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SPARTAN-B312 is the protagonist of ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. To integrate player relation with the character, the player can choose whether Noble Six is male or female: the Spartan's male and female incarnations are voiced by [[Philip Anthony-Rodriguez]] and [[Amanda Philipson]], respectively.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''Credits''</ref><ref name="BWU03">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_030510 '''Bungie.net''': ''BWU 03.05.10'']</ref> However, 312's gender was established as male in ''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''; both [[Bungie]] and [[343 Industries]] regard the ability to use a female Noble Six as a non-canonical gameplay mechanic.{{Ref/Note|Id=gender|1=''Halo'' community member [[Stephen Loftus]], who served as a consultant on the production of ''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide'', has stated that both Bungie and 343 Industries regard Noble Six as canonically male. Care was taken to refer to S-B312 using masculine pronouns in ''The Essential Visual Guide''. The original posts can be read [http://www.halopedia.org/index.php?title=Talk%3ASPARTAN-B312&diff=1045242&oldid=1045238 here].}} The Spartan is explicitly referred to as a man in ''[[Halo: New Blood]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|NB}}

In the pre-release [[Halo: Reach Video Games Awards Trailer|2009 Video Games Awards trailer]] for ''Halo: Reach'', Jorge-052 remarks "Didn't think anyone survived Pegasi, sir" upon seeing Noble Six for the first time. This references Operation: TORPEDO, a Spartan assault on a Covenant installation on the [[Pegasi Delta]] moon ~~which led~~ to Beta Company's near-total annihilation in [[2545]]. This line is not present in the final game. It was later established in the pre-release background fiction for ''Reach'' in the [[Noble Team performance reports]] ~~that~~ SPARTAN-B312, among other Spartans, had been removed from Beta Company's command prior to any operations taking place.

In the pre-release [[Halo: Reach Video Games Awards Trailer|2009 Video Games Awards trailer]] for ''Halo: Reach'', Jorge-052 remarks "Didn't think anyone survived Pegasi, sir" upon seeing Noble Six for the first time. This references Operation: TORPEDO, a successful, but perilous Spartan assault on a Covenant installation located on the [[Pegasi Delta]] moon leading to Beta Company's near-total annihilation in [[2545]]. This line is not present in the final game's script. It was later established in the character's backstory as a part of the pre-release background fiction for ''Reach'' in the [[Noble Team performance reports]]; SPARTAN-B312, among other Spartans, had been removed from Beta Company's command prior to any operations taking place for fears of another "[[Operation: PROMETHEUS]]."

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 SPARTAN-B312 is the protagonist of ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. To integrate player relation with the character, the player can choose whether Noble Six is male or female: the Spartan's male and female incarnations are voiced by [[Philip Anthony-Rodriguez]] and [[Amanda Philipson]], respectively.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''Credits''</ref><ref name="BWU03">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_030510 '''Bungie.net''': ''BWU 03.05.10'']</ref> However, 312's gender was established as male in ''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''; both [[Bungie]] and [[343 Industries]] regard the ability to use a female Noble Six as a non-canonical gameplay mechanic.{{Ref/Note|Id=gender|1=''Halo'' community member [[Stephen Loftus]], who served as a consultant on the production of ''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide'', has stated that both Bungie and 343 Industries regard Noble Six as canonically male. Care was taken to refer to S-B312 using masculine pronouns in ''The Essential Visual Guide''. The original posts can be read [http://www.halopedia.org/index.php?title=Talk%3ASPARTAN-B312&diff=1045242&oldid=1045238 here].}} The Spartan is explicitly referred to as a man in ''[[Halo: New Blood]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|NB}}
-In the pre-release [[Halo: Reach Video Games Awards Trailer|2009 Video Games Awards trailer]] for ''Halo: Reach'', Jorge-052 remarks "Didn't think anyone survived Pegasi, sir" upon seeing Noble Six for the first time. This references Operation: TORPEDO, a Spartan assault on a Covenant installation on the [[Pegasi Delta]] moon which led to Beta Company's near-total annihilation in [[2545]]. This line is not present in the final game. It was later established in the pre-release background fiction for ''Reach'' in the [[Noble Team performance reports]] that SPARTAN-B312, among other Spartans, had been removed from Beta Company's command prior to any operations taking place.
+In the pre-release [[Halo: Reach Video Games Awards Trailer|2009 Video Games Awards trailer]] for ''Halo: Reach'', Jorge-052 remarks "Didn't think anyone survived Pegasi, sir" upon seeing Noble Six for the first time. This references Operation: TORPEDO, a successful, but perilous Spartan assault on a Covenant installation located on the [[Pegasi Delta]] moon leading to Beta Company's near-total annihilation in [[2545]]. This line is not present in the final game's script. It was later established in the character's backstory as a part of the pre-release background fiction for ''Reach'' in the [[Noble Team performance reports]]; SPARTAN-B312, among other Spartans, had been removed from Beta Company's command prior to any operations taking place for fears of another "[[Operation: PROMETHEUS]]."
 ===Gender===