SPARTAN-III Gamma Company: Difference between revisions

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Authorized in [[2544|July 2544]]<ref>'''Halo Mythos''', ''Page 76''</ref> Gamma Company was trained with the help of [[Tom-B292]] and [[Lucy-B091]], the only two survivors from TORPEDO, as well as [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] and candidates from the previous companies who had "washed out", becoming [[drill instructor]]s for the later Spartan-IIIs.<ref name="goo98"/>

Because of the program's accelerated timetable, puberty was artificially induced for the members of Gamma Company via supplements added to their diet prior to the [[Project: CHRYSANTHEMUM|augmentations]], causing the Spartans' physiques to develop into a near-adult stature over nine months and forcing them to relearn basic movement and coordination.<ref name="goo98"/> Before the augmentations, Kurt Ambrose briefed the Spartans of Gamma Company on the failures of the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures]] as a final test, despite the safety of the SPARTAN-III program's improved procedures. Not one of the 330 candidates opted out of the program despite witnessing the fate of the previous program's washouts, and at the request of Lieutenant Commander Ambrose, all 330 of those who passed the selection process were approved for augmentation.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 99-100''</ref>

Every candidate survived their training and [[Project: CHRYSANTHEMUM|augmentations]]. In addition to the enhancements received by the previous SPARTAN-III generations, they were injected with illegal drugs that altered the frontal lobes of their brains to enhance aggression, strength, endurance, and tolerance to injury.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 102''</ref> Following their augmentations in [[2551|February 2551]] Gamma Company remained in training for over a year, until they received deployment orders several weeks after the [[Fall of Reach]]. The majority of the company left Onyx roughly a week before the [[Battle of Onyx]] occurred, with only fifteen Spartans of Gamma Company remaining on Onyx for top honors competitions.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 139''</ref>

Following the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]], a number of the surviving members of Gamma Company were integrated into the new [[Spartan Operations]] branch,<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 435''</ref> while some transitioned to non-combatant status.<ref name="Catalog">[https://web.archive.org/web/20141014054211/https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postst248247p14_Catalog-Interaction.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction - Page 14'']</ref> However, by [[2553|July 2553]], ONI decided to reassign the remaining Gamma Company Spartans to more covert roles, [[Margaret Parangosky|Admiral Margaret Parangosky]] having deemed their destabilizing augmentations an unacceptable public relations hazard to the fledgling Spartan branch. As of July 6, 2553, ONI had not yet fully decided on the future of most of the surviving Gammas, although they were planned to be assigned to roles that would mitigate the risks of their enhancements.<ref name="hll330"/>

The surviving Gammas of Team Saber—Ash-G099, Olivia-G291, and Mark-G313—were accepted into Blue Team after their arrival in the [[Trevelyan|shield world]] within Onyx and continued to serve in the unit until ONI's reassignment orders in July 2553. Officially listed as killed in action, they were assigned by [[Serin Osman|Rear Admiral Serin Osman]] into a covert ONI [[Ferret|Ferret Team]] led by [[Veta Lopis]].<ref name="hll330">'''[[Halo: Last Light]]''', ''pages 330-331'' (Google Play edition)</ref> By mid-October of 2553, even the members of the Ferret Team remained unaware of the fate of the other Gammas.<ref>'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', "[[A Necessary Truth]]"</ref>

As of [[2558|January 2558]], [[SPARTAN-G059]] served as a solo operator under ONI, embarking on covert high-profile missions such as the assassination of [[Avu Med 'Telcam]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''', ''[[Knight takes Bishop]]''</ref>

*'''[[Team Katana]]''' - WIA

**[[Mark-G313]] - active, listed as KIA

Gamma Company was equipped with the newest version of [[Semi-Powered Infiltration armor#Mark II|Mark II SPI armor]] which incorporated a number of upgrades since Beta Company's demise.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 99, 113''</ref> Like the prior Spartan-III generations they used the [[MA5K carbine]] as their primary service rifle.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 170''</ref>

*'''009762-OO''': A mutagen that alters key regions of the subject's frontal lobe. Enhances aggression, strength, endurance, and tolerance to injury under stress. Kept in check by the antipsychotic and bipolar-integration drugs, colloquially known among the Gamma Spartans as "Smoothers".<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''page 123'' (Google Play edition)</ref>

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