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}}{{Quote|I'm not gonna lie to you, Lieutenant. You're stepping into some shoes the rest of the squad would rather leave unfilled.|[[Carter-A259]] to [[SPARTAN-B312]]}}  
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'''Thom-293''' was a [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III commando]] and a former member of [[Noble Team]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. He was killed by [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] forces on [[2552#April|April 22, 2552]].<ref name="B.net">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24525 '''Bungie.net''': Kat-B320 Personnel Profile] - ''Eventually I hope to be able to get it through their thick Spartan skulls that '''Thom''' is dead because he chose to pursue a group of enemy combatants ON HIS OWN rather than wait for backup.''</ref>
{{Quote|I'm not gonna lie to you, Lieutenant. You're stepping into some shoes the rest of the squad would rather leave unfilled.|[[Carter-A259]] to [[SPARTAN-B312]]}}  
'''Thom-293''' was a [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III commando]] and a former member of [[Noble Team]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="Bnet">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24525 '''Bungie.net''': Kat-B320 Personnel Profile]</ref>


Both [[Catherine-B320]] and Carter-A259 took responsibility for Thom's death, unable to admit that his death was his own fault. During the mission, he had chosen to go solo and attack Covenant forces rather than wait for reinforcements.<ref name="B.net"/> He was replaced by SPARTAN-B312, another SPARTAN-III.
==Biography==
During a battle on an unknown colony world on [[2552#April|April 22, 2552]], Thom participated in an operation put together by [[Catherine-B320]]<ref name="Bnet"/> to destroy a [[CCS-class Battlecruiser]] holding position above a city. However, Kat, who carried the [[Medium Fusion Destructive Device|MDFF nuke]] intended to destroy the Covenant ship, was incapacitated while on her way to the ship. Thom was the first to arrive to where Kat was lying, and he immediately picked up the nuke and used a [[jetpack]] to fly into the cruiser. Once inside, he threw the MDFF into a [[hangar bay]] and tried to escape before it went off, without success. The nuke detonated before Thom could safely make it out, destroying the cruiser but killing Thom in the process.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Deliver Hope]]'' trailer</ref><ref name="gaf">[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=23004964&postcount=5255 '''NeoGaf''': ''View Single Post'' - 5255]</ref>
 
Both [[Catherine-B320]] and [[Carter-A259]] took responsibility for Thom's death, unable to admit that his death was his own fault. The team's superior, [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]], asserted that Thom died because he chose to go solo and attack Covenant forces on his own instead of waiting for backup.<ref name="Bnet"/> Thom was replaced in Noble Team by [[SPARTAN-B312]], another SPARTAN-III.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
*His name and service tag seem to be a reference to [[Tom-B292]], another SPARTAN-III.
*His name and service tag seem to be a reference to [[Tom-B292]], another SPARTAN-III.
*It is implied by Bungie's intentional portrayal of Kat with both arms in the trailer "[[Deliver Hope]]" that the SPARTAN who sacrifices their life in a solo raid of a Covenant ship is in fact Thom, himself. The presence of Kat and Carter nearby paralels Thom, who left his commanders to attack the Covenant on his own.


== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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Revision as of 14:17, August 26, 2010

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"I'm not gonna lie to you, Lieutenant. You're stepping into some shoes the rest of the squad would rather leave unfilled."
Carter-A259 to SPARTAN-B312

Thom-293 was a SPARTAN-III commando and a former member of Noble Team during the Human-Covenant War.[1]

Biography

During a battle on an unknown colony world on April 22, 2552, Thom participated in an operation put together by Catherine-B320[1] to destroy a CCS-class Battlecruiser holding position above a city. However, Kat, who carried the MDFF nuke intended to destroy the Covenant ship, was incapacitated while on her way to the ship. Thom was the first to arrive to where Kat was lying, and he immediately picked up the nuke and used a jetpack to fly into the cruiser. Once inside, he threw the MDFF into a hangar bay and tried to escape before it went off, without success. The nuke detonated before Thom could safely make it out, destroying the cruiser but killing Thom in the process.[2][3]

Both Catherine-B320 and Carter-A259 took responsibility for Thom's death, unable to admit that his death was his own fault. The team's superior, Colonel Urban Holland, asserted that Thom died because he chose to go solo and attack Covenant forces on his own instead of waiting for backup.[1] Thom was replaced in Noble Team by SPARTAN-B312, another SPARTAN-III.

Trivia

  • His name and service tag seem to be a reference to Tom-B292, another SPARTAN-III.

Sources