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|homeworld=[[Greater Chicago Industrial Zone|Chicago]], [[United Republic of North America|URNA]], [[Earth]] | |homeworld=[[Greater Chicago Industrial Zone|Chicago]], [[United Republic of North America|URNA]], [[Earth]] | ||
|birth=Late | |birth=Late 2400s | ||
|death=[[2552#December|December 11, 2552]] | |death=[[2552#December|December 11, 2552]] | ||
|rank=[[Sergeant Major]]<ref name="EVG"/> | |rank=[[Sergeant Major]]<ref name="EVG"/> | ||
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|sn=48789-20114-AJ<ref name="EVG"/> | |sn=48789-20114-AJ<ref name="EVG"/> | ||
|types= | |types= | ||
|notable= | |notable=Fought in the first and last battles of the [[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|affiliation=[[UNSC Marine Corps]] | |affiliation=[[UNSC Marine Corps]] | ||
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{{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!|SgtMaj. Avery Johnson, 2552<ref>'''Halo 2''', ''Outskirts''</ref>}} | {{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!|SgtMaj. Avery Johnson, 2552<ref>'''Halo 2''', ''Outskirts''</ref>}} | ||
'''Sergeant Major Avery Junior Johnson''' ([[service number|'''SN''']]: 48789-20114-AJ <ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''page 122''</ref>) was a | '''Sergeant Major Avery Junior Johnson''' ([[service number|'''SN''']]: 48789-20114-AJ <ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''page 122''</ref>) was a [[Sergeant Major|senior non-commissioned officer]] of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] who served during the [[Insurrection]] and the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Johnson was a highly trained Marine, serving with various units of the [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command]], most notably the highly classified [[ORION Project]], the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]'s first supersoldier program. | ||
Johnson played a vital role during the course of the | Johnson played a vital role during the course of the Covenant War. He resisted the [[Covenant]]'s [[First Battle of Harvest|invasion]] of [[Harvest]] at the beginning of the war and went on to serve in numerous engagements. In the war's final months Johnson fought at [[Fall of Reach|Reach]], and the events at [[Battle of Installation 04|Alpha Halo]], [[Battle of Earth|Earth]], [[Battle of Installation 05|Delta Halo]], and [[Battle of Installation 00|the Ark]]. He was key in forming an alliance between humanity and the [[Sangheili]] following the [[Great Schism]] and the outbreak of the [[Flood]] in [[2552#November|November 2552]]. Ultimately, Sergeant Major Johnson was killed in an attempt to prematurely activate a [[Installation 04B|replacement Halo]] by [[monitor]] [[343 Guilty Spark]]. He was honored by [[Terrence Hood|Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood]] twice, first with the [[Colonial Cross]] just prior to the invasion of Earth, then at the [[Voi Memorial|memorial]] in [[Voi]], [[Kenya]], following the end of the war. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Childhood=== | ===Childhood=== | ||
Avery Junior Johnson was born in the sprawling industrial section of [[Greater Chicago Industrial Zone | Avery Junior Johnson was born in the sprawling industrial section of [[Greater Chicago Industrial Zone]] near the Great Lakes of the [[Unified Republic of North America]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 37''</ref> His family broke up when he was six and he was placed in the care of his aunt [[Marcille Johnson|Marcille]] by [[Zone Protective Services]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 42''</ref> One situation that Johnson had fond memories of was his first day of church, as his aunt tried her best to get the large shoes and small clothes of his cousins to fit him. Her religious beliefs resonated deeply within Avery and often made him question his own decision to kill other human beings, even long after her death. However, he had no qualms about fighting the [[Covenant]] and fought actively in several campaigns to protect humanity from their threat. | ||
===Early military career=== | ===Early military career=== | ||
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====The Great Schism==== | ====The Great Schism==== | ||
{{quote|multi=yes|q1=Whoa. | {{quote|multi=yes|q1=Whoa. It's like a postcard: Dear Sarge, kicking ass in outer space, wish you were here.|Chips Dubbo|q2=I heard that...'''jackass!'''|Avery J. Johnson|[[Private First Class|PFC]] [[Chips Dubbo]] joking around with Sergeant Avery J. Johnson on [[Delta Halo (level)|Delta Halo]]}} | ||
Coming out of Slipspace, Johnson was shocked to learn that there was another Halo, nearly choking on his ever-present cigar. Determined to find and capture the Prophet of Regret, Commander Keyes ordered SPARTAN-117 to clear a landing zone and the Sergeant to take two flights of Pelicans and land on the ring. Johnson carried out the orders and followed the Chief and a small detachment of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s onto the surface, providing artillery and troops by means of dropships to fight the Covenant stationed in the ring’s ancient temples. | Coming out of Slipspace, Johnson was shocked to learn that there was another Halo, nearly choking on his ever-present cigar. Determined to find and capture the Prophet of Regret, Commander Keyes ordered SPARTAN-117 to clear a landing zone and the Sergeant to take two flights of Pelicans and land on the ring. Johnson carried out the orders and followed the Chief and a small detachment of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s onto the surface, providing artillery and troops by means of dropships to fight the Covenant stationed in the ring’s ancient temples. | ||
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===Production notes=== | ===Production notes=== | ||
* | *Johnson is voiced by [[David Scully]], who also voices a number of Elites as well, namely the ones that talk in an energetic voice. In an out-take for ''[[Halo 2]]'', David Scully says, "In ''[[Halo 4]]'', I get a woman!".<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/Media.aspx?mid=13890&age_verify=0 '''Bungie.net''': ''Media Player - Halo 2 Audio Outtakes'']</ref> | ||
* | **In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', the Elite quote "Wort, wort, wort!" is actually a slowed-down reversal of Johnson saying, "Go, go, go!" | ||
*Johnson is heavily based on the character Gunnery Sergeant Al Apone from the film ''[[wikipedia:Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'', with whom Johnson shares many character and physical traits, as well as some dialogue. | |||
===Easter eggs and glitches=== | ===Easter eggs and glitches=== | ||
*In the [[ | *In the [[Legendary]] ending of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', he is seen fighting with [[Hugging Elite|an Elite]] over an Assault Rifle. This is not canon and simply serve as a fan-oriented humor. | ||
*It is possible, through [[Life After Death|a glitch]], to keep Johnson alive despite his death by 343 Guilty Spark. You can do this by killing him right before the cutscene in which he gets killed by Guilty Spark. | *It is possible, through [[Life After Death|a glitch]], to keep Johnson alive despite his death by 343 Guilty Spark. You can do this by killing him right before the cutscene in which he gets killed by Guilty 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?" | **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?" | ||
===Miscellaneous=== | ===Miscellaneous=== | ||
* | *Staff Sergeant Johnson first appeared in a short video shown to kick off the ''Halo'' Launch Party held in Chicago on November 10, 2001.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/Media.aspx?mid=13901 '''Bungie.net''' ''Media Player - Introductions'']</ref> | ||
*In ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', Johnson will always appear in later levels, even if killed. | *In ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', Johnson will always appear in later levels, even if killed. | ||
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' is the only game to have Johnson as a playable character. He is unlocked for [[Firefight]] via a code that came with pre-ordered copies of ''Halo 3: ODST''. | *''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' is the only game to have Johnson as a playable character. He is unlocked for [[Firefight]] via a code that came with pre-ordered copies of ''Halo 3: ODST''. | ||