User:Brodie-001/SPARTAN-IV Program (Brodie-001)

"Our Replacements..."

-Marco-025 to Jax-007 at the Start of their training

"They will be what we had always dreamed of: An army of Spartans, well trained, and well equipped. They will carry out the purpose that Spartans were originally designed for: The defence of Earth, and all her colonies"

-Brigadier General Richard Mack Jr, Speaking in 2569.

In 2569, a year after the costly Battle of New Hope, the UNSC needed a new generation of supersoldiers to combat rising Insurrection in the rebuilding colonies. The Spartan-IV Program was launched to make a cross between the hardy and long-lasting Spartan-II's, and the cheaply-made Spartan-III's.

Recruitment
ONI called in Six Spartans to begin training the three planned companies. All of the Spartans had fought in and survived the Human-Covenant War. Unlike the other Spartan projects before it, The Spartan-IV project had several profound Differences:


 * The Three Companies, X-Ray, Yankee, and Zulu, were named after the NATO phonetic alphabet, whereas the Spartan-III companies were named after letters of the Greek alphabet.


 * The Program did not only conscript children. They recruited people up to the age of 30. The age depending on what company they were put in, X Company being 20-30 year old's, Y being 10-20, and Z being all children under the age of 10.


 * The recruits volunteered into the program, and were not conscripted. However, they had to meet certain physical skill requirements to be allowed into training.


 * The recruits were not allowed to leave the Program at any time. Once they had been put through their Augmentations, there was no going back.


 * X Company was only able to have a Single Year's training, as the Spartans were needed badly by the UNSC to field against Insurrectionists. Y Company had 10 years of training, and Z Company had 15 years of training.

X Company Training
After the recruitment of 500 men and women for X-Ray Company, they were taken to the Special Warfare Center in Songam, Korea. There they would spend a year undergoing a harsh training routine, involving Paintball gun fights, VR Simulators, and Fighting automated turrets that fired rubber bullets. Their Chief Trainer, Marco-025, taught them that survival was the most important thing on the battlefield.

However their harshest test came at the end of training when they were forced to Spar against one another. The winners of each fight would progress until eventually three Spartans, Maynard-X112, Artyom-X043 and Max-X489, the three winners, were forced to spar with their chief trainer and mentor, Marco-025, and his second in command, Alex-A121. At first, the Spartans were pushed back time and time again, but eventually, using teamwork, they were able to floor their trainers, completing their Training. For this accomplishment, the three were each given command of a small, Hand-Picked team.

However, as a final test devised by Marco-025 for the Spartans to 'earn their armour', they must go through a trial by fire. The Spartans, given basic weapons and armour, were separated in an old forge works, spanning several miles. They had 5 hours before the non-lethal sentry bots came online, and 24 hours to get out. All members of X Company managed to make their way out after a gruelling combative session. The Spartans were then presented their own individual, personalised MJOLNIR MK VI Armour. Due to the great cost at which the armour came at, the followng companies were unable to receive it, instead getting SPI Mk III armour.

The training for Yankee and Zulu companies was much the same, although they had more years of training experience.

X-Ray Company finished training in January 2571

Known members of X Company

 * Isabelle-X021- Active
 * Duncan-X022- Active
 * Christopher-X037- KIA   -Battle of Minerva, 2599
 * Artyom-X043- Active
 * Ross-X090- KIA   -Battle of Minerva, 2599
 * Christine-X096- WIA   -Battle of Minerva, 2599
 * Erik-X109- KIA   -Operation: SCIMITAR, 2598
 * Maynard-X112- MIA   -Battle for the Divide, 2615
 * Blaine-X114- KIA   -Battle of Minerva, 2599
 * Faisal-X166- KIA   -Battle of Minerva
 * Geoff-X197- Active
 * Raymond-X199- WIA   -Battle for Minerva, 2599
 * Mateo-X234- KIA   -Battle for Minerva, 2599
 * Jason-X250- Active
 * Guy-X340- KIA   -Operation: SCIMITAR, 2598
 * Gerald-X347- KIA   -Battle for Minerva, 2599
 * Sarah-X348- Active
 * Stuart-X352- KIA   -Battle for Minerva, 2599
 * Loraine-X390- KIA   -Battle of Minerva
 * Alejandro-X412- KIA   -Battle for Minerva, 2599
 * Francis-X421- MIA   -Battle for Sangehilios, 2599
 * Devin-X432- KIA   -Battle for Minerva, 2599
 * Nathaniel-X476- KIA   -Battle for Minerva, 2599
 * Max-X489- MIA  -Battle for Sangehilios, 2599
 * Kate-X500- Active

Y Company Training
Yankee Company started training at the same time as the other two companies. However, Yankee was to undergo the special operations training that X Company did not have time for. Y Company consisted mainly of teens, from the age of 11 to 19. Because of this, they were the most difficult company to train.

The Company commander was Kane-099, a Spartan-II, formerly of Sigma Team and a veteran of the Human-Covenant War. Second in command was Martin-A136, a member of the doomed Spartan-III Alpha Company. most of the recruits disliked Kane, saying that he was too harsh on them. Martin then reminded them of what they would go through if they had X Company's Commander training them. The recruits of Y Company were all orphans, most of their parents lost late in the Human-Covenant War, or in the recent Insurrection.

They were trained much in the same way as X Company was,although they did receive extra training from Lt.Commander Kane-099 in stealth, Recon and Sniping. He also taught them how to work very effectively as a team, and that as powerful as Spartans were, they were still not one-man-armies.

Yankee Company finished their training in 2578. Most of the members were between 15-20 years of age.

Known Members of Y Company

 * Mary-Y024- KIA -Operation:LIONS DEN, 2589
 * Emily-Y034- Active
 * Lysander-Y050- Active
 * Reginald-Y068- Active
 * Fernando-Y106- KIA -Operation:LIONS DEN, 2589
 * Emma-Y143- KIA -Battle for Minerva, 2599
 * Travis-Y197- Active
 * Hector-Y242- KIA -Second Battle of Reach, 2615
 * Charles-Y280- KIA -Battle for Minerva, 2599
 * Brian-Y564- Active
 * Vincent-Y568- KIA -Battle for Minerva, 2599
 * Juan-Y581- Active
 * Ulrik-Y732- KIA -Operation:LIONS DEN, 2589
 * Tina-Y736- KIA -Battle for Minerva, 2599
 * Rolf-Y892- KIA -Operation:LIONS DEN, 2589
 * Samson-Y953- KIA -Second Battle of Reach, 2615
 * Henvid-Y979- Active

Augmentations
The augmentations for the three Companies were identical to the procedures the Spartan-III's went through, with a 0% casualty rate. The SPARTAN-IV's were not, however, given the mind-altering drugs that were present in Gamma Company's Augmentation procedures, due to the possible dangers despite the counteracting drugs. The drugs used were:


 * 8942-LQ99         A "carbide ceramic ossification catalyst" drug, their skeletons become virtually unbreakable.


 * 88005-MX77        A "fibroid muscular protein complex" drug, the density on the Individual's muscles was increased.


 * 88947-OP24        A "retina-inversion stabilizer" drug, Colour sharpness is improved, and night vision is adapted.


 * 87556-UD61        A drug used to improve the individual's reaction time, decreasing the time taken by 300%

Notable Teams
Wulf Team

Overview: Wulf Team, named after SPARTAN-Wulf-041, who died during the Fall of Reach, Wulf Team consisted of X Companies' best and brightest. Often used for missions that required a 'delicate' approach, the Team, Commanded by Maynard-X112, was known for always getting the job done. Wulf Team was known as one of the best around, almost on par with their SPARTAN-II Trainers. After the battle of Minerva in 2599, Wulf Team recruited several members of Y Company to replace their fallen members. By the outbreak of the Armageddon War in 2625, two of the very few surviving SPARTAN-III's who had helped to train The S-IV's took command of the team, during what would become the galaxy's darkest hour. Also recruited into the team were three SPARTAN-V's; the program only recently been unveiled.

Initial Team Layout (2571)


 * CPO Maynard-X112
 * PO1 Mateo-X234- KIA -Battle of Minerva, 2599
 * PO2 Ross-X090-  KIA -Battle of Minerva, 2599
 * PO2 Kate-X500
 * PO2 Devin-X432- KIA -Battle of Minerva, 2599

Second Team Layout (2600)


 * LT Maynard-X112- MIA -Battle of the Divide, 2615
 * LTJG Kate-X500
 * MCPO Hector-Y242- KIA -Second Battle of Reach, 2615
 * CPO Emily-Y034
 * PO1 Brian-Y564
 * P01 Samson-Y953- KIA -Second Battle of Reach, 2615

Third Team Layout, Armageddon War, 2625 Onwards


 * CDR Martin-A136
 * LCDR Louie-A199
 * LCDR Kate-X500
 * LT Emily-Y034
 * WO Brian-Y564
 * WO Drake-SF045
 * CPO Connor-SF320
 * CPO Henry-SF111

The Company Trainer/Commander, Marco-025 always tried to keep watch over Team Wulf due to the fact that his niece, Kate-X500, the youngest company member, had joined the Spartan-IV program against his wishes.

Headhunters-X Company Similar to the Spartan-III Headhunters, these were two-man teams, sent in deep behind enemy lines.However, very few Headhunter missions went through without some problems. Unlike the Spartan-III Headhunters, they had their own squad, consisting of roughly 20-30 Headhunters, the Commander of whom being Chief Petty Officer Artyom-X043. After Operation: Scimitar in 2598, Most of the Headhunters were killed. The last surviving Headhunter Pair, Alejandro-X412 and Raymond-X199, were put out of action in 2599 after the Battle for Steel Mountain. Some notable Headhunter Pairs were:


 * CPO Artyom-X043- Active
 * PO1 Erik-X109- KIA -During Operation:SCIMITAR


 * PO2 Guy-X340- KIA -during Operation:SCIMITAR
 * PO2 Stuart-X352- KIA in the Battle for Minerva City


 * PO1 Raymond-X199- WIA -after the Battle for Steel Mountain
 * PO1 Alejandro-X412- KIA -during the Battle for Steel Mountain

Carmine Team

Carmine Team was a 6-man team in X Company which specialised in assault and demolitions. Most of it's members were killed in the battle for Minerva city in 2599.


 * PO1 Christopher-X037- KIA -Battle of Minerva, 2599
 * PO2 Blaine-X114- KIA -Battle of Minerva, 2599
 * PO2 Sarah-X348- Active
 * PO2 Duncan-X022- Active
 * PO2 Loraine-X390- KIA -Battle of Minerva, 2599
 * PO2 Faisal-X166- KIA -Battle of Minerva, 2599

Ochre Team

Ochre Team was the Leading Squad in X Company, surpassed only by Wulf Team. It was usually comprised of 4 members.


 * CPO Max-X489- MIA   -Battle for Sangehilios, 2599
 * PO1 Jason-X250- Active
 * PO2 Geoff-X197- Active
 * PO2 Christine-X096- WIA

Violet Team

Violet Team was a Squad in X Company. It was not known for having any 'special talents' other than being able to follow orders competently, and their skill in neutralising hostiles.


 * PO1 Gerald-X347- KIA   -Battle for Minerva, 2599
 * PO2 Isabelle-X021- Active
 * PO2 Nathaniel-X476- KIA   -Battle for Minerva, 2599
 * PO2 Francis-X421- MIA   -Battle for Sangehilios, 2599
 * PO1 Stuart-X352- KIA   -Battle for Minerva, 2599 (Reassigned from Headhunter Unit)

Team Marathon-Y Company

Team Marathon was a Four-man Spartan squad, named for their incredible speed and stamina, which easily surpassed all of their peers. Marathon team served as scouts for the company, often luring enemies into traps during missions. Marathon saw a lot of action during the beginnings of the Splinter War against the Insurrectionist Group known as the Legion. Marathon was the only part of Y Company to engage Kig-Yar forces in the Splinter was while on a scouting mission in 2589. It was Marathon Team who were responsible for the Assassination of Roger Maxon, the Legion Leader in 2594 as part of Operation: LIONS DEN. However, this led to the entire team, along with a third of the company being killed. The Team Layout Was:


 * CPO Ulrik-Y732- KIA -Killed by UNSC Airstrike shortly after killing Roger Maxon.
 * PO2 Mary-Y024- KIA -Killed while fending off enemy reinforcements.
 * PO2 Fernando-Y106- KIA -Stabbed by Maxon with an Energy Sword.
 * PO2 Rolf-Y892- KIA -Shot dead by Maxon's Bodyguards.

Trivia

 * The Motto: "In Peace, Vigilance, In War, Victory, In Death, Sacrifice" was taken from the Grey Wardens from Dragon Age: Origins.


 * The Headhunter Motto: "The Last thing you'll never see" is taken from the NCR First Recon from Fallout: New Vegas.


 * Wulf Team, renamed Valkyrie Team, are the main characters of an upcoming Machinima written and co-directed by the author. However, they are SPARTAN-III's defending Reach. Spartan Team Sigma will also feature in the series.