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'''Boren's Syndrome''' is supposedly a [[human]] neurological condition.<ref name="fs">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 243-245''</ref> The disease was most notably used as a cover-up by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] to keep the identity of the [[ORION Project]]'s candidates classified.<ref name="hgn">'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''' - ''[[Halo Graphic Novel Pg122|page 122]]''</ref> Since the best documented incidence of Boren's Syndrome is the cover story, it is unclear whether the condition is actually genuine, with the ORION augmentations only causing similar symptoms, or if it was entirely fabricated as part of the cover-up.
'''Boren's Syndrome''' is a fictitious [[human]] disease used as a cover-up by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] to keep the identity of the [[ORION Project|SPARTAN-I]]s classified.  


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
=== Public knowledge ===
Boren's Syndrome supposedly causes tumors and migraines, and is believed to be caused by exposure to certain types of radiation. Claims as to the cause of the disease include inhaling the gases released when a {{Pattern|Vostu|carbine}} magazine is ejected{{Ref/Site|Id=bnetcarbine|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3carbine|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Type-51 Carbine|D=16|M=01|Y=2021|LocalArchive=Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present#Type-51 Carbine}} and being exposed to radiation from [[plasma grenade|plasma grenades]].{{Ref/Reuse|fs}} Several [[Insurrectionist]]s on [[Victoria]] claimed to have this condition, hoping to bargain with the [[UNSC]] to gain treatment for the condition in exchange for some [[FENRIS nuclear warhead]]s they had in stock. However, their status was false, as the bargain was revealed to be a trap set up by General [[Howard Graves]] in an attempt to capture the [[Spartan-II]]s of [[Blue Team]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', Chapter 1, ''pages ??''</ref> Notably, [[John Forge]]'s father died of Boren's Syndrome.<ref>'''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]''', ''page ??''</ref>
Information about this "disease" was spread to the public by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] following the end of the ORION Project, complete with a list of symptoms. The disease allegedly caused tumors and migraines, and was supposedly caused by exposure to certain types of radiation.


Claims as to the cause of the disease include inhaling the gases released when a [[Type-51 Carbine]] magazine is ejected and being exposed to [[Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade|Plasma Grenade]] radiation, although these causes are either ONI cover-ups or battlefield superstition. Several [[Insurrectionist]]s claimed to have this condition, hoping to bargain with the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] to gain treatment for the condition in trade for some [[FENRIS nuclear warhead|FENRIS Nuclear Warheads]] they had in stock. However, their status was false, as the bargain was revealed to be a trap set up by General [[Howard Graves]] in an attempt to capture [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]]s.
=== ORION Project ===
The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] used Boren's Syndrome to cover up the side effects experienced by the surviving subjects of the [[ORION Project]] once the program was discontinued and the augmentees (retroactively designated "Spartan-Is") had been dispersed back to the [[United Nations Space Command]] armed forces at large.{{Ref/Reuse|hgn}}


=== Cover-up ===
ONI falsified the medical records of at least one of the Spartan-Is, [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]], to describe him as a sufferer of Boren's Syndrome. He was said to have contracted the disease on [[Paris IV]] after absorbing a dangerously high amount of radiation originating from a crate of captured plasma grenades.{{Ref/Reuse|fs}} This cover-up (known to ONI as the "Paris/BS Spoof") was likely used as a means of deterring any investigation into his altered DNA and physiology, which would have revealed him as a Spartan-I.{{Ref/Reuse|hgn}}
[[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 the Sergeant used against attacking Covenant forces.<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 Graphic Novel]]''' - ''[[Halo_Graphic_Novel_Pg122#Boren's_Syndrome_Hoax|Boren's Syndrome Hoax]]'', ''page 122''</ref>
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:BORENS 1.png|Partial transcript of two ONI agents discussing the subterfuge.
File:BORENS 2.png|Proof of data query.
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{First mentioned}}
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo: Graphic Novel]]''  
*''[[Halo: Graphic Novel]]''  
**''[[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|Page 122]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|Page 122]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


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This article is about the disease. For the writer, see Brannon Boren.

Boren's Syndrome is supposedly a human neurological condition.[1] The disease was most notably used as a cover-up by the Office of Naval Intelligence to keep the identity of the ORION Project's candidates classified.[2] Since the best documented incidence of Boren's Syndrome is the cover story, it is unclear whether the condition is actually genuine, with the ORION augmentations only causing similar symptoms, or if it was entirely fabricated as part of the cover-up.

Summary[edit]

Boren's Syndrome supposedly causes tumors and migraines, and is believed to be caused by exposure to certain types of radiation. Claims as to the cause of the disease include inhaling the gases released when a Vostu-pattern carbine magazine is ejected[3] and being exposed to radiation from plasma grenades.[1] Several Insurrectionists on Victoria claimed to have this condition, hoping to bargain with the UNSC to gain treatment for the condition in exchange for some FENRIS nuclear warheads they had in stock. However, their status was false, as the bargain was revealed to be a trap set up by General Howard Graves in an attempt to capture the Spartan-IIs of Blue Team.[4] Notably, John Forge's father died of Boren's Syndrome.[5]

ORION Project[edit]

The Office of Naval Intelligence used Boren's Syndrome to cover up the side effects experienced by the surviving subjects of the ORION Project once the program was discontinued and the augmentees (retroactively designated "Spartan-Is") had been dispersed back to the United Nations Space Command armed forces at large.[2]

ONI falsified the medical records of at least one of the Spartan-Is, Staff Sergeant Avery Johnson, to describe him as a sufferer of Boren's Syndrome. He was said to have contracted the disease on Paris IV after absorbing a dangerously high amount of radiation originating from a crate of captured plasma grenades.[1] This cover-up (known to ONI as the "Paris/BS Spoof") was likely used as a means of deterring any investigation into his altered DNA and physiology, which would have revealed him as a Spartan-I.[2]

Gallery[edit]

  • Partial transcript of two ONI agents discussing the subterfuge.

    Partial transcript of two ONI agents discussing the subterfuge.

  • Proof of data query.

    Proof of data query.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Halo: First Strike, pages 243-245
  2. ^ a b c Halo Graphic Novel - page 122
  3. ^ Bungie.net, Type-51 Carbine (Retrieved on Jan 16, 2021) [local archive] [external archive]
  4. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, Chapter 1, pages ??
  5. ^ Halo: Smoke and Shadow, page ??
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