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Because of his reputation and experience, John's ''de facto'' authority far surpasses his nominal rank, and UNSC personnel of all levels are known to defer to his experience and charisma.<ref name="h5le">'''Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition''', ''John-117 personnel profile''</ref> When Lord Hood offered John a commission, even suggesting he could be conferred the rank of admiral, the Master Chief jokingly replied, "The Admiral doesn't have quite the same ring to it".<ref name="HE8"/> At the time of his going AWOL in October 2558, [[Sarah Palmer|Spartan Sarah Palmer]] implied that John and Blue Team had been operating essentially independently for some time, commenting that ''"He does what he wants"''.<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[Glassed (level)|Glassed]]''</ref> When the Master Chief chose to defy orders to go after the Didact, Lasky and Palmer visibly made no effort to arrest him as ordered by Captain Del Rio and Lasky defied orders to help the Master Chief directly as he trusted him enough to not take the risk the Master Chief was wrong. | Because of his reputation and experience, John's ''de facto'' authority far surpasses his nominal rank, and UNSC personnel of all levels are known to defer to his experience and charisma.<ref name="h5le">'''Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition''', ''John-117 personnel profile''</ref> When Lord Hood offered John a commission, even suggesting he could be conferred the rank of admiral, the Master Chief jokingly replied, "The Admiral doesn't have quite the same ring to it".<ref name="HE8"/> At the time of his going AWOL in October 2558, [[Sarah Palmer|Spartan Sarah Palmer]] implied that John and Blue Team had been operating essentially independently for some time, commenting that ''"He does what he wants"''.<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[Glassed (level)|Glassed]]''</ref> When the Master Chief chose to defy orders to go after the Didact, Lasky and Palmer visibly made no effort to arrest him as ordered by Captain Del Rio and Lasky defied orders to help the Master Chief directly as he trusted him enough to not take the risk the Master Chief was wrong. | ||
In the eyes of the Covenant, John-117 was | In the eyes of the Covenant, John-117 was branded as ''The Demon'' and the main nemesis of the entire Covenant Army, with most of the Covenant fearful of his presence. [[Thel 'Vadam]] stated that the personal title emblazoned on John-117 was an insult, but also held a modicum of respect. The Covenant respected him in terms of his strength and how he was able to defeat thousands of Covenant troops effortlessly, with even Thel 'Vadam at the time unable to stop him from destroying Installation 04. Despite the Covenant's dissolution following the Prophet of Truth's death, John-117's nickname as a demon remains emblazoned on former Covenant operatives who knew about him. | ||
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