Rare instances of Elephantiasis. Five percent (5%) of test subjects experience a fatal cardiac volume increase. Although the subject was in a state of unconsciousness, where the subject should not have felt any pain, the effects of the augmentation procedures produced excruciating pain. Fred-104 with Olivia-G291 and Veta Lopis in Halo: Last Light. The first goal was to create a group of elite soldiers meant to subdue insurrections in their infancy, without substantial military casualties. At some point, the Spartans' memories of their past from before entering the program were sealed away by Dr. Catherine Halsey. However, his Achilles tendon was torn because the strain put on his body was unsustainable. The Spartan-IIs attend the funeral for those killed in the augmentations. The identities of the Spartans' full names have been deleted from all military records. Dj instructing the Spartan-II children to their seats in a classroom in Halo: Fall of Reach. 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. [14] The Spartans continuously proved highly effective against all threats; their heroic rearguard and delaying actions saved countless human lives from the genocidal Covenant onslaught. [22], Despite the carbide ceramic ossification rendering the Spartan-IIs' bones "virtually unbreakable",[6] they can still be broken by extreme physical trauma. Heights exceeding two meters were practically ubiquitous among them and weights in excess of 200 pounds were common. The procedures included: occipital capillary reversal, carbide ceramic ossification, catalytic thyroid implants, muscular enhancement injections, and superconducting fibrification of neural dendrites. [5] The next was memory and cognitive enhancements; these were rejected based on the mental instabilities that could occur. Most of them do not hold grudges over their abduction and treatment, instead having come to embrace their lives as a Spartan as both a necessity and something they were born to do. [22] These reflexes allowed Spartans to successfully dodge gunfire on certain occasions. Later during the Human-Covenant war, while in her Mark V MJOLNIR armor, Kelly-087's top speed was 62km/h or 38.5mph. However, the Spartans still suffer from the negative effects of exposure to space and require medical treatment directly after to recover. [90] They count as hero units and therefore cannot be killed, only knocked out and slowly healing until they are revived. [6] [11] Following the augmentation procedures, recovery and subsequent training usually lasted several months. John-117 leading Silver Team in Halo: The Television Series. [8], Research on the SPARTAN-II program's augmentations began five years after the deactivation of the ORION Project. 5% of test subjects experience a fatal cardiac volume increase. However, page 365 of the Definitive Edition of Halo: the Fall of Reach seems to imply that the Elite was a Minor or a Ranger by likening the color of its armor to the hull plating of Covenant ships. 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. INTRODUCTION The Mjolnir armor was created in parallel to the SPARTAN-II project and is the most technologically advanced piece of hardware in human hands. The subject may experience bleeding from the eyes, constant headaches, and aches in the bones. A platinum pellet is implanted in the left thyroid gland; this pellet contains a human growth hormone that is released into the body to boost growth of skeletal and muscle tissues. 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. [30] Inevitably the small number of Spartan-IIs dwindled as casualties were sustained. Vannak-134. The Spartans joined forces with local militia and remnants of one of the Sangheili groups to protect civilians from the Jiralhanae invaders. [7], The SPARTAN-II augmentations included many previously-untested procedures, among them synthetic bone grafts, hormonal supplements, retinal surgery, intramuscular protein injections and major alteration of the subject's nervous system. The service record of Randall Aiken, a retired Spartan-II. [7] Former ORION project member Avery Johnson remembers the experience as being agonizing filled with confusing, hormone-inducing rages. Thus, despite being highly unethical and illegal, it was decided that the program's trainees be drafted as children and augmented as they began to reach puberty. [4], From 2511 until the augmentation of the SPARTAN-IIs in 2525, research continued refining and improving the chemicals to reduce the failure rate. Platinum pellet containing human growth hormone catalyst is implanted in the thyroid to boost growth of skeletal and muscle tissues. By 2531, the majority of her funds had been diverted to other projects, most notably the top-secret, eyes-only SPARTAN-III program. [8] Chemical augmentations have their own risks dependent upon the subject's genetic background and how they adjust to the alteration of cells and molecules and to a more physical point, tissue growth. [10] Kelly-087 was capable of running even faster than this speed. During the Battle of the Rubble in 2535, Adriana-111, while clad in Mark IV armor, used her enhanced strength to lift a 1077 kilogram (2370lb)[Note 4] Mongoose by the handle bars and ram several Grunts with it. [1] The fruition of such procedures to help create a superior soldier did not solidify until the limited success of the ORION Project, which would pave the way for the success of the SPARTAN-II Program. During their initial exercises in Reach's titanium mines, after recovering from the augmentations, the Spartans completely overpowered trainers wearing Mark I exoskeletons, outrunning their automated targeting systems and dismantling the heavy combat suits with their bare hands. [3] Therefore many of the Spartans' attributes have increased through time and acclimation. However, the Spartans who did survive became the most effective soldiers to be ever fielded by humanity, with superhuman strength, reflexes and stamina as well as virtually unbreakable bones. [5] Within a year, all candidates would die of unknown causes. The SPARTAN-II augmentations combined chemical injection treatments with surgical procedures. There are sixteen Spartan 1.1s, including Janissary James and Kevin Morales. This results in the bones being virtually unbreakable. Later, during the Human-Covenant war, while in her Mark V Mjolnir Armor, Kelly-087's top speed was recorded at 62 km/h or 38.5mph. 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. It is unknown as to what muscle groups were focused in this particular outlook. 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. The process of augmenting the SPARTAN-IIs was divided into two parts, surgical procedures and injection procedures. By August 27, 2552, 25 of the 28 remaining Spartan-IIs assigned to NAVSPECWEAP,[17][18][19][20][21] except Gray Team, had been recalled to Reach, some from combat,[17] to receive new orders for Operation: RED FLAG, a mission that HIGHCOM hoped would end the war. So stop this non-sense about their augs being inferior when they were actually much more technologically advanced and safer. [16], Following the Human-Covenant War any sufficiently wealthy private party could replicate the effects of the Spartan augmentations. Two escaped aboard the UNSC Pillar of Autumn, one of whom was place in cryostasis aboard the ship after sustaining life-threatening injuries during the battle on Gamma Station. [17], Due to the risky and dangerous nature of the augmentation procedures, many of the fourteen-year-old candidates died or "washed out" as their bodies rejected the modifications being made. [9] 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 and Outer Colonies. 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.[55]. [37], 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. UNSC personnel are equipped with neural implants, more sophisticated models of whichtypically issued to ship captainsenable a human mind to interface with computer systems and receive or send information. Originally envisioned as the second generation of the ORION Project, the resulting program would differ greatly from its predecessor, with the resulting program becoming the first in . The growth hormone is released and progressively works its way through the body, stimulating the growth of skeletal and muscle tissue. Detail of the surgical scars on the forearms of a SPARTAN-II, in this case John-117. Of these, Serin-019 and Ralph-103 were maimed by the procedures. The exact conditions of the shots that Linda took on those two Banshee pilots are unclear. [22] They would commandeer a Covenant vessel, locate the Covenant homeworld, and return with captured Covenant leadership to force a ceasefire. It can provide a Spartan with an incredible amount of protection and strength. [11] 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. Advanced mechanical prosthetics have also been developed, although such technology is used solely for the purpose of replacing lost limbs rather than supplanting existing ones for any possible advantages they may have over biological limbs. As a result, they were not on the ship when it was attacked by the Banished and the Master Chief was thrown into space. 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%. [31], A MJOLNIR-clad Cal-141 was capable of blocking a Jiralhanae Chieftain's gravity hammer swing with a single hand, dodging multiple swings from the Brute, using her enhanced strength to jump to great heights, and wounding the Chieftain with a few punches and kicks; she was furthermore capable of pulling an occupied ODST drop pod out of thick mud and throwing it dozens of meters. The rank of the aforementioned Sangheili is not known. That is. 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. [4], The side effects of completing the augmentations varied, as the subject's brain re-learned how to move their body with faster reflexes and stronger muscles. [34] However, their attempts proved to be unsuccessful. [12][13], The San'Shyuum in the Covenant used genetic enhancement techniques to augment a number of San'Shyuum into elite supersoldiers known as Prelates. Suppressed sexual drive. In this episode: Are Spartan-II Augmentations Possible? . Spartan-II candidates were all abducted from their families around the age of six in 2517. . Technologically, however, the new augmentations represented a major improvement over the previous program, while being cheaper than before: much less surgery was required, with most of the enhancements administered via chemical means. The only known candidate who was not conscripted was Caleb Aagard, who would have been designated SPARTAN-095. Kelly-087, Kurt-051, and another Spartan during the Onyx Conflict in Halo: Ghosts of Onyx. Using such controversial means of creating a soldier meant that the project would have to be carried out in the highest form of secrecy. [32] As he was trying to delete Gamma Station's navigation data during the Fall of Reach, a MJOLNIR clad John-117 physically stalemated a Sangheili in a zero-g grapple and wrestled it for control over a plasma pistol; he successfully killed it by striking it in the face with his elbow and shooting it with the plasma pistol. [61] Few outsiders are willing to as much as touch a Spartan, such as shaking one's hand. 2% of subjects acquire elephantiasis. Between 2511 and 2517, 150 five to six-year-old children were selected from near perfect psychological and genetic markers that were set in Dr. Catherine Halsey 's selection protocols. Ralph was discharged from the program due to a combination of psychological trauma[45] and biological rejection of the various implants;[46] his augmentations were likewise partially negated, leaving him physically inferior to the successfully augmented Spartans but superior to ordinary humans. This page was last edited on February 8, 2023, at 23:00. Rather than be buried or cremated, the bodies of the deceased were cryogenically preserved with the hopes of one day reviving these candidates. The Forerunners used artificially-induced mutations consisting of a combination of genetic engineering, gene therapy and biochemical manipulation to custom-tailor an individual's body to a form considered suited for their social standing and field of work in a rate. [6] As such, the Spartans possess a profound understanding of their role as weapons and the weight of the life imposed on them. This is evident by the significantly smaller size of S-IIIs . Human biochemical experiments and enhancement procedures have been a part of society dating back to the 20th century. Blue Team during the Battle of Circinius IV in Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn. The project was implemented by the Office of Naval Intelligence's Section Three under the supervision of Dr. Catherine Halsey.[2]. In pre-and near-postpubescent adolescents, skeletal growth spurts may cause irreparable bone pulverization. [28] The motion of a Spartan in combat is nearly impossible for an outsider to follow, their movement appearing as a blur. [8][9], Only a few months after augmentation procedures, the SPARTAN-IIs were noted of being capable of running at speeds exceeding 55 km/h or 34.2mph. In Halo Wars 2, the Spartan-IIs of Red Team are Hero Units units for the UNSC faction. Are Spartan-II Augmentations Possible? Seeing as MJOLNIR has never been directly shown to automatically increase the sprint speed of a Spartan without the assistance of an. John-117. Only a small percentage of subjects survived the process and fully recovered. [29] The status of Omega Team remains unknown. Project: ASTER[2] was the codename for the series of biochemical and biomechanical augmentation procedures applied to SPARTAN-II conscripts at the onset of puberty. Retinal rejection and detachment. When paired with a smart AI through a specialized neural implant, a Spartan's tactical awareness and reaction time are improved even further. In. [38], ONI publicly unveiled the SPARTAN-II program in 2547 in order to boost morale,[40][15] though the supersoldiers' true origins remain classified to the general public as of 2558. Each procedure is marked by a particular type of excruciating pain. John-117, age 14, readies himself to undergo the augmentation procedures. Among those who survived was Nicole-458. Dr. Halsey's proposal for the project detailed radical changes from the original ORION in many different fields. This redistribution of blood vessels boosts the flow of blood beneath the rods and cones of the subject's retina. Because of the requirements, the best suitable candidates who would adapt without severe side effects were those of prepubescent age. [11] The only other copy of these records is in the possession of Admiral Margaret Parangosky. The new augmentation set encompassed enhancements derived from those given to the Spartan-IIs. [23] The members of Gray Team were left drifting in space after their latest operation in late 2552 and went to cryo-sleep. This new threat accelerated the Spartans' training to its final phase: Project MJOLNIR. A SPARTAN-II's reaction time, while impossible to chart accurately, is estimated to be twenty milliseconds. Covenant strikecraft pilots connect to their flight systems using direct neural interfaces, which employ very minimal safety cutouts or filters. [22] Experimental rehabilitation programs were performed on more than 80% of the washouts. [14] During the events on the planet Onyx in 2552, Will-043 used his enhanced strength to engage a Hunter pair in hand-to-hand combat, and succeeded in killing one by tearing the worms from its bruised body. 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. Halsey presented her results to Vice Admiral Michael Stanforth of ONI Section III, finding that they had come to the same conclusions. John subsequently reunited with Blue Team who faced the Didact again shortly afterward; after defeating the Promethean for the second time,[28] the team continued to serve in the field in a number of classified operations. As the exploits of the Spartans were a major propaganda boon to the UNSC, Section II of the Office of Naval Intelligence issued Directive 930,[16] 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. Fred-104, Linda-058, John-117, and Joshua-029 wearing various iterations of the Mark IV armor. [18] However, as injuries are an inevitable byproduct of combat, the Covenant military still employs a number of medical amenities. The SPARTAN-II candidates being taught by Dj in Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series. [34], During Operation: FIRST STRIKE, John-117 fought a Jiralhanae in close-quarters combat and successfully killed it through the use of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a grenade, despite being physically over-powered by it. The result of these programs, however, has yet to be determined. In particular, John-117, the Spartans' de facto leader rose to the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer in 2526[65] 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. Spartans cost 300 resources each and requires a tech level of 1. Like the augmentations performed for the Spartan-IIs and the improved procedures utilized in the subsequent SPARTAN-III program, the Spartan-IVs undergo a series of procedures to enhance their physical capabilities and to wear Mjolnir powered armor. [5], The first major effort to create biochemically-augmented supersoldiers was known as Project ORION. Although they would have to be applied while the candidates are still children, the augmentations are equal in capability to the Spartan II augmentations, but are vastly . The Pillar of Autumn soon arrived at Halo Installation 04, which John-117 ultimately destroyed to prevent the spread of the Flood. Anecdotal evidence of marked increase in intelligence, memory, and creativity. I see a number of people claim the S3's weren't augmented as well as the S2's. I also see claims that Noble Team had inferior armor to John and the other S2's, or that Jorge is an inferior S2 and is older than John. Rather than be buried or cremated their bodies were cryogenically preserved with the hopes of one day reviving these candidates. Surgeries were highly risky, intensive, and required special medical talent. Spartans can receive the following upgrades. [22], When wearing MJOLNIR armor, a Spartan's strength is boosted significantly. Though there were only a few dozen Spartan-II soldiers left after the augmentations, they still proved instrumental in humanity's eventual victory against the Covenant. [25] 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. Fred-104. Contents 1 History 1.1 Background 1.2 Creation 1.3 Training 1.4 Human-Covenant War 1.5 Post-war survivors [33], 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 Guardians to enforce the Mantle of Responsibility on the galaxy. [10] The superconducting fabrication of neural dendrites is said to feel like fire burning along the subject's spinal nerves. She followed up her maneuver by using the mongoose as an improvised hammer, smashing three Grunts into the ground, pulverizing them in the process.[18]. The majority of these former candidates were later reassigned to the Office of Naval Intelligence. The SPARTAN-IV augmentation procedures, at least for the first and second classes of the program, take three weeks to perform, with the Spartans in and out of surgeries and advanced therapies during this time. The Spartan-II Augmentation Washouts 100,124 views Jul 25, 2017 2.6K Dislike Halo Canon 232K subscribers Note: the original version of this claimed Omega Team were confirmed as washouts. While civilian applications for such technologies do exist, their obvious military advantages quickly saw them harnessed for the purposes of warfare. [10][19] The reaction times of the SPARTAN-IIs are so fast that they are able to think, react and see things happen in slow motion. During one of his missions, he lost his left arm and left mandibles. Military experimentation with such enhancements has always been limited for the sake of moral and ethical concerns. 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. Halo: Reach. Those who truly are missing are listed as such. This thread is archived Surgeon Reacts to Spartan II. They can be built from the Armory. The conflict also eliminated both Sangheili factions with only Rojka 'Kasaan surviving. The first bio-engineering protocol was established to help humans adjust to long duration spaceflight and different planetary environmental conditions, and subsequently for interplanetary war. The selection criteria could be loosened, and the procedures' mortality rate could be eliminated to zero. Significant instances of Parkinson's Disease and Fletcher's Syndrome. Superconducting Fibrification of Neural Dendrites. Serin-019 became an ONI operative. [56] Having been taught to refrain from overt emotional displays, the Spartan-IIs most commonly convey their emotions through subtle body language and cryptic gestures. Each Spartan is assigned to a different leader: Alice to Isabel, Douglas to Professor Anders, and Jerome to Captain Cutter. They were trained to be survivors from the age of 5 (ish), to be the best of the best. [6], In the initial studies and research conducted on possible procedures, two of the proposed augmentations were rejected because of their risks and drawbacks. In the same battle, Kelly-087 engaged three Sangheili in hand-to-hand combat, snapping the wrist of one Elite, taking his energy sword, and cutting two more in half with a single swing. A scan of John-117's brain during the augmentation procedures. The Master Chief among a group of Marines. [72] However, at least one of the candidates allegedly killed by the augmentation procedures actually lived and were pressed into ONI service, their survival kept secret from their peers. [9][10], The SPARTAN-IV program was the first supersoldier project after ORION to use volunteering adult subjects, something that had been discarded in the previous programs due to the technological and psychological challenges involved. Twelve Spartan-II candidates were officially discharged from the program after failing the augmentation procedures, most becoming severely crippled. During this time, John-117 rose to be the de facto leader of the Spartans. Due to their parents' augmentations, the Spartan 1.1s had to receive injections in order to ensure normal growth without defects. There was also the crippled candidates, some surviving past the war's end, such as Musa-096, or Serin-019. [8][13], As this takes place, muscular enhancement injections are administered throughout the subject's body to aid the previous procedure. Their safety and effects varied substantially from subject to subject, with the benefits and risks varying with the surgeon, the surgical conditions, and the state of the patient. [48], However single-minded many outsiders view them as, the Spartan-IIs remain independent thinkers;[49] 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. John-117 undergoing the augmentation procedures in Halo: Fall of Reach. Mendez trained the Spartans until 2525 when, at the age of fourteen, they would go through the toughest part of their training: the 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. [29] All Spartan-IIs graduated to the rank of petty officer second class at the conclusion of their training,[64] though many have since risen to a higher rank. [16] The Spartans' prowess was not lost on the Covenant, who came to fear, and in the case of the Sangheili, respect the Spartans as Demons. After Reach fell, there weren't enough Spartans left. Several species and civilizations, including Forerunners, humans, and San'Shyuum, have implemented various biochemical, surgical and cybernetic means to enhance the physical and cognitive abilities of biological individuals. The task of screening for such DNA structures was astronomical, and to properly screen for the correct genetic markers would require thirty-nine billion records. Specific risk for pre-and near-postpubescent adolescents: skeletal growth spurts may cause irreparable bone pulverization. [88], In Halo Wars, Spartan-IIs are infantry units for the UNSC faction. [20], The results of the augmentations on the successful candidates were unprecedented; the SPARTAN-IIs performed well beyond the projected capabilities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7Aj. 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 insurrectionists: the Covenant. [41] 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. Permanent blindness. They were also given training in various offworld locations, including Emerald Cove and Chiron Station. She considered several other "bellicose" names, including Praetorians, Landsknecht, Immortals, Minutemen, Titans, Argonauts, Odysseus, Olympians, Zulu, Kronos, Promethean, Armor, Nemesis, Daedalus, Hercules, Viking, and Hyperion; the latter two were quickly excluded.[6]. The Spartan IIs were trained for 6 years with an extra year after augmentation, and were pushed to the limits of human ability but were intended to be capable of being Officers, and taught education as well as tactics. SPARTAN-IIs also underwent extensive gene therapy. In the fighting game Dead or Alive 4, Nicole-458 is teleported back to the 21st-century aboard Nassau Station. However, these augmentations would kill or cripple half of the Spartan II's, so only 33 out of the 75 were fit for duty afterwards. In exchange, they would receive a pardon from Thel 'Vadam for their actions. Spartan II vs Spartan III, Augments & Armor.