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{{Era|UNSC|HCW}}
{{Status|Canon}}
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{{Character infobox
{{SPARTAN Infobox
|variant=Human
|name= Carter-A259
|name=Carter-A259
|image= [[File:Official - Carter.jpg|300px]]
|image=[[File:Official - Carter.jpg|300px]]
|spartantag= A259
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|homeworld= [[Biko]]  
|birth=[[2520#August|August 27, 2520]]{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|birth= [[2520#August 27th|August 27th, 2520]]
|death=[[2552|August 30, 2552]]{{Ref/Level|Id=PoA|HR|The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn}}
|death= August 30th, [[2552]]<ref name="PoA">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> (age 32)
|causeofdeath=Sacrificed himself to destroy a {{Pattern|Deutoros|Scarab}}.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|gender= Male
|parents=
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|spouses=
|hair= Brown
|children=
|eyes= Hazel <small>(Augmented: Blue)</small>
|species=[[Human]]
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|gender=Male
|affiliation= *[[UNSC Army]]
|height={{Convert|208.3|cm|ftin}}{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*[[Special Warfare Command|Special Warfare]] [[Special Warfare Group Three|Group Three]]
|mass={{Convert|113.4|kg|lb}}{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|rank= [[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]]
|hair=Black
|specialty= Team leader <ref>'''[http://www.edge-online.com/ EDGE Magazine, February 2010]'''</ref>
|eyes=Hazel <small>(augmented: blue)</small>
|battles= [[Fall of Reach]]
|affiliation=*[[UNSC Navy]] {{C|formerly}}
|class= [[SPARTAN-III]], [[Alpha Company]] <ref group="note">Alpha Company started in 2531, Beta Company started in 2537, and Gamma Company started in the mid-2540s</ref>
**[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Weapons]]
***[[SPARTAN-III program]]
*[[UNSC Army]]
**[[Special Warfare Group Three]] {{C|operationally under [[NOBLE Team]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}
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{{Quote|In recognition of this, his steadfast resolution, we honor him as commander of Noble.|The [[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 [[Special Warfare Command|Special Warfare Group Three]]. Carter was the leader of [[Noble Team]], an elite team of Spartans who fought during the [[Fall of Reach]].<ref name="vga"/><ref name="gameinformer">[http://gameinformer.com/mag/haloreach.aspx '''GameInformer''': ''February 2010'']</ref> His call sign in the team was '''Noble One'''.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach E3 2009 Trailer]]'''</ref>
[[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/Reuse|bnet}} 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/Marketing|HR|Remember Reach|Halo: Reach announcement trailer}}


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Childhood and early career===
===Childhood and early career===
Carter was born in [[Durban]], [[Biko]] on August 27, [[2520]]. He was conscripted into the Spartan-III program's [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] in [[2531]]. From early on, he stood out from the rest of the group, and [[Lieutenant Commander|LCDR]] [[Kurt-051]] and [[Senior Chief Petty Officer|SCPO]] [[Franklin Mendez]], taking note of his exceptional skill, deemed him too valuable to be wasted on suicide missions. Instead, they extracted Carter from the company along with several other candidates that showed promise. Before the demise of the rest of Alpha Company in [[Operation: PROMETHEUS]], Carter and the other extracted Spartans were assigned to other units, and given more advanced equipment than the mainline SPARTAN-IIIs to make them more efficient in the battlefield.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24040 '''Bungie.net''': ''Communique from Kurt to Mendez'']</ref>
[[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.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24040|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Communique from Kurt to Mendez|D=13|M=10|Y=2014|LocalArchive=Noble Team performance reports}} 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 the operational authority of [[Unified Ground Command]] (UNICOM) as part of an arrangement to secure the [[UNSC Army]]'s support for the SPARTAN-III program within [[UNSC High Command]] (HIGHCOM).{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}


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 unnamed Spartans. While only Kat and Carter would survive as the remaining members of the original team by 2552, Carter had earned the loyalty of his teammates by leading them out of enough difficult situations.<ref name="gameinformer"/>
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]], also known simply as "Kat", 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===
On April 22nd, 2552, Carter led Noble Team in an [[Battle of the Unidentified Human Colony|operation]] put together by [[Catherine-B320|LCDR Catherine-B320]]<ref name="Bnet">[http://www.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-293]].
[[File:CarterFumirole.png|thumb|left|150px|Carter assassinates a [[Sangheili Ultra]] during the [[Battle of Fumirole]].{{Ref/Marketing|Id=Deliver|HR|Remember Reach|Deliver Hope}}]]
Carter and the rest of Noble Team were present during the [[Defense of Concord]] on [[2551|December 2551]]. During [[Operation: OFFSET EYE]], Carter remained back in the village of [[Skathi]] in the [[Hinterlands region]] of the planet to direct the local planetary militias in the town's defence while a small force consisting of Kat-B320, [[Rosenda-A344]], and [[Thom-A293]] advanced forward to tackle the approaching Covenant armoured column head-on; eliminating a {{Pattern|Zashk|Draugr}} in the process. Upon the trio's return to Skathi, Carter, [[Jorge-052]], and [[Emile-A239]] had assisted in fending off Covenant attacks on the town, at which point Carter recieved new orders from [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]]. The Covenant were amassing a strike force close to [[Fumirole]], and the team (sans Rosenda) were to be redeployed to the planet to prepare a defence.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Winter Contention}}


Both Carter and Kat took responsibility over the death of Thom, unable to admit that the death of the SPARTAN was his own fault. Thom was replaced on Noble Team by [[SPARTAN-B312]] a few months later, just prior to the [[Fall of Reach]].
During the [[Battle of Fumirole]] on April 22, 2552, Carter led Noble Team in an operation put together by Kat{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24040|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo: Reach - Intel - Personnel|D=13|M=10|Y=2014|LocalArchive=Noble Team performance reports}} to destroy the {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}, ''[[Sanctity of Purification]]'', maintaining position above the planet's capital city. The operation was successful, but at the cost of Thom-A293.{{Ref/Reuse|Deliver}}


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]].
{{Clear}}
===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 [[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 (level)|Winter Contingency]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref>
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]].{{Ref/Level|HR|Winter Contingency}}{{Ref/Level|HR|ONI: Sword Base}}{{Ref/Level|HR|Tip of the Spear}}


The destruction of the {{UNSCShip|Grafton}} by a [[Covenant supercarrier]] after the [[Battle of Viery]] prompted Carter and [[Catherine-B320|Kat-B320]] to review the situation. Recognizing the presence of the supercarrier as a large threat, Noble Team decided to utilize a [[Sabre|"non-existent" space vessel]] and launch a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|makeshift slipspace bomb]] at the Covenant vessel.<ref name="Lnos"/> Carter, along with Kat-B320, [[Jorge-052]] and [[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: UPPERCUT]] with the rest focusing on the groundside.<ref name="Lnos">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace]]''</ref>
The destruction of the {{UNSCShip|Grafton}} by the Covenant {{Pattern|Sh'wada|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 [[FSS-1000 Sabre|"non-existent" space vessel]] and launch a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine#Weaponized uses|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/Level|Id=Lnos|HR|Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace}}


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 name="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, [[Catherine-B320|Kat-B320]] was killed en route to the bunker by a Covenant sniper.<ref name="alex">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]''</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.{{Ref/Level|Id=alex|HR|New Alexandria}}


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 (level)|The Package]]''</ref> In the facility, they encountered [[Catherine Elizabeth 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 name="package"/>
[[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.{{Ref/Level|Id=package|HR|The Package}} 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.}}
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}}
{{Quote|You're on your own, Noble. Carter out.|Carter's final order to Noble Team, and last words.}}


Sometime during the transport of the package to the Autumn, Carter was gravely injured in the Pelican, most likely due to his head hitting the front windshield and causing massive internal damage.<ref name="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. His final orders were, "You're on your own, Noble. Carter out."<ref name="PoA"/>
==Traits and personality==
[[File:HR RelayTension.jpg|thumb|250px|Carter steps in and intervenes when tension rises between his Spartans.]]
{{Quote|Spartans never [[killed in action|die]], [[Jorge-052|Jorge]], they're just [[missing in action]].|Carter-A259<ref name="vga">''[[Halo: Reach Video Games Awards Trailer|Halo Reach Video Games Awards Trailer]]''</ref>}}
Carter is described as charismatic and reassuring, as well as a born leader, inspiring confidence in those under his command. He is said to be cool under pressure, with [[laser]]-like focus, even while maintaining adaptability and flexibility. Carter is also noted as being capable of interacting with non-SPARTAN personnel effectively and efficiently with low-to-no expected stress issues, and was said to be at his best while building a team.{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}} As a result, he was given considerable freedom by his superiors in picking replacement personnel for his team; an exception to this was when Colonel Holland personally selected SPARTAN-B312 as a replacement for [[Thom-A293]] after the latter's death in the [[Battle of Fumirole]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}


==Traits and personality==
As team commander, knows the challenge of losing members of his command, but a master of building tight-nit teams.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} However, he was said to have "minor trust issues" due to the death of Thom-A293 under his command; Carter attributed S-A293's death to his own "inadequate team preparation" while it was evidently due to enemy action or Thom-A293's own lapse in situational awareness. Carrying the guilt over Thom's death may have also been the source of Carter's hesitation to commit to one of the replacements.{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}} Despite this, Carter grew to trust Noble Six and even informed his subordinate that Cortana had made the right choice by picking him.
{{Quote|Spartans never [[KIA|die]], [[Jorge-052|Jorge]], they're just [[MIA|Missing In Action]].|Carter-A259<ref name="vga">''[[Halo Reach Video Games Awards Trailer]]''</ref>}}
 
==Equipment==
Carter wore a [[B-class Mjolnir|Mark V[B]]] armor with a [[COMMANDO-class Mjolnir|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 [[FJ/PARA attachments|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.
 
In the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war]] era, Carter's armour configuration was revived by [[Chalybs Defense Solutions]] for integration with [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR GEN2]] as the [[NOBLE-class Mjolnir]] suite - named in reference to NOBLE Team.{{Ref/Game|H5G|Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Armory|Detail=Noble helmet description|Quote=A significant update of the MK.V/K design, NOBLE helmets feature hardened battlenet uplinks and Chalybs' latest kinetic mesh networking admin tools.}}
 
==In-game information==
===''Halo: Reach''===
Carter can be [[Armor customization (Halo: Reach)|unlocked]] as a custom voice for use in the [[Firefight (Halo: Reach)|Firefight]] component of ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' multiplayer. In ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'', he can be unlocked as part of the [[Series 1: Noble]] progression track. Carter's helmet was additionally made available as an [[Avatar (Xbox Live)|avatar award]] on the [[Xbox 360]], unlocked by finishing a [[campaign]] mission on [[Legendary]] difficulty without dying.
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! scope="col" style="width:175px;height:20px;text-align:center;" |Unlock (''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'')
|-align="center"
|[[File:HR CarterA259 Firefight Icon.png|75px]]<br/>Carter S-259
|100,000 cR
|[[Series 1: Noble|Series 1]] Tier 67, {{SeasonPoint|1}}
|}


Carter is described as charismatic and reassuring, as well as a born leader, inspiring confidence in those under his command. He is said to be cool under pressure, with [[Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation|laser]]-like focus, even while maintaining adaptability and flexibility. Carter is also noted as being capable of interacting with non-SPARTAN personnel effectively and efficiently with low-to-no expected stress issues, and is said to be at his best while building a team.<ref name="bnet">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24526 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach Project Page - Carter's profile'']</ref>
===''Halo Infinite''===
A Carter-themed armour kit is available for [[Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|unlock]] as part of [[Season 01: Heroes of Reach]], in ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' multiplayer.
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|[[Season 01: Heroes of Reach]] [[Battle Pass]] level 20
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|Commando - HUL[3]/BNR/COURIER PEARL
|Noble
|TAC/MAT-2519C communicator
|SAP/CDO
|SAP/MKV
|Mark V [B]
|TAX/MC5 TACPAD
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As team commander, his defining trait is his desire to bring his people back alive, but he knows the challenge of losing members of his command.<ref name="gameinformer"/> However, he was said to have "minor trust issues" due to the death of [[Thom-293]] under his command; Carter attributes S-293's death to his own "inadequate team preparation" while it was evidently due to enemy action or Thom-293's own lapse in situational awareness. Carrying the guilt over Thom's death may have also been the source of Carter's hesitation to commit to one of the replacements.<ref name="bnet"/>
==Production notes==
In 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/YouTube|inIxRwTzajc|Sacharified|Halo Reach Legendary Edition - Developer Commentary Part 1}}


==Equipment==
In the final release of ''Halo: Reach'', Carter was voiced by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4073334/ Freddy Bosche].{{Ref/Game|HR|Halo: Reach credits|credits}}
Carter wore a [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|MJOLNIR Mark V]] [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/K variant|Commando helmet]] and an  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 Tactical/Tacpad wrist piece on his left wrist and [[FJ/PARA]] knees guards.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Carter was voiced by [[Freddy Bosche]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Halo: Reach credits|credits]]''</ref>
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*With the rank of Commander, Carter-A259 was the highest ranked SPARTAN.
*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 the first class, [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|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 SPARTAN-IIIs were when they graduated from the program.
*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.
*He is the subject of the [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|SPARTAN-III augmentation procedures]] in the ''[[Birth of a Spartan]]'' trailer.
*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 somewhat darker.
*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 helmet is available as an Avatar Award that is obtained by clearing a [[campaign]] mission on [[Legendary]] without dying.
*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.
*At 100,000 [[Credits|cR]], Carter has the most expensive Firefight voice of all Noble Team members.
*During the campaign, Carter is the only member of Noble Team who does not work as a duo with Noble Six.
*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, the team that Carter led.
*For the player to accurately imitate Carter's armor, they would need to spend 282,000 credits, with the highest ranked armor piece being the MK V right shoulder, requiring Brigadier rank to unlock.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="160">
===Development images and illustrations===
File:ReachConcept CarterHelmet.jpg|Concept art of Carter's Commando helmet.
<gallery>
File:Concept Carter-A259.png|Concept art of Carter-A259.
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_Carter-A259_Concept.png|Concept art of Carter-A259.
File:2Nobles.jpg|Carter with [[SPARTAN-B312|Noble Six]] and [[Jun-A266]] onboard a [[UH-144 Falcon|Falcon]] on the EDGE Magazine cover for ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Carter-A259.png|An older render of Carter-A259 from the ''Video Games Awards'' trailer.
File:HLC Leadership.jpg|Carter-A259 on the ''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'' #13 poster.
</gallery>
 
===Screenshots===
<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/Site|URL=http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=20994364&postcount=4754|Site=NeoGAF|Page=View Single Post - Halo: Reach Beta <nowiki>|OT|</nowiki>|Quote=Also, Carter is looking at a prototype suit being customized (and researched) for him, not his final SPI armor which he won't get for years.|Quotee=Frank O'Connor|D=16|M=11|Y=2023}}
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:Birth of a Spartan - Carter.jpg|Carter at age sixteen.
File:HR Carter A259.png|Carter in his [[COMMANDO-class Mjolnir]]
File:BirthOfASpartan - Carter Parents.png|Carter looking at a [[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:Carter-A259.png|An older render of Carter-A259 from the ''Video Games Awards'' trailer.
File:HRCarter_-_Firefight.png|An updated render of Carter.
File:2Nobles.jpg|Carter with [[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:Carter2.jpg|Carter from [[Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise|A Spartan Will Rise]] [[ViDoc]].
</gallery>
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Reach announcement trailer]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Birth of a Spartan]]''
*''[[Remember Reach]]''
*''[[Deliver Hope]]''
**''[[Birth of a Spartan]]''
 
**''[[Deliver Hope]]''
==Notes==
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
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*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Im}}
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{C|Armor kit only}}
*''[[Halo: Winter Contention]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Quotes Link}}
{{Ref/Sources}}
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Latest revision as of 02:58, July 16, 2024

Carter-A259
Official - Carter.jpg
Biographical information

Homeworld:

Durban,[1][2] Biko[3][4]

Born:

August 27, 2520[1][2][4]

Died:

August 30, 2552[5] (aged 32)

Cause of death:

Sacrificed himself to destroy a Deutoros-pattern Scarab.[4]

Personal details

Species:

Human

Gender:

Male

Height:

208.3 centimetres (6 ft 10.0 in)[3][2][4]

Weight:

113.4 kilograms (250 lb)[3][2][4]

Hair color:

Black

Eye color:

Hazel (augmented: blue)

Political and military information

Affiliation:

Rank:

Commander[2][4]

Service number:

S-A259[3][4]

 

"In recognition of this, his steadfast resolution, we honor him as commander of Noble."
Monument to Noble Team

Commander Carter-A259 was a SPARTAN-III commando of the UNSC Naval Special Warfare Command, attached to the UNSC Army's Special Warfare Group Three.[3][1] Carter was the leader of NOBLE Team, an elite team of Spartans who fought during the Fall of Reach.[2][6] His call sign in the team was Noble One.[7]

Biography[edit]

Childhood and early career[edit]

A 16-year-old Carter immediately prior to undergoing augmentation on the UNSC Hopeful.

Carter was born in Durban, Biko on August 27, 2520. His parents were killed when Biko was attacked and 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,[2] Carter was conscripted into the Spartan-III program's 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.[8] 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 the operational authority of Unified Ground Command (UNICOM) as part of an arrangement to secure the UNSC Army's support for the SPARTAN-III program within UNSC High Command (HIGHCOM).[2]

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, also known simply as "Kat", 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.[2]

Later career[edit]

Carter assassinates a Sangheili Ultra during the Battle of Fumirole.[9]

Carter and the rest of Noble Team were present during the Defense of Concord on December 2551. During Operation: OFFSET EYE, Carter remained back in the village of Skathi in the Hinterlands region of the planet to direct the local planetary militias in the town's defence while a small force consisting of Kat-B320, Rosenda-A344, and Thom-A293 advanced forward to tackle the approaching Covenant armoured column head-on; eliminating a Zashk-pattern Draugr in the process. Upon the trio's return to Skathi, Carter, Jorge-052, and Emile-A239 had assisted in fending off Covenant attacks on the town, at which point Carter recieved new orders from Colonel Urban Holland. The Covenant were amassing a strike force close to Fumirole, and the team (sans Rosenda) were to be redeployed to the planet to prepare a defence.[10]

During the Battle of Fumirole on April 22, 2552, Carter led Noble Team in an operation put together by Kat[11] to destroy the Ket-pattern battlecruiser, Sanctity of Purification, maintaining position above the planet's capital city. The operation was successful, but at the cost of Thom-A293.[9]

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[edit]

Main article: 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 Covenant tower.[12][13][14]

The destruction of the UNSC Grafton by the Covenant Sh'wada-pattern supercarrier Long Night of Solace after the 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 "non-existent" space vessel and launch a makeshift slipspace bomb at the Covenant vessel.[15] Carter, along with Kat-B320, Jorge-052 and Noble Six, helped UNSC ground forces repel Covenant invaders from a UNSC base, which housed the 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.[15]

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 jammers and evacuation of ONI personnel from the ONI HQ.[16] Not too long after, Noble Team was hailed by its 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.[16]

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.[17] In the facility, they encountered Dr. Halsey once more. Noble Six was urged by the science officer to become the courier of a package and to deliver it safely to the UNSC 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.[17]

"Six...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.[5] 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.[5]

"You're on your own, Noble. Carter out."
— Carter's final order to Noble Team, and last words.

Traits and personality[edit]

NOBLE Team's Carter-A259 speaking to Emile-A239 and Jorge-052 while Catherine-B320 works on some tech in Visegrád Relay, as seen in Halo: Reach campaign level Winter Contingency.
Carter steps in and intervenes when tension rises between his Spartans.

"Spartans never die, Jorge, they're just missing in action."
— Carter-A259[6]

Carter is described as charismatic and reassuring, as well as a born leader, inspiring confidence in those under his command. He is said to be cool under pressure, with laser-like focus, even while maintaining adaptability and flexibility. Carter is also noted as being capable of interacting with non-SPARTAN personnel effectively and efficiently with low-to-no expected stress issues, and was said to be at his best while building a team.[1] As a result, he was given considerable freedom by his superiors in picking replacement personnel for his team; an exception to this was when Colonel Holland personally selected SPARTAN-B312 as a replacement for Thom-A293 after the latter's death in the Battle of Fumirole.[2]

As team commander, knows the challenge of losing members of his command, but a master of building tight-nit teams.[2] However, he was said to have "minor trust issues" due to the death of Thom-A293 under his command; Carter attributed S-A293's death to his own "inadequate team preparation" while it was evidently due to enemy action or Thom-A293's own lapse in situational awareness. Carrying the guilt over Thom's death may have also been the source of Carter's hesitation to commit to one of the replacements.[1] Despite this, Carter grew to trust Noble Six and even informed his subordinate that Cortana had made the right choice by picking him.

Equipment[edit]

Carter wore a Mark V[B] armor with a Commando helmet (equipped with a HUL[3] attachment) and an 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 Tactical/TACPAD wrist piece on his left wrist and 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.

In the post-war era, Carter's armour configuration was revived by Chalybs Defense Solutions for integration with MJOLNIR GEN2 as the NOBLE-class Mjolnir suite - named in reference to NOBLE Team.[18]

In-game information[edit]

Halo: Reach[edit]

Carter can be unlocked as a custom voice for use in the Firefight component of Halo: Reach multiplayer. In Halo: The Master Chief Collection, he can be unlocked as part of the Series 1: Noble progression track. Carter's helmet was additionally made available as an avatar award on the Xbox 360, unlocked by finishing a campaign mission on Legendary difficulty without dying.

Firefight Voices
Firefight voice Unlock (Halo: Reach) Unlock (Halo: The Master Chief Collection)
HR CarterA259 Firefight Icon.png
Carter S-259
100,000 cR Series 1 Tier 67, Spartan Point 1

Halo Infinite[edit]

A Carter-themed armour kit is available for unlock as part of Season 01: Heroes of Reach, in Halo Infinite multiplayer.

Armor Kits and Kit Items
vde
Kit Manufacturer Lore Rarity Unlock Requirements Amor Coating Helmet Visor Chest Left Shoulder Pad Right Shoulder Pad Gloves Wrist Utility Knee Pads
Season Pass Icon
Carter-A259 Kit
Materials Group Are you cool under pressure and inspire confidence in your team? If so, take on the appearance of Noble Team's legendary CDR Carter-A259. Legendary Season 01: Heroes of Reach Battle Pass level 20 Noble Principle Commando - HUL[3]/BNR/COURIER PEARL Noble TAC/MAT-2519C communicator SAP/CDO SAP/MKV Mark V [B] TAX/MC5 TACPAD N/A UA/Type FJ

Production notes[edit]

In 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."[19]

In the final release of Halo: Reach, Carter was voiced by Freddy Bosche.[20]

Trivia[edit]

  • 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 augmentation procedures for those outside the ideal age group, it is possible that Carter had spent considerable time in 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.
  • In the 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 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 Nobelium. Nobelium has a standard atomic mass of 259 and is linguistically similar to Noble.

Gallery[edit]

Development images and illustrations[edit]

Screenshots[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Bungie.net, Halo: Reach - Intel - Carter-A259 Profile (Retrieved on Oct 13, 2014) [local archive] [external archive]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Halo Waypoint, Carter-A259 (Retrieved on Sep 14, 2016) [archive]
  3. ^ a b c d e f Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 29
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 97
  5. ^ a b c Halo: Reach, campaign level The Pillar of Autumn
  6. ^ a b Halo Reach Video Games Awards Trailer
  7. ^ Halo: Reach marketing, Remember Reach campaign, Halo: Reach announcement trailer
  8. ^ Bungie.net, Communique from Kurt to Mendez (Retrieved on Oct 13, 2014) [local archive] [external archive]
  9. ^ a b Halo: Reach marketing, Remember Reach campaign, Deliver Hope
  10. ^ Halo: Winter Contention
  11. ^ Bungie.net, Halo: Reach - Intel - Personnel (Retrieved on Oct 13, 2014) [local archive] [external archive]
  12. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Winter Contingency
  13. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level ONI: Sword Base
  14. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Tip of the Spear
  15. ^ a b Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace
  16. ^ a b Halo: Reach, campaign level New Alexandria
  17. ^ a b Halo: Reach, campaign level The Package
  18. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, Armory: Noble helmet description "A significant update of the MK.V/K design, NOBLE helmets feature hardened battlenet uplinks and Chalybs' latest kinetic mesh networking admin tools."
  19. ^ YouTube - Sacharified, Halo Reach Legendary Edition - Developer Commentary Part 1
  20. ^ Halo: Reach, credits
  21. ^ NeoGAF, View Single Post - Halo: Reach Beta |OT|: "Also, Carter is looking at a prototype suit being customized (and researched) for him, not his final SPI armor which he won't get for years." - Frank O'Connor (Retrieved on Nov 16, 2023) [archive]