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It is extremely unusual for [[ONI]] to allow a Spartan, a genetically altered, extremely classified military operative, to leave military service and live a civilian life. Despite the fact that most augmented SPARTAN-II subjects have a repressed sexual drive, she has quoted having children whom are likely to have excellent physical properties like their mother, but without the augmentations, and could reveal the Spartan program to the public. It is also possible that her children could be recruited into the [[Spartan-III]] Project, but highly unlikely as [[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Ghosts of Onyx]] stated that all of the SPARTAN-IIIs were composed of orphans from fallen colonies. Also, the idea that she retired may just be a cover story for people that have read the HGN but not the full novels.

In addition, [[The Fall of Reach]] clearly states in the list of Spartan augmentations that the "Catalytic Thyroid Implant" suppresses sexual drive, meaning that it is very strange that she could even ''have'' children at all.

A suppression of sexual drive means that a person doesn't actively seek sex, enjoy sex as much as the next person or at all. But this does not necessarily refute the possibility for a Spartan to reproduce, as a lowered sex drive doesn't mean that the gamete number is reduced, just the urge to put those gametes to use.

As a additional note: In real life, there are any number of successful pairings where the man or the woman gets no particular desire for or pleasure from sex within the marriage or at all. They still have kids. Some are homosexuals who want kids or are living as straights for reasons all their own, while some others simply have low sex drive and don't mind pleasing their loved one, or again want kids. There are other varieties of the situation, as well.

It's possible that ONI allowed her to retire to promote the myth that Spartans are invincible, as what better way to show that, than to show a Spartan retired with children.

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 It is extremely unusual for [[ONI]] to allow a Spartan, a genetically altered, extremely classified military operative, to leave military service and live a civilian life. Despite the fact that most augmented SPARTAN-II subjects have a repressed sexual drive, she has quoted having children whom are likely to have excellent physical properties like their mother, but without the augmentations, and could reveal the Spartan program to the public. It is also possible that her children could be recruited into the [[Spartan-III]] Project, but highly unlikely as [[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Ghosts of Onyx]] stated that all of the SPARTAN-IIIs were composed of orphans from fallen colonies. Also, the idea that she retired may just be a cover story for people that have read the HGN but not the full novels.
 In addition, [[The Fall of Reach]] clearly states in the list of Spartan augmentations that the "Catalytic Thyroid Implant" suppresses sexual drive, meaning that it is very strange that she could even ''have'' children at all.
-A suppression of sexual drive means that a person doesn't actively seek sex, enjoy sex as much as the next person or at all. But this does not necessarily refute the possibility for a Spartan to reproduce, as a lowered sex drive doesn't mean that the gamete number is reduced, just the urge to put those gametes to use.
-As a additional note: In real life, there are any number of successful pairings where the man or the woman gets no particular desire for or pleasure from sex within the marriage or at all. They still have kids. Some are homosexuals who want kids or are living as straights for reasons all their own, while some others simply have low sex drive and don't mind pleasing their loved one, or again want kids. There are other varieties of the situation, as well.
 It's possible that ONI allowed her to retire to promote the myth that Spartans are invincible, as what better way to show that, than to show a Spartan retired with children.