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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 [[human]] disease caused by prolonged exposure to high-yield [[plasma]] or electromagnetic radiation, such as from a [[Plasma Grenade]]. Symptoms include brain tumors, migraines, and amnesia. Without proper treatment, death commonly occurs. Effective treatment requires thirty weeks of intensive chemotherapy. Unconfirmed claims as to the cause of the disease include inhaling the gases released when a [[Type-51 Carbine]] magazine is ejected and being around [[Plasma Grenades]] and being exposed to their radiation.
== Summary ==
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>


[[Sergeant Avery Johnson]] officially has Boren's Syndrome, supposedly contracted when he used an entire crate of plasma grenades to hold off [[Covenant]] forces on [[Paris IV]],<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' page 243-245</ref> this story is apparently a hoax (known as the Paris/BS Spoof) used to hide that Avery Johnson could be a [[SPARTAN-I]]. <ref>''[[Halo: Graphic Novel]] - [[Halo_Graphic_Novel_Pg122#Boren's_Syndrome_Hoax|Boren's Syndrome Hoax]]'', page 122</ref>
=== 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}}


Several members of the [[United Rebel Front]] claimed to have this condition, hoping to bargain with the [[UNSC]] to gain treatment for the condition in trade for some [[FENRIS Nuclear Warhead]]s they had in stock.
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}}


==Long Term Effects==
==Gallery==
Untreated or unsuccessfully treated, Boren's can be fatal or debilitating. While some direct effects, such as migraines, can be managed with medication, the side effects of chemotherapy to drive tumors into remission can be extremely difficult to deal with. Personal independence and quality/length of life can be curtailed by illness or amnesia. The advantage it gives is immunity to [[Flood Super Cell]].
<gallery>
File:BORENS 1.png|Partial transcript of two ONI agents discussing the subterfuge.
File:BORENS 2.png|Proof of data query.
</gallery>


The condition has an unexpected, beneficial side effect, total immunity from [[Flood]] infection. [[Boren's Syndrome]] alters the neural synapses of its victims in a way that makes them too unstable for an [[Infection Form]] to manipulate or control. Also [[the Flood]] will not manipulate a person or persons with [[Boren's Syndrome]] because [[the Flood]] only infect healthy [[:Category:Host Species|organisms]], those that do not have damage to tissue, radioactivity and so on. This explains why Sergeant Avery Johnson, could not be infected when he and his squad were ambused by the flood on [[Installation 04]].
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Fm}}
An infection form attempting to latch on to a host with Boren's Syndrome would receive a "dead signal". The host's nervous system would be uncontrollable for the infection form to change, rendering the host useless. Hosts that can't be infected are usually killed by the flood and used for future uses.
*''[[Halo: Graphic Novel]]''
**''[[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|Page 122]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'' {{Mo}}


==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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