[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] sniper_dude2 in the books it said he used to many stickies he was to close to and thats what kept the flood from biting him i recall[/quote] Yep, he used a whole crate of plasma grenades, giving him Borens Syndrome, and also shortening his lifespan because of the radiation. This whole thing about Johnson being a Spartan -I is based off of an artist rendition by Robt McLees inside the Gallery section of the HGN...right along side Mister Chief, the flood prophet of mercy, and a handful of other renditions that have no story credibility whatsoever. It even says so at the beginning of the Gallery section. Still, opogjijijp is entitled to his opinion and his theories, and as such I will respect that. We will probably have an answer to this silly conundrum once [i]Halo: Contact Harvest[/i] is released. [b]EDIT:[/b] Oh, and before anyone starts, I KNOW who Robt McLees is. I know he works for Bungie and is the holder of the Halo Story Bible, but that DOES NOT mean that every rendition he writes is canon. Especially when it is stated before hand. [Edited on 08.01.2007 11:30 PM PDT]