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{{Quote|Send me out... with a bang.|Sergeant Johnson last words.}} 
{{Human Character Infobox
|name=Avery Junior Johnson
|image=[[Image:SgtMaj Avery J. Johnson.jpg|300px]]
|homeworld= [[Chicago]], [[United States]], [[Earth]] <ref>[[Halo:Contact Harvest]]</ref>
|birth= About 2472
|death=early 2553
|rank=[[Sergeant Major]]<ref>[[Halo 2]]</ref>
|species=[[Human]]
|gender=[[Human|Male]]
|height=5'11
|weapons=*[[M99 Special Application Scoped Rifle]]
*[[MA5B ICWS Assault Rifle]]
*[[SRS99C-S2 AMB Sniper Rifle]]
*[[BR55HB SR Battle Rifle]]
*[[Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galileian Nonlinear Rifle|W/AV M6 Grindell/Galileian Nonlinear Rifle]]
|equipment=
|vehicles=
|hair=Black
|eyes=Brown
|cyber=
|era=
|types=
|notable=
*Had a relationship with his commanding officer: [[Lieutenant Commander|LCDR]] [[Jilan al-Cygni]]
*Loves to smoke [[Sweet William Cigars]]
*One of the first [[Human|Humans]] to encounter [[Jiralhanae]]
|affiliation=[[UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]
|hideb=true
Note: very humourous charcter
}}

'''[[Sergeant Major]] Avery Junior Johnson''', [[Service Number|Service Number]] 48789-20114-AJ,<ref>[[Halo Graphic Novel Pg122]]</ref> was an energetic [[Non-commissioned officer]] (NCO) in the [[UNSC Marine Corps]]. He played a vital role in all three Halo games, providing assistance to [[John-117]] at very opportunistic times. He is one of the select few who are acquainted with the Chief, after the two fought alongside each other numerous times. He also had a strange liking for [[flip music]] and rock 'n roll, which was not shared amongst his fellow soldiers. He was renowned for his never-say-die attitude and was well respected and liked amongst his soldiers. He died during the Battle of Installation 04 Mk II at the hands of a then rampant 343 Guilty Spark when he shrugged off Spark's protests against prematurely firing an incompleted Halo Installation.
==Biography==
===Early Life===
Avery Junior Johnson was born in the sprawling industrial section of [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] near the Great Lakes of the [[United States of America]].<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]</ref> His family broke up when he was six<ref> [[Halo: Contact Harvest]] page 42</ref> and he was placed in the care of his [[Marcille Johnson|Aunt]] by [[Zone Protective Services]]. Her religious beliefs resonated within Johnson and often made him question his own decision to kill other [[human|human beings]], even long after her death. But since his hatred towards the Covenant, he does not hesitate when it comes to killing those who support the Covenant. 

One event that Johnson had fond memories of was his first day of church, as his Aunt tried her best to get the large shoes and small clothes of his cousins to fit him.

===Early Career===
Johnson enlisted in the UNSC Marine Corps when he was nineteen<ref>Halo: Contact Harvest</ref> and was soon thrown into the [[Insurrection]]. His name was dubiously associated with dozens of black operations and programs, including the [[ORION Project]], [[Operation: TANGLEWOOD]], and [[Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE]].<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]</ref>

Johnson is a [[Spartan-I]] and was a member of [[SPARTAN-I Program|Project: SPARTAN-I]]. The files that contain the records of his involvement with the program are covered up by [[ONI|ONI Section Zero]], and anyone who tries to access them are automatically sent a fake file marked "\P_BS48789-2011-AJ.txt", also known as the "Paris/BS Spoof" File.<ref>Halo: Graphic Novel page 122</ref>

He is an expert marksman, even attending the [[Naval Special Warfare Sniper School]], and serving as a sniper on many black operations during the Insurrection.<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], on their way down to [[Harvest]]</ref>

After a brutal mission in [[Operation: TREBUCHET]], he found his Aunt dead, and soon went on a massive drinking binge. He started a brawl with bouncers at a Chicago Club, and ended up in a gutter until he was found by a UNSC Marine Corps [[recruiter]]. He was re-assigned to Harvest by [[Jilan al-Cygni]].

===[[First Battle of Harvest|Battle of Harvest]]===
{{Main|First Battle of Harvest}}

[[Image:SSgt Avery Johnson, UNSC Marine Corps.JPG|right|200px|Staff Sergeant Avery J. Johnson passing a field with the [[Harvest Colonial Militia]].]]

Officially, he was re-assigned to train a group [[Colonial Militia of Harvest|Colonial Militia]] on [[Harvest]], in response to mysterious attacks on human freighters near the planet. (These attacks have since been linked to [[Covenant]] vessels). While stationed at Harvest, Johnson was one of the first human beings to encounter the Covenant, specifically the [[Kig-yar]], destroying the ship ''[[Minor Transgression]]'' when the [[Kig-yar]] [[Chur'R-Yar|shipmistress]] fired an overcharged [[plasma pistol]] shot into the ship's methane suite. He aided [[Staff Sergeant Byrne]] and ONI operative Jilan al-Cygni in repelling the Brute ship [[Rapid Conversion]] long enough to allow most of the planet's population to escape in the [[Tiara]], a station attached to seven different Space elevators stationed on the planet. Later, he would become intimate with Jilan after escaping from the planet. After this, his UNSC career is unknown, but he is presumed to have served on many planets between 2525 and 2549, when the [[Siege of Paris IV|Battle of Paris IV]] took place.

===Paris IV===
A query by [[Cortana]] into Johnson's medical history revealed the information that he had a condition known as [[Boren's Syndrome]], which enabled him to resist [[Flood]] infection. This meant that he was able to survive the Flood when they attacked him, [[Jacob Keyes]] and the other members of [[Fire Team Charlie]] in a Forerunner lab (which was thought by the Marines to be a weapons cache, but turned out to be the Flood in containment). This disease was contracted while he was stationed at [[Paris IV]]. When the [[Covenant]] [[Siege of Paris IV|attacked]] Paris IV, [[Sergeant]] Johnson fought valiantly; during the battle, he repossessed a crate of [[Plasma Grenade|plasma grenades]] when his troops needed them and used them all against the enemy troops to keep them at bay so his fellow soldiers could evacuate. He received a commendation for bravery, and a twelve-hundred-rad cumulative dose of radiation as an unanticipated "bonus" from the plasma grenades<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]] pg 244</ref> However, the Boren’s Syndrome had an unexpected side effect; it made him effectively immune to the [[Flood]] because the radiation scrambled his DNA structure so much that the [[Flood]] could not force a match. This rendered the [[Flood]] unable to control him. However, the Boren’s Syndrome is possibly a fake reason, as to cover up his involvement in the [[SPARTAN-I Program]].<ref>Halo: Graphic Novel Page 122</ref>

===Battle of Reach===
''Main Article: [[Battle of Reach]]''

After the Battle of Paris IV, he was assigned to [[Reach Station Gamma]], a military station above the planet [[Reach]]. While stationed there, a massive Covenant armada arrived, beginning the [[Battle of Reach]]. During the battle, Johnson led a search and destroy team aboard the station, and was almost killed by the attacking Jackals and Elites, but was later picked up by [[John-117]] and [[Linda-058]]. <ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], pages 325, 328, and 349</ref> He escaped onto the ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]'', which fled the battle into [[Slipspace]].

===Installation 04===
[[Image:Johnson.jpg|right|250px|Johnson on [[Halo|Installation 04]].]] [[Image:1219939333 Avatars Halo Sergeant Johnson.jpg|right|thumb|Sergeant Johnson in Halo Combat Evolved at the Pillar of Autumn]]
{{quote|Men, we led those dumb bugs out to the middle of nowhere to keep 'em from gettin' their filthy claws on Earth. But, we stumbled onto somethin' they're so hot for, that they're scramblin' over each other to get it.  Now I don't care if it's God's own anti-son-of-a-bitch machine or a giant hula-hoop; We're not gonna let them have it! What we will let them have is a belly full of lead and a pool of their own blood to drown in!|Sergeant Johnson ('Pillar of Autumn' level on Legendary)}}

Coming out of Slipspace, the ''Pillar of Autumn'' came across [[Installation 04]]. The Covenant, too scared to damage the ring world by firing at the Autumn in space, began boarding actions to "cleanly" neutralize the ''Autumn'' by boarding the ship and wiping out the crew and altering its course away from the Installation, before planting charges and blowing it up. On board, Johnson helped defend the ''Autumn'' from the invading Covenant boarding troops, but like everyone else was forced to abandon ship when [[Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] issued the order. Johnson was reported to be one of the last to leave the ship, ensuring that as many of the ship's crew - marines and UNSC Navy personnel - made it off the Autumn as possible. 

Johnson’s escape pod and his [[Fire Team Charlie|squad]] successfully landed on the ring with all of the marines dead. However, as soon as they geared up, the Covenant strike teams viciously attacked them. With his platoon scattered all over the valley, he was glad to see SPARTAN-117 coming up to assist in the nick of time.<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], pages 68/69</ref>.

Johnson and Fire Team Charlie were evacuated by [[''Echo 419'']], and remained at [[''Alpha Base'']] for some time until asked to join a mission led by [[Captain Keyes]].

===='''Escape from the [[Flood]]'''====
[[Image:Hgn-johnson.jpg|right|200px]]
The crew intercepted a Covenant transmission detailing the transport of numerous weapons to somewhere in the swampy regions of [[Installation 04]]. This, as well as a captured [['Qualomee|Elite's]] testimony of a large weapons cache located in a swamp, prompted [[Captain Keyes]] to investigate. Johnson, being an experienced and respected Marine sergeant, accompanied [[Captain Keyes]] along with his squad. 

Shortly after they were dropped off, the squads came across a structure leading underground. As they ventured further into the facility, they came across several Elite corpses with scrambled innards. Passing them off as friendly fire, they proceeded deeper into the facility until they entered a seemingly empty room. Annoyed with [[Private]] [[Manuel Mendoza|Mendoza’s]] whining, Johnson passed off the situation until little [[Infection Form|balloon-like creatures]] barged out of the nearby holding cells and attacked the squad. As each marine fell, he was one of the victims of an assimilation attempt into a [[Combat Form]], but the complications caused by his [[Boren's Syndrome]] rendered him immune from the [[infection forms]].  This encounter also seems to have left him with some curious regenerative abilities<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]] Pg.245 .</ref>. Alive and well, Johnson was forced to attack and kill his own Marines, who were mutating before his eyes and would have killed him if he had waited any longer. Johnson fought his way out of the nightmare through sheer tenacity and firepower. He was presumed dead after [[SPARTAN-117]] found a helmet recorder entry from Private [[Wallace Jenkins]], showing the gory details of the Marines' fates, but may have been extracted from the swamp with [[Private]] [[Bisenti]] and the rest of Corporal Loviks' surviving marines by [[Echo 419]].

====Escape from Installation 04====
{{quote|Hell, [[Master Chief|Chief]], it’ll take more than that [[Flood|pack of walking alien horror-show freaks]] to take out Sergeant A. J. Johnson. |Avery J. Johnson}}

Johnson met up with [[Lieutenant]] [[Elias Haverson]], [[Corporal]] [[Locklear]], and [[Sheila Polaski]], after escaping the destruction of the ring in a [[Pelican]], moments before it collapsed in multiple explosions. Though in the Legendary Ending of ''Halo: Combat Evolved,'' Johnson is seen hugging a Elite as the ''Pillar of Autumn'' explodes
which made his return in Halo 2 a surprise for many fans of the series who thought he had died,

Polaski piloted the dropship away from the ring, meeting up with a [[C709 Longsword-class Starfighter|C709 ‘‘Longsword’’-class Starfighter]] carrying SPARTAN-117 and the [[AI]], [[Cortana]]. Having seen Jenkins’s video himself, John was alarmed by Johnson’s appearance and promptly pulled Johnson's own [[M6D Pistol]] and pointed it to his head! It took [[Cortana]] to convince [[Master Chief]] that Johnson hadn’t turned into the [[Flood]].  

Without a viable way to return to the nearest safe outpost, it was decided that the new crew would take over the nearest Covenant ship in the vicinity: the Covenant flagship ‘‘[[Ascendant Justice]]’’.  The Master Chief assumed command although Lieutenant Haverson was the ranking officer, and Johnson backed him up by helping him assert control over Locklear and Haverson. After they boarded, Johnson and the others made their way through the ship towards the bridge, where he witnessed a showdown between SPARTAN-117 and a [[Sangheili]], where he brought down the alien’s shields in order for Spartan-117 to win.

===Return to Reach===
When they arrived at Reach, it was almost completely glassed, except for a small portion. Using a Covenant drop ship, they travelled to the surface of the dead planet, where Johnson was becoming nervous. After they landed, they found the surviving [[Spartans]] and Dr. [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Catherine Halsey]]. 

Johnson accompanied the new and growing crew as the ship moved through Slip space. Unknown to him, [[Dr. Halsey]] and the [[Master Chief]] were reviewing his medical files. They matched Johnson’s survival with the [[Flood]] to his Boren’s Syndrome: [[Flood]] DNA was present in Johnson’s blood, but was dormant and non-infectious. Halsey also confirmed that Johnson had gained some unique regenerative abilities as a side affect from the attempted assimilation back on Halo. Halsey had prepared two separate documents for [[ONI Section Three]] to review:
*All relevant data on Halsey’s analysis and the possible technology to counter an initial [[Flood]] infestation. 
*The file above, as well as Jenkins’s and Johnson’s mission logs as well as Johnson’s medical files. 
Halsey placed the decision of which data crystal to give to ONI in the Chief's hands. If he gave them the second crystal, ONI would have probably dissected Johnson in order to figure out how he resisted the [[Flood]], killing the Sergeant. The Chief later decided to save Johnson's life by crushing the second crystal.

===Operation: FIRST STRIKE===
{{quote|I'm not sure what that thing is. Don't look like any '[[Unyielding Hierophant|uneven elephant]]' to me—more like two squids kissing.|Avery J. Johnson}}
Although Johnson's involvement in Operation: FIRST STRIKE was minimal, he came up with the idea to attack the [[Covenant]] ship ''Unyielding Hierophant'' in order to delay the Covenant from finding Earth. Johnson continued to be of assistance when the Spartans launched [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]], staying behind with Cortana in the damaged UNSC ''[[Gettysburg]]'' while they charged head-on into the ''[[Covenant]]'' ship after the operation.

===First Battle of Earth===
[[Image:Hood.jpg|right|250px|Johnson is presented with The [[Colonial Cross]] along with [[John-117]].]]

{{quote|The message just repeats. 'Regret, Regret, Regret.'|[[Cortana]]}}  
{{quote|Catchy. Any idea what it means?|[[Commander Keyes]]}} 
{{quote|Dear [[Human|Humanity]]... [[Covenant|we]] regret being alien bastards. We regret coming to [[Earth]]. And we most definitely regret the Corps just blew up our raggedy-ass fleet!|Avery J. Johnson}}
{{quote|Hoo-rah!|Pelican Pilots}}

Most of the crew returned to Earth safely, and they were given time to rest and were debriefed on their experiences. Aboard the ''[[Cairo Station|Cairo]]'', Johnson was promoted to [[Sergeant Major]] and was awarded the [[Colonial Cross]] for his actions on Halo. During the ceremony, a Covenant excavation fleet headed by [[Prophet of Regret|The Prophet of Regret]] arrived at Earth, sparking the battle. 

Johnson aided the defence of the ''Cairo'' along with John-117. As the Spartan led the human forces deeper into the station, Johnson and [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] boarded the UNSC [[UNSC Frigate|Frigate]] ''[[In Amber Clad]]''. 

As they arrived on the surface, Cortana intercepted data that pointed towards one of the Covenant’s spiritual leaders. Johnson led the Pelicans into battle, but they were shot down by a Covenant [[Scarab]] before they got close to the [[Covenant Assault Carrier|ship]] that carried the High Prophet of Regret. Using a [[Sniper Rifle System 99C-S2 Anti-Matériel|SRS99C-S2 AM]], Johnson fought in the residential district of the city, providing cover fire and serving as a lookout. As John-117 went on to find [[ODSTs]] from another downed Pelican, Johnson stayed back and joined the rescue units to provide cover. Viewing the Scarab as a threat to the mission, he returned to ''[[In Amber Clad]]'' to bring a [[Scorpion Tank|Scorpion tank]] for John-117 to use in a front line assault against the Covenant invasion force. Together, they attacked the giant walker, as Johnson provided supplemental troops to back up SPARTAN-117 in his attack.

After the destruction of the Scarab, Johnson picked up the Chief and brought him back into ''In Amber Clad'', just as the massive Covenant ship took off into [[Slipspace]].

===Delta Halo===
{{quote|Woah... It's like a postcard... Dear Sarge, kickin' ass in outer space, wish you were here.|Marine ODST}}
{{quote|I heard that...jackass!|Avery J. Johnson}}

Coming out of Slip space, Johnson was shocked to learn that there was another Halo, nearly choking on his ever-present cigar. Determined to find and capture the [[Prophet of Regret]], [[Commander Keyes]] ordered SPARTAN-117 to clear a landing zone and the sergeant to take two flights of pelicans and land on the ring. Johnson took two flights of Pelicans and followed SPARTAN-117 and a small detachment of elite [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] onto the surface, providing artillery and troops to fight the Covenant stationed in the ring’s ancient temples.

During the mission, Cortana translated a message from Regret being broadcast on the Covenant network: Regret planned to activate Halo. Pulling information gathered from the previous ring visited, Keyes found the location of [[Library (Installation 05)|Delta Halo’s library]] housing the [[Index]]. She ordered Johnson to extract his troops and return to ''In Amber Clad'' for reassignment. 

====Search for the Index====
{{quote|[[Miranda Keyes|You]] know, [[Jacob Keyes|your father]] never asked me for help either!|Avery J. Johnson}} to Commander Keyes
Johnson and a group of his best Marines joined Keyes on a search for the Index. As they neared the centre of the massive structure, the small pack was attacked by a large amount of [[Flood]]. They dug in and fought the creatures off, finally locating the Index. Johnson helped Miranda grab the key, but before they headed out, they were attacked by the [[Arbiter]],who had activated his camouflage to hide from Johnson and Miranda. Johnson was quickly incapacitated, and was captured by the Brute Chieftain [[Tartarus]].

====The Fight to Deactivate Installation 05====
{{quote|Listen. You don't like me, and I sure as hell don't like you. But if we don't do something, [[Tartarus|Mr. Mohawk's]] gonna activate this [[Installation 05|ring]] and we're ''all'' gonna [[Great Journey|die]].|Avery J. Johnson to the [[Arbiter]] on a [[Scarab]] in [[Halo 2]]}}
Johnson and Keyes were held in the Covenant city of [[High Charity]], until The High [[Prophet of Truth]] told Tartarus to activate the ring to initiate the [[Great Journey]]. Tartarus ordered the Jiralhanae to split Johnson, Keyes, and the captured [[343 Guilty Spark|Oracle]] into three different [[Phantom|Phantoms]]. Johnson was joined by [[Sergeant Banks]] and [[Sergeant Stacker]] for an execution by a pack of Jiralhanae. Moments before their deaths, the Arbiter and his squad burst out of the nearby structure and attacked the Jiralhanae, distracting them long enough for Johnson and his marines to board the nearby Scarab walker. 

[[Image:Sargescarab.jpg|right|230px|Johnson commandeering a [[Scarab]] before the [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]].]]
After the executioners were killed, Johnson and his marines commandeered the [[Scarab]], and confronted the [[Arbiter]]. They both agreed that [[Tartarus]] needed to be stopped. Johnson suggested that the [[Arbiter]] commandeer a [[Banshee]] to provide air support. After that, they joined forces and travelled through the canyon towards the [[Control Room (Installation 05)|Control Room]]. Knowing the brute strength of the [[Scarab|Scarab's]] main weapon, Johnson fired at the heavily armoured door, shattering it with ease. Arming himself with a [[Beam Rifle]], Johnson followed the [[Arbiter]] inside.

{{quote|Come on [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]]! Kick [[Tartarus|that guy's]] ass!|Avery J. Johnson}}

{{quote|Please... don't shake the light bulb!|Avery J. Johnson}}
He arrived during a standoff between the Arbiter’s forces and Tartarus’ forces. He aimed his [[Beam Rifle]] at the Jiralhanae’s head, keeping him from forcing Keyes to insert the Index. Tartarus threw [[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|343 Guilty Spark]] at Johnson, knocking him over. Quickly, he forced [[Miranda Keyes]] to insert the Index into the control panel, starting the firing process. The Arbiter and his squad challenged Tartarus, and Johnson provided backup, using his [[Beam rifle]] to bring down the Chieftain’s shields. With his shields down, the Arbiter was able to kill the Jiralhanae, therefore allowing [[Miranda]] to grab the Index and stop Halo from firing. 
With the remainder of the [[Sangheili]] squad keeping the area secure, [[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|343 Guilty Spark]] explained to Johnson and Keyes that the other Installations were ready to fire. This is a fail-safe if one of the Halo installations misfires, allowing them to be put on standby mode. This allowed them to be fired by the [[Ark]].

===The Second Battle of Earth===
====Rejoining the Chief====
{{quote|Crazy fool. Why do you always jump? One of these days, you're gonna land on somethin' as stubborn as you are! And I don't do bits and pieces...|Avery J. Johnson}}

[[Image:Sjinstruck.JPG|left|thumb|200px|Johnson in the Halo 3 instruction manual]]

When [[Spartan-117]] crash-landed on Earth, he was met by Johnson, the [[Arbiter]], and a squad of Marines. After a few minutes of hiking through the jungle, he and his squad split off from the Master Chief and the Arbiter after encountering enemy [[Phantom|Phantoms]], reasoning that they would be safer apart than together. Johnson and his team proceeded to continue through the woods, and arrived at the evacuation site several moments before John-117 and the Arbiter. However, enemy Banshees soon discovered the awaiting Pelicans, and he was shot down, crash landing about a kilometre away. He and the surviving Marines were forced to flee pursuing Brutes. At some point Johnson and his men were captured and tortured. After being freed by John-117, he grabbed the nearest weapon and helped fend off incoming Covenant until [[Hocus]], a Pelican pilot, could come to the rescue. Johnson was evacuated along with John-117, the Arbiter and surviving Marines.

====Defending Crows Nest====
{{quote|Go on, Chief. The Arbiter and I will guard the ops center.|Avery J. Johnson}}

Johnson, John-117 and the Arbiter were brought to a UNSC base codenamed "Crow's Nest", deep underground in the African jungle. There, they linked up with Miranda Keyes, who briefed them on the situation. He and the Arbiter stayed behind to defend the ops centre from Covenant attacks, while John-117 went off to secure the perimeter. After a lengthy battle, he was forced to fall back as Jiralhanae overran the control room. He rendezvoused with Keyes and the Arbiter in a Pelican, and guided John-117 through the base to an elevator that would take him to the Pelicans. Unfortunately, the base exploded before John-117 could reach Johnson, and Johnson was forced to take off.

====Battle of Voi====
{{quote|The Brutes have a tight perimeter, Chief. These [[Warthogs]] should help you punch through.|Avery J. Johnson}}

Johnson warned John-117 that the Covenant had uncovered the Ark, and that John-117 had to get to it. Johnson provided air support for the SPARTAN and the Marine survivors, dropping off Warthogs so the Chief and Marines could break through the Jiralhanae blockades. At one point, he dropped off a [[Mongoose]] ATV to assist the Master Chief in destroying a Covenant Scarab. Johnson remained in a Pelican drop ship for most if not all of the Battle of Voi, dispersing armour and troops throughout the city as necessary to help push the Covenant back. When the pelican made a crash-landing in Voi, Johnson probably docked on the [[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn|UNSC ''Forward Unto Dawn'']] along with Commander Keyes. He was present when the Master Chief retrieved [[Cortana]] and played back her message, and was one of the Marines that followed [[Prophet of Truth|The High Prophet of Truth]] to [[The Ark]]

===The Ark===
{{quote|Shall I help you choose a vehicle, [[Reclaimer]]? This one seems in very good condition, about the standard. Primitive armour not withstanding.|343 Guilty Spark}}
{{quote|A tank's a tank, light bulb.|Avery J. Johnson}}

"ETA...Damn Quick"
Sergeant Johnson to Master Chief"

Johnson descended to the Ark with a half a dozen Pelicans along with John-117, and helped him secure a landing zone and stop the construction of an AA battery. He later brought in some tanks from the frigate, helping throughout the mission, until the location of Truth was discovered from the [[Cartographer]]. 

He then went on to command the second squad in taking down the third tower that was projecting the shield barrier protecting Truth in the Citadel. There, he, along with his squad, was overrun and captured by overwhelming [[Jiralhanae]] forces. 

The Prophet of Truth attempted to use him to activate the Ark, but he only taunted the [[Jiralhanae]], in particular a [[Chieftain]] and took their abuse. Miranda attempted to rescue him by crashing a Pelican through a large observatory window, but was surrounded. Realizing what the Prophet of Truth wished to use them for, Miranda and Johnson agreed that she should kill them both so they could not be used. This was interrupted by the Prophet of Truth, who shot Miranda in the back with a [[Spiker]], killing her instantly. Johnson was rescued by John-117 and the Arbiter, along with a horde of [[Flood]]. After the [[Flood]] turned on the three, Johnson managed to escape on Miranda's Pelican, but the Arbiter and Chief where knocked off of the Pelican by the Gravemind, forced to fight back through the [[Flood]]. 

====Halo====
[[Image:DeathofAveryJohnson.jpg|right|250px|The Chief watches helplessly as the Monitor mortally wounds Johnson.]]
{{quote|Don't let her go, Chief....Don't..Ever...let her go.|Avery J. Johnson in his last moments}}, said to [[John-117]]
{{quote|Send me out... with a bang...|Avery J. Johnson's last words}}, spoken to John-117

Johnson helped [[John-117]] fight through hordes of [[Flood]] to get to the control room of the newly rebuilt [[Installation 04]], giving cover fire for the Chief and [[Arbiter]] with a [[Spartan Laser]]. Johnson tried to activate the ring despite [[Guilty Spark]]'s suggestion that they wait for it to be finished, which could take several days. Driven rampant by his own intuition that the ring "Belonged to him", [[Guilty Spark]] fired his main beam weapon at Johnson, opening a hole in his chest, causing a fatal wound. 

While [[John-117]] fought the rogue construct, Johnson used his Laser to damage Spark, and told the Master Chief to "Kick his ass" while he handed [[John-117]] his weapon and afterwards lost consciousness. After Spark was destroyed, he gave [[John-117]] the chip containing Cortana, and told him to "never let her go". Despite John's promise that they would not leave him behind, Johnson knew that he wasn't going to make it, John tried to get him out and Johnson told the Chief to 'send him out with a bang'. Following his wishes [[John-117]] left his body in the control room as the premature ring activated and tore itself apart. Johnson's body, after the activation, fell into a large chasm, sealing his death.

===Appearances===
*[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]
*[[Halo 2]]
*[[Halo 3]]
*[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]
*[[Halo: The Flood]]
*[[Halo: First Strike]]
*[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]
*[[Halo: Graphic Novel]]

===Battles===
*[[Insurrection]]
**[[Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE]]
**[[Operation: TANGLEWOOD]]
**[[Operation: TREBUCHET]]
*[[Human-Covenant War]]
**[[First Battle of Harvest]]
**[[Siege of Paris IV]]
**[[Battle of Reach]]
**[[Battle of Installation 04]]
**[[Operation: First Strike]]
**[[First Battle of Earth]]
***[[Battle of New Mombasa]]
**[[Battle of Installation 05]]
**[[Second Battle of Earth]]
***[[Battle of Voi]]
**[[Battle of Installation 00]] 
***[[Installation_04_%28II%29#Discovery|Battle of Installation 04 (II)]]

==Medals==
Johnson has received two medals in his service the Colonial-Cross and the Purple Heart.
Although because Johnson has served in many Black Ops, he cannot be awarded the medals or awards.

==Dreams==
Avery Johnson was known to have "chronic" nightmares, usually about his last mission.<ref>Halo:Contact Harvest, part where they're reaching Harvest</ref> Some of his dreams include the bombing of the Jim Dandy, and his sniping of a suspected Insurrectionist bomber, who turned out to be a normal civilian who picked up the wrong load. They usually plague him during cryo sleep during the thaw phase. <ref>Halo: Contact Harvest, when they reach Harvest</ref>

==Personality==
Avery Johnson's behavior seems to be eccentric, often delivering outlandish speeches to boost the morale of those serving under him. However, as shown in [[Halo: Contact Harvest|Contact Harvest]], he was a no-nonsense NCO, who, although caring deeply for his troops, pushed them hard in training.

Another peculiar aspect of his behavior is that he never refers to [[John-117]] or any of the other [[SPARTAN-II|SPARTAN-IIs]] as "Section Three freaks" or "Inhuman cyborgs". He has a large amount of respect for them, and appears to respect ''every'' Human fighting for humanity.
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==Trivia==
*Johnson engages in notably less combat after [[Halo: CE]], in which he could appear in 5 levels. In [[Halo 2]], he appears in only 3 levels. In [[Halo 3]], his combat role (that the player sees) is the smallest yet, he only fights in [[Sierra 117]], a ''very'' brief time in [[Crow's Nest]], and [[Halo]]. He appears on the gun of Kilo 23 in [[The Ark]], and appears in the cut scenes for several other missions, as well as sending COM transmissions.
*Avery Johnson is invincible in [[Halo 2]], and is immune to anything other than a headshot or taking direct hits from several clips from weapons in [[Halo 3]]. And in [[Halo: CE]], if you kill him, he will still appear in later levels. This is due to the random generation of bipeds in the game for Marines. 
*He was the first soldier to fight and kill a member of the [[Covenant]], and therefore the first human being to take the life of an alien.
*Although Johnson is usually labelled as a sniper, he is only seen using a sniper rifle on the levels [[Assault on the Control Room]] ([[Halo: CE]])and [[Outskirts]] ([[Halo 2]]), and a [[Beam Rifle]] in [[The Great Journey]], the Graphic Novel and the first chapter of [[Contact Harvest]]. In all of his other appearances, he is either wielding an [[MA5B Assault Rifle]], a [[BR55 Battle Rifle]], a [[Spartan Laser]], or a Pistol.
*In [[Halo 3]], if you intentionally kill Johnson more than once, he will get back up and kill you in one shot, regardless of what weapon he has.
*In [[Halo: Combat Evolved]], he may scream exactly the same way as when an [[Elite]] is killed. 
*In [[Halo: Combat Evolved]], the popular [[Elite]] quote "Wort, wort, wort!" is actually a slower reversal of Johnson saying, "Go, go, go!"
*It may be presumed that Johnson could be or was married according to a quote during gameplay on the level [[Cairo_Station|Cairo Station]] where Johnson himself that the Covenant was worse than his mother-in-law says it. However, this could just be a joke. 
*In [[Halo: Contact Harvest]] Johnson was involved in a romantic relationship with his Commanding Officer, [[Jilan al-Cygni|Jilan al-Cygni]].<ref> http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12673 </ref>
*Johnson is the only [[Marine]] to spawn with a [[Spartan Laser|Spartan Laser]].
*If you kill Johnson almost immediately before you go into the control room on [[Halo]], He will not only still be alive when you get into the room but after watching him die in the cinematic and then leaving, he will be right where you "killed" him, with the same weapon and fighting off the [[Flood]]. Strangely if one of the infection forms latches on to him he will turn into a combat form, even though he is suppose to be immune.
*If you do the above glitch and let Johnson die by getting infected by [[Infection form]]s with the [[IWHBYD Skull]] on, sometimes you can hear him scream "I did this for Hocus!" before becoming a combat form. 
*In [[Halo: Combat Evolved]], [[Halo: The Flood]], and [[Halo: First Strike]], Johnson is shown to enjoy [[flip music]].
*In [[Halo: Contact Harvest]], Johnson's call sign is Crawler.
*Johnson prefers [[Sweet William Cigars]], like [[Franklin Mendez|Senior-CPO Franklin Mendez]]. <ref> [[Halo: Contact Harvest]] Epilogue</ref>
*Johnson made a reference to [[Captain Keyes]] in the level "[[Truth and Reconciliation]]" when he took a [[Needler]] in [[Sierra 117]].
*The character of Sergeant Johnson first appeared in a short video shown to kick off the Halo Launch Party held in Chicago on November 10, 2001.
*His voice is portrayed by [[David Scully]] in the games, who also voices a number of [[Elite]]s as well.
*Sergeant Johnson is invincible in [[Halo 2]], although in [[Halo CE]] you can kill him, but he will be back the next level.
*Sergeant Johnson would appear to be partially based on the character "Gunnery Sergeant Al Apone" from the film [[wikipedia:Aliens (film)|Aliens]], with whom Johnson shares many character and physical traits, as well as some dialogue.
*It has been suggested that he is a [[SPARTAN-I]]. In [[Halo: Contact Harvest]], Johnson awakes from Cryo despite three times the normal amount of drugs
*In [[Halo: Combat Evolved]], Johnson randomly screams "I would have been your daddy, but the dog beat me over the fence!" which is where the notorious [[IWHBYD Skull]] came from.
*In an outtake for [[Halo 2]], [[David Scully]] says, "They told me that in Halo 4 I get a woman".
*Johnson is American and was actually born in Chicago.
*In [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] if you kill a certain amount of marines they turn on you but stop after a while. If Sergeant Johnson is present he will say "I'll trust you, for now."
*Johnson's name has seven letters in it, another possible reference to [[7]]
*Johnson is the only [[human]] (in [[Halo 2]]) to call the [[Arbiter]] by his name.
*Some evidence says that Johnson is actually of mixed descent.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Johnsonfalling.jpg|Sergeant Johnson tumbling to his doom on Installation 04 II in Halo 3.
Image:Johnson.png|A Halo 2 render of Johnson.
Image:Johnson.jpg|Johnson as seen here in Halo: Combat Evolved
Image:Johnson-BQ.jpg|Johnson in the Halo Graphic Novel.
Image:SNiperGuy.jpg|Johnson, taking aim.
Image:D40 35.jpg|Johnson and an Elite halt their battle when they notice the ''Pillar of Autumn'' about to explode in the non-canon extended ending of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.
Image:Johnson Outline.jpg|Johnson on his next mission.
Image:Warthogdriver2.jpg|Two Johnson’s on the job: one in the foreground, other in the warthog. 
</gallery>

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