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{{Main|Harvest campaign}}

{{quote|Well, well. Lookee here, the Covenant built themselves a little base.|Forge discovering a Covenant base<ref name="RA"/>}}

In February 2531, ''Spirit of Fire'' was sent to assist the crippled {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}} {{UNSCShip|Prophecy}} in the [[Epsilon Indi system]]. Captain Cutter ordered the ''Prophecy's'' navigation database and survivors to be recovered, sending Forge and multiple Marine [[fireteam]]s on board the vessel while ''Spirit of Fire'' engaged several Covenant ships. Forge's [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican dropship]] was hit by enemy fire and crash landed on the ''Prophecy'''s hull. Forge and [[Team Lima]] breached and boarded the ''Prophecy'' by deploying a "[[soft-seal]]", whereupon they were attacked by [[Kig-Yar Ranger]]s. Forge's ankle was broken during the engagement. With the guidance of [[Serina]], ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s AI, he was able to find the a terminal to recover the ship's black box and wipe its navigation core while the rest of Team Lima rescued the ship's survivors. Serina warned Forge that the ''Prophecy''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s AI may "act peculiar" due to high radiation levels.<ref name="genesis">'''Halo Wars: Genesis'''</ref>

Upon [[Retinal scanner|scanning his retina]] to gain access to the terminal, Forge was halted by the ship's AI, [[FitzGibbon]], who explained he could not allow him to enter due to the latter's poor [[Career Service Vitae|service record]]. Forge reminded the AI of the [[Cole Protocol]], stating that he was aboard the vessel to ensure the protocol would not to be violated. FitzGibbon then reluctantly allowed Forge into the terminal room and enabled radiation repair routines. Forge purged the navigation database and returned to the Pelicans as FitzGibbon activated ''Prophecy'''s self-destruct sequence, which soon scuttled the ship. After the Marines and Forge escaped with the survivors, they were taken to ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s medical bay. When Forge asked how the survivors were doing, Serina told him that they would all soon die due to all of them suffering extensive radiation poisoning. Forge was angered by the AI's indifference towards the survivors and comforted them in their final moments, believing that even if they would soon be dead, they were still people and so deserved better.<ref name="genesis"/>

Forge was sent to the surface of [[Harvest]] on his first mission to scout out Covenant activity in the northern polar region of the planet. He drove through [[Quadrant 4]] to find a battalion of Sangheili that an [[AV-14 Hornet]] squadron had spotted earlier.<ref name = "Viral"/> Reporting the Covenant activity to his superiors, as to how the aliens had found a [[Relic|a Forerunner structure]] buried within the ice, he returned to the overrun UNSC [[Alpha Base (Harvest)|Alpha Base]], and helped organize scattered Marine units along the way.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Alpha Base (level)|Alpha Base]]''</ref> Forge and his rag-tag assault force were able to retake Alpha Base a short-time later. Before the Relic was demolished by the Covenant, the Forerunner site is captured by Forge and Marine forces. [[Ellen Anders|Professor Ellen Anders]] was then sent to the planet's surface to personally investigate the relic, and Forge reluctantly escorted her inside.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Relic Approach (level)|Relic Approach]]''</ref> He was present when Anders activated a Forerunner holographic projection of a star map, and protected her when they were ambushed by a team of Sangheili warriors. ''Spirit of Fire'' then evacuated most of her ground troops, including Forge, and set course for [[Arcadia]], a UNSC colony planet to which the star map had pointed.<ref name="RA">'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Relic Interior]]''</ref>

===Arcadia===

{{Main|Battle for Arcadia}}

{{quote|Why don't we put the lady down and talk about this ''man'' to ''freak''?|Forge to Ripa 'Moramee}}

===Etran Harborage===

{{Main|Battle of the Etran Harborage}}

{{quote|Son, I've a feeling before this is over, we'll need every last Spartan in the fight. I can do this. Report back to the ship.|Forge informing Jerome-092 of his intention to stay behind<ref name="Monsters"/>}}

Following Anders' rescue, she revealed that the Covenant had used her to activate a fleet of [[Forerunner]] {{Class|Sojourner|dreadnought}}s. To stop the Covenant from using the ships, Anders decided that they must destroy Etran Harborage by using the reactor from the ''Spirit of Fire's'' [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] to induce a [[supernova]] in the shield world's artificial sun. To this end, Forge was assigned to escort the reactor to the [[Apex Site]] where an elevator existed that led into the sun. After two Pelicans were shot down while carrying the reactor, Forge was ordered to escort the reactor up a series of ramps using an [[M312 Elephant]] to tow the reactor to the Apex Base Site. Forge's target was a teleporter pad that could send the reactor to the Apex Site. Despite heavy resistance from Covenant and Flood forces, Forge succeeded in sending the reactor to the Apex Site.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Reactor]]''</ref>

Joined by a Marine lieutenant and Red Team, Forge attempted to move the reactor onto the elevator only to come under attack by the [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]] and several [[Stealth Sangheili]]. Forge ordered Red Team to take care of the other Sanghelli while he dealt with the Arbiter himself. Forge put up a good fight, but lost his weapons and was ultimately defeated by the Arbiter. Forge challenged the Arbiter to kill him face to face and once the Arbiter picked him up, Forge stabbed the Sangheili in the neck with his prized [[combat knife]], "Lucy." With the Arbiter stunned by the attack, Forge impaled the Arbiter through the stomach with the Arbiter's own [[energy sword]], killing him. His body was then rolled off the platform by [[Alice-130]].

==Personality and traits==

{{Quote|He’s the guy you want in the foxhole next to yours ... but you’d never introduce him to your sister.|Common saying among Marines under Forge's command<ref>'''Halo Wars''' ''instruction manual''</ref>}}

Although not particularly physically gifted, Forge was strong for his size and weight. He displayed desire and toughness in nearly everything he did and was incredibly competitive and driven to succeed. These qualities made him a lifetime member of the Marine Corps. His training and discipline had left him with a "unique" personality and method of getting things done. Those under his command trusted him greatly, despite the fact that he failed his last psychological exam.<ref name="Card">'''[[Halo Wars: Limited Edition]]''', ''Forge leader card''</ref>

File:Anderssignal2.png|Forge and Anders at the ruin site on Arcadia

File:HaloWars-Forge-Shotgun.jpg|Sgt. Forge wielding an M90 Shotgun.

File:ForgeM6.jpg|Sgt. Forge firing his M6C sidearm.

File:Anderssignal1.png|Captain Cutter, Sgt. Forge, and Jerome-092 discuss how to proceed after Professor Anders' abduction.

File:HM-Forge&Anders.png|John Forge with Ellen Anders in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''

File:HW2 Blitz Forge's Warthog.png|Forge on his Warthog in a [[Blitz]] card.