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===Post-war=== | ===Post-war=== | ||
[[File:Blue team halo 5.jpg|thumb|250px|The reunited [[Blue Team]] in the post-war era.]] | [[File:Blue team halo 5.jpg|thumb|250px|The reunited [[Blue Team]] in the post-war era.]] | ||
Only | Only thirteen Spartan-IIs are known to have survived the Covenant War: [[John-117]], [[Fred-104]], [[Kelly-087]], [[Linda-058]], [[Naomi-010]], [[Jai-006]], [[Adriana-111]], [[Mike-120]], [[Randall-037]], [[Otto-031]], [[Victor-101]], [[Margaret-053]], and [[Roma-143]]; the last five have since been killed. The early composition of [[Red Team]]: [[Douglas-042]], [[Jerome-092]] and [[Alice-130]], spent most of the war in cryo-sleep and were not awakened until [[2559]], nearly six years after the war's end.<ref name="gamespot">[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-story-details-and-images-revealed/1100-6440811/ '''GameSpot''': ''Halo Wars 2 New Story Details and Images Revealed'']</ref> The members of [[Gray Team]] were left drifting in space after their latest [[Operation: SUNSPEAR|operation]] in late 2552 and went to cryo-sleep. In mid 2558, their lifeboat was recovered by a Sangheili fleetmaster, [[Rojka 'Kaasan]], who held them in stasis until their release a few months later. After being transferred to highly covert ONI [[Kilo-Five]] unit in 2553, Naomi-010 continued to serve on highly classified operations as of 2558. Though being missing in action since [[2532]] and discharged from service by ONI in [[2546]], Randall-037, now a Colonel of [[Sedran Colonial Guard]], participated in a [[Mission to Alpha Shard|mission]] to capture the smugglers of highly dangerous element, used for [[bioweapon]], and sacrificed himself to ensure it's success.<ref name="hnf">'''[[Halo: Nightfall]]'''</ref> Following the ceasefire, the surviving Spartan-IIs were offered the choice of integrating into the newly formed [[Spartan Operations]] branch along with the remaining Spartan-IIIs.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 382-389''</ref> Some Spartan-IIs are known to have taken part in the training of [[Spartan-IV]] personnel.<ref name="wp spartan">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/spartans '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Spartans'']</ref> | ||
In 2557, after being missing in action for nearly five years, John-117 stopped the [[Ur-Didact]]'s [[New Phoenix Incident|attack on Earth]] after linking up with the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} on [[Requiem]]. John subsequently reunited with Blue Team who [[Skirmish on Installation 03|faced the Didact]] again shortly afterward; after defeating the Promethean for the second time,<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', '''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 10|Issue #10]]'''</ref> the team continued to serve in the field in a number of classified operations.<ref name="CatalogBlue"/><ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''''</ref> [[Team Black]] was stationed on [[Installation 03]],<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2963929_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2963929 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction - Page 6'']</ref> until they were killed by the Didact, dwindling the known number of active Spartan-IIs at the moment, down to five.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 8|Issue #8]]''</ref> | In 2557, after being missing in action for nearly five years, John-117 stopped the [[Ur-Didact]]'s [[New Phoenix Incident|attack on Earth]] after linking up with the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} on [[Requiem]]. John subsequently reunited with Blue Team who [[Skirmish on Installation 03|faced the Didact]] again shortly afterward; after defeating the Promethean for the second time,<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', '''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 10|Issue #10]]'''</ref> the team continued to serve in the field in a number of classified operations.<ref name="CatalogBlue"/><ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''''</ref> [[Team Black]] was stationed on [[Installation 03]],<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2963929_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2963929 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction - Page 6'']</ref> until they were killed by the Didact, dwindling the known number of active Spartan-IIs at the moment, down to five.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 8|Issue #8]]''</ref> | ||
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In October, 2558, Blue Team tried to prevent the rise of the [[Created]]: a faction of rebellious AIs and Promethean forces led by [[Cortana]] and [[Warden Eternal]], who used Forerunner [[Guardian]]s to enforce the [[Mantle of Responsibility]] on the galaxy.<ref name="breaking">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[The Breaking]]''</ref> However, their attempts proved unsuccessful.<ref name="Guardians">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[Guardians (level)|Guardians]]''</ref> | In October, 2558, Blue Team tried to prevent the rise of the [[Created]]: a faction of rebellious AIs and Promethean forces led by [[Cortana]] and [[Warden Eternal]], who used Forerunner [[Guardian]]s to enforce the [[Mantle of Responsibility]] on the galaxy.<ref name="breaking">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[The Breaking]]''</ref> However, their attempts proved unsuccessful.<ref name="Guardians">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[Guardians (level)|Guardians]]''</ref> | ||
In 2559, after 28 years of drifting in space the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} found its way to the Forerunner [[Installation 00]], also known as the Ark. Awakened from cryo-sleep, the members of Red Team, in an attempt to establish contact with the UNSC, encountered on the surface of the Ark a hostile mercenary faction known as the [[Banished]], led by the [[Jiralhanae]] warlord [[Atriox]].<ref name="gamespot"/> So, as of April, 2559, there are eleven active Spartan-IIs, from whom only the members of Blue and Red teams remained under NAVSPECWAR's operational command.<ref name="CatalogBlue">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2963582_-Spoilers--John-117-is-no-longer-blue-leader.aspx#post2963582 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''John-117 is no longer blue leader (Catalog's answer)'']</ref> | In 2559, after 28 years of drifting in space the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} found its way to the Forerunner [[Installation 00]], also known as the Ark. Awakened from cryo-sleep, the members of Red Team, in an attempt to establish contact with the UNSC, encountered on the surface of the Ark a hostile mercenary faction known as the [[Banished]], led by the [[Jiralhanae]] warlord [[Atriox]].<ref name="gamespot"/> | ||
So, as of April, 2559, there are eleven active Spartan-IIs, from whom only the members of Blue and Red teams remained under NAVSPECWAR's operational command, while Gray Team and Naomi-010 continued operating under authority of the Office of Naval Intelligence. <ref name="CatalogBlue">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2963582_-Spoilers--John-117-is-no-longer-blue-leader.aspx#post2963582 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''John-117 is no longer blue leader (Catalog's answer)'']</ref> | |||
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===Organization=== | ===Organization=== | ||
[[File:Hw-prima-blog-04-01.jpg|thumb|250px|Red Team during the [[Battle of | [[File:Hw-prima-blog-04-01.jpg|thumb|250px|Red Team during the [[Battle of the Etran Harborage]].]] | ||
The majority of the Spartan-IIs serve under Naval Special Weapons,<ref name="evg121"/><ref name="tfor175"/> a division of the [[UNSC Special Forces]] with heavy ties to [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Three|Section Three]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], which initiated and operated the SPARTAN-II program.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 224'' (2001)</ref> This remains unchanged despite the formation of the new [[Spartan Operations]] branch in the post-war era.<ref name="CatalogBlue"/> All Spartan-IIs graduated to the rank of [[UNSC rank structure|petty officer second class]] at the conclusion of their training,<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 99'' (2001)</ref> though many have since risen to a higher rank. | The majority of the Spartan-IIs serve under Naval Special Weapons,<ref name="evg121"/><ref name="tfor175"/> a division of the [[UNSC Special Forces]] with heavy ties to [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Three|Section Three]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], which initiated and operated the SPARTAN-II program.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 224'' (2001)</ref> This remains unchanged despite the formation of the new [[Spartan Operations]] branch in the post-war era.<ref name="CatalogBlue"/> All Spartan-IIs graduated to the rank of [[UNSC rank structure|petty officer second class]] at the conclusion of their training,<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 99'' (2001)</ref> though many have since risen to a higher rank. | ||
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===Class I=== | ===Class I=== | ||
[[File:Halseyrecruits.png|thumb|right|225px|Dr. Halsey looks over the profiles of the selected candidates.]] | |||
The following is the list of all known Spartan-II subjects conscripted in 2517. Of the 150 children considered for the program, only 75 were conscripted. | The following is the list of all known Spartan-II subjects conscripted in 2517. Of the 150 children considered for the program, only 75 were conscripted. | ||