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John-117's first mission was against rebels in the asteroid belt of the [[Eridanus System]], where his home world was located. He was shot in the side by live ammo while leading his squad to capture rebel leader [[Colonel Robert Watts]], without heavily injuring him. He received a [[The Purple Heart|Purple Heart]] after this mission.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', pages 75-94</ref> | John-117's first mission was against rebels in the asteroid belt of the [[Eridanus System]], where his home world was located. He was shot in the side by live ammo while leading his squad to capture rebel leader [[Colonel Robert Watts]], without heavily injuring him. He received a [[The Purple Heart|Purple Heart]] after this mission.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', pages 75-94</ref> | ||
Shortly after their first successful mission, he and his Spartans were briefed on the [[First Battle of Harvest|massacre]] that took place on [[Harvest]] shortly after first contact with the [[Covenant]]. A short time later, the {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}}, under the command of [[Captain]] [[Wallace]], brought the Spartans and Dr. Halsey to the [[Damascus Testing Facility]] at [[Chi Ceti]], where they received the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor#MJOLNIR Mark IV|MJOLNIR Mark IV Powered Assault Armor]]. When a Covenant ship attacked the ''Commonwealth'', John and the Spartans took part in their first [[Battle of Chi Ceti|battle]] with the Covenant. The Spartans launched with thrusters from a Pelican dropship. Each Spartan carried an Anvil missile with them to destroy a Covenant ship. Only two other Spartans made it to the ship with John, and entered through a hole in its hull, which was put there by a MAC round from the ''Commonwealth''. These Spartans were [[Samuel-034]] and [[Kelly-087]]. They succeeded the mission and blew up the Covenant ship, but lost Sam in the process due to a breach in his suit so he could not go back into vacuum. This first UNSC victory against the Covenant showed John that the Covenant could be beaten, but at a high cost | Shortly after their first successful mission, he and his Spartans were briefed on the [[First Battle of Harvest|massacre]] that took place on [[Harvest]] shortly after first contact with the [[Covenant]]. A short time later, the {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}}, under the command of [[Captain]] [[Wallace]], brought the Spartans and Dr. Halsey to the [[Damascus Testing Facility]] at [[Chi Ceti]], where they received the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor#MJOLNIR Mark IV|MJOLNIR Mark IV Powered Assault Armor]]. When a Covenant ship attacked the ''Commonwealth'', John and the Spartans took part in their first [[Battle of Chi Ceti|battle]] with the Covenant. The Spartans launched with thrusters from a Pelican dropship. Each Spartan carried an Anvil missile with them to destroy a Covenant ship. Only two other Spartans made it to the ship with John, and entered through a hole in its hull, which was put there by a MAC round from the ''Commonwealth''. These Spartans were [[Samuel-034]] and [[Kelly-087]]. They succeeded the mission and blew up the Covenant ship, but lost Sam in the process due to a breach in his suit so he could not go back into vacuum. This first UNSC victory against the Covenant showed John that the Covenant could be beaten, but at a high cost. John and his remaining Spartans would fight the Covenant for the next 27 years, employing the MJOLNIR Mark V armor. | ||
John served in over 200 missions against the Covenant, including the [[Battle of Jericho VII]], where he and a handful of Spartans single-handedly killed over a thousand Grunts (who had [[Shade|turret]] and [[Banshee|air]] support), and the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], in which he detonated a nuclear bomb to clear all of the enemy forces from the planet. This was one of only a few UNSC victories against the Covenant. A data crystal was discovered during this mission which contained coordinates of [[Installation 04]] and led up to the events on [[Alpha Halo]]. He also received every medal except for the POW (Prisoner of War) medal. He is also considered the luckiest and the bravest of the Spartans. | John served in over 200 missions against the Covenant, including the [[Battle of Jericho VII]], where he and a handful of Spartans single-handedly killed over a thousand Grunts (who had [[Shade|turret]] and [[Banshee|air]] support), and the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], in which he detonated a nuclear bomb to clear all of the enemy forces from the planet. This was one of only a few UNSC victories against the Covenant. A data crystal was discovered during this mission which contained coordinates of [[Installation 04]] and led up to the events on [[Alpha Halo]]. He also received every medal except for the POW (Prisoner of War) medal. He is also considered the luckiest and the bravest of the Spartans. | ||