MASTER CHIEF JULIAN ANTILLES
Entry: Julian
Antilles - Spartan Trooper Height (Out of Armor): 6'4 Birthplace: Classified Hobbies: fixing broken things.
fencing and general combat training, Explosives, Cooking. Family: Education: Service Record: Medals and Ribbons:
The SPARTAN project is an Operation run and managed by Starfleet Intelligence to provide a quiet strike weapon for the Starfleet marines, The SPARTANS were named after the Spartans of ancient Greece. Sparta was a military-oriented state; from birth, its children were screened for disabilities or defects, and those that failed the checks were left to die. Its population was mostly slaves (helots), allowing the city-state's actual citizens to spend every waking moment training for war. Historically, the Spartans won many wars simply by arriving to fight. Appreciative of this reputation, Starfleet Intelligence decided to use the name for their little project, the result would be a group of super soldiers gifted with super-human abilities, with this goal in mind, Dr. Kathryn Hood set out to gather donors as there was not enough time for them to clone an army naturally since the Borg threat was now and not 20 years into the future, however the project didn't get underway until later 2372 and by then Starfleet had learned of the Dominion and now the need for a proper counter was needed now more then ever. They found a total number of 8 Donors who were permitted to supply their DNA for the project, the project itself was black, meaning classified, two members of the donor group was Commodore Paul Antilles and Lieutenant Kerrie Calabria. The small number of clones were bred with heightened intelligence, improved hand-eye as well as combat training but because of the time allotted, they were bred fully grown with a normal human lifespan, there were 20 clones created and of those 7 survived the maturation process and they were named with various names as well as one family name, in this case for the first batch it was Antilles because Paul Antilles was the highest ranking officer selected and nobody else involved had objections. They were officially conscripted by Section Three of the Office of Naval Intelligence, which is why Julian Antilles holds a Naval rank and is not a member of the Marine Corps, despite typically fighting alongside Marines. The group was taken to the UNSC's space colony Phobos where they were trained in all aspects of combat and tactics, as well as learning various other academic information in lieu of attending a proper school, a marine academy or Starfleet Academy. They also were administered many physical and mental augmentations. The process was not painless, nor was it entirely safe, but Dr. Halsey thought she would have to sacrifice a few for the good of many. The result of the project was a group known as the Spartans, near-invincible warriors known for superior skills and tactical prowess. On a training mission July 12, 2372, the last and final set of augmentations took place, these procedures were not without pain and nor were they entirely safe either, however the six remaining troops all pressed ahead, the list is as follows--- Carbide Ceramic Ossification: Advanced material grafting onto skeletal structures to make bones virtually unbreakable. Recommended coverage not to exceed 3 percent total bone mass because of significant white blood cell necrosis. Specific risk for pre- and near-pubescent adolescents: skeletal growth spurts may cause irreparable bone pulverization. Muscular Enhancement Injections: Protein complex is injected intramuscularly to increase tissue density and decrease lactase recovery time. Catalytic Thyroid Implant: Platinum pellet containing human growth hormone catalyst is implanted in the thyroid to boost growth of skeletal and muscle tissues. Occipital Capillary Reversal: Submergence and boosted blood vessel flow beneath the rods and cones of subject's retina. Produces a marked visual perception increase. Superconducting Fibrification of Neural Dendrites: Alteration of bioelectrical nerve transduction to shielded electronic transduction. Three hundred percent increase in subject reflexes. Anecdotal evidence of marked increase in intelligence, memory, and creativity. Of these. all Seven troopers were assigned together as they became brothers in arms as well as brothers in a family, all of them were utterly fearless as well as utterly loyal to Paul Antilles, he and Kerry Calabria both taught them about what it meant to be human because it wasn't enough to create a small group of super soldiers, they needed to be able to believe in what they were going to be fighting for and why. The teachings were against Starfleet Intelligence wishes, however Paul was able to make his point with aid from the other donors. Training and early deployment: The Spartans underwent extensive physical conditioning and received the best combat and academic teaching available. Their physical and combat training was administered by Chief Petty Officer Ryan Mendez while their academic instruction was handled by Lt Commander Heather McEntee. Their initial physical training consisted of workouts and an intricate structure which the young Spartans had to navigate. They were split up into teams and each team had to navigate a system of ropes, beams, and bridges to reach the top and ring a bell. The last group to ring the bell was deprived of dinner while the others were fed a lavish meal. Julian Antilles discovered early on that the goal was to teach them how to behave effectively as a team. After being less than impressed with his team mates the first day of training, he left his team behind to fend for themselves. While he was the first to ring the bell, he was told that he had lost because his team mates were the last to ring the bell. The next day he and his two other team mates were able to work together to avoid being last. In a later training exercise, the Spartans were dropped high in the mountains, each with only one piece of a map, and told to make their way to an extraction point. The last one to make it would be left behind. This is when Antilles leadership qualities first appeared. He picked out a spot where the Spartans would regroup after they had been dropped, and he led them, as a group, to the extraction point, and fought as a team to take out several members of a squad that had been placed there as another hurdle to overcome. When it came time to leave, he made sure that he was the last person to get onto the dropship, because he didn't want any of the others to be left behind. When they returned he was selected as the team leader by Dr. Hood. During their training the Spartans developed a strong friendship with each other, and often viewed each other as brothers and sisters. After they received their MJOLNIR armor, which completely obscured their faces and made it difficult to identify individuals, they could still recognize each other simply from the way they moved, as could Dr. Hood. When greeting another Spartan in armor they would often draw two fingers across their visor as this was the "smile" gesture, indicating they were happy to see them.
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