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"There won't be any program; not like the Spartan-Twos, anyway or the Spartan-Threes, if I can help it. We're back to using consenting adults now, like we did in Project Orion."

— Margaret Parangosky^[1]

The SPARTAN-IV Program is the fourth iteration of the SPARTAN supersoldier program. It was conceived by Admiral Margaret Parangosky, the Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence.

Background

Commissioned as a result of the success of the preceding SPARTAN-II and SPARTAN-III projects, the SPARTAN-IV Program was originally to be headed by SPARTAN-III lead Colonel James Ackerson, with SPARTAN-II project lead Dr. Catherine Halsey to be reassigned as Ackerson's subordinate.^[2] Ackerson was killed following the Battle of Mare Erythraeum and Halsey was arrested after returning from Onyx, though ONI continued the program without the two.^[3]

Like the original ORION Project, the SPARTAN-IV Program utilizes consenting adult volunteers selected from the other branches of the UNSC Defense Force.^[1] Recruits are drawn from both career military veterans and young soldiers who show considerable promise.^[4] The SPARTAN-IIs and SPARTAN-IIIs who survived the Human-Covenant War were offered to be integrated into the SPARTAN-IV Program.^[5] An unknown number of SPARTAN-IVs were active by 2553. Some of them, including Fireteam Majestic, were assigned to the UNSC Infinity before it was launched.^[3] They trained with one another on the Infinity's state-of-the art combat deck (a training chamber that is capable of replicating environments), in order to constantly stay battle-ready.^[6]

The SPARTAN-IVs serve in a dedicated branch of the UNSCDF known simply as "Spartan", whereas their forebears operated within other chains of command.^[7] Unlike their predecessors, the SPARTAN-IVs are identified by their surnames rather than numeric tags (due to their obvious volunteered enlistment rather than kidnapping/conscription). Unusually, the SPARTAN-IVs have shown a great deal of solidarity, especially impressive given the short time they have served together. Many of them have adopted colloquialisms first used by the SPARTAN-IIs, such as "Alpha Bravo" for "Alien Bastard". Psychologists assert that this camaraderie and cohesiveness will help distinguish the SPARTAN-IVs, and the Spartan branch as a whole, from the other UNSCDF branches.^[4]

List of Spartan-IV units

Unit	Status	Personnel	Notes
UNSC Infinity Spartan command	Active	Sarah Palmer, commander of Infinity Spartan contingent ^[8] Jared Miller, mission handler^[9] Carmichael, mission handler Robert Dalton^[9]
Gypsy Company	Active	At least two Spartan-IVs^[10]	Also contains UNSC Marine Corps personnel.^[10]
Mountain Squad	KIA	Fredric Zurenia^[11] Scott Macrae^[11] Several unnamed Spartans^[11]	A science attache unit. Killed during the Requiem campaign after being shot down in Two Giants.^[11]
Fireteam Apex	Active	unknown	Participated in the Requiem campaign^[12]
Fireteam Avalanche	Active	unknown	Participated in the Requiem campaign^[13]
Fireteam Castle	KIA	Ernst Deming^[14] Estey-Bethel^[12] Lincoln^[12] Dunlap^[12] Casillas^[12] Tashi^[12]	Killed in action after being shot down during the Requiem campaign^[15]
Fireteam Crimson	Active	Four Spartans
Fireteam Domino	Active	unknown	Participated in the Requiem campaign^[12]
Fireteam Horse	Active	unknown	Participated in the Requiem campaign^[12]
Fireteam Ivy	Active	unknown	Participated in the Requiem campaign^[12]
Fireteam Kodiak	Active	unknown	Participated in the Requiem campaign^[16]
Fireteam Lancer	Active	unknown	Participated in the Requiem campaign^[12]
Fireteam Majestic	Active^[12]	Paul DeMarco Tedra Grant Madsen Gabriel Thorne^[17] Hoya
Fireteam Rhino	Active	unknown	Participated in the Requiem campaign^[12]
Fireteam Shadow	Active	Horatio Fry	Participated in the Requiem campaign^[12]
Fireteam Sword	Active	unknown	Participated in the Requiem campaign^[12]
Fireteam Switchback	MIA	Cara Costabile	Missing in action during a mission to destroy a Harvester during the Requiem campaign^[18]
Fireteam Sydney	Active	unknown	Participated in the Requiem campaign^[12]
Fireteam Talon	Active	unknown	Participated in the Requiem campaign^[12]
Fireteam Tower	Active	unknown	Participated in the Requiem campaign^[12]
Fireteam Wolf	Active	unknown	Participated in the Requiem campaign^[12]

Unknown

Equipment

MJOLNIR Armor

Main article: MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)

SPARTAN-IVs are equipped with a second generation, lightweight variation of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor.^[6]

Augmentation procedures

Main article: SPARTAN-IV augmentation procedures

Like the augmentations performed for the SPARTAN-IIs and the improved procedures utilized in the subsequent SPARTAN-III Program, the SPARTAN-IVs underwent a series of enhancement procedures in order to wear MJOLNIR armor.^[7]

Gallery

A SPARTAN-IV from Making Halo 4: First Look.
SPARTAN-IV recruits in their MJOLNIR bodysuits aboard Infinity.
A group of SPARTAN-IVs being outfitted with MJOLNIR armor by dedicated machinery.
Gabriel Thorne receiving his Recruit helmet.
A fully-equipped Thorne steps out of the MJOLNIR assembly device.
A sniper-spotter team from Fireteam Majestic.
Fireteam Majestic observing the AI Roland's avatar.

List of appearances

Halo: Glasslands Template:First mentioned
Halo: The Thursday War (Mentioned only)
Halo 4 (First appearance)

Sources

^ ^a ^b Halo: Glasslands, page 434
^ Halo: Glasslands, page 147
^ ^a ^b Halo: Glasslands, page 422
^ ^a ^b Eleventh Hour reports, part 3
^ Halo: Glasslands, page 435
^ ^a ^b Gameinformer (May 2012), pages 46-47
^ ^a ^b Halo 4 Official Site: Story
^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named panel
^ ^a ^b YouTube - Halo 4: Spartan Ops Gameplay
^ ^a ^b Halo 4, level Reclaimer
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Spartan Ops, S1E3 Spartan Mountain
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Halo 4 Limited Edition — War Games Session Summary
^ Spartan Ops, Episode 7, Chapter 2: "Home Field"
^ Spartan Ops, S1E1 Departure
^ Spartan Ops, S1E4 Didact's Hand: Chapter 1: Hairy Call
^ Spartan Ops, Episode 7, Chapter 4: "The Guns of Infinity"
^ MightyApe.co.nz: Halo 4 Limited Edition screenshots
^ YouTube - Halo 4: Spartan Ops - Episode 6 Chapter 4 Developer Commentary
^ Halo 4, Infinity

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[2] Halo: Glasslands, page 147

[infinity-3] Halo: Glasslands, page 422

[EH-4] Eleventh Hour reports, part 3

[5] Halo: Glasslands, page 435

[gameinformer-6] Gameinformer (May 2012), pages 46-47

[story-7] Halo 4 Official Site: Story

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[Spartan_Ops-9] YouTube - Halo 4: Spartan Ops Gameplay

[H4Reclaimer-10] Halo 4, level Reclaimer

[SOS1E3-11] Spartan Ops, S1E3 Spartan Mountain

[War_Games_Session_Summary-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Halo 4 Limited Edition — War Games Session Summary

[13] Spartan Ops, Episode 7, Chapter 2: "Home Field"

[14] Spartan Ops, S1E1 Departure

[15] Spartan Ops, S1E4 Didact's Hand: Chapter 1: Hairy Call

[16] Spartan Ops, Episode 7, Chapter 4: "The Guns of Infinity"

[MightyApe_H4LE-17] MightyApe.co.nz: Halo 4 Limited Edition screenshots

[Episode_6_Chapter_4_Commentary-18] YouTube - Halo 4: Spartan Ops - Episode 6 Chapter 4 Developer Commentary

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