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ODSTs were known to be operating as early as [[2525]] <ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''</ref>. The first and most elite division of ODSTs were the [[105th Orbital Drop Shock Trooper Division]], most known as Helljumpers and | ODSTs were known to be operating as early as [[2525]] <ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''</ref>. The first and most elite division of ODSTs were the [[105th Orbital Drop Shock Trooper Division]], most known as Helljumpers ,and their phrase "Feet First into Hell!", which quickly gained a reputation as a brutal and effective fighting force. They are often referred to as ''elite'' and seem to have a class of their own, often coming right after the Brutes, Elites, and Spartans. | ||
Barring the personnel of the [[Spartans|SPARTAN]] programs, ODSTs are one of the most effective forms of troops available to the [[UNSC]], and the expectations placed on ODST units made them all-volunteer outfits, with some outsiders regarding such volunteers as 'crazy' <ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 35</ref>. By [[2552]] their strength had swelled to a | Barring the personnel of the [[Spartans|SPARTAN]] programs, ODSTs are one of the most effective forms of troops available to the [[UNSC]], and the expectations placed on ODST units made them all-volunteer outfits, with some outsiders regarding such volunteers as 'crazy' <ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 35</ref>. By [[2552]] their strength had swelled to a greater number of divisions in an attempt to fill the demands of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. | ||
Some ODSTs actively participated in training the [[SPARTAN-II|SPARTAN-IIs]], but the efficiency of that [[SPARTAN-II|program]] was demonstrated when a single adolescent [[John-117|SPARTAN-II]] killed two ODSTs and left the other two severely wounded during an exercise. These fatalities resulted in ODSTs having a disdain of the SPARTANS, as they were "freaks" in [[Antonio Silva|Silva's]] opinion and not even worthy of being called [[Human]]. | Some ODSTs actively participated in training the [[SPARTAN-II|SPARTAN-IIs]], but the efficiency of that [[SPARTAN-II|program]] was demonstrated when a single adolescent [[John-117|SPARTAN-II]] killed two ODSTs and left the other two severely wounded during an exercise. These fatalities resulted in ODSTs having a disdain of the SPARTANS, as they were "freaks" in [[Antonio Silva|Silva's]] opinion and not even worthy of being called [[Human]]. | ||