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{{Quote|Spartans pick their battles.|[[James James]]}} | {{Quote|Spartans pick their battles.|[[James James]]}} | ||
'''Project: ORION''', also put as '''ORION Project''' was the [[UNSC Navy]]'s first effort to create a special forces unit of [[Human augmentation|biochemically augmented]] supersoldiers. Under the operational control of [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Group One]], the project was created to combat the growing [[Insurrection]] throughout the [[human]] [[Outer Colonies]]. The project enjoyed limited success but was ultimately disbanded after several years; however, its legacy lived on in the form of the subsequent [[SPARTAN programs]]. After the establishment of the [[SPARTAN-II program]] years later, the ORION Project was retroactively dubbed '''SPARTAN-I program'''.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''' ''page 16''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|encyc}}<ref name="journal">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', ''page 130'' (Google Play edition)</ref> | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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Though the ORION operatives continued to prove their effectiveness, some of the older conscripts began to exhibit flaws which were passed off as natural defects or stress from the war. Many ORION candidates exhibited post-traumatic stress disorder or repressed insurgent sympathies; some in the latter category refused to participate in the program post-augmentation and were incarcerated.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} Despite the nominal effectiveness of the ORION soldiers, the results of the ORIONs' abilities were falling short of the scientists' hopes. Because of the candidates's age and inadequate genetic screening for specific genetic sequences, the genetic modifications led to minimal improvement and the inserted immunosuppressants failed in most of the subjects. This caused irreversible genetic fragmentation and degenerative conditions in many of the ORION personnel.<ref name="halsey">'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''', ''February 15, 2511''</ref> | Though the ORION operatives continued to prove their effectiveness, some of the older conscripts began to exhibit flaws which were passed off as natural defects or stress from the war. Many ORION candidates exhibited post-traumatic stress disorder or repressed insurgent sympathies; some in the latter category refused to participate in the program post-augmentation and were incarcerated.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} Despite the nominal effectiveness of the ORION soldiers, the results of the ORIONs' abilities were falling short of the scientists' hopes. Because of the candidates's age and inadequate genetic screening for specific genetic sequences, the genetic modifications led to minimal improvement and the inserted immunosuppressants failed in most of the subjects. This caused irreversible genetic fragmentation and degenerative conditions in many of the ORION personnel.<ref name="halsey">'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''', ''February 15, 2511''</ref> | ||
Despite the improvements to strength, speed, vision, agility, and reaction speed the more modest results of ORION meant that it was difficult to tell a former ORION operative from other soldiers in the UNSC or CMA without an in-depth medical examination.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=65}} | |||
====KALEIDOSCOPE and deactivation==== | ====KALEIDOSCOPE and deactivation==== | ||
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File:OrionLogo-Johnson.png|Each ORION operative's mission record includes a variant Orion insignia. This insignia contains basic information about the mission and the operator. | File:OrionLogo-Johnson.png|Each ORION operative's mission record includes a variant Orion insignia. This insignia contains basic information about the mission and the operator. | ||
File:Halo 3 ODST Orion.png|Project ORION insignia used on a lighter owned by Avery Johnson in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. | File:Halo 3 ODST Orion.png|Project ORION insignia used on a lighter owned by Avery Johnson in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. | ||
File:H3ODST Johnson Lighter.jpg|Avery Johnsons lighter in ''Halo 3: ODST''. | |||
File:Journal_OrionLogo.png|An emblem associated with the ORION project, as drawn by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] in [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal|her journal]]. | File:Journal_OrionLogo.png|An emblem associated with the ORION project, as drawn by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] in [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal|her journal]]. | ||
File:HINF Orion Emblem Icon.png|Another version of the ORION insignia, as seen in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''. | |||
File:ORION_047_DNA.jpg|The DNA analysis chart of [[ORION candidate 047]]. The candidate seems to have received a lethal amount of [[Wikipedia:Dioxin|dioxin]] poisoning. | File:ORION_047_DNA.jpg|The DNA analysis chart of [[ORION candidate 047]]. The candidate seems to have received a lethal amount of [[Wikipedia:Dioxin|dioxin]] poisoning. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||