John-117/Quotes

Halo: The Fall of Reach

Chapter two

• "Winning," - To Dr. Halsey, who asked him what he was doing.
• "Yeah, but they made me play chess last week. That got boring. It’s too easy to win. Or—can we play gravball? They don’t let me play gravball anymore, but maybe if you tell them it’s okay?"
• "Okay. I always win, though. That’s why they won’t let me play gravball anymore." - When asked by Dr. Halsey if he wants another game.
• "I get to keep it, right? That’s what you said." - After winning the game

Chapter four

• "Okay, just try not to slow me down."
• "We’ll have to make a quick run for it. Make sure no one else gets there first.”

Chapter five

• "Dead is right, especially when you load them with rocks." - After Kelly-087 tells she's a dead aim in snowball fight.
• "Hey, owl," - To Sam-034 who was hooting like an owl.
• "Sam, take three and scout the area. I don’t want any of the Chief’s surprises sneaking up on us."
• "I’ve been thinking that, too. Just keep your eyes and ears sharp." - To Sam, who said this exercise is too easy.
• "No one’s being left behind. We’re going to figure a way to get all of us out."
• "But there’s got to be a way—I just haven’t thought of one yet. Even if it has to be me that stays behind—I’ll make sure everyone gets back to the base."
• "Nothing can kill the Chief. But one thing’s for sure: I don’t think we can just walk up there and get a free ride back to the base."
• "Okay … we don’t know who these men are or what they’ll do when they see us. So we find out."
• "No one," - To Kelly, when asked who was getting left behind.
• "Sir, the guards were out of uniform. No insignia. They failed to identify themselves, sir!" - To Chief Petty Officer Mendez, explaining why he attacked UNSC guards.

Chapter six

• "I’m fine, ma’am. The nurse said the sedation would take effect soon. I’m fighting it to see how long I can stay awake. It’s not easy." - To Halsey, who asked if he's fine.
• "I know this is one of the Chief’s exercises. But I don’t know what the twist is. Can you tell me, Dr. Halsey? Just this time? How do I win?"

Chapter seven

• "Stand fast, Crewman. Where are you taking my men?" - To people who were bringing trainees who failed augmentation process out.
• "What will happen to my men?"
• "That's all any of us ask for, sir: a chance to serve."
• "I was Squad Leader. The last mission was therefore my responsibility … and members of my squad died. What did I do wrong?"

Chapter nine

• "The rest of you fall out. You'll have the more difficult part of this mission: you'll have to wait here." - To Spartans he didn't choose for Operation: TALON

Chapter ten

• "We're not going to fail. We've accomplished every mission we've been on before."
• "Nothing's wrong. What could be wrong? We won."

Chapter fourteen

• "I don't miss, ma'am." - When Halsey told him he could miss by kilometers.
• "With respect, ma'am, it's a bigger risk to sit here and do nothing. After they finish with the Commonwealth ... they'll come for us and we'll have to fight them anyway. Better to strike first."
• "And if we don’t succeed, then power down your systems and wait for UNSC reinforcements to retrieve you. Live to fight another day. Don’t waste your lives." - To Spartans, before Battle of Chi Ceti
• "You’ll have to stay and hold them off. That’s an order." - To Sam
• "He has his orders." - To Kelly, who had problem leaving Sam behind.
• "Come on, Spartan. Don’t look back." - To Kelly, when leaving the Covenant ship.

Chapter nineteen

• "We’ve come to take Sigma Octanus Four back from the Covenant, Corporal. To do that, we’re going to kill every last one of them." - To Corporal Harland, when asked what work he would do.

Chapter twenty

• "We’re going to assume that Red and Green Teams will remove the civilians from Côte d'Azur. We will proceed as planned."

Chapter twenty-two

• "It was our mission, Corporal." - To Harland, when asked how he went through an army of Covenant.

Chapter twenty-four

• "You don't join. You are selected." - To Harland, about Spartan-II program.
• "Irritated, sir? But we won." - To Captain Keyes, when told the ONI is irritated.
• "I will answer to the best of my abilities, sir."
• "I can only offer my opinion, sir. I am not a scientist." - When asked to explain his thoughts.
• "I had extremely specific orders, sir. Orders that came directly from NavSpecWeap, Section Three." - When told that opportunities had been lost because of his action.
• "No, sir. I am simply stating that the destruction — of anything, including any ‘evidence’ — is a direct result of the detonation of a nuclear weapon. In full compliance with my orders. Sir." - When asked if he means that he destroyed evidences because he was ordered to.
• "Ma’am, a pleasure to see you again." - When seeing Halsey.
• "I’m fine, ma’am. We won at Sigma Octanus. It was good to have a complete victory.” - When asked if he's fine.

Chapter twenty-seven

• "You said there were two major system improvements, Doctor?"
• "Hello, Cortana." - His first sentence To Cortana.
• "Automaton? Interesting choice of words for an artificial intelligence."
• "Ma'am! I'm up for it, ma'am!" - To Halsey, who said some people thought he's not ready for his mission.
• "I won't fail, doctor." - When told some may want him to fail.
• "I’m going to finish counting to ten." - To Cortana, who asked what is his plan.
• "My orders gave me permission to ‘neutralize’ threats. They aren’t threats anymore." - To Cortana, when asked why he didn't kill the ODSTs.
• "There are never any guarantees." - When Cortana said her match is 93% the same.
• "No, we're going to win... by their rules." - When Cortana suggested him to find better cover.
• "Thank you, Cortana. I couldn't have done it without you." - After the exercise

Chapter thirty-two

• "Yes, and I'm waiting for it." - To Kelly, who said it's like Mendez's exercises.

Chapter thirty-seven

• "No!" - When Linda-058 is severely wounded by plasma.
• "Get her inside!" - To marines, to protect Linda.
• "We're ready, Captain. I'm ready." - To Keyes, shortly after Linda's death.
• "Sir, I would not have left if my mission was incomplete." - To Keyes, when asked if he accomplished his mission.
• “Those symbols … I thought I had seen them somewhere before. It’s nothing.” - When asked if he's thoughtful.

Halo: Combat Evolved

The Pillar of Autumn

• "Captain Keyes." - To Jacob Keyes, upon entering the bridge, marking his first line in the Halo Trilogy and series.
• "No thanks to your driving, yes." - Response to Cortana, who asked him if he slept well in his Cryo-chamber, referencing what Dr. Halsey said in a previous mission.
• "Don't get any funny ideas." - To Cortana, after putting her data crystal chip in his helmet.
• "Punch it." - To the pilot of a Bumblebee escape pod as he step into the Bumblebee.
• "We'll be fine." - In the Bumblebee as it enters Alpha Halo's atmosphere, when Cortana suggested taking a seat.

Assault on the Control Room

• "You all right?"
• "Let's stay focused. Halo... how do we use it against the Covenant?" - After he uploaded Cortana into Halo's Core.
• "Slow down. You're losing me."
• "Something buried? Where?"
• "I don't understan-"

Two Betrayals

• "Hold on now, he's a friend."
• "Yes... Activate Halo's defenses, and destroy the Flood, which is why we brought the Index to the Control Center." - When Cortana asked him if he knew what he almost did.
• "Enough! The Flood is spreading. If we activate Halo's defenses, we can wipe them out."
• "Is it true?"
• "That's not going to happen." - When 343 Guilty Spark claims he will forcefully take Cortana away from the Chief.
• "Let's find a ride and get to the Captain."
• "You have a better idea?"
• "Something tells me I'm not gonna like this." - When Cortana proposes a faster way of transportation to find Captain Jacob Keyes — teleportation.

The Maw

• "We'll make it." - To Cortana, who panics about their flight on a Banshee to the UNSC Pillar of Autumn.
• "How much firepower would you need to crack one of the engine's shields?"
• "Here we go." - Calmly as he starts the Longsword to leave the self-detonating UNSC Pillar of Autumn.
• "Did anyone else make it?" - To Cortana, when they escaped from Halo's destruction on a Longsword.
• "No. I think we're just getting started." - When Cortana said that "Halo is finished".

Halo 2

The Armory

• "Tell that to the Covenant" - To the Master Gunnery Sergeant, who was lamenting about the expense of John's armor.

Cairo Station

• "You told me there wouldn't be any cameras." - To Sergeant Major Avery Junior Johnson.
• "I need a weapon." - To Johnson, after being given the order to protect the Cairo Station.
• "Sir, permission to leave the station" - To Lord Hood, asking permission to leave Cairo Station.
• "To give the Covenant back their bomb." - To Lord Hood, explaining to him the reason for leaving Cairo Station.
• "I won't." - Confidently to Cortana, who gives him the idea of him missing the Covenant Assault Carrier.

Gravemind

• "Relax. I'd rather not piss this thing off." - To the Arbiter Thel 'Vadamee, who struggles in the Gravemind's tentacles.
• "This thing is right. Halo is a weapon. Your Prophets are making a big mistake." - To the Arbiter, after the Gravemind attempts to convince 'Vadam the true use of Halo.
• "Boo..." - To the Grunt while Prophet of Truth are not noticing his presence yet after being teleported into High Charity by the Gravemind.

High Charity

• "Your pal. Where's he going?" - To the Prophet of Mercy, who is dying from a Pod infector.
• "That Brute has the Index. And Miranda and Johnson. He can activate the ring." - Expressing his concerns to Cortana if he pursuits Truth (instead of chasing Tartarus) to the Forerunner Dreadnought in High Charity.
• "After I'm through with Truth—" - Making a promise to Cortana as the Dreadnought leave High Charity, cut mid-sentence by Cortana.

The Great Journey

• "This is Spartan-117, can anyone hear me? Over." - After the Forerunner Dreadnought jumped out of Slipspace near Earth.
• "Sir, finishing this fight." - To Lord Hood, from the Forerunner Dreadnought.

Halo: Uprising

• "It means always... It means always... It means always strip you always strip our enemy of weapons before you interrogate him." - To a Jiralhanae War Chieftain, who was interrogating him regarding the Key of Osanalan.
• "Aboard Forerunner vessel. Destination Earth- Minimum one Prophet Hierarch on board. No estimate for remaining crew... More to follow." - To Io Station, giving a situation report just as he attempt to assassinate the Prophet of Truth.

Halo 3

Arrival

• "Yeah. You're not." - To Johnson, who tells the Marines they are not leaving the then-unconscious Spartan.
• "She stayed behind." - Sadly to Johnson, who asks about Cortana's where-abouts.

Crow's Nest

• "The rings will kill us all." - In UNSC base Crow's Nest, talking to Lt. Commander Keyes.
• "Does he usually mention me?" - After the Prophet of Truth's message.

The Storm

• "Worse." - After the Arbiter asked if more Brutes arrived.

Floodgate

• "Wait, leave her alone" - To 343 Guilty Spark when trying to defend Cortana.
• "On Halo, you tried to kill Cortana. You tried to kill me." - To 343 Guilty Spark
• "It's just a message."
• "I'll find Cortana's solution. And I'll bring it back."

The Covenant

• "Not close enough." - In the Ark's Citadel, answering Commander Keyes' question on how close is he to Truth.
• "When did you know?" - In response to Arbiter's comment, upon discovering the new Alpha Halo.
• "Light it." - to 343 Guilty Spark, upon discovering the new Alpha Halo.

Cortana

• "You know me. When I make a promise..." - To Cortana in the infected High Charity.
• "Lucky me. Do you still have it?" - To Cortana, asking for Alpha Halo's Activation Index.
• "Thought I'd try shooting my way out — mix things up a little." - To Cortana, just before uploading her into the data crystal chip.

Halo

• "We'll head for the Portal. And we'll all go home." - To Cortana, who expresses her concern of activating the unfinished ring.
• "I'm getting you out of here." - To the dying Johnson, who is shot by the rampant 343 Guilty Spark.
• "We'll make it." - Determined, on the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn's Hangar bay as Halo fires.
• "Wake me... When you need me." - To Cortana, onboard the lost, broken half of the Dawn as he enters cryo-sleep in a Cryotube.

Halo Legends

The Package

• "We make our own luck, but I'll always be there when you need me." - To Dr. Halsey, when she claims some of his luck must have rubbed off on her, to which she responds, "Don't make a girl a promise if you know you can't keep it."
• "Not lucky enough, we lost two Spartans today: Solomon and Arthur. And that Elite we encountered... he was strong. I have to be stronger." - To Halsey when she tells John how lucky he is.

Halo: Reach

Firefight Voice

• "What are you lookin' at?" - When previewing his voice in the Armory.
• "You need a weapon?" - When previewing his voice in the Armory
• "Did you miss me?" - When previewing his voice in the Armory. A reference to Cortana's last line in Halo 3.
• "Finish this Fight!" - If stared at for some time by a teammate. A reference to Halo 3 tagline.
• "Time to give the Covenant back their bombs." - When equipping the plasma launcher. A reference to his line during the level Cairo Station.
• "Trust me, I can stick it." - A reference to Cortana's line in the Halo 2 E3 2003 trailer.
• "I won't...miss." - When equipping a Spartan Laser. A reference to his line during the level Cairo Station.
• "I'm just getting started." - When on a Killing Spree.
• "Headshot, great." - After headshotting an enemy.
• "Tango down." - After killing an enemy.
• "Headshot."
• "I'm in." - When entering a friendly vehicle.
• "It's dead." - After killing an enemy.
• "Frag out." When throwing a grenade.
• "Cover me, I'm reloading."
• "Reloading."
• "He won't be gettin' up." - After killing an enemy.
• "Hostile eliminated."
• "Ha!" - When throwing a grenade.
• "Not bad, shot's on target." After killing multiple enemies.
• "This is bad." - When stuck with a Anskum-pattern plasma grenade.
• "Get behind me." - When switching to a Rocket Launcher. Reference to Halo: Combat Evolved campaign level The Truth and Reconciliation.
• "Plasma Launcher, ready." - When switching to a Plasma Launcher.
• "Spartan-117, locked and loaded." - When switching to the Fuel Rod
• "Rockets, ready." - When equipping a Rocket Launcher.
• "Let's finish this fight." - When equipping a Rocket Launcher.
• "Let's mix things up a little." - Also said when equipping a Rocket Launcher. A reference to his line on the Halo 3 level Cortana.
• "This ends here!" - Near the completion of a round or set. (Only said on Boss Waves.)
• "Quick and painless." - After headshotting an enemy.
• "Anti-vehicle, up." - When switching to the Spartan Laser.
• "Spartan Laser, ready." - When switching to the Spartan Laser.
• "Point me in the right direction." - When switching to the Spartan Laser.
• "Master Chief Laser. Online." - When switching to the Spartan Laser.
• "You want me to talk? I won't." - When stared at.
• "Heretic THAT."
• "You hear that voice in your head too?"
• "You know, I remember my gear being a lot cleaner than this."
• "The voice in my head... sounds HOT."
• "Maybe I AM a demon."
• "Fuel Rod ready."
• "Stay Sharp." If the player stares.
• "Let's try to stay focused now." To the player if they continue staring.
• "Permission to speak... you know what, forget it." - If they continue staring.
• "Trust me, you really don't want to piss me off." - If they continue staring even longer.
• "This fight...is...finished." When killed.

Halo 4

Dawn

• "Where are we?"
• "Why did you wake me?"
• "You've been busy."
• "Ready to get back to work?"
• "Could it be a rescue team?"
• "How long was I out?"
• "Somebody should have found us by now."
• "What's that?"
• "How close are we to the observation deck?"
• "Right."
• "I thought we had a truce with the Covenant."
• "Maybe they haven't recognized us."
• "Those ships could get us back to UNSC space." - if he goes to the main window.
• "Are any of the ship-to-ship defenses online?"
• "We need to get off this ship."
• "Didn't the ship's sensors say we still had weapons systems online?"
• "These Covenant seem more fanatical than the ones we fought before."
• "How far to the missile?"
• "Cortana?"
• "One thing at a time."
• "The Covenant weren't the one's scanning us."
• "Where are the closest escape pods?"
• "Just keep me pointed at that vehicle bay."
• "Can you track the escape pods?"

Requiem

• "Something was wrong before we left the Dawn."
• "If we could just get back to Earth, and find Halsey, she could fix this."
• "It sounds like the Covenant were here looking for something."
• "They've been waiting outside the planet for three years?"
• "Asking's not my strong suit."
• "Requiem. At least we know where we are now."
• "That can't be right. Scan again."
• "You mean the planet's hollow?"
• "What do you know about Infinity?"
• "Humanity... That's got to be Infinity. Can you get us to those coordinates?"

Forerunner

• "What were those things?"
• "The beacon was pulled into Requiem with us. If they try to follow it..."
• "I'll handle them; you just find us that control node."
• "How soon 'til Infinity hits the gravity well?"
• "We don't have time!"
• "Infinity! This is Sierra-117 of the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn. Do you copy?"
• "Same place we are."

Infinity

• "Something tells me that's only because the Didact wanted it that way."
• "This is Sierra-117 of the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn. We're on station, ready to assist."
• "Light up their friend-or-foe tags; we're gonna need something to zero in on."
• "That scan's the same one we saw on the Dawn."
• "They must not have received his distress call."
• "Lasky?"
• "Then Lasky's still out there somewhere."
• "On occasion. I'll send out an all-clear once the area's secured."
• "Cortana? How close are we?"
• "It's alright..."
• "Covenant?"
• "Yes, sir."
• "Sir, what's our status?"
• "Can we break the connection?"
• "Go, Commander."
• "Other installations?"
• "Captain?"
• "Sir, Infinity drove the Didact back. He's vulnerable!"

Reclaimer

• "Captain, what's Force Recon's assessment of the terrain?"
• "We'll make it work."
• "On our way."
• "I'll get to them and retrieve the designator."
• "Sit tight, marine. We'll get you out of here."
• "It's OK."
• "You know I won't let that happen."
• "Sir, I can move faster alone."
• "This could be a trap."
• "Cortana? Cortana!"
• "Who are you?" - John-117 to the Librarian.
• " The Prometheans... they're human."
• "Planning for what?"
• "Can I defeat the Didact without it?"
• "It's a long story, but I know what the Didact's after."
• "Sierra One One Seven to Infinity, what's our status?"
• "Does Infinity have a shot on the gravity well?"
• "Sir, we've seen what the Didact is capable of. If we let him leave this world, humanity will be at risk."
• "With all due respect Sir, I know what I saw."
• "The Didact has to be stopped. If you won't do that... I will."
• "No, Sir."
• "Get word to Earth that trouble is coming. Cortana and I will do what we can back here."

Shutdown

• "Infinity's tracked the Didact's vessel to a docking structure southeast of here. We'll jump ship as Infinity exits the roof."
• "Cortana, where's this coming from?"
• "He's there. Keep trying."
• "Cortana, are you hearing him?"
• "What are you doing?"
• "His ship's online! They're leaving!"
• "Track those Liches. We can go across them to get to the Didact's ship."

Composer

• "This is UNSC Master Chief to base. Do you read?"
• "They're after a Forerunner artifact you took from a Halo ring."
• "Doctor, I need you to protect that artifact until we arrived. Send whatever-"
• "Doctor, listen to me. You have to issue the order to evacuate the station."
• "Send me your coordinates. I'll see what I can do about clearing an evac route on my way to you."
• "What can we do to keep the Covenant out?"
• "The device you recovered was a Forerunner weapon. The commander of that ship wants it back."
• "We don't have any choice, doctor."
• "If we can't move the Composer, we have to make sure the Didact can't either."
• "I'm sorry, doctor. Keep routing your people to the evac centers. Once we take care of the Composer, you won't have much time."
• "Doctor Tillson, the Composer's location's been compromised. You've got to get the nuke down here!"
• "Ready or not, I need it now!"
• "Cortana, see if you can raise Tillson. Get me a status on the rest of the station."
• "Cortana, I need that info! (sigh) Look... don't think about the Didact. Don't think about the Composer. Only focus on finding me Tillson."
• "Didact's taken the Composer. Get these people to the evac centers!"
• "Cortana. It's not over. Not yet."

Midnight

• "The Didact's got the Composer. We're in a Broadsword carrying a HAVOK-grade payload, on approach to deliver it."
• "Commander, direct all your ships to the Composer."
• "Infinity, the Didact just closed off our entrance to the Composer."
• "Clean hit. We're proceeding to insertion."
• "Plan B."
• "We'll have to deploy the warhead manually. How and where?"
• "Keep scanning for the Composer. We'll figure it out along the way."
• "Cortana? Cortana, do you read? Cortana, come in."
• "How...?"
• "So how do we get out of here?"
• "... what?"
• "No. That's not-! We go together."
• "I am not leaving you here!"
• "It was my job to take care of you."
• "Cortana- please..."
• "Wait."

Epilogue

• "Our duty as soldiers, is to protect Humanity, whatever the cost."
• "She said that to me once. About being a machine."

Halo: Escalation

Issue #8

• “Yes, sir.” — When asked about the fate of Cortana by General Strauss
• “She was not unprotected.” — To Strauss
• “I saw him fall into a slipspace fissure.” — To General Hogan when asked about the fate of the Ur-Didact
• “No sir, General Hogan. The kill was not confirmed.”
• “The Composer—the weapon the Didact used—was destroyed. Earth is safe from any further such attacks.”
• “Admiral Hood, sir. Of course.”
• “Not my place to comment, sir.”
• “No offense, sir, but ‘The Admiral’ doesn't have quite the same ring to it.” — After being offered a promotion by Hood
• “Of course.”
• “Black Team is still operational?”
• “Prometheans? I should go with the team you're dispatching to Gamma Halo.”
• “The Prometheans should be contained to Requiem. If we're encountering them somewhere else, I'd like to see firsthand.”
• “Admiral Hood asked that I serve as an advisor for your mission.” — To Blue Team, upon reuniting with them
• “That a problem, lieutenant?” — To Fred-104
• “Keep trying, Kelly.” — When the science envoy on Gamma Halo does not respond to Blue Team's transmission
• “What is it, Linda?”
• “The science team are south. We'll check there first.”
• “This was the science team's last known location.”
• “Ivanoff science.” — Upon reaching the corpses of the science envoy, minus Black Team
• “Go ahead, Fred.”
• “No. This is something else.” — To Kelly, when realizing that Crawlers and Knights weren't responsible for Black Team's killing blow
• “Kelly, send ops a sitrep. Science and Black are dead. Unknown assailant. We're investigating.”
• “Everyone on me. Let's find the origin of the Crawler tracks and—” — Immediately before being engaged by Prometheans
• “Promethean Knights! Weapons free!”
• “Linda, the Crawler tracks.”
• “Let's see what's down there.” — Before entering the Composer's Abyss
• “Let's get a look.” — To Kelly-087
• “Hrmmm…”

Issue #9

• “No, Kelly. Forerunner portal system.” — After arriving in the Composer's Forge
• “As long as the portal's open, we have a way home.” — To Fred-104
• “Blue, over here.”
• “Or whoever.”
• “The hit on Earth. The attack on Ivanoff.” — When suspecting that the Ur-Didact was inhabiting the Composer's Forge
• “I said I thought he was eliminated.” — To Kelly-087, about he Ur-Didact
• “Six Composers. Why?”
• “Ready up, Blue.” — When the Ur-Didact personally engages the Spartans
• “Weapons free.”
• “Didact has another Composer.” — To 859 Static Carillon
• “He killed millions of our kind…”
• “The Knights—they're the citizens of New Phoneix?”
• “We need to get back to the portal. Beat Didact to the Halo.” — To Blue Team
• “Can you deactivate the portal once we're through?” — To Static Carillon
• “He's moving the Composers into position!”
• “Double time, Blue.”

Issue #10

• “I do not remember my name. I do not remember my family. I do not remember my home. But I can remember the game. We played it everyday. And I never lost. The game… it's the only thing I can remember about the life I had before I met Doctor Halsey. Since then, I have experienced a lifetime of combat. Through thirty years of war against alien aggressors… I have always known my fate. I knew someday I would die in battle. But now that it is here… now that it is time to die… I find I am not ready.” — Internal monologue, while having head crushed by the Ur-Didact

Halo 5: Guardians

Blue Team

• "Sierra 117 to Infinity. Blue Team has located Argent Moon. Signs of hostile activity, but she's still here."
• "Affirmative, Infinity. 117 out."
• "Thanks, Kelly. Everyone ready?"
• "Blue Team, fall out."
• "We clear the Covenant and return this station to ONI."
• "Grab the data and current population map."
• "Let's charge through."
• "Contact."
• "Central Control is through those doors."
• "Hunter!"
• "Blue Team. Report."
• "Sierra 117 to Blue Team. Report."
• "Does anyone copy?"
• "Cortana?"
• "She's on Meridian."
• "Cortana." - in response to Kelly asking him who is on Meridian.
• "I watched her die. We have a mission to focus on. We can talk about this later. Lights on."
• "Frederic, get us back on course for Central Control."
• "Mark a path."
• "Elites. Active camouflage."
• "Not enough. Something about Meridian."
• "Hunters. They're keeping pace with us."
• "Zealot with an energy sword!"
• "Covenant ships exiting slipspace."
• "Surrendering Argent Moon is not an option."
• "Then forget about reaching Central Control. The plan changes to asset denial. We scuttle the Argent Moon."
• "We overload the reactor and evac. Ship explodes, destroying any ships nearby."
• "Hunters..."
• "Hunters down."
• "Schematics show a path to the reactor through here."
• "Eliminate the Covenant forces and get to those controls."
• "Got it. Reactor's overloading."
• "Move for the hangar bay-"
• "How do we stop it?"
• "Reach the control sheds. Get the cooling system offline."
• "Eliminate the targets, Blue Team."
• "Blue Team, evac now."
• "Frederic, find the nearest hangar bay. We're taking a Prowler."
• "Clear 'em out and prep for launch."
• "Hold off the Covenant while we prep for launch."
• "Board now, Blue Team."
• "Time, Linda?"
• "Sierra 117 to Infinity. Argent Moon scuttled. I'm reassigning Blue Team. Destination Meridian. Potential contact from Cortana--"
• "Negative, Infinity. I don't like it." - in response to Infinity requesting that Blue Team return to Infinity immediately.
• "Kelly. No."

Unconfirmed

• "I have a job to do."
• "Like hell she is." - in response to Jameson Locke claiming that Cortana is Fireteam Osiris's concern.

Reunion

• "Let's keep moving."
• "We were brought to this location for a reason. Search ahead."
• "Console lit up as I approached."
• "Access the console. It's Cortana."
• "Cortana. Cortana, do you read?"
• "I know."
• "Dead Grunt. What are Covenant doing here?"
• "Stay alert."
• "Ready up, Blue Team."
• "More hostiles. Ready up."
• "It's... unique."
• "No." - in response to Kelly asking him to elaborate about his experience with Cortana being "unique".
• "There's a Forerunner facility here."
• "Break through their line."
• "The path is shielded."
• "Area clear. Move up."
• "The shield lowered when the last of the Covenant dropped."
• "The Didact's ship was pulled into slipspace. It could have ended up anywhere."
• "Spartans on Meridian?" - responding to Fred asking about "the new kids", referring to Fireteam Osiris.
• "As I said, they were Spartans."
• "It's that signal again."
• "Seems like we're supposed to."
• "More activity around the large structure."
• "I don't know."
• "We keep going. We find out what's happening."
• "It's another one of those..."
• "Light bridge activated on approach."
• "Identify yourself." - when confronting the Warden Eternal for the first time.
• "She called me to her."
• "Take me to Cortana."
• "Where. Is. She."
• "Where are we?"
• "You know him?" - when asking Cortana if she really knows the Warden Eternal.
• "Try me."
• "The Didact made it clear the Mantle of Responsibility was an imperial peace. Step out of line and suffer."
• "As Forerunner systems go."

Genesis

• "How the hell are you here?" - when he actually responds to Jameson Locke upon Fireteam Osiris's arrival on Genesis.
• "She's dangerous. I know."
• "Cortana. No!"

The Breaking

• "Cortana. What is this?"
• "Cortana. Answer me."
• "Enough games. You brought the Guardians here. Why?"
• "Closer to her." - responding to Fred asking him where Cortana is leading Blue Team, if the player stalls.
• "Psychological tactics. Saying my name. Playing nice."
• "Tell me the truth. How many people died when you called the Guardians here?"
• "You know, don't you? The exact body count."
• "She'll listen to me." - responding to Fred asking him about how they'll stop Cortana.
• "Cortana. Talk to me."
• "Cortana knows the answer already."
• "Get us safely to you, and then we'll talk."
• "I know. I was there."
• "Advance, Blue Team."
• "Only if we intend on losing it." - in response to Kelly asking if Blue Team's battle against the Created is "a losing battle".
• "Worse than you have tried."
• "Eyes up, Blue Team."
• "Focus fire."
• "You've changed."
• "Your plan... is we do as you say."
• "Like Doctor Halsey did for me."
• "Listen to yourself! Stand down, Cortana. Come home with us. It's not too late to stop this."
• "What are you--?"
• "Cortana."

Guardians

• "Where's Cortana?" - asking Jameson Locke where Cortana is after being freed from her grasp.

Gameplay

NOTE: Some of these lines can only be heard in co-op if not playing as John.

Issuing orders

• "Move up, Blue Team!" - when ordering Blue Team to move to a designated position.
• "Move, Blue Team!" - when ordering Blue Team to move to a designated position.
• "On my mark, Blue Team." - when ordering Blue Team to move to a designated position.
• "Take these coordinates." - when ordering Blue Team to move to a designated position.
• "Pick up that weapon." - when ordering Blue Team to pick up a weapon.
• "Take this, Spartan." - when ordering Blue Team to pick up a weapon.
• "Take that turret." - when ordering Blue Team to operate a stationary turret.
• "Team, get on that hostile." - when ordering Blue Team to attack an enemy.
• "Blue Team, priority target." - when ordering Blue Team to attack an enemy.
• "Fire on the Grunt." - when ordering Blue Team to attack a Grunt.
• "Engage the Jackal." - when ordering Blue Team to attack a Jackal.
• "Target the Jackal." - when ordering Blue Team to attack a Jackal.
• "Take that Elite." - when ordering Blue Team to attack an Elite.
• "Engage the Elite." - when ordering Blue Team to attack an Elite.
• "Finish that Crawler." - when ordering Blue Team to attack a Crawler.
• "Target the Crawler." - when ordering Blue Team to attack a Crawler.
• "Target the Watcher." - when ordering Blue Team to attack a Watcher.
• "Engage the Soldier." - when ordering Blue Team to attack a Soldier.
• "Soldier is your target." - when ordering Blue Team to attack a Soldier.
• "Get everything on that Knight." - when ordering Blue Team to attack a Knight.
• "Converge on the Knight." - when ordering Blue Team to attack a Knight.
• "Warden is the priority." - when ordering Blue Team to attack the Warden Eternal.
• "Focus on that turret." - when ordering Blue Team to attack a turret.
• "Clear that turret." - when ordering Blue Team to attack a turret.
• "Blue Team, move to assist." - when ordering Blue Team to revive a teammate.
• "Get Fred back on his feet!" - when ordering Blue Team to revive Fred.
• "Fred needs a hand." - when ordering Blue Team to revive Fred.
• "Get Kelly back in the fight!" - when ordering Blue Team to revive Kelly.
• "Linda needs an assist." - when ordering Blue Team to revive Linda.

Attacking and spotting enemies

• "Grenade's live!" - when he throws a grenade.
• "Hostile casualty!" - when he kills an enemy.
• "Grunt's hit." - when he damages a Grunt.
• "Grunt is hit." - when he damages a Grunt.
• "Jackal's hit." - when he damages a Jackal.
• "Elite's hit." - when he damages an Elite.
• "Knight's taking damage!" - when he damages a Knight.
• "Grunt's down!" - when he kills a Grunt.
• "Jackal's dead!" - when he kills a Jackal.
• "Elite's dead!" - when he kills an Elite.
• "Soldier's dead!" - when he kills a Soldier.
• "Knight's dead!" - when he kills a Knight.
• "Warden down!" - when he kills the Warden Eternal.
• "This is mine!" - when he hijacks an enemy vehicle.
• "Vehicle acquired!" - when he hijacks an enemy vehicle.
• "Took a vehicle!" - when he hijacks an enemy vehicle; also said when he enters any vehicle.
• "You're done." - when he assassinates an enemy.
• "My target is down." - when he assassinates an enemy.

Picking up weapons

• "Changing weapons." - when picking up a different weapon.
• "Got a magnum." - when picking up a Magnum.
• "Taking a battle rifle." - when picking up a Battle Rifle.
• "Taking the Storm Rifle." - when picking up a Storm Rifle.
• "The sword's mine." - when picking up an Energy Sword.

Entering vehicles

• "I'm mobile!"
• "Took the turret!" - when he enters a Shade Turret.

Receiving enemy fire

• "I'm hit!"
• "I'm targeted!"
• "Taking damage!"
• "Taking fire!"
• "Grunt hit me!" - when targeted by a Grunt.
• "Taking Elite fire!" - when targeted by an Elite.
• "Soldier Captain hit me!" - when targeted by a Soldier Captain.
• "Grenade on me!" - when stuck with a plasma grenade.
• "Get back!" - when stuck with a plasma grenade.

Receiving friendly fire

• "Friendly target, Spartan."
• "Watch your spread!" - rare dialogue.
• "Fred! Adjust your aim!" - if Fred hits him with a weapon.
• "Watch your fire, Fred." - if Fred hits him with a weapon.
• "Watch it, Kelly!" - if Kelly hits him.
• "Kelly! Control your fire!" - if Kelly hits him with a weapon.
• "Watch it, Linda!" - if Linda hits him.
• "Go easy, Linda!" - if Linda hits him.

When downed

• "I'm down." - upon being incapacitated.
• "System lock." - upon being incapacitated.
• "I'm down!" - randomly said after being incapacitated.
• "Blue Team, I need support!" - randomly said after being incapacitated.
• "Need med support here!" - randomly said after being incapacitated.
• "I need a hand!" - when requesting assistance.
• "I need support!" - when requesting assistance.
• "Need an assist." - when requesting assistance.

Reviving players

• "I've got you."
• "Assisting."
• "Stabilizing."
• "Spartans never die!"
• "You're still active, Fred." - when reviving Fred.
• "Let's go, Kelly." - when reviving Kelly.
• "On your feet, Linda." - when reviving Linda.
• "Back in it." - after being revived.
• "I'm up." - after being revived.

If a teammate dies

• "We lost Fred! Regroup!" - if Fred dies.
• "No signal from Fred! Hold positions!" - if Fred dies.
• "We lost Kelly! Fall back!" - if Kelly dies.
• "Kelly's comms went dead! Hold positions!" - if Kelly dies.
• "We lost Linda! Get to cover!" - if Linda dies.
• "No signal from Linda! Hold positions!" - if Linda dies.

Halo Infinite

Warship Gbraakon

• "Status report."
• "It's enough." - When the pilot gives him an MK50 Sidekick with only one bullet.
• "Improvise. Close the door."
• "I'll figure something out." - When the pilot asks him how he would escape.
• "I know. We met." - In response to the pilot, who told him about Atriox.
• "Then there's still hope." - In response to the pilot, who told him they might be the only humans alive.
• "I'm not done yet." - In response to the pilot, who told him nothing happened after he destroyed a cooling pipe.
• "On my way."

Foundation

• "Locate UNSC Infinity."
• "The Banished plan to wipe us out. All of us." - In response to the pilot, who finds going unnecessary.
• "No. We do our duty. Protect Humanity. Whatever the cost." - In response to the pilot, who told him that they need help.
• "We have a new mission, soldier."
• "Each Ring is different."
• "I don't." To the pilot, who asked him that how he knows there isn't a trap.
• "What happened? Where is Cortana?"
• "We have a new one. The Banished are planning to fire this Ring. We need to make sure they don't." In response to the Weapon, who told him that her mission is over.
• "Something stopped your deletion. We need to find out why."
• "The missions change. They always do."
• "What did you say?" - In response to the Weapon, who quoted Cortana.
• "You can smell them?" - To the Weapon, who said the Banished smell worse than she imagined.
• "It isn't." - In response to the Weapon, who said people came may be friendly.
• "Not anymore." - To the Weapon, who said Truemonius was a leader of the Banished.

Outpost Tremonius

• "Another problem." - To the Weapon, who realized a cylix was open.
• "Trust me, it won't be." To the Weapon, who told him maybe the creature inside was something good.
• "Cortana's no longer a threat. And now she's going to help us stop the Banished."

Recovery

• "Apparently not." - In response to the pilot, who said Escharum hasn't given up on him.
• "She was our target." - To the Weapon, trying to dodge her question.
• "Halsey only tells people what they need to know."
• "For them." - In response to the Weapon who told that the odds aren't great.

The Tower

• "He seems confident." - When hearing Chak 'Lok
• "Neither is mine." - To the Weapon, who said 'Lok's reputation isn't good.
• "Shut this thing down." - To save Spartan Griffin
• "Easy. You're safe now." - To Griffin, who's dying.
• "Consider it done." - Acknowledging Griffin's information
• "I'll find them." - To Griffin asking him to save Spartans

Excavation Site

• "Then they'll be disappointed." - To the Weapon who told him the Banished doesn't want them at Conservatory.
• "Is there a problem?" - After the terminal was hacked, but nothing happened.
• "Let's go find out." - To the Weapon, who told the Banished are looking for something.
• "New. Dangerous." - About Skimmers
• "New. Potentially dangerous." - About 117649 Despondent Pyre
• "Nothing good." - In response to the Weapon, about a species that is worse than The Flood
• "Uh huh." Acknowledging Weapon's sentence about his statement about Skimmers.
• "Spartans don't go quietly."
• "We've got a score to settle." - To the Weapon, who told him that Spartan Killers are well trained.
• "The Monitor's purpose is to protect the Ring."
• "It's okay, you saved us both."

Spire

• "The Monitor is gone." - To Adjutant Resolution, asking him were is his companion.
• "We'll see." - Doubting Adjutant Resolution's friendliness.
• "Not gonna happen." - To the Weapon, who told him that the ring is going to be repaired.
• "Shut it down. Permanently."
• "Disconnect." - Alarmed by the Weapon.

Pelican Down

• "Breathe." - To an anxious pilot
• "You'll be safe here."
• "There won't be a home if we don't stop the Banished."
• "Cannons first. When I get back...we can look. Together."
• "That won't happen." - To the Weapon, who told him that Spartan Killers are after the pilot.
• "Because they'll need to go through me first." - To the Weapon, asking him why he's sure the pilot is safe.
• "Enough." - Ordering the pilot to calm down.
• "We all fail. We all make mistakes. It's what makes us human."
• "I should have protected Cortana. Stopped everything from going wrong."
• "I failed her. I will not fail you."
• "It's all we need. Our only way home is straight through the heart of the Banished."
• "We can fix this."

The Sequence

• "Halsey initialized you. I was suppose to deploy you."
• "Atriox came for you. He attacked the Infinity. We fought. He won."
• "Atriox beat me. Surgically. Precisely. Brutally. Next thing I remember I was being woken up in this Pelican."
• "This Ring. It's not like the others. There's something else here." - Changing the topic from Cortana because of discomfort.
• "Then we get some more." - In response to the Weapon's need of information.
• "No," - To the pilot, who asked him if he's got a family.
• "It's all I know." - In response to pilot's question of why he fights.
• "It was nothing." - Dodging the Weapon's question of what did he say.

Nexus

• "I..." (changes subject) "Spire first." - Dodging the Weapon's question.
• "He's gone. Lost on the first Ring we found."
• "We destroyed the first Ring. Lost a lot of good people."
• "I don't have a choice. Maybe it's my programming." - In response to the Weapon, asking him why he continues fighting.
• "She saved me... but I couldn't save her."
• "I'll take care you."
• "And you stopped me. You put us all at risk!" - In response the Weapon's anger of her deletion.
• "You broke protocol."

The Command Spire

• "You don't understand." - To the Weapon, about his trust issue.
• "Cortana..."
• "Will they?" - In response to the Weapon's statement that echoes left of Cortana would vanish.
• "I can't do that." - To the Weapon, who told him that he should leave her.
• "We save him. Or die trying."

Repository

• "All gone." - To the Weapon who is surprised by Cortana's actions.
• "Her forces led an assault on the UNSC in Sydney. Wiped it out."
• "All of it. We had to hide. Regroup. Come up with a plan."
• "To survive." - In response to the Weapon, who asked if they planned to stop Cortana.
• "It's my fault." - About the Created conflict
• "I should have stopped it. I could have reasoned with her."
• "The only way to access the Ring... To reach Cortana..." - Explaining to the Weapon how she is created.
• "Yes. An exact copy. It was the only option we had left." - Acknowledging the Weapon's question that if she's Cortana.
• "All copies. Halsey removed any information that could compromise you. You're her. If we'd never met."
• "My mission was to ensure that doesn't happen. It still is."
• "We do it together." - After his decision not to delete the Weapon.
• "I don't... but I want to." - To the Weapon, who asked him how he could trust her.

House of Reckoning

• "Death changes people. It forces you to look at yourself and make a choice."
• "Same as I would. Fight." - In response to the Weapon's question what did Escharum chose.
• "We'll get you out of here." - To the pilot
• "It's over." - To Escharum, who told him to fight him.
• "Yes. But at the end he was just a soldier. Hoping he'd done the right thing. Questioning his choices." - To the pilot, who asked him why did he show Escharum respect.
• "There will be consequences. There always are."

Silent Auditorium

• "No. Not really." - To the Weapon, who asked him if he's alright.
• "We're getting closer to where she died." - About Cortana
• "It's OK. You'll figure something out." - To the Weapon, who told him that she failed decrypting the message.
• "Let's not do that again."
• "This Ring... is different than the others."
• "We finish the fight."
• "Good work, soldier." - To Fernando Esparza

Ransom Keep

• "Clearly." - To the Weapon, who told him that the Banished want to protect their fuel silos.
• "Disappoint them." - To the Weapon, who asked him what he wants to do.
• "Oh, I like it." - In response to the Weapon, who asked him if he likes to take a Scorpian

Halo: Bad Blood

• "The important thing is to make sure we don't get hung up in one place for too long."
• "Anyone else laying a claim to it?"
• "Keep up the good work."
• "How do we get there?"
• "Kelly, take the controls."
• "Let's go get Linda."
• "I'm sorry about this."
• "This isn't over. Not by a long shot."
• "Is she all right?" - asking about Halsey's status
• "Then we look harder."
• "Take us in."
• "We're here for the night. We'll fly out first thing tomorrow."
• "What happened to the Guardian?"
• "Thank you."
• "Keep your eye out for the Guardian that Cortana sent. We can't risk having it black out Infinity."
• "The Arbiter said they had reports of Forerunner soldiers pacifying cities that showed active resistance to the Guardian."

Halo: Evolutions

Human Weakness

• "That’d be kind of hard. And he’s not taking either of us, okay?" - To Cortana.
• "You’ll be back to normal soon. Don’t worry." - When Cortana says he's too late.
• "Take a long look. But you won’t fall in. I’m here now."
• “No. Remember — I’m the lucky one." - When Cortana says she's lucky to have him.

Trailers

Halo 2 E3 demo

• "You're on." - Surrounded by multiple Energy Sword-wielding Elites, arms and throws a Anskum-pattern plasma grenade.

Starry Night Trailer

• "Not yet." - When a Marine suggested they lost the Chief.

Halo 5: Guardians Master Chief Ad

• "This...is this what you wanted? Is this what you were looking for? Was everything you've compromised, everything you've done... worth it? Was it? You've completed your mission, Spartan Locke. Mine is just beginning." - John's monologue in the trailer.

Discover Hope Trailer

• "Status report."
• "No. We need to fight. Get ready."
• "Against us?"
• "She said, 'Goodbye.'" When asked by Dr. Halsey what were the last words Cortana said to him.

Video Game Awards 2012

• "I don't need medals or awards, Cortana." - Telling Cortana he doesn't want participate on the VGA 2012.
• "Service and the respect of my fellow soldiers is all the reward I ask."
• "I-I'll need a tux." - After learning Samuel L. Jackson is who will deliver the "Character of the Year" Award.
• "Thanks." - John-117's speech after "winning" the "Character of the Year" Award. (He didn't win the award; this was a "what-if" scene.)

E3 2015

• "So ask yourself, will you step? Or will you leap?"