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[[Commander]] '''Jerome-092''',<ref name="knowscope">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/know-scope '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Know-Scope'']</ref> born '''Jerome Cable''', is a [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II supersoldier]] of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[UNSC Special Forces|Special Warfare Command]]. In [[2531]], he served as the leader of [[Red Team]] and fought alongside the crew of {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}.<ref name="HW>'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref><ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 153''</ref>

Jerome was the leader of Spartan [[Red Team]] during the Battle for Arcadia. On [[2531#February|February 9, 2531]], Jerome and Red Team were tasked with stopping the [[Covenant]] long enough to evacuate the civilians of [[Arcadia|the planet]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Arcadia City]]''</ref> Afterward, he and Red Team linked up with forces from the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} and assisted in a counterattack on a Covenant outpost.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Arcadia Outskirts]]''</ref> Once the plan to infiltrate a large Covenant [[Energy shielding#Covenant|shield dome]] was passed down from [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Cutter]], he and Red Team remained with the crew to assist with the assignment. He helped prevent the destruction of several prototype [[M145D Rhino]]s while the tanks ensured that the shield was destroyed.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Dome of Light]]''</ref> After [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]]'s forces triumphed over a [[Type-29 Scarab|Scarab]], Jerome, [[Douglas-042]], and [[Alice-130]] searched for Covenant survivors in the jungles on an [[M12 Warthog]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Scarab (level)|Scarab]]''</ref> Upon hearing that [[Ellen Anders|Professor Ellen Anders]] had been abducted by [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]], Forge and Red Team boarded ''Spirit of Fire'', which jumped into slipspace in pursuit of the Covenant ship carrying Anders.<ref name="signal">'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Anders' Signal]]''</ref><ref name="EVG"/>

Upon arriving at the [[Etran Harborage]] on February 23rd, Jerome assisted the ''Spirit of Fire's'' crew in neutralizing Covenant and [[Flood]] forces.<ref name="signal"/> Once Jerome assisted in destroying a [[proto-Gravemind]],<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[The Flood (level)|The Flood]]''</ref> he and Red Team became stranded on the surface of the [[shield world]]. With the ''Spirit of Fire'' being dragged inside the megastructure, Red Team was assisted by Sergeant Forge and his forces and successfully withdrew to the ship.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Shield World (level)|Shield World]]''</ref> Red Team then assisted the crew in scouring the Flood forces from the hull of the ''Spirit of Fire''.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Cleansing]]''</ref> Soon, the crew repelled Covenant boarders and successfully repaired the ship's power core when after it was damaged by Covenant forces.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Repairs]]''</ref>

Once Anders was rescued, Jerome was tasked with ensuring that the ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]] arrived at the [[teleporter]] that would take it to the [[Apex Site]] in an attempt to destroy the shield world's sun, denying the Covenant access to a fleet of [[Unidentified Forerunner starship|Forerunner warships]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Reactor (level)|Reactor]]''</ref> Atop the Apex Site, Jerome, Alice and Douglas engaged a large force of [[Stealth Sangheili]] while Forge engaged 'Moramee. Once the area was clear, Jerome volunteered to take the damaged drive in and ensure its detonation. Forge, believing that the SPARTANs would play a bigger part in the war than he ever could, took his place. Jerome, Douglas, Alice, and the ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew were then charged with opening the gate which allowed the ''Spirit of Fire'' to exit the shield world.<ref name="Escape">'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Escape]]''</ref><ref name="EVG"/> Red Team returned to the ''Spirit of Fire'' before slipspace drive detonated and, after the ''Spirit of Fire'' escaped the destruction of the shield world, Jerome, as with the rest of the crew, entered [[Cryo chamber|cryo-sleep]]. The loss of contact prompted the UNSC to conduct a search of the vessel for the next three years, and eventually, in [[2534]], declared the ''Spirit of Fire'' "lost with all hands". Thus, Jerome was declared [[MIA]].

In [[2559]], after 28 years of drifting in space, the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' found its way to the orbit of the Forerunner [[Installation 00]], also known as the Ark. Awakened from the cryo-sleep, Jerome and the rest of Red Team were tasked with investigating a UNSC distress signal coming from the surface of the Ark. There, inside the abandoned UNSC [[Ark Research Outpost|outpost]] they encountered [[Isabel]], a logistics [[AI]], who warned the Spartans about a grave danger.<ref name="gamestop">[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-character-images-and-details-revea/1100-6442098/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0b '''Gamestop''': ''Halo Wars 2: New Character Images and Details Revealed'']</ref> Jerome extracted Isabel and Red Team continued investigating the outpost. However, they were soon ambushed by the [[Jiralhanae]] warlord [[Atriox]], the leader of a mercenary organization known as the [[Banished]]: Atriox defeated the Spartans, severely wounding Douglas by crushing his left shoulder. Red Team was forced to retreat, and Atriox ordered his troops to hunt them down and capture them, in order to learn where they came from. It was not long before the team was in a [[M12 Warthog LRV|Warthog]] and being pursued by [[Type-32 Ghost|Ghost]]s. In order to escape the pursuers, Jerome requested an [[orbital bombardment]] from the ''Spirit of Fire'' on their location. Reaching the [[landing zone]], Alice decided to stay back and provide cover for Jerome and Douglas' safe evacuation to the ''Spirit''.<ref name="TS"/>

*Jerome-092's name was inspired by the campaign lead of ''Halo Wars'', [[Ensemble Studios]]' [[Jerome K. Jones]].<ref>[http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3172311|'''1up.com:''' ''Ten Things You Didn't Know About Halo Wars'']</ref>