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|homeworld=[[Durban]], [[Biko]]<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/carter-a259 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Carter-A259'']</ref>

|birth=[[2520#August|August 27, 2520]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

|death=[[2552|August 30, 2552]]<ref name="PoA">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> {{C|aged 32}}

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|height={{Convert|208.3|cm|ftin}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

|mass={{Convert|113.4|kg|lb}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

|rank=[[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

|sn=S-A259<ref name="vis">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 29''</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 name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24526 '''Bungie.net''': ''Carter-A259 Personnel Profile'']</ref> 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>'''[[Halo: Reach Announcement Trailer|Halo: Reach E3 2009 Trailer]]'''</ref>

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|LCDR]] [[Kurt Ambrose]] and [[Senior Chief Petty Officer|SCPO]] [[Franklin Mendez]], taking note of his exceptional skill, deemed him too valuable to be wasted on suicide missions.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24040 '''Bungie.net''': ''Communique from Kurt to Mendez'']</ref> 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 [[UNICOM]]'s operational authority as part of an arrangement to secure [[UNSC Army|Army]] support for the SPARTAN-III program within [[HIGHCOM]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

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]] 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}}

[[File:CarterFumirole.png|thumb|left|150px|Carter assassinates a [[Sangheili Ultra]] during the [[Battle of Fumirole]].]]

During the [[Battle of Fumirole]] on April 22, 2552, Carter led Noble Team in an operation put together by Kat<ref name="Bnet">[http://halo.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-A293]].

 

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|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]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref>

The destruction of the {{UNSCShip|Grafton}} by the [[Covenant 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 name="Lnos">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</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 name="alex">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[New Alexandria]]''</ref>

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]]''</ref> 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}}

Carter wore a [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|MJOLNIR Mark V]] [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V/K variant|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 [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/FJ/PARA variant|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.

*As a commander, Carter was one of the highest-ranked SPARTANs.

File:HR_CarterA259_Firefight_Icon.png|An updated render of Carter.

File:HR Carter A259.png|Carter in his [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/K variant]].

File:2Nobles.jpg|Carter with [[SPARTAN-B312|Noble Six]] and [[Jun-A266]] on board a [[UH-144 Falcon|Falcon]].

**''[[Birth of a Spartan]]'' {{1st}}