Jonesy

MISSING: Calico cat - answers to: Jonesy

Jonesy is the supposed name of a calico cat carried on the UNSC Pillar of Autumn. It was probably a pet of someone onboard the Autumn and was onboard during the Battle of Reach and when the Autumn reached Installation 04.

Bulletin Board on the Pillar of Autumn. The flier for Jonesy can be seen in the middle.

However, Jonesy's owner had lost him by then, although he put notices on the Bulletin Board to alert other personnel to the lost cat. Jonesy is assumed to have died during the Battle of Installation 04 either during the Covenant boarding, when the Autumn crashed, the Flood Invasion, or when John-117 and Cortana initiated the catastrophic wildcat destabilization of The Pillar of Autumn`s engines that destroyed Installation 04. However, for a cat to have survived that long is extremely unlikely. There is also an apparent silhouette of a cat in the bottom right hand side of the poster, although it could be a black cat.

Owner

The placement of a Colon in the sentence suggests that the ad is telling the viewer to ask "Jonesy". This would mean that those searching for the cat would have to ask "Jonesy" for an answer, ie. "what does he look like".

This would make more sense in how Jonesy would constantly be referenced as missing after the events of Installation 04. This would suggest that Jonesy is the owner and survived the battle.

Trivia

• Jonesy is a direct reference to the cat Jonesy from the first two Alien films.
• On the level "Crows Nest" in Halo 3, there is a pile of garbage located near the toilets in the level. One of the pieces of rubbish is a note which is half covered up, but reads "Still missing my cat Jonesy". This is most likely an Easter Egg.
• A similar poster can half be seen in the rubble on High Ground. You can see a picture of a cat and the word "missing" and "onesy" which is more than likely just "Jonesy".
• Although intended as a mere easter egg, Jonsey may be the ships mascot. Individuals in military service can't own a pet whilst deployed, but ships and even planes have been known to have animals such as dogs and cats as mascots.
• On the Pillar of Autumn, one poster can be found in the hall just outside the Bridge.
• The poster can be seen on several other boards throughout the level.
• Jonesy is an obvious reference to the cat with the same name on the commercial towing ship, the Nostromo, on the movie Alien.