Editing Jun-A266

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{{Character infobox|variant=Human
|name=Jun-A266
|image=[[File:Jun.jpg|300px]]
|homeworld=[[Tyumen]], [[New Harmony]]<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/jun-a266 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Jun-A266'']</ref><ref name="vis">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 104''</ref>
|birth=[[2524|February 28, 2524]]<ref name="universe"/><ref name="vis"/>
|death=
|species=[[Human]]
|gender=Male
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|mass={{Convert|111.1|kg|lb}}<ref name="universe"/><ref name="vis"/>
|hair=Bald<ref name="actual">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[Noble Actual]]''</ref>
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**[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Weapons]]<ref name="carter">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/carter-a259 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Carter-A259'']</ref>
***[[SPARTAN-III program]]<ref name="universe"/><ref name="vis"/>
*[[UNSC Army]]<ref name="universe"/><ref name="vis"/> {{C|retired}}
**[[Special Warfare Group Three]]<ref name="universe"/><ref name="vis"/>
*[[Spartan Operations]]<ref name="universe"/>
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{{Quote|In recognition of this, his tireless diligence, we honor him as the vigilant eye of Noble.|The [[Monument to NOBLE Team]]<ref>'''[[Remember Reach]]''', ''[[Monument to NOBLE Team]]''</ref>}}

'''Jun-A266''' is a [[SPARTAN-III program|Spartan-III supersoldier]] and acting [[Chief of Staff (Spartan)|Chief of Staff]] of [[Spartan Operations]].<ref name="memories">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo-5-guardians/updates/memories-of-reach '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Memories of Reach'']</ref> Trained as part of [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] within the SPARTAN-III program, Jun's talent as a marksman and combatant distinguished him from the rest of Alpha Company. After his training, Jun led a [[Headhunters|Headhunter]] team, serving in numerous engagements throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]] against both [[human]] [[insurrectionist]] and [[Covenant]] forces.<ref name="universe"/>

Jun's exceptional skill led to his transfer to [[Special Warfare Command|Special Warfare]] [[Special Warfare Group Three|Group Three]] of the [[UNSC Army]], where he served on [[NOBLE Team]] with the [[call sign]] '''Noble Three''', serving as the [[fireteam]]'s marksman.<ref name="gi">[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/01/29/feature-noble-team-profile-5.aspx '''Game Informer''': ''Noble Team Profile #5'']</ref> However, with the [[Fall of Reach|Fall]] of [[Reach]] in [[2552#July|summer 2552]], Jun became the last survivor of NOBLE Team. With the end of the Covenant War in [[2553]], Jun had become the head recruiter and a trainer for the Spartan branch and the acting Chief of Staff as of [[2558]].<ref name="memories"/><ref name="hi1">'''[[Halo: Initiation]]''', ''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 1|Issue #1]]''</ref>

==Biography==
===Childhood and conscription===
{{Quote|I was actually an orphan myself, but yes, that's an excellent side effect.|Jun-A266, in reference to the SPARTAN-IV program not using children<ref name="nb52">'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', ''page 52'' (Google Play edition)</ref>}}
Jun was born on [[2524|February 28, 2524]] in the city of [[Tyumen]] on the [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] of [[New Harmony]], approximately a year prior to the outbreak of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="universe"/><ref name="profile">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24522 '''Bungie.net''': ''Jun-A266 Personnel Profile'']</ref> Through unspecified circumstances, Jun was orphaned at a young age.<ref name="nb52"/> Under the direction of [[UNSC Army]] [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]], Jun was conscripted into the [[SPARTAN-III program]] by [[2531#December|December 27, 2531]] and brought to [[Onyx]], a world classified by the [[UNSC Navy]]'s [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].<ref name="spartan3s">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/spartans '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Spartans'']</ref> One of the youngest orphans conscripted into the program, Jun was trained by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Kurt Ambrose]] and [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] as part of [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] at [[Camp Currahee]]. During his training, Jun proved to be an expert marksman and seasoned scout.<ref name="universe"/>

In [[2536]], Jun and the other Spartan-IIIs of Alpha Company underwent [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|physical augmentations]] aboard {{UNSCShip|Hopeful}},<ref>'''Remember Reach''', ''[[Birth of a Spartan]]''</ref> though complications with Jun's augmentations nearly crippled him. Nonetheless, Jun recovered and graduated from training alongside his peers in late 2536, at the age of twelve.<ref name="universe"/>

===Early military career===
{{Quote|By my estimation Jun is a rationalist. He is also a Spartan.|Colonel Urban Holland during his evaluation of Jun-A266's military career<ref name="profile"/>}}
Following his graduation, the Spartan-IIIs were placed under the authority of the Navy's [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Weapons]] within the [[UNSC Special Forces]]. Jun proved to be one of the Spartan-IIIs' best assets, standing out from his peers within Alpha Company and attracting the attention of Kurt and Mendez. Like a number of other Spartans who showed particular promise, Jun was removed from Alpha Company's mainline deployment roster and his skill as a sniper soon had him leading a [[Headhunters|Headhunter]] team conducting missions directly for the Office of Naval Intelligence. Though he rarely speaks of this period, his performance was exemplary, as Jun was responsible for tracking down and assassinating a number of [[insurrectionist]] leaders who broke the tentative ceasefire between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and insurgent factions after the [[Covenant]] [[First Battle of Harvest|attacked]] the [[Outer Colony]] of [[Harvest]] in [[2525]].<ref name="universe"/> Because of his special assignment, Jun and a handful of other Spartans did not accompany most of Alpha Company to their demise in [[Operation: PROMETHEUS]].<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24040 '''Bungie.net''': ''Communique from Kurt to Mendez'']</ref>

[[File:HRA-HUD.png|thumb|250px|left|A view of Jun's [[HUD]] during the Battle of Fumirole.]]
Attaining the rank of [[UNSC rank structure|warrant officer]], Jun was reassigned to the Army's [[Special Warfare Group Three]] under the [[Unified Special Warfare Command]] as a member of [[NOBLE Team]], an elite [[fireteam]] of Spartans led by [[Commander]] [[Carter-A259]] and also consisting of Lieutenant Commander [[Kat-B320]] as the team's second in command.<ref name="reports">[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=24530 '''Bungie.net''': ''NOBLE TEAM PERFORMANCE REPORTS'']</ref> Jun was personally selected as the team's sniper and scout by Carter.<ref name="carter"/> With Jun holding the [[call sign]] of "Noble Three", NOBLE Team operated under the command of Colonel [[Urban Holland]], aiding Army teams in [[operation]]s throughout the [[Inner Colonies]].<ref name="reports"/><ref name="gc">'''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''', ''Core Rulebook''</ref> Throughout these engagements, Jun was one of the few members to consistently make it back as part of the team, along with Carter and Kat.<ref name="gi"/> By the final year of the Covenant War, the team consisted of Carter, Kat, Jun, [[UNSC rank structure|Chief Warrant Officer]] [[Jorge-052]], Warrant Officer [[Emile-A239]], and [[Thom-A293]].<ref name="reports"/>

On [[2552#April|April 22, 2552]], NOBLE Team was deployed during the [[Battle of Fumirole|Battle]] of [[Fumirole]] to help defend the colony. During the battle, Kat formulated a plan to infiltrate and destroy a {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} holding position over Fumirole's capital city with a [[Fury tactical nuclear weapon]], while Jun and the other Spartans provided covering fire. However, the plan went awry when Kat was injured, leading to Thom sacrificing himself to destroy the [[warship]] with the nuke from within.<ref>'''Remember Reach''', ''[[Deliver Hope]]''</ref> Following Thom's death, the team was assigned to the Inner Colony of [[Reach]] in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]] to hunt down an off-world rebel leader,<ref name="gc"/> where Thom was eventually replaced as "Noble Six" on the team by [[SPARTAN-B312]] months later on [[2552#July|July 24, 2552]].<ref name="actual"/>

===Fall of Reach===
{{Quote|That's no strike force, it's an invading army. If we're gonna smother this thing, we need to go in hard and fast.|Jun discovering the Covenant occupational forces<ref name="nightfall">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Nightfall]]''</ref>}}
That day, NOBLE Team was sent to investigate a disturbance at the [[Visegrád Relay]] on Reach. During the operation, Jun spotted targets for the team from a [[UH-144 Falcon]], providing intel on enemy and friendly troop deployments. After they were engaged by Covenant forces, Jun, Emile, and Kat flew directly to the relay to get it operational and send a message to Holland, informing him that the Covenant had [[Fall of Reach|discovered]] Reach.<ref name="winter contingency">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Winter Contingency (level)|Winter Contingency]]''</ref> Two days later, the team was deployed to defend ONI's [[Sword Base]] near the [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]], which was under attack by Covenant forces. While Kat and SPARTAN-B312 were defending the base's exterior, Jun and the rest of the team made their way to the base's main atrium. After the main threat was neutralized, the team was debriefed by Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref>

[[File:Staging area.png|thumb|250px|Jun and Noble Six overlooking a Covenant encampment.]]

On [[2552#August|August 12]], Jun and Noble Six, designated [[Recon Team Bravo]], participated in a reconnaissance operation to assess the Covenant force deployments in the [[Viery Territory]] on Reach, with some support from the [[Reach militia|local militia]]. They made their way through several Covenant outposts and discovered a Covenant [[stealth pylon]], to which Jun planted an [[Unidentified UNSC explosive|explosive charge]]. They then proceeded further into Covenant-occupied territory and discovered a massive Covenant ground force deployed by the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]] massing on a plain in the valley below. They informed Command and mounted a counter-attack the next morning.<ref name="nightfall">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Nightfall]]''</ref>

Afterward, NOBLE Team split up, performing different operations to defend the planet. When most of the NOBLE Team members went to [[Farkas Lake]] to initiate [[Operation: UPPER CUT]] to destroy {{Class|CSO|supercarrier}} ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'', Jun, in a Falcon, extracted Carter and Kat from the [[YSS-1000 Sabre]] [[Sabre Program Launch/Research Range|launch facility]] while Jorge and Noble Six participated further in the operation. While the operation proved successful, Jorge died when he sacrificed himself to blow up the supercarrier from within. However, his death proved to be in vain as a much larger [[Covenant fleet]] arrived at Reach directly after.<ref name="lnos">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> Jun participated in the following [[Siege of New Alexandria|Siege]] of [[New Alexandria]] on August 23. He and NOBLE Team later regrouped in the now-compromised [[Olympic Tower]] in the city, where Holland assigned the Spartans were destroying Sword Base which the Covenant now occupied. Just then, the Covenant began [[glassing]] the city dangerously close to NOBLE Team's position. As the Spartans fled, Kat was killed by a [[Sangheili]] marksman. The survivors attempted to kill the Sangheili, to no avail. On August 26, NOBLE Team emerged from a fallout bunker beneath the ruins of the Olympic Tower to be picked up by a Pelican.<ref name="newalex">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]''</ref>[[File:JunThePackage.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Jun takes aim during fighting outside [[SWORD Base]].]]

On August 29, the remaining members of NOBLE Team arrived at the Covenant-occupied remnants of Sword Base; they were to demolish the base in order to prevent Halsey's excavation data from falling into Covenant hands. Jun, Emile, and Carter remained in a Falcon while Noble Six and a team of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] eliminated a pair of [[Type-38 Tyrant]] anti-aircraft emplacements. After the cannons were disabled, NOBLE Team fought their way into the interior of the base. Once they arrived at the designated coordinates, which seemed to be a dead end with no load-bearing structures, [[dumb AI]] [[Auntie Dot]] revealed that the team had been given a new objective. They were to rendezvous with Halsey over a kilometer away and two thousand feet below ground. The team soon arrived at the crash site of a [[Forerunner]] [[Babd Catha Forerunner vessel|vessel]] beneath the ice shelf. Halsey insisted upon the importance of the site and demanded NOBLE Team's support while she completed transferring critical data in her laboratory. Jun and the other Spartans defended Halsey's lab from several waves of Covenant forces, who had found an entrance to the ruins. Eventually, Halsey ushered the Spartans inside, where she revealed the data she had transferred: a fragment of the [[Smart AI|smart]] [[artificial intelligence]] [[Cortana]] that carried a "latchkey" discovery found from within the ruins. She ordered NOBLE Team to escort the package to {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, a {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}} that was drydocked at the [[Aszod ship breaking yards|ship-breaking yards]] in [[Aszod]] preparing to depart from the planet.<ref name="pack">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[The Package (level)|The Package]]''</ref>

Once the team emerged from the cavern below Sword Base, Carter had Jun escort Halsey to the relative safety of ONI's [[CASTLE Base]]. Jun was ordered to protect Halsey and prevent the secrets she possessed from falling into Covenant hands.<ref name="pack"/> He was gone by the time Spartan-II [[Red Team]] arrived the next day.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 147''</ref> At some point just before the fall of the planet, he first encountered [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Edward Buck]] of the [[11th Shock Troops Battalion]].<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 49'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Through unknown means, Jun eventually escaped Reach, the sole survivor of NOBLE Team.<ref name="universe"/>

===A new class of Spartans===
[[File:Jun SarahPalmer.png|thumb|right|170px|Jun recruiting Sarah Palmer for the SPARTAN-IV program.]]
{{Quote|Most of them are alright, Musa. And they'll get better. But some of them… some of them are much better.|Jun, while overseeing the training of the first Spartan-IVs<ref name="hi2">'''Halo: Initiation''', ''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 2|Issue #2]]''</ref>}}
Following the end of the Covenant War, Jun was selected to lead the development of the [[SPARTAN-IV program]], alongside Commander [[Musa-096]]. Technically retiring from active service and becoming a [[civilian]], Jun served as the SPARTAN-IV program's head recruiter.<ref name="universe"/> In [[2553|January 2553]], he met with ODST [[Lance Corporal]] [[Sarah Palmer]] aboard [[Lockhart medical station|''Lockhart'' medical station]] and recruited her into the first class of Spartan-IVs.<ref name="hi1"/> On [[2553#February|February 15, 2553]],<ref>[https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/699269947944382464 '''Twitter''': ''Today in Halo 2/15/2553'']</ref> Jun traveled to the colony of [[Sundown]] in a shuttle to personally offer Edward Buck a place in the first class of Spartan-IVs. Much to Jun's surprise, Buck declined the offer, as he felt that he might have to abandon [[Alpha-Nine|his team]] and his girlfriend, ONI [[Captain]] [[Veronica Dare]]. Buck became the first prospect to decline Jun's offer and the only one to do so within the first class of Spartans.<ref name="nb49">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 49-55'' (Google Play edition)</ref>

Once several members of the first class were recruited and [[SPARTAN-IV Augmentation Program|augmented]], Jun and Musa's first test for the new recruits was an obstacle course in which Palmer dashed ahead to the objective, leaving her outnumbered comrades behind to be stunned into submission by [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]] participating in the course. Jun and Musa's first lesson to the ambitious recruit was to never seek glory for oneself and stick with one's team. Several days later, Jun and Commander [[Thomas Lasky]] gave the same recruits a tour of the UNSC Navy's experimental [[flagship]] {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, still undergoing the final stages of its construction within the [[Sol system]]'s [[Oort cloud]]. During the tour, a group of insurrectionists of the [[New Colonial Alliance]] disguised as a construction crew [[Raid on UNSC Infinity|boarded]] ''Infinity'' and took Captain [[Andrew Del Rio]] and ''Infinity''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[bridge]] crew hostage, taking [[Aine|the ship's AI]] offline. The leader of the group, [[Ilsa Zane]], threatened to depressurize the ship and kill everyone aboard if anyone tried to retake the bridge. Though they were not officially authorized to do so, Jun reluctantly allowed the Spartan-IVs to access the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|second generation Mjolnir armor]] stored on the ship in order to help the Spartans retake the bridge from the NCA.<ref name="hi2"/>

After the Spartan-IVs donned their new armor, Jun explained Zane's background: she was the only survivor of a secret, prototypical phase of the SPARTAN-IV program. Although her physical augmentations are superior to those of the mainline Spartan-IVs, they also made her mentally unstable, resulting in her defection to the NCA. Detecting several Spartans making their way to the bridge of ''Infinity'', Zane depressurized S-Deck, sending several crew members into space with Lasky and Jun being saved by Palmer and Spartan [[Edward Davis]]. While Palmer and Davis made their way to the bridge, Jun and the others engaged NCA forces. Eventually, the Spartans eliminated the rebels and retook ''Infinity''. Afterwards, Musa went before a board of Navy officers and announced the establishment of the Spartans as their [[Spartan Operations|own distinct branch]].<ref name="hi3">'''Halo: Initiation''', ''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 3|Issue #3]]''</ref>

===Administrating the Spartan branch===
In [[2554]], the success of the first class of Spartan-IVs allowed Musa to fund further classes and Jun was charged with recruiting more soldiers into the program. Considering his inability to recruit Buck into the first class to be a personal failure, Jun sought him out at [[Leeward's]] bar in [[Karnak]] on the colony of [[Draco III]]. The two shared ''[[Wikipedia:Baijiu|baijiu]]'' together to honor the recently-deceased [[rookie]] of Buck's squad. Buck maintained that his answer was the same a year later until Jun informed him that the increased funding in the program allowed for the remainder of Buck's team to become Spartans alongside him. With his largest concerns alleviated, Buck decided to join the program.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 104-107'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Jun later contacted and recruited [[Kojo Agu]] and [[Michael Crespo]], a squad members of Buck's, into the program.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 159'' (Google Play edition)</ref>

As the training of the second class of Spartans had begun, Jun and Musa relocated with them to [[Spartan-IV Training Station|a UNSC space station]] in orbit over a dwarf planet. Shortly after the Spartan-IVs received their augmentations, Jun was informed that one of the trainees, [[Hideo Wakahisa]], did not return from his training exercise. Jun went looking for him and found Wakahisa dead in the tunnels of the training arena furthest from the entrance. While Jun searched the area for evidence, he called in a medical team to remove the body and had the station's administration team search the training recordings to remove most trainees from suspicion. Afterwards, Jun and Musa confronted Buck, Crespo, and Agu in their quarters, as the Spartans were still listed as possible suspects. Jun revealed that he had found a medallion belonging to Crespo, but the latter and his friends insisted that he was not responsible for the murder. Crespo noted that he kept the medallion in his locker—which he never locked—and he believed someone stole it from him. Musa sent Jun to search the security footage of the locker room to find any further leads. Jun was then ordered to assign the three Spartans to temporary quarters and ordered them to remain in the room until further notice.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 131-133'' (Google Play edition)</ref>

Further investigations soon proved that Spartan trainee [[Rudolf Schein]] was responsible for the murder. Jun, Musa, and Captain [[O'Day]] went to confront him, but Schein was waiting for them in the station's recreational room and threatened to blow up the entire station unless his demands were met. Musa managed to turn off the station's [[artificial gravity]], which caused the explosives' switches to falter and prevented all the explosives in the station from detonating. Just as Musa shut off the gravity, Jun charged at Schein and knocked the [[grenade]] out of his hand, though the [[Terrorism|terrorist]] still succeeded in detonating the grenade and the resulting explosion killed O'Day and damaged the viewport in the room. As Jun and Schein brawled, they smacked into the viewport and it shattered, pulling them into the vacuum of space. Once Jun was clear of the air escaping the station, he kicked off of Schein's chest and propelled himself back toward the station, leaving the turncoat Spartan-IV to die of vacuum exposure. [[Lucy-B091]] and [[Tom-B292]], who were serving as trainers for the Spartan-IVs aboard the station, witnessed Jun's brawl with Schein from a window and quickly rushed to the older Spartan's aid. Tethered to an [[airlock]], Tom launched himself at Jun in the vacuum and managed to grab hold of him just as Jun lost consciousness, while Lucy used the tether to pull both men back inside the station.<ref name="lessons">'''Halo: Fractures''', ''Lessons Learned''</ref> The three Spartans were promptly brought to the station's infirmary,<ref name="nb140">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 140-141'' (Google Play edition)</ref> and recovered from their exposure to space in several days.<ref name="lessons"/>

When Spartan Crespo defected to the [[United Rebel Front]] while on [[Operation: COALPEPPER|an operation]] to [[Talitsa]] in [[2555]], he was eventually detained by Buck and Agu and handed over to Jun, who officially arrested him.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 176'' (Google Play edition)</ref> By [[2556]], Jun was still serving as the head recruiter for the branch, having recruited [[Holly Tanaka]] into the SPARTAN-IV program upon the recommendations of Captain [[French (captain)|French]] of {{UNSCShip|Cascadia}}.<ref name="HE18">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 18|Issue #18]]</ref> Jun still held a command position in the Spartan branch as of [[2558#March|March 2558]], serving as the branch's acting [[Chief of Staff (Spartan)|Chief of Staff]].<ref name="memories"/>

==Personality and traits==
{{Quote|I kill the enemy, but do not hate them.|Jun-A266<ref name="firefight">'''Halo: Reach''', ''Armory''</ref>}}
[[File:Jun_tattoo.png|thumb|250px|left|Jun, shortly before the Fall of Reach began.]]
Calm and well-practiced,<ref name="enc115">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 115'' (2011)</ref> Jun is regarded as "rock solid under pressure" and not arrogant about his exceptional skills as a sniper.<ref name="profile">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24522 '''Bungie.net''': ''Jun-A266 Personnel Profile'']</ref> Though he is confident in his skills as one of the best marksmen within the entire [[United Nations Space Command]],<ref name="vis"/> Jun is reluctant to boast such. Somewhat a loner by nature, Jun competes only with himself and feels as if he has little time for trivial personality conflicts that impede efficiency.<ref name="universe"/> Generally unusual for a [[SPARTAN-III program|Spartan]], Jun is intriguingly conversational<ref name="enc115"/> and rather talkative during missions, sometimes to a degree considered against noise discipline protocols within the UNSC. However, this is often overlooked in the field by his peers, due to the informational bent of his chatter.<ref name="profile"/> Though Jun is quite vocal and unafraid to speak his mind, he is always tightly focused on the mission at hand. Some have mistaken this character trait for a deep philosophy, but in truth, it is more pragmatic than mystical.<ref name="universe"/> Jun is known for remaining unwaveringly composed, even under the highest of pressures.<ref name="gi"/> However, Jun is not one to show mercy to his opponents; Musa-096 believed he would assuredly have killed a former ally who betrayed him and defected from the UNSC.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 179'' (Google Play edition)</ref>

During his service on [[NOBLE Team]], he formed bonds with several of his teammates, particularly [[Jorge-052]].<ref name="lnos"/><ref name="newalex"/> In turn, Jun witnessed the death of many teammates and, by the end of the [[Fall of Reach]], Jun was the [[fireteam]]'s only survivor.<ref name="memories"/> While he appeared regretful of their deaths, he did not seem to show any emotion when speaking of them.<ref name="nb49"/> As a Spartan-III who served throughout much of the [[Human-Covenant War]], Jun had become accustomed with loss and witnessed some of the best and brightest of [[human]]ity's youth be sacrificed—sometimes pointlessly—for temporary gain in the war.<ref name="universe"/> With the Covenant War's end, Jun was selected to lead the development of the [[SPARTAN-IV program]], alongside [[Musa-096]]. While the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] and SPARTAN-III programs illegally conscripted children to serve as supersoldiers, the Spartan-IVs would be selective, consenting adults, which Jun considered an excellent side effect.<ref name="nb49"/> Jun views the Spartan-IVs and [[Spartan Operations]] itself as a necessary compromise between the creation of child soldiers and the need for supersoldiers in an extremely dangerous [[Milky Way|galaxy]]. While serving as the head recruiter for the SPARTAN-IV program, Jun conducts himself professionally and portrays himself as perpetually somber. Jun takes his duties as head recruiter and training overseer with deadly seriousness, and is uncompromising in his review process of potential Spartan inductees.<ref name="universe"/><ref name="nb49"/> Though Jun personally recruited Spartans into the program that have eventually gone rogue or failed the training process, to outsiders he often seems unconcerned. However, only Musa is aware that Jun secretly takes even those events as evidence of the success of the SPARTAN-IV program, as those men and women had a choice as to what they would eventually become.<ref name="universe"/>

Jun has shown symptoms of [[Wikipedia:Posttraumatic Stress Disorder|post-traumatic stress]] in the past and had underwent therapy to counter it; by [[2550]], Jun has shown no indications of a relapse post-therapy. In a mandatory psychiatric evaluation on [[2549|December 15, 2549]], Jun was noted as having "an unhealthy emotional detachment in regards to the consequences of his actions". [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]], who later evaluated the members of Noble Team, disagreed with this assertion, commenting that Jun is both a rationalist and a Spartan.<ref name="profile"/> Jun rarely speaks of his service as a [[Headhunters|Headhunter]] early in his career.<ref name="universe"/>

==Skills and abilities==
[[File:Jun_sniping.png|thumb|250px|Jun sniping from a UH-144 Falcon.]]
{{Quote|Jun, Noble Three. As a sniper, his skills are unmatched.|Doctor Catherine Halsey, speaking of Jun's skills during his time on NOBLE Team<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise]]'''</ref>}}
An expert marksman and a seasoned warrior,<ref name="vis"/> Jun is widely recognized across the [[United Nations Space Command]] as one of the most talented snipers alive. Although he has since retired from active service and rarely has the opportunity to use his skills in the field, Jun remains a deadly combatant who is more than capable of holding his own, even alongside MJOLNIR-clad [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]]. As a child conscripted into [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] of the [[SPARTAN-III program]], Jun quickly proved himself to be a skilled marksman and seasoned scout. Following his [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|augmentations]], Jun became one of Alpha Company's greatest assets, as his skill as a sniper led him to carry out [[operation]]s directly under the authority of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].<ref name="universe"/> Jun's primary [[Military Occupational Specialty]] is listed as 180B.<ref name="profile"/>

Talented with long-range combat, Jun is considered to be one of the recognized masters of the [[SRS99-AM sniper rifle]] within the UNSC. With the dedicated skill he brings to the task of serving as a [[fireteam]]'s marksman, Jun is able to remain still for incredibly long periods of time.<ref name="gi"/> Even as a [[civilian]], Jun does not hold back from combat when the need to fight a threat arises. When {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} was [[Raid on UNSC Infinity|boarded]] by the [[New Colonial Alliance]] in [[2553]], Jun aided in combating the [[insurrectionist]]s and retaking the ship, despite being unarmored.<ref name="hi3"/> Later in [[2554]], when Spartan-IV trainee [[Rudolf Schein]] defected to the [[United Rebel Front]] and attempted to take an entire [[space station]] hostage while donning an explosive bandoleer, Jun charged at the Spartan and successfully engaged him in hand-to-hand combat. The two were eventually knocked into the vacuum of space, though Jun managed to use Schein to propel himself back toward the station, enabling him to be rescued in time; [[Musa-096]] later commented that Jun—as a Spartan-III—was built to last.<ref name="nb140"/>

Aside from his combat skills, Jun's ability to maintain situational awareness and predict enemy behavior is particularly notable, as is his attention to detail while he conducted [[overwatch]] operations. Even after retired and becoming a civilian, Jun's perceptiveness and ability to discern motivations from seemingly casual contact is considered almost preternatural. Jun often downplays this ability, describing it as a combination of simple deduction and great skill at being able to lip-read, or mandible-read, in the case of [[Sangheili]].<ref name="universe"/>

==Physical description==
By [[2552]], Jun stood at 210.5 centimeters (6 feet and 10.9 inches) and weighed 111.1 kilograms (245 pounds).<ref name="vis"/> He has a shaved head and blue eyes, with brown eyebrows. He has a [[tattoo]] of a fist clutching three arrows on the left side of his face.<ref name="actual"/> [[Edward Buck]] noted that Jun carried himself with a quiet power that reminded you that he could "''kill everyone within sight in a matter of seconds''".<ref name="nb49"/>

==Equipment==
{{Quote|High velocity, armor-piercing. They'll take the hat off an Elite at two thousand yards. And they ain't cheap.|Jun-A266, referring to his 14.5x114mm ammunition<ref name="nightfall"/>}}
Jun's [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Mjolnir]] [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] armor was configured to suit his role as a sniper. He wore a [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/S variant|Scout]] helmet with an HU/RS upgrade with an brownish orange-colored visor, a [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Tactical|Tactical/Patrol]] chest piece with a [[rucksack]] for additional storage, and [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/FJ/PARA variant|FJ/PARA]] knee guards. He wore his [[combat knife]] and spare [[14.5x114mm|14.5x114mm sniper rifle rounds]] on his right and left shoulders respectively. His left forearm was equipped with a [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Tactical|Tactical/UGPS unit]].<ref name="vis"/><ref name="actual"/> With the dawn of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|GEN2 platform of Mjolnir armor]], Jun requested a one-off upgrade to his armor. Interest in the suit's feature set among Spartan scout-snipers led to several other sets based on this design, and it being termed [[VIGILANT-class Mjolnir]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-noble-intentions '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Noble Intentions''] [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/canon-fodder-5-6-16-noble-intentions/393d9ca0-3d15-4c41-bcc3-bb8d556faab3/posts?page=1#post3 ''Direct confirmation'']</ref> Jun also wore elements of a custom ghillie suit that allowed him to blend into surrounding foliage to remain hidden from hostiles while he served as a marksman.<ref name="gi"/> As a [[civilian]] and the head recruiter for the [[SPARTAN-IV program]], Jun dressed in black business attire.<ref name="hi1"/><ref name="nb49"/>

As a sniper for [[NOBLE Team]], Jun's weapon of choice was the [[SRS99-AM sniper rifle]],<ref name="vis"/> with an [[M6G magnum]] for a sidearm. Though he also armed himself with an [[M392 DMR|M392 Designated Marksman Rifle]] and an [[MA37 assault rifle]] in certain situations.<ref name="newalex"/><ref name="pack"/> He was also equipped with a standard-issue combat knife.<ref name="vis"/> As a sniper, Jun utilized 14.5x114mm rounds for his rifle.<ref name="nightfall"/>

==Behind the scenes==
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In ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', Jun was voiced by American actor [[Sunil Malhotra]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''[[Halo: Reach credits|Credits]]''</ref> Jun serves as a supporting character in ''Halo: Reach'', though his voice can be used in the game's [[Firefight]] mode for 10,000 [[credit]]s. Jun's helmet is available as an [[Avatar (Xbox Live)|avatar]] award and is obtained by killing 100 enemies in a row without dying in either [[campaign]] or Firefight. This is the easiest avatar award helmet to unlock, due to the invulnerability option in Firefight.<ref name="firefight"/>

Jun becoming a recruiter for the [[SPARTAN-IV program]] was first teased in the Xbox Live Marketplace's description for the Commander Palmer Armor avatar, in [[2013|July 2013]].<ref>[http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-GB/Product/Commander-Palmer-Armor/00000ffc-69a7-f211-c9c0-33834d530919 '''Xbox.com''': ''Commander Palmer Armor'']</ref> Prior to the release of ''[[Halo: Initiation]]'' in August 2013, which confirmed and expanded on this information, there existed numerous discussions involving Jun's fate following the events of ''Halo: Reach''. As Jun is not mentioned in ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', fans long speculated that he was killed between the events of "The Package" and the novel. In the ''Halo: Reach Legendary Edition'' developer commentary, [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Lee Wilson]] jokingly state that "the sequel" tells the story of Jun and Halsey's escape, and of their children, who are "very smart snipers". At Comic-Con 2011, [[Frank O'Connor]] stated, ''"Jun's fate may not ever be discovered."'' During ''[[Halo Waypoint]]'''s exploration and background explanation on the [[Defiant Map Pack]], three dead Spartans wearing armor identical to Jun can be seen in the remains of a destroyed Pelican on the level ''[[Highlands]]''.

Jun is the protagonist of the fan-made graphic novel ''[[Halo: A Fistful of Arrows]]'', written and drawn by Levi "Leviathan" Hoffmeier,<ref>[http://leviathan.bungie.org/ '''leviathan.bungie.org''': ''A Fistful of Arrows'']</ref> which is named in reference to Jun's tattoo. In a conversation between Bungie employee [[Martin O'Donnell]] and Hoffmeier on the ''[[halo.bungie.org]]'' forums, O'Donnell joked that "''[...] Jun tripped and broke his neck on the way to escorting Halsey off Reach [and] he's dead.''" Hoffmeier then drew a short comic strip depicting the event.<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1100508 '''HBO Forums''': ''Well since you outed me: FoA- THE END *IMG'']</ref> 343 Industries later referenced ''A Fistful of Arrows'' in a Q&A session in their Canon Fodder blog, stating that ''"the details of [Jun's] survival and escape from Reach remain buried under fistfuls of black ink and red tape."''<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-clarity-grace '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Clarity & Grace'']</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:ReachConcept - Jun.png|Early concept of Jun for ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
File:Concept Jun-A266.png|Concept art of Jun-A266.
File:ReachConcept_JunHelmet.jpg|Concept art of Jun's helmet.
File:Jun Illustration.jpg|Concept art of Jun by 343 Industries.
File:Jun.png|Jun-A266 in his [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mjolnir Mark V armor]].
File:JunTP.png|Jun-A266 aiming his [[Sniper Rifle System 99 Anti-Matériel|SRS-99 AM sniper rifle]].
File:HRJun - Firefight.png|The Firefight profile image of Jun.
File:Jun Initiation.png|Jun as an envoy for the SPARTAN-IV program in ''[[Halo: Initiation]]''.
File:JunandMusa.png|Jun-A266 and [[Musa-096]] reviewing their Spartan-IV recruits.
File:Initiation - S-Deck's decompression.png|Jun is nearly sucked out of the ''Infinity''.
File:HaloReach - Fallen.png|Jun and other then-survivors of NOBLE Team.
File:HLLC-Junsig.jpg|Jun's signature.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Remember Reach]]''
**''[[Deliver Hope]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: New Blood]]''
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Im}}
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
**''[[Lessons Learned]]''

==Sources==
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