#Spartan IV

[biomecharnotaurus]

Here you can have this one Zeta Halo Palmer doodle before the break

[empresskadia]

Yeahhh, I have no more motivation to work on this further, so here is my Spartan-IV and Circ [with a human to accompany her usual appearance]

[itsalwaysgarytime]

"KEEP RUNNING! We're going to get our cadence down right before we stop! Now from the top!" Didn't think so many people (on Twitter) would fall for the April Fools post... felt kinda bad. So have this to rectify it!

[levilagoon]

The regular trooper/marine rules comes first, as that's the core of the system I want to make, but I have a deep love for the Spartan IVs, and how they're pulled from the rank and file just like the ODSTs are. For players who want a less cannon fodder/osr/die-in-three-shots kind of experience, I'm keen to include mechanical variants that help you play as a Spartan IV from the POV of a regular soldier. That is to say, a S-IV that feels exceptionally lethal with all the regular equipment and trappings the regular troops can pick up and use (Gen 2 MJOLNIR armor withstanding)

[puppygirlpencil]

I'm back again! Yeah its more gay alien stuff again

[poptartportfolio]

How far are you willing to go just to feel like your misery has a purpose?

[zongoliath]

gotcha.

wanted to try and emulate an early 2000s print ad, i'm honestly so happy with how it turned out

[cherushiina]

the most doofiest spartan-IV of all time

[halobirthdays]

Happy birthday to Spartan Edward Buck!

Today is his -486th birthday!

Buck is the leader of the Spartan-IV fireteam Alpha-Nine, and spouse of ONI agent Veronica Dare.

Buck was born on Draco III and lived with his parents and sister, Lucy. His mother was retired military, while his father and uncle were a dockworker and fisherman, respectively. At the age of eighteen, he stopped working for his uncle and enlisted in the UNSC Marine Corps, following in his mother's footsteps.

He was involved in many engagements during the Human-Covenant war, including the Harvest campaign. In 2530, he was part of a strike team which recovered a Sangheili survivor who was taken into custody and interrogated. It was then that the UNSC learned the Covenant's true reasons for waging war against them.

In 2545, Draco III was attacked by the Covenant but only partially glassed, preferring to use its inhabitants as hunting practice. Buck's entire remaining family was killed, and he obsessively watched the footage of Draco III's citizens being hunted and eaten. That same year, he put in for transfer to the ODSTs.

Still reeling from the attack on Draco III, he was ordered to take shore leave after his transfer. It was there that he met Veronica Dare, and the two had a short fling that ended poorly when Buck realized Dare worked for ONI.

Soon after, he was assigned as the commander of ODST squad Alpha-Nine, a position he avoided promotions to keep. Throughout his career, he continually encountered Dare again, working under command during a mission to Belisk (where he rescued and met Sarah Palmer) and later in the Battle for Mombasa, albeit six years later.

Buck participated in the campaign on Reach, where he met NOBLE team. After Reach fell, he was assigned to UNSC Say My Name to participate in the Battle for Earth. The initial plan was to bombard the Prophet of Regret's flagship, which remained in orbit over New Mombasa. However, Dare took control of the mission, ordering them to land away from the ship. It would eventually be revealed that Dare changed the mission because she became aware of the presence of a Huragok--an organic Forerunner construct with a natural drive to repair and an invaluable wealth of knowledge about both Covenant and Forerunner technology. They would succeed in capturing the Huragok, surrendering it to ONI. After completing their campaign on Earth, Buck and Dare would rekindle their relationship and take shore leave together. At the end of their vacation, he was approached by Jun-A266, who offered him admission into the SPARTAN program, which Buck initially declined.

After the war, he returned to duty and was deployed to Draco III to combat Insurrectionists who had set up operations on the planet. During this engagement, one of his squad members, Jonathan "Rookie" Doherty, was killed. Later, Buck was once again approached by Jun to join the Spartans, adding that his squad would be offered a place, as well. After speaking to Dare, Buck accepted.

He, Romeo, and Mickey underwent augmentations, while Dutch, who was shaken by the Rookie's death, decided to retire with his wife, Gretchen.

In 2555, Alpha-Nine was assigned to a mission on Talista to combat the United Rebel Front presence there. There, Mickey would betray them, revealing that he had defected to the URF. Buck--a staunch anti-Insurrectionist--attacked Mickey, eventually apprehending him and handing him over to the UNSC. After these events, Alpha-Nine dissolved, and Buck was transferred to be a member of Spartan fireteam Osiris. He participated in the fireteam's mission to apprehend Master Chief and Blue Team, though he expressed concern about the mission's perception. Buck was present when Osiris and Blue Team learned of the threat of Cortana, the Guardians, and the Created, and changed their objective to stopping her.

After returning to Infinity, Dare once again gave him a new assignment: a mission to a URF-controlled settlement which was able to cloak itself from the Guardians. To Buck's dismay, the mission would require the help of Mickey, who was still in UNSC custody. After rescuing Romeo from the Unggoy homeworld of Balaho, he traveled to the secret Spartan training site which housed Mickey. He begrudgingly broke Mickey out of imprisonment, with the unexpected help of Dutch and Gretchen, who had quietly joined the Spartans.

With Alpha-Nine back together, the group was able to escort Dare to negotiate with the mayor of the settlement who, after witnessing the threat of the Guardians, reluctantly agreed to share the technology with the UNSC. After this mission, he slowly began to make amends with Mickey. His team restored, he accepted the offer to lead Alpha-Nine again, this time as a Spartan fireteam leader.

Back on Infinity, he and Dare met at the ship's bar, where she pressed him on their relationship, daring him to marry her. He agreed that he would, but was shocked when she immediately began making arrangements on the bar's datapad. Roland, the ship's AI, heard the exchange and offered to officiate. After a brief "ceremony", the two were married before the bar patrons, including Osiris and Alpha-Nine.

In canon (~2560), he is turning 50!

[amron]

Some Halo 5 Spartan Renders I've done recently. Was mostly trying out a new material process for them

[oni-official]

Hey ONI, what's the current procedure on dealing with a S-IV that keeps dropping some solid confidential documents and details to one up another near non-official civilians? I swear I heard one kept speaking of dropping a 'Nova bomb' on a hingehead world.

If you go over the roster, you'll find that such Spartan IVs have never existed.

They've never existed.

[empresskadia]

So I'm writing and I have a campaign play of Halo 5: guardians playing in the background, Buck's armor is so similar to his ODST one and Vale is a bad bitch.

I know Dr. Halsey says the Spartan IV are nothing compared to the Spartan II but y'all the IV can be baddies like damn. That ask I answered about the Spartans II being attractive to someone who can rival them can happen. Like, I seriously think if an IV has had their augmentations long enough and has similar genetic markers, they could rival a Spartan II. There is a reason some IV do better than others.

[itsalwaysgarytime]

The final set of Character Torso/Bust commissions. (5/8/23)

[haloreferences]

Halo 4 . Spartan IV recruit

[halopedia]

Spartan Saturday — Frank Kodiak

Serving as a foot soldier in the Human-Covenant War, Frank Kodiak lost his right arm to N'tho 'Sraom's energy sword during a battle in the 2540s. He received a battle-grade prosthetic and became Spartan-IV after the war.

In 2555, an urgent joint UNSC-Swords of Sanghelios mission to Installation 00 led to Kodiak's reunion with the very same Sangheili who had maimed him. However, Kodiak came to forgive 'Sraom over the course of the mission's harrowing events.

[mbangelofdeath]

New Halo Infinite Screenshot Dump. I can’t wait for the new season to drop next week. I’m out of town for the next little bit, but I am planning on taking new screenshots as soon as I can. Enjoy!