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Jerome Cable was born on [[2511|May 8, 2511]] to a poor family in the infamous [[Palaikos borderlands]],<ref name="phoenix log">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', ''[[Phoenix Log]]: Jerome-092''</ref> an undeveloped portion of the [[human]] [[Inner Colony]] of [[Minister (planet)|Minister]],<ref name="HWJerome"/> a tough world that forced him into an early childhood of crime where he also realized his capacity for violence.<ref name="phoenix log"/> He was of a genetic make-up that Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] regarded as desirable for the [[SPARTAN-II program]]. After being selected as a suitable candidate for the SPARTAN-II program in [[2517]], he was abducted and sent to [[Reach]], where he was specially trained to be a soldier by [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] and the [[artificial intelligence]] construct [[Déja]]. Although he initially attempted to escape from his training facilities several times, Jerome soon transformed from a self-centered survivalist to a competent leader, honing the speed and agility that kept him alive back on Minister.<ref name="phoenix log"/> Jerome quickly proved himself to be one of the program's top candidates. Both Dr. Halsey and CPO Mendez identified him as one of the four emerging leaders of the group, along with [[Kurt-051]], [[Fred-104]], and [[John-117]].<ref>''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref> | Jerome Cable was born on [[2511|May 8, 2511]] to a poor family in the infamous [[Palaikos borderlands]],<ref name="phoenix log">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', ''[[Phoenix Log]]: Jerome-092''</ref> an undeveloped portion of the [[human]] [[Inner Colony]] of [[Minister (planet)|Minister]],<ref name="HWJerome"/> a tough world that forced him into an early childhood of crime where he also realized his capacity for violence.<ref name="phoenix log"/> He was of a genetic make-up that Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] regarded as desirable for the [[SPARTAN-II program]]. After being selected as a suitable candidate for the SPARTAN-II program in [[2517]], he was abducted and sent to [[Reach]], where he was specially trained to be a soldier by [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] and the [[artificial intelligence]] construct [[Déja]]. Although he initially attempted to escape from his training facilities several times, Jerome soon transformed from a self-centered survivalist to a competent leader, honing the speed and agility that kept him alive back on Minister.<ref name="phoenix log"/> Jerome quickly proved himself to be one of the program's top candidates. Both Dr. Halsey and CPO Mendez identified him as one of the four emerging leaders of the group, along with [[Kurt-051]], [[Fred-104]], and [[John-117]].<ref>''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref> | ||
In [[2525]], he and the other candidates underwent a [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|series of augmentations]] to improve their physical and mental abilities.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach'''</ref> Jerome was | In [[2525]], he and the other candidates underwent a [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|series of augmentations]] to improve their physical and mental abilities.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach'''</ref> Jerome was one of a number of "washouts" whose bodies initially rejected the augmentations, but he was able to be retrained and re-augmented separately. During the process, he was partnered with fellow augmentation washouts [[Alice-130]] and [[Douglas-042]], with the three being organized into incarnation of [[Red Team]] with Jerome as a team leader.<ref name="log alice">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]] — Alice-130''</ref> | ||
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