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{{Quote|We're not exactly like those artificial gods from the earlier generations. More like demigods. And I'll be damned if that usually isn't good enough.|[[Edward Buck]]<ref name="H:NB">'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', Chapter 1</ref>}} | {{Quote|We're not exactly like those artificial gods from the earlier generations. More like demigods. And I'll be damned if that usually isn't good enough.|[[Edward Buck]]<ref name="H:NB">'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', Chapter 1</ref>}} | ||
'''Project ORCHID'''<ref name="sfm">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', p. 87</ref> is the codename for the '''SPARTAN-IV Augmentation Program''',<ref name="packet">'''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]''', ''[[Infinity Briefing Packet]]''</ref> a set of biochemical and surgical [[Biological augmentation|augmentation procedures]] performed on the [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV supersoldiers]]. Because of practical necessities arising from the SPARTAN-IV program's return to the [[ORION Project]]'s recruitment protocols—namely, the use of adults as candidates—as well as advances in technology, the fourth-generation augmentation set differs considerably from the procedures used in the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] and [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] programs. While the SPARTAN-IV augmentations enhance the subjects' strength and speed, the improvements in these areas are not as extensive as in the two preceding programs<ref name="frankie">[https://web.archive.org/web/20160412160044/http://members.shaw.ca/laird2/temp/derp/interview.mp3 Frank O'Connor interview during San Diego Comic-Con 2012 (1:15–2:10)]</ref> and their technological underpinnings are considerably different.<ref name="lootcrate1">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #1]]''</ref> However, the SPARTAN-IV augmentation series also introduces many specialized procedures not applied | '''Project ORCHID'''<ref name="sfm">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', p. 87</ref> is the codename for the '''SPARTAN-IV Augmentation Program''',<ref name="packet">'''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]''', ''[[Infinity Briefing Packet]]''</ref> a set of biochemical and surgical [[Biological augmentation|augmentation procedures]] performed on the [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV supersoldiers]]. Because of practical necessities arising from the SPARTAN-IV program's return to the [[ORION Project]]'s recruitment protocols—namely, the use of adults as candidates—as well as advances in technology, the fourth-generation augmentation set differs considerably from the procedures used in the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] and [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] programs. While the SPARTAN-IV augmentations enhance the subjects' strength and speed, the improvements in these areas are not as extensive as in the two preceding programs<ref name="frankie">[https://web.archive.org/web/20160412160044/http://members.shaw.ca/laird2/temp/derp/interview.mp3 Frank O'Connor interview during San Diego Comic-Con 2012 (1:15–2:10)]</ref> and their technological underpinnings are considerably different.<ref name="lootcrate1">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #1]]''</ref> However, the SPARTAN-IV augmentation series also introduces many specialized procedures not applied to the previous spartan generations,<ref name="HI2">'''[[Halo: Initiation]]''', ''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 2|Issue #2]]''</ref><ref name="lootcrate1"/> and the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|second generation]] of [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Mjolnir armor]], standard issue to all Spartan-IVs, is able to effectively bridge the physiological gap between them and the earlier generations due to its superior physical enhancement.<ref name="frankie"/> Like the augmentation procedures of the preceding SPARTAN programs, Project ORCHID is sponsored by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Section Three]].<ref name="sfm"/> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||