Spartan-IV Program Allegiance United Nations Space Command Branch SPARTAN Type Special Operations Size 300-500+ [1] Equipment MJOLNIR GEN2 Powered Assault Armor Battles Requiem Conflict Reclaimer Conflict Commanders ADM Margaret Parangosky Notable Commanders CDR Sara Palmer

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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"

— Margaret Parangosky^{[citation needed]}

The SPARTAN-IV Program is the fourth generation of the SPARTAN Program. It consists of members recruited from the UNSC's military who were augmented to be capable of wearing a 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 UNSC Infinity in the Oort Cloud.^[2]

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).^[3] 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.^[4] The first active SPARTAN-IVs were already deployed as early as 2553 as some of them were temporarily assigned to the UNSC Infinity before it was scheduled to launch.^[2]

It has been stated that red SPARTANs fight blue SPARTANs because they are in a training simulation aboard the UNSC Infinity.

Personnel

• Jared Miller^[5]
• Robert Dalton^[5]
• Sarah Palmer ^[1]
• Apex Squad^[6]
• Castle Squad
  • Estey-Bethel^[6]
  • Lincoln^[6]
  • Dunlap^[6]
  • Casillas^[6]
  • Toshi^[6]
• Domino Squad^[6]
• Fireteam Crimson
• Horse Squad^[6]
• Ivy Squad^[6]
• Majestic Squad
  • Paul Demarco
  • Grant
  • Madeen
  • Gabriel Thorne^[7]
  • Hoya
• Rhino Squad^[6]
• Shadow Squad
• Sword Squad^[6]
• Talon Squad^[6]
• Tower Squad^[6]
• Wolf Squad^[6]

Trivia

• It is stated through the thoughts of Admiral Parangosky, in Glasslands that there were a small fraction of SPARTAN-IVs active before the end of the war with the Covenant.
• There is now a branch of the UNSC Defense Force comprised entirely of SPARTAN-IVs.
• Considering Spartans from all generations were invited to the SPARTAN-IV program; Orions, Spartan 1.1s, SPARTAN-IIs and SPARTAN-IIIs could then be considered SPARTAN-IVs if they joined.

List of Appearances

• Halo 4 (First appearance)
• Halo: Glasslands (Mentioned only)
• Halo: The Thursday War (Mentioned only)

Gallery

A Blue SPARTAN-IV about to melee a Red. A Blue SPARTAN-IV shooting at a Red. Combat between the Red and Blue SPARTAN-IVs. Red SPARTAN-IVs traveling in Warhouse. A SPARTAN-IVs view of Halo 4's new version of the Battle Rifle. Halo 4's enhanced camera following a Blue SPARTAN-IV shooting at a Red. A Blue SPARTAN-IV shooting a Red with a Battle Rifle. An upper-body frontal view of a gray-colored SPARTAN-IV. SPARTAN-IV, as seen in Halo Waypoint. Another render of a Blue SPARTAN-IV. A SPARTAN-IV wearing Warrior armor in Spartan Ops. Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery

Sources

1. Halo Waypoint Halo Official Website
2. Youtube: Halo 4 ViDoc: Making Halo 4: First Look
3. Youtube: Halo 4 - Multiplayer Snapshots
4. Youtube: Halo 4 - Multiplayer Preview
5. Youtube: Halo 4 Analysis, Details, & News!
6. Youtube: Halo 4 - "Inside Xbox" Event Coverage