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During [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]], a [[Jiralhanae]] was able to break through John's shields through brute force and strangle him within the armor. Even with the Jiralhanae strangling him, the armor's shields still began to recharge. Once they reached one-quarter charged, John was able to combine the repulsive force generated by the shield and his own training to break free and kill the Jiralhanane.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]] - Definitive Edition''', ''pages 373-375''</ref> | During [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]], a [[Jiralhanae]] was able to break through John's shields through brute force and strangle him within the armor. Even with the Jiralhanae strangling him, the armor's shields still began to recharge. Once they reached one-quarter charged, John was able to combine the repulsive force generated by the shield and his own training to break free and kill the Jiralhanane.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]] - Definitive Edition''', ''pages 373-375''</ref> | ||
However, the armor had limits to its durability. Shortly before the [[Battle for Earth]], ''[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station's]]'' [[Unidentified master gunnery sergeant|Master Gunnery Sergeant]] told John that his plating was about to fail, there was viscosity throughout the gel layer, the optics were totally fried ''"and let's not even talk about the power supply,"'' suggesting that the stress that was put on the armor from the Battle of Installation 04 and the following conflicts as well as the damage accumulated during those conflicts had damaged John's suit beyond repair by the time that he had | However, the armor had limits to its durability. Shortly before the [[Battle for Earth]], ''[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station's]]'' [[Unidentified master gunnery sergeant|Master Gunnery Sergeant]] told John that his plating was about to fail, there was viscosity throughout the gel layer, the optics were totally fried ''"and let's not even talk about the power supply,"'' suggesting that the stress that was put on the armor from the Battle of Installation 04 and the following conflicts as well as the damage that was accumulated during those conflicts had damaged John's suit beyond repair by the time that he had returned to Earth.{{Ref/Level|Id=Heretic|H2|[[The Heretic]]}} However, by this point, John's Mark V was obsolete and it was replaced by the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]].{{Ref/Level|H2|[[The Armory]]}} | ||
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