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[[File:BL Black vs Red.png | [[File:BL Black vs Red.png|thumb|300px|Spartan trainees fighting with paintball rounds.]] | ||
{{Quote|We were built for combat and raised for war.|[[John-117]]}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/MCdjytlM6Yk?t=12s '''YouTube''': ''Halo 5: Guardians Experience - Master Chief Video Logs'']</ref> | {{Quote|We were built for combat and raised for war.|[[John-117]]}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/MCdjytlM6Yk?t=12s '''YouTube''': ''Halo 5: Guardians Experience - Master Chief Video Logs'']</ref> | ||
The key to the [[SPARTAN-II]]s' seeming invincibility and matchlessness in combat has always been their training, honing their finesse even outside of wearing [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]], and, combined with their [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentations]], making them superior in strength, speed, accuracy, reaction times, and intelligence to all other UNSC military personnel. Headquartered in a dedicated compound within the [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex|FLEETCOM Military Complex]] on [[Reach]], the Spartans' training was mainly orchestrated by [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]], with the [[dumb AI|AI]] [[Déjà]] providing theoretical education in the [[Reach Naval Academy]]. | The key to the [[SPARTAN-II]]s' seeming invincibility and matchlessness in combat has always been their training, honing their finesse even outside of wearing [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]], and, combined with their [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentations]], making them superior in strength, speed, accuracy, reaction times, and intelligence to all other UNSC military personnel. Headquartered in a dedicated compound within the [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex|FLEETCOM Military Complex]] on [[Reach]], the Spartans' training was mainly orchestrated by [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]], with the [[dumb AI|AI]] [[Déjà]] providing theoretical education in the [[Reach Naval Academy]]. | ||
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[[File:TFoR-as-Deja.jpg|thumb|250px|The Spartans being taught by Déjà.]] | [[File:TFoR-as-Deja.jpg|thumb|250px|The Spartans being taught by Déjà.]] | ||
The Spartans were awakened early in the morning by [[Franklin Mendez|CPO Franklin Mendez]] and his instructors at 0530 hours. Mendez ordered them to go to the showers and those who hesitated were hit with an [[Humbler stun device|electric baton]]. Once outside, [[Franklin Mendez|CPO Mendez]] ran them through 100 reps of jumping jacks, sit ups, deep squats, | The Spartans were awakened early in the morning by [[Franklin Mendez|CPO Franklin Mendez]] and his instructors at 0530 hours. Mendez ordered them to go to the showers and those who hesitated were hit with an [[Humbler stun device|electric baton]]. Once outside, [[Franklin Mendez|CPO Mendez]] ran them through 100 reps of jumping jacks, sit ups, deep squats, knee bends, and leg lifts.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 53''</ref> | ||
Afterwards, Mendez and the instructors jogged them about a mile to the [[Reach Naval Academy]] where [[Déjà]], a [[Dumb AI|"dumb"]] [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] and Halsey's attaché on the program, taught them a wide variety of lessons, including mathematics, science and history, between physical training. Their first lesson was a video of the original Greek [[wikipedia:Spartans|Spartans]] fighting against Persian soldiers at Thermopylae.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 55''</ref> Then they jogged two miles to the "playground", a maze in mid-air with a bell at the top, where they were divided into teams of three. Each team was tasked to [[Ring the Bell|ring the bell]] positioned on a pole and then cross the finish line. The last team to reach the bell at the end would not get supper, as an incentive to win. Though [[John-117]] reached the bell first, his other team-mates were last, forcing them all to do without supper.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 58''</ref> | Afterwards, Mendez and the instructors jogged them about a mile to the [[Reach Naval Academy]] where [[Déjà]], a [[Dumb AI|"dumb"]] [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] and Halsey's attaché on the program, taught them a wide variety of lessons, including mathematics, science and history, between physical training. Their first lesson was a video of the original Greek [[wikipedia:Spartans|Spartans]] fighting against Persian soldiers at Thermopylae.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 55''</ref> Then they jogged two miles to the "playground", a maze in mid-air with a bell at the top, where they were divided into teams of three. Each team was tasked to [[Ring the Bell|ring the bell]] positioned on a pole and then cross the finish line. The last team to reach the bell at the end would not get supper, as an incentive to win. Though [[John-117]] reached the bell first, his other team-mates were last, forcing them all to do without supper.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 58''</ref> | ||
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The Spartans were woken, took their showers and did their morning calisthenics and ran a mile to Déjà. Their lesson was about a pack of wolves hunting moose. After the lesson they ran the two miles to the playground, which had been changed and was much more complicated.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 59''</ref> | The Spartans were woken, took their showers and did their morning calisthenics and ran a mile to Déjà. Their lesson was about a pack of wolves hunting moose. After the lesson they ran the two miles to the playground, which had been changed and was much more complicated.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 59''</ref> | ||
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====September 11, 2525==== | ====September 11, 2525==== | ||
The newly augmented Spartans were transferred to an abandoned [[titanium]] mine on Reach to enhance secrecy and reduce the injury risk to other personnel. Due to the uneven strength, speed, intelligence and accuracy of the Spartans, their trainers were forced to don [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor#Mark I exoskeleton|Mark I powered armor]] simply to keep up with them. Training missions invariably ended in a victory for the Spartans, with even security cameras neutralized.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 90''</ref> | The newly augmented Spartans were transferred to an abandoned [[titanium]] mine on Reach to enhance secrecy and reduce the injury risk to other personnel. Due to the uneven strength, speed, intelligence and accuracy of the Spartans, their trainers were forced to don [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor#Mark I exoskeleton|Mark I powered armor]] simply to keep up with them. Training missions invariably ended in a victory for the Spartans, with even security cameras neutralized.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 90''</ref> | ||
==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances== | |||
===Silver Timeline=== | |||
{{Main|Silver Timeline}} | |||
SPARTAN-II candidates were kidnapped at a young age by [[Catherine Halsey/Silver|Catherine Halsey]] and ONI to be trained.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=HTVOT|5KZ3MKraNKY|Paramount+|Halo The Series (2022) Official Trailer|Y=2022|M=1|D=30}} | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:HaloMovie SpartanTraining Concept.jpg|Concept art produced for a second attempt to make the [[Halo film|''Halo'' film]], depicting the Spartan cadets training on Reach. | |||
File:HTV-Iwannagohome.jpg|John-117 after attempting to run away in ''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | ||
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*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo Infinite: Memory Agent]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo Infinite: Memory Agent]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: The Television Series]]'' | |||
**''[[Homecoming (TV Series)|Homecoming]]'' | |||
**''[[Solace (TV Series)|Solace]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
{{United Nations Space Command}} | |||
{{SpartanPrograms}} | {{SpartanPrograms}} | ||
[[Category:Spartans]] | [[Category:Spartans]] | ||