Boren's Syndrome: Difference between revisions
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==Cover-up== | ==Cover-up== | ||
[[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]]'s falsified Medical record - to hide his real, classified record - had him as a sufferer of Boren's, in which he was to have contracted the disease on [[Paris IV]], after being in contact with a dangerously high amount of radiation apparently originating from a crate of captured Plasma Grenades.<ref>'' | [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]]'s falsified Medical record - to hide his real, classified record - had him as a sufferer of Boren's, in which he was to have contracted the disease on [[Paris IV]], after being in contact with a dangerously high amount of radiation apparently originating from a crate of captured Plasma Grenades.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''' pages 243-245</ref> | ||
This false record event (known to ONI as the '''Paris/BS Spoof''') was likely used as a means of avoiding any investigation into his altered DNA and physiology, which would have revealed him as a SPARTAN-I. <ref>''[[Halo | This false record event (known to ONI as the '''Paris/BS Spoof''') was likely used as a means of avoiding any investigation into his altered DNA and physiology, which would have revealed him as a SPARTAN-I. <ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''' - ''[[Halo_Graphic_Novel_Pg122#Boren's_Syndrome_Hoax|Boren's Syndrome Hoax]]'', page 122</ref> | ||
==Long term effects (falsified)== | ==Long term effects (falsified)== | ||
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Technically, there is no explicit proof that Boren's Syndrome discourages Flood. It may be that the nervous system of someone with the disease simply cannot support Flood. One hypothesis is that an infection form attempting to latch on to a host with Boren's Syndrome would recognize the characteristic neurological disturbances as "irreparable damage," thus rendering the sufferer immune. However, it is highly likely that if this condition did in fact prevent Flood infection the [[Forerunner]] would have found it after hundreds of years of research into Flood prevention. | Technically, there is no explicit proof that Boren's Syndrome discourages Flood. It may be that the nervous system of someone with the disease simply cannot support Flood. One hypothesis is that an infection form attempting to latch on to a host with Boren's Syndrome would recognize the characteristic neurological disturbances as "irreparable damage," thus rendering the sufferer immune. However, it is highly likely that if this condition did in fact prevent Flood infection the [[Forerunner]] would have found it after hundreds of years of research into Flood prevention. | ||
Since it has been confirmed that Boren's Syndrome is simply a cover for the side-effects of the SPARTAN-I augmentations, it is possible that the augmentations keep the Flood from recognizing a potential host because of the disruptive effects of the augmentations. However, this cannot be confirmed or disproved since Johnson was the only SPARTAN-I to come in contact with the Flood | Since it has been confirmed that Boren's Syndrome is simply a cover for the side-effects of the SPARTAN-I augmentations, it is possible that the augmentations keep the Flood from recognizing a potential host because of the disruptive effects of the augmentations. However, this cannot be confirmed or disproved since Johnson was the only SPARTAN-I to come in contact with the Flood. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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*Despite Sergeant Johnson's supposed immunity to the Flood, it is possible to see him infected through a [[Life After_Death|glitch]] that allows him to survive the cutscene. Johnson also comments during the infection "Ain't I supposed to be immune to this?" This was revealed by Bungie as an Easter Egg. | *Despite Sergeant Johnson's supposed immunity to the Flood, it is possible to see him infected through a [[Life After_Death|glitch]] that allows him to survive the cutscene. Johnson also comments during the infection "Ain't I supposed to be immune to this?" This was revealed by Bungie as an Easter Egg. | ||
*Since Johnson is programmed to revive after being killed, stopping an infection midway will result in momentary death, suddenly changing to a marine infection form and getting up. | *Since Johnson is programmed to revive after being killed, stopping an infection midway will result in momentary death, suddenly changing to a marine infection form and getting up. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{First mentioned}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Graphic Novel]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Diseases]] | [[Category:Diseases]] | ||
