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|unit_name=Spartan-IV Program
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|image=[[File:Spartan IV.png|300px]]
|image=[[File:Mjolnir_Powered_Assault_Armor.png|300px]]
 
 
|allegiance=[[United Nations Space Command]]
 
|allegiance=[[United Nations Space Command]]
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|branch=[[Spartan]]
 
|type=Special Operations
 
|type=Special Operations
|size= 300-500+ <ref name="panel">[http://youtu.be/35_pXjNsDUY#t=18m14s '''YouTube''': ''Halo 4 Flag Stabbing and Spartan Cosplay - Comic-Con 2012'']</ref>
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|equipment=[[MJOLNIR GEN2]] Powered Assault Armor
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|equipment=[[Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|Mjolnir [GEN2]]]
|battles=*[[Requiem|Requiem Conflict]]
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|battles=*[[Raid on the UNSC Infinity|Raid on the UNSC ''Infinity'']]
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*[[Battle of Draetheus V]]
*[[Reclaimer trilogy|Reclaimer Conflict]]
 
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*[[First Battle of Requiem]]
|commanders= *[[Admiral|ADM]] [[Margaret Orlenda Parangosky|Margaret Parangosky]]
 
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*[[Second Battle of Requiem]]
* [[Admiral|ADM]] [[Serin Osman]]
 
||notable_commanders = *[[Commander|CDR]] [[Sarah Palmer]]}}
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|commanders=*[[Admiral|ADM]] [[Margaret Parangosky]]
 
*[[Admiral|ADM]] [[Serin Osman]]
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|notable_commanders=[[Commander|CDR]] [[Sarah Palmer]]}}
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{{Quote|There won’t ''be'' any program — not like the Spartan-Twos, anyway. Or the Spartan-Threes, if I can help it. We’re back to using consenting adults now, like we did in Project Orion.|[[Margaret Parangosky]]<ref name="Halo: Glasslands434"/>}}
   
{{Quote|There won't be any program; not like the [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-Twos]], anyway or the [[SPARTAN-III Program|Spartan-Threes]], if I can help it. We're back to using consenting adults now, like we did in [[ORION Project|Project Orion]]|[[Margaret Parangosky]]<ref>''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''</ref>}}
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The '''SPARTAN-IV Program''' is the fourth generation of the [[SPARTAN Program]] consisting of members recruited from the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]'s military who were [[SPARTAN-IV augmentation procedures|augmented]] to be capable of wearing a new variant of the [[Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)]] armor. This phase was initiated by [[Admiral]] [[Margaret Parangosky]] after the [[Human-Covenant war]].<ref name="Halo page 422">'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 422''</ref>
   
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Similar to the original [[ORION Project]], the SPARTAN-IV Program would only consist of adult volunteers as opposed to young children.<ref name="Halo: Glasslands434">'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 434''</ref> When the program was started, surviving members of previous Spartan generations were offered an opportunity to be integrated into it.<ref name="Page435">'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 435''</ref> SPARTAN-IV recruits are drawn from active combat veterans of any branch as well as young soldiers who show potential to be Humanity's next guardians.<ref name="EH">'''[[Eleventh Hour reports]]''', ''part 3''</ref> The physical augmentations of the SPARTAN-IVs, while more advanced than their predecessors, still cannot produce similar results without risk of a high failure rate, due to the lack of genetic requirements.<ref>'''Halo: Initiation'''-''Issue 2''</ref> This drawback is reconciled by modifying the individual to the closest margin possible of the two previous Spartan programs physical results and then relying on Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor (GEN2) armor to enhance the Spartan's abilities even more than that of [[Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor|Mjolnir]] GEN1 armor.<ref name="frankie">[http://members.shaw.ca/laird2/temp/derp/interview.mp3 '''Frank O'Connor interview during San Diego Comic-Con 2012'''] 1:15 - 2:10</ref><ref>'''Halo: New Blood'''-''Chapter 14''</ref>
The '''SPARTAN-IV Program''' is the fourth generation of the [[SPARTAN Program]], consisting of members recruited from the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]'s military who were augmented to be capable of wearing a new variant of the [[MJOLNIR GEN2]] armor. This phase was initiated by Admiral Margaret Parangosky after the [[Human-Covenant war]], and some are stationed near the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} in the [[Wikipedia:Oort cloud|Oort Cloud]].<ref name="Halo page 422">'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 422''</ref>
 
   
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==History==
Similar to the original [[ORION Project]], the SPARTAN-IV Program would only consist of adult volunteers, as opposed to young children (despite their stellar operational record in previous generations of the program).<ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 434''</ref> When the program was started, surviving members of previous generations were offered an opportunity to be integrated into it, though it remains unknown how many accepted or declined.<ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 435''</ref> The first active SPARTAN-IVs were already deployed as early as [[2553]] as some of them were temporarily assigned to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} before it was scheduled to launch.<ref name="Halo page 422"/>
 
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Sometime prior to the public iteration of the SPARTAN-IV program, [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] Section III authorized a top secret, experimental phase of the program, without direct permission from High Command. This variation of the program would attempt to produce super-soldiers whose physical prowess rendered [[Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor|Mjolnir]] obsolete. Only one of the ten candidates, [[Ilsa Zane]], survived the augmentation process. She was considered mentally unstable due to the augmentations and was forced deep within the layers of ONI.<ref name="Initiation3">'''Halo Initiation''' - ''Issue 3''</ref>
   
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The current SPARTAN-IV program was commissioned due to the success of the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] and [[SPARTAN-III Program]]s. The program was initiated by [[Musa-096]], a washout of the SPARTAN-II program's augmentation process. Even with his resentment for Dr. Catherine Halsey, Musa recognized the importance that SPARTANs had in the effort of protecting Humanity, even after the [[Human-Covenant war]].<ref name="HI1">'''[[Halo: Initiation]]''', ''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref> The SPARTAN-IV program was approved by Admiral [[Margaret Parangosky]], when she was still in command of the Office of Naval Intelligence. At first, Parangosky wanted [[James Ackerson]] to head the program with Halsey by his side. However, Ackerson died during the aftermath of the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] and Halsey was arrested after returning from Onyx.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 147''</ref> The program was continued by Musa and [[Jun-A266]], a former member of the [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company]].<ref name="Halo page 422" /><ref name="HI1" />
It has been stated that red SPARTANs fight blue SPARTANs because they are in a training simulation aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.
 
   
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In addition to the majority of the SPARTAN-IVs being adult volunteers, all remaining SPARTAN-IIIs were offered to be incorporated into the Spartan branch.<ref name="Page435" /> Many of the remaining SPARTAN-IIIs were fitted into the Spartan branch while the rest were moved to non-combatant status.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/catalog-interaction/4c3e1c6f-6519-4ee0-83a4-4bac13bf07a3/posts?page=14 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction - Page 14'']</ref> The first class of SPARTAN-IVs consisted of 145 individuals and went active on January 7, 2553.<ref name="wp spartans">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/spartans '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Spartans'']</ref> They trained with each other in [[War Games]] simulations in order to be constantly prepared for battle. SPARTAN-IVs also train in multiple different forms of martial arts when not active in the War Games simulator.<ref>[http://i.imgur.com/ZZPJzfA.png Image showing Thorne, Madsen, and other Spartan-IVs sparring in different forms of MixedMartialArts.]</ref> Select SPARTAN-IIs who were thought to be MIA have also participated in their training.<ref name="wp spartans" />
==Personnel==
 
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*[[Sarah Palmer]] <ref name="panel"/>
 
 
==Known Personnel==
 
*[[Sarah Palmer]]<ref name="panel" />
 
*[[Jared Miller]]<ref name="Spartan Ops">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTPIFWHlZ0c '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 4: Spartan Ops Gameplay'']</ref>
 
*[[Jared Miller]]<ref name="Spartan Ops">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTPIFWHlZ0c '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 4: Spartan Ops Gameplay'']</ref>
*[[Robert Dalton]]<ref name="Spartan Ops"/>
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*[[Robert Dalton]]<ref name="Spartan Ops" />
 
*[[Carmichael]]
*[[Fireteam Apex]]<ref name="H4 Unboxing">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ql0SxKSZ9c '''YouTube -''' ''Gamespot Halo 4 Limited Edition Unboxing'']</ref>
 
*[[Fireteam Avalanche]]
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*[[Bethany Kossup]]
*[[Fireteam Castle]]
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*[[Joel Thomas]]
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*[[Edward Davis]] {{C|KIA}}
**Estey-Bethel<ref name="H4 Unboxing"/>
 
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*[[Ilsa Zane]] {{C|Discharged}}
**Lincoln<ref name="H4 Unboxing"/>
 
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*[[Yeong-Hao Holst]]
**Dunlap<ref name="H4 Unboxing"/>
 
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*[[Hong]] {{C|KIA}}
**Casillas<ref name="H4 Unboxing"/>
 
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*[[Ernst Deming]] {{C|KIA}}
**Toshi<ref name="H4 Unboxing"/>
 
 
*[[Estey-Bethel]]<ref name="H4 Unboxing" /> {{C|KIA}}
*[[Fireteam Crimson]]
 
*[[Fireteam Domino]]<ref name="H4 Unboxing"/>
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*[[Lincoln]]<ref name="H4 Unboxing" /> {{C|KIA}}
 
*[[Dunlap]]<ref name="H4 Unboxing" /> {{C|KIA}}
*[[Fireteam Forest]]
 
 
*[[Casillas]]<ref name="H4 Unboxing" /> {{C|KIA}}
**Esposito
 
*[[Fireteam Horse]]<ref name="H4 Unboxing"/>
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*[[Toshi]]<ref name="H4 Unboxing" /> {{C|KIA}}
 
*[[Esposito]]
*[[Fireteam Ivy]]<ref name="H4 Unboxing"/>
 
*[[Fireteam Kodiak]]
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*[[Naiya Ray]]
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*[[Vladimir Scruggs]] {{C|KIA}}
*[[Fireteam Lancer]]
 
**Terry Ledge
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*[[Terry Ledge]]
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*[[Paul DeMarco]] {{C|KIA}}
*[[Fireteam Majestic]]
 
**[[Paul Demarco]]
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*[[Tedra Grant]]
**[[Tedra Grant]]
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*[[Anthony Madsen]]
 
*[[Gabriel Thorne]]<ref name="MightyApe H4LE">[http://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Xbox-360/Halo-4-Limited-Edition/20302628/images/13549027/ '''MightyApe.co.nz:''' ''Halo 4 Limited Edition screenshots'']</ref>
**[[Madsen]]
 
 
*[[Carlo Hoya]]
**[[Gabriel Thorne]]<ref name="MightyApe H4LE">[http://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Xbox-360/Halo-4-Limited-Edition/20302628/images/13549027/ '''MightyApe.co.nz:''' ''Halo 4 Limited Edition screenshots'']</ref>
 
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*[[Fredric Zurenia]] {{C|KIA}}
**[[Hoya]]
 
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*[[Scott Macrae]] {{C|KIA}}
*[[Fireteam Mountain]]
 
 
*[[Horatio Fry]]
*[[Fireteam Rhino]]<ref name="H4 Unboxing"/>
 
 
*[[Cara Costabile]] {{C|KIA}}
*[[Fireteam Shadow]]
 
 
*[[Bradford Gale]]
**Horatio Fry
 
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*[[Jameson Locke]]
**Carmichael
 
*[[Fireteam Switchback]]
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*[[Holly Tanaka]]
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*[[Kira Lawson]]
**Cara Costabile
 
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*[[Olympia Vale]]
**Bradford Gale
 
*[[Fireteam Sword]]<ref name="H4 Unboxing"/>
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*[[Edward Buck]]<ref name="NB">''[[Halo: New Blood]]''</ref>
*[[Fireteam Talon]]<ref name="H4 Unboxing"/>
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*[[Kojo Agu]]<ref name="NB" />
*[[Fireteam Tower]]<ref name="H4 Unboxing"/>
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*[[Michael Crespo]]<ref name="NB" /> {{C|Arrested}}
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*[[Gretchen Ketola|Gretchen Ketola Miles]]{{Ref/Book|Book=Halo: Bad Blood|PageNum=172}}
*[[Fireteam Wolf]]<ref name="H4 Unboxing"/>
 
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*[[Taylor Miles]]{{Ref/Book|Book=Halo: Bad Blood|PageNum=172}}
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*[[Frank Kodiak]]
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*[[Elias Holt]]
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*[[Rudolf Shein]]
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*[[Wakahisa]]
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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*An average SPARTAN-IV in GEN2 Mjolnir Armor can fight on par with an average SPARTAN-II in GEN1 Mjolnir due to the GEN2 armor being more advanced. However, without armor, SPARTAN-IIs are vastly superior to Spartan IVs.<ref name="frankie" /><ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/06/11/halo-5-guardians-unmasking-the-fireteam-hunting-master-chief.aspx '''Gameinformer, Halo 5: Guardians''' – ''Unmasking The Fireteam Hunting Master Chief'']</ref>
*It is stated through the thoughts of Admiral Parangosky in ''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' that there were a small fraction of SPARTAN-IVs active before the end of the [[Human-Covenant war|war]] with the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] .
 
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*There were a small fraction of SPARTAN-IVs active before the end of the [[Human-Covenant war]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands'''-''Page ???''</ref>
*There is now a branch of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[United Nations Space Command Defense Force|Defense Force]] comprised entirely of SPARTAN-IVs.<ref>''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]''</ref>
 
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*SPARTAN-IVs are part of a new branch in the UNSC simply called "Spartan." The new branch operates independently of the [[UNSC Army|Army]], [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], and [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]]. They are no longer considered assets of the Navy or Office of Naval Intelligence.<ref name="H4 Unboxing">''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]''</ref><ref>[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/inteldetail/1d0a6d23-88a6-4f95-858d-29115ca16cf4/spartan-iv?category=story '''Halo Waypoint''' – ''SPARTAN-IV'']</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Initiation]]'', ''page 23-25''</ref>
* It seems that SPARTAN IV personnel wear part of their MJOLNIR bodysuit at all times, as evidenced by the docking ports as well as that no one else is seen wearing it. This also makes sense as SPARTAN-IVs spend more time out of armor and may need to don their armor quicker than previous generations.
 
 
*In addition to being deployed on {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, SPARTAN-IVs are also stationed on [[Trevelyan|ONIRF Trevelyan]] and [[Installation 03]].<ref>''[[Halo 4]]'' [[Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor/Defender|Defender]] armor description</ref>
*Considering Spartans from all generations were invited to the SPARTAN-IV program; [[ORION Project|Orions]], [[Spartan 1.1]]s, [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]] and [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-IIIs]] could be considered SPARTAN-IVs if they joined. There is reason to believe a number of Spartan-IVs are former [[ODST]]s as well, indicated by ingame dialogue.
 
 
*Red and Blue SPARTAN-IVs were released in ''Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition'' Skin Pack 4.
*In addition to being deployed on the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Infinity|flagship ''Infinity'']], Spartan-IVs are also stationed on [[Onyx|ONIRF Trevelyan]] and [[Installation 03|Gamma Halo]].<ref> ''[[Halo 4]]'', ''In-game description of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Defender|Defender]] armor.''</ref>
 
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*Instead of being given a number to go with their first name, SPARTAN-IVs are referred to as ''Spartan'' followed by their last name or full name.
*Red and Blue Spartans are set to be released in Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition skin pack 4
 
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*Dr. Catherine Halsey and Cortana consider SPARTAN-IVs to be inferior to SPARTAN-IIs because they haven't undergone a lifetime of military training and indoctrination.
*The only SPARTAN-IV whose rank is mentioned is [[Sarah Palmer]], who is a [[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]]. It is possible, though unconfirmed, that the rank structure of the SPARTAN-IVs is identical or at least similar to that of the [[UNSC Navy]].
 
**This is supported by the fact that Palmer was originally an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]] [[Lieutenant (UNSC)|Lieutenant]], a [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] rank, but as a SPARTAN-IV her rank conforms to those of the Navy.
 
 
==List of appearances==
 
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{First mentioned}}
 
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' {{Mo}}
 
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery widths="150" spacing="small">
 
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Halo_Initiation_Cover_3.jpg|Commander Sarah Palmer leading the SPARTAN-IVs.
Halo4melee.png|A Blue SPARTAN-IV about to [[melee]] a Red.
 
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Halo_Initiation_Spartans-IV.jpg|In the beginning…
Halo4mp1.png|A Blue SPARTAN-IV shooting at a Red.
 
Halo 4 mp2.png|Combat between the Red and Blue SPARTAN-IVs.
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Halo-spartan-assault-FC.png|[[Edward Davis]] during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]].
Warhouse3.png|Red SPARTAN-IVs traveling in [[Warhouse]].
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H4-SpartanIVRecruit-ScanRender.png|A SPARTAN-IV during the [[First Battle of Requiem]].
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Halo 4 mp2.png|An early build of combat between the Red and Blue SPARTAN-IVs.
Halo4mp.png|A SPARTAN-IVs view of ''[[Halo 4]]''{{'}}s new version of the [[Battle Rifle]].
 
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Warhouse3.png|Red SPARTAN-IVs traveling in [[Adrift]].
Halo 4 Multiplayer Glimpse 1.png|Halo 4's enhanced camera following a Blue SPARTAN-IV shooting at a Red.
 
 
Halo4mp.png|A SPARTAN-IV's view of the [[BR85 Heavy Barrel Service Rifle]].
 
Halo 4 Multiplayer Glimpse 1.png|''Halo 4''{{'}}s enhanced camera following a Blue SPARTAN-IV shooting at a Red.
 
Halo 4 Multiplayer Gamplay.png|A Blue SPARTAN-IV shooting a Red with a Battle Rifle.
 
Halo 4 Multiplayer Gamplay.png|A Blue SPARTAN-IV shooting a Red with a Battle Rifle.
 
Spartan4.jpg|An upper-body frontal view of a gray-colored SPARTAN-IV.
 
Spartan4.jpg|An upper-body frontal view of a gray-colored SPARTAN-IV.
 
SPARTAN-IV.png|SPARTAN-IV, as seen in [[Halo Waypoint]].
 
SPARTAN-IV.png|SPARTAN-IV, as seen in [[Halo Waypoint]].
Blue Spartan IV.jpg|Another render of a Blue SPARTAN-IV.
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H4-Pre_Render_SIV-BR85HBpng.png|Another render of a SPARTAN-IV.
Halo 4 Spartan Ops 4.jpg|A SPARTAN-IV wearing [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Warrior|Warrior]] armor in [[Spartan Ops]].
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Halo 4 Spartan Ops 4.jpg|A SPARTAN-IV wearing [[Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor/Warrior|Warrior]] armor in [[Spartan Ops]].
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Halo 4 Spartan Ops Thorne VS Gek 1.jpg|[[Gabriel Thorne|Spartan Thorne]] in close-quarters combat with [[Gek 'Lhar]] during the [[Second Battle of Requiem]].
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
==Sources==
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==Appearances==
 
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{First mentioned}}
{{Reflist|2}}
 
 
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}}
#[http://www.halo.xbox.com/halo4#!an-epic-universe/ordnance-armor/cbbca9b3-5108-41aa-aa21-9b523de68266 '''Halo Waypoint''' ''Halo Official Website'']
 
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**''[[Spartan Ops]] ''
#[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6UL63Zo-uo '''Youtube:''' ''Halo 4 ViDoc: Making Halo 4: First Look'']
 
 
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' {{Mo}}
#[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcp8eL8uXYg '''Youtube:''' ''Halo 4 - Multiplayer Snapshots'']
 
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*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
#[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgi3HUr3wYE '''Youtube:''' ''Halo 4 - Multiplayer Preview'']
 
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*''[[Halo: Initiation]] ''
#[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czdSLa0Uf3A '''Youtube:''' ''Halo 4 Analysis, Details, & News!'']
 
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*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
#[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxAUV9f1Ems '''Youtube:''' ''Halo 4 - "Inside Xbox" Event Coverage '']
 
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*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*[https://twitter.com/Xbox/status/310537011809361921/photo/1 '''Twitter:''' ''Spartan IVs coming soon in minecraft skin pack 4]
 
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*''[[Halo: New Blood]]''
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*''[[Halo: Bad Blood]] ''
   
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==Sources==
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{{Ref/SourceList|Columns=2}}
 
{{SpartanPrograms}}
 
{{SpartanPrograms}}
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[[Category:Spartans]]
 
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[[ru:Программа_"Спартанец-IV"]]
[[Category:Office of Naval Intelligence]]
 
[[Category:Halo 4]]
 
 
[[Category:Halo: Glasslands]]
 
[[Category:Halo: Glasslands]]
[[Category:UNSC Special Forces]]
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[[Category:Halo: The Thursday War]]
[[Category:Spartan-IV]]
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[[Category:Office of Naval Intelligence]]
[[Category:United Nations Space Command Defense Force]]
 

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“There won’t be any program — not like the Spartan-Twos, anyway. Or the Spartan-Threes, if I can help it. We’re back to using consenting adults now, like we did in Project Orion.”

The SPARTAN-IV Program is the fourth generation of the SPARTAN Program consisting of members recruited from the UNSC's military who were augmented to be capable of wearing a new variant of the Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor (GEN2) armor. This phase was initiated by Admiral Margaret Parangosky after the Human-Covenant war.[3]

Similar to the original ORION Project, the SPARTAN-IV Program would only consist of adult volunteers as opposed to young children.[2] When the program was started, surviving members of previous Spartan generations were offered an opportunity to be integrated into it.[4] SPARTAN-IV recruits are drawn from active combat veterans of any branch as well as young soldiers who show potential to be Humanity's next guardians.[5] The physical augmentations of the SPARTAN-IVs, while more advanced than their predecessors, still cannot produce similar results without risk of a high failure rate, due to the lack of genetic requirements.[6] This drawback is reconciled by modifying the individual to the closest margin possible of the two previous Spartan programs physical results and then relying on Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor (GEN2) armor to enhance the Spartan's abilities even more than that of Mjolnir GEN1 armor.[7][8]

History

Sometime prior to the public iteration of the SPARTAN-IV program, ONI Section III authorized a top secret, experimental phase of the program, without direct permission from High Command. This variation of the program would attempt to produce super-soldiers whose physical prowess rendered Mjolnir obsolete. Only one of the ten candidates, Ilsa Zane, survived the augmentation process. She was considered mentally unstable due to the augmentations and was forced deep within the layers of ONI.[9]

The current SPARTAN-IV program was commissioned due to the success of the SPARTAN-II and SPARTAN-III Programs. The program was initiated by Musa-096, a washout of the SPARTAN-II program's augmentation process. Even with his resentment for Dr. Catherine Halsey, Musa recognized the importance that SPARTANs had in the effort of protecting Humanity, even after the Human-Covenant war.[10] The SPARTAN-IV program was approved by Admiral Margaret Parangosky, when she was still in command of the Office of Naval Intelligence. At first, Parangosky wanted James Ackerson to head the program with Halsey by his side. However, Ackerson died during the aftermath of the Battle of Mare Erythraeum and Halsey was arrested after returning from Onyx.[11] The program was continued by Musa and Jun-A266, a former member of the SPARTAN-III Alpha Company.[3][10]

In addition to the majority of the SPARTAN-IVs being adult volunteers, all remaining SPARTAN-IIIs were offered to be incorporated into the Spartan branch.[4] Many of the remaining SPARTAN-IIIs were fitted into the Spartan branch while the rest were moved to non-combatant status.[12] The first class of SPARTAN-IVs consisted of 145 individuals and went active on January 7, 2553.[13] They trained with each other in War Games simulations in order to be constantly prepared for battle. SPARTAN-IVs also train in multiple different forms of martial arts when not active in the War Games simulator.[14] Select SPARTAN-IIs who were thought to be MIA have also participated in their training.[13]

Known Personnel

Trivia

  • An average SPARTAN-IV in GEN2 Mjolnir Armor can fight on par with an average SPARTAN-II in GEN1 Mjolnir due to the GEN2 armor being more advanced. However, without armor, SPARTAN-IIs are vastly superior to Spartan IVs.[7][21]
  • There were a small fraction of SPARTAN-IVs active before the end of the Human-Covenant war.[22]
  • SPARTAN-IVs are part of a new branch in the UNSC simply called "Spartan." The new branch operates independently of the Army, Navy, and Marines. They are no longer considered assets of the Navy or Office of Naval Intelligence.[16][23][24]
  • In addition to being deployed on UNSC Infinity, SPARTAN-IVs are also stationed on ONIRF Trevelyan and Installation 03.[25]
  • Red and Blue SPARTAN-IVs were released in Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition Skin Pack 4.
  • Instead of being given a number to go with their first name, SPARTAN-IVs are referred to as Spartan followed by their last name or full name.
  • Dr. Catherine Halsey and Cortana consider SPARTAN-IVs to be inferior to SPARTAN-IIs because they haven't undergone a lifetime of military training and indoctrination.

Gallery

Appearances

Sources