User:Jacob13Kyle/Johnny Burns

"I call it the Asshole tactic. It pisses the enemy off, but it makes me laugh"

- Johnny talking about his shotgun

John "Johnny" Burns was a UNSC Marine that fought in the Insurrection and the Human-Covenant War. He is the main character in the fanon Hell in Paradise, a story reflecting his life throughout both wars.

Early Life
John was born on the UEG agriculture world of Harvest in 2496. Since an early age, he always had the plan of joining the one of the UNSC branches. This stemmed from the fact that at the time, Harvest had Insurrectionist activity. Although he agreed with what the Insurrectionists stood for, he had a deep hatred for them due to their tactics. John's father was killed during a terrorist attack when he was seventeen. One year later, he enlisted in the UNSC Marine Corps.

Time in the Insurrection
After leaving boot camp at the rank of Corporal, John was assigned to Seventh Battalion, First Marines. Despite his hopes of being stationed on Harvest, he was sent instead to Paradise Falls, a planet that had almost completely fallen into Insurrectionist hands by 2512. Along with PFC Thomas Baker, LC Selena Torez, and others from The Seventh, John would be stationed at Camp Dawson. The Camp was one of three locations on the planet that the UNSC still maintained and was a major target.

On May 23, 2512, John and his platoon joined a convoy of Warthogs that was attempting to take control of a nearby settlement. The operation quickly went south when two rockets struck a troop transport. Under fire, John and his squadmates took cover and returned fire at the Insurrectionists.

Human-Covenant War
In 2526, Seventh Battalion was assigned to be apart of the Harvest Campaign. John, a battle hardened Capitan by this point, gladly welcomed the opportunity to take back his homeworld. Although the planet had been scorched beyond recognition, he still chose to fight for it with everything he had.

By 2527, one year into the campaign, the Capitan was finding himself very frustrated at how long it was taking to win back his homeworld. This, coupled with the strain of being on the front lines left him bitter and angry to the point that men under his command grew to both fear and respect him.