History Characters / HaloUNSCMarinesAndODST

* WomenAreWiser: Unlike her bull-headed superior, she understands that Chief's the superior soldier. She also realizes that bringing a ''wildly'' infectious plague species back to Earth for study is, to put it mildly, ''a really bad idea.''

* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Seconds before his death, Ghost flashes a satisfied grin as he gives the command to self-destruct the prototype suit he's piloting, knowing his men have safely made it off-planet, and that he's recovered some remnants of his humanity.]]

* DisabilitySuperpower: At one point; because his nerve endings are frayed due to Boren's Syndrome (which is actually a fake disease to cover up for his ORION augmentations), he discovers he is [[spoiler:immune to the Flood]] in ''Literature/HaloFirstStrike''. However, [[spoiler:said immunity]] has since been retconned away by Creator/{{Bungie}}.

* DeadpanSnarker: Marine [=NPCs=] tend to have a sarcastic quip for every occasion.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: If one goes back to playing Halo: Combat Evolved after finishing Halo 2 and Halo 3, his role in the first game seems [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness peculiarly different than you'd expect from how he's framed in the later games]]. In Halo 2 and 3 he is one of Master Chief's closest friends, a highly respected war hero who gets handpicked by Commander Keyes to be assigned on the most important missions where the fate of humanity is at stake, and [[spoiler: cannot be killed in game by normal means as he isn't scripted to die until the end of Halo]]. Whereas in the first game he doesn't seem to have anything other than a strictly professional relationship with Master Chief (to the point that the two never had any back and fourth conversation), [[spoiler: he can be killed in game, and dies in the non canon legendary ending]], and isn't even referred to by name at any point in the game other than in the credits. Whilst Captain Keyes does assign him for important missions in the first game, it seems to be more because of him being one of the more experienced Marines that survived the Pillar of Autumns destruction, rather than because of him being one of the greatest and most experienced Marines of all time as implied in the later games. Those who became familiar with Johnson through the later games before playing Combat Evolved may be pretty surprised by how barely acknowledged he is, though his overall attitude and chemistry with other Marines is very consistent with how he acts in future appearances.

* DefiantToTheEnd: Even when he was beaten up by the Brutes, he refused to light the Halos. He instead shoved insults right at the Prophet of Truth's face. This doubles as a ThanatosGambit; if he can provoke the Brutes into killing him, then they can't use him to light the Halos. Unfortunately Truth is considerably brighter than your average Brute and sees right through this plan.

* MauveShirt: Even if gameplay sometimes treats him more like a RedShirt.

* MauveShirt: Even if gameplay treats him more like a RedShirt.

* MultiethnicName: Chinese and Hispanic, to be precise.

* MultiethnicName: Courtesy of a Chinese mother and a French-Canadian father.

* CloningBlues: [[spoiler:Though his flash clone lived much longer than expected, he was still suffering a major case of CloneDegeneration.]]

--> '''Marine''': (''After Chief destroys a'' ''[[HoverBike Ghost]]'' ''with a Scorpion'') Tank beats Ghost! (''Chief then does the same to a'' ''[[TheJuggernaut Hunter]]'') Tank beats Hunter! (''Chief finishes up by taking down a'' ''[[DropShip Phantom]]'' ''and its compliment'') Tank beats '''''everything!''''' Oh man, I could do this all day!

->'''Homeworld: Earth (Greater Chicago Industrial Zone, United Republic of North America)'''
->'''Birthdate: November 23, 2474'''
->'''Debuted in: ''Literature/HaloTheFallOfReach'''''
->'''Voiced by: Creator/DavidScully'''[[note]]With the exception of ''VideoGame/HaloWars2'', due to Scully being involved in a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016-17_video_game_voice_actor_strike voice actor strike]] at the time.[[/note]]

-->''"Men, we led those dumb bugs out to the middle of nowhere to keep 'em from gettin' their filthy claws on Earth. But, we stumbled onto somethin' they're so hot for, that they're scramblin' over each other to get it. Well, I don't care if it's God's own anti-son-of-a-bitch machine, or a giant hula hoop, we're not gonna let 'em have it! What we will let 'em have is a belly full of lead, and a pool of their own blood to drown in! Am I right, Marines?"''
-->''"Hell, Chief, it'll take more than that pack of walking alien horror-show freaks to take out Sergeant A.J. Johnson."''
-->''"Dear Humanity... We regret being alien bastards. We regret coming to Earth. And we most definitely regret that the Corps just blew up our raggedy-ass fleet!"''

--> '''Dubbo:''' "Dear Sarge, kicking ass in outer space. Wish you were here."\\
'''Johnson:''' (''over radio'') I heard that! Jackass!

->'''Homeworld: Earth'''
->'''Birthdate: February 25, 2501'''
->'''Debuted in: ''VideoGame/HaloWars'''''
->'''Voiced by: Creator/NolanNorth'''

* BondOneLiner: After killing [[spoiler:the Arbiter]]

->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
->'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
->'''Debuted in: ''VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved'''''
->'''Voiced by: Pete Stacker'''

->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
->'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
->'''Debuted in: ''VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved'''''
->'''Voiced by: Andrew [=McKaige=]'''

->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
->'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
->'''Debuted in: ''VideoGame/Halo2'''''
->'''Voiced by: Creator/OrlandoJones'''

->'''Homeworld: Harvest (Gladsheim)'''
->'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
->'''Debuted in: ''Literature/HaloTheFallOfReach'''''
->'''Voiced by: Chris Wicklund'''

->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
->'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
->'''Debuted in: ''[[VideoGame/Halo4 Spartan Ops]]'''''

->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
->'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
->'''Debuted in: ''VideoGame/HaloWars2'''''

->'''Homeworld: Unknown '''
->'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
->'''Debuted in: ''VideoGame/HaloInfinite'''''
->'''Voiced by: Jason Charles Miller'''

->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
->'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
->'''Debuted in: ''[[Anime/HaloLegends Homecoming]]'''''
->'''Voiced by: Creator/JohnSwasey'''

->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
->'''Birthdate: c. 2511'''
->'''Debuted in: ''[[Anime/HaloLegends Homecoming]]'''''
->'''Voiced by: Leraldo Anzaldua'''

->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
->'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
->'''Debuted in: ''[[Anime/HaloLegends Prototype]]'''''
->'''Voiced by: Creator/DavidMatranga'''

-->'''Dying Marine''': "Feelings pass right through you, don't they? So cold and unforgiving in every choice you made in battle. Pure soldier."

->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
->'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
->'''Debuted in: ''Literature/HaloTheFlood'''''

--> - John-117, upon finding his body

->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
->'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
->'''Debuted in: ''Literature/HaloContactHarvest'''''

->'''Homeworld: Earth (Ireland)'''
->'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
->'''Debuted in: ''Literature/HaloContactHarvest'''''

->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
->'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
->'''Debuted in: ''[[Literature/HaloEvolutions The Mona Lisa]]'''''

->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
->'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
->'''Debuted in: ''[[Literature/HaloEvolutions The Mona Lisa]]'''''

->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
->'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
->'''Debuted in: ''[[Literature/HaloEvolutions The Mona Lisa]]'''''

->'''Homeworld: Eridanus II '''
->'''Birthdate: Around 2511'''
->'''Debuted in: ''[[Literature/HaloEvolutions Palace Hotel]]'''''
->'''Voiced by: Creator/ZehraFazal'''

-->'''Major Silva''': "Most of the crew - not to mention your fellow jarheads - will be leaving the ship in lifeboats. They'll ride to the surface in air conditioned comfort, sipping wine, and nibbling on appetizers. Not you, however. Oh no, you're going to leave the Pillar of Autumn in a different method. Tell me boys and girls... how will you leave?"
-->'''Shock Troopers''': "We go feet first, sir!"

->'''Homeworld: Luna (Crisium City, Naniwa)'''
->'''Birthdate: February 9, 2525'''
->'''Debuted in: ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST'''''

->'''Homeworld: Draco III (New Albany, Lombard)'''
->'''Birthdate: August 22, 2510'''
->'''Debuted in: ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST'''''
->'''Voiced by: Creator/NathanFillion'''

->'''Homeworld: Mars (Losantiville, Seven Hills)'''
->'''Birthdate: June 3, 2519'''
->'''Debuted in: ''ComicBook/HaloHelljumper'''''
->'''Voiced by: Creator/AdamBaldwin (''VideoGame/Halo3ODST''), Creator/RobMungle (''[[Anime/HaloLegends The Babysitter]]'')'''

-->'''Dutch''': ...payback's a bitch.
-->'''Mickey''': [[DontExplainTheJoke I don't think it actually says that, Dutch]].
-->'''Dutch''': I'm paraphrasin', ya heathen!

->'''Homeworld: Madrigal (Castra arcology, Castra)'''
->'''Birthdate: June 12, 2524'''
->'''Debuted in: ''ComicBook/HaloHelljumper'''''
->'''Voiced by: Creator/NolanNorth'''

->'''Homeworld: Luna (Crisium City, Naniwa)'''
->'''Birthdate: October 20, 2530'''
->'''Debuted in: ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST'''''
->'''Voiced by: Creator/AlanTudyk'''

-->'''Buck''': Smart enough to be a pilot, trained to blow things up.

->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
->'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
->'''Debuted in: ''[[Anime/HaloLegends The Babysitter]]'''''
->'''Voiced by: Creator/BlakeShepard'''

->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
->'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
->'''Debuted in: ''Literature/HaloTheFlood'''''

-->'''Silva:''' Most of the crew - not to mention your fellow jarheads - will be leaving the ship in lifeboats. They'll ride to the surface in air conditioned comfort, sipping wine, and nibbling on appetizers. Not you, however. Oh no, you're going to leave the Pillar of Autumn in a different method. Tell me boys and girls... how will you leave?"
-->'''[=ODSTs=]:''' We go feet first, sir!

->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
->'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
->'''Debuted in: ''Literature/HaloTheFlood'''''

->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
->'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
->'''Debuted in: ''Literature/HaloFirstStrike'''''

->'''Homeworld: Unknown'''
->'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
->'''Debuted in: ''Literature/HaloTheColeProtocol'''''

-->'''Keyes:''' I'm ordering you to stop the sweep, get a response from every single marine under your command. I want to know who set the beacon off.
-->'''Faison:''' Yessir. Don't suppose you want me to interview any of the dead, sir? Could be somewhat difficult.

->'''Homeworld: Earth (Russia)'''
->'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
->'''Debuted in: ''Literature/HaloGlasslands'''''

->'''Homeworld: Earth (Wolverhampton, England)'''
->'''Birthdate: c. 2520'''
->'''Debuted in: ''Literature/HaloGlasslands'''''

->'''Homeworld: Earth (United Republic of North America)'''
->'''Birthdate: c. 2522'''
->'''Debuted in: ''Literature/HaloGlasslands'''''

->'''Homeworld: Harvest'''
->'''Birthdate: January 3, 2506'''
->'''Debuted in: ''[[Literature/HaloEvolutions Dirt]]'''''

->'''Homeworld: Harvest'''
->'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
->'''Debuted in: ''[[Literature/HaloEvolutions Dirt]]'''''

->'''Homeworld: Earth (Edinburgh, Scotland)'''
->'''Birthdate: Unknown'''
->'''Debuted in: ''[[Literature/HaloEvolutions Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'''''
->'''Voiced by: "[[Creator/RobinSachs Leonard Meyer]]"'''

->'''Homeworld: Mars (Tricode Village, Mare Erythraeum)'''
->'''Birthdate: September 30, 2507'''
->'''Debuted in: ''Film/Halo4ForwardUntoDawn'''''
->'''Portrayed by: Max Carver'''

* AcePilot: During the mission to New Mombassa, Buck commandeers a Banshee to provide cover for a Phantom his team has hijacked. During this he takes on Covenant aircraft, anti-air fire, and ground forces (including taking out a Scarab).
** During the Halo Reach mission "New Alexandria", its possible for the player to hear a request for assistance from Buck. If the mission is to rescue his team from a Covenant Phantom, then he will be piloting a Falcon himself.

* FantasticRacism: Unlike the other USNC branches where they are fine with working together with their Sangheili allies. Few of the [=ODSTs=], owing to their hardcore nature, absolutely despise cooperating with the Sangheili, to the point that they would rather see them dead than become humanity's allies.

[[folder: In General]]

[[folder: [=SgtMaj=]. Avery Johnson]]

[[folder: Sgt. John Forge]]

[[folder: [=MSgt=]. Marcus Stacker]]

A recurring Marine character who appeared in every (FPS) ''Halo'' game between ''VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved'' and ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}''. Stacker's canon status is questionable, as he is always credited as the same character, but can die at multiple points in each game and still return later.

* BadassNormal: He survived Reach, Halo (two of them!), Earth, and the Ark, although how he survived [[VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved the first Halo]] is yet to be explained. And somehow he was on both [[VideoGame/{{Halo 2}} Installation 05]] and [[VideoGame/Halo3ODST New Mombasa]] ''at the same time''. And now [[{{VideoGame/Halo 4}} he's survived the events on Requiem!]] He also stands out among normal Marines by also doubling as an ODST.

[[folder: PFC. Chips Dubbo]]

[[folder: [=SSgt=]. Banks]]

[[folder: PFC. Wallace Jenkins]]

[[folder: Lt. T.J. Murphy]]

A marine stationed on the UNSC ''Infinity'' as part of Icebreaker Squad. After being captured by the Covenant, he is rescued by Fireteam Crimson during their escape from captivity, becoming their pilot for the second half of ''[[VideoGame/{{Halo 4}} Spartan Ops]]''.

[[folder: [=LtCol.=] Morgan Kinsano]]

[[folder: Lucas Browning]]

[[folder: Sgt. Hauser]]

[[folder: Ralph]]

[[folder: Sgt. Ghost]]

[[folder: [=SSgt=]. Marvin Mobuto]]

[[folder: Capt. Ponder]]

[[folder: [=SSgt=]. Nolan Byrne]]

[[folder: Sgt. Zhao Heng Lopez]]

[[folder: Pvt. James [=MacCraw=]]]

[[folder: Clarence]]

[[folder: Lt. Parisa]]

[[folder: In General]]

[[folder: [=LCpl=]. Jonathan Doherty]]

[[folder: [=GSgt=]. Edward Buck]]

[[folder: Cpl. Taylor Miles]]

->'''Voiced by: Creator/AdamBaldwin (''VideoGame/{{Halo 3 ODST}}''), Creator/RobMungle (''[[Anime/HaloLegends The Babysitter]]'')'''

[[folder: [=LCpl=]. Kojo Agu]]

[[folder: PFC. Michael Crespo]]

[[folder: O'Brien]]

[[folder: Maj. Antonio Silva]]

[[folder: [=1stLt=]. Melissa [=McKay=]]]

[[folder: Maj. Faison]]

[[folder: Cpl. Vasily Beloi]]

[[folder: [=SSgt=]. Malcolm Geffen]]

[[folder: Sgt. Lian Devereaux]]

[[folder: Gage Yevgenny]]

[[folder: Col. Felicia Sanderson]]

[[folder: Sgt. Michael Baird]]

[[folder: [=1stLt.=] Cadmon Lasky]]

* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Has blonde hair, as seen when his helmet gets knocked off.

* PunnyName: as a FeaturelessProtagonist, he initially [[NoNameGiven wasn’t identified past his initials being “JD”]], which many assumed simply stood for “John Doe”, a placeholder used in the US for an individual whose name is either unknown or withheld for legal reasons. His name was finally revealed almost thirteen years after his initial debut to be “Jonathan Doherty”.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Andrew [=McKaige=] also voices several generic marines using the Chips Dubbo voice in ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST'', even though canonically Chips Dubbo should be on the ''In Amber Clad'' in-transit to Delta Halo. This is given a big lampshade in ''The Master Chief Collection'' with an achievement named "Two Places, Same Time", unlocked for listening to one of the Andrew [=McKaige=] marine voice lines.

* KnifeNut: Even when he was a regular ODST, he's usually seen with a knife on his person; [[spoiler: a fact that helped him save Romeo by stabbing a Brute Chieftain in the neck.]]

* BadassNormal: [[spoiler:Subverted, see below.]]

* NiceHat: His sergeant's cap.

%%* NiceHat

--> '''Marine''': (''After Chief destroys a'' ''[[HoverBike Ghost]]'' ''with a Scorpion'') Tank beats Ghost!(''Chief then does the same to a'' ''[[TheJuggernaut Hunter]]'') Tank beats Hunter!(''Chief finishes up by taking down a'' ''[[DropShip Phantom]]'' ''and its compliment'') Tank beats '''''everything!''''' Oh man, I could do this all day!