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[[File:Lootcrate - SpartanIV augmentations.jpg|thumb|250px|An outline of the Spartan-IV augmentations.]] | [[File:Lootcrate - SpartanIV augmentations.jpg|thumb|250px|An outline of the Spartan-IV augmentations.]] | ||
{{Quote|We're not exactly like those artificial gods from the earlier generations. More like demigods. And I'll be damned if that usually isn't good enough.|[[Edward Buck]] | {{Quote|We're not exactly like those artificial gods from the earlier generations. More like demigods. And I'll be damned if that usually isn't good enough.|[[Edward Buck]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=H:NB|NB|Chapter=1}}}} | ||
'''Project ORCHID'''<ref name="sfm">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', p. 87</ref> is the codename for the '''SPARTAN-IV Augmentation Program''',<ref name="packet">'''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]''', ''[[Infinity Briefing Packet]]''</ref> a set of biochemical and surgical [[Biological augmentation|augmentation procedures]] performed on the [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV supersoldiers]]. Because of practical necessities arising from the SPARTAN-IV program's return to the [[ORION Project]]'s recruitment protocols—namely, the use of adults as candidates—as well as advances in technology, the fourth-generation augmentation set differs considerably from the procedures used in the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] and [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] programs. While the SPARTAN-IV augmentations enhance the subjects' strength and speed, the improvements in these areas are not as extensive as in the two preceding programs<ref name="frankie">[https://web.archive.org/web/20160412160044/http://members.shaw.ca/laird2/temp/derp/interview.mp3 Frank O'Connor interview during San Diego Comic-Con 2012 (1:15–2:10)]</ref> and their technological underpinnings are considerably different.<ref name="lootcrate1">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #1]]''</ref> However, the SPARTAN-IV augmentation series also introduces many specialized procedures not applied to the previous spartan generations,<ref name="HI2">'''[[Halo: Initiation]]''', ''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 2|Issue #2]]''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate1}} and the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|second generation]] of [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Mjolnir armor]], standard issue to all Spartan-IVs, is able to effectively bridge the physiological gap between them and the earlier generations due to its superior physical enhancement.{{Ref/Reuse|frankie}} Like the augmentation procedures of the preceding SPARTAN programs, Project ORCHID is sponsored by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Section Three]].{{Ref/Reuse|sfm}} | '''Project ORCHID'''<ref name="sfm">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', p. 87</ref> is the codename for the '''SPARTAN-IV Augmentation Program''',<ref name="packet">'''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]''', ''[[Infinity Briefing Packet]]''</ref> a set of biochemical and surgical [[Biological augmentation|augmentation procedures]] performed on the [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV supersoldiers]]. Because of practical necessities arising from the SPARTAN-IV program's return to the [[ORION Project]]'s recruitment protocols—namely, the use of adults as candidates—as well as advances in technology, the fourth-generation augmentation set differs considerably from the procedures used in the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] and [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] programs. While the SPARTAN-IV augmentations enhance the subjects' strength and speed, the improvements in these areas are not as extensive as in the two preceding programs<ref name="frankie">[https://web.archive.org/web/20160412160044/http://members.shaw.ca/laird2/temp/derp/interview.mp3 Frank O'Connor interview during San Diego Comic-Con 2012 (1:15–2:10)]</ref> and their technological underpinnings are considerably different.<ref name="lootcrate1">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #1]]''</ref> However, the SPARTAN-IV augmentation series also introduces many specialized procedures not applied to the previous spartan generations,<ref name="HI2">'''[[Halo: Initiation]]''', ''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 2|Issue #2]]''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate1}} and the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|second generation]] of [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Mjolnir armor]], standard issue to all Spartan-IVs, is able to effectively bridge the physiological gap between them and the earlier generations due to its superior physical enhancement.{{Ref/Reuse|frankie}} Like the augmentation procedures of the preceding SPARTAN programs, Project ORCHID is sponsored by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Section Three]].{{Ref/Reuse|sfm}} | ||
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Demonstrating the effectiveness of these experimental enhancements, Zane was able to engage a Mjolnir-armored [[Sarah Palmer]] in hand-to-hand combat without the use of any protective equipment and survived Palmer violently driving her head into a metal bulkhead face-first, as well as her subsequent prolonged exposure to the vacuum of space.{{Ref/Reuse|HI3}} Several years later, she was able to charge into a group of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] and knock them to the ground.<ref>'''[[Hunt the Truth]]''', ''S2.06 TRANSCENDENCE''</ref> She was noted to move with incredible speed and power.<ref>'''Hunt the Truth''', ''S2.03 FROM FIRE TO BLOOD''</ref> | Demonstrating the effectiveness of these experimental enhancements, Zane was able to engage a Mjolnir-armored [[Sarah Palmer]] in hand-to-hand combat without the use of any protective equipment and survived Palmer violently driving her head into a metal bulkhead face-first, as well as her subsequent prolonged exposure to the vacuum of space.{{Ref/Reuse|HI3}} Several years later, she was able to charge into a group of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] and knock them to the ground.<ref>'''[[Hunt the Truth]]''', ''S2.06 TRANSCENDENCE''</ref> She was noted to move with incredible speed and power.<ref>'''Hunt the Truth''', ''S2.03 FROM FIRE TO BLOOD''</ref> | ||
In [[2548]], this experimental program of augmentations was offered to four teens from [[Meridian]] after it was discovered that the [[Spartan-III]] program's genetic modifications, which was similar to this program's modifications, rendered [[Owen-B096]] immune to the negative genetic effects of some Forerunner artifacts. As seen with [[Victor Gallardo]], the augmentations appeared to be effective at curing the condition. | In [[2548]], this experimental program of augmentations was offered to four teens from [[Meridian]] after it was discovered that the [[Spartan-III]] program's genetic modifications, which was similar to this program's modifications, rendered [[Owen-B096]] immune to the negative genetic effects of some Forerunner artifacts. As seen with [[Victor Gallardo]], the augmentations appeared to be effective at curing the condition.{{Ref/Novel|MerDi|Chapter=21}} | ||
==Procedure== | ==Procedure== | ||
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The SPARTAN-IV augmentation procedures, at least for the first and second classes of the program, take three weeks to perform, with the Spartans in and out of surgeries and advanced therapies during this time.{{Ref/Reuse|HI2}}{{Ref/Reuse|NB14}} Following the augmentation procedures, recovery and subsequent training usually lasted several months.{{Ref/Reuse|packet}} It took about two days for the first team of Spartan-IVs to relearn how to walk again following their augmentations. Significant disorientation was in evidence during their initial training exercises.{{Ref/Reuse|HI2}} The final steps of the augmentations are an assurance of hormonal regulation and the archiving of the subject's bioprofile.{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate1}} | The SPARTAN-IV augmentation procedures, at least for the first and second classes of the program, take three weeks to perform, with the Spartans in and out of surgeries and advanced therapies during this time.{{Ref/Reuse|HI2}}{{Ref/Reuse|NB14}} Following the augmentation procedures, recovery and subsequent training usually lasted several months.{{Ref/Reuse|packet}} It took about two days for the first team of Spartan-IVs to relearn how to walk again following their augmentations. Significant disorientation was in evidence during their initial training exercises.{{Ref/Reuse|HI2}} The final steps of the augmentations are an assurance of hormonal regulation and the archiving of the subject's bioprofile.{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate1}} | ||
Largely overseen by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], the augmentation procedures are conducted in a dedicated Spartan-IV facility on [[Mars]] and are considered excruciatingly painful.{{Ref/Reuse|NB14}} Approximately two dozen candidates were augmented and conditioned at any given time during the second Spartan-IV class.{{Ref/Reuse|hnb115}} Certifying medical review officers are responsible for reviewing the results of the procedures on each Spartan-IV candidate; Doctor [[Longo Berger]] was one such individual.{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate1}} A battered helmet worn by [[John-117]] during the [[Human-Covenant War|war]] is the last thing that the candidates see before beginning their evaluation and preliminary augmentation cycle.{{Ref/Game|Id=H5MarkIV| | Largely overseen by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], the augmentation procedures are conducted in a dedicated Spartan-IV facility on [[Mars]] and are considered excruciatingly painful.{{Ref/Reuse|NB14}} Approximately two dozen candidates were augmented and conditioned at any given time during the second Spartan-IV class.{{Ref/Reuse|hnb115}} Certifying medical review officers are responsible for reviewing the results of the procedures on each Spartan-IV candidate; Doctor [[Longo Berger]] was one such individual.{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate1}} A battered helmet worn by [[John-117]] during the [[Human-Covenant War|war]] is the last thing that the candidates see before beginning their evaluation and preliminary augmentation cycle.{{Ref/Game|Id=H5MarkIV|H5|Armor permutations (Halo 5: Guardians)|Armory|Detail=Mark IV - Helmet Description}} | ||
===Effects=== | ===Effects=== | ||
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*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' | *''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Meridian Divide]]'' {{Im}} | *''[[Halo: Meridian Divide]]'' {{Im}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||