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|unit_name=SPARTAN-II | {{Military infobox | ||
|image=[[File:Spartan-II Insignia.png|300px]] | |unit_name=SPARTAN-II program | ||
|image=[[File:Spartan-II Insignia.png|70px]]<br>The emblem of the Spartan-IIs | |||
[[File:HM-SIIs.png|300px]]<br>A Spartan-II fireteam | |||
|allegiance=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |allegiance=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|branch=[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Weapons]]<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 121''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page | |branch=*[[UNSC Navy]] | ||
**[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Weapons]]<ref name="evg121">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 121''</ref><ref name="tfor175">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 175'' (2001)</ref> | |||
|type=Special operations | |type=Special operations | ||
|size= | |size= | ||
*Class I: 75 before augmentation; 33+ after augmentation | *Class I: 75 before augmentation; 33+ after augmentation | ||
*Class II: unknown numbers | *Class II: unknown numbers | ||
|colors_label=Insignia: Eagle holding lightning bolts and arrows against olive green background | |colors_label=Insignia: Eagle holding lightning bolts and arrows against olive green background | ||
|equipment=[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] | |equipment=[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] | ||
|battles= | |battles= | ||
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*[[Human-Covenant War]] | *[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
**[[Great Schism]] | **[[Great Schism]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | ||
|decorations= All major military honors except Prisoner of War Medallion | |decorations= All major military honors except Prisoner of War Medallion | ||
|commanders= | |commanders= | ||
*[[Lieutenant, Junior Grade| | *[[Lieutenant, Commander|LCDR]] [[Kurt-051]] | ||
*[[Lieutenant, Junior Grade|LTJG]] [[Frederic-104]] | |||
*[[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]] [[John-117]] | *[[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]] [[John-117]] | ||
*[[Senior Chief Petty Officer|SCPO]] [[Jerome-092]] | |||
*[[Senior Chief Petty Officer|SCPO]] [[Franklin Mendez]] | *[[Senior Chief Petty Officer|SCPO]] [[Franklin Mendez]] | ||
*[[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] | *[[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] | ||
|notable_members=[[#Personnel|see below]] | |notable_members=[[#Personnel|see below]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|You have been called upon to serve. You will be trained - and you will become the best we can make of you. You will be the protectors of Earth and all her colonies.|Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] to the Spartan-II recruits}} | |||
The '''SPARTAN-II program''' was the first major success of the [[SPARTAN programs]], an effort to produce elite soldiers through mechanical and [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|biological augmentation]]. Originally envisioned as the second generation of the [[ORION Project]] under "'''Generation-II ORION'''"{{Ref/Game||Id=HalseysJournal2511February|HR|Edition=Limited Edition|[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]] - February 15, 2511}} and "'''The ORION Project Generation Two'''",{{Ref/Game|Id=HalseysJournal2513June|HR|Edition=Limited Edition|[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]] - June 19, 2513}} SPARTAN-II would be the first in the series to meld [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|advanced exoskeleton technology]] with the soldiers' superior physiques.<ref>'''''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''''' ''page 81''</ref><ref name="journal">'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'''</ref> | |||
Spartan-IIs experienced the most extensive and invasive physical augmentations out of all the Spartan generations, starting augmentation at early pubescent ages increased their physical mass and height to around seven feet by adult age. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
{{Quote|From the beginning Spartans were a weapon of last resort. We were built for combat and raised for war.|[[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]]}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCdjytlM6Yk '''YouTube''': ''Halo 5: Guardians Experience - Master Chief Video Logs'']</ref> | |||
[[ | ===Background=== | ||
In the years following the deactivation of the | In the years following the deactivation of the original ORION Project in [[2506]]<ref>'''''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''''' ''page 34''</ref> the effectiveness of small special forces combating the [[Insurrectionist]]s became too difficult for the UNSC to manage. As insurrectionist forces become more effective and the military's responses consequently become more forceful, the need for large scale military campaigns became more and more obvious. | ||
Around [[2510]], the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] began to reexamine the [[Carver Findings]], which had warned of instability in the [[Outer Colonies]] years earlier.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''' ''page 44''</ref> The report rationalized that the instability would continue to escalate, and unless drastic military measures were taken, would result in a massive war between the [[Inner Colonies]] and | Around [[2510]], the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] began to reexamine the [[Carver Findings]], which had warned of instability in the [[Outer Colonies]] years earlier.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''' ''page 44''</ref> The report rationalized that the instability would continue to escalate, and unless drastic military measures were taken, would result in a massive war between the [[Inner Colonies|Inner]] and Outer Colonies. ONI's own projections at that time and up to 2525<ref>'''''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''''', ''page 58''</ref> concluded the same as Dr. Carver's findings. Meanwhile, then-eighteen year old civilian scientist [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] had been improving upon Carver's report on her own. Her independent conclusions predicted an even darker future than Carver's model, with UNSC inaction against the rebel leadership resulting in a minimum of thirty years of war and five billion dead; the maximum was a conflict of indeterminate length potentially leading to the downfall of human civilization. Halsey presented her results to [[Vice Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth]] of ONI Section III, finding that they had come to the same conclusions. Determined to prevent the predicted carnage, Halsey agreed to work for ONI, specifically Section III's Special Projects Division, on creating a solution.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} | ||
===Creation=== | |||
[[File:Halsey Spartan.png|thumb|200px|Dr. Halsey contemplating the methodology of the SPARTAN-II program in [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal|her journal]].]] | |||
Generation II of the ORION Project was initiated in [[2511]] as the best possible solution to end the widespread insurgency that raged throughout UNSC space.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} The project was created with several goals in mind. The first goal was to create a group of elite soldiers meant to subdue insurrections in their infancy, without substantial military casualties. The second goal was to minimize civilian casualties and avert civil war. The third goal was to substantially reduce the cost of conventional means of pacification. | |||
Halsey's proposal for the project detailed radical changes in many different fields. The first and most controversial was the subjects themselves, who were selected by a gene-candidate pool, and must fit into a certain age restriction protocol. They must also have possessed superior physical and mental attributes. The trainees must be instilled with military value, and the understanding of war; something that cannot be taught to enlisted soldiers. This narrowed the candidates down to children who would be raised and taught in the art of warfare and military values, from a young age. Using such controversial means of creating a soldier meant that the project would have to be carried out in the highest form of secrecy. | Dr. Halsey's proposal for the project detailed radical changes from the original ORION in many different fields. The first and most controversial was the subjects themselves, who were selected by a gene-candidate pool, and must fit into a certain age restriction protocol. They must also have possessed superior physical and mental attributes. The trainees must be instilled with military value, and the understanding of war; something that cannot be taught to enlisted soldiers. This narrowed the candidates down to children who would be raised and taught in the art of warfare and military values, from a young age. Using such controversial means of creating a soldier meant that the project would have to be carried out in the highest form of secrecy.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} | ||
Though conventional body armor had protected soldiers for centuries, the | Though conventional body armor had protected soldiers for centuries, the Gen-II project's second radical change involved integrating the subject with a new powered exoskeleton device, designed to help keep its user safe and provide a powerful means of combating enemy forces. The drawback of this new armor is its requirement for augmenting the subject, effectively turning the participants into human guinea pigs.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} | ||
Despite the tremendous risk and the unethical means of creating new soldiers, | Despite the tremendous risk and the unethical means of creating new soldiers, ORION Generation II was greenlit by the top brass within the Office of Naval Intelligence, who concluded that the lives that could be saved far outweighed the risks involved. The project was initially granted funding for 300 candidates, though funding was later reduced to half this number.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} By [[2517]], 150 suitable candidates had been identified through DNA gathered from the UNSC's [[Outer Colony vaccination program]], though funding had been further reduced to support only half that number. 75 children, all around six years old and of both sexes, were kidnapped. In order to preserve the program's secrecy, the children were replaced by [[Flash cloning|flash clones]], which would die soon thereafter due to numerous medical complications associated with flash-cloning an entire human being.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} | ||
Halsey was not satisfied with the original name of | [[File:Johnabducted.png|thumb|250px|left|ONI agents abducting John-117 into the program.]] | ||
Dr. Halsey's use of cloning, following the dissemination of information on the project to the rest of ONI, came to be regarded one of the most controversial decisions involved with the program. In particular, the decision drew the anger of [[Admiral]] [[Margaret Parangosky]], Commander in Chief of ONI, who interrogated Halsey after her capture and demanded to know her reasoning for the use of flash clones. Parangosky viewed the clones as unnecessary, maintaining that Halsey replaced the abductees with clones for personal, moral reasons, believing that she was giving the families closure and thus easing her own conscience.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} | |||
Halsey was not satisfied with the project's original name of ORION Project, Generation II; thus, she renamed it out of personal preference, as well as to distance the project from the failures of ORION in the minds of the politico and military bureaucrats who controlled the project's budget. In order to pay homage to the sacrifice of the ORION project, she chose to call the project SPARTAN-<u>II</u>. She considered several other "bellicose" names, including ''[[Wikipedia:Praetorian Guard|Praetorians]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Landsknecht|Landsknecht]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Immortals (Persian Empire)|Immortals]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Minutemen|Minutemen]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Titan (mythology)|Titans]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Argonauts|Argonauts]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Odysseus|Odysseus]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Twelve Olympians|Olympians]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Zulu people|Zulu]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Kronos|Kronos]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Prometheus|Promethean]]'', ''Armor'', ''[[Wikipedia:Nemesis (mythology)|Nemesis]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Daedalus|Daedalus]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Hercules|Hercules]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Viking|Viking]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:Hyperion (mythology)|Hyperion]]''; the latter two were quickly excluded.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} | |||
{{Clear}} | {{Clear}} | ||
===Training=== | ===Training=== | ||
[[File:S-II's awaiting augmentation.png|thumb| | [[File:S-II's awaiting augmentation.png|thumb|300px|Spartan-II candidates, around 14 years of age, lined up before their augmentation procedures.]] | ||
{{Main|SPARTAN-II training}} | {{Main|SPARTAN-II training}} | ||
After being kidnapped and sedated, the Spartan-II candidates were taken to the colony world [[Reach]], where they began their training under [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] and the AI [[Déjà]], who also acted as an aide for Halsey on the program. To marginalize the civilian lives they had once led, their names became a combination of their given names and a number, with family names being discarded.<ref name="Sybex">'''Sybex Halo PC Strategy Guide''' ''Page 2''</ref> Based mainly within the [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex]], the Spartans endured a great deal of hardship during their first years of training: they were placed into situations and drills that pushed their abilities to their very limit and beyond. Their hard training was complemented with high-level education, which included mathematics, science, history, reading, writing, and military tactics. | |||
Although his training methodology was tough, even brutal in some regards, Chief Petty Officer Mendez always instilled discipline, honor, and respect into the Spartans. He taught the Spartans how to kill, but at the same time he taught them the difference between right and wrong. During this time, [[John-117]] rose to be the ''de facto'' leader of the Spartans. Mendez trained the Spartans until [[2525]] when, at the age of fourteen, | Although his training methodology was tough, even brutal in some regards, Chief Petty Officer Mendez always instilled discipline, honor, and respect into the Spartans. He taught the Spartans how to kill, but at the same time he taught them the difference between right and wrong. During this time, [[John-117]] rose to be the ''de facto'' leader of the Spartans. Mendez trained the Spartans until [[2525]] when, at the age of fourteen, they would go through the toughest part of their training: the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|biological augmentation procedures]], which would kill 30 of the 75 conscripted children and cripple twelve others who would "wash out" of the SPARTAN-II program, going on to join the Office of Naval Intelligence. Only 33 survived the procedures without physiological deformities, of whom two would commit suicide in the following weeks upon encountering their [[flash clones]].<ref>''Halo Legends'' - "[[Homecoming]]"</ref><ref name="HTT9">'''[[Hunt the Truth]]''', ''[[Hunt the Truth/Nine|Episode Nine]]''</ref> The bodies of those candidates who "washed out" were placed in cryonic suspension in the hope that they could some day be resuscitated. At least some of the candidates who were crippled may have been physically rehabilitated in later years.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} | ||
{{Clear}} | {{Clear}} | ||
===Human-Covenant War=== | ===Human-Covenant War=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:HW-Red Team.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Red Team during the early Human-Covenant War.]] | ||
The [[Human-Covenant War]] marked a change in objectives for the program; originally intended to quell rebellions, the Spartans were now forced into battle against a superior opponent to the [[insurrectionist]]s: the [[Covenant]]. This new threat accelerated the Spartans' training to its final phase: Project MJOLNIR. With the | The [[Human-Covenant War]] marked a change in objectives for the program; originally intended to quell rebellions, the Spartans were now forced into battle against a superior opponent to the [[insurrectionist]]s: the [[Covenant]]. This new threat accelerated the Spartans' training to its final phase: Project MJOLNIR. With the Mjolnir armor, the Spartans would be the first major UNSC response to the alien threat.<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' ''page 103''</ref> The Spartans continuously proved highly effective against all threats; their heroic rearguard and delaying actions saved countless human lives from the genocidal Covenant onslaught. In [[2547]],<ref name="goo139">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''' ''page 139''</ref> the SPARTAN-II program was revealed to the public in an effort to boost morale among the UNSC.<ref name="strike">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''' ''page 249''</ref> The Spartans' prowess was not lost on the Covenant, who came to fear, and in the case of the [[Sangheili]], respect the Spartans as [[Covenant religion#Demons|Demons]]. | ||
Inevitably the small number of Spartan-IIs dwindled as casualties were sustained. As the exploits of the Spartans were a major [[propaganda]] boon to the UNSC, Section II of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] issued [[ONI Directive 930|Directive 930]],{{Ref/Reuse|strike}} which stated that Spartans killed or wounded would be listed as "[[missing in action]]" (MIA) or "[[wounded in action]]" (WIA), thus maintaining the illusion of the Spartans' invincibility. By [[2552#August|August 27, 2552]], 25 of the 28 remaining Spartan-IIs assigned to NAVSPECWEAP,<ref name="DD5">[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/ONI/577839090903298928/DDR-A340024-1115-08-27-52.pdf '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Data Drop 5'']</ref><ref>'''Halo Wars''' timeline</ref><ref>'''Halo: First Strike''' (2010), Adjunct</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/user/HaloWaypoint#p/a/DF8EE7CCE045CAA0/0/jh7Q3fjIIwc '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Defiant to the End'']</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''', [[Library (feature)|Library]] - Pelican</ref> except [[Gray Team]], had been recalled to Reach, some from combat,{{Ref/Reuse|DD5}} to receive new orders for [[Operation: RED FLAG]], a mission that [[UNSC High Command|HIGHCOM]] hoped would end the war.<ref name="fall">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''' ''page 240''</ref> They would commandeer a Covenant vessel, locate the Covenant homeworld, and return with captured [[San'Shyuum|Covenant leadership]] to force a ceasefire. The [[artificial intelligence]] construct [[Cortana]], carried within [[John-117]]'s [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V Mjolnir armor]], would serve as the strike force's hacker and technology specialist. | |||
However, all preparations were interrupted and subsequently canceled by the Covenant's [[Fall of Reach|invasion of Reach]]. In the ensuing disaster, most of the Spartan-IIs were killed, although some took shelter in ONI's [[CASTLE Base]]. Two escaped aboard the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, [[Linda-058|one]] of whom was place in cryostasis aboard the ship after sustaining life-threatening injuries during the battle on ''[[Reach Station Gamma|Gamma Station]]''. The ''Pillar of Autumn'' soon arrived at [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 04]], which John-117 ultimately destroyed to prevent the spread of the [[Flood]]. Following the [[Battle of Installation 04]], the survivors returned to Reach and were able to rendezvous with the remaining Spartans. The survivors then carried out a [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE|raid]] that resulted in the destruction of a Covenant [[Unyielding Hierophant|fleet anchorage]], stalling a Covenant plan to invade [[Earth]]. SPARTAN-IIs would go on to play pivotal roles in the [[Battle of Earth]], the [[Battle of Installation 05]], the [[Onyx Conflict]] and the [[Battle of Installation 00]]. Ultimately [[John-117]] would eliminate the Covenant leadership with the help of the [[Flood]] and [[Thel 'Vadam]], effectively defeating the Covenant and ending the war. However, he ended up trapped in space on the back half of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} and was declared missing in action. | |||
===Post-war survivors=== | |||
[[File:HSOR FullCover Art.jpg|thumb|300px|The reunited [[Blue Team]] in the post-war era with updated [[MJOLNIR]] armor.]] | |||
Sixteen Spartan-IIs are known to have survived the Covenant War: [[John-117]], [[Frederic-104]], [[Kelly-087]], [[Linda-058]], [[Naomi-010]], [[Jai-006]], [[Adriana-111]], [[Michael-120]], [[Leon-011]], [[Robert-025]], [[August-099]], [[Randall-037]], [[Otto-031]], [[Victor-101]], [[Margaret-053]], and [[Roma-143]]; the last five have since been killed. There was also the crippled candidates, some surviving past the war's end, such as [[Musa-096]], or [[Serin-019]]. The early composition of [[Red Team]]: [[Douglas-042]], [[Jerome-092]] and [[Alice-130]], spent most of the war in cryo-sleep and were not awakened until [[2559]], nearly six years after the war's end.<ref name="gamespot">[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-story-details-and-images-revealed/1100-6440811/ '''GameSpot''': ''Halo Wars 2 New Story Details and Images Revealed'']</ref> The members of [[Gray Team]] were left drifting in space after their latest [[Operation: SUNSPEAR|operation]] in late 2552 and went to cryo-sleep. In mid 2558, their lifeboat was recovered by a Sangheili fleetmaster, [[Rojka 'Kaasan]], who held them in stasis until their release a few months later. After being transferred to highly covert ONI [[Kilo-Five]] unit in 2553, Naomi-010 continued to serve on highly classified operations as of 2558. Though being missing in action since [[2532]] and discharged from service by ONI in [[2546]], Randall-037, now a Colonel of the [[Sedran Colonial Guard]], participated in a [[Mission to Alpha Shard|mission]] to capture the smugglers of a highly dangerous element used as a weapon in [[Terrorist attack on Sedra City|a]] [[terrorist]] attack, and sacrificed himself to ensure the operation's success.<ref name="hnf">'''[[Halo: Nightfall]]'''</ref> At least three members of [[Omega Team]] managed to survive the war, though their current status is unknown.<ref name="knowscope">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/know-scope '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Know-Scope'']</ref> Following the ceasefire, the surviving Spartan-IIs were offered the choice of integrating into the newly formed [[Spartan Operations]] branch along with the remaining Spartan-IIIs.<ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''pages 382-389''</ref> Some Spartan-IIs are known to have taken part in the training of [[Spartan-IV]] personnel.<ref name="wp spartan">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/spartans '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Spartans'']</ref> | |||
In 2557, after being missing in action for nearly five years, John-117 stopped the [[Ur-Didact]]'s [[New Phoenix Incident|attack on Earth]] after linking up with the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} on [[Requiem]]. John subsequently reunited with Blue Team, who [[Mission to Installation 03|faced]] the Didact again shortly afterward; after defeating the Promethean for the second time,<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', '''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 10|Issue #10]]'''</ref> the team continued to serve in the field in a number of classified operations.{{Ref/Reuse|CatalogBlue}}<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''</ref> [[Team Black]] was stationed on [[Installation 03]],<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2963929_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2963929 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction - Page 6'']</ref> until they were killed by the Didact, dwindling the known number of active Spartan-IIs at the moment, down to eight.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 8|Issue #8]]''</ref> | |||
On September 1, 2558, Gray Team were awakened from cryo and found themselves in the middle of [[Carrow Conflict|a battle]] between two Sangheili factions, a Jiralhanae faction and the citizens of [[Suraka]] on the planet [[Carrow]]. The Spartans joined forces with local [[Surakan Militia Volunteers|militia]] and remnants of one of the Sangheili groups to protect civilians from the Jiralhanae invaders. Together they managed to destroy an underground Forerunner facility housing hundreds of thousands of [[Sharquoi]] under the control of Brute Chieftain [[Hekabe]], preventing their deployment to other inhabited worlds and eliminating Hekabe's faction in the process, a dangerous force made up of several Jiralhanae war packs. The conflict also eliminated both Sangheili factions with only [[Rojka 'Kasaan]] surviving. Rojka gave up his hatred and thirst for vengeance upon Gray Team and agreed to act as an envoy to the human population of the world for [[Akato 'Dakaj]], the new ruling [[Kaidon]] of [[Rak]]. After their return to the UNSC, Gray Team were offered a choice to join a specialized interspecies strike team under the Office of Naval Intelligence, to continue operating deep in the [[Joint Occupation Zone]] as before. In exchange, they would receive a pardon from [[Thel 'Vadam]] for their actions. The Spartans reluctantly agreed to work for ONI, asking for a prowler of their own.<ref>'''[[Halo: Envoy]]'''</ref> | |||
[[File:HW2-Red.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Red Team during the [[Second Ark Conflict]] in 2559.]] | |||
In October 2558, Blue Team tried to prevent the rise of the [[Created]], a faction of rebellious AIs and Promethean forces led by [[Cortana]] and the [[Warden Eternal]], who used Forerunner [[Guardian]]s to enforce the [[Mantle of Responsibility]] on the galaxy.<ref name="breaking">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[The Breaking]]''</ref> However, their attempts proved to be unsuccessful.<ref name="Guardians">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[Guardians]]''</ref> | |||
In February 2559, after 28 years of drifting in space the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} found its way to the Forerunner [[Installation 00]], also known as the Ark. Awakened from cryo-sleep, the members of Red Team, in an attempt to establish contact with the UNSC, encountered on the surface of the Ark a hostile mercenary faction known as the [[Banished]], led by the [[Jiralhanae]] warlord [[Atriox]].{{Ref/Reuse|gamespot}} The ''Spirit of Fire'' subsequently entered into [[Second Ark Conflict|an ongoing conflict]] with the Banished for control of the Ark.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]'''</ref> | |||
As of April 2559, there are fourteen active Spartan-IIs, of whom only the members of Blue and Red teams remained under NAVSPECWAR's operational command, while Gray Team and Naomi-010 continued operating under authority of the Office of Naval Intelligence.<ref name="CatalogBlue">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2963582_-Spoilers--John-117-is-no-longer-blue-leader.aspx#post2963582 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''John-117 is no longer blue leader (Catalog's answer)'']</ref> The status of Omega Team remains unknown.{{Ref/Reuse|knowscope}} | |||
In October 2559, Blue Team was sent back to [[Reach]] on [[Operation: WOLFE]] to retrieve assets from the ruins of [[CASTLE Base]] which held the key to defeating Cortana.{{Ref/Novel|SoR}} | |||
In December 2559, Captain [[Thomas Lasky]] redeployed the rest of Blue Team on a separate operation of some kind as the ''Infinity'' prepared to deploy the Master Chief and [[the Weapon]] to [[Installation 07]] to stop Cortana. As a result, they were not on the ship when it was [[Battle over Installation 07|attacked]] by the Banished and the Master Chief was thrown into space. Rescued in [[2560#May|May 2560]], the Master Chief played a vital role in the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]] against the Banished and the [[Harbinger]].{{Ref/Game|Hi}} | |||
{{Clear}} | |||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
{{Quote|Die? Didn't you know? Spartans never die.|Lieutenant Commander Kurt Ambrose to Fleet Master Voro Nar 'Mantakree.}} | {{Quote|Die? Didn't you know? Spartans never die.|[[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Kurt Ambrose]] to [[Fleet Master]] [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree|'Mantakree]], referencing [[ONI Directive 930]]<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 372''</ref>}} | ||
The identities of the Spartans' full names have been deleted from all military records. Only Dr. Halsey had secret files that contained the full names of all the Spartans on Reach; unfortunately, the records were destroyed after | ===Publicity=== | ||
[[File:HtT - 117.jpg|thumb|200px|A statue of John-117 on a human colony.]] | |||
ONI publicly unveiled the SPARTAN-II program in [[2547]] in order to boost morale,{{Ref/Reuse|goo139}}<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 230'' (2001)</ref> though the supersoldiers' true origins remain classified to the general public as of [[2558]].<ref name="htt">'''[[Hunt the Truth]]'''</ref> The 2547 [[CAA Factbook]] entry on the Spartans states that the supersoldiers are "recruited from all corners of UNSC governed space" and that "each of them is a highly decorated veteran with literal decades of combat experience", but omits the program's ethically problematic background.<ref name="bnet caa">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=intel&cid=24024 '''Bungie.net''': ''CAA Factbook: The Spartan Project'']</ref> At least [[John-117]], who was elevated to a legendary status as the "Master Chief" in the final months of the war, was given an elaborate, inspiring origin story to hide his true background, promoted by several individuals claiming to have known or interacted with John at some point.{{Ref/Reuse|htt}} However, as of [[2553]], there were pervasive rumors among the UNSC military that the Spartans had been kidnapped as six-year-old children and replaced by flash clones.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 51-52'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Admiral Parangosky planned to unveil the SPARTAN-II program's classified aspects to the UEG defense committee by early 2553,<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 434''</ref> although any information on their origins remained unconfirmed among military personnel as of [[2555]].<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 128-129'' (Google Play edition)</ref> The information is not public knowledge as of [[2558]],{{Ref/Reuse|htt}}<ref>'''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]''', ''[[Infinity Briefing Packet]]''</ref> although some of the Spartan-IVs were made aware of their predecessors' origins.<ref group="notes">In ''Halo: New Blood'', in a scene set in 2555, Commander [[Musa-096]] casually tells [[Edward Buck]] that the Spartan-IIs were conscripted as children; Buck is surprised that Musa would confirm the rumors that had been circulating within the military for years, indicating the facts had not been publicly disclosed at the time. In ''Spartan Ops'', [[Anthony Madsen]] tells [[Paul DeMarco]] that Dr. Halsey kidnapped children to create the Spartan-IIs, with DeMarco being unaware of this beforehand. Whether Madsen actually knew the Spartan-IIs' origins for a fact or if he was merely citing the rumors is unclear.</ref> At some point in 2558, journalist [[Benjamin Giraud]] uncovered the origins of the program and uploaded his findings to the public network, along with delivering an unsanctioned testimony on the matter to the [[Unified Earth Government Senate]]'s Armed Forces Committee. This compounded an increasing distrust against ONI and the Spartans generated by a recent [[Raid on Biko peace talks|attack on a peace conference]] apparently perpetrated by the Master Chief.{{Ref/Reuse|HTT9}} | |||
To marginalize the civilian lives they had once led, their names became a combination of their given names and numbered service tag, with family names being discarded. The identities of the Spartans' full names have been deleted from all military records. Only Dr. Halsey had secret files that contained the full names of all the Spartans on Reach; unfortunately, the records were destroyed after the planet was [[Glassing|glassed]].{{Ref/Reuse|Sybex}} The only other copy of these records is in the possession of [[Admiral]] [[Margaret Parangosky]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 433''</ref> Within the military and to the public the Spartans are only known by their service tags, consisting of "SPARTAN" followed by a numerical ID; only a select few outsiders know even their first names.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 90''</ref> | |||
===Psychology=== | |||
[[File:FoR-SpartansWinning.png|thumb|left|250px|Spartan-IIs upon completing one of their post-augmentation Capture the Flag exercises.]] | |||
While many outsiders view them as single-minded, the Spartan-IIs remain independent thinkers;<ref>'''[[Halo 2 Limited Collector's Edition]]''', ''[[Conversations from the Universe]]''</ref> from early on, Dr. Halsey's intent was to mold the candidates into effective soldiers through "persuasion and acclimation" as opposed to the brainwashing suggested by some of her colleagues within ONI, believing that in order to be truly efficient, the Spartans must be able to properly understand and embrace the significance of their mission.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} As such, the Spartans possess a profound understanding of their role as weapons and the weight of the life imposed on them. Most of them do not hold grudges over their abduction and treatment, instead having come to embrace their lives as Spartans as both a necessity and something they were born to do.<ref>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians ViDoc: A Hero Reborn]]'''</ref> | |||
The Spartan-IIs' training emphasized dedication to one's duty as well as winning at any cost, values most of the active Spartan-IIs remain committed to. They have frequently been shown to ignore concerns over their personal health as long as there remains a mission to complete<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 124-125, 242'' (2003)</ref> and tend to become incredibly frustrated when prevented from acting in a combat situation; because of this they generally prefer planetary operations to being based aboard starships with no way to contribute to an engagement.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 107'' (2001)</ref><ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 157''</ref> | |||
The Spartan-IIs enjoy a great deal of solidarity and camaraderie within their group due to them having grown up together; indeed, they consider their fellow Spartans family,<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 123'' (2003)</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|bl}} something that was encouraged in their indoctrination from a young age.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 30'' (2001)</ref> Having been taught to refrain from overt emotional displays, the Spartan-IIs most commonly convey their emotions through subtle body language and cryptic gestures. They possess numerous unique internal habits and [[Spartan signals|signals]] conveyed through simple gestures or statements, making interactions among their group largely indecipherable to outsiders.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 120-121, 166, 268, 299'' (2003)</ref> Only a select few outsiders, including [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]] and [[Déjà]], are privy to some of the best-held secrets within the group. Their familiarity with each other's body language allows the Spartan-IIs to function in perfect synergy in combat, their teamwork abilities having been described as borderline telepathic.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 74'' (2001)</ref> Although the Spartan-IIs often have difficulty socializing with baseline humans outside situations of a strictly military nature, they are rather gregarious among themselves and habitually cluster together while out of the battlefield, commonly engaging in activities such as playing cards, exercising together, reading, or maintaining their personal equipment.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 102, 276'' (2001)</ref> | |||
Most humans view the Spartan-IIs with awe, sometimes even revulsion, due to both their reputation and intimidating presence,<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 7, 174'' (2001)</ref> the latter complemented by the seemingly unnatural speed, precision and grace of their movements.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 173''</ref> Few outsiders are willing to as much as touch a Spartan, such as shaking one's hand.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 58''</ref> | |||
===Organization=== | |||
[[File:Hw-prima-blog-04-01.jpg|thumb|300px|Red Team during the [[Battle of Trove]].]] | |||
The majority of the Spartan-IIs serve under Naval Special Weapons,{{Ref/Reuse|evg121}}{{Ref/Reuse|tfor175}} a division of the [[UNSC Special Forces]] with heavy ties to [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Three|Section Three]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], which initiated and operated the SPARTAN-II program.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 224'' (2001)</ref> This remains unchanged despite the formation of the new [[Spartan Operations]] branch in the post-war era.{{Ref/Reuse|CatalogBlue}} All Spartan-IIs graduated to the rank of [[UNSC rank structure|petty officer second class]] at the conclusion of their training,<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 99'' (2001)</ref> though many have since risen to a higher rank. In particular, [[John-117]], the Spartans' ''de facto'' leader rose to the rank of [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] in [[2526]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'''</ref> while [[Frederic-104]] was promoted to [[Lieutenant, Junior Grade]] in [[2552]] by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Kurt Ambrose]], himself a Spartan-II who had been recruited to lead the [[SPARTAN-III program]] years before.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'''</ref> | |||
The Spartan-IIs enjoy a large degree of operational autonomy in the field and typically operate in teams of three to five and even individually,{{Ref/Reuse|wp spartan}} although the size and composition of these teams is heavily mission-specific; a team leader will typically pick the Spartans best suited for the mission at hand according to their personal talents.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 78'' (2001)</ref><ref name="fs4">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 4'' (2003)</ref><ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 158'' (2003)</ref> However, with the original Spartan-II group dispersed across the battlefields of the Covenant War over the decades, certain team arrangements became more established than others.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 240'' (2001)</ref> Spartan-II teams are assigned color-based designations on a mission-specific basis, Blue, Red and Green teams being the most prominent of these.{{Ref/Reuse|fs4}} On some missions, Red Team has formed smaller splinter units (designated with Greek alphabet) to better suit the mission objectives at the time. Some Spartan-II teams appear to have been more well-established since their training, namely Black and Gray teams which continued to operate with their compositions unchanged over the Covenant War.<ref name="bl">'''[[Halo: Blood Line]]'''</ref> | |||
;Known Spartan-II fireteams | |||
*[[Black Team]] - Unconventional warfare unit of the Office of Naval Intelligence. | |||
*[[Blue Team]] - Strike team. | |||
*[[Gold Team]] - Strike team. | |||
*[[Gray Team]] - Deep infiltration unit. Later reorganized into a part of a specialized interspecies strike team of ONI. | |||
*[[Green Team]] - Strike team. | |||
*[[Omega Team]] - Fast reaction unit. | |||
*[[Red Team]] - Strike team. | |||
*[[Silver Team]] - Strike team. | |||
*[[Yellow Team]] - [[Combat engineer]]s unit. | |||
===Class I=== | ===Class I=== | ||
The following is the list of all known | [[File:Halseyrecruits.png|thumb|225px|Dr. Halsey looks over the profiles of the selected candidates.]] | ||
The following is the list of all known Spartan-II subjects conscripted in 2517. Of the 150 children considered for the program, only 75 were conscripted. The only known candidate who was not conscripted was [[Caleb Aagard]], who would have been designated SPARTAN-095. | |||
====Successfully augmented==== | ====Successfully augmented==== | ||
Deceased Spartans are assumed to be officially listed missing in action or wounded in action. Those who | Deceased Spartans are assumed to be officially listed missing in action or wounded in action, even if known with certainty to be KIA. This is for morale purposes, to enable the claim that no Spartan has ever been killed. Those who truly are missing are listed as such. | ||
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{{ | *[[James-005]] - MIA. Assumed KIA during the mission to ''[[Gamma Station]]'' in the Fall of Reach ''(8/30/2552)''. | ||
*[[Jai-006]] - | *[[Jai-006]] - Active as of September [[2558]]. | ||
*[[Li-008]] - Assumed KIA during a battle inside an | *[[Li-008]] - Assumed KIA during a battle inside an anomalous form of slipspace ''(September 2552)''. | ||
*[[Naomi-010]] - Active as of | *[[Naomi-010]] - Active as of 2558. | ||
*[[Daisy-023]] - Confirmed KIA during the | *[[Leon-011]] - Active as of October 2558 | ||
*[[Daisy-023]] - Confirmed KIA during the Human-Covenant War ''(unknown date)''. | |||
*[[Robert-025]] - Active as of October 2558. | |||
*[[Riz-028]] - Active as of [[2540]]. | |||
*[[Joshua-029]] - Assumed KIA during the Fall of Reach while assaulting a Covenant cruiser ''(8/30/2552)''. | *[[Joshua-029]] - Assumed KIA during the Fall of Reach while assaulting a Covenant cruiser ''(8/30/2552)''. | ||
*[[Vinh-030]] - Assumed KIA while attempting to escape Reach ''(9/7/2552)''. | *[[Vinh-030]] - Assumed KIA while attempting to escape Reach ''(9/7/2552)''. | ||
*[[Samuel-034]] - Confirmed KIA aboard the Covenant vessel ''[[Unrelenting]]''. First SPARTAN-II to be killed in action ''(11/27/2525)''. | *[[Samuel-034]] - Confirmed KIA aboard the Covenant vessel ''[[Unrelenting]]''. First SPARTAN-II to be killed in action ''(11/27/2525)''. | ||
*[[Randall-037]] - MIA. | *[[Randall-037]] - Went MIA in during the [[Battle of Vodin]] in [[2532]]; augmentations partially curtailed and discharged from service by ONI in [[2546]].<ref name="waypoint enc">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/randall-aiken '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Randall Aiken'']</ref> Confirmed KIA during the [[Mission to Alpha Shard]]. ''(February 2556)'' | ||
*[[Isaac-039]] - Assumed KIA while attempting to escape Reach ''(9/7/2552)''. | *[[Isaac-039]] - Assumed KIA while attempting to escape Reach ''(9/7/2552)''. | ||
*[[William-043]] - Confirmed KIA during the Battle of Onyx ''(11/3/2552)''. | *[[William-043]] - Confirmed KIA during the Battle of Onyx ''(11/3/2552)''. | ||
*[[Anton-044]] - Assumed KIA during a battle inside | *[[Anton-044]] - Assumed KIA during a battle inside anomalous form of slipspace ''(September 2552)''. | ||
*[[Keiichi-047]] - | *[[Keiichi-047]] - Listed as MIA as of March 3, 2558 | ||
*[[Kurt-051]] - Confirmed KIA after the detonation of two [[FENRIS nuclear warhead]]s at the core of [[Onyx]] ''(11/3/2552)''. | *[[Kurt-051]] - Confirmed KIA after the detonation of two [[FENRIS nuclear warhead]]s at the core of [[Onyx]] ''(11/3/2552)''. | ||
*[[Jorge-052]] - Confirmed KIA during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]] in the Fall of Reach ''(8/14/2552)''. | *[[Jorge-052]] - Confirmed KIA during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]] in the Fall of Reach ''(8/14/2552)''. | ||
*[[Linda-058]] - Active as of | *[[Linda-058]] - Active as of October 2559. Clinically killed during the Fall of Reach ''(8/30/2552)'' but resuscitated after the Battle of Installation 04 ''(9/22/2552)''. | ||
*[[Malcolm-059]] - Confirmed KIA during the Fall of Reach ''(8/30/2552)''. | *[[Malcolm-059]] - Confirmed KIA during the Fall of Reach ''(8/30/2552)''. | ||
*[[Maria-062]] - Retired | *[[Maria-062]] - Retired active duty and assigned to UNSC reserves. Last seen working at [[Special Warfare Center|SWC Songnam]] in October 2552. | ||
*[[Sheila-065]] - Confirmed KIA during the [[Battle of Miridem]] ''(2544)''. | *[[Sheila-065]] - Confirmed KIA during the [[Battle of Miridem]] ''(2544)''. | ||
*[[Solomon-069]] - Confirmed KIA during | *[[Solomon-069]] - Confirmed KIA during [[Operation: WARM BLANKET]] ''(2544)''. | ||
*[[Arthur-079]] - Confirmed KIA during | *[[Arthur-079]] - Confirmed KIA during Operation: WARM BLANKET ''(2544)''. | ||
*[[Kelly-087]] - Active as of | *[[Kelly-087]] - Active as of October 2559. | ||
*[[Grace-093]] - Confirmed KIA during [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]] ''(9/13/2552)''. | *[[Grace-093]] - Confirmed KIA during [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]] ''(9/13/2552)''. | ||
*[[ | *[[August-099]] Active as of October 2558. | ||
*[[Frederic-104]] - Active as of | *[[Frederic-104]] - Active as of October 2559. | ||
*[[Adriana-111]] - | *[[Adriana-111]] - Active as of September 2558. | ||
*[[John-117]] - Active as of | *[[John-117]] - Active as of May 2560. | ||
*[[ | *[[Michael-120]] - Active as of September 2558. | ||
*[[Joseph-122]] - Status unknown. Last seen in 2525. | *[[Joseph-122]] - Status unknown. Last seen in 2525. | ||
*[[ | *[[Kai-125]] - Active as of 2540. | ||
*[[ | *[[Oscar-129]] - Suicide by gunshot in 2525. | ||
* [[ | *[[Vannak-134]] - Active as of 2540. | ||
* | *[[Cal-141]] - Confirmed KIA during [[Operation: GREY VEIL]] ''(2544)''. | ||
* | *One unidentified trainee - Committed suicide after escaping the program in 2525. | ||
*[[Unidentified Spartan-II|Unidentified Spartan]] - Confirmed KIA during the Harvest campaign ''(February 2531)''. | |||
*"[[Beta-Romeo Actual]]" - Assumed KIA during the Fall of Reach ''(8/30/2552)''. | |||
*"[[Red-Fifteen]]" - Assumed KIA during the Fall of Reach ''(8/30/2552)''. | |||
*[[Unidentified | |||
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==== | ====Washouts==== | ||
12 Spartan-II candidates were officially discharged from the program after failing the augmentation procedures, most becoming severely crippled. The majority of these former candidates were later reassigned to the Office of Naval Intelligence. However, Dr. Halsey hoped that some might be rehabilitated and enter service as fully functional Spartans.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} | |||
Officially, 30 Spartan candidates were killed when they failed to adapt to their physical enhancements; the only identified fatalites are [[SPARTAN-073]]<ref>'''[[Scanned]]'''</ref> and [[Edgar-150]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-give-em-lore '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - If They Want Lore, We'll Give 'Em Lore'']</ref> However, at least one of the candidates allegedly killed by the augmentation procedures - [[Serin Osman|Serin-019]] - actually lived and were pressed into ONI service, their survival kept secret from their peers. | |||
This was presumably made possible by Halsey's insistence that no invasive autopsies be performed and that the funeral for those killed by the procedures be closed-casket, the cadavers instead remaining in cold storage. The doctor considered that some of the deceased Spartans may some day be resuscitated and placed into active service; by June 27, 2525, rehabilitation protocols were in development for 80% of the washouts, with AIs predicting a total survival rate as high as 50%. Halsey also noted her consternation over what ONI may do with a secret team of officially deceased Spartans.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} | |||
[[File:Halo Initiation Musa.png|thumb|200px|Musa-096, a Spartan-II crippled by the augmentations.]] | |||
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*[[Kirk-018]] - Discharged. Possibly rehabilitated, for which Halsey had expressed hope. | *[[Kirk-018]] - Discharged. Possibly rehabilitated, for which Halsey had expressed hope. | ||
*[[ | *[[Serin-019]] - Rejected most physical augmentations; physical damage largely repaired by ONI. Recruited as an ONI field agent, adopting the surname "Osman." Later became the protégé of Admiral [[Margaret Parangosky]] and was handpicked by the latter to lead the black ops team [[Kilo-Five]]. Serves as Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence as of September [[2558]].<ref name="Expendable">'''[[Spartan Ops]]''', [[S1/Expendable|S1E8 ''Expendable'']]</ref> | ||
*[[Soren-066]] - Discharged due to failures in augmentation process in [[2527]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]]''' '''[[Pariah]]''' ''page 42''</ref> Listed as missing in action on Reach after defecting to the [[insurrectionist]]s | *[[Otto-031]] - Discharged. Fully rehabilitated.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P69|Enc22|Page=69}} Confirmed KIA on [[Installation 03]] ''(7/25/2557)''. | ||
*[[Douglas-042]] - Discharged. Fully rehabilitated. Active as of October [[2559]]. | |||
*[[Margaret-053]] - Discharged. Fully rehabilitated.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P69}} Confirmed KIA on Installation 03 ''(7/25/2557)''. | |||
*[[Soren-066]] - Discharged due to failures in augmentation process in [[2527]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]]''' '''[[Pariah]]''' ''page 42''</ref> Listed as missing in action on Reach after defecting to the [[insurrectionist]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''' '''[[Pariah]]''' ''page 55''</ref> | |||
*[[Cassandra-075]] - Discharged due to failures in the augmentation procedures in 2525. Residing on the [[M25L Recovery Station]] as of October 2552.<ref>'''[[Conversations from the Universe]]''' ''page 10''</ref> | *[[Cassandra-075]] - Discharged due to failures in the augmentation procedures in 2525. Residing on the [[M25L Recovery Station]] as of October 2552.<ref>'''[[Conversations from the Universe]]''' ''page 10''</ref> | ||
*[[René-081]] - Discharged after "washing out". Possibly rehabilitated, for which Halsey expressed hope in her journal. | *[[René-081]] - Discharged after "washing out". Possibly rehabilitated, for which Halsey expressed hope in her journal. | ||
*[[Fhajad-084]] - Discharged and reassigned to ONI. Suffered uncontrollable muscle spasms due to failures in augmentation. | *[[Fhajad-084]] - Discharged and reassigned to ONI. Suffered uncontrollable muscle spasms due to failures in augmentation. Published a paper on [[slipspace]] physics in [[2540|May 2540]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=FoR141|HFoR|Page=141-142}}. | ||
*[[ | *[[Jerome-092]] - Discharged. Fully rehabilitated. Active as of October 2559. | ||
*[[Musa-096]] - Forced into a wheelchair for the rest of his life due to the augmentation procedures. Later became a [[ | *[[Musa-096]] - Forced into a wheelchair for the rest of his life due to the augmentation procedures. Later became a [[commander]] and the head of the [[SPARTAN-IV program]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Initiation]]''', ''Issue #1''</ref> | ||
*[[Victor-101]] - Discharged. Fully rehabilitated.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P69}} Confirmed KIA on Installation 03 ''(7/25/2557)''. | |||
*[[Ralph-103]] - Failed to adapt fully to augmentations; discharged due to experiencing irreparable psychological trauma after escaping the program in 2525. Later joined the UNSC Marine Corps. Killed in action during the Human-Covenant War.<ref>[http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive32.pl?read=967135 '''Halo.Bungie.org''': ''Re: Spoiler-free thoughts on the new episodes: "Ralph failed out of the program."'']</ref><ref>'''''Halo: The Fall of Reach''''', 2010 edition bonus content</ref> | |||
*[[Alice-130]] - Discharged. Fully rehabilitated. Active as of October 2559. | |||
*[[Roma-143]] - Discharged. Fully rehabilitated.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P69}} Confirmed KIA on Installation 03 ''(7/25/2557)''. | |||
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====Unknown status==== | |||
*The status of candidates 116, 118, 119, 121, 123, and 124 after [[2517#September|September 10, 2517]] is unknown.<ref>''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp]]'', Issue 1</ref> | |||
*[[Carris-137]]'s status after [[2520|September 27, 2520]] is unknown. | |||
===Class II=== | ===Class II=== | ||
After the graduation of the first class of | After the graduation of the first class of Spartan-IIs in 2525, Dr. Halsey began planning for the next wave of Spartans; her efforts, however, ran into problems. There were too few candidates that were in sync with her age and genetic restriction protocols and a majority of her funding was going towards Mjolnir maintenance and construction; this left little room for continued training efforts. By 2531, the majority of her funds had been diverted to other projects, most notably the top-secret, eyes-only [[SPARTAN-III program]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''' ''page 45''</ref> Halsey eventually gave up on Class II and left the program, after she judged the candidates to be of an inferior standard.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''' ''pages 72-73''</ref> The Office of Naval Intelligence would ultimately cancel Class II due to the lack of sufficient candidates.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P70|Enc22|Page=70}} | ||
===ONI Directive 930=== | |||
In order to maintain morale among the other forces of the UNSC, the Office of Naval Intelligence created [[ONI Directive 930|Directive 930]]. According to it "any Spartan casualties are to be listed as Missing In Action (MIA) or Wounded In Action (WIA), but never Killed In Action (KIA)." The protocol is not applied to members of the [[SPARTAN-IV program]] and the [[Spartan Operations]] branch, the UNSC opting to honor their sacrifices accordingly rather than maintaining an aura of invincibility for propaganda purposes. | |||
==Equipment== | ==Equipment== | ||
[[File:Chief ready to armor down.jpg|thumb|250px|The Master Chief gets ready to take off his armor.]] | |||
===Project MJOLNIR=== | ===Project MJOLNIR=== | ||
{{main|MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor}} | {{main|MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor}} | ||
The | The Mjolnir armor was created in parallel to the SPARTAN-II project and is the most technologically advanced piece of hardware in human hands. It can provide a Spartan with an incredible amount of protection and strength. The onboard computer system relays basic tactical information including IFF tags, a motion tracker, weaponry information, and health and energy shield level readouts. Later models of the Mjolnir system are capable of carrying a starship-grade AI which can provide tactical data in the field. | ||
===Specialized neural interface=== | ===Specialized neural interface=== | ||
{{Main|SPARTAN neural interface}} | {{Main|SPARTAN neural interface}} | ||
This specialized version of the neural interface is implanted into the skull of a | This specialized version of the neural interface is implanted into the skull of a Spartan-II. The standard neural interface provides the neural link between the Spartan-II and the Mjolnir armor. This device allows a starship-grade AI to be carried "between" the host's brain and later models of the Mjolnir armor. [[John-117]] was outfitted with this upgrade due to his need to carry the AI [[Cortana]] on [[Operation: RED FLAG|a mission]] to capture the Covenant leadership. | ||
===Spartan augmentation procedures=== | ===Spartan augmentation procedures=== | ||
{{main|SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures}} | {{main|SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures}} | ||
One of the essential and most dangerous aspects of the SPARTAN-II program was the biological augmentation procedures. The process consisted of many injections and surgeries. Only a small percentage of subjects survived the process and fully recovered. | One of the essential and most dangerous aspects of the SPARTAN-II program was the biological augmentation procedures. The process consisted of many injections and surgeries. Only a small percentage of subjects survived the process and fully recovered. | ||
==Facilities== | |||
The SPARTAN-II program was based in a dedicated compound within the [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex]]. Most of the Spartans' [[SPARTAN-II training|training]] was carried out in the various facilities within the complex as well as the surrounding wilderness of [[Reach]]'s [[Highland Mountains]], with classroom sessions provided by [[Déjà]] in the [[Reach Naval Academy]]. They were also given training in various offworld locations, including [[Emerald Cove]] and [[Chiron|Chiron Station]]. The [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures]] were conducted in an [[Unidentified ONI medical facility|ONI medical facility]] in orbit over Reach. | |||
==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances== | |||
[[File:HTV-SilverTeam3.png|250px|thumb|Silver Team on Madrigal in the [[Silver Timeline]].]] | |||
===''i love bees''=== | |||
Spartan-IIs make an appearance in ''[[i love bees]]'', the dubiously canon [[alternate reality game]] used for the marketing of ''[[Halo 2]]''. The program's most notable divergence in ''i love bees'' is the notion that Class II received training and augmentations. Around 2537, enough candidates were within the right age range to begin a second class. One of the most notable candidates, six-year-old [[Yasmine Zaman]], was abducted and replaced by a flash clone. However, she died during the augmentation procedures. Another girl, [[Janissary James]], was selected as a suitable candidate for training. However, her father, an ORION Project member now known as "[[James James]]," killed the would-be kidnapper.<ref>'''Axon Clips''' ''Chapter 12''</ref><ref group="notes">The Class of 2537 has not been referenced in any official media barring the quasi-canonical ''i love bees''. The timeline of [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company]] mirrors that of Class II, though no official work has called attention to this coincidence. Notably, the first edition of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'' references Yasmine Zaman as a member of the Class of 2525. However, on page 70 of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'', Class II is specifically stated as having been cancelled by the Office of Naval Intelligence due to a lack of sufficient candidates, firmly cementing Class II as never happening, likely even before the candidate training phase.</ref> | |||
===''Dead or Alive''=== | |||
In the fighting game ''Dead or Alive 4'', [[Nicole-458]] is teleported back to the 21st-century aboard ''[[Nassau Station]]''. Intriguingly, Nicole has been noted to be "based on a 'real' and properly defined Spartan," but her appearance in ''Dead or Alive 4'' is non-canonical.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/forums/general/f/10/p/5486/48766.aspx#48766 '''Halo Waypoint forums''' — ''Canon question to 343i about Nicole''] (Link defunct, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110831035554/http://halo.xbox.com/forums/general/f/10/p/5486/48766.aspx Archive here])</ref> | |||
===''Odd One Out''=== | |||
In the ''[[Halo Legends]]'' episode ''[[Odd One Out]]'', [[SPARTAN-1337]] was active and participated in combat at [[Cronkee]]. | |||
===Silver Timeline=== | |||
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{{Main|SPARTAN-II program/Silver}} | |||
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==Gameplay== | |||
===''Halo Wars''=== | |||
[[File:HWunit Spartan.png|thumb|200px|A Spartan-II in ''Halo Wars''.]] | |||
{{Quote|Summoning a Spartan to the battlefield is not a guarantee of victory, nor is it something to be taken lightly. It requires a significant investment of time and energy to field Spartans, so they’re not a commonplace sight. When they do end up on the scene though your opponent will have to learn to take the threat of a Spartan on the battlefield seriously, or suffer the consequences.|[[Halowars.com|''Halo Wars'' website]]}} | |||
In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', Spartan-IIs are infantry units for the UNSC faction. They can be built from a [[UNSC Barracks|Barracks]] and are perhaps the most versatile units in the game. A Spartan is equipped with energy shields, can wield different weapons, command friendly vehicles, hijack enemy ones, and gain up to 14 [[Halo Wars#Veterancy points|veterancy points]] while other units cap at 3. Any vehicle piloted by a Spartan gains an extra 15% to their defense and damage, with additional stat boosts for every upgrade the Spartan has.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1E2haFvFKc&lc=WbbolBxQCj81CTk-MVN4t_FPHP89jBr61U5XdcKtsKY '''YouTube.com''', ''Ⓦ Halo Wars Legendary Campaign Walkthrough: Linked Comment'']</ref> | |||
Spartans cost {{HWResources|300}} resources each and require a tech level of {{HWTech|1}}. Only three can be deployed for an army but they do not take up population. By default they are equipped with [[Dual wielding|a pair of]] [[M7 SMG|submachine guns]]. Spartans can receive the following upgrades. | |||
*[[AIE-486H machine gun|Chaingun]]: {{HWResources|300}} resources and a tech level of {{HWTech|2}}. ''Equips an [[AIE-486H machine gun|AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun]] for increased damage.'' | |||
*[[Neural interface|Neural Implant]]: {{HWResources|600}} resources and a tech level of {{HWTech|3}}. ''Allows Spartans to jack enemy vehicles quicker.'' | |||
*[[M6 Spartan Laser|Spartan Laser]]: {{HWResources|1,000}} resources and a tech level of {{HWTech|4}}. ''Gives Spartans more range to their attacks and lets them deal out more damage.'' | |||
In the campaign, Spartan [[Red Team]] is recruited on [[Arcadia]] and available for all missions after [[Arcadia City]].<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level ''[[Arcadia City]]''</ref> They count as [[hero unit]]s and therefore cannot be killed, only knocked out and slowly healing until they are revived. By default [[Jerome-092]] wields a Spartan Laser, [[Douglas-042]] uses a rocket launcher, and [[Alice-130]] uses a chain gun. Six more Spartans are available during the mission [[Arcadia Outskirts]], identified as [[Team Omega]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Arcadia Outskirts]]''</ref> | |||
===''Halo Wars 2''=== | |||
In ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', the Spartan-IIs of Red Team are Hero Units units for the UNSC faction. They can be built from the [[UNSC Armory|Armory]]. Each Spartan now uses a different weapon: [[Douglas-042]] wields the [[M41 SPNKR|rocket launcher]], [[Alice-130]] wields the [[M247H machine gun|machine gun turret]] and [[Jerome-092]] wields the [[M6 Spartan Laser|Spartan Laser]] when fully upgraded; however, all of them start with dual wielded [[M6C magnum]]s and the "Spartan Slam" ability. Each Spartan is assigned to a different leader: Alice to [[Isabel]], Douglas to [[Ellen Anders|Professor Anders]], and Jerome to [[James Cutter|Captain Cutter]]. All Spartans receive upgrades equally for Tier 1 and 3 but only in Tier 2 will each Spartan receive their personal weapon based on the Leader that the player picked. In the new DLC, Jerome is a leader himself, using Mark IV GEN2 armor obtained from Isabel and Hydra MLRS as a loadout, along with a new mech. | |||
[[File:HW2 Halo - Red Team In-game.png|thumb|250px|In-game models of Red Team in ''Halo Wars 2'']] | |||
*'''Info:''' Ranged hero, Ground pound area attack, One active hero limit. | |||
*'''Tier:''' 1 | |||
*'''Cost:''' {{HW2Pop|0}}, {{HW2Supplies|500}}, {{HW2Power|400}} | |||
*'''Red Team upgrade: Hijack''' | |||
**'''Info:''' Hijack vehicles, Health boost, Damage boost | |||
**'''Tier:''' 1 | |||
**'''Cost:''' {{HW2Supplies|0}}, {{HW2Power|400}} | |||
*'''Douglas-042 upgrade: Rocket Launcher''' | |||
**'''Info:''' Equips a Rocket Launcher, Health boost, Damage boost | |||
**'''Tier:''' 2 | |||
**'''Cost:''' {{HW2Supplies|0}}, {{HW2Power|600}} | |||
*'''Alice-130 upgrade: Heavy Machine Gun''' | |||
**'''Info:''' Equips a Heavy Machine Gun, Health boost, Damage boost | |||
**'''Tier:''' 2 | |||
**'''Cost:''' {{HW2Supplies|0}}, {{HW2Power|600}} | |||
*'''Jerome-092 upgrade: Spartan Laser''' | |||
**'''Info:''' Equips a Spartan Laser, Health boost, Damage boost | |||
**'''Tier:''' 2 | |||
**'''Cost:''' {{HW2Supplies|0}}, {{HW2Power|600}} | |||
*'''Red Team upgrade: Neural Implant''' | |||
**'''Info:''' Increases hijack speed, Health boost, Damage boost | |||
**'''Tier:''' 3 | |||
**'''Cost:''' {{HW2Supplies|0}}, {{HW2Power|800}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The SPARTAN-II seal closely resembles the modern [[Wikipedia:Seal of the President of the United States|Seal of the President of the United States]]. The'' Halo 3'' [[achievement]]s "[[UNSC Spartan]]" and "[[Spartan Officer]]" are represented by the SPARTAN-II seal. A cloth patch bearing the SPARTAN-II | *The SPARTAN-II program's methodology mirrors the [[Wikipedia:Agoge|agōgē]] of the ancient Greek city-state of [[Wikipedia:Sparta|Sparta]], where every male child underwent extensive military training from an early age. | ||
* | *The SPARTAN-II seal closely resembles the modern [[Wikipedia:Seal of the President of the United States|Seal of the President of the United States]]. The'' Halo 3'' [[achievement]]s "[[UNSC Spartan]]" and "[[Spartan Officer]]" are represented by the SPARTAN-II seal. A cloth patch bearing the SPARTAN-II program's insignia is included with the Limited and Legendary Editions of ''Halo: Reach''. | ||
*The SPARTAN-II program is reminiscent of the Adam Project depicted in the 1998 film ''[[Wikipedia:Soldier (1998 American film)|Soldier]]''. Both feature children brutally trained and indoctrinated (in the film, the candidates are selected as infants) to become stoic and ruthless commandos to be deployed against human insurgents. The Spartans' naming also echoes that shown in the film: a first name followed by a numeric designation (''Soldier''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s protagonist is named Todd 3465). Certain aspects of the soldiers' training also show close similarities; in the film, the children are forced to watch a pack of dogs devouring a boar whereas in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', the Spartans are shown a display of wolves hunting a moose. | |||
*Despite Spartans being listed as Missing in Action when they are killed, several have actually gone MIA. In [[2552]], Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] listed the three who had actually gone MIA at that point as [[Kurt-051]] in [[2531]], [[Randall-037]] in [[2532]] and [[Sheila-065]] in [[2544]]. Despite being listed MIA, Sheila was killed in the [[Battle of Miridem]] with her demise witnessed by Halsey. Kurt was secretly abducted for the [[SPARTAN-III program]] and Randall was stranded on the planet [[Vodin]] following the [[Battle of Vodin]] until the UNSC reestablished contact with the planet ten years later. In addition, [[Kelly-087]] was listed as MIA by [[John-117]] following her abduction by Halsey, a status which ended when the UNSC gained control of the [[Sarcophagus]] [[shield world]] in [[2553]] and the survivors there were reunited with UNSC forces. John himself went MIA following the [[Battle of Installation 00]] at the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] and remained that way until [[2557]] when he returned to Earth following the [[New Phoenix Incident]]. [[Gray Team]] went missing following [[Operation: SUNSPEAR]] until [[2558]] when they were rescued by [[Melody Azikiwe]] and reunited with UNSC forces following the [[Carrow Conflict]]. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Spartan II Candidate Record Full.jpg|A blank | File:Spartan II Candidate Record Full.jpg|A blank Spartan-II candidate record. | ||
File:Spartan Candidate File - Frontpage.png|Side A of the candidate record. | File:Spartan Candidate File - Frontpage.png|Side A of the candidate record. | ||
File: | File:HFOR-Spartan-BlueTeam.jpg|Blue Team in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''. | ||
File: | File:FS cover full.jpg|Blue Team during [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]] in ''[[Halo: First Strike]]''. | ||
File: | File:Ih_onyx_cover.jpg|Kelly-087, Kurt-051, and another Spartan during the [[Onyx Conflict]] in ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''. | ||
File:CP armor.png|A member of [[Gray Team]] during the [[Battle of the Rubble]] in ''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''. | |||
File: | File:HW-SpartanIIsM7s.png|Spartan-IIs with M7 SMGs in ''Halo Wars''. | ||
File:SpartansLegends.jpg| | File:Daisies - Homecoming.png|Daisy-023 faces her clone in ''[[Halo Legends]]'': ''[[Homecoming]]''. | ||
File: | File:SpartansLegends.jpg|Blue Team being briefed on [[Operation: WARM BLANKET|the mission]] to rescue Dr. Halsey in ''Halo Legends'': ''[[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]''. | ||
File: | File:HBL-Issue1-FullPage-BlackTeam.jpg|Black Team in ''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''. | ||
File:The Covenant - SII.jpg| | File:Jorge-052.jpg|Jorge-052 in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | ||
File:H4 SPARTAN-II against Jiralhanae.jpg|A Spartan backflips off a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] in | File:FoR-Spartan_class.png|Déjà instructing the Spartan-II children to their seats in a classroom in ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''. | ||
File: | File:The Covenant - SII.jpg|Fred-104, Linda-058, John-117, and Joshua-029 wearing various iterations of the Mark IV armor. | ||
File: | File:H4FUD-Spartan-BlueTeam.jpg|Blue Team during the [[Battle of Circinius IV]] in ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''. | ||
File:H4 SPARTAN-II against Jiralhanae.jpg|A Spartan backflips off a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] in ''[[Halo 4]]''. | |||
File:Covenant assault - Aftermath.png|The Master Chief among a group of Marines. | |||
File:Halo Nightfall ONI File Randall Aiken.jpg|The service record of Randall Aiken, a retired Spartan-II. | |||
File:HtT John in New Mombasa original.jpg|John-117 in ''[[Hunt the Truth]]''. | |||
File:Halo Last Light cover.jpg|Fred-104 with [[Olivia-G291]] and [[Veta Lopis]] in ''[[Halo: Last Light]]''. | |||
File:TFoR-as-Deja.jpg|The SPARTAN-II candidates being taught by Déjà in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''. | |||
File:TFOR-AS-Atlas-Funeral.png|The Spartan-IIs attend the funeral for those killed in the augmentations. | |||
File:TFoR AS - Baby Blue Team.jpg|Blue Team and other Spartan-IIs. | |||
File:Blue team halo 5.jpg|Blue Team in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. | |||
File:HM-K5-Naomi.jpg|Naomi-010 wearing her [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VII|Mark VII]] armor in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''. | |||
File:HW2-Shadows.png|Red Team in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''. | |||
File:HW2-Omega.jpg|Blitz card of Omega Team in ''Halo Wars 2''. | |||
File:Enc22-SpartanIIs.jpg|Spartan-IIs in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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