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*[[Spartan (branch)|Spartan]]

{{Article Quote|But even among this collection of steadfast soldiers there were a select few with a bond deeper than the others could ever begin to imagine, as these unique IIIs were a secret even to their peers.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Headhunters", ''page 159''</ref>}}  

The '''Headhunters''' are a covert group of [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] special operations squads, later reorganized to include [[SPARTAN-IV]] operatives as well.<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: Have S'moa'']</ref> Two Headhunter teams participated in a failed mission on an [[Unidentified moon (Headhunters)|unidentified Covenant-occupied moon]], with notable members including [[Jonah]] and [[Roland (SPARTAN-III)|Roland]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Headhunters" ; '''Volume 1''', ''pages 205-206''</ref>

Only SPARTAN-IIIs who had survived two or more specially assigned training missions would be evaluated for induction into the Headhunters. Once an overall list of potential candidates was compiled, each soldier's personal files and mission reports were analyzed against a set series of parameters calculated by the top [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] specialists at [[Beta-5 Division|Beta-5]]. Once selected, candidates were separated from their fellow Spartans and shipped to a special training facility on the far side of [[Onyx]]. After three months, the soldiers were broken into four two-person teams. These teams were chosen through a series of detailed evaluations and an intense interview process meant to devise the best possible pairings between members of the group.

For the next two years, the Headhunters would go through [[seven]] months of supervised field exercises, followed by six months of real-world wartime insertions. These SPARTAN-IIIs would then perform missions far behind enemy lines and would likely die in combat. At the height of the program there was a maximum contingent of six squads—six teams with a total of seventeen soldiers rotating in to fill gaps when one or both members of a team were lost.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Headhunters" ; '''Volume 1''', ''pages 207-208''</ref>

Following the [[Human-Covenant War]], the Headhunter program remained active, although changes and adjustments to its structure have been made. The [[Spartan (branch)|Spartan branch]] and ONI maintain a selective list of SPARTAN-III and [[SPARTAN-IV]] supersoldiers that may be deployed into two-person or single-operative teams on highly classified missions, if need be.<ref name="canonfodder"/>

During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the Headhunters wore a more advanced version of the standard-issue [[Semi-Powered Infiltration armor]] used by most SPARTAN-IIIs. This armor includes [[motion tracker]]s, [[energy shielding]], [[Visual Intelligence System, Reconnaissance|VISR]] technology, and a prototype [[active camouflage]] module. The active camouflage system can only be sustained for three and a half to four minutes and diverts power from other systems while it recharges.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Headhunters" ; '''Volume 1''', ''page 212''</ref>

*[[Jonah]]

*[[Roland (SPARTAN-III)|Roland]]

The concept of the Headhunters is similar to that of the [[SPARTAN-II program]]'s [[Black Team|Black]] and [[Gray Team]]s. All three groups are separated from their fellow Spartans and are sent far behind enemy lines for special covert operations. The Headhunters were a secret even to their peers, though the SPARTAN-IIs were aware of Black and Gray Teams' existence at one point or another.

File:Headhunters.png|Roland and Jonah during a mission on an unidentified moon.

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