Editing Drop Jet Platoon

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The '''Drop Jet Platoon''' was the earliest incarnation of the [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]], created in [[2129]] when humanity was still bound to the [[Sol system]] and deployed in [[2163]] during the [[Mars Campaign]] of the [[Interplanetary War]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HWUFODST}} After the signing of the [[Callisto Treaty]], they would not see further deployment until 327 years later, when they were reorganized into the ODSTs, using lessons gleaned from the shuttered [[ORION Project]], to combat the rising [[Insurrection]] in [[2490]].<ref name="HRDP11">'''Halo: Reach''', ''[[Data pads|Data pad 11]]''</ref>

Members of the Drop Jet Platoon were referred to as "Drop Jet Jumpers".{{Ref/Reuse|Id=CFTomes}}

==History==
===Interplanetary War===
{{Main|Interplanetary War}}
The idea of inserting highly trained troops behind enemy lines from high altitudes has its roots in the [[Wikipedia:Paratrooper|paratroopers]] of [[Wikipedia:20th century|20th]] and [[Wikipedia:21st century|21st century]] fame, who dropped frequently behind enemy lines to capture strategically important targets in anticipation for a larger advance by more conventional and numerous military forces. Although they were only marginally successful, they proved the concept of paratroops as useful and effective in large-scale warfare.{{Ref/Reuse|HWUFODST}}<ref name="oldwaypoint">'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''': ''Drop Pod'' (defunct, backup link on [https://web.archive.org/web/20110325090504/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/gallery/drop-pod/a37c6831-12e9-4a63-b546-08aeff5bfdc8 Archive.org])</ref>

The [[United Nations]] created the Drop Jet Platoon concept in [[2129]],{{Ref/Reuse|HWUFODST}}<ref name="HE58">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''pages 58-63'' (2011)</ref> eventually seeing deployment in [[2163]] with the formation of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] and the UNSC itself from [[Earth]]'s disparate national military forces.{{Ref/Reuse|HWUFODST}}<ref>[http://halostory.bungie.org/oconnor_mclees_080508.html '''Halo.bungie.org''': ''Frank O'Connor/Robt McLees Interview - August 2008'']</ref> That year also saw the historic first extraterrestrial deployment of UNSC Marines and Drop Jet Jumpers in the [[Mars Campaign]] against the [[Communism|neo-communist]] [[Koslovics]]. With the conclusion of the [[Interplanetary War]] in [[2170]], along with the signing of the [[Callisto Treaty]] and the subsequent years that followed, the Drop Jet Platoon saw little action as more political and important issues such as overpopulation, famine, and a massive military with no purpose gripped the postwar nations of [[Earth]].<ref name="enc">'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''page 42''</ref>

They would eventually be reorganized into the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers in 2490.{{Ref/Reuse|HRDP11}}

[[File:CF-ORCUS-scaled.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The ORCUS exoskeleton, based on a variant of Drop Jet Platoon armor.]]

===Postwar===
As of [[2558]], the corporation [[Cascade Stronghold Technologies]] was headed by was a former [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]],<ref name="CFCW">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-conventional-warfare '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Conventional Warfare'']</ref> a fact which likely influenced the company's work with [[ODST armor]] and the creation of several variants of [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] fashioned after this armor style, including the [[ORCUS exoskeleton]], which was based on a variant of armor worn by the Drop Jet Jumpers of the Interplanetary War.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFTomes|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-tasty-tomes|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Tasty Tomes|D=24|M=03|Y=2025}}

==Production notes==
*Originally intended for inclusion in the game, concept art for [[Halo 5: Guardians]] depicted ODSTs with new gear and [[M9407 drop pod|SOIEVs]], before they were ultimately [[Cut Halo 5: Guardians enemies#ODSTs|cut from the game]].{{Ref/Site|Id=H5Orcus|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/r8NlG|Site=Artstation|Page=Halo 5: Guardians ODST|D=31|M=05|Y=2018}} This concept art was later reused for the ORCUS armor set in [[Halo Infinite|''Halo Infinite'''s]] [[Frontlines|Operation: Frontlines]], and tied to a variant of the [[Category:22nd century|22nd century]] Drop Jet Platoon armor in an issue of [[Canon Fodder]] published [[Canon Fodder/Archive/2025|March 24th, 2025]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=CFTomes}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:H5G ODST Concept 1.jpg|The ''Halo 5: Guardians'' concept art that served as the inspiration for Orcus, by [[:Category:Images by Alex Cunningham|Alex Cunningham]].
File:H5G-CutODST.jpeg|The model for the ''Halo 5'' ODST.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]{{1st}}

==Sources==