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John faced a dilemma regarding the combat data on the Flood which Dr. Halsey had analyzed. Providing the standard data set to Lieutenant Haverson would protect Sergeant Johnson from possible experimentation by ONI. However, providing him the complete data, which contained reference to Sergeant Johnson's escape from the Flood due to his [[Boren's Syndrome]], would result in Johnson's death.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 242-246''</ref> | John faced a dilemma regarding the combat data on the Flood which Dr. Halsey had analyzed. Providing the standard data set to Lieutenant Haverson would protect Sergeant Johnson from possible experimentation by ONI. However, providing him the complete data, which contained reference to Sergeant Johnson's escape from the Flood due to his [[Boren's Syndrome]], would result in Johnson's death.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 242-246''</ref> | ||
John and remaining SPARTAN-IIs, Linda-058, [[Grace-093]], [[William-043]], and [[Fred-104]], focused on finding a way to stop the Covenant from reaching [[Earth]], the location of which had been compromised. They decided to destroy the ''Unyielding Hierophant'' in order to slow the fleet's departure. The SPARTAN-IIs infiltrated the station, and after spending eleven hours on board, they arrived at a temple where a copy of Cortana warned them of the nearby [[Jiralhanae]] guards. Linda took up a sniping position and the other four Spartans entered the temple. John was nearly killed by ambushing Brutes, but the team managed to | John and remaining SPARTAN-IIs, Linda-058, [[Grace-093]], [[William-043]], and [[Fred-104]], focused on finding a way to stop the Covenant from reaching [[Earth]], the location of which had been compromised. They decided to destroy the ''Unyielding Hierophant'' in order to slow the fleet's departure. The SPARTAN-IIs infiltrated the station, and after spending eleven hours on board, they arrived at a temple where a copy of Cortana warned them of the nearby [[Jiralhanae]] guards. Linda took up a sniping position and the other four Spartans entered the temple. John was nearly killed by ambushing Brutes, but the team managed to slay their attackers quickly. Grace, however, was torn in half by three [[Type-25 Grenade Launcher|Brute Shot]] rounds. John activated the fail-safe on her armor, denying her body to the Covenant. | ||
The team sabotaged the generators in the ''Unyielding Hierophant'', and as they escaped through a side door, the fail-safe on Grace's armor activated disintegrating a Covenant [[lance]]. John, Fred, and Will were quickly spotted by Banshees, but their pilots were killed by Linda's sniper fire. The Banshees were then recovered by the Spartans. John doubled back to retrieve Linda and the team escaped by destroying a glass atrium, ex-filtrating via space-walk and arrived back at the ''Gettysburg''. | The team sabotaged the generators in the ''Unyielding Hierophant'', and as they escaped through a side door, the fail-safe on Grace's armor activated disintegrating a Covenant [[lance]]. John, Fred, and Will were quickly spotted by Banshees, but their pilots were killed by Linda's sniper fire. The Banshees were then recovered by the Spartans. John doubled back to retrieve Linda and the team escaped by destroying a glass atrium, ex-filtrating via space-walk and arrived back at the ''Gettysburg''. | ||
Vice Admiral Whitcomb and Lieutenant Haverson piloted the ''Ascendant Justice'' straight into the ''Unyielding Hierophant''. Whitcomb discussed the battles of the [[Battle of the Alamo|Alamo]] and [[Battle of Thermopylae|Thermopylae]] briefly with John, then prepared to fight the Covenant off while the ''Unyielding Hierophant'''s fusion reactor detonated. Each of the five hundred Covenant ships maneuvered next to the ''Ascendant Justice'', desperately to recover a Forerunner navigation crystal. The Admiral and the Lieutenant were both killed when the station's fusion reactor exploded, annihilating 486 ships of the Covenant fleet, leaving only around a dozen intact. The paltry survivors of the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s fleet would later be committed to reinforce | Vice Admiral Whitcomb and Lieutenant Haverson piloted the ''Ascendant Justice'' straight into the ''Unyielding Hierophant''. Whitcomb discussed the battles of the [[Battle of the Alamo|Alamo]] and [[Battle of Thermopylae|Thermopylae]] briefly with John, then prepared to fight the Covenant off while the ''Unyielding Hierophant'''s fusion reactor detonated. Each of the five hundred Covenant ships maneuvered next to the ''Ascendant Justice'', desperately to recover a Forerunner navigation crystal. The Admiral and the Lieutenant were both killed when the station's fusion reactor exploded, annihilating 486 ships of the Covenant fleet, leaving only around a dozen intact. The paltry survivors of the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s fleet would later be committed to reinforce the Prophet of Regret's botched attack against New Mombasa on Earth. John left after witnessing Whitcomb's and Haverson's sacrifice, and arrived at Earth with the last members of his team, Linda, Will, and Fred, as well as Johnson and Cortana. The brought with them news of the Covenant's imminent invasion. <ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 329-336''</ref> | ||
===Battle of Earth=== | ===Battle of Earth=== | ||
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Forced to act quickly at [[Installation 05]], John was deployed groundside in an [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV]] along with several [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s. Cortana told John of the Prophet of Regret's intent to fire Halo and complete their religion's Great Journey. Recognizing the extreme nature of the threat, John was tasked with locating and assassinating Regret. He tracked the Prophet to a vast temple in the middle of a lake, but not before witnessing hundreds of Covenant vessels coming out of Slipspace, followed by ''[[High Charity]]''. Quickly disposing of a force of Sangheili Honor Guards, John assassinated the Prophet and escaped the temple before it was destroyed by a nearby cruiser. John jumped off the edge of the structure and into the lake below. | Forced to act quickly at [[Installation 05]], John was deployed groundside in an [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV]] along with several [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s. Cortana told John of the Prophet of Regret's intent to fire Halo and complete their religion's Great Journey. Recognizing the extreme nature of the threat, John was tasked with locating and assassinating Regret. He tracked the Prophet to a vast temple in the middle of a lake, but not before witnessing hundreds of Covenant vessels coming out of Slipspace, followed by ''[[High Charity]]''. Quickly disposing of a force of Sangheili Honor Guards, John assassinated the Prophet and escaped the temple before it was destroyed by a nearby cruiser. John jumped off the edge of the structure and into the lake below. | ||
Losing consciousness from the impact, John was captured by the Flood's central intelligence, the [[Gravemind]]. Shortly after, [[Thel 'Vadam|the Arbiter]] was also captured. The Gravemind appealed to John's common interest in preventing the firing of the Halo array. Reluctantly, John agreed. The Gravemind then tasked both captives with locating the Index, sending them to the two most likely locations where it could be found. John was sent to ''High Charity'', interrupting a sermon by the [[Prophet of Truth]]. The [[Changing of the Guard|conflict]] between the [[Sangheili]] and [[Jiralhanae]] came as a direct result | Losing consciousness from the impact, John was captured by the Flood's central intelligence, the [[Gravemind]]. Shortly after, [[Thel 'Vadam|the Arbiter]] was also captured. The Gravemind appealed to John's common interest in preventing the firing of the Halo array. Reluctantly, John agreed. The Gravemind then tasked both captives with locating the Index, sending them to the two most likely locations where it could be found. John was sent to ''High Charity'', interrupting a sermon by the [[Prophet of Truth]]. The [[Changing of the Guard|conflict]] between the [[Sangheili]] and [[Jiralhanae]] came as a direct result of John's assassination of a High Prophet, leading the Covenant to [[Great Schism|civil war]]. | ||
John wasted little time in devastating the ranks of the Prophet's guardians, chasing the surviving [[Hierarchs]] through ''High Charity''. John nearly cornered the | John wasted little time in devastating the ranks of the Prophet's guardians, chasing the surviving [[Hierarchs]] through ''High Charity''. John nearly cornered the San 'Shyuum and their Brute escorts, but was too late to prevent Truth's escape. A dying [[Prophet of Mercy]], compromised by a [[Flood Infection Form]], cackled that Truth was heading to finish the destruction of the human race. John then crushed the infection form with his armored hands. While this act killed Mercy, he was shortly thereafter resurrected as a Flood-controlled puppet. John faced another crucial dilemma: the Covenant had the [[Activation Index|Index]] and could activate Halo; however, Earth's [[Home Fleet]] stood little chance of withstanding Truth's remaining fleet. Ultimately, John was forced to leave Cortana behind. In the event of Halo's activation, she would detonate ''In Amber Clad'''s reactors directly and perish with the city. John boarded the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]], which was bound for Earth, but not before promising to return for Cortana after he stopped the Covenant. | ||
===Return to Earth=== | ===Return to Earth=== | ||