Jerome-092
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- Decimus: "Human filth. Do you know what you have cost me? My salvage operation, the portals."
- Jerome: "My heart bleeds."
- — Decimus and Jerome after the latter destroyed the Banished portal network on Installation 00.[3]
Commander Jerome-092,[2] born Jerome Cable, is a Spartan-II supersoldier of the UNSC Naval Special Warfare Command. In 2531, he served as the leader of Red Team and fought alongside the crew of UNSC Spirit of Fire.[4][5]
Biography[edit]
Early life and conscription[edit]
Jerome Cable was born on May 8, 2511 to a poor family in the infamous Palaikos borderlands,[6] an undeveloped portion of the human Inner Colony of Minister,[1] a tough world that forced him into an early childhood of crime where he also realized his capacity for violence. 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.[6] 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, Frederic-104, and John-117.[7]
In 2525, he and the other candidates underwent a series of augmentations to improve their physical and mental abilities.[8] 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 an incarnation of Red Team with Jerome as a team leader.[9]
Battle for Arcadia[edit]
- Main article: Battle for Arcadia
Jerome was the leader of Spartan Red Team during the Battle for Arcadia. On February 9, 2531, Jerome and Red Team were tasked with stopping the Covenant long enough to evacuate the civilians of the planet.[10] Afterward, he and Red Team linked up with forces from the UNSC Spirit of Fire and assisted in a counterattack on a Covenant outpost.[11] Once the plan to infiltrate a large Covenant shield dome was passed down from Captain James Cutter, he and Red Team remained with the crew to assist with the assignment. He helped prevent the destruction of several prototype M145D Rhinos while the tanks ensured that the shield was destroyed.[12] After Sergeant John Forge's forces triumphed over a Scarab, Jerome, Douglas-042, and Alice-130 searched for Covenant survivors in the jungles on an M12 Warthog.[13] Upon hearing that Professor Ellen Anders had been abducted by Arbiter Ripa 'Moramee, Forge and Red Team boarded Spirit of Fire, which jumped into slipspace in pursuit of the Covenant ship carrying Anders.[5][14]
The Etran Harborage[edit]
- Main article: Battle of the Etran Harborage
- "Good luck, sir. It's been an honor."
- — Jerome-092 to John Forge.[15]
After Jerome recommended destroying 'Moramee's ship and killing Anders rather than let classified information fall into Covenant hands, Forge confronted the Spartan. The altercation resulted in a broken chair, a seal malfunction on a bulkhead, and a stern interruption from Serina. From then on, Forge and Jerome always ate together in the mess hall.[14][16][Note 1]
Upon arriving at Trove on February 23, Jerome assisted the Spirit of Fire's crew in neutralizing Covenant and Flood forces.[14] Once Jerome assisted in destroying a proto-Gravemind,[17] he and Red Team became stranded on the surface of the shield world. With the Spirit of Fire b