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In [[2491]], the [[Colonial Military Administration]] relaunched ORION in secrecy, with the new goal of learning from the mistakes of the previous attempt, and creating a soldier unlike anything seen before - and to deploy these soldiers behind enemy lines and quell insurgencies in their infancy, or destroy established insurgencies by destroying their chain of command and expanding outward.  

The project was headquartered in one of the many orbital docks on the fortress world [[Reach]], and the candidates were, once again, selected volunteers from the [[UNSC Special Forces]]. This iteration of the project used more advanced indoctrination and biological augmentation techniques, and after a grueling series of physical and mental tests, the first batch of soldiers, 165 in total, successfully passed and moved on to the next phase. In [[2496]] the UNSC launched [[Operation: CHARLEMAGNE]] in response to [[Insurrectionist#Eridanus rebels|colonial secessionists]] who executed a series of attacks on [[Eridanus II]], which resulted in numerous deaths and the kidnappings of civilian and government officials in [[2494]]. This marked the first operational deployment of the ORION soldiers, who scored a decisive victory and emerged from the battle with only a single casualty. The Spartans were able to complete the mission without even being ''seen'', thereby fueling a range of conspiracy theories and media speculation; this proved to be very helpful to ONI's [[propaganda]] efforts in the coming decades. Though the Spartans were effective, their abilities fell short of the scientists' hopes, and they cost far too much to develop and field - in [[2506]] the project was deactivated and the soldiers were reassigned to various special operation units.{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}}

*[[Riz-028]] - Status unknown.

*[[Kai-125]] - Status unknown.

*[[Vannak-134]] - Status unknown.

*[[Cal-141]] - KIA at some point between [[2540]] and [[2551]] on [[Heian]].

*[[Holly-G003]] - KIA November 3, 2552 on Onyx.

*[[Dante-G188]] - KIA November 3, 2552 on Onyx.

*[[Mark-G313]] - Active as of December 2553. Officially declared KIA.

*[[Hideo Wakahisa]] - KIA March 29, 2554 onboard an [[Laconia Station|orbital station]] over a dwarf planet.

*[[Rudolf Schein]] - Defected to the United Rebel Front. Killed March 29, 2554 onboard an [[Laconia Station|orbital station]] over a dwarf planet.

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