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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The [[Marines]] refer to all [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] personnel as | *The [[Marines]] refer to all [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] personnel as [[swabbies]], including Spartans. However, this has only been observed with [[John-117]]. | ||
*The Spartans are based on the ancient Greeks from Sparta, known for their military might and extreme training regiments. They were, at the time, the greatest infantry fighting force in the world. Similarly, it is also reminiscent of the Turkish [[wikipedia:Jannisary|Jannisary Corps]], where sons of Christian families were taken and trained under strict discipline and in practically monastic conditions. They became the elite fighting force of the Ottoman Empire. | *The Spartans are based on the ancient Greeks from Sparta, known for their military might and extreme training regiments. They were, at the time, the greatest infantry fighting force in the world. Similarly, it is also reminiscent of the Turkish [[wikipedia:Jannisary|Jannisary Corps]], where sons of Christian families were taken and trained under strict discipline and in practically monastic conditions. They became the elite fighting force of the Ottoman Empire. | ||
