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Conception - Age 6:
He was observed, along with many others, by the military to determine whether
or not he had the qualities they were looking for in the Spartan II program
candidates. After it was determined that he did possess these qualities, he was
kidnapped by the military at the age of 6. The military replaced him with a
clone, so his parents were none the wiser.
Age 6 - Age 13:
After being kidnapped, the Master Chief entered a combination boot
camp/boarding school, where he was trained to be a soldier and taught all about
ground warfare tactics. This training was supplemented with challenging and
often sadistic field exercises.
Age 14:
Almost immediately after entering puberty, all Spartan II candidates underwent
heavy modification, including:
A: Carbide ceramic bone grafting
B: Muscular enhancement injections
C: Increased blood flow to the eyes, enhancing vision
D: Nervous system alteration to enhance reflexes and intelligence
33 Spartan II candidates lived through and adapted
12 Spartan II candidates were severely crippled by side effects
40 Spartan II candidates died in the process
Eight months later the spartan candidates are considered successful, and are
introduced to the Mjolnir powered armor, which originally has no shielding nor
any interface for an AI. Due to it's design, it can only be safely used by
enhanced humans.
Age 41:
The Sigma Octanus conflict occurs. The AI construct Cortana receives and
secretly decodes a covenent transmission from the second battle. This
transmission is translated into a set of coordinates that Cortana keeps secret.
These coordinates outline the location of Halo.
After the Sigma Octanus conflict, the Covenant attacks Reach, successfully
destroying the Naval shipyards.
During the battle of Reach, all of the spartans are sent planetside to stop the
covenant except for the master chief. The Spartans are overrun, the battle is
badly lost, and Captain Keyes flees to a random point in space to keep the
aliens from tracking them back to earth.
The shipboard AI, however, has other plans. Instead of choosing random
coordinates, Cortana substitutes the coordinates captured from the second
battle, and the pillar of Autumn finds Halo.
A veteran Spartan, the Master Chief becomes the sole surviving original member
of the first Spartan II project - Age 41.
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Master Chief by Warthog.