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[[File:Legends-Homecoming-John117.jpg|thumb|300px|Before Daisy was killed, it was noted by a Marine Corps sergeant by the name of [[Hauser]] that the planet on which they were fighting was finished.{{Ref/Reuse|HLH}}]] | [[File:Legends-Homecoming-John117.jpg|thumb|300px|Before Daisy was killed, it was noted by a Marine Corps sergeant by the name of [[Hauser]] that the planet on which they were fighting was finished.{{Ref/Reuse|HLH}}]] | ||
{{Quote|Everyone else might have cheered at the images of humanity's superheroes diving in and kicking some Covenant ass, but all I could think about was how useless it was to pin our hopes on a few handfuls of super-soldiers who couldn't possibly be everywhere we needed them to be.|Edward Buck recalls his reaction to watching footage of the Spartans taking back Draco III.}}{{Ref/Reuse|HNB2}} | {{Quote|Everyone else might have cheered at the images of humanity's superheroes diving in and kicking some Covenant ass, but all I could think about was how useless it was to pin our hopes on a few handfuls of super-soldiers who couldn't possibly be everywhere we needed them to be.|Edward Buck recalls his reaction to watching footage of the Spartans taking back Draco III.}}{{Ref/Reuse|HNB2}} | ||
At some point following the advent of [[2532]] John became acquainted with [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom|British]] war photographer [[Jake Courage]], who not only earned his trust and respect, but became a loyal companion of his as well.<ref name="JC">''[[Archive:Jake Courage|Jake Courage Exhibition]]''</ref> On [[2545#January|January 10, 2545]], the Covenant began a brutal assault on the colony world of [[Draco III]].<ref name="JS1/10/45">[[Jessica Shea]] on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/686229527857504259]</ref> Its defenses were overwhelmed in a short amount of time and the Covenant began to land forces on the surface.<ref name="HNB2">''[[Halo: New Blood]]'', ''Chapter 2''</ref> The majority of the [[Spartan-II]]s, including John and [[Linda-058]], were directed to reinforce the colonists.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFOR20}} Before arriving, the Spartans were shown footage of a massacre on the surface which had been relayed to them via satellite linkup. John and the others could only watch as [[human]]s were herded together and then torn apart by ravenous [[Unggoy]] and [[Kig-Yar]]. By the time the Spartans finally made it to Draco III, there was nobody left to rescue. Despite being too late to save the victims, John and the others made sure that they were avenged.<ref name="HTFOR20">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 20''</ref> Their retaliation resulted in the deaths of every Covenant soldier on the planet and footage of it was broadcast to the public in order to boost morale.{{Ref/Reuse|HNB2}}<ref name="Enc300">''[[Halo Encyclopedia | At some point following the advent of [[2532]] John became acquainted with [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom|British]] war photographer [[Jake Courage]], who not only earned his trust and respect, but became a loyal companion of his as well.<ref name="JC">''[[Archive:Jake Courage|Jake Courage Exhibition]]''</ref> On [[2545#January|January 10, 2545]], the Covenant began a brutal assault on the colony world of [[Draco III]].<ref name="JS1/10/45">[[Jessica Shea]] on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/686229527857504259]</ref> Its defenses were overwhelmed in a short amount of time and the Covenant began to land forces on the surface.<ref name="HNB2">''[[Halo: New Blood]]'', ''Chapter 2''</ref> The majority of the [[Spartan-II]]s, including John and [[Linda-058]], were directed to reinforce the colonists.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFOR20}} Before arriving, the Spartans were shown footage of a massacre on the surface which had been relayed to them via satellite linkup. John and the others could only watch as [[human]]s were herded together and then torn apart by ravenous [[Unggoy]] and [[Kig-Yar]]. By the time the Spartans finally made it to Draco III, there was nobody left to rescue. Despite being too late to save the victims, John and the others made sure that they were avenged.<ref name="HTFOR20">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 20''</ref> Their retaliation resulted in the deaths of every Covenant soldier on the planet and footage of it was broadcast to the public in order to boost morale.{{Ref/Reuse|HNB2}}<ref name="Enc300">''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]'', ''page 300''</ref> | ||
At one point during the fighting on another human colony, he arrived too late to the scene of a battle and found fellow Spartan-II [[Daisy-023]] had been killed.{{Ref/Reuse|HLH}}{{Ref/Note|The colony on which Daisy died appears to be [[Sargasso]] in ''[[Halo: Legends]]'', ''[[Homecoming]]''. This would place her date of death in late [[2546]]. However, the name is not explicitly stated in the film and [[343 Industries]] writer [[Jeff Easterling]] has said that the location is "undefined publicly". As such, [[Halopedia]] has elected to leave it ambiguous for now.}} Her corpse was without a helmet, so John kneeled to close his fallen sister's eyes and clasp her hands over her chest. He also took note of [[Keepsake#Teddy Bear keychain|a loop with a tiny teddy bear]] on it that she had dropped, which he reverently placed between her fingers.<ref name="HLH">''[[Halo Legends]]'', ''[[Homecoming]]''</ref> At some point in [[2550]] John and the rest of [[Blue Team]] successfully inserted onto the ice [[Wikipedia:Icy moon|ice moon]] [[Umagena]] in order to capture the [[Treason|traitor]] [[Hector Nyeto]].<ref name="HSOR1">''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 1''</ref> Unfortunately, the target was not present.{{Ref/Reuse|HSOR1}} | At one point during the fighting on another human colony, he arrived too late to the scene of a battle and found fellow Spartan-II [[Daisy-023]] had been killed.{{Ref/Reuse|HLH}}{{Ref/Note|The colony on which Daisy died appears to be [[Sargasso]] in ''[[Halo: Legends]]'', ''[[Homecoming]]''. This would place her date of death in late [[2546]]. However, the name is not explicitly stated in the film and [[343 Industries]] writer [[Jeff Easterling]] has said that the location is "undefined publicly". As such, [[Halopedia]] has elected to leave it ambiguous for now.}} Her corpse was without a helmet, so John kneeled to close his fallen sister's eyes and clasp her hands over her chest. He also took note of [[Keepsake#Teddy Bear keychain|a loop with a tiny teddy bear]] on it that she had dropped, which he reverently placed between her fingers.<ref name="HLH">''[[Halo Legends]]'', ''[[Homecoming]]''</ref> At some point in [[2550]] John and the rest of [[Blue Team]] successfully inserted onto the ice [[Wikipedia:Icy moon|ice moon]] [[Umagena]] in order to capture the [[Treason|traitor]] [[Hector Nyeto]].<ref name="HSOR1">''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 1''</ref> Unfortunately, the target was not present.{{Ref/Reuse|HSOR1}} | ||
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[[File:H3 Arrival.PNG|350px|thumb|Johnson and the Master Chief are reunited.]] | [[File:H3 Arrival.PNG|350px|thumb|Johnson and the Master Chief are reunited.]] | ||
{{Quote|no=three|q1=Radio for [[VTOL]]. Heavy lift gear. We're not leaving him here.|Avery Johnson|q2=Yeah, you're not.|John-117|q3=Crazy fool! Why do you always ''jump''? One of these days, you're gonna land on something as stubborn as you are! And I don't do bits and pieces.|Avery Johnson|John proves to have survived his fall, to Johnson's delight.}}{{Ref/Reuse|H3A}} | {{Quote|no=three|q1=Radio for [[VTOL]]. Heavy lift gear. We're not leaving him here.|Avery Johnson|q2=Yeah, you're not.|John-117|q3=Crazy fool! Why do you always ''jump''? One of these days, you're gonna land on something as stubborn as you are! And I don't do bits and pieces.|Avery Johnson|John proves to have survived his fall, to Johnson's delight.}}{{Ref/Reuse|H3A}} | ||
John's fall ended with him slamming into a [[Tanzania]]n jungle south of [[Mount Kilimanjaro]].{{Ref/Reuse|H3A}}<ref name="Enc296">''[[Halo Encyclopedia | John's fall ended with him slamming into a [[Tanzania]]n jungle south of [[Mount Kilimanjaro]].{{Ref/Reuse|H3A}}<ref name="Enc296">''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]'', ''page 296''</ref> His armor's [[hydrostatic gel]] layer took the brunt of the impact, also locking the suit into a fixed shape and knocking him out.{{Ref/Reuse|H3A}} By the time the sun had risen in the area at least two hours later, he was still unconscious.{{Ref/Reuse|H3A}}<ref name="HLLOS">''[[Halo: Landfall]]'', ''[[Halo: Last One Standing|Last One Standing]]''</ref> The Master Chief was eventually found by [[First Squad|a squad]] of marines led by Sergeant Johnson and accompanied by [[Thel 'Vadam|the Arbiter]]. [[Unidentified Corpsman|A]] [[Hospital Corpsman|hospital corpsman]] with the squad was able to partially unlock his armor, but with his status uncertain, Johnson removed Cortana's [[data crystal chip]] and gave the command to radio for heavy lifting gear so they could move the Spartan. Before that request could be made, though, John came to and clasped the sergeant's forearm, rising to his feet. He then took the chip back and upon doing so Johnson asked him where [[Cortana]] was, to which he let him know she had stayed [[High Charity|behind]]. Just after Johnson's question, John experienced the first of what would later be deemed "[[Character interludes|residual interface anomalies]]", wherein echoes of Cortana's personality matrix in his neural interface repeated things she or Doctor Halsey had previously said.{{Ref/Reuse|H3A}}<ref>''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #9]]''</ref> In this case, he heard Cortana's charge to not make a promise without keeping it again.{{Ref/Reuse|H2HC}}{{Ref/Reuse|H3A}} With his armor still in partial lockdown, John then followed the instructions of a corporal in order to ensure its tracking was working properly before the gel layer could be completely reset. By this point, John had not yet noticed the Arbiter among them, as the Sangheili had chosen to remain [[Active camouflage|camouflaged]]. So after [[Thel 'Vadam]] revealed himself, the Chief's instinctual reaction was to snatch Johnson's [[M6G magnum]] and rush the Elite. He had shoved the barrel of the sidearm beneath 'Vadam's lower mandibles by the time Johnson could shout that the Arbiter was working with them. John was hesitant to lower the weapon, Johnson's hand on his shoulder and his appeal to their bigger immediate problems made him do so. For his part, the Arbiter defiantly stated that John may not find killing him as easy as he may suspect and after enduring a slight shove from the Spartan, turned to walk away. 'Vadam urged the humans to follow him, as he was sure Covenant Jiralhanae had their scent by then and would be upon them soon. Johnson proffered an [[MA5C assault rifle]] which John snatched from him, seemingly annoyed by the uneasy alliance with a former enemy.{{Ref/Reuse|H3A}} | ||
[[File:Sierra117grunts.png|thumb|350px|left|John engages Unggoy.]] | [[File:Sierra117grunts.png|thumb|350px|left|John engages Unggoy.]] | ||
From there, the group [[Recovery of John-117|set out]] through the jungle toward an extraction point where they were to meet with [[Bravo Team|another team]] of marines.<ref name="H3S117">''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref> [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Reynolds]], leading the other team, let them know that Jiralhanae were encroaching on their location and after a {{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}} flew overhead Johnson decided they would be less likely to be spotted if they split up. To that end John and [[First Squad]], along with the Arbiter, broke away from Johnson and [[Second Squad]]. Heading in the direction of the [[Wikipedia:Pangani River|Pangani River]], they soon encountered a [[Jiralhanae Captain Major]] leading a [[lance]] of [[Unggoy]]. The humans and Sangheili opened fire on the lance and then also contended with additional Covenant forces delivered to the area via Phantom before regrouping at a cave entrance which led to an exit on the other side. There, they found more Jiralhanae, Kig-Yar, and Unggoy, many of whom were initially sleeping. The firefight which followed ended poorly for the Covenant soldiers. Johnson let John know that he'd lost contact with Reynolds but that the Pelicans to extract them were still ''en route''. The reason for Reynolds' radio silence was revealed when First Squad came upon another group of Covenant which included a [[Jiralhanae Captain]] who was holding the gunnery sergeant aloft. John sprang into action and managed to rescue the marine while the rest of the enemies were dealt with. The rest of Reynolds' team, he reported, had perished. Another cavern led to the extraction point at the riverbank, but while traversing it John was suddenly hit with another "residual interface anomaly" in which Cortana parroted a version of something Halsey had once said to her about being willing to sacrifice others for the completion of [[Operation: RED FLAG|a mission]].{{Ref/Reuse|H3S117}}<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 25''</ref> Curiously, when John experienced the audiovisual hallucination, his vital readings recognizably pinged KIA for a brief moment, to the alarm of the marines around him.{{Ref/Reuse|H3S117}} | From there, the group [[Recovery of John-117|set out]] through the jungle toward an extraction point where they were to meet with [[Bravo Team|another team]] of marines.<ref name="H3S117">''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref> [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Reynolds]], leading the other team, let them know that Jiralhanae were encroaching on their location and after a {{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}} flew overhead Johnson decided they would be less likely to be spotted if they split up. To that end John and [[First Squad]], along with the Arbiter, broke away from Johnson and [[Second Squad]]. Heading in the direction of the [[Wikipedia:Pangani River|Pangani River]], they soon encountered a [[Jiralhanae Captain Major]] leading a [[lance]] of [[Unggoy]]. The humans and Sangheili opened fire on the lance and then also contended with additional Covenant forces delivered to the area via Phantom before regrouping at a cave entrance which led to an exit on the other side. There, they found more Jiralhanae, Kig-Yar, and Unggoy, many of whom were initially sleeping. The firefight which followed ended poorly for the Covenant soldiers. Johnson let John know that he'd lost contact with Reynolds but that the Pelicans to extract them were still ''en route''. The reason for Reynolds' radio silence was revealed when First Squad came upon another group of Covenant which included a [[Jiralhanae Captain]] who was holding the gunnery sergeant aloft. John sprang into action and managed to rescue the marine while the rest of the enemies were dealt with. The rest of Reynolds' team, he reported, had perished. Another cavern led to the extraction point at the riverbank, but while traversing it John was suddenly hit with another "residual interface anomaly" in which Cortana parroted a version of something Halsey had once said to her about being willing to sacrifice others for the completion of [[Operation: RED FLAG|a mission]].{{Ref/Reuse|H3S117}}<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 25''</ref> Curiously, when John experienced the audiovisual hallucination, his vital readings recognizably pinged KIA for a brief moment, to the alarm of the marines around him.{{Ref/Reuse|H3S117}} |