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how many of the procedures/augumentations that are given to the spartans can be reproduced today

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why are spartan 2s taken at the age of 4-7 and what age group are spartan 3s taken from

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what age are the augumentations given at

  • 01.03.2011 6:07 PM PDT

spartens are taken young so they get used the yhe life style and 2 many surgerys to count

  • 01.03.2011 6:09 PM PDT
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you should probably read books from Eric Nylund called THE FALL OF REACH and GHOSTS OF ONYX but heres it short, spartan 2 soldiers were taken young so they could train all their lives and become extremely fit and then at like 10 or 12 they get augmentations done to improve strength, make their bones non breakable, better vision, and pretty much everything else and the spartan 3s were taken young and trained and only given a couple augmentations that made them prone to being "in shock" or like nervous or confused cause the main point of spartan 3s were to be suicide squads who went on insanely dangerous missions that you wouldnt send anyone on. Why they were made for that? youll have to read the books. the reach one is about the spartan 2s and the ghosts of onyx is about spartan 3. but back on track, the spartan 3s did not get the armor like spartan 2s it was more similar to the odst armor. the reason noble team in halo reach has that armor is because that little group of spartans survived countless suicide missions and after that were rewarded with their own squad and also got Jorge as an addition to their team who is a Spartan 2. hope this helped, sorry it was kinda long

  • 01.03.2011 7:13 PM PDT

Also, because the children were so young they forgot their parents easier.

  • 01.03.2011 7:27 PM PDT

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Posted by: GrUnT HaLo
how many of the procedures/augumentations that are given to the spartans can be reproduced today

and

why are spartan 2s taken at the age of 4-7 and what age group are spartan 3s taken from

and

what age are the augumentations given at


Well the answer to the first question is pretty simple: none of them. The amount of augmentation and procedure needed to produce Spartan-like humans would be both heinously expensive and have the same mortality rate as early 20th century neurosurgery. (Which was 100%, to answer any questions) There is a very slim possibility that it could or would ever be done, but not with the technology of this or possibly the next century. The trauma and radical change to the body could prove incredibly fatal or crippling.

The second is that the program is based off the values of it's namesake: the Spartans of Greece. Spartan youths were either perfect in the eyes of the civilization, or were culled. From the age they could walk, they were immersed into the warrior culture and taught the art of war- as they used slaves or women for all other labors. Thus, why Spartan-II & III candidates were pulled from a certain gene pool and taken at such a young age.

The augmentation also happened at around the same age the the Greek Spartan Rite of Passage (Agoge) happened, symbolising their transformation from children to superb tools of war. This was at about 14-17 (I think) years of age for the S-IIs, and I am not entirely certain about the S-IIIs- perhaps a few years younger given their nature of being quick to train and disposable.

[Edited on 01.03.2011 7:32 PM PST]

  • 01.03.2011 7:27 PM PDT

Signatures are for squares.

The only thing I'm going to point out for now, is this:

Every single one of the Spartan II's was 6 years old when they began training. EVERY one of them.

According to Ghosts of Oynx page 69, Spartan III's were 4, 5, and 6 years old.

  • 01.03.2011 7:28 PM PDT

^^ hit the nail on the head. Although in rare cases, they took older. Carter, for instance, was 11.

  • 01.04.2011 12:30 AM PDT


Posted by: ShockGunner41145
you should probably read books from Eric Nylund called THE FALL OF REACH and GHOSTS OF ONYX but heres it short, spartan 2 soldiers were taken young so they could train all their lives and become extremely fit and then at like 10 or 12 they get augmentations done to improve strength, make their bones non breakable, better vision, and pretty much everything else and the spartan 3s were taken young and trained and only given a couple augmentations that made them prone to being "in shock" or like nervous or confused cause the main point of spartan 3s were to be suicide squads who went on insanely dangerous missions that you wouldnt send anyone on. Why they were made for that? youll have to read the books. the reach one is about the spartan 2s and the ghosts of onyx is about spartan 3. but back on track, the spartan 3s did not get the armor like spartan 2s it was more similar to the odst armor. the reason noble team in halo reach has that armor is because that little group of spartans survived countless suicide missions and after that were rewarded with their own squad and also got Jorge as an addition to their team who is a Spartan 2. hope this helped, sorry it was kinda long


LOL yes ik i shud read GoO and FoR but no time and parents wont buy
ic whaat u mean in this post

  • 01.06.2011 9:16 AM PDT