Jorge-052

"Let the big man do his job."

- Jorge-052.

Jorge-052 is a SPARTAN-II commando of the UNSC Naval Special Warfare Command, attached to the UNSC Army's 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.

Conscription
Jorge was born in Pálháza on Reach on March 5, 2511, 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. 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 were not disabled or killed by the procedure.

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.

He served with Noble Team as Noble Five during the Fall of Reach in 2552, being the team's heavy weapons specialist and the only SPARTAN-II on the team. At some point during the battle, Noble Team assisted UNSC forces in a besieged base, and Jorge was sent into space with SPARTAN-B312 onboard a Sabre to help the Epsilon Eridani Defense Fleet fend off the Covenant invasion force and to assist the, a UNSC frigate, in attacking a Covenant corvette. It is later revealed that Jorge and Noble 6 are planning on using a FTL drive as a substitute nuke and detonating it in the corvette which is on a refuelling course heading towards a Covenant Supercarrier. Unfortunately during the ensuing battle the bomb is damaged and its auto-fire function is disabled. Jorge takes off his helmet before telling Noble 6 to "make it count" and throwing him outside the corvette. Moments later the FTL drive detonates killing Jorge in the process.

Traits and personality
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. He is the only member of Noble Team that has seen as much action, if not more, against human militants as Covenant forces.

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.

Trivia

 * Jorge may be named after Jorge Lorenzo, a professional motorcycle road racer who wore an ODST-themed helmet in one of his races.
 * Jorge and Kurt-051 are the only known SPARTAN-IIs involved in the SPARTAN-III program.
 * Jorge's voice can be used in Halo: Reach 's Firefight mode.
 * Similar to ODST shoulder guards, Jorge's blood type is B+ as shown on the upper left corner of his chest plate.
 * Jorge is one of two SPARTANs known to sport facial hair, the other being Solomon-069.
 * As Jorge is Noble Team's heavy weapons specialist, he wears a MJOLNIR Mark IV grenadier helmet and knee pads with his Mark V MJOLNIR armor.