Editing NOBLE Team

{{Status|Canon}}

{{Military infobox

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|formed=Prior to [[2552]] - Disbanded by September 2552

|battles=[[Defense of Concord]]<br>

[[Battle of Fumirole]]<br>

*[[Battle of Visegrád]]

*[[Battle of Sword Base]]

*[[Mission to Szurdok Ridge]]

'''Noble Team''',<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''pages 29, 62, 103, 104, 105, 130''</ref> more formally styled as '''NOBLE Team'''<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=24069 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update'' 12/11/09]</ref> and sometimes referred to as '''Team Noble''' or simply '''NOBLE''', was a [[fireteam]]-sized unit composed mostly of [[Cat-2]] [[SPARTAN-III program|Spartan-III supersoldiers]] and one [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II commando]] as of 2552. Unlike most Spartan teams which are subordinate to [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Weapons]],<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 121''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|HBO}} Noble Team was under the operational control of the [[UNSC Army]]'s [[Special Warfare Command|Special Warfare]] [[Special Warfare Group Three|Group Three]], although as Spartans, its members were still part of the [[UNSC Navy|Navy]].<ref name="HBO">[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1085710 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Re: Just checked out the Essential Visual Guide'']</ref>

Noble Team was primarily composed of [[SPARTAN-III]]s pulled out of their main companies by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Kurt Ambrose]] and [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] before large-scale operations where the companies were mostly wiped out, [[Operation: PROMETHEUS]] in the case of [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] and [[Operation: TORPEDO]] with [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]].{{Ref/Reuse|comm}}

Prior to the [[Fall of Reach]], Noble Team had managed to survive countless battles, always coming back from suicide assignments, but not without a cost.<ref name="GI">[http://gameinformer.com/mag/haloreach.aspx '''GameInformer'''] ''February 2010 issue''</ref> Only two original members of the team were still living by 2552: [[Carter-A259]] and [[Catherine-B320]].{{Ref/Site|Id=UniCarter|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/carter-a259|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Universe - Carter-A259|D=18|M=10|Y=2021}}

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 member of Noble Team had been given higher ranks than most of the Spartans by their [[Commanding officer|CO]].<ref name="bwu0129">[http://halo.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/Site|Id=reports|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=24530|Site=Bungie.net|Page=NOBLE TEAM PERFORMANCE REPORTS|LocalArchive=Noble Team performance reports}}

==Composition==

*CDR [[Carter-A259]] (Noble One) (MIA 08/30/2552) - A no-nonsense soldier, Carter served as the leader of Noble Team.{{Ref/Reuse|reports}} Confirmed KIA during the [[Fall of Reach]] by crashing his Pelican into a [[Deutoros-pattern Scarab|Scarab]].{{Ref/Level|Id=tpoa|HR|[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]}}

*LCDR [[Catherine-B320]] (Noble Two) (MIA 08/23/2552) - Carter's second-in-command, Kat served as the intelligence and communications specialist.{{Ref/Reuse|reports}} Confirmed KIA by a [[Needle Rifle]] during the Fall of Reach.{{Ref/Level|Id=na|HR|[[New Alexandria]]}}

*WO [[Jun-A266]] (Noble Three) (Status unknown) - A thoughtful and taciturn soldier, Jun served as the sniper and scout of Noble Team.{{Ref/Reuse|reports}} Retired from active service and currently serves as the acting [[Chief of Staff (Spartan)|Chief of Staff]] of the [[Spartan Operations|Spartan]] branch as of [[2558#March|March 2558]].<ref name="catalog">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2994218_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2994218 ''Halo Waypoint'': ''Catalog Interaction (Page 43)'']</ref>

*WO [[Emile-A239]] (Noble Four) (MIA 08/30/2552) - A bold and aggressive Spartan, Emile was the assault specialist of the team.{{Ref/Reuse|reports}} Confirmed KIA by [[Sangheili]] warriors during the Fall of Reach.{{Ref/Reuse|tpoa}}

*WO-2 [[Jorge-052]] (Noble Five) (MIA 08/14/2552) - The only Spartan-II on the team, Jorge served as the team's heavy weapons specialist.{{Ref/Reuse|reports}} Confirmed KIA during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]].{{Ref/Level|Id=lnos|HR|[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]}}

*LT [[SPARTAN-B312]] (Noble Six) (MIA 08/30/2552) - The latest addition to the team, this SPARTAN's background is highly classified due to his involvement with ONI's operations. Confirmed KIA by Sangheili warriors during the Fall of Reach.{{Ref/Reuse|reports}}{{Ref/Level|Id=lonewolf|HR|[[Lone Wolf]]}}

*[[Rosenda-A344]] (Former Noble Four) (Status unknown) - Emile-A239's replacement if another anti-[[insurrectionist]] operation emerges.{{Ref/Reuse|reports}} Reassigned from Noble Team after [[Operation: OFFSET EYE]] in [[2551|December 2551]].{{Ref/Reuse|Contention}}

{{Quote|Wouldn't be a Noble mission if it were easy.|Carter about Noble team's operations{{Ref/Reuse|pack}}}}

Noble Team was formed sometime after SPARTAN-III Beta Company graduated, with [[Catherine-B320]] being pulled from the company shortly before Operation: TORPEDO in [[2545#July|July 2545]].{{Ref/Site|Id=UniKat|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/kat-b320|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Universe - Kat-B320|D=18|M=10|Y=2021}} Eventually, she would become a founding member of Noble Team, along with [[Carter-A259]]—the leader of this new unit—and several other Spartans.{{Ref/Reuse|UniCarter}}

 

Noble Team was deployed to the colony of [[Concord]] for the [[Defense of Concord]], taking part in [[Operation: OFFSET EYE]]. Following their success in fighting the Covenant, [[Rosenda-A344]] was rotated out of the team. NOBLE Team would then prep for deployment to the [[Volanus system]] due to suspicions that the Covenant would attack [[Fumirole]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Contention|Halo: Winter Contention}}

 

By [[2552]], NOBLE Team was aiding [[UNSC Army]] teams in [[operation]]s throughout the [[Inner Colonies]].<ref name="gc">'''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''', ''Core Rulebook''</ref> On April 22, 2552, the team partook in an operation to destroy a Covenant battlecruiser during the [[Battle of Fumirole]].{{Ref/Generic|[[Deliver Hope]]}} The operation was successful, but at the cost of Thom-A293. Following Thom's death, Noble Team was assigned to the Inner Colony of [[Reach]] to hunt down an off-world rebel leader.{{Ref/Reuse|gc}}

 

Some time after their arrival on Reach, the team received a replacement for Thom-A293 in the form of [[SPARTAN-B312]].

Two and a half weeks later, Noble Team conducted a night-time reconnaissance mission in Covenant-occupied territory, assessing the Covenant's deployments on the planet. The next day, they partook in the [[Battle of Viery]] along with numerous other UNSC units. After the [[Sh'wada-pattern supercarrier|supercarrier]] ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' revealed itself, Noble Team came up with [[Operation: UPPER CUT|an operation to destroy the ship]]. The mission was a success, at the cost of Jorge-052 who sacrificed himself to destroy the supercarrier.{{Ref/Reuse|lnos}}

On [[2552#August|August 23]], Noble Team fought in the [[Siege of New Alexandria]] and eventually regrouped in the ruins of the [[Olympic Tower]]. The Covenant soon began glassing the area, and Kat-B320 was killed by sniper fire before the team could reach a fallout bunker.{{Ref/Reuse|na}} On August 29, the team was sent to demolish Sword Base to prevent the sensitive data within from falling into Covenant hands. After fighting their way inside, the team's mission was changed by Halsey, who assigned them to deliver a [[Cortana|high priority package]] to the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} to ensure that humanity would have a fighting chance against the Covenant and future enemies.

Jun left to escort Halsey to [[CASTLE Base]], while the rest of the team headed for the [[Asźod ship breaking yards|ship-breaking yards]] in [[Asźod]] to deliver the package.{{Ref/Level|Id=pack|HR|[[The Package]]}} Once there, Carter sacrificed his life by ramming his Pelican into a Scarab preparing to fire on Emile and Six. Noble Six eventually managed to deliver the package to [[Jacob Keyes|Captain Keyes]], while Emile was killed by a team of [[Sangheili Zealot]]s. Noble Six stayed behind, and ensured the ''Pillar of Autumn''{{'}}s successful escape by using a [[Mark 2488 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|mass driver]] to destroy an approaching [[Ket-pattern battlecruiser|Covenant cruiser]].{{Ref/Reuse|tpoa}} Not long after, Six was eventually overwhelmed and killed by Sangheili warriors, leaving Jun as the only surviving member.{{Ref/Reuse|lonewolf}}

[[File:H5G-NOBLETeam.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Spartan-IV]]s wearing GEN2 Mjolnir based on NOBLE Team's armor.]]

The [[NOBLE-class Mjolnir|NOBLE]], [[INTRUDER-class Mjolnir|Intruder]], [[VIGILANT-class Mjolnir|Vigilant]], [[WRATH-class Mjolnir|Wrath]], and [[INDOMITABLE-class Mjolnir|Indomitable]]-classes of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|GEN2 MJOLNIR]] line were created and named in honor of them.{{Ref/Game|H5G}}

*The flag in the [[Capture The Flag]] [[multiplayer]] mode in ''Halo: Reach'' bears the emblem of Noble.

*The voice of every Noble Team member is usable in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''{{'}}s [[Firefight]] mode.

*Though the player must pick up armor abilities to utilize them, the rest of Noble Team does not possess visible equipment on their armor to activate them. For example, in ''[[Winter Contingency]]'', they are able to sprint for longer periods of time without the armor ability visible on their back. In all the levels, they will also use [[armor lock]] to avoid danger, such as grenades or vehicles. They could also use evade, an armor ability exclusive to multiplayer, to avoid heavy projectiles, though it is more common with [[Halo: Reach skulls#Tough Luck|Tough Luck skull]] activated. It is also worth noting that Jorge is able to use armor lock with his [[M247H Heavy Machine Gun|machine gun turret]], despite the player not being able to do so while wielding a detached turret.

*During gameplay, every member of Noble Team other than the player is invincible. However, their shields are breakable, and they will seek cover if they are popped.

File:HR_NobleTeam_Concept_2.jpg|Concept art of Noble Team with final and cut members, including their portraits, for ''Halo: Reach''.

File:HR NobleTeamSketch.jpg|A sketch of Noble Team for a promotional poster.

File:HR Promo Noble Revealed 1920x1200.jpg|Promotional wallpaper for ''Halo: Reach'' featuring Noble Team.

File:HR-MCCMenuHelmets.png|NOBLE Team's helmets in ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''.

File:HINF Noble Charm Icon.png|A NOBLE Team weapon charm in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.

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