John-117

“They let me pick, did I ever tell you that? Choose whichever Spartan I wanted. You know me. I did my research. Watched as you became the soldier we needed you to be. Like the others, you were strong and swift and brave. A natural leader. But you had something they didn’t. Something no one saw… but me. Can you guess? Luck.” —Cortana

Biographical Information
Spartan Tag: 117

Homeworld: Eridanus II

Birth Date: c.2511

Physical Description

Gender: Male

Height: 6′10″ / 270 lb. (7′02″ / 990 lb armored)

Hair Color: Brown

Eye Color: Brown

Cybernetics: Spartan Neural Interface (Cortana)

Affiliation and Military Information
Affiliation: UNSC Navy

Rank:

Master Chief Petty Officer
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (posthumous)

Specialty: Commander and Assault

Battles:

Battle of Jericho VII
Battle of Sigma Octanus IV
Battle of Reach
Battle of Installation 04
Operation FIRST STRIKE
First and Second Battle of Earth
Battle of Installation 05
Battle of Installation 00
and others.

Class: Class I: 2525

Master Chief Petty Officer of the UNSC Navy, John-117 is a SPARTAN-II Commando of the UNSC Naval Special Warfare Command. With nearly 30 years of active duty, he is one of the most decorated soldiers in the United Nations Space Command and has earned every known medal in the UNSC except the Prisoner of War Medallion. In 2553, John-117 went missing in action after the Battle of Installation 00 when he and the current Arbiter Thel ‘Vadam stopped (or slowed as the Gravemind had said) the Flood threat.

He is more commonly known as, “Spartan” by Thel ‘Vadam and Rtas ‘Vadum, “Demon” by the Covenant and other Sangheili until the Covenant Civil War, after which the other Sangheili also started to refer to him as “Spartan”, “Master Chief” and “Chief” by Humans, and “Reclaimer” by both 343 Guilty Spark and 2401 Penitent Tangent.

He is the protagonist and a playable character of Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, and Halo 3.