ORION Project: Difference between revisions

With the formal establishment of the [[Inner Colonies]] in [[2390]],<ref name="Enyc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''' ''page 43''</ref> mankind's expansion era had begun, and the next century would be an important boom for Humanity. As mankind expanded, the political and military power that the [[Unified Earth Government|UEG]] desired to maintain control of began to diminish, under the colonist false pretense of a world independently govern by both the diverse ideologies of the colonist themselves, and their lifestyles.<ref name="Enyc"/> As the Colonies began to separate themselves from Earth, the UNSC took every step necessary to keep its grip on the [[Outer Colonies]] that were developing during this time. By the 2400s, Outer and many Inner colonies soon began to question the often-draconian interference of the UEG in what was originally intended to be a confederation of independently governed worlds.<ref name="Enyc"/>

As the war against the [[Insurrectionist]]s continued to escalate, the UNSC stepped up their counter-insurgent activities under Operation: TREBUCHET, created in response to the defector UNSC Marine Colonel [[Robert Watts]].<ref name="enyc45">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 45''</ref> The SPARTAN-Is became a key member in the fight against the rebel attacks across the colonies, taking down insurgents as soon as they cropped up — however as time went on the insurgent attacks became more effective, and insurgent personnel more difficult to rout out, and over the ensuing decades, became more organized and difficult to combat. More factions began to join the cause until some of the smaller factions merged into one of the major insurrectionist forces; the [[United Rebel Front]]. Bombings continued despite the best efforts of both military personnel and the SPARTAN-Is — civilians became caught in the crossfire of these conflicts and casualties began to mount exponentially, adding to simmering hatred towards the UNSC. This prompted the UNSC recruit more soldiers to the SPARTAN-I Program which eventually had around three-hundred active personnel — though the Spartans continued to prove their effectiveness, some of the older conscripts began to exhibit flaws, passed off as natural defects or stress from the war. Despite all of this, the results of the Spartans abilities were falling short of the scientists' hopes. However, due to their combat-effectiveness, the UNSCDF decided to use the ORIONs as exemplary models, implementing them into the training of the [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]]s.