What if a 2nd Unification War happened 50 years before first contact with the Covenant in 2525? Ending the organized Insurrectionist forces?
What if the SPARTAN program began at the same time the 2nd Unification War, with Catherine Halsey not being the chief scientist?
wiki/African_Unification_Wars
What if ONI was re-organized by the UNSC 35 years before the Covenant war? With ONI working alongside the UNSC rather than being a hidden blade?
And what if a new program was created by ONI to create a frontline SPARTAN rather than infiltration SPARTANs 35 years before the covenant war?
FILE ID: ONI-2490-Charlie-Echo-November-Tango-Uniform-Romeo-India-Oscar-November-Conversation/A13
To: Current ONI Director
From: Special Operations Department
Sir, the SPARTAN program is progressing nicely. Work begins on augmentation tomorrow. The CENTURION applicants have been genetically screened and pulled from civilian quarters. The new Centurion armor is much more expensive than previously thought, we only have 3 applicants so it should work out fine. But are you sure you want to invest this much money into the CENTURIONs sir? We could build a fleet for each CENTURION we produce, and almost 15 SPARTANs. Are you sure the SPARTANs are not enough?
To: Spec Ops Dep.
From: ONI Director
Listen closely Admiral, we are still recovering from the Unification War. Do you really want the same Guerilla style attacks happening on our people or do you want a one man army capable of wiping that threat of the face of the galaxy without asking why? I sure as hell do, and if you are not in line for this Admiral. We have ways to keep people quiet.
To: Current ONI Director
From: Spec Ops Dep.
Sorry sir, just voicing some opinion about these new CENTURION weapons we are making, I had some ethical concerns about the SPARTANs; but this makes the SPARTAN program look like a cute bunny. Taking kids at the age of 3? Training them under conditions even veteran ODST's wouldn't face? Hell, even some Spartans would have second thoughts about this. Sir, if this gets out, we will undoubtedly be hung by treason and ethical violations.
To: Spec Ops Dep.
From: ONI Director
I know, that's why every single non-essential persona on the CENTURION program will "vanish" after we are done. Only leaving you, and all the other masterminds and geniuses alive. And don't get me wrong, I am only leaving you alive because it would be too hard to cover up your death. Do not expose this operation or I can start targeting certain assets of yours, personal ones. The CENTURION program is necessary to safe guard humanity, the SPARTANs are more of behind the lines super spies. The CENTURION program will be made public alongside the SPARTAN program as soon as we have a few field tests. Do not fail me Admiral…
