SPARTAN-II program: Difference between revisions

Spartan-IIs make an appearance in ''[[i love bees]]'', the dubiously canon [[alternate reality game]] used for the marketing of ''[[Halo 2]]''. The program's most notable divergence in ''i love bees'' is the notion that Class II received training and augmentations. Around 2537, enough candidates were within the right age range to begin a second class. One of the most notable candidates, six-year-old [[Yasmine Zaman]], was abducted and replaced by a flash clone. However, she died during the augmentation procedures. Another girl, [[Janissary James]], was selected as a suitable candidate for training. However, her father, an ORION Project member now known as "[[James James]]," killed the would-be kidnapper.<ref>'''Axon Clips''' ''Chapter 12''</ref><ref group="notes">The Class of 2537 has not been referenced in any official media barring the quasi-canonical ''i love bees''. The timeline of [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company]] mirrors that of Class II, though no official work has called attention to this coincidence. Notably, the first edition of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'' references Yasmine Zaman as a member of the Class of 2525. However, on page 70 of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'', Class II is specifically stated as having been cancelled by the Office of Naval Intelligence due to a lack of sufficient candidates, firmly cementing Class II as never happening, likely even before the candidate training phase.</ref>