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|name = Siege of Paris IV | |||
|name=Siege of Paris IV | |conflict = [[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
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|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |place = [[Paris IV]], [[Paris system]] | ||
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|place=[[Paris IV]], [[Paris system]] | |side1 = [[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|result= | |side2 = [[Covenant]] | ||
|commanders1 = [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]] (possibly) | |||
|side1= | |commanders2 = Unknown | ||
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The '''Siege of Paris IV''' was | The '''Siege of Paris IV '''was an engagement between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Covenant]] on the human colony world of [[Paris IV]].<ref name="FS">''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 244 (original), page 294 (Definitive Edition)</ref> | ||
== | == Background == | ||
According to his [[CSV]], [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]] captured a crate of [[Covenant]] [[plasma grenades]] during the battle, from which he absorbed a 1,200-rad cumulative dose of radiation. This exposure caused Johnson to contract [[Boren's Syndrome]]. The staff sergeant later received a commendation for bravery during the battle. | According to his [[CSV]], [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]] captured a crate of [[Covenant]] [[plasma grenades]] during the battle, from which he absorbed a 1,200-rad cumulative dose of radiation. This exposure caused Johnson to contract [[Boren's Syndrome]]. The staff sergeant later received a commendation for bravery during the battle.<ref name="FS"/> | ||
In reality, Johnson did not actually contract Boren's Syndrome during the battle. The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] fabricated the radiation story as part of a cover-up (known as the "Paris/BS Spoof") in order to hide Johnson's involvement in the top-secret [[ORION Project]].<ref>''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', [[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|page 122]]</ref> [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] would later mistake the falsified report of Johnson's service on Paris IV as factual, reasoning that he had acquired an immunity to the [[Flood]] due to his Boren's Syndrome.<ref name="FS"/> | |||
In reality, Johnson did not actually contract Boren's Syndrome during the battle. The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] fabricated the radiation story as part of a cover-up (known as the "Paris/BS Spoof") in order to hide Johnson's involvement in the top-secret [[ORION Project]].<ref>''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', [[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|page 122]]</ref> [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] would later mistake the falsified report of Johnson's service on Paris IV as factual, reasoning that he had acquired an immunity to the [[Flood]] due to his Boren's Syndrome. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{ | *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{First mentioned}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Human-Covenant War}} | {{Human-Covenant War}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Human-Covenant War|Paris IV]] | ||
[[Category:Covenant | [[Category:Covenant Victories|Paris IV]] | ||
