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{{Character infobox
{{Spartan infobox
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|name=Jorge
|name=Jorge-052
|image=[[File:Official - Jorge.jpg|315px]]
|image=[[File:Official - Jorge.jpg|300px]]
|spartantag=052
|homeworld=[[Pálháza]], [[Reach]]{{Ref/Book|Id=vis|EVG|Page=103}}{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/jorge-052|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Jorge-052|D=30|M=09|Y=2016}}
|homeworld=[[Reach]]
|birth=[[2511|March 5, 2511]]{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=99}}
|birth=March 5, [[2511]]
|death=[[2552|August 14, 2552]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|death=August 14, [[2552]] (aged 41)
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|gender=Male  
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|hair=Brown {{C|graying}}<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/images/news/inline10/bwu_071610/Reach_InitialArmoryInventor.jpg '''Bungie.net''' — ''Initial Armor Inventory'']</ref>
|hair=Brown {{C|graying}}
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|affiliation=*[[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} {{C|formerly}}
|affiliation=*[[UNSC Navy]]
**[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
*[[Special Warfare Command|Special Warfare]] [[Special Warfare Group Three|Group Three]]
***[[SPARTAN-II program]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|rank= [[Warrant Officer|Chief Warrant Officer]]
*[[UNSC Army]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|specialty=Heavy Weapons
**[[Special Warfare Group Three]] {{C|operationally under [[NOBLE Team]]}}
|battles=*[[Battle of the Unidentified Human Colony]]
|rank=[[Chief Warrant Officer]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*[[Fall of Reach]]
|sn=S-052{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|class=Class 1 (2525)
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{{Quote|In recognition of this, his endless courage, we honor him as the fighting spirit of Noble. |The [[Monument to Noble Team]].}}
{{Quote|In recognition of this, his endless courage, we honor him as the fighting spirit of NOBLE.|[[Monument to NOBLE Team]]}}
[[Warrant Officer|Chief Warrant Officer]] '''Jorge-052''' was a [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II commando]] of the [[UNSC Navy|UNSC Naval]] [[UNSC Special Forces|Special Warfare Command]], attached to [[Special Warfare Command|Special Warfare Group Three]]. He fought during the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552]] as a part of [[Noble Team]] under the call sign '''Noble Five'''.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach Video Games Awards Trailer]]'''</ref><ref name="gameinformer">[http://gameinformer.com/mag/haloreach.aspx '''GameInformer''': ''February Edition'']</ref>
'''Chief Warrant Officer Jorge-052''' (pronounced in the same way as ''"George"'') was a [[Spartan-II]] supersoldier of the UNSC [[Naval Special Warfare Command]], attached to [[Unified Special Warfare Command]]'s [[Special Warfare Group Three|Group Three]]. He fought during the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552]] as a part of [[NOBLE Team]] under the call sign '''Noble Five'''.{{Ref/Marketing|HR|Halo: Reach Video Games Awards Trailer}}{{Ref/Site|Id=gameinformer|URL=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/01/28/feature-noble-team-profile-4.aspx|Site=GameInformer|Page=February Edition|D=11|M=03|Y=2024}}


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Conscription===
===Conscription===
{{Main|SPARTAN-II training}}
Jorge was born in the small city of [[Pálháza]] on [[Reach]] on [[2511|March 5, 2511]],{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|gameinformer}} and was abducted and conscripted into the SPARTAN-II program by Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] in [[2517]] when he was six years old. While on Reach, he was [[Spartan-II Training|trained]] by the [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] [[Déjà]] and [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez|Mendez]] along with the rest of the Spartan children. During his first day of training, a trainer mispronounced his name by calling him by the Spanish pronunciation. Jorge quickly corrected the trainer only to be shocked and reprimanded for "back talking".{{Ref/Film|TFoRAS}}


Jorge was born in [[Pálháza]] on [[Reach]] on March 5, 2511,<ref name="gameinformer"/> and was abducted and conscripted into the SPARTAN-II program by [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] in [[2517]] when he was six years old. While on Reach, he was [[Spartan-II Training|trained]] by the [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] [[Déjà]] and [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez|Mendez]] along with the rest of the Spartan children.
In [[2525]], he and the other candidates underwent a [[Project ASTER|series of augmentations]] to improve their overall combat prowess in several different fields. Jorge was among the candidates who survived the procedure.


In [[2525]], he and the other candidates underwent a [[SPARTAN-II Augmentation Procedures|series of augmentations]] to improve their overall combat prowess in several different fields.<ref>'''''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'''''</ref> Jorge was among the candidates who survived the procedure.
===Service with NOBLE Team===
[[File:JorgeFumirole.png|thumb|left|150px|Jorge-052 fights on Fumirole.]]
Jorge was transferred from the main Spartan-II contingent (under the operational command of [[Naval Special Weapons]]) to [[Unified Ground Command]]'s [[Special Warfare Group Three]] at an unknown point during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. His reassignment may have been facilitated under the guise of being too heavily wounded to continue active duty.{{Ref/Note|In ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' (page 240), Dr. Halsey claims that all available Spartan-IIs (save for [[Gray Team]], who are out of contact) have been assembled on Reach for [[Operation: RED FLAG]]. She states that three have been killed in action and one has been too heavily wounded to continue active duty between [[2542]] and 2552. In a [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal|personal journal]] entry dated August 27, 2552 (the day of the briefing), Halsey notes that she had lied in some way during the assembly ("That lie about all the Spartans gathered here, save for Gray - will that come back to haunt me?"). While her lie almost certainly regarded Jorge's deployment on Reach (as she notes that he is "obviously preoccupied" in the same entry), whether this means that Jorge was the wounded Spartan is unclear.}}


===Fall of Reach===
In late [[2551]], Jorge joined NOBLE Team in the [[defense of Concord]] against a [[Covenant]] attack. During the ground campaign, NOBLE assisted local [[UNSC Army Rangers|Army Ranger]] forces in repelling Covenant air superiority, before driving invading forces from the planet's large cities. In the process, the team's [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] dropship was shot down in the [[Hinterlands region]], leading to the team manually walking to the town of [[Skathi]] to make a stand against an encroaching Covenant assault force. During the battle, [[Catherine-B320]] devised [[Operation: OFFSET EYE|an operation]] and split the team in two, taking herself, [[Rosenda-A344]], and [[Thom-A293]] in an [[M862 Arctic Warthog]] to blunt the Covenant assault force head-on, capturing a {{Pattern|Zashk|Draugr}} in the process. As such, Jorge was left behind in Skathi alongside [[Carter-A259]] and [[Jun-A266]], and assisted the town's citizens in collecting ammunition and preparing defences. During the fighting, Skathi was attacked by [[Banshee]]s, though spared the brunt of the attack thanks to the actions of the advance group. By the time of extraction later in the day, Jorge had assisted in removing debris from the middle of town, before NOBLE were redeployed to [[Fumirole]] in light of intelligence reports on a [[Covenant fleet]] massing near the system.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Winter Contention}}
 
That reassignment came to light in [[2552#April|April 2552]], when the unit participated in the [[Battle of Fumirole]].{{Ref/Marketing|HR|Deliver Hope}} [[Thom-A293]] was killed during this mission and his death would deeply affect the other members of the team, including Jorge.{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}}
 
====Fall of Reach====
[[File:Jorgey.png|thumb|250px|Jorge-052 fights the Covenant in [[Visegrád]].]]
{{Main|Fall of Reach}}
{{Main|Fall of Reach}}
{{Quote|Jorge. Noble Five. It's good to see him home again. But the Fall of Reach will weigh heavily upon him, and this mission will test every last ounce of his strength.|[[Catherine Halsey]].<ref>[[Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise]]</ref>}}
{{Quote|Jorge. NOBLE Five. It's good to see him home again. But the Fall of Reach will weigh heavily upon him, and this mission will test every last ounce of his strength.|[[Catherine Halsey]].{{Ref/Marketing|HR|Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise}}}}
Jorge served with [[Noble Team]] under the call sign "Noble Five" during the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552]]. He acted in the capacity of heavy weapons specialist, and was the only SPARTAN-II on the team.<ref name="gameinformer"/>
Jorge served with NOBLE Team under the call sign "NOBLE Five" during the Fall of Reach in [[2552]]. He served as a heavy weapons specialist, and was the only Spartan-II on the team.{{Ref/Reuse|gameinformer}}


Prior to the Fall of Reach, Jorge-052 along with other members of Noble Team investigated an incident over at [[Visegrad Relay]], only to discover that Covenant forces had bypassed Reach's defenses and infiltrated key installations and communications centers.<ref name="winter">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Winter Contingency (level)|Winter Contingency]]''</ref> During the preliminary stages of the Covenant invasion of Reach, Jorge and Noble Team partook in multiple operations against Covenant forces on the surface of Reach, including a counter-offensive operation to retake [[Sword Base]] and a large-scale UNSC assault on a Covenant-occupied site and neutralization of a [[Spire One|Covenant Spire]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''' campaign level ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''' campaign level ''[[Tip of The Spear]]''</ref>
On July 24, prior to the Fall of Reach, Jorge, along with the other members of NOBLE Team, investigated an incident at the [[Visegrád Relay]]. There, they discovered that Covenant forces had bypassed Reach's defenses and had infiltrated key installations and communications centers.{{Ref/Level|Id=winter|HR|Winter Contingency}} During the preliminary stages of the Covenant invasion of Reach, Jorge and NOBLE Team partook in multiple operations against Covenant forces on the surface of Reach, including [[First Battle of Sword Base|a counter-offensive operation]] to retake the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Sword Base]] on July 26 and a large-scale [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge|UNSC assault]] on a Covenant-occupied site and the neutralization of a [[Spire One|Covenant Spire]] on August 12.{{Ref/Level|Id=Sword|HR|ONI: Sword Base}}{{Ref/Level|HR|Tip of The Spear}}


Realizing the presence of the [[Long Night of Solace|Covenant supercarrier]] after the [[Battle of Viery]] as a great threat, the team devised [[Operation: UPPER CUT]]; a tactic which involved using a [[YSS-1000|YSS-1000 ''"Sabre"''-class starfighter]] to deliver a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|makeshift slipspace bomb]] to the supercarrier and destroy it via a slipspace rupture.<ref name="lnos"/> After receiving authorization from [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]], the team traveled to a [[Sabre Program Launch/Research Range|besieged base]] and assisted the UNSC forces in repelling the Covenant forces. Jorge-052 and Noble Six boarded a Sabre and launched into space to join the [[Epsilon Eridani Defense Fleet]].<ref name="lnos"/>
Realizing the presence of the {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}} ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' after the [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge]] as a great threat, [[Catherine-B320]] of NOBLE Team devised [[Operation: UPPER CUT]], a plan which involved using a [[FSS-1000 Sabre]] starfighter to deliver a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine#Atypical uses|makeshift slipspace bomb]] to the supercarrier and destroy it via a slipspace rupture.{{Ref/Reuse|lnos}} After receiving authorization from [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]], the team traveled to a besieged [[Sabre Program Launch/Research Range|Sabre research facility]] and assisted the defending UNSC forces in repelling the attackers. Jorge and [[SPARTAN-B312]], NOBLE Six, boarded Sabre [[Bravo 029]] and launched into space to join the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]].{{Ref/Reuse|lnos}}


After rendezvousing with the UNSC fleet, the Sabres helped in repelling the Covenant invasion force and escorted the {{UNSCShip|Savannah}} in commandeering a [[Ardent Prayer|Covenant corvette]].<ref name="lnos">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> The ''Savannah'' diverted the Corvette's fire, allowing Noble Six to infiltrate the ship's hull and allow a Pelican carrying Jorge and the bomb inside the ship. Jorge and Six then used the hijacked Corvette, which was on course toward the supercarrier to refuel, to transport the the slipspace device within range of the Supercarrier.<ref name="lnos"/> After they had taken control of the Corvette, Jorge discovered that they were not only cut off from their Sabres, the thrusters on the Pelican were damaged during the firefight, and that in order for them to return to Reach, the SPARTANS would have to free-fall back to the planet's surface. He also found that the timing device that would have been used to activate the SFTE was also damaged, and the only alternative would be to trigger it manually.
After rendezvousing with the UNSC fleet, the Sabres helped repel the Covenant invasion force and escorted the {{UNSCShip|Savannah}} in commandeering the ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'', a [[Ceudar-pattern heavy corvette|Covenant corvette]]. ''Savannah'' diverted the corvette's fire, allowing NOBLE Six and a team of boarders to infiltrate the ship's hull and to allow a Pelican carrying Jorge, the bomb, and UNSC reinforcements inside the ship. Jorge and Six then used the hijacked corvette, which was on course toward the supercarrier to refuel, to transport the slipspace device within range of the supercarrier. After Covenant forces were defeated, Jorge discovered that they were not only cut off from their Sabres, but that the thrusters on the Pelican were damaged during the firefight, and that in order for them to return to Reach, the Spartans would have to free-fall back to the planet's surface. He had also found that the timing device that would have been used to activate the slipspace drive was damaged, and that the only alternative would be to trigger it manually.{{Ref/Level|Id=lnos|HR|Long Night of Solace}}


Jorge resolved that he would stay to activate the slipspace device himself, and, presuming that doing so would cost him his life, he entrusted Noble Six with his dog tags before forcing B312 off the Covenant Corvette. His last known words, which were to Six, were "Tell them to make it count." As Six drifted away from the ship, Jorge activated the bomb, opening a slipspace rupture that enveloped the Corvette and a large portion of the Supercarrier's mid-section, sending it into the slipstream with no way out.<ref name="lnos"/> UPPER CUT had been a success, but at the cost of Jorge-052.
[[File:HR LongNightOfSolace MakeItCount.png|thumb|250px|Jorge from the perspective of [[Spartan-B312]] before pushing him out of the [[Ardent Prayer]].]]
=====Death=====
{{Quote|Tell 'em to make it count.|Jorge's final words to NOBLE Six.}}
Jorge resolved that he would stay to activate the slipspace device himself, and, realizing that doing so would cost him his life, [[Keepsake|entrusted NOBLE Six]] with his [[dog tag]]s before forcing his fellow SPARTAN off the ''Ardent Prayer''. He left Six with the words, ''"Tell 'em to make it count."'' As SPARTAN-B312 drifted away from the ship, Jorge activated the bomb, opening a slipspace rupture that enveloped the ''Ardent Prayer'' and a large portion of the ''Long Night of Solace''{{'}}s midsection, sending it into the slipstream with no way out. Operation: UPPER CUT was a success, though it resulted in Jorge's death.{{Ref/Reuse|lnos}}


==Traits and personality==
==Personality and traits==
{{Quote|The big man ''was'' sentimental.|[[Emile-A239]]}}<ref>''Halo: Reach'' level  "[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]"</ref>
[[File:Jorgesara.png|thumb|250px|left|Jorge attempts to comfort [[Sára Sorvad]] after the death of [[Laszlo Sorvad|her father]].]]
{{Quote|The big man was sentimental.|[[Emile-A239]]{{Ref/Level|HR|New Alexandria}}}}
Jorge was the only member of NOBLE Team that had seen as much action, if not more, against human militants as Covenant forces. Described as being very difficult to read, he was free with his opinions, vocal in his support of provincial self-rule, and just as vocal in his condemnation of the separatist and [[insurrectionist]] movements.{{Ref/Site|Id=bnet|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24524|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo: Reach - Intel - Jorge-052 Profile|D=13|M=10|Y=2014|LocalArchive=Noble Team performance reports}} He was shown to be empathetic and caring toward [[civilian]]s; a trait few other Spartans shared.{{Ref/Reuse|winter}} He was also particularly attached to his home planet of Reach, going so far as to sacrifice himself in order to save it.{{Ref/Reuse|lnos}}


Jorge is the only member of Noble Team that has seen as much action, if not more, against human militants as Covenant forces. Described as being very difficult to read, he is free with his opinions, vocal in his support of provincial self-rule, and just as vocal in his condemnation of the separatist and [[insurrectionist]] movements.<ref name="bnet">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24524 '''Bungie.net''': ''Jorge-052 Profile'']</ref> He is shown to be empathetic and caring toward [[civilian]]s; a trait few other Spartans shared. He was also particularly attached to his home planet of Reach, going so far as to sacrifice himself in order to save it.
Like all SPARTAN-IIs, Jorge had seen almost thirty years of action during his career and showed no signs of breaking or slowing. In a performance report, he was noted as "inspiring confidence in those around him" and being "rock solid" despite his long military career. According to Colonel Holland, Jorge was an excellent card player.{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}}


Like all SPARTAN-IIs, Jorge has seen almost thirty years of action and shows no signs of breaking or slowing. In a performance report, he is noted as "inspiring confidence in those around him" and being "rock solid" despite his long military career; this is credited to the fact he is a SPARTAN-II, and is thus considered superior to conventional soldiers in every respect.<ref name="bnet"/> According to Colonel Holland, Jorge was an excellent card player.<ref name="bnet"/>
Though naturally strong and driven, Jorge was not selected for the SPARTAN-II program based on his physical strength and tenacity alone. Indeed, where others failed Jorge often had a plan, and he preferred to overcome obstacles with subtlety and minimum expenditure of lives and resources. While brave and exceptionally lucky, Jorge was something of a fatalist toward the end of his career, believing that he had long outlived the span of time allotted to a Spartan warrior. For this reason, he would often take risks he deemed worthwhile for the good of his unit and the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}


Jorge seems to have been fluent in the Hungarian language; he speaks Hungarian at various points in the game, including one instance where he introduces himself by saying, ''"A nevem Jorge"'' ("My name is Jorge"). This is likely due to the fact that Reach, Jorge's home planet, seems to have a significant population of Hungarian descent, and Jorge himself being from [[Pálháza]], a city on Reach that shares its name with an [[wikipedia:Pálháza|actual Hungarian town]].
Jorge was fluent in the [[Hungarian|Hungarian language]]; he speaks Hungarian at various points, including one instance where he introduces himself by saying, ''"A nevem Jorge"'' ("My name is Jorge"). This is likely due to the fact that Reach, Jorge's home planet, had a significant population of Hungarian descent. Jorge himself was from [[Pálháza]], a city on Reach that shares its name with a [[wikipedia:Pálháza|Hungarian town]] on Earth.


==Equipment==
==Equipment==
Jorge wore a [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|MJOLNIR Mark IV]] [[Mark IV(G) MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|grenadier]] helmet, the Collar/Grenadier[UA] chest piece and knee pads with his [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V MJOLNIR armor]]. He used the Grenadier shoulder for the left shoulder, [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/V variant|EVA shoulder]] for the right shoulder, and UA/bracer supplementary armor for both forearms. His weapon of choice was a variant of the [[M247H Heavy Machine Gun]].
{{Quote|no=two|Halsey|Jorge|q1=What have you done with my armor?|q2=Just some... additions I've made.|Catherine Halsey and Jorge-052 discuss Jorge's custom modifications to his MJOLNIR armor.{{Ref/Reuse|Sword}}}}
Jorge wore a [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|MJOLNIR Mark IV]] [[GRENADIER-class Mjolnir|Grenadier]] helmet with a reddish-bronze visor and a [[UA attachments#Type E3|UA/Type E3]] attachment, the [[Collar attachments|Collar/Grenadier[UA]]] chest piece with an integrated [[UA attachments#VAUNTLOCK|VAUNTLOCK]] energy shield cell, and Grenadier knee pads with his Mark IV MJOLNIR armor.{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} He used the Grenadier shoulder for the left shoulder, [[EVA-class Mjolnir|EVA shoulder]] for the right shoulder, and UA/bracer supplementary armor for both forearms, along with supplemental armor on his lower legs. He has a Mark IV/LBE-A Field Case{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} on his back, which he sometimes removed, most likely for increasing his agility.
 
Jorge's weapon of choice was a modified personal [[M247H Heavy Machine Gun]] that he referred to as "[[Etilka]]";{{Ref/Site|Id=CF|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-noble-intentions|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Noble Intentions|D=30|M=10|Y=2021}} this modified machine gun lacked shield plating and a heat cover over the barrel, among other small differences.
 
==Production notes==
The initial concept for Jorge as a character was first considered during the [[Development of Halo 3: ODST|production]] of ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. According to animator [[John Butkus]], "'' I left in early '08 and the last thing I worked on was ODST prototyping...oddly enough with an early version of what would end up being the Jorge character in Reach.''".{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/comments/3hij4b/sprint_was_cut_from_halo_2/cu7tpgg/|Site=r/halo|Page=Sprint was cut from Halo 2|Quote=I don't recall it popping up again for H3 - we were slammed for time on that is it was. I left in early '08 and the last thing I worked on was ODST prototyping...oddly enough with an early version of what would end up being the Jorge character in Reach.|Quotee=John Butkus|D=11|M=03|Y=2024}} Accordingly, Jorge may be named after [[wikipedia:Jorge Lorenzo|Jorge Lorenzo]], a professional motorcycle road racer who wore an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]]-themed helmet in one of his races.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://motogpworld.net/2009/11/lorenzos-halo-3-helmet-valencia-gp/|Site=MotoGPWorld|Page=Lorenzo's Halo 3 Helmet Valencia GP|D=08|M=03|Y=2010}}
 
In ''Halo: Reach'', Jorge was voiced by Hakeem Kae-Kazim, who also provided the voice of [[Daniel Endesha|Dr. Endesha]] in ''[[Sadie's Story]]''.{{Ref/Game|HR|Halo: Reach credits|credits}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:Jorge-052 Scorpian SMG90.jpg|thumb|200px|S-052 on a Scorpion Tank in ''Halo: Reach''.]]
[[File:Jorge-052 Scorpian SMG90.jpg|thumb|300px|"S-052" stenciled on a Scorpion tank in ''Halo: Reach''.]]
*Jorge was voiced by [[Hakeem Kae-Kazim]], who also provided the voice of [[Dr. Endesha]] in ''[[Sadie's Story]]''.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''Credits''</ref>
*Jorge's blood type was B+, as seen on the upper left corner of his chest plate. Interestingly, his blood type as listed on his dog tags is A+, but was not readable in-game.
*Jorge may be named after [[wikipedia:Jorge Lorenzo|Jorge Lorenzo]], a professional motorcycle road racer who wore an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]]-themed helmet in one of his races.<ref>[http://motogpworld.net/2009/11/lorenzos-halo-3-helmet-valencia-gp/ '''MotoGPWorld''': ''Lorenzo's Halo 3 Helmet Valencia GP'']</ref>
*Jorge and [[Kurt-051]] were the only known SPARTAN-IIs involved in the [[SPARTAN-III Program]]. Coincidentally, their Spartan tags are consecutive numbers (051 and 052).
*Jorge-052 and SPARTAN-B312 are one of the few humans to ever destroy a [[Covenant supercarrier]]. This occurs when Jorge flies a [[Covenant corvette|Corvette-class Covenant warship]] (containing an unstable slipspace drive) into a Covenant supercarrier, causing a third of the entire ship to be "transported into atomized bits".
*Jorge's voice can be used in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''<nowiki />'s [[Firefight]] mode.
*Jorge's blood type was shown to be B+ on the upper left corner of his chest plate, similar to the MEDREF patches on ODST shoulder guards.
*Jorge's helmet is available as an Avatar Award and can be obtained by earning a [[Killtacular Medal (Halo 3)|Killtacular]] in multiplayer matchmaking.
*Jorge's helmet is available as an Avatar Award and can be obtained by earning a [[Killtacular Medal (Halo 3)|Killtacular]] in multiplayer matchmaking.
*S-052, a shortening of SPARTAN-052, can be seen on a [[Scorpion Tank]] in ''Halo: Reach''. It's a reference to Jorge's tank like nature, never breaking and having a powerful figure.
*Jorge's birthday (March 5) is the same as that of [[Marcus R. Lehto]], [[Bungie]]'s art director on the ''Halo'' series. Much like how Lehto's birthday was stenciled on the Scorpion tank in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', Jorge's Spartan tag (S-052) is printed on the tank in ''Halo: Reach''.
*SPARTAN-052's SPARTAN tag is a [[7]] reference.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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===Concept art and illustrations===
File:Concept Jorge-052.png|Concept art of Jorge-052.
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File:ReachConcept JorgeHelmet.jpg|Concept art of Jorge's helmet.
File:HR_JorgeFace_Concept.png|Early concept art of Jorge-052 for ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
File:Concept 02.jpg|A concept art piece of Jorge without his helmet, with [[Emile-A239]] and [[Carter-A259]].
File:HR_Jorge-052_Concept.png|Concept art of Jorge-052.
File:HR_GrenadierHelmet_Concept.jpg|Concept art of Jorge's helmet.
File:HR_NobleTeam_Concept_4.jpg|A concept art piece of Jorge without his helmet, with Emile-A239 and Carter-A259.
File:HLC Support.jpg|Jorge-052 on the ''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'' #15 poster.
</gallery>
 
===Screenshots===
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File:Jorge-052.png|An older render of Jorge, with some differences in colors.
File:Jorge-052.png|An older render of Jorge, with some differences in colors.
File:Jorge.png
File:Jorge.png|Alternate render of Jorge.
File:HReach - 052.png
File:HReach - 052.png|Another render of Jorge.
File:Mark IV LBE-A Field Case.jpg|The Mark IV/LBE-A Field Case that Jorge wears on his back.
File:Noble Trio.jpg|Jorge along with Emile and Carter.
File:Noble Trio.jpg|Jorge along with Emile and Carter.
File:Jorge3.jpg|Jorge from [[Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise|A Spartan Will Rise]] [[ViDoc]].
File:Jorge3.jpg|Jorge from ''[[Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise|A Spartan Will Rise]]'' [[ViDoc]].
File:Jorge figure.jpg|A Series 1 action figure of Jorge.
File:Jorge-052.jpg|A close-up of Jorge in armor.
File:HW Universe Jorge052.jpg
File:JorgeWaypoint.jpg
File:HalseyJournal - JorgeFiringRange.png|A drawing by Dr. Halsey of Jorge and other Spartans in a shooting range.
File:Jorge_Deployment_Details.jpg|A heavily redacted version of Jorge-052's deployment details, sent from Colonel Holland to Dr. Halsey.
File:HR-Jorge figure.jpg|A [[McFarlane Toys/Halo: Reach Series 1|Series 1]] action figure of Jorge.
File:HR-Jorge-DogTags.jpg|Jorge-052's [[dog tag]]s.
File:Jorgeyoung.png|A six-year-old Jorge is struck by a trainer with a [[humbler stun device]] in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''.
File:HINF Jorge-052 Armor Kit Icon.png|The Jorge-052 armor kit in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
File:HINF Jorge Charm Icon.png|A Jorge weapon charm in ''Halo Infinite''.
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Remember Reach]]''
*''[[Deliver Hope]]''
**''[[Deliver Hope]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
**''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Im}}
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{C|Armor kit and weapon charm only}}
*''[[Halo: Winter Contention]]''
 
==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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Jorge-052
Official - Jorge.jpg
Biographical information

Homeworld:

Pálháza, Reach[1][2]

Born:

March 5, 2511[1][2][3]

Died:

August 14, 2552[2][3] (aged 41)

Personal details

Species:

Human

Gender:

Male

Height:

223.5 centimetres (7 ft 4.0 in)[2][1][3]

Weight:

145.2 kilograms (320 lb)[2][1][3]

Hair color:

Brown (graying)

Eye color:

Brown

Political and military information

Affiliation:

Rank:

Chief Warrant Officer[2][3]

Service number:

S-052[2][3]

 

"In recognition of this, his endless courage, we honor him as the fighting spirit of NOBLE."
— Monument to NOBLE Team

Chief Warrant Officer Jorge-052 (pronounced in the same way as "George") was a Spartan-II supersoldier of the UNSC Naval Special Warfare Command, attached to Unified Special Warfare Command's Group Three. He fought during the Fall of Reach in 2552 as a part of NOBLE Team under the call sign Noble Five.[4][5]

Biography[edit]

Conscription[edit]

Main article: SPARTAN-II training

Jorge was born in the small city of Pálháza on Reach on March 5, 2511,[2][5] and was abducted and conscripted into the SPARTAN-II program by Dr. Catherine Halsey in 2517 when he was six years old. While on Reach, he was trained by the AI Déjà and Chief Petty Officer Mendez along with the rest of the Spartan children. During his first day of training, a trainer mispronounced his name by calling him by the Spanish pronunciation. Jorge quickly corrected the trainer only to be shocked and reprimanded for "back talking".[6]

In 2525, he and the other candidates underwent a series of augmentations to improve their overall combat prowess in several different fields. Jorge was among the candidates who survived the procedure.

Service with NOBLE Team[edit]

Jorge-052 fights on Fumirole.

Jorge was transferred from the main Spartan-II contingent (under the operational command of Naval Special Weapons) to Unified Ground Command's Special Warfare Group Three at an unknown point during the Human-Covenant War. His reassignment may have been facilitated under the guise of being too heavily wounded to continue active duty.[Note 1]

In late 2551, Jorge joined NOBLE Team in the defense of Concord against a Covenant attack. During the ground campaign, NOBLE assisted local Army Ranger forces in repelling Covenant air superiority, before driving invading forces from the planet's large cities. In the process, the team's Pelican dropship was shot down in the Hinterlands region, leading to the team manually walking to the town of Skathi to make a stand against an encroaching Covenant assault force. During the battle, Catherine-B320 devised an operation and split the team in two, taking herself, Rosenda-A344, and Thom-A293 in an M862 Arctic Warthog to blunt the Covenant assault force head-on, capturing a Zashk-pattern Draugr in the process. As such, Jorge was left behind in Skathi alongside Carter-A259 and Jun-A266, and assisted the town's citizens in collecting ammunition and preparing defences. During the fighting, Skathi was attacked by Banshees, though spared the brunt of the attack thanks to the actions of the advance group. By the time of extraction later in the day, Jorge had assisted in removing debris from the middle of town, before NOBLE were redeployed to Fumirole in light of intelligence reports on a Covenant fleet massing near the system.[7]

That reassignment came to light in April 2552, when the unit participated in the Battle of Fumirole.[8] Thom-A293 was killed during this mission and his death would deeply affect the other members of the team, including Jorge.[9]

Fall of Reach[edit]

Jorge-052 fights the Covenant in Visegrád.
Main article: Fall of Reach

"Jorge. NOBLE Five. It's good to see him home again. But the Fall of Reach will weigh heavily upon him, and this mission will test every last ounce of his strength."
— Catherine Halsey.[10]

Jorge served with NOBLE Team under the call sign "NOBLE Five" during the Fall of Reach in 2552. He served as a heavy weapons specialist, and was the only Spartan-II on the team.[5]

On July 24, prior to the Fall of Reach, Jorge, along with the other members of NOBLE Team, investigated an incident at the Visegrád Relay. There, they discovered that Covenant forces had bypassed Reach's defenses and had infiltrated key installations and communications centers.[11] During the preliminary stages of the Covenant invasion of Reach, Jorge and NOBLE Team partook in multiple operations against Covenant forces on the surface of Reach, including a counter-offensive operation to retake the Office of Naval Intelligence's Sword Base on July 26 and a large-scale UNSC assault on a Covenant-occupied site and the neutralization of a Covenant Spire on August 12.[12][13]

Realizing the presence of the Sh'wada-pattern supercarrier Long Night of Solace after the Battle at Szurdok Ridge as a great threat, Catherine-B320 of NOBLE Team devised Operation: UPPER CUT, a plan which involved using a FSS-1000 Sabre starfighter to deliver a makeshift slipspace bomb to the supercarrier and destroy it via a slipspace rupture.[14] After receiving authorization from Colonel Urban Holland, the team traveled to a besieged Sabre research facility and assisted the defending UNSC forces in repelling the attackers. Jorge and SPARTAN-B312, NOBLE Six, boarded Sabre Bravo 029 and launched into space to join the Epsilon Eridani Fleet.[14]

After rendezvousing with the UNSC fleet, the Sabres helped repel the Covenant invasion force and escorted the UNSC Savannah in commandeering the Ardent Prayer, a Covenant corvette. Savannah diverted the corvette's fire, allowing NOBLE Six and a team of boarders to infiltrate the ship's hull and to allow a Pelican carrying Jorge, the bomb, and UNSC reinforcements inside the ship. Jorge and Six then used the hijacked corvette, which was on course toward the supercarrier to refuel, to transport the slipspace device within range of the supercarrier. After Covenant forces were defeated, Jorge discovered that they were not only cut off from their Sabres, but that the thrusters on the Pelican were damaged during the firefight, and that in order for them to return to Reach, the Spartans would have to free-fall back to the planet's surface. He had also found that the timing device that would have been used to activate the slipspace drive was damaged, and that the only alternative would be to trigger it manually.[14]

Jorge from the perspective of Spartan-B312 before pushing him out of the Ardent Prayer.
Death[edit]

"Tell 'em to make it count."
— Jorge's final words to NOBLE Six.

Jorge resolved that he would stay to activate the slipspace device himself, and, realizing that doing so would cost him his life, entrusted NOBLE Six with his dog tags before forcing his fellow SPARTAN off the Ardent Prayer. He left Six with the words, "Tell 'em to make it count." As SPARTAN-B312 drifted away from the ship, Jorge activated the bomb, opening a slipspace rupture that enveloped the Ardent Prayer and a large portion of the Long Night of Solace's midsection, sending it into the slipstream with no way out. Operation: UPPER CUT was a success, though it resulted in Jorge's death.[14]

Personality and traits[edit]

Jorge attempts to comfort Sára Sorvad after the death of her father.

"The big man was sentimental."
— Emile-A239[15]

Jorge was the only member of NOBLE Team that had seen as much action, if not more, against human militants as Covenant forces. Described as being very difficult to read, he was free with his opinions, vocal in his support of provincial self-rule, and just as vocal in his condemnation of the separatist and insurrectionist movements.[9] He was shown to be empathetic and caring toward civilians; a trait few other Spartans shared.[11] He was also particularly attached to his home planet of Reach, going so far as to sacrifice himself in order to save it.[14]

Like all SPARTAN-IIs, Jorge had seen almost thirty years of action during his career and showed no signs of breaking or slowing. In a performance report, he was noted as "inspiring confidence in those around him" and being "rock solid" despite his long military career. According to Colonel Holland, Jorge was an excellent card player.[9]

Though naturally strong and driven, Jorge was not selected for the SPARTAN-II program based on his physical strength and tenacity alone. Indeed, where others failed Jorge often had a plan, and he preferred to overcome obstacles with subtlety and minimum expenditure of lives and resources. While brave and exceptionally lucky, Jorge was something of a fatalist toward the end of his career, believing that he had long outlived the span of time allotted to a Spartan warrior. For this reason, he would often take risks he deemed worthwhile for the good of his unit and the UNSC.[2]

Jorge was fluent in the Hungarian language; he speaks Hungarian at various points, including one instance where he introduces himself by saying, "A nevem Jorge" ("My name is Jorge"). This is likely due to the fact that Reach, Jorge's home planet, had a significant population of Hungarian descent. Jorge himself was from Pálháza, a city on Reach that shares its name with a Hungarian town on Earth.

Equipment[edit]

Halsey: "What have you done with my armor?"
Jorge: "Just some... additions I've made."
— Catherine Halsey and Jorge-052 discuss Jorge's custom modifications to his MJOLNIR armor.[12]

Jorge wore a MJOLNIR Mark IV Grenadier helmet with a reddish-bronze visor and a UA/Type E3 attachment, the Collar/Grenadier[UA] chest piece with an integrated VAUNTLOCK energy shield cell, and Grenadier knee pads with his Mark IV MJOLNIR armor.[1] He used the Grenadier shoulder for the left shoulder, EVA shoulder for the right shoulder, and UA/bracer supplementary armor for both forearms, along with supplemental armor on his lower legs. He has a Mark IV/LBE-A Field Case[1] on his back, which he sometimes removed, most likely for increasing his agility.

Jorge's weapon of choice was a modified personal M247H Heavy Machine Gun that he referred to as "Etilka";[16] this modified machine gun lacked shield plating and a heat cover over the barrel, among other small differences.

Production notes[edit]

The initial concept for Jorge as a character was first considered during the production of Halo 3: ODST. According to animator John Butkus, " I left in early '08 and the last thing I worked on was ODST prototyping...oddly enough with an early version of what would end up being the Jorge character in Reach.".[17] Accordingly, Jorge may be named after Jorge Lorenzo, a professional motorcycle road racer who wore an ODST-themed helmet in one of his races.[18]

In Halo: Reach, Jorge was voiced by Hakeem Kae-Kazim, who also provided the voice of Dr. Endesha in Sadie's Story.[19]

Trivia[edit]

A closeup screenshot of an M808C Scorpion's M512 smooth-bore high-velocity cannon on Forge World, showcasing the S-052 tag and Scorpion emblem.
"S-052" stenciled on a Scorpion tank in Halo: Reach.
  • Jorge's blood type was B+, as seen on the upper left corner of his chest plate. Interestingly, his blood type as listed on his dog tags is A+, but was not readable in-game.
  • Jorge's helmet is available as an Avatar Award and can be obtained by earning a Killtacular in multiplayer matchmaking.
  • Jorge's birthday (March 5) is the same as that of Marcus R. Lehto, Bungie's art director on the Halo series. Much like how Lehto's birthday was stenciled on the Scorpion tank in Halo: Combat Evolved, Jorge's Spartan tag (S-052) is printed on the tank in Halo: Reach.

Gallery[edit]

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Concept art and illustrations[edit]

  • Early concept art of Jorge-052 for Halo: Reach.

    Early concept art of Jorge-052 for Halo: Reach.

  • Concept art of Jorge-052.

    Concept art of Jorge-052.

  • Concept art of Jorge's helmet.

    Concept art of Jorge's helmet.

  • A concept art piece of Jorge without his helmet, with Emile-A239 and Carter-A259.

    A concept art piece of Jorge without his helmet, with Emile-A239 and Carter-A259.

  • Jorge-052 on the Halo Legendary Crate #15 poster.

    Jorge-052 on the Halo Legendary Crate #15 poster.

Screenshots[edit]

  • An older render of Jorge, with some differences in colors.

    An older render of Jorge, with some differences in colors.

  • Alternate render of Jorge.

    Alternate render of Jorge.

  • Another render of Jorge.

    Another render of Jorge.

  • The Mark IV/LBE-A Field Case that Jorge wears on his back.

    The Mark IV/LBE-A Field Case that Jorge wears on his back.

  • Jorge along with Emile and Carter.

    Jorge along with Emile and Carter.

  • A close-up of Jorge in armor.

    A close-up of Jorge in armor.

  • HW Universe Jorge052.jpg
  • JorgeWaypoint.jpg
  • A drawing by Dr. Halsey of Jorge and other Spartans in a shooting range.

    A drawing by Dr. Halsey of Jorge and other Spartans in a shooting range.

  • A heavily redacted version of Jorge-052's deployment details, sent from Colonel Holland to Dr. Halsey.

    A heavily redacted version of Jorge-052's deployment details, sent from Colonel Holland to Dr. Halsey.

  • A Series 1 action figure of Jorge.

    A Series 1 action figure of Jorge.

  • Jorge-052's dog tags.

    Jorge-052's dog tags.

  • A six-year-old Jorge is struck by a trainer with a humbler stun device in Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series.

    A six-year-old Jorge is struck by a trainer with a humbler stun device in Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series.

  • The Jorge-052 armor kit in Halo Infinite.

    The Jorge-052 armor kit in Halo Infinite.

  • A Jorge weapon charm in Halo Infinite.

    A Jorge weapon charm in Halo Infinite.

List of appearances[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ In Halo: The Fall of Reach (page 240), Dr. Halsey claims that all available Spartan-IIs (save for Gray Team, who are out of contact) have been assembled on Reach for Operation: RED FLAG. She states that three have been killed in action and one has been too heavily wounded to continue active duty between 2542 and 2552. In a personal journal entry dated August 27, 2552 (the day of the briefing), Halsey notes that she had lied in some way during the assembly ("That lie about all the Spartans gathered here, save for Gray - will that come back to haunt me?"). While her lie almost certainly regarded Jorge's deployment on Reach (as she notes that he is "obviously preoccupied" in the same entry), whether this means that Jorge was the wounded Spartan is unclear.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 103
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Halo Waypoint, Jorge-052 (Retrieved on Sep 30, 2016) [archive]
  3. ^ a b c d e f Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 99
  4. ^ Halo: Reach marketing, Halo: Reach Video Games Awards Trailer
  5. ^ a b c GameInformer, February Edition (Retrieved on Mar 11, 2024) [archive]
  6. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach – The Animated Series
  7. ^ Halo: Winter Contention
  8. ^ Halo: Reach marketing, Deliver Hope
  9. ^ a b c Bungie.net, Halo: Reach - Intel - Jorge-052 Profile (Retrieved on Oct 13, 2014) [local archive] [external archive]
  10. ^ Halo: Reach marketing, Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise
  11. ^ a b Halo: Reach, campaign level Winter Contingency
  12. ^ a b Halo: Reach, campaign level ONI: Sword Base
  13. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Tip of The Spear
  14. ^ a b c d e Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace
  15. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level New Alexandria
  16. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Noble Intentions (Retrieved on Oct 30, 2021) [archive]
  17. ^ r/halo, Sprint was cut from Halo 2: "I don't recall it popping up again for H3 - we were slammed for time on that is it was. I left in early '08 and the last thing I worked on was ODST prototyping...oddly enough with an early version of what would end up being the Jorge character in Reach." - John Butkus (Retrieved on Mar 11, 2024) [archive]
  18. ^ MotoGPWorld, Lorenzo's Halo 3 Helmet Valencia GP (Retrieved on Mar 8, 2010) [archive]
  19. ^ Halo: Reach, credits
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