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{{Quote|no=two|q1=Then they are faster and stronger than we anticipated?|Dr. Halsey|q2=That would be understating the situation.|CPO Mendez|Franklin Mendez's assessment of the Spartans' capabilities following their recovery from the augmentations.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 71'' (2001)</ref>}} | {{Quote|no=two|q1=Then they are faster and stronger than we anticipated?|Dr. Halsey|q2=That would be understating the situation.|CPO Mendez|Franklin Mendez's assessment of the Spartans' capabilities following their recovery from the augmentations.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 71'' (2001)</ref>}} | ||
[[File:Scanned After Augmentations.jpg|thumb|300px|John-117 awake after his augmentation procedures.]] | [[File:Scanned After Augmentations.jpg|thumb|300px|John-117, age 14, awake after his augmentation procedures.]] | ||
The results of the augmentations on the successful candidates were unprecedented; the SPARTAN-IIs performed well beyond the projected capabilities. Dr. Halsey suspected this to be due to inexplicable, synergistic effects resulting from all the augmentations acting in concert. Combined with the Spartans' intelligence, seamless teamwork and unyielding drive for success, the augmentations made them nearly unstoppable against any conventional combatant. [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] stated that after the augmentations the Spartans would only get better as they adjusted to the changes. Therefore many of the Spartans' attributes have increased through time and acclimation.<ref name="for71">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 71-74'' (2001) ''Page 83'' (Definitive Edition)</ref> | The results of the augmentations on the successful candidates were unprecedented; the SPARTAN-IIs performed well beyond the projected capabilities. Dr. Halsey suspected this to be due to inexplicable, synergistic effects resulting from all the augmentations acting in concert. Combined with the Spartans' intelligence, seamless teamwork and unyielding drive for success, the augmentations made them nearly unstoppable against any conventional combatant. [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] stated that after the augmentations the Spartans would only get better as they adjusted to the changes. Therefore many of the Spartans' attributes have increased through time and acclimation.<ref name="for71">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 71-74'' (2001) ''Page 83'' (Definitive Edition)</ref> | ||