic to which Jacen replies that he thinks Little Darius might be Force-Sensitive. The week after, Shaun is assessed by Michael Myers at the request of Jacen who Shaun had asked about the Spirit of Ahsoka Tano who was among a group of Jedi Spirits that were with his dad at his Graduation Ceremony which also included the spirits of Mace Windu, Kanan Jarrus, Yoda, and Bryan Khayman who also wanted to see if Shaun was Force-Sensitive. Shaun proved his ability to use The Force when he told Michael and Darius Carpenter about a shootout involving Christopher Felth before anyone else can.