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Fixed an error stating that only Kat was an original member, when Carter was as well. Also added some more info regarding the team's formation, which has been largely untouched in this article.
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Noble Team was primarily composed of | 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 | 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 [[Kat-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 name="reports">[http://halo.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 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 name="reports">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=24530 '''Bungie.net''': ''NOBLE TEAM PERFORMANCE REPORTS'']</ref> | ||
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===Human-Covenant War=== | ===Human-Covenant War=== | ||
[[File:HR NobleTeam Concept 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Noble Team during the Fall of Reach.]] | [[File:HR NobleTeam Concept 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Noble Team during the Fall of Reach.]] | ||
Noble Team was formed sometime after SPARTAN-III Beta Company graduated, with [[Kat-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 participated in several missions during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. By [[2552]], NOBLE Team operated under the command of Colonel [[Urban Holland]], 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]]. 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]]. | Noble Team participated in several missions during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. By [[2552]], NOBLE Team operated under the command of Colonel [[Urban Holland]], 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]]. 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]]. | ||