Editing NOBLE Team

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{{Disambig header|the SPARTAN fireteam|other uses of the term "Noble"|Noble (disambiguation)}}
{{Title|NOBLE Team}}
{{Military infobox|variant=Human
|unit_name=NOBLE Team
|image=[[File:Noblelogo.png|300px]]
|formed=Prior to 2552 - Disbanded by September 2552
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|branch=*[[UNSC Army]]
**[[Special Warfare Group Three]] {{C|Joint operations unit}}
|type=Special operations
|role=
|size=Six operators
|nickname=
|anniversaries=
|equipment=[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]
|battles=[[Battle of Fumirole]]<br>
[[Fall of Reach]]
*[[Battle of Visegrád]]
*[[Battle of Sword Base]]
*[[Mission to Szurdok Ridge]]
*[[Battle at Szurdok Ridge]]
*[[Operation: UPPER CUT]]
*[[Siege of New Alexandria]]
*[[Operation: WHITE GLOVE]]
*[[Battle of Asźod]]
|decorations=
|commanders=[[Urban Holland|Colonel Urban Holland]] <br>
[[Carter-A259|Commander Carter-A259]]
|notable_commanders=
}}
{{Quote|You know as well as I do that we wind up with some that [[Catherine Halsey|she]] would have chosen—not just kids unlucky enough to survive a [[glassing]]. Orders are still being followed and those Spartans are in the field, but they are armed as SPARTANs—and they are making a difference.|[[Kurt Ambrose|LCDR Kurt Ambrose]] to [[Franklin Mendez|SCPO Franklin Mendez]]<ref name="comm">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24040 '''Bungie.net''': ''Communique from Kurt to Mendez'']</ref>}}

'''Noble Team''',<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''pages 29, 62, 103, 104, 105, 130''</ref> more formally styled as '''NOBLE Team'''<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=24069 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update'' 12/11/09]</ref> and sometimes referred to as '''Team Noble''' or simply '''NOBLE''', was a [[fireteam]]-sized unit composed mostly of [[Cat-2]] [[SPARTAN-III program|Spartan-III supersoldiers]] and one [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II commando]] as of [[2552]]. Unlike most Spartan teams which are subordinate to [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Weapons]],<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 121''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|HBO}} Noble Team was under the operational control of the [[UNSC Army]]'s [[Special Warfare Command|Special Warfare]] [[Special Warfare Group Three|Group Three]], although as Spartans, its members were still part of the [[UNSC Navy|Navy]].<ref name="HBO">[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1085710 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Re: Just checked out the Essential Visual Guide'']</ref>

==Overview==
Noble Team was primarily composed of [[SPARTAN-III]]s pulled out of their main companies by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Kurt Ambrose]] and [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] before large-scale operations where the companies were mostly wiped out, [[Operation: PROMETHEUS]] in the case of [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] and [[Operation: TORPEDO]] with [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]].{{Ref/Reuse|comm}}

Prior to the [[Fall of Reach]], Noble Team had managed to survive countless battles, always coming back from suicide assignments, but not without a cost.<ref name="GI">[http://gameinformer.com/mag/haloreach.aspx '''GameInformer'''] ''February 2010 issue''</ref> Only two original members of the team were still living by 2552: [[Carter-A259]] and [[Catherine-B320]].{{Ref/Site|Id=UniCarter|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/carter-a259|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Universe - Carter-A259|D=18|M=10|Y=2021}}

Noble Team also operated with non-Spartan military personnel more extensively than other Spartan teams. To grant them more operational freedom when interacting with regular military personnel, the member of Noble Team had been given higher ranks than most of the Spartans by their [[Commanding officer|CO]].<ref name="bwu0129">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_012910 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 01.29.10'']</ref> In 2552, the team was under the command of [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]] of the [[UNSC Army]].<ref name="reports">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=24530 '''Bungie.net''': ''NOBLE TEAM PERFORMANCE REPORTS'']</ref>

The Spartan-IIIs of Noble Team were issued with equipment on par with the Spartan-IIs, such as the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]], which is far more advanced than the cheaper [[SPI]] armor worn by the majority of the Spartan-IIIs. The team was issued with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V MJOLNIR armor]] on [[2551|November 24, 2551]]. Unlike the mainline Spartan-IIs whose armor was fairly uniform in coloration, the members of Noble Team sported a variety of color schemes and field-customized armor variants.

==Team composition==
[[File:HR Artwork NobleTeamHeroes.png|thumb|300px|Latest composition.]]
===Latest composition===
*CDR [[Carter-A259]] (Noble One) (MIA 08/30/2552) - A no-nonsense soldier, Carter served as the leader of Noble Team.{{Ref/Reuse|reports}} Confirmed KIA during the [[Fall of Reach]] by crashing his Pelican into a [[Type-47B Scarab|Scarab]].<ref name="tpoa">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref>
*LCDR [[Catherine-B320]] (Noble Two) (MIA 08/23/2552) - Carter's second-in-command, Kat served as the intelligence and communications specialist.{{Ref/Reuse|reports}} Confirmed KIA by a [[Needle Rifle]] during the Fall of Reach.<ref name="na">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria]]''</ref>
*WO [[Jun-A266]] (Noble Three) (Active) - A thoughtful and taciturn soldier, Jun served as the sniper and scout of Noble Team.{{Ref/Reuse|reports}} Retired from active service and currently serves as the acting [[Chief of Staff (Spartan)|Chief of Staff]] of the [[Spartan Operations|Spartan]] branch as of [[2558#March|March 2558]].<ref name="catalog">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2994218_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2994218 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction (Page 43)'']</ref>
*WO [[Emile-A239]] (Noble Four) (MIA 08/30/2552) - A bold and aggressive Spartan, Emile was the assault specialist of the team.{{Ref/Reuse|reports}} Confirmed KIA by [[Sangheili]] warriors during the Fall of Reach.{{Ref/Reuse|tpoa}}
*WO-2 [[Jorge-052]] (Noble Five) (MIA 08/14/2552) - The only Spartan-II on the team, Jorge served as the team's heavy weapons specialist.{{Ref/Reuse|reports}} Confirmed KIA during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]].<ref name="lnos">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref>
*LT [[SPARTAN-B312]] (Noble Six) (MIA 08/30/2552) - The latest addition to the team, this SPARTAN's background is highly classified due to his involvement with ONI's operations. Confirmed KIA by Sangheili warriors during the Fall of Reach.{{Ref/Reuse|reports}}<ref name="lonewolf">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Lone Wolf]]''</ref>

===Known former and potential members===
*[[Thom-A293]] (Former Noble Six) (MIA 04/22/2552) - Confirmed KIA during the [[Battle of Fumirole]] and replaced with SPARTAN-B312 immediately prior to the Fall of Reach.<ref name="B.net">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24525 '''Bungie.net''': Kat-B320 Personnel Profile] - "''Eventually I hope to be able to get it through their thick Spartan skulls that '''Thom''' is dead because he chose to pursue a group of enemy combatants ON HIS OWN rather than wait for backup.''"</ref>
*[[Rosenda-A344]] (Potential Noble Four replacement) (Status unknown) - Emile-A239's replacement if another anti-[[insurrectionist]] operation emerges.

Other SPARTANs were constantly kept on rotation for the team. When one member fell in the line of duty, a new SPARTAN would be brought in as a replacement.

==History==
{{Quote|Wouldn't be a Noble mission if it were easy.|Carter about Noble team's operations{{Ref/Reuse|pack}}}}
===Human-Covenant War===
[[File:HR NobleTeam Concept 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Noble Team during the Fall of Reach.]]
Noble Team was formed sometime after SPARTAN-III Beta Company graduated, with [[Catherine-B320]] being pulled from the company shortly before Operation: TORPEDO in [[2545#July|July 2545]].{{Ref/Site|Id=UniKat|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/kat-b320|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Universe - Kat-B320|D=18|M=10|Y=2021}} Eventually, she would become a founding member of Noble Team, along with [[Carter-A259]]—the leader of this new unit—and several other Spartans.{{Ref/Reuse|UniCarter}}

Noble Team participated in several missions during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. By [[2552]], NOBLE Team operated under the command of Colonel [[Urban Holland]], aiding [[UNSC Army]] teams in [[operation]]s throughout the [[Inner Colonies]].<ref name="gc">'''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''', ''Core Rulebook''</ref> On April 22, 2552, the team partook in an operation to destroy a Covenant battlecruiser during the [[Battle of Fumirole]]. The operation was successful, but at the cost of Thom-A293. Following Thom's death, Noble Team was assigned to the Inner Colony of [[Reach]] to hunt down an off-world rebel leader.{{Ref/Reuse|gc}} Some time after their arrival on Reach, the team received a replacement for Thom-A293 in the form of [[SPARTAN-B312]].

During the Fall of Reach on [[2552#July|July 24, 2552]], Noble Team was among the first human forces to engage the Covenant on the planet after they were sent to investigate a communications disruption at the [[Visegrad Relay]]. Two days later, they were sent to [[First Battle of Sword Base|defend]] [[ONI]]'s [[Sword Base]], and were debriefed by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]] afterward. In the following weeks, Noble Team split up several times, forming smaller splinter teams.

Two and a half weeks later, Noble Team conducted a night-time reconnaissance mission in Covenant-occupied territory, assessing the Covenant's deployments on the planet. The next day, they partook in the [[Battle of Viery]] along with numerous other UNSC units. After the [[CSO-class supercarrier|supercarrier]] ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' revealed itself, Noble Team came up with [[Operation: UPPER CUT|an operation to destroy the ship]]. The mission was a success, at the cost of Jorge-052 who sacrificed himself to destroy the supercarrier.{{Ref/Reuse|lnos}}

On [[2552#August|August 23]], Noble Team fought in the [[Siege of New Alexandria]] and eventually regrouped in the ruins of the [[Olympic Tower]]. The Covenant soon began glassing the area, and Kat-B320 was killed by sniper fire before the team could reach a fallout bunker.{{Ref/Reuse|na}} On August 29, the team was sent to demolish Sword Base to prevent the sensitive data within from falling into Covenant hands. After fighting their way inside, the team's mission was changed by Halsey, who assigned them to deliver a [[Cortana|high priority package]] to the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} to ensure that humanity would have a fighting chance against the Covenant and future enemies.

Jun left to escort Halsey to [[CASTLE Base]], while the rest of the team headed for the [[Asźod ship breaking yards|ship-breaking yards]] in [[Asźod]] to deliver the package.<ref name="pack">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[The Package]]''</ref> Once there, Carter sacrificed his life by ramming his Pelican into a Scarab preparing to fire on Emile and Six. Noble Six eventually managed to deliver the package to [[Jacob Keyes|Captain Keyes]], while Emile was killed by a team of [[Sangheili Zealot]]s. Noble Six stayed behind, and ensured the ''Pillar of Autumn'''s successful escape by using a [[Mark 2488 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|mass driver]] to destroy an approaching [[CCS-class battlecruiser|Covenant cruiser]].{{Ref/Reuse|tpoa}} Not long after, Six was eventually overwhelmed and killed by Sangheili warriors, leaving Jun as the only surviving member.{{Ref/Reuse|lonewolf}}

===Legacy===
[[File:H5G-NOBLETeam.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Spartan-IV]]s wearing GEN2 Mjolnir based on NOBLE Team's armor.]]
The [[NOBLE-class Mjolnir|NOBLE]], [[INTRUDER-class Mjolnir|Intruder]], [[VIGILANT-class Mjolnir|Vigilant]], [[WRATH-class Mjolnir|Wrath]], and [[INDOMITABLE-class Mjolnir|Indomitable]]-classes of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|GEN2 MJOLNIR]] line were created and named in honor of them.<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians'''</ref>

Sometime after humanity returned to Reach, a memorial for Noble Team was erected in [[Hősök tere]] in New Alexandria.

On [[2610|January 15, 2610]] a replica of the Reach War Memorial statue made by [[Big M Studio]] was sent from [[Unidentified Beta-5 Division operative|a former ONI agent]] to his cousin to be given to the curator of the [[Museum of Humanity]], [[Bjarne|Ms. Bjarne]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition]]''' [[:File:Journal Package Letter.jpg|journal package letter]]</ref>

==Trivia==
*The flag in the [[Capture The Flag]] [[multiplayer]] mode in ''Halo: Reach'' bears the emblem of Noble.
*The voice of every Noble Team member is usable in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'''s [[Firefight]] mode.
*[[McFarlane Toys]] created an [[action figure]] known as [[McFarlane Toys/Miscellaneous#Noble Seven|Noble Seven]] for Comic Con 2010. Although no such member canonically exists, McFarlane Toys representatives claim Bungie allowed them to create the unique figure.<ref>[http://www.spawn.com/news/news6.aspx?id=13695 '''Spawn.com''': ''Noble Seven Leads the Charge This July'']</ref>
*Noble Team was originally supposed to have two more members in ''Halo: Reach'': the "sassy" Rosenda-344 and the "cowboy-like" Thom-293.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aOb6Nn8egA '''YouTube''': ''PAX 2010: Bungie Halo: Reach Panel (Part 2)'']</ref> Both were later reduced to background characters, with Thom being a former member and Rosenda serving as a potential replacement for Emile in a counter-insurgency operation.
*While the player's appearance is customizable, none of the members of Noble Team are able to be fully imitated in terms of appearance, in order to limit confusion. This is done by allowing Noble to have exclusive configurations the player can not have, such Emile's red security shoulder, or Kat's exclusive blue color and ability to have a prosthetic arm with the default Mark V[B] chest.
*Though the player must pick up armor abilities to utilize them, the rest of Noble Team does not possess visible equipment on their armor to activate them. For example, in ''[[Winter Contingency]]'', they are able to sprint for longer periods of time without the armor ability visible on their back. In all the levels, they will also use [[armor lock]] to avoid danger, such as grenades or vehicles. They could also use evade, an armor ability exclusive to multiplayer, to avoid heavy projectiles, though it is more common with [[Halo: Reach skulls#Tough Luck|Tough Luck skull]] activated. It is also worth noting that Jorge is able to use armor lock with his [[M247H Heavy Machine Gun|machine gun turret]], despite the player not being able to do so while wielding a detached turret.
*During gameplay, every member of Noble Team other than the player is invincible. However, their shields are breakable, and they will seek cover if they are popped.
*On the cover of ''Halo: Reach'' and on the Noble Team statue in the ''[[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition]]'', the team is lined up left to right in the order of their deaths. Jun is last, as he does not die in the game. Noble Six is not included on the statue.
*Each Spartan-III's numeric tag is accompanied by a letter indicating their company of origin. Though the Spartan tags of the Spartan-III members of Noble Team were stylized in this fashion,<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''pages 29, 62, 104, 105, 130''</ref> the letters are not displayed in ''Halo: Reach'' and its promotional material; instead, their tags are shown with only three numbers without a preceding company tag. The only exception to this is in ''[[Birth of a Spartan]]'', where Carter's full tag is shown, though it is rendered as "a-259" rather than "A259". The letters were likely excised for the sake of brevity, both from an in-universe perspective and for the player's convenience.
*In ''[[Halo 4]]'', all members of NOBLE are hidden in the game files for [[Spartan Ops]], on the desert map, but missing [[Jorge-052]] because he's a separate biped. The reason is: Halo 4's [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IVs]] are based off Halo Reach's. They're all variants of the same biped. The things that are different are: They don't have any [[Non-playable character|AI]], armor color or dialogue. They also have their own [[tag]]s, and are called "Midnight Spartans". {{Ref/YouTube|ID=dNIme5RmDfY|dNIme5RmDfY|Noble Team Has Been Hiding In Halo 4 This Whole Time|Generalkidd|Y=2021|M=9|D=10|Detail=Generalkidd upload of the basic bipeds of Noble Team.}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HR_NobleTeam_Concept_2.jpg|Concept art of Noble Team with final and cut members, including their portraits, for ''Halo: Reach''.
File:HR_NobleTeam_Concept_4.jpg|Concept art of the team.
File:HR_NobleTeam_Concept_5.jpg|Concept art of the team.
File:HR_NobleTeam_Concept_6.jpg|Concept art of the team.
File:HR_NobleTeam_Concept_7.jpg|Concept art of the team.
File:HR NobleTeamSketch.jpg|A sketch of Noble Team for a promotional poster.
File:Noble Team.jpg|Noble Team in a promotional image for ''Halo: Reach''. The team is standing in the order they died in. (left to right).
File:REACH KeyArt Horizontal 1920x1080.jpg|Noble Team (excluding Noble Six) in a promotional wallpaper for ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Noble March.jpg|Noble Team in a promotional image for ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Noble_Briefing.png|Noble Team being briefed by Colonel Urban Holland.
File:Winter Contingency.JPG|Noble Team being deployed into battle by UH-144 Falcons.
File:Noble_Team.png|The full team.
File:Noble_Surveillance.jpg|Surveillance footage of Noble Team, obtained by Dr. Halsey.
File:Sword Base Location HR.PNG| Noble Team giving Dr. Catherine Halsey a report on the Visegrad Relay incident.
File:Noble_Team_Reach.jpg|Emile, Jun, SPARTAN-B312 and Jorge look on as Kat explains a plan.
File:Noble_Plan.png|Carter contacting Holland.
File:HaloReach-NobleTeam.png|A wallpaper of Noble Team, from left to right: Carter-A259, Kat-B320, Jun-A266, Emile-A239, Jorge-052, and SPARTAN-B312.
File:HLC Noble Team.jpg|A full-size wallpaper of NOBLE Team, comprised of the six individual pieces of artwork produced by [[Isaac Hannaford]] for the ''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'' Series 3.
File:G5-Emile&Kat.jpg|Emile and Kat in ''Gears 5''.
File:G5-NOBLELancer.png|NOBLE Team skin for the Lancer in ''Gears 5''.
File:G5-Jack.png|Jack with the NOBLE Team skin in ''Gears 5''.
File:HR-MCCMenuHelmets.png|NOBLE Team's helmets in ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''.
File:HINF Noble Charm Icon.png|A NOBLE Team weapon charm in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Remember Reach]]''
**''[[Deliver Hope]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
**''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Infinity Briefing Packet]]'' {{Im}}
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{C|Emblem only}}
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{C|Emblem only}}

==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}

==See also==
*[[Noble Team performance reports]]

{{Noble Team}}
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[[Category:SPARTAN-III teams]]
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