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Avery Johnson

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Avery Johnson
A render of Avery Johnson.
Biographical information

Homeworld:

Chicago, URNA, Earth[1]

Born:

November 23, 2474[2]

Died:

December 11, 2552 (aged 78)

Cause of death:

Mortally wounded by 343 Guilty Spark[3]

Personal details

Species:

Human

Gender:

Male

Height:

187.2 centimeters (6 ft 1.7 in)[4]

Weight:

95.5 kilograms (211 lb)[4]

Hair color:

Black

Eye color:

Brown

Political and military information

Affiliation:

Rank:

Service number:

48789-20114-AJ[4]

 

"Dear humanity: We regret being alien bastards. We regret coming to Earth. And we most definitely regret that the Corps just blew up our raggedy-ass fleet!"
— SgtMaj. Avery Johnson, 2552[5]

Sergeant Major Avery Junior Johnson (SN: 48789-20114-AJ[6]) was a senior non-commissioned officer of the UNSC Marine Corps who served during in the fight against the Insurrection and the Human-Covenant War. Johnson was a highly trained marine, who also served with various units of the Naval Special Warfare Command, most notably the highly classified ORION Project, the UNSC's first super-soldier program.

Johnson played a vital role over the course of the Covenant War. He resisted the Covenant's attack on Harvest at the outbreak of the war and went on to participate in numerous engagements. In the war's final months Johnson fought during the Fall of Reach, on Installation 04, at Earth, on Installation 05, and on the Ark and Installation 08. He was key to the formation of an alliance between humanity and Thel 'Vadam and the Fleet of Retribution following the Great Schism in November 2552. Ultimately, Sergeant Major Johnson was killed by monitor 343 Guilty Spark while attempting to prematurely activate Installation 08.

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Childhood[edit]

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