[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Shadow2202 The first Spartans were the ones from Sparta. thats in the past, halo's in the futures, how could Jhonson be a Spartan 1?[/quote] Dear lord man... Spartans were from Sparta, yes. The soldiers in the first phase of Project Orion were [b][u]code-named[/b][/u] Spartans, referencing the ancient Spartan race. They are called Spartan 1's because they are Spartan version 1.0. Version 1.0 of the Spartan project. This is shown not only in his quote of the novel (which you should have read), but also in the ilovebees radio drama. [b]Project Orion[/b]: The first wave of super-soldiers are codenamed Spartan I's (aka Spartan 1.0) --Spartan 1.0 having kids = Spartan 1.1 (16 exist/existed. This is shown in the I Love Bees radio drama. As it stands, I don't believe it is canon) [b]Spartan Project by Catherine Halsey[/b]: Second wave of super-soldiers codenamed Spartan II's (aka Spartan 2.0) [b]S-III Project by Colonel Ackerson / Spartan II Kurt "Ambrose"[/b]: Third (and final?) wave of super-soldiers codenamed Spartan III's (aka Spartan 3.0) [Edited on 06.18.2007 7:54 AM PDT]