James-116

J-116 was the quietest of the Spartan-II's during training to the end of the war, however he got on well with John-117, Naomi-010 and Linda-058. Despite all this, J-116 often hides any sign of emotion which makes him seem cold and dark and why the Covenant have dubbed him The Midnight Spartan due to his Black Armour and silent attacks on enemies. Added on to this, J-116 became fond of the Covenant Active Camouflage and is often the piece of equipment he chooses to use! During the war, his Spartan Comrades often commented on his love of the Energy Sword and none doubt he is the best at wielding it, taking on even the most skilled of Sangheili. He mostly went as a Sniper during missions, assisting Linda which lead to their strong bonds, he openly admits that she is better than him however!
 * 1) He showed excellent skill with all weapons however he was exceptional with a sniper, bested only by Linda, another quiet Spartan. Which is probably the reason for the formation of their friendship! During the covenant war, J-116 was able to take on any enemies in CQC with ease and is the only Spartan to successfully kill a hunter pair without a weapon. As well as a sniper, he quickly fell in love with the Type-1 Energy Sword used by Elites and even had one altered so that he could use it whenever he needed. J-116 had a strong relationship with John and even stuck by him for most missions, he was either Lone Wolf or with John, he also got on well with Naomi and found her one of the easiest to talk to.

J-116 was last seen on-board with Infinity however this is uncommon knowledge due to Lord Hood listing him as MIA in the Battle Of Reach when he went missing in order to boost morale that the Last Surviving Spartan can save them. J-116 had in-fact survived and was with Chief throughout the end of the war, assisting him on Alpha Halo, killing The Prophet of Regret and destroying the Ark. Only those who got to see Chief and a few officials knew of J-116's survival and were sworn to secrecy! Currently J-116 helps to train the Spartan IV's in CQC and Sniping. Though he was surprised with their skills he is yet to find a IV who can best him with an Energy Sword or Sniper.

Recently James has become close to a Spartan IV who was previously a Spartan III through training known as Winter-147. This relationship formed through Winters impressive ability with an Energy Sword, which caught James' eye as the best Spartan when wielding an Energy Sword. Winter offered to have a 1v1 training simulation with just Energy Swords in which Winter was almost able to stalemate James, something no other Spartan has been able to do. Little is known about Winter other than her age, gender and hair colour. She is said to be a similar height to Commander Sarah Palmer but a bit younger and with red hair. Which could be another reason for James taking a liking to Winter as her hair is the same as his best friend Linda-058.

Previously James was sent on solo missions in an attempt to take down Covenant settlements in which he succeeded every time. Over the course of the war he took down over 50 settlements which housed an estimate of 60 Covenant, the largest ever had 35 Elites including a Zealot team. Despite this, James was sent mostly on the same missions as John-117 since training the two have proved to be an excellent match. Near the beginning of the war, James was assigned a dumb A.I. known as Aquisto in which he has formed a close bond to, despite being less interactive and intelligent than a Smart A.I. such as Cortana.

James is said to have an English accent which is why those who knew him have theorised that his parents were born there and he is actually from Earth but took residence on Sansar at a young age with his parents.

Category: Spartan II