Editing NOBLE Team

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{{Seealso|Noble Map Pack}}
{{Title|NOBLE Team}}
{{Infobox Military Unit
|unit_name=NOBLE Team
|image=[[File:Noblelogo.png|300px]]
|dates=
|country=[[Unified Earth Government]]
|allegiance=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|branch=[[UNSC Army]]/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 at Szurdok Ridge]]
*[[Operation: UPPER CUT]]
*[[Siege of New Alexandria]]
*[[Battle of Aszod]]
|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://www.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://www.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 [[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 name="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-IIIs 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 name="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: only two members of the original team, Carter and Kat, remained alive by 2552.<ref name="GI">[http://gameinformer.com/mag/haloreach.aspx '''GameInformer'''] ''February 2010 issue''</ref>

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 members of Noble Team had been given higher ranks than most of the Spartans by their [[Commanding officer|CO]].<ref name="bwu0129">[http://www.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://www.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 rest 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==
'''Members confirmed killed during the Fall of Reach'''
*'''[[Carter-A259|Commander Carter-A259]]''' ('''Noble One''') - A no-nonsense soldier, Carter served as the leader of Noble Team.<ref name="reports"/> Listed MIA. Confirmed KIA during the Fall of Reach by crashing his Pelican into a [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]].<ref name="tpoa">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref>
*'''[[Catherine-B320|Lieutenant Commander Catherine-B320]]''' ('''Noble Two''') - Carter's second-in-command, Kat served as the intelligence specialist.<ref name="reports"/> Listed MIA. Confirmed KIA by a [[Needle Rifle]] during the Fall of Reach.<ref name="na">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]''</ref>
*'''[[Emile-A239|Warrant Officer Emile-A239]]''' ('''Noble Four''') - A bold and aggressive Spartan, Emile was the assault specialist of the team.<ref name="reports"/> Listed MIA. Confirmed KIA by [[Sangheili]] warriors during the [[Fall of Reach]].<ref name="tpoa"/>
*'''[[Jorge-052|Chief Warrant Officer Jorge-052]]''' ('''Noble Five''') - The only Spartan-II on the team, Jorge served as the team's heavy weapons specialist.<ref name="reports"/> Listed MIA. KIA during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]].<ref name="lnos">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref>
*'''[[SPARTAN-B312|Lieutenant SPARTAN-B312]]''' ('''Noble Six''') - A new addition to the team, this SPARTAN's background is mostly unknown.<ref name="reports"/> Listed MIA. Confirmed KIA by [[Sangheili]] warriors during the Fall of Reach.<ref name="lonewolf">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Lone Wolf]]''</ref>

'''Living members'''
*'''[[Jun-A266|Warrant Officer Jun-A266]]''' ('''Noble Three''') - A thoughtful and taciturn soldier, Jun served as the sniper of Noble Team.<ref name="reports"/> Last seen on board the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} during an Insurrectionist attack in [[2553]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Initiation]]''' - ''Issue 2''</ref>

Other SPARTANs were constantly kept on rotation for the team, including Rosenda-344, who would take Emile's place in the case of a counterinsurgency operation. When one member fell in the line of duty, a new SPARTAN would be brought in as a replacement.

'''Known former member'''
*'''[[Thom-A293]]''' (Former '''Noble Six''') - Killed on April 22, 2552 and replaced with SPARTAN-B312 immediately prior to the Fall of Reach.<ref name="B.net">[http://www.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>

'''Potential member'''
*'''[[Rosenda-A344]] '''(Potential '''Noble Four''' replacement) - Emile-A239's replacement if another anti-[[insurrectionist]] operation emerges. Her current status is unknown.

==History==
Noble Team participated in several missions during the [[Human-Covenant War]], including an operation to destroy a Covenant battlecruiser during the [[Battle of Fumirole]].

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 defend [[ONI]]'s [[Sword Base]], and were debriefed by [[Catherine Elizabeth 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 [[Covenant 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 name="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 name="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 ensured 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 [[Aszod ship breaking yards|ship-breaking yards]] in [[Aszod]] to deliver the package.<ref name="pack">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[The Package (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 name="tpoa"/> Not long after, Six was eventually overwhelmed and killed by Sangheili warriors, leaving Jun as the only surviving member.<ref name="lonewolf"/>

After the war, a memorial for Noble Team was erected in [[Hősök tere]] in New Alexandria. A scale model of the statue was sent to the [[Museum of Humanity]] on [[Earth]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition]]''' [[:File:Journal Package Letter.jpg|letter "Dear Cousin"]]</ref>

==Trivia==
*The flag in the [[Capture The Flag]] [[multiplayer]] mode in ''Halo: Reach'' bears the emblem of Noble Team.
*The voice of every Noble Team member is usable in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'''s [[Firefight]] mode.
*[[McFarlane Toys]] created an [[action figure]] 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 (level)|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 consist of 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.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Noble_Team.png|The full team.
File:Noble_Surveillance.jpg|Surveillance footage of Noble Team, obtained by Dr. Halsey.
File:KIuWJ.jpg|Concept art of Noble Team in combat position during the Fall of Reach.
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_Reach.jpg|Emile, Jun, SPARTAN-B312 and Jorge look on as Kat explains a plan.
File:Noble_Plan.png|Carter contacting Holland.
File:Nobleteamconcept.jpg|Concept art of Noble Team with final and cut members, including their portraits.
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:Art Noble-Team.jpg|Promotional artwork of Noble Team.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Remember Reach]]''
**''[[Deliver Hope]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
**''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
**''[[Hunt the Signal]]'' {{C|Chess pieces only}}

==Sources==
<references/>

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

{{Noble Team}}
{{SPARTAN Teams}}

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[[Category:SPARTAN-III teams]]
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