Carter-A259

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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. Me, I'm just happy to have Noble back up to full strength. Just one thing: I've seen your file, even the parts the ONI censors didn't want me to. Glad to have your skillset, but we're a team. That lone wolf stuff stays behind, clear?	„
	~ Carter-A259 to SPARTAN-B312.

“	Spartans never die, Jorge, they're just Missing In Action.	„
	~ Carter to Jorge-052.

Commander Carter-A259 is the leader of Noble Team from the Halo franchise-- more specifically, the 2010 video game Halo: Reach.

A SPARTAN-III Program subject, Carter was the commander of Noble Team, and sacrificed himself during the Fall of Reach to have his surviving teammates give Captain Jacob Keyes the package.

He was voiced by Freddy Bosche.

History[]

Background[]

Little is known of Carter's past, but was born on August 27th, 2520 in Durban, Biko to unnamed parents. At some point he was conscripted into the SPARTAN-III program to create super soldiers for the UNSC's military, and later became the leader of Noble Team.

Halo: Reach[]

On their mission to protect the planet Reach, Noble Team lands on the planet and investigates a communications blackout. It is then discovered that Covenant forces have already landed on the planet. They soon went to a place called SWORD Base, an office of naval intelligence.

Throughout the events of Halo: Reach, Carter led Noble Team in multiple operations against Covenant forces, including the assault on the "Long Night of Solace", a super powerful ship that Noble Team prioritized because they knew of its threat to life on the planet. Kat comes up with a plan to use a makeshift slipspace bomb to destroy the huge ship. However, Jorge was left on the ship to activate the bomb without any way to escape. Jorge stayed behind to destroy the ship, having died in the process.

Following their mission to destroy the supercarrier, which was a gruelling success, they escorted civilians out of New Alexandria. They succeeded in evacuating the citizens, but on their way to the bunker to save themselves from annihilation, Kat was sniped in the visor by a Sanghelli on board a Phantom. Carter witnessed the death of two teammates so far: Jorge and Kat.

Death[]

“	Carter: Noble! You got a... situation. Emile: Mother... Emile: We can get past it, sir! Carter: No, you can't... not without help. Emile: Commander, you don't have the firepower! Carter: I've got the mass. Emile: Solid copy. Hit 'em hard, boss Carter: You're on your own, Noble. Carter out.	„
	~ Carter sacrifices himself for the cause

Prior to the events of the game, Thom-A293 had been killed, and he knew that things were not looking so good for him and his team. There were only 3 men standing: himself, Noble Six, and Emile (Jun was nowhere to be seen). His final mission-- to deliver the package, which was the AI Cortana to the Pillar of Autumn (a UNSC ship), took place while an innumerous number of Covenant aliens barraged Reach. He ended up sacrificing himself for the success of his comrades, his last words: "You're on your own Noble. Carter out" as he crashes his piloted ship into a severe threat that the team didn't have the firepower to defeat. The threat that he sacrificed himself to defeat was a Scarab.

Legacy[]

“	In recognition of this, his steadfast resolution, we honor him as commander of Noble.	„
	~ Carter being referenced in the monument to Noble Team.

Posthumously, his sacrifice contributed to the success of the mission, but in the end, Noble Six and Emile died as well. However, their efforts ensured Humanity survived the Human-Covenant War, and Reach was soon being terraformed and recolonized in 2589, almost 40 years after the Fall of Reach.

Description[]

Carter is a tall male human with fairly white skin, black hair and blue eyes, who is a SPARTAN-III, the third generation of Spartans. His SPARTAN-III armor was blue.

Personality[]

His personality is calm and reassuring, always staying calm under the most dire of circumstances, and he is said to be a natural-born leader. He is said to have all the right traits that make a great leader. However, following the death of Thom-A293, he felt great guilt, and it may have affected his confidence. Much like other team leaders in other franchises, he hates completing a mission at the expense of losing a comrade. But despite all the emotional and physical struggles he's witnessed in his life, he is more than willing to give his life for the UNSC. He is able to contain his grief to himself following the death of his teammates, evident upon Kat's death.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

His rank is Commander, making him one of the highest ranking Spartans.
An Xbox 360 Avatar Award of Carter's helmet is unlocked by completing any mission of Halo: Reach on Legendary without dying
Carter is the only member of Noble Team that never works in a duo with Noble Six during the events of the game.
In the game files of Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, there is a file that says "Master Chief's Face". It is a game texture that when digitally wrapped around the mold of the character's face, the weird looking stretched out face will look like a face on the character. However, instead of being for Master Chief-- it is actually for Carter. There is no revealed reason for this mysterious code, and it was likely added into the game secretly during production.