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|imagecaption=A team of Spartan-IVs on [[Requiem]]. | |imagecaption=A team of Spartan-IVs on [[Requiem]]. | ||
|formed=*[[2550]] (experiental phase) <ref name="HOSFM87"/> | |formed=*[[2550]] (experiental phase) <ref name="HOSFM87"/> | ||
*[[2552]] | *[[2552]] (current phase) | ||
|allegiance=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |allegiance=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|branch=[[Spartan Operations]] | |branch=[[Spartan Operations]] | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:HI_Spartans.png|thumb|left|300px|Some of the first Spartan-IVs aboard ''Infinity''.{{clear}} (l-r) [[Edward Davis|Davis]], [[Joel Thomas|Thomas]], [[Sarah Palmer|Palmer]], [[Vladimir Scruggs|Scruggs]], and [[Yeong-hao Holst|Holst]].]] | [[File:HI_Spartans.png|thumb|left|300px|Some of the first Spartan-IVs aboard ''Infinity''.{{clear}} (l-r) [[Edward Davis|Davis]], [[Joel Thomas|Thomas]], [[Sarah Palmer|Palmer]], [[Vladimir Scruggs|Scruggs]], and [[Yeong-hao Holst|Holst]].]] | ||
The SPARTAN-IV program has its roots in [[2550]], when ONI began to experiment with adding limited [[Biological augmentation|enhancements]] to select groups of special operators.<ref name="HOSFM87">'''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''', ''page 87''</ref> At some point prior to the instatement of the current SPARTAN-IV program in [[2552]], elements within the [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Three|Office of Naval Intelligence's Section III]] authorized a prototypical phase without approval from [[UNSC High Command|High Command]]. This incarnation was intended to produce supersoldiers whose physical prowess rendered [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]] redundant. However, only one of the ten volunteer test subjects survived the augmentation process. The survivor, [[Ilsa Zane]], was driven mad by the experience and was folded into ONI. Despite the project's failure, Zane was considered the original Spartan-IV.<ref name="HI3"/> | |||
The program as it now exists was commissioned as a result of the success of the preceding [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] and [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] projects. The SPARTAN-IV project was conceived by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Musa-096]], a former Spartan-II candidate who was crippled by the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentation process]]. Despite his grudge toward [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]], Musa recognized the crucial role of the Spartans in defending humanity and the continued importance of the supersoldiers in the aftermath of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="HI1">'''[[Halo: Initiation]]''', ''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref> The proposal was approved by [[Margaret Parangosky|Admiral Margaret Parangosky]], then-Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence, and the new program was initiated under her orders. Parangosky initially planned to have SPARTAN-III lead [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] heading the program, with SPARTAN-II project lead [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] to be reassigned as Ackerson's subordinate.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 147''</ref> 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,<ref name="infinity">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 422''</ref> headed by Musa-096 and [[Jun-A266]], a former [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company]] member.<ref name="HI1"/> | The program as it now exists was commissioned as a result of the success of the preceding [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] and [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] projects. The SPARTAN-IV project was conceived by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Musa-096]], a former Spartan-II candidate who was crippled by the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentation process]]. Despite his grudge toward [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]], Musa recognized the crucial role of the Spartans in defending humanity and the continued importance of the supersoldiers in the aftermath of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="HI1">'''[[Halo: Initiation]]''', ''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref> The proposal was approved by [[Margaret Parangosky|Admiral Margaret Parangosky]], then-Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence, and the new program was initiated under her orders. Parangosky initially planned to have SPARTAN-III lead [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] heading the program, with SPARTAN-II project lead [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] to be reassigned as Ackerson's subordinate.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 147''</ref> 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,<ref name="infinity">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 422''</ref> headed by Musa-096 and [[Jun-A266]], a former [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company]] member.<ref name="HI1"/> | ||
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File:HI-SpartanIV-Augmentations-Panels.jpg|Sarah Palmer undergoing her augmentation procedures in ''[[Halo: Initiation]]''. | File:HI-SpartanIV-Augmentations-Panels.jpg|Sarah Palmer undergoing her augmentation procedures in ''[[Halo: Initiation]]''. | ||
File:HI Cover 3.jpg|Commander Sarah Palmer leading the Spartan-IVs of ''Infinity''. | File:HI Cover 3.jpg|Commander Sarah Palmer leading the Spartan-IVs of ''Infinity''. | ||
File:HI - Spartan branch.jpg|Commander Sarah Palmer with a | File:HI - Spartan branch.jpg|Commander Sarah Palmer with a group of Spartan IVs. | ||
File:HE Thorne and Fireteams.jpg|Fireteam Majestic and other Spartan-IVs in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''. | File:HE Thorne and Fireteams.jpg|Fireteam Majestic and other Spartan-IVs in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''. | ||
File:H2A-Locke.jpg|[[Fireteam Osiris]] in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''. | File:H2A-Locke.jpg|[[Fireteam Osiris]] in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''. | ||