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To play or not to play....
Posted by: Jak O Bladez
I have my original pc copy of Halo CE right here, the word spartan isn't even on the box at all.
The xbox one might be different though.
Looking in the manual now.
Yuppers, it's as I thought.
"One ship, the Pillar of Autumn, escapes with the last SPARTAN-II and makes a blind jump into deep space, hoping to lead the Covenant away from Earth."
"You are the Master Chief - all that remains of a classified military project"
So, I guess you could argue that the original game was based on the idea that your were the last Spartan II, but at that time John and everyone aboard the Pillar genuinely thought the others were dead.
But if you want to get super technical, I'm 98% sure the Fall of Reach novel was released a month or so before the game, and as I recall it was established in that novel that other Spartans were still kicking, even if you are only counting Linda.
Someone who has read the book recently may want to confirm or deny this though, it's been a while, and it's hard for me to separate those original books in my memory.
From what I remember Linda was seriously injured and out of action as a result of the injuries. Even if she was patched up she would never be able to operate the way she did.
Several Spartan II's may still exist even without Linda in the equation. I often wonder if the people who wrote the book had much contact with the people who wrote the game. Still canon but I think the cannon was confirmed later.