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Kat is B320, so we know it goes up to at least 320 numbers.
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The naming convention of the SPARTAN-III companies follows the Greek alphabet (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, etc). Each individual SPARTAN-III's identifier becomes A,B, or G (letter of respective company), followed by a three-digit number between 001 and | *The naming convention of the SPARTAN-III companies follows the Greek alphabet (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, etc). Each individual SPARTAN-III's identifier becomes A,B, or G (letter of respective company), followed by a three-digit number between 001 and 320 or so, such as [[Ash-G099]]. This numbering system is very much like that of the SPARTAN-IIs. | ||
*Ash-G099 was referred to as a private. This may suggest that the SPARTAN-IIIs were actually part of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] or the [[UNSC Army]]. However, Tom-B292, Lucy-B091, and the members of Noble Team have Navy ranks, although they may have been transferred to the Navy after being removed from their respective companies. | *Ash-G099 was referred to as a private. This may suggest that the SPARTAN-IIIs were actually part of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] or the [[UNSC Army]]. However, Tom-B292, Lucy-B091, and the members of Noble Team have Navy ranks, although they may have been transferred to the Navy after being removed from their respective companies. | ||
*The number of 300 SPARTAN-IIIs in both Alpha and Beta companies, who were both massacred but completed their missions and killed many [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] warriors in the process is a reference to the last stand of the 300 Spartans in the [[Battle of Thermopylae]]. | *The number of 300 SPARTAN-IIIs in both Alpha and Beta companies, who were both massacred but completed their missions and killed many [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] warriors in the process is a reference to the last stand of the 300 Spartans in the [[Battle of Thermopylae]]. | ||