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{{Quote|You persist too long after your own defeat. Come then, Warrior. Have your resolution.|Didact to Chief acknowledging his efforts to stop him<ref name="midnight"/>}} | {{Quote|You persist too long after your own defeat. Come then, Warrior. Have your resolution.|Didact to Chief acknowledging his efforts to stop him<ref name="midnight"/>}} | ||
[[File:Didact John comparison.png|thumb|right|300px|John-117 and the Ur-Didact fighting inside the ''Mantle's Approach''.]] | [[File:Didact John comparison.png|thumb|right|300px|John-117 and the Ur-Didact fighting inside the ''Mantle's Approach''.]] | ||
With the Didact approaching Earth, planning to imprison all of humanity into digital form, John pursued the | With the Didact approaching Earth, planning to imprison all of humanity into digital form, John pursued the Forerunner aboard an [[F-41 Broadsword]] fighter on the outer hull of the Promethean's ship. As the ship exited slipspace near Earth, John was surprised to find the ''Infinity'' and the rest of the [[UNSC Home Fleet|Home Fleet]] ready and waiting for the Didact. John was able to destroy the ship's point defense guns, giving ''Infinity'' the chance to punch through the vessel's hull. Entering the breach, John fought his way to the Forerunner's location.<ref name="midnight">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Midnight]]''</ref> Despite the UNSC's best efforts, the Didact was to fire on Earth with the Composer, digitizing the entire population of [[New Phoenix|New Phoenix, Arizona]]. Armed with a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon|HAVOK warhead]], John confronted the Didact for the second time on a [[hard light]] bridge. While John was no match for the Forerunner's powerful abilities, the dying Cortana immobilized the Didact with hard light shackles. Using the last of his strength, John planted a [[pulse grenade]] in the Didact's armor, blowing him off the bridge and sending him falling into a slipspace rupture underneath the Composer. With time having already run out, John detonated the nuclear bomb manually as a desperate last resort.<ref name="midnight"/> | ||
Using the last of her power, Cortana was able to save John from the blast, saving his life at the cost of her own. The two had one final conversation, with John remarking that he was supposed to have protected her. Cortana insisted that they were supposed to protect each other, and did. Smiling and seeming at peace, Cortana welcomed John home, and then faded away completely.<ref name="midnight"/> Left adrift in space, John was recovered by a UNSC [[Pelican 096|search-and-rescue team]] shortly afterward. Later, John spoke with now-Captain Lasky about the loss of his companion and the nature of their duty as soldiers. Aboard the ''Infinity'', John rejoined Palmer and the other Spartans, and had his MJOLNIR Mark VI armor removed for the first time in several years.<ref name="h4 epilogue">'''Halo 4''', ''[[Epilogue (Halo 4 level)|Epilogue]]''</ref> | Using the last of her power, Cortana was able to save John from the blast, saving his life at the cost of her own. The two had one final conversation, with John remarking that he was supposed to have protected her. Cortana insisted that they were supposed to protect each other, and did. Smiling and seeming at peace, Cortana welcomed John home, and then faded away completely.<ref name="midnight"/> Left adrift in space, John was recovered by a UNSC [[Pelican 096|search-and-rescue team]] shortly afterward. Later, John spoke with now-Captain Lasky about the loss of his companion and the nature of their duty as soldiers. Aboard the ''Infinity'', John rejoined Palmer and the other Spartans, and had his MJOLNIR Mark VI armor removed for the first time in several years.<ref name="h4 epilogue">'''Halo 4''', ''[[Epilogue (Halo 4 level)|Epilogue]]''</ref> | ||
