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|homeworld=[[Durban]], | |homeworld=[[Durban]], [[Biko]]<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/carter-a259 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Carter-A259'']</ref> | ||
|birth=[[2520#August|August 27, 2520]] | |birth=[[2520#August|August 27, 2520]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | ||
|death=[[2552|August 30, 2552]] | |death=[[2552|August 30, 2552]]<ref name="PoA">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> {{C|aged 32}} | ||
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|species=[[Human]] | |species=[[Human]] | ||
|gender=Male | |gender=Male | ||
|height={{Convert|208.3|cm|ftin | |height={{Convert|208.3|cm|ftin}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | ||
|mass={{Convert|113.4|kg|lb | |mass={{Convert|113.4|kg|lb}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | ||
|hair=Black | |hair=Black | ||
|eyes=Hazel <small>(augmented: blue)</small> | |eyes=Hazel <small>(augmented: blue)</small> | ||
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*[[UNSC Army]] | *[[UNSC Army]] | ||
**[[Special Warfare Group Three]] {{C|operationally under [[NOBLE Team]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} | **[[Special Warfare Group Three]] {{C|operationally under [[NOBLE Team]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} | ||
|rank=[[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe | |rank=[[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | ||
|sn=S-A259 | |sn=S-A259<ref name="vis">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 29''</ref> | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|In recognition of this, his steadfast resolution, we honor him as commander of Noble.|[[Monument to Noble Team]]}} | {{Quote|In recognition of this, his steadfast resolution, we honor him as commander of Noble.|[[Monument to Noble Team]]}} | ||
[[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]] '''Carter-A259''' was a [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III commando]] of the [[UNSC Navy|UNSC Naval]] [[UNSC Special Forces|Special Warfare Command]], attached to the [[UNSC Army]]'s [[Special Warfare Command|Special Warfare]] [[Special Warfare Group Three|Group Three]].{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} | |||
[[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]] '''Carter-A259''' was a [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III commando]] of the [[UNSC Navy|UNSC Naval]] [[UNSC Special Forces|Special Warfare Command]], attached to the [[UNSC Army]]'s [[Special Warfare Command|Special Warfare]] [[Special Warfare Group Three|Group Three]].{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}<ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24526 '''Bungie.net''': ''Carter-A259 Personnel Profile'']</ref> Carter was the leader of [[NOBLE Team]], an elite team of Spartans who fought during the [[Fall of Reach]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|vga}} His call sign in the team was '''Noble One'''.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach Announcement Trailer|Halo: Reach E3 2009 Trailer]]'''</ref> | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Childhood and early career=== | ===Childhood and early career=== | ||
[[File:Birth of a Spartan - Carter.jpg|thumb|left|250px|A 16-year-old Carter immediately prior to undergoing [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|augmentation]] on the [[UNSC Hopeful]].]] | [[File:Birth of a Spartan - Carter.jpg|thumb|left|250px|A 16-year-old Carter immediately prior to undergoing [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|augmentation]] on the [[UNSC Hopeful]].]] | ||
Carter was born in [[Durban]], [[Biko]] on August 27, [[2520]]. His parents were killed when Biko was [[Battle of Biko|attacked]] and [[Glassing|glassed]] by the Covenant in [[2526]], though he survived the planet's fall. Before he could join the rest of the planet's refugee program,{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Carter was conscripted into the Spartan-III program's [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] in [[2532]]. From early on, he stood out from the rest of the group, and [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Kurt Ambrose]] and [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]], taking note of his exceptional skill, deemed him too valuable to be wasted on suicide missions. | Carter was born in [[Durban]], [[Biko]] on August 27, [[2520]]. His parents were killed when Biko was [[Battle of Biko|attacked]] and [[Glassing|glassed]] by the Covenant in [[2526]], though he survived the planet's fall. Before he could join the rest of the planet's refugee program,{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Carter was conscripted into the Spartan-III program's [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] in [[2532]]. From early on, he stood out from the rest of the group, and [[Lieutenant Commander|LCDR]] [[Kurt Ambrose]] and [[Senior Chief Petty Officer|SCPO]] [[Franklin Mendez]], taking note of his exceptional skill, deemed him too valuable to be wasted on suicide missions.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24040 '''Bungie.net''': ''Communique from Kurt to Mendez'']</ref> Upon his graduation in [[2536]], Carter was assigned to lead a special fireteam composed of Spartans similarly extracted from Alpha Company's mainline population. Carter's team was subsequently transferred under [[UNICOM]]'s operational authority as part of an arrangement to secure [[UNSC Army|Army]] support for the SPARTAN-III program within [[HIGHCOM]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | ||
Carter's leadership skills in and out of combat throughout his military career eventually earned him the rank of Commander in the UNSC Navy, becoming one of the few highly ranked Spartans to serve in the field. Later, after the special forces unit [[Noble Team]] was formed, Carter became the leader of the team, which then consisted of [[Catherine-B320]] | Carter's leadership skills in and out of combat throughout his military career eventually earned him the rank of Commander in the UNSC Navy, becoming one of the few highly ranked Spartans to serve in the field. Later, after the special forces unit [[Noble Team]] was formed, Carter became the leader of the team, which then consisted of [[Catherine-B320]] and several other Spartans. Eventually however only Kat and Carter would survive as the remaining members of the original team by 2552, and Carter was given a lot of freedom in selecting replacement personnel by his superiors due to his ability to build tight-knit teams.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | ||
===Later career=== | ===Later career=== | ||
[[File:CarterFumirole.png|thumb|left|150px|Carter assassinates a [[Sangheili Ultra]] during the [[Battle of Fumirole]]. | [[File:CarterFumirole.png|thumb|left|150px|Carter assassinates a [[Sangheili Ultra]] during the [[Battle of Fumirole]].]] | ||
During the [[Battle of Fumirole]] on April 22, 2552, Carter led Noble Team in an operation put together by Kat<ref name="Bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24525 '''Bungie.net''': ''Kat-B320 Personnel Profile'']</ref> to destroy a [[CCS-class battlecruiser]] maintaining position above a city. The operation was successful, but at the cost of [[Thom-A293]]. | |||
Both Carter and Kat took responsibility over the death of Thom, unable to admit that the death of the SPARTAN was his own decision. Thom was replaced on Noble Team by [[SPARTAN-B312]] a few months later, just prior to the [[Fall of Reach]]. | |||
===Fall of Reach=== | ===Fall of Reach=== | ||
{{Main|Fall of Reach}} | {{Main|Fall of Reach}} | ||
Throughout the course of the Fall of Reach, Carter led Noble Team in multiple operations against Covenant forces, such as the investigation of a communications blackout at the [[Visegrád Relay]], a mission which led to the first confrontation with Covenant forces on the planet, the counter-offensive operation on [[Sword Base]], and a large-scale UNSC assault on a Covenant-occupied site and the neutralization of a [[Spire One|Covenant tower]]. | Throughout the course of the Fall of Reach, Carter led Noble Team in multiple operations against Covenant forces, such as the investigation of a communications blackout at the [[Visegrád Relay|Visegrad Relay]], a mission which led to the first confrontation with Covenant forces on the planet, the counter-offensive operation on [[Sword Base]], and a large-scale UNSC assault on a Covenant-occupied site and the neutralization of a [[Spire One|Covenant tower]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Winter Contingency]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> | ||
The destruction of the {{UNSCShip|Grafton}} by the Covenant | The destruction of the {{UNSCShip|Grafton}} by the [[Covenant supercarrier]] ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' after the [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge|Battle of Viery]] prompted Carter and Kat to review the situation. Recognizing the presence of the supercarrier as a large threat, Noble Team decided to utilize a [[YSS-1000 Sabre|"non-existent" space vessel]] and launch a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|makeshift slipspace bomb]] at the Covenant vessel.{{Ref/Reuse|Lnos}} Carter, along with Kat-B320, [[Jorge-052]] and [[SPARTAN-B312|Noble Six]], helped UNSC ground forces repel Covenant invaders from a UNSC base, which housed the [[Sabre Program Launch/Research Range|Sabre launch facility]]. Noble Team was separated at this point, with Jorge and Six participating in [[Operation: UPPER CUT]] with the rest focusing on the groundside.<ref name="Lnos">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> | ||
On August 23, Carter and the remaining members of Noble Team assisted the UNSC in protecting the planet's civilian population from the Covenant. They reunited with Noble Six in New Alexandria and helped in the neutralization of [[Covenant communications jammer|Covenant jammers]] and evacuation of ONI personnel from the [[Olympic Tower|ONI HQ]].{{Ref/Reuse|alex}} Not too long after, Noble Team was hailed by its [[Urban Holland|commanding officer]] and was ordered to destroy [[Sword Base]]. The team was forced to enter a radiation bunker to shield themselves from the Covenant's glassing of New Alexandria. However, Kat was killed en route to the bunker by a Covenant sniper. | On August 23, Carter and the remaining members of Noble Team assisted the UNSC in protecting the planet's civilian population from the Covenant. They reunited with Noble Six in New Alexandria and helped in the neutralization of [[Covenant communications jammer|Covenant jammers]] and evacuation of ONI personnel from the [[Olympic Tower|ONI HQ]].{{Ref/Reuse|alex}} Not too long after, Noble Team was hailed by its [[Urban Holland|commanding officer]] and was ordered to destroy [[Sword Base]]. The team was forced to enter a radiation bunker to shield themselves from the Covenant's glassing of New Alexandria. However, Kat was killed en route to the bunker by a Covenant sniper.<ref name="alex">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[New Alexandria]]''</ref> | ||
[[File:Carter Death.jpg|250px|thumb|Carter rams his Pelican into a Scarab.]] | [[File:Carter Death.jpg|250px|thumb|Carter rams his Pelican into a Scarab.]] | ||
Carter, along with the remaining members of Noble Team, proceeded to Sword Base and fought their way into the facility, only to have their directives revised by an unknown UNSC AI. | Carter, along with the remaining members of Noble Team, proceeded to Sword Base and fought their way into the facility, only to have their directives revised by an unknown UNSC AI.<ref name="package">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[The Package]]''</ref> In the facility, they encountered [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]] once more. Noble Six was urged by the science officer to become the courier of [[Cortana|a package]] and to deliver it safely to the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. Using Pelicans as their mode of transportation, Noble Team was split into two; Jun-A266 escorted Dr. Halsey to [[CASTLE Base]] while the others headed for the ''Autumn''.{{Ref/Reuse|package}} | ||
{{Quote|Six...[[Cortana|that AI]] chose you. She made the right choice.|Carter to Noble Six.}} | {{Quote|Six...[[Cortana|that AI]] chose you. She made the right choice.|Carter to Noble Six.}} | ||
Sometime during the transport of the package to the Autumn, Carter was gravely injured in the Pelican.{{Ref/Reuse|PoA}} Knowing that the delivery of the package was of the highest priority, he ordered Noble Six and Emile-A239 to drop out of the Pelican and proceed by ground while he diverted the Covenant aerial forces' attention. During the journey groundside, the two SPARTANs encountered a Scarab blocking their path. Carter, still in the Pelican, sacrificed his life by ramming into the behemoth, allowing the two SPARTANs to accomplish their objective.{{Ref/Reuse|PoA}} | Sometime during the transport of the package to the Autumn, Carter was gravely injured in the Pelican.{{Ref/Reuse|PoA}} Knowing that the delivery of the package was of the highest priority, he ordered Noble Six and Emile-A239 to drop out of the Pelican and proceed by ground while he diverted the Covenant aerial forces' attention. During the journey groundside, the two SPARTANs encountered a Scarab blocking their path. Carter, still in the Pelican, sacrificed his life by ramming into the behemoth, allowing the two SPARTANs to accomplish their objective.{{Ref/Reuse|PoA}} | ||
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==Equipment== | ==Equipment== | ||
Carter wore a [[ | Carter wore a [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|MJOLNIR Mark V]] [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V/K variant|Commando helmet]] (equipped with a [[Hardened Uplink|HUL[3] attachment]]) and an [[Armor accessories/Assault|Assault/Commando]] chest piece. He wore a Commando shoulder piece for his left shoulder and a Mk. V shoulder piece for his right shoulder. Carter also had a [[Armor accessories/Tactical|Tactical/TACPAD]] wrist piece on his left wrist and [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/FJ/PARA variant|FJ/PARA]] knees guards. He tends to favor the [[M392 DMR]] or the [[MA37 assault rifle]] as his main weapons and is sometimes seen carrying a [[M6G magnum]] as a sidearm. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*As a | *Carter was voiced by [[Freddy Bosche]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''[[Halo: Reach credits|credits]]''</ref> | ||
*As a commander, Carter was one of the highest-ranked SPARTANs. | |||
*Carter's date of birth made him one of the oldest SPARTAN-IIIs. The majority of the trainees for Alpha Company were four, five, and six years old when the project began in [[2531]]; Carter would have been eleven at that time, making him nearly as old when he was conscripted as most other Alpha Company members were when they graduated from the program. Given his rather extreme deviation from the otherwise consistent age range as well as the risk of complications in the [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|augmentation procedures]] for those outside the ideal age group, it is possible that Carter had spent considerable time in [[Cryo chamber|cryosleep]] prior to his induction to the program; as individuals effectively do not age in cryo, Carter's biological age may have been closer to the SPARTAN-III standard than his chronological age. | *Carter's date of birth made him one of the oldest SPARTAN-IIIs. The majority of the trainees for Alpha Company were four, five, and six years old when the project began in [[2531]]; Carter would have been eleven at that time, making him nearly as old when he was conscripted as most other Alpha Company members were when they graduated from the program. Given his rather extreme deviation from the otherwise consistent age range as well as the risk of complications in the [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|augmentation procedures]] for those outside the ideal age group, it is possible that Carter had spent considerable time in [[Cryo chamber|cryosleep]] prior to his induction to the program; as individuals effectively do not age in cryo, Carter's biological age may have been closer to the SPARTAN-III standard than his chronological age. | ||
*Carter's voice is available for use in [[Firefight]]. At 100,000 [[Credit|CR]], Carter has the most expensive Firefight voice of all Noble Team members. | |||
*In the [[Halo: Reach Video Games Awards Trailer|''Halo: Reach Video Games Awards'' trailer]], Carter had a shaved head and a lighter skin tone. In the final version of the game, his hair is styled in a high-and-tight cut and his skin is noticeably darker. | *In the [[Halo: Reach Video Games Awards Trailer|''Halo: Reach Video Games Awards'' trailer]], Carter had a shaved head and a lighter skin tone. In the final version of the game, his hair is styled in a high-and-tight cut and his skin is noticeably darker. | ||
*Carter's helmet is available as an avatar award. It is obtained by clearing a [[campaign]] mission on the [[Legendary]] difficulty without dying. | |||
*Carter is the only member of Noble Team who does not work as part of a duo with Noble Six at some point in the Campaign. | *Carter is the only member of Noble Team who does not work as part of a duo with Noble Six at some point in the Campaign. | ||
*Carter's SPARTAN tag, A259, may be a reference to the element [[Wikipedia:Nobelium|Nobelium]]. Nobelium has a standard atomic mass of 259 and is linguistically similar to Noble. | *Carter's SPARTAN tag, A259, may be a reference to the element [[Wikipedia:Nobelium|Nobelium]]. Nobelium has a standard atomic mass of 259 and is linguistically similar to Noble. | ||
*During the ''[[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition]]'' developer commentary, [[Lee Wilson]] jokes that Carter was upset by Kat's death because ''"She was cute."'' [[Martin O'Donnell]] responds, ''"We know there was some relationship between Carter and Kat at some point."''<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inIxRwTzajc '''Youtube:''' ''Halo Reach Legendary Edition - Developer Commentary Part 6'']</ref> | |||
*Carter shares his birthplace with [[McKaskill]]. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Birth of a Spartan - Carter.jpg|Carter at age sixteen in ''[[Birth of a Spartan]]''. | |||
File:BirthOfASpartan - Carter Parents.png|Carter looking at a [[Holo-still|Holo-Still]] of his parents before undergoing the augmentation. | |||
File:BirthOfASpartan - AugmentationCarter.png|Carter after [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM]]. | |||
File:BirthOfASpartan - Destiny.png|Carter facing a prototype of his MJOLNIR armor.<ref>[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=20994364&postcount=4754 '''NeoGAF''': ''View Single Post - Halo: Reach Beta |OT|'']</ref> | |||
File:HR_CarterFace_Concept.png|Early concept art of Carter's face for ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | File:HR_CarterFace_Concept.png|Early concept art of Carter's face for ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | ||
File:HR_CommandoHelmet_Concept_1.jpg|Concept art of Carter's Commando helmet. | File:HR_CommandoHelmet_Concept_1.jpg|Concept art of Carter's Commando helmet. | ||
File:HR_Carter-A259_Concept.png|Concept art of Carter-A259. | File:HR_Carter-A259_Concept.png|Concept art of Carter-A259. | ||
File:Carter-A259.png|An older render of Carter-A259 from the ''Video Games Awards'' trailer. | File:Carter-A259.png|An older render of Carter-A259 from the ''Video Games Awards'' trailer. | ||
File: | File:HR_CarterA259_Firefight_Icon.png|An updated render of Carter. | ||
File:Carter2.jpg|Carter from [[Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise|A Spartan Will Rise]] [[ViDoc]]. | File:Carter2.jpg|Carter from [[Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise|A Spartan Will Rise]] [[ViDoc]]. | ||
File:Carter.png|Carter in his [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]]. | File:Carter.png|Carter in his [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]]. | ||
File:HReach - A259.png|Another view of Carter. | File:HReach - A259.png|Another view of Carter. | ||
File:HR Carter A259.png|Carter in his [[ | File:HR Carter A259.png|Carter in his [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/K variant]]. | ||
File:2Nobles.jpg|Carter with [[SPARTAN-B312|Noble Six]] and [[Jun-A266]] on board a [[UH-144 Falcon|Falcon]]. | |||
File:REACHcartercorvette.PNG|Carter in a Falcon, looking at a Covenant corvette. | File:REACHcartercorvette.PNG|Carter in a Falcon, looking at a Covenant corvette. | ||
File:HLC Leadership.jpg|Carter-A259 on the ''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'' #13 poster. | |||
File:HINF Carter-A259 Armor Kit Icon.png|The Carter-A259 armor kit in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Remember Reach]]'' | *''[[Remember Reach]]'' | ||
**''[[Birth of a Spartan]]'' | **''[[Birth of a Spartan]]'' {{1st}} | ||
**''[[Deliver Hope]]'' | **''[[Deliver Hope]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' | *''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{ | *''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
