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[[File:BirthOfASpartan - Augmentation.png|thumb|300px|A screen monitoring [[Carter-A259]]'s augmentations.]] | [[File:BirthOfASpartan - Augmentation.png|thumb|300px|A screen monitoring [[Carter-A259]]'s augmentations.]] | ||
'''Project: CHRYSANTHEMUM''' was the codename given to the [[Human augmentation|biological augmentation procedures]] performed on the [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] supersoldiers. They represented a significant improvement over [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|the augmentations]] used in the previous [[SPARTAN-II program]],<ref name="goo63">'''Halo: Ghost of Onyx''', ''page 63''</ref> being safer and far less invasive to perform while producing similar results.<ref name="GoO102">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''pages 101-102''</ref> | '''Project: CHRYSANTHEMUM''' was the codename given to the [[Human augmentation|biological augmentation procedures]] performed on the [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] supersoldiers. They represented a significant improvement over [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|the augmentations]] used in the previous [[SPARTAN-II program]],<ref name="goo63">'''Halo: Ghost of Onyx''', ''page 63''</ref> being safer and far less invasive to perform while producing similar results.<ref name="GoO102">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''pages 101-102''</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The CHRYSANTHEMUM bioaugmentation set improved upon the augmentations of the SPARTAN-II program,<ref name="goo63"/> pioneered by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]]. With advances in technology, the casualty rate for SPARTAN-III candidates was usually 0%, as opposed to the 56% casualty rate of the SPARTAN-IIs. The genetic requirements for the candidates could also be loosened from the exceedingly strict criteria of the previous program,<ref name="goo63"/> although the range of compatible individuals still remained incredibly narrow, with any aberrations from the required genetic set increasing the risk of failure to an unacceptable level.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 82-83''</ref> The broader selection criteria also made potential behavioral problems more likely among the SPARTAN-IIIs.<ref name="goo63"/> | The CHRYSANTHEMUM bioaugmentation set improved upon the augmentations of the SPARTAN-II program,<ref name="goo63"/> pioneered by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]]. With advances in technology, the casualty rate for SPARTAN-III candidates was usually 0%, as opposed to the 56% casualty rate of the SPARTAN-IIs. The genetic requirements for the candidates could also be loosened from the exceedingly strict criteria of the previous program,<ref name="goo63"/> although the range of compatible individuals still remained incredibly narrow, with any aberrations from the required genetic set increasing the risk of failure to an unacceptable level.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 82-83''</ref> The broader selection criteria also made potential behavioral problems more likely among the SPARTAN-IIIs.<ref name="goo63"/> | ||
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==Performance== | ==Performance== | ||
[[File:BirthOfASpartan - AugmentationCarter.png|thumb|300px|[[Carter-A259]] undergoing Project CHRYSANTHEMUM augmentations on a biobed.]] | [[File:BirthOfASpartan - AugmentationCarter.png|thumb|300px|[[Carter-A259]] undergoing Project CHRYSANTHEMUM augmentations on a biobed.]] | ||
Despite the SPARTAN-IIIs' expendable nature and lower-grade equipment than the SPARTAN-IIs, their enhancements represented a "quantum leap" over the previous program's bioaugmentation set.<ref name="goo63"/> While most SPARTAN-IIIs were issued with [[Semi-Powered Infiltration armor|SPI armor]] as opposed to [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR]] for budgetary reasons, the small number that did receive SPARTAN-II grade equipment were | Despite the SPARTAN-IIIs' expendable nature and lower-grade equipment than the SPARTAN-IIs, their enhancements represented a "quantum leap" over the previous program's bioaugmentation set.<ref name="goo63"/> While most SPARTAN-IIIs were issued with [[Semi-Powered Infiltration armor|SPI armor]] as opposed to [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR]] for budgetary reasons, the small number that did receive SPARTAN-II grade equipment were on par with the SPARTAN-IIs.<ref>'''Halo: Reach'''</ref> | ||
During [[Operation: TORPEDO]], [[Tom-B292]], 12 years old at the time and equipped only with SPI armor, engaged a [[Sangheili]] armed with a [[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|plasma pistol]] and an [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|energy sword]] in hand-to-hand combat. The Spartan's enhanced reflexes allowed him to dodge a plasma pistol bolt and sword swing at point blank range. He then proceeded to throw the Elite to the ground and finish it off with his assault rifle. During the battle, Elites and [[Kig-Yar|Jackals]] moved out of cover because they realized that it was suicide to face Spartans in close quarters.<ref name="goo21">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 21-23''</ref> | During [[Operation: TORPEDO]], [[Tom-B292]], 12 years old at the time and equipped only with SPI armor, engaged a [[Sangheili]] armed with a [[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|plasma pistol]] and an [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|energy sword]] in hand-to-hand combat. The Spartan's enhanced reflexes allowed him to dodge a plasma pistol bolt and sword swing at point blank range. He then proceeded to throw the Elite to the ground and finish it off with his assault rifle. During the battle, Elites and [[Kig-Yar|Jackals]] moved out of cover because they realized that it was suicide to face Spartans in close quarters.<ref name="goo21">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 21-23''</ref> | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||