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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
In his early life, John lived in [[Elysium City]], on the planet of [[Eridanus II]]. He was large for his age at the time, approximately a foot above his school peers. John had all the genetic markers set in [[Dr. Halsey]]'s original study- he was as close to a perfect subject for the SPARTAN-II program as science could determine. He was a specimen of perfect physical proportion and stunning intellect. [[Dr. Halsey]] and [[Lieutenant]] [[Jacob Keyes]] went to his colony world to study him, and were quite amazed by his reflexes, and more importantly, his luck. To determine if he would be one of the ones chosen for the program, he was asked to determine which side a flipped coin would land on. He watched the coin as it flew in the air...and caught it before it could land.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' pages 21-26</ref> John and the other 74 children unwillingly participating in the program were covertly kidnapped from their homes, and replaced with [[Flash Clones]] which later died of natural causes.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Page 270</ref> | In his early life, John lived in [[Elysium City]], on the planet of [[Eridanus II]]. He was large for his age at the time, approximately a foot above his school peers. John had all the genetic markers set in [[Dr. Halsey]]'s original study- he was as close to a perfect subject for the SPARTAN-II program as science could determine. He was a specimen of perfect physical proportion and stunning intellect. [[Dr. Halsey]] and [[Lieutenant]] [[Jacob Keyes]] went to his colony world to study him, and were quite amazed by his reflexes, and more importantly, his luck. To determine if he would be one of the ones chosen for the program, he was asked to determine which side a flipped coin would land on. He watched the coin as it flew in the air...and caught it before it could land.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' pages 21-26</ref> John and the other 74 children unwillingly participating in the program were covertly kidnapped from their homes, and replaced with [[Flash Clones]] which later died of natural causes.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Page 270</ref> | ||
===Training=== | |||
The Spartans trained under CPO Mendez for a total of eight years. In the first two years the basics where trained. such as physical training, school and weapons training. When the Spartans where eight years old, they went on a training mission. The Spartans dropped from a plane over a wood. Each had one piece of a map. John assembled a plan to regroup at a lake and then piece the map together. The Spartans then advanced towards their extraction Pelican. But the men guarding the pelican weren't friendly's, so John came up with a plan to take them down and capture the Pelican. And because the last child was to be left behind, John made sure he was the last one on the Pelican. After this mission he was promoted squad leader of the Spartans. | |||
===The Eridanus Rebellion=== | ===The Eridanus Rebellion=== | ||