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{{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}}
'''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]] 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]] were digging for [[Forerunner]] artifacts.
==Biography==
===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.


== Biography ==
=== Induction into the Headhunters ===
=== Induction into the Headhunters ===
Jonah was inducted into the two-man, special operations group known as "[[Headhunters]]" when he met all of the necessary requirements and beyond. He was paired up with Ronald because their match rating was approximately 97%.
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>


=== The Infiltration Mission ===
===Infiltration on unidentified moon===
Jonah and Roland were assigned to infiltrate, along with one other Headhunter group, several Covenant bases located on an unknown, remote moon. Jonah was tasked with infiltrating the base under cover of semi-active camouflage and then planting explosives on four reactors. Other than a few minor bumps, the team made it to the base undetected.  
{{Main|Mission to an unidentified moon}}
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 off without a hitch. After Jonah had placed the charges, he continued to help eliminate the remaining targets, all of whom were still confused by Roland's energy disruptors and flashbangs. One final group of Covenant made their way to Jonah's location. Neither group fired at each other, but Jonah took out his tactical knife and knelt down next to an Elite's body and cut offs its head. Jonah's cocky and arrogant nature showed itself, as he began taunting his enemies with the severed head and laughed as he watched their anger grow. He flung the severed head at the remaining Covenant and proceeded to kill them all.
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}}


Outside, they eliminated stragglers. As they confirmed the chargers were in place, Roland was run through with an energy sword from behind. His dying word was "Clear". After a small scuffle with the [[Energy Sword]]-wielding Elite, Jonah became increasingly confused. He had never encountered an Elite that "waited." But before long, it was revealed that this Elite was not traveling alone, and had brought five other Elites.  
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}}


It became apparent to Jonah that this was all a trap, and that the Covenant knew about the Headhunters. Jonah realized why his fallen friend had said "Clear". Roland had primed the explosives as his dying act. Jonah proceeded to mock the Elites before eventually using his final energy disruptor to disrupt the Elites' energy shields, ensuring his final action would have the ultimate impact on his foes.
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}}


=== Death ===
===Death===
The Elite in charge proceeded to grab Jonah after he used his energy disruptor, using his energy sword to slowly slice a gash into Jonah's face. The Elites that surrounded Jonah grabbed him and began ripping him limb from limb, but not before he could release his finger from the detonator, destroying everything in the surrounding area.
[[File:HEvol - Elite SpecOps Sword.png|thumb|Jonah, captured by the Sangheili.]]
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}}


== Personality ==
==Equipment==
Jonah, as compared to his comrade, Roland, is arrogant, cocky, carefree, and what some may call immature. He feeds off the heat of battle and is known for taunting his enemies before killing them. He is known for taking his missions as some sort of fun game, and is called a sociopath by Roland because of his enjoyment of killing.
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==
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.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Headhunters_Jonah_Concept.jpg|Jonah, drawn by [[Jonathan Goff]].
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:Spivariant.jpg|Jonah and Roland fighting back-to-back.
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.
</gallery>
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[Headhunters (short story)|Headhunters]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}}
 
==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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{{Ref/Sources}}
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Latest revision as of 22:27, August 22, 2024

Jonah-B283
Jonah.png
Biographical information

Homeworld:

Eirene[1]

Born:

Before 2535

Died:

Before November 2552

Personal details

Species:

Human

Gender:

Male

Political and military information

Affiliation:

Service number:

S-B283

 

"You are assassins. Weak and timid, you hide in the shadows..."
— Injured Sangheili

"Says the alien shit-heel who invented active-camo."
— Jonah

Jonah-B283 was a SPARTAN-III supersoldier of Beta Company,[2] serving within the UNSC Naval 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 semi-successful attack on an unknown remote moon on which the Covenant were searching for Forerunner artifacts.[3]

Biography[edit]

Childhood[edit]

Jonah was born on the human colony of Eirene.[1] When the colony was attacked and glassed by the Covenant in 2535,[4] his parents, brothers, and sisters were all killed.[1] Orphaned by the attack, Jonah would become one of the 418 candidates recruited by ONI for training as part of Spartan-III Beta Company circa 2539.[5][6][Note 1] 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.

Induction into the Headhunters[edit]

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.[7]

Infiltration on unidentified moon[edit]

Main article: Mission to an unidentified moon

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, 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.[3]

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 grenades 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.[3]

As Roland confirmed that the charges were in place, he was run through with a 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 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.[3]

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.[3]

Death[edit]

Jonah, captured by the Sangheili.

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,[8] 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.[9]

Equipment[edit]

Jonah-B283 wore standard issue green SPI armor with a few modifications, including 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.[3]

Personality[edit]

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.

Gallery[edit]

  • Jonah, drawn by Jonathan Goff.

    Jonah, drawn by Jonathan Goff.

  • Jonah, drawn by fan Garrett Post, as seen on the cover of Headhunters.

    Jonah, drawn by fan Garrett Post, as seen on the cover of Headhunters.

  • A profile image of Jonah by MoreFrames.

    A profile image of Jonah by MoreFrames.

  • Roland and Jonah during their mission on the unidentified moon.

    Roland and Jonah during their mission on the unidentified moon.

  • Jonah and Roland fighting back-to-back.

    Jonah and Roland fighting back-to-back.

  • Jonah being tortured before he detonates the charges.

    Jonah being tortured before he detonates the charges.

  • Jonah and Roland on a mission.

    Jonah and Roland on a mission.

List of appearances[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ 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.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "Headhunters", page 178
  2. ^ Halo Waypoint - MCC Flight 2.0 Banner
  3. ^ a b c d e f Headhunters, motion comic
  4. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 50
  5. ^ Halo: Fractures - Lessons Learned
  6. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 106
  7. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "Headhunters", page 161
  8. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "Headhunters", pages 191-192
  9. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 454

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