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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"/> | ||
The SPARTAN-IIIs' augmentations were chemically induced instead of surgically implanted like many of the SPARTAN-II enhancements.<ref name="GoO102"/><ref group="note">When describing the CHRYSANTHEMUM augmentations, ''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'' does not mention the SPARTAN-IIIs receiving the growth hormone catalyst in the form of a thyroid implant like the SPARTAN-IIs; it is thus ambiguous whether the SPARTAN-IIIs received this particular enhancement. However, some of the Spartan-IIIs' markedly small size in contrast to the physically imposing SPARTAN-IIs suggests they did not receive the growth hormone implant and that this procedure could be supplanted by possible improvements in their muscular protein injections.</ref> However, the augmentations also still had to be administered at the onset of puberty like in the previous program, as the bodies of either prepubescents or adults would reject the chemicals. Due to the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] accelerating the schedule of the program in order to have the Spartans deployed in the field within a shorter span of time, puberty was artificially induced for the candidates via human growth hormone as well as cartilage, muscle and bone supplements added into their food. As a result, the candidates had the bodies of adult Olympic athletes at an average of only twelve years of age, and it took some time for them to acclimatize to their larger physiques.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 98, 100''</ref> | The SPARTAN-IIIs' augmentations were chemically induced instead of surgically implanted like many of the SPARTAN-II enhancements.<ref name="GoO102"/><ref group="note">When describing the CHRYSANTHEMUM augmentations, ''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'' does not mention the SPARTAN-IIIs receiving the growth hormone catalyst in the form of a thyroid implant like the SPARTAN-IIs; it is thus ambiguous whether the SPARTAN-IIIs received this particular enhancement. However, some of the Spartan-IIIs' markedly small size in contrast to the physically imposing SPARTAN-IIs suggests they did not receive the growth hormone implant and that this procedure could be supplanted by possible improvements in their muscular protein injections. However, since the Spartan III's receive Human Growth hormone months prior to receiving their augmentations, it can be inferred that the Catalytic Thyroid implant is rendered redundant, since they both serve the same purpose.</ref> However, the augmentations also still had to be administered at the onset of puberty like in the previous program, as the bodies of either prepubescents or adults would reject the chemicals. Due to the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] accelerating the schedule of the program in order to have the Spartans deployed in the field within a shorter span of time, puberty was artificially induced for the candidates via human growth hormone as well as cartilage, muscle and bone supplements added into their food. As a result, the candidates had the bodies of adult Olympic athletes at an average of only twelve years of age, and it took some time for them to acclimatize to their larger physiques.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 98, 100''</ref> | ||
==Augmentations== | ==Augmentations== | ||