'''Joe Bonham''' is the main protagonist of the anti war novel ''Johnny Got His Gun'' and its movie adaptation. He is a World War 1 solider who survived getting heavily disfigured by a artillery shell but in the process lost all of his limbs and facial features making him only able to think and feel. Years after his injures he tried using Morse code to communication with the hospital staff and army only to realize that they wouldn't grant any of his wishes including the simple wish to be killed leaving him to live trapped within his body until he becomes old and dies.
'''Joe Bonham''' is the main protagonist of the anti war novel ''Johnny Got His Gun'' and its movie adaptation. He is a World War 1 solider who survived getting heavily disfigured by a artillery shell but in the process lost all of his limbs and facial features making him only able to think and feel. Years after his injures he tried using Morse code to communication with the hospital staff and army only to realize that they wouldn't grant any of his wishes including the simple wish to be killed leaving him to live trapped within his body until he becomes old and dies.
==Codex Statistics==
==General Information==
'''[[Tiering System|Tier]]:''' '''10-C'''
'''Name:''' Joe Bonham
'''Name:''' Joe Bonham
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'''Species:''' Human
'''Species:''' Human
'''Occupation:''' Former United States Solider
'''[[State of Being]]:''' '''Regular'''
'''Occupation:''' Former Solider
'''Affiliations:''' The United States Army
'''Enemies:''' The Central Powers of World War I
'''[[Status]]:''' '''Alive'''
'''[[Status]]:''' '''Alive'''
'''[[Alignment]]:''' '''Neutral Good''' (Joe is a man who deeply cares for his family and girlfriend. He joined the army in order to serve his country)
'''[[Alignment]]:''' '''Neutral Good''' (Joe is a man who deeply cares for his family and girlfriend. He joined the army in order to serve his country)
'''[[Protection Level]]:''' '''Street Protector''' as a soldier (Joe was an United States soldier in the first World War), '''None''' currently (Joe's injuries make him unable to protect anything)
==Codex Statistics==
'''[[Tiering System|Tier]]:''' '''Low 10-B'''
'''[[Cardinality]]:''' '''Finite'''
'''[[Dimensionality]]:''' '''3-D'''
'''[[Dimensionality]]:''' '''3-D'''
'''[[Attack Potency]]:''' '''Below Average Human''' ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmKSurbHZpc&t=1497s Joe lost] [https://youtu.be/mmKSurbHZpc?t=1798 all of his limbs] and [https://youtu.be/mmKSurbHZpc?t=2515 facial features])
'''[[Attack Potency]]:''' '''Below Average Human level''' ([https://youtu.be/uUfBVLAY_pU?si=8bquohoVkKMvMv3K&t=1528 Joe lost] [https://youtu.be/uUfBVLAY_pU?si=rh-ae8go5CueSLAk&t=1829 all of his limbs] [https://youtu.be/uUfBVLAY_pU?si=Uh26-OiJLqRFalh_&t=2559 and facial features])
'''[[Durability]]:''' '''Below Average Human'''
'''[[Durability]]:''' '''Below Average Human level'''
'''[[Striking Strength]]:''' '''Below Average Human'''
'''[[Striking Strength]]:''' '''Below Average Human Class'''
'''[[Lifting Strength]]:''' '''Below Average Human'''
'''[[Lifting Strength]]:''' '''Below Average Human'''
'''[[Knowledge]]: Average''' ([https://youtu.be/uUfBVLAY_pU?si=Yp-sltAi8F3iwHHn&t=5547 Was able to use Morse code to commutate with those around him])
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==[[Powers and Techniques]]==
==[[Powers and Techniques]]==
'''[[Enhanced Senses]]''' (Due to losing 4 of his 5 main senses Joe's sense of touch has been enhanced [https://youtu.be/mmKSurbHZpc?t=1161 to the point where he can tell when people enter and leave his room just by the vibrations of their footsteps]. [https://youtu.be/mmKSurbHZpc?t=1108 Along with this Joe can feel his blood pumping in his veins])
'''[[Enhanced Senses]]''' (Due to losing 4 of his 5 main senses Joe's sense of touch has been enhanced [https://youtu.be/uUfBVLAY_pU?si=BUv2mtVB8Xu7-y3Q&t=1192 to the point where he can tell when people enter and leave his room just by the vibrations of their footsteps]. [https://youtu.be/uUfBVLAY_pU?si=v2dGzilc2TzI5V3d&t=1136 Along with this Joe can feel his blood pumping in his veins])
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==Other==
==Other==
'''Standard Tactics:''' Due to his physical limitations he is only able to twitch his body and move his head.
'''Standard Tactics:''' Due to his physical limitations he is only able to twitch his body and move his head.
'''Weaknesses:''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmKSurbHZpc&t=1497s Joe lost] [https://youtu.be/mmKSurbHZpc?t=1798 all of his limbs] and [https://youtu.be/mmKSurbHZpc?t=2515 facial features], he can't move, see, taste, talk, smell, and [https://youtu.be/mmKSurbHZpc?t=1111 hear]. [https://youtu.be/mmKSurbHZpc?t=2477 He can only eat through a feeding tube] and breath through a tube. [https://youtu.be/mmKSurbHZpc?t=2687 Joe has a hard time telling weather he is awake or dreaming]. [https://youtu.be/mmKSurbHZpc?t=6076 By the end of the story Joe wishes someone would kill him and end his suffering].
'''Weaknesses:''' [https://youtu.be/uUfBVLAY_pU?si=8bquohoVkKMvMv3K&t=1528 Joe lost] [https://youtu.be/uUfBVLAY_pU?si=rh-ae8go5CueSLAk&t=1829 all of his limbs] [https://youtu.be/uUfBVLAY_pU?si=Uh26-OiJLqRFalh_&t=2559 and facial features], he can't move, see, taste, talk, smell, and [https://youtu.be/uUfBVLAY_pU?si=gwMSvTO2zQbUP4y8&t=1145 hear]. [https://youtu.be/uUfBVLAY_pU?si=7fW7Ahwsr-gE2Hr6&t=2517 He can only eat through a feeding tube] [https://youtu.be/uUfBVLAY_pU?si=XOs4uEDlpCaODeGm&t=1228 and breath through a tube]. [https://youtu.be/uUfBVLAY_pU?si=qgbnCzVsgWDKD6uc&t=2716 Joe has a hard time telling weather he is awake or dreaming]. [https://youtu.be/uUfBVLAY_pU?si=fed_0mKQ0q5xPXno&t=6090 By the end of the story Joe wishes someone would kill him and end his suffering].
== Trivia==
== Trivia==
*The name ''Johnny Got His Gun'' is based on the saying "Johnny get your gun" a rally call commonly used to get young Americans to join the army in late 19th and early 20th centuries.<ref>https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/johnnygun/themes/</ref>
*The name ''Johnny Got His Gun'' is based on the saying "Johnny get your gun" a rally call commonly used to get young Americans to join the army in late 19th and early 20th centuries.<ref>https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/johnnygun/themes/</ref>
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Well now I know they'll never let me out. They'll keep me a secret here until someday when I'm an old old man i'll sneak away from them and die. It isn't easy though, inside me I'm screaming and yelling and howling like a trapped animal and nobody pays any addition. If I had arms I could kill myself. If I had legs I could run away. If I had a voice I could talk and be some kind of company for myself, i could yell for help but nobody help me not even God because there isn't any God couldn't be in a place like this... And... And yet I've just got to do something because I... I don't see how I can go on like this much longer... S.O.S help me... S.O.S help me... S.O.S help me... S.O.S help me... S.O.S help me... S.O.S help me... S.O.S help me... S.O.S help me...
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Well now I know they'll never let me out. They'll keep me a secret here until someday when I'm an old old man i'll sneak away from them and die. It isn't easy though, inside me I'm screaming and yelling and howling like a trapped animal and nobody pays any addition. If I had arms I could kill myself. If I had legs I could run away. If I had a voice I could talk and be some kind of company for myself, i could yell for help but nobody help me not even God because there isn't any God couldn't be in a place like this... And... And yet I've just got to do something because I... I don't see how I can go on like this much longer... S.O.S help me... S.O.S help me... S.O.S help me... S.O.S help me... S.O.S help me... S.O.S help me... S.O.S help me... S.O.S help me...
„
“
Well now I know they'll never let me out. They'll keep me a secret here until someday when I'm an old old man i'll sneak away from them and die. It isn't easy though, inside me I'm screaming and yelling and howling like a trapped animal and nobody pays any addition. If I had arms I could kill myself. If I had legs I could run away. If I had a voice I could talk and be some kind of company for myself, i could yell for help but nobody help me not even God because there isn't any God couldn't be in a place like this... And... And yet I've just got to do something because I... I don't see how I can go on like this much longer... S.O.S help me... S.O.S help me... S.O.S help me... S.O.S help me... S.O.S help me... S.O.S help me... S.O.S help me... S.O.S help me...
Joe Bonham is the main protagonist of the anti war novel Johnny Got His Gun and its movie adaptation. He is a World War 1 solider who survived getting heavily disfigured by a artillery shell but in the process lost all of his limbs and facial features making him only able to think and feel. Years after his injures he tried using Morse code to communication with the hospital staff and army only to realize that they wouldn't grant any of his wishes including the simple wish to be killed leaving him to live trapped within his body until he becomes old and dies.
Alignment:Neutral Good (Joe is a man who deeply cares for his family and girlfriend. He joined the army in order to serve his country)
Protection Level:Street Protector as a soldier (Joe was an United States soldier in the first World War), None currently (Joe's injuries make him unable to protect anything)
The name Johnny Got His Gun is based on the saying "Johnny get your gun" a rally call commonly used to get young Americans to join the army in late 19th and early 20th centuries.[1]
Joe's early life in Colorado and Los Angles is based of Dalton Trumbo's early life.[2]
The story of Johnny Got His Gun is inspired by articles about two men with severe injuries that Trumbo read about: the tearful hospital visit of Edward, Prince of Wales to Curley Christian, considered to be the first and only Canadian soldier in WWI who was a quadruple amputee, and a British major whose body was damaged so horrifically that he was reported as MIA to his family. The family would later learn the truth years after his death in the hospital[2][3]
In the 1971 film adaptation of Johnny Got His Gun Joe is played by Timothy Bottoms and Kerry MacLane.[4]
The song One by Metallica uses clips from Johnny Got His Gun in its music video due to the song and the novel sharing a similar story.[5]
Additionally Metallica bought the rights to the Johnny Got His Gun movie so they wouldn't have to pay royalties.
