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{{Quote|You know as well as I do that we wind up with some that [[Catherine Elizabeth 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.|[[Lieutenant Commander|LCDR]] [[Kurt-051|Kurt Ambrose]] to [[Senior Chief Petty Officer|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>}}
{{Quote|You know as well as I do that we wind up with some that [[Catherine Elizabeth 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.|[[Lieutenant Commander|LCDR]] [[Kurt-051|Kurt Ambrose]] to [[Senior Chief Petty Officer|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>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=24069 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update'' 12/11/09]</ref> is a [[Fire Team|fire-team]] sized unit of the [[Special Warfare Command|UNSC Special Warfare Command Group Three]], composed mostly of [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-III supersoldiers]] and one [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II commando]] as of [[2552]].
'''Noble Team''',<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=24069 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update'' 12/11/09]</ref> sometimes referred to as '''Team Noble''' or simply '''Noble''', was a [[Fire Team|fire-team]] sized unit of the [[Special Warfare Command|UNSC Special Warfare Command]] [[Special Warfare Group Three|Group Three]], composed mostly of [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-III supersoldiers]] and one [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II commando]] as of [[2552]].


==Overview==
==Overview==
Noble Team is primarily composed of SPARTAN-IIIs pulled out of their main companies by [[Kurt-051]] and [[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"/>
Noble Team was primarily composed of SPARTAN-IIIs pulled out of their main companies by [[Kurt-051]] and [[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"/>


Noble Team has 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, remain alive by 2552.<ref name="GI">[http://gameinformer.com/mag/haloreach.aspx '''GameInformer'''] ''February 2010 issue''</ref>
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 operates 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 have 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>
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 utilize equipment on par with the SPARTAN-IIs, such as the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]], which is far superior to 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 armors are fairly uniform in coloration, the members of Noble Team sport a variety of color schemes and armor variants.
The SPARTAN-IIIs of Noble Team utilized 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.
 
When Reach was deemed lost, and there was no hope of saving it, Noble Team ensured that humanity would have a fighting chance against the Covenant and future enemies by delivering a [[Cortana|high priority package]] to [[Captain Keyes]] and making sure the ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]'' escaped intact with it.


==Team Composition==
==Team Composition==
Other Spartans are constantly kept on rotation for the team, including [[SPARTAN-344]] who would take Emile's place in the case of a counterinsurgency operation.<ref name="reports"/> When one member falls in the line of duty, a new SPARTAN is brought in as a replacement.<ref name="GI"/>


*'''[[Carter-A259|Commander Carter-A259]]''' (Noble One) - A no-nonsense soldier, Carter serves as the leader of Noble Team.<ref name="reports"/>
'''Deceased members from the [[Fall of Reach]]'''
*'''[[Catherine-B320|Lieutenant Commander Catherine-B320]]''' (Noble Two) - Carter's second-in-command, Kat serves as the intelligence specialist.<ref name="reports"/>
*'''[[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.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref>
*'''[[Jun-A266|Warrant Officer Jun-A266]]''' (Noble Three) - A thoughtful and taciturn, soldier, Jun serves as the sniper of Noble Team.<ref name="reports"/>
*'''[[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>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]''</ref>
*'''[[Emile-A239|Warrant Officer Emile-A239]]''' (Noble Four) - A bold and aggressive Spartan, Emile is the assault specialist of the team.<ref name="reports"/>
*'''[[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>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref>
*'''[[Jorge-052|Chief Warrant Officer Jorge-052]]''' (Noble Five) - The only Spartan-II in the team, Jorge serves as the heavy weapons specialist.<ref name="reports"/>
*'''[[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: UPPERCUT]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace]]''</ref>
*'''[[SPARTAN-B312|Lieutenant SPARTAN-B312]]''' (Noble Six) - The playable character of ''Halo: Reach''. A new addition to the team, this Spartan's background is mostly unknown.<ref name="reports"/>
*'''[[SPARTAN-B312|Lieutenant SPARTAN-B312]]''' ('''Noble Six''') - The playable character of ''Halo: Reach''. A new addition to the team, this Spartan's background is mostly unknown.<ref name="reports"/> Listed MIA. Confirmed KIA by [[Sangheili]] warriors sometime during the Fall of Reach.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Lone Wolf (level)|Lone Wolf]]''</ref>
 
Other Spartans were constantly kept on rotation for the team, including [[SPARTAN-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 members'''
*'''[[Thom-293]]''' (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>
 
'''Temporary members'''
*'''[[Rosenda-344]] '''('''Noble Four''' replacement) - [[Emile-A239]]'s replacement if another [[Insurrectionist]] operation comes up. Her current status is unknown.


'''Former Members'''
'''Possible living members'''
*'''[[Thom-293]]''' (Previously Noble Six) - Killed on April 22, 2552, and replaced with SPARTAN-B312 just before 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>
*'''[[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 escorting [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] to [[CASTLE Base]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Package (level)|The Package]]''</ref> Jun's current status is unknown, but was known to be alive as of August 29, 2552.<ref>''Halo: Reach'' Legendary Edition Developer Commentary</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The flag in the [[Capture The Flag]] [[multiplayer]] mode in ''Halo: Reach'' bears the emblem of Noble Team.
*The flag in the [[Capture The Flag]] [[multiplayer]] mode in ''Halo: Reach'' bears the emblem of Noble Team.
*It has been stated that Noble Team will often split up during the course of the game and work separately.
*The voices of each Noble Team member are usable in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'''s [[Firefight]] mode.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=27328 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 07.16.10'']</ref>
*The voices of each Noble Team member will be usable in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'''s [[Firefight]] mode.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=27328 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 07.16.10'']</ref>
*[[McFarlane Toys]] created an [[action figure]] figure known as [[McFarlane_Toys/Miscellaneous#Noble_Seven|Noble Seven]] for Comic Con 2010. Although no such member exists, according to McFarlane, they were allowed by Bungie 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>
*[[McFarlane Toys]] created an [[action figure]] figure that they called [[McFarlane_Toys/Miscellaneous#Noble_Seven|Noble Seven]], though they claim that Bungie did not add a new member to the team, but "they did help us create a 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.
*Originally, Noble Team in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' was supposed to have two more members; 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 possibly serving as Emile's replacement in an counter-insurgency operation.
*Including [[Thom-293]], Noble Team is comprised of [[seven]] known members.
*Though the player requires picking up of armor abilities to activate them, the rest of Noble Team do not possess visible equipment on their armor to activate them. For example, in [[Winter Contingency (Level)|Winter Contingency]], all of Noble Team, other than the player, is able to use Sprint for longer periods of time without the armor ability visible on their back, including [[Armor Lock]]. It is also worth noting that Jorge is able to use Armor Lock with his [[M247H Heavy Machine Gun|turret]], despite the player not being able to do so while wielding a stripped turret.
*During gameplay, every member of Noble Team other than the player is invincible.
*On the Noble Team statue in the [[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition|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.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="200" type="portrait">
<gallery widths="200" type="portrait" captionalign="left">
Noble_Team.png|The full team.
Noble_Team.png|The full team.
File:KIuWJ.jpg|Concept art of Noble Team in combat during the [[Fall of Reach]].
File:KIuWJ.jpg|Concept art of Noble Team in combat during the [[Fall of Reach]].
File:Noble Team.jpg|Noble Team in a promotional image for ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Noble Team.jpg|Noble Team in a promotional image for ''Halo: Reach''. Ironically the team is standing in the order they died in. (Left to Right)
Noble_Briefing.png|Noble Team being briefed by [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]].
Noble_Briefing.png|Noble Team being briefed by [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]].
File:NobleteamWINTERCONTIGENCY.jpg|Noble Team inspecting a site on [[Reach]].
File:NobleteamWINTERCONTIGENCY.jpg|Noble Team inspecting a site on [[Reach]].
File:Winter Contingency.JPG|Noble Team being deployed into battle by [[UH-144 Falcon]]s.
File:Winter Contingency.JPG|Noble Team being deployed into battle by [[UH-144 Falcon]]s.
File:Noble_Team_Reach.jpg|Jorge, SPARTAN-B312, Jun, and Emile look on as Kat explains a plan.
File:Noble_Team_Reach.jpg|Emile, Jun, SPARTAN-B312 and Jorge look on as Kat explains a plan.
File:Noble_Plan.png|Carter briefing the team.
File:Noble_Plan.png|Carter contacting Holland.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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"You know as well as I do that we wind up with some that 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."
LCDR Kurt Ambrose to SCPO Franklin Mendez.[1]

Noble Team,[2] sometimes referred to as Team Noble or simply Noble, was a fire-team sized unit of the UNSC Special Warfare Command Group Three, composed mostly of SPARTAN-III supersoldiers and one SPARTAN-II commando as of 2552.

Overview

Noble Team was primarily composed of SPARTAN-IIIs pulled out of their main companies by Kurt-051 and Franklin Mendez before large-scale operations where the companies were mostly wiped out, Operation: PROMETHEUS in the case of Alpha Company and Operation: TORPEDO with Beta Company.[1]

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.[3]

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 CO.[4] In 2552, the team was under the command of Colonel Urban Holland of the UNSC Army.[5]

The SPARTAN-IIIs of Noble Team utilized 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 Mark V MJOLNIR armor on 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.

When Reach was deemed lost, and there was no hope of saving it, Noble Team ensured that humanity would have a fighting chance against the Covenant and future enemies by delivering a high priority package to Captain Keyes and making sure the Pillar of Autumn escaped intact with it.

Team Composition

Deceased members from the Fall of Reach

Other Spartans were constantly kept on rotation for the team, including SPARTAN-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 members

  • Thom-293 (Former Noble Six) - Killed on April 22, 2552 and replaced with SPARTAN-B312 immediately prior to the Fall of Reach.[11]

Temporary members

Possible living members

Trivia

  • The flag in the Capture The Flag multiplayer mode in Halo: Reach bears the emblem of Noble Team.
  • The voices of each Noble Team member are usable in Halo: Reach's Firefight mode.[14]
  • McFarlane Toys created an action figure figure known as Noble Seven for Comic Con 2010. Although no such member exists, according to McFarlane, they were allowed by Bungie to create the unique figure.[15]
  • Noble Team was originally supposed to have two more members in Halo: Reach: the "sassy" Rosenda-344 and the "cowboy"-like Thom-293.[16] 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.
  • Including Thom-293, Noble Team is comprised of seven known members.
  • Though the player requires picking up of armor abilities to activate them, the rest of Noble Team do not possess visible equipment on their armor to activate them. For example, in Winter Contingency, all of Noble Team, other than the player, is able to use Sprint for longer periods of time without the armor ability visible on their back, including Armor Lock. It is also worth noting that Jorge is able to use Armor Lock with his turret, despite the player not being able to do so while wielding a stripped turret.
  • During gameplay, every member of Noble Team other than the player is invincible.
  • On the Noble Team statue in the 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.

Gallery

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b Bungie.net: Communique from Kurt to Mendez
  2. ^ Bungie.net: Bungie Weekly Update 12/11/09
  3. ^ GameInformer February 2010 issue
  4. ^ Bungie.net: Bungie Weekly Update: 01.29.10
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Bungie.net: NOBLE TEAM PERFORMANCE REPORTS
  6. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level The Pillar of Autumn
  7. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level New Alexandria
  8. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level The Pillar of Autumn
  9. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace
  10. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Lone Wolf
  11. ^ 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."
  12. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level The Package
  13. ^ Halo: Reach Legendary Edition Developer Commentary
  14. ^ Bungie.net: Bungie Weekly Update: 07.16.10
  15. ^ Spawn.com: Noble Seven Leads the Charge This July
  16. ^ YouTube: PAX 2010: Bungie Halo: Reach Panel (Part 2)