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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|HCW}}
{{Character infobox
{{SPARTAN Infobox
|variant=Human
|name=Jonah-B283
|image=[[File:Jonah.png|275px]]
|image=[[File:Jonah.png|275px]]
|homeworld=[[Eirene]]<ref name="p178">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Headhunters (short story)|Headhunters]]", ''page 178''</ref>
|fullname=
|birth=Before [[2535]]
|homeworld=[[Eirene]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Headhunters (short story)|Headhunters]]", ''page 178''</ref>
|death=Before [[2552#November|November 2552]]
|birth=Before [[2537]]<ref group="note">To have been in the field during the [[Human-Covenant War]], he must have been a graduate of either Alpha or Beta company, as Gamma was still in training by late 2552.</ref>
|causeofdeath=
|death=Before [[2552#November|November, 2552]]
|parents=
|siblings=
|spouses=
|children=
|species=[[Human]]
|gender=Male
|gender=Male
|height=
|height=
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|hair=
|hair=
|eyes=
|eyes=
|affiliation=*[[UNSC Navy]]
|spartantag=
**[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Weapons]]
|service=
***[[SPARTAN-III program]]
|branch=[[UNSC Navy]]
***[[Headhunters]]
|group=[[SPARTAN-III Program]]
|rank=
|rank=
|sn=S-B283
|notable=
}}
}}
{{Quote|You are assassins.  Weak and timid, you hide in the shadows...|Injured [[Sangheili]]}}
{{Quote|You are assassins.  Weak and timid, you hide in the shadows...|Injured [[Sangheili]]}}
{{Quote|Says the alien shit-heel who invented [[Active Camouflage|active-camo]].|Jonah}}
{{Quote|Says the alien shit-heel who invented [[Active Camouflage|active-camo]].|Jonah}}
'''Jonah-B283''' was a [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] supersoldier of [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]],<ref>[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/forums/banners/headhunters_1920x675-2335875c640c421aa1f3ed8efddad628.png '''Halo Waypoint''' ''- MCC Flight 2.0 Banner'']</ref> serving within the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[Office of Naval Intelligence|Intelligence]] [[Beta-5 Division]]. He was a member of an elite [[Headhunter]] team alongside fellow SPARTAN-III [[Roland-B210]]. During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the two of them led a [[Mission to an unidentified moon|semi-successful attack]] on an [[Unidentified moon|unknown remote moon]] on which the [[Covenant]] were searching for [[Forerunner]] artifacts.<ref name="motioncomic">'''Headhunters''', ''motion comic''</ref>
'''Jonah '''was a [[Spartan-III Program|SPARTAN-III commando]] of the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[Office of Naval Intelligence|Intelligence]] [[Beta-5 Division]] and was one of two members of an elite special operations squad known as [[Headhunters]]. He, along with fellow SPARTAN-III [[Roland (Spartan)|Roland]], lead a semi-successful stealth attack on an unknown remote moon on which the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] were digging for [[Forerunner]] artifacts.
 
Jonah wore green standard-issue [[Semi-Powered Infiltration Armor|SPI armor]] with a few modifications, including [[Visual Intelligence System, Reconnaissance|VISR]].<ref>'''Headhunters''', ''motion comic''</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Childhood===
===Childhood===
Jonah was born on the [[human]] [[human colonies|colony]] of [[Eirene]].{{Ref/Reuse|p178}} When the colony was attacked and [[glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] in [[2535]],{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P50|Enc22|Page=50}} his parents, brothers, and sisters were all killed.{{Ref/Reuse|p178}} Orphaned by the attack, Jonah would become one of the 418 candidates recruited by [[ONI]] for training as part of [[Spartan-III]] [[Spartan-III Beta Company|Beta Company]] circa [[2539]].{{Ref/Anthology|Id=LL|Fra|Story=Lessons Learned}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P106|Enc22|Page=106}}{{Ref/Note|Id=Beta|''[[Lessons Learned]]'' establishes that Beta Company members [[Tom-B292]] and [[Lucy-B091]] were six years old when they started their training. Page 106 of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'' establishes that Tom and Lucy were born on April 14, 2533 and January 28, 2533, respectively. This makes Beta Company's start date somewhere between April 2539 and January 2540.}} During his training under [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Kurt Ambrose]], Jonah-B283 was found to be particularly proficient in combat. As such, he was assigned to separate special force units outside the general population of Beta Company, and thus did not participate in [[Operation: TORPEDO]], a mission that resulted in the deaths of almost all of Beta Company.
Jonah was born on the human colony [[Eirene]]. Sometime prior to [[2537]] the colony was attacked by the [[Covenant Empire]]. Although Jonah escaped, his parents, brothers and sisters were all killed. Several years later he was one of the hundreds of war orphans recruited into the [[SPARTAN-III Program]].


=== Induction into the Headhunters ===
=== Induction into the Headhunters ===
Jonah was inducted into a two-man fire team as part of the special operations program known as the [[Headhunters]], meeting and exceeded all requirements. He was paired with [[Roland-B210]], a fellow survivor of Beta Company, because their match rating was an impressive 97.36 percent—a score that only one other Headhunter team is known to have surpassed.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Headhunters", ''page 161''</ref>
Jonah was inducted into a two-man fire team as part of the special operations program known as the "[[Headhunters]]" when he met and exceeded all requirements. He was paired with Roland because their match rating was 97.36%. Only one other team scored higher.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Headhunters", ''page 161''</ref>


===Infiltration on unidentified moon===
===Infiltration on unidentified moon===
{{Main|Mission to an unidentified moon}}
Jonah and Roland were assigned to destroy six of the ten identified Covenant bases located on an remote, [[Unidentified moon (Headhunters)|unidentified moon]], while another Headhunter team would destroy the remaining bases. After locating a base, they gathered intelligence about the enemy forces and then devised a plan to destroy the base camp.
At some point during the [[Human-Covenant War]], Jonah and Roland were assigned a mission to destroy six of ten identified Covenant bases located on an remote, [[Unidentified moon (Headhunters)|unidentified moon]], while another Headhunter team would destroy the remaining bases. After locating a base, they gathered intelligence about the enemy forces and then devised a plan to destroy the base camp.{{Ref/Reuse|motioncomic}}


Inside the base, everything went according to the Spartans' plan. As Roland placed demolition charges in the base's reactors, Jonah eliminated several targets in the camp barracks by using [[Electromagnetic pulse|energy disruptors]] and [[flashbang grenade]]s to confuse his enemies. At one point, Jonah killed a Sangheili and beheaded its corpse with his [[combat knife]]. He began to taunt the remaining Covenant forces with the severed head and laughed as he watched their anger grow. Once he had his fun, he flung the head at the remaining Covenant and proceeded to kill them all.{{Ref/Reuse|motioncomic}}
Inside the base, everything went according to the Spartans' plan. As Roland placed demolition charges in the base's reactors, Jonah eliminated several targets in the camp barracks by using energy disruptors and [[flashbang grenade]]s to confuse his enemies. Jonah began to taunt his enemies with a [[Sangheili]]'s severed head and laughed as he watched their anger grow. He flung the severed head at the remaining Covenant and then killed them all.


As Roland confirmed that the charges were in place, he was run through with a [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword#Bloodblade|red-bladed energy sword]] from behind. Before Roland died, he managed to say the word ''"Clear"'', indicating that the charges were ready for Jonah to detonate. After briefly fighting the energy sword-wielding Sangheili, which was a member from the Covenant [[Special Operations Sangheili|Special Operations]] group known as the [[Silent Shadow]], Jonah discovered that the alien was not traveling alone, and had brought five other Silent Shadow Sangheili along with him.{{Ref/Reuse|motioncomic}}
As Roland confirmed that the charges were in place, he was run through with a strange, red-bladed [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|energy sword]] from behind. Before Roland died, he managed to say the word ''"Clear"''. After briefly fighting the energy sword-wielding Elite, Jonah discovered that the Elite was not traveling alone, and had brought five other Elites.


Jonah realized that he had been caught in a trap and that the Covenant knew about the Headhunters. After being grabbed and toyed with by the lead Silent Shadow, Jonah detonated the charges, taking the six Sangheili warriors with him, and incinerating Roland's corpse.{{Ref/Reuse|motioncomic}}
Jonah realized that he had been caught in a trap and that the Covenant knew about the Headhunters. Jonah then realized why his fallen friend had said ''"Clear"''. Roland had told him with his dying act that the charges were set.


===Death===
===Death===
[[File:HEvol - Elite SpecOps Sword.png|thumb|Jonah, captured by the Sangheili.]]
[[File:HEvol - Elite SpecOps Sword.png|thumb|Jonah, captured by the Elites.]]
The Sangheili in charge grabbed Jonah, dislocating his shoulder, using his energy sword to slowly slice a gash into Jonah's faceplate, destroying his eye in the process. Another Sangheili grabbed Jonah by the neck, but not before Jonah declared that his life for the six members of the Silent Shadow was a fair trade. He then released his finger from the detonator, activating the explosives. Jonah, the Sangheili, and the Covenant camp were vaporized,<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Headhunters", ''pages 191-192''</ref> with the exception of [[Jega 'Rdomnai]], one of the Silent Shadow Sangheili. 'Rdomnai lost both his left arm and his left pair of mandibles in the explosion, and he became obsessed with hunting down Spartans and exacting his vengeance.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P454|Enc22|Page=454}}
The Elite in charge grabbed Jonah, dislocating his shoulder, using his energy sword to slowly slice a gash into Jonah's faceplate, destroying his eye in the process. Another Elite grabbed Jonah by the neck, but not before Jonah declared that his life for the six Elites' was a fair trade. He then released his finger from the detonator, activating the explosives. Jonah, the Elites, and the Covenant camp were all vaporized.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Headhunters", ''pages 191-192''</ref>
 
==Equipment==
Jonah-B283 wore standard issue green [[Semi-Powered Infiltration Armor|SPI armor]] with a few modifications, including [[Visual Intelligence System, Reconnaissance|VISR]], and [[energy shielding]]. During the mission to the unidentified moon, Jonah wielded an [[M7S SMG]], a suppressed [[M6C magnum]], a [[combat knife]], as well as energy disruptors and flashbang grenades.{{Ref/Reuse|motioncomic}}


==Personality==
==Personality==
Jonah, as compared to his comrade Roland, was arrogant, cocky, and carefree. He fed off the heat of battle and taunted his enemies before he killed them, often mutilating their corpses in some fashion. Roland said that the only reason he received the active camo was that Jonah would use it to give a [[Unggoy]] a wedgie. Jonah often regarded his missions as a sort of game, with little regard for the possibility of his death. Roland called his teammate a sociopath because of the joy he took in killing Covenant, a trait the Spartan did not dispute.
Jonah, as compared to his comrade Roland, was arrogant, cocky, and carefree. He fed off the heat of battle and taunted his enemies before he killed them, often mutilating their corpses in some fashion. Roland said that the only reason he received the active camo was that Jonah would use it to give a [[Unggoy|Grunt]] a wedgie. Jonah often regarded his missions as a sort of game, with little regard for the possibility of his death. Roland called his teammate a sociopath because of the joy he took in killing Covenant, a trait the Spartan did not dispute.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Headhunters_Jonah_Concept.jpg|Jonah, drawn by [[Jonathan Goff]].
File:Jonahprofile.png|A profile image of Jonah by [[MoreFrames]].
File:JonahSIIIHH.png|Jonah, drawn by fan Garrett Post, as seen on the cover of ''Headhunters''.
File:Headhunters - Jonah profile.png|A profile image of Jonah by [[MoreFrames]].
File:Headhunters.png|Roland and Jonah during their mission on the unidentified moon.
File:Headhunters.png|Roland and Jonah during their mission on the unidentified moon.
File:Spivariant.jpg|Jonah and Roland fighting back-to-back.
File:Spivariant.jpg|Jonah and Roland fighting back-to-back.
File:Jonah being tortured.jpg|Jonah being tortured before he detonates the charges.
File:Jonah being tortured.jpg|Jonah being tortured before he detonates the charges.
File:Halo Waypoint Banner Headhunters.png|Jonah and Roland on a mission.
File:JonahSIIIHH.png|Jonah, drawn by fan Garrett Post, as seen on the cover of ''Headhunters''
</gallery>
</gallery>


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*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''  
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''  
**''[[Headhunters (short story)|Headhunters]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Headhunters (short story)|Headhunters]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}
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==Sources==
==Sources==
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