Avery Johnson

"My uniform reminds me of the men who are no longer alive to wear it. You disrespect the uniform, you disrespect them."

- Then-Staff Sergeant Avery Johnson

Sergeant Major Avery Junior Johnson, Service Number 48789-20114-AJ, was an energetic NCO in the UNSC Marine Corps and a highly trained marine in NavSpecWar.

He played a vital role in all three Halo games, providing assistance to John-117 at very opportune times. He is one of the selected few who are acquainted with the Master Chief, after the two fought alongside each other numerous times, though the SPARTAN-II often had to rescue him from enemy capture, or the other way around, as seen in the opening of Halo 3. He also had a strange liking for flip music and rock 'n' roll, which wasn't shared amongst his fellow soldiers and subordinates. He was renowned for his "never-say-die" attitude and was well respected and liked amongst his soldiers. He died during the Battle of Installation 04 (II), in the hands of John-117 when he shrugged off 343 Guilty Spark's protests against prematurely firing the incomplete Installation 04 (II), and was fatally wounded by the Monitor in retaliation. Johnson and John-117 are the only known sentient lifeforms whose body has actually come into physical contact with a Flood Infection Form and not been infected, apparently due to his Boren's Syndrome.

Biography
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Halo 3: ODST
Sergeant Johnson appears in a short cutscene after the player beats the game, and waits for the credits to end. The cutscene shows Dare talking to a soldier whose head is off screen. The soldier is revealed to be Johnson who is brought in to talk with Vergil. He tosses a lighter to the Engineer, and pulls out a cigar. He then gives a speech to the Engineer in order to convince it to give up information. The cutscene ends with Vergil lighting Sergeant Johnson's cigar.

Appearances

 * Halo: Combat Evolved
 * Halo 2
 * Halo 3
 * Halo 3: ODST
 * Halo: The Fall of Reach
 * Halo: The Flood
 * Halo: First Strike
 * Halo: Contact Harvest
 * Halo: Graphic Novel

Battles

 * Insurrection
 * Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE
 * Operation: TANGLEWOOD
 * Operation: TREBUCHET
 * Human-Covenant War
 * First Battle of Harvest
 * Siege of Paris IV
 * Battle of Reach
 * Battle of Installation 04
 * Operation: First Strike
 * Battle of Earth
 * Battle of Mombasa
 * Battle of Installation 05
 * Battle of Voi
 * Battle of Installation 00
 * Battle of Installation 04 (II)

Medals
Johnson has received three known medals in his service: The Medal of Honor, the Colonial Cross and the Purple Heart. Johnson was not awarded any medals during his time with the ORION detachment, due to the sensitive nature of its missions.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (Conjecture)
Avery Johnson was known to have "chronic" nightmares, usually about his last mission. This is one of the many symptoms of PTSD, a psychological condition formerly known as "Shell Shock", usually gained after an extremely traumatic psychological experience.

Personality
Avery Johnson's behavior seems to be eccentric, often delivering outlandish speeches to boost the morale of those serving under him. However, as shown in Contact Harvest, when it came down to it, he was a no-nonsense NCO, who, although caring deeply for his troops, pushed them hard during training.

Another seemingly peculiar aspect of his behavior is that he never considered John-117 or any of the other SPARTAN-IIs "Section Three freaks" or "Inhuman cyborgs". He has a large amount of respect for them, and appears to respect every human fighting for humanity, as well as the Elites, once they join forces with the UNSC in Halo 3. In return, Thel 'Vadam respects him as well as after his death, saying sorrowfully to John, "I am sorry, Spartan."

In Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2, Johnson seemed energetic and well humored, often cracking jokes, puns, and insults at the expense of the Covenant or even in response to UNSC transmissions, as shown in the following quote:

"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!"

In Halo 3, his serious side is seen more often, and he seems to fight more for the sake of getting it done, rather than enjoying himself as he did in Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2. This may be due to age, his encounters with the Flood, or the Human-Covenant War finally taking its toll on him.

Trivia

 * In Halo CE, Johnson will always appear in later levels, even if killed. He would also, of course, reappear later in the series.
 * Johnson was the first human to kill a member of the Covenant. He also witnesses Truth's death, making him the only human to have witnessed both the beginning and ending of the Human-Covenant War.
 * In Halo: Combat Evolved, the popular Elite quote "Wort, wort, wort!" is actually a slowed-down reversal of Johnson saying, "Go, go, go!"
 * It may be presumed that Johnson could be or was married according to a quote during game play on the level Cairo Station where Johnson himself says that the Covenant are worse than his mother-in-law. In Halo: Contact Harvest, Johnson was involved in a romantic relationship with his commanding officer, Jilan al-Cygni, leading fans to theorize that the two were married at some point.
 * Johnson prefers Sweet William Cigars, like SCPO Franklin Mendez and Captain Ponder.
 * The character of Sergeant Johnson first appeared in a short video shown to kick off the Halo Launch Party held in Chicago on November 10, 2001.
 * His voice is portrayed by David Scully in the games, who also voices a number of Elites as well. In an out-take for Halo 2, David Scully says, "In Halo 4, I get a woman!".
 * Sergeant Johnson is partially based on the character Gunnery Sergeant Al Apone from the film Aliens, with whom Johnson shares many character and physical traits, as well as some dialogue.
 * Johnson is the only Human (in Halo 2) to call the Arbiter by his title.
 * Johnson, Reynolds and Stacker all have a bulletproof hat/helmet in Halo 2 and Halo 3. If you shoot it with a weapon like a pistol the rounds will spark off it. This could be a game glitch or it could be a regulatory UNSC soft cover.
 * If one pre-ordered ODST they were able to unlock Johnson as a playable character in the Firefight mode.
 * Johnson was 82 at the time of his death. However, because much of that time was spent in cryogenic suspension during Slipspace jumps, he was physically much younger.
 * It is possible, through a glitch, to keep Johnson alive despite his death from 343 Guilty Spark. You can do this by killing him right before the fight with Spark.
 * By doing the glitch above you can get Johnson infected, even though he is supposed to be immune to the Flood, to which he will say, "ain't I immune to this?"
 * In Halo 3: ODST's Firefight mode Johnson always has a cigar in his mouth, as seen in the Gamestop trailer for the game, and screen shots. it is currently unknown if they are Sweet William Cigars.
 * Currently, he has been in more games than any other character; a total of four.