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[Epic1980]

this is getting funnny to read, listen (or read the clips)
James is a Spartan-I

[Anton P. Nym]

[CoffeeJedi]

[CountZero]

Total spec, of course, but I think Jan got juiced up by her folks in an effort to create some kind of "Homefront Defense." Like James and Gilly expected the Covies to reach Earth eventually, so they decided to form an anti Covenant militia. In the process, they decided to augment their daughter in order to maximize the number of strong soldiers.

Gilly certainly has that "malajusted war veteran likely to join a militia" demeanor about her. Thoughts?

[Atoner]

Let's not forget what "Jan" is short for as well -- "Janissary".
That could mean something more now that we are sure her parents were Spartan-I's.

-Atoner-

[SecondSundodger]

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[Epic1980]

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[Mazian]

[Dragonrider]

Okay spec on J^2 ang Gillie's hookup here. She really doesn't seem to be the type of person who would be capable of raising a child. That would definitely explain why she's been out of the picture and James's been doing it all himself.

It's entirely possible that she and J^2 hooked up after some battle (that actually happens surprisingly frequently, due to battle lust and other factors) and then realized they shouldn't have done that, or they needed to stay as a professional unit. However, Gillie had a symbiotic parasite (i.e. Jan) as a little reminder that also happened to get her kicked off active and put "to pasture." Pregnant women certainly can't fight, much less women in such high risk situations as the S-I's.

Now, pair that with post-partum depression and PTSD and I think you've got a pretty restrained Gillie in the wavs.

Then again, this was all just me going off, so make of it what you will.

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[m0tive]

This is from Halo.Bungie.Org: Halo Story Page - SPARTAN

The modern Spartan program (in contrast to its ancient Greek counterpart) was initiated in 2491, an element of the ORION project. Though not much is known about the first generation of warriors (their training, augmentation, goals, etc.), they were successful enough to garner the necessary consent for a second phase, aptly named SPARTAN II. Under Dr. Halsey, the Spartans would be developed in conjunction with the MJOLNIR armour project, the culmination of a powered exoskeleton technology that had been used for some time by the UNSC, and eventually, by frustrated cargo handlers everywhere. The initial goal of the SPARTAN/MJOLNIR project was to provide a surgical strike team capable of dealing with Human rebellions quickly and efficiently, averting the use of large scale military force, and preventing the tremendous loss of life and civil war that would have inevitably ensued.

A total of 75 children, approximately age six and selected for their specific genetic dispositions (that is, being as close to perfect as science could determine), were "recruited". They were replaced with congenitally defective flash-clones to cover the enlistment, and trained, primarily on and below the surface of Reach, by one Chief Petty Officer Mendez, arguably the best Drill Instructor in the Navy. Their family names, whatever they may have been, were stripped, purged from record, and forever replaced with a 3 digit designation. Their upbringing would be defined not only by gruelling physical routine, but by a comprehensive academic tutelage under Deja, a Class II AI created specifically for the SPARTAN II project.

In March of 2525, on the orbital ONI Medical Facility above Reach, the then 14 year old candidates underwent a series of drastic and inadvisable operations to dramatically enhance their skeletal, muscular, optical, and nervous systems (FoR p.56). Of the original 75, a reported 33 survived the processes; 30 were lost, and 12 irrevocably crippled (though still used by ONI in research and ops planning).

Both before and after their final union with the MJOLNIR armour, the SPARTAN II's, with their overwhelming physical abilities, improvisational skills, and keenness for adversity, handled their operations with a profound efficiency: as of August 27, 2552 they had suffered only 3 KIA's and 1 too wounded to continue active duty, giving them the best record of any UNSC unit. Of course, they were officially listed as MIA, part of ONI Section 2's successful propaganda campaign to boost morale; a program spearheaded by the SPARTAN II's and their glorious triumphs in battle, though strangely silent concerning Humanity's slow and imminent loss of the war against the Covenant.

Since their harrowing escape from Reach and the destruction of nearly 500 Covenant vessels consumed in the explosion of the 30km long Covenant Command Station, Unyielding Hierophant, the arduous task of defending Humanity from the ever gargantuan Covenant fleet, now wise to the Earth's location, has fallen into their "big, green, armoured hands." Let us hope their renewed numbers are up to the job.

[Dragonrider]

Thanks m0tive!

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[Ekim]

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