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*"Ambrose", the pseudonym assigned to Kurt by Ackerson, comes from the late Latin name Ambrosius, which was derived from the Greek name Αμβρόσιος (Αmbrosios) meaning "immortal"; this could reference the fact that Spartans are never marked as KIA in an attempt to uphold the belief that Spartans never die. This is appropriate, as his last words were, ''"Die? Didn't you know? Spartans never die."'' From a real-world perspective, Kurt was likely named in honor of the late [[Wikipedia:Stephen Ambrose|Stephen Ambrose]], the author of the historical biography ''Band of Brothers'', which was later adapted into an [[Wikipedia:Band of Brothers (TV miniseries)|HBO miniseries]]. The name of the camp where Kurt trained the SPARTAN-IIIs, [[Camp Currahee]], is a reference to ''Band of Brothers''. | *"Ambrose", the pseudonym assigned to Kurt by Ackerson, comes from the late Latin name Ambrosius, which was derived from the Greek name Αμβρόσιος (Αmbrosios) meaning "immortal"; this could reference the fact that Spartans are never marked as KIA in an attempt to uphold the belief that Spartans never die. This is appropriate, as his last words were, ''"Die? Didn't you know? Spartans never die."'' From a real-world perspective, Kurt was likely named in honor of the late [[Wikipedia:Stephen Ambrose|Stephen Ambrose]], the author of the historical biography ''Band of Brothers'', which was later adapted into an [[Wikipedia:Band of Brothers (TV miniseries)|HBO miniseries]]. The name of the camp where Kurt trained the SPARTAN-IIIs, [[Camp Currahee]], is a reference to ''Band of Brothers''. | ||
*Kurt and [[Jorge-052]] were the only SPARTAN-IIs known to have been involved in the SPARTAN-III program. Coincidentally, their Spartan tags are consecutive integers. | *Kurt and [[Jorge-052]] were the only SPARTAN-IIs known to have been involved in the SPARTAN-III program. Coincidentally, both sacrifice themselves and their Spartan tags are consecutive integers. | ||
*"Kurt" is one of the name options for customized [[loadout]]s in ''Halo: Reach'', along with the members of [[NOBLE Team]] and several SPARTAN-IIs.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', [[Firefight]]</ref> | *"Kurt" is one of the name options for customized [[loadout]]s in ''Halo: Reach'', along with the members of [[NOBLE Team]] and several SPARTAN-IIs.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', [[Firefight]]</ref> | ||
