Project CHRYSANTHEMUM

Project: CHRYSANTHEMUM is a set of SPARTAN-III bio-augmentation procedures, similar to those of the SPARTAN-II's but different in three main regards. With advances in technology, the casualty rate for SPARTAN-III candidates was usually 0%, as opposed to the 56% casualty rate of the SPARTAN-IIs. The Spartan-III's had no need of a thyroid implant, and their augmentations were chemically induced instead of surgically implanted.

Trivia
During Operation: TORPEDO, Tom-B292 ran at a speed of 30 KPH (around 18 MPH). It is unknown how fast the SPARTAN-IIIs can run compared to the SPARTAN-IIs, but it should be noted that he was 12 at the time, and without MJOLNIR armor.

List of appearances

 * Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
 * Birth of a Spartan