The Halo series has been Xbox's flagship franchise ever since the first game came out in 2001 for the original Xbox. With its fascinating universe and characters, it is easy to see why everyone is always looking forward to whenever the next game will be coming out. One of those characters that appeared in developer Bungie's final game with Halo is Spartan B-312, aka Noble 6.
The first Spartan not named Master Chief that players controlled, Noble 6 separated themselves from the former with their bravery and the fact that players could make them in their image (to a certain degree). There is a lot to know about this soldier of few words, and here are things people probably do not know about them.
10 Backstory
Before Halo: Reach's campaign, Noble 6 was trained as part of the beta company of Spartans but was pulled out of the company before they were wiped out in Operation Torpedo.
After their training was complete, they gained an infamous reputation as being a lone-wolf responsible for taking down countless insurrectionist militia groups and organizations by himself. This is why Carter urges him to ditch the lone wolf stuff in Halo: Reach's opening.
9 They Are A Spartan III
Noble 6 is classified as a Spartan III meaning they were part of the third generation of Spartans. By comparison, Master Chief was trained as a Spartan II.
The biggest difference between the two is that unlike Spartan IIs, Spartan IIIs were trained for better combat effectiveness in teamwork and tactical skills. Whereas Spartan IIs relied more on equipment and advanced technology. This also had an affect on their physical appearance since Noble 6 is shorter than another Spartan II, Jorge.
8 They Were Not The First Noble 6
Though Spartan B-312 is forever known as Noble 6, they did not always have that title. The original Noble 6 was another Spartan by the name of Thom-A293.
Thom-A293 may at first seem like a random character but he was actually the main focus of the Deliver Hope trailer which was set before the events of Reach. In the trailer, Thom is shown sacrificing himself destroying a Covenant battle cruiser during their invasion of the planet Fumirole. This meant that B-312 had some big shoes to fill.
7 The 312 In Their Name Adds Up To Six
Who said that math is not needed after school is done? To further emphasize Noble 6 with the number six. This has to do with their designation number of 312.
If someone were to add the numbers three, one and two in 6's name, then they would realize that those numbers would add up to six. Math sure does work in mysterious ways.
6 The Reason They Are Not In Most Promotional Material
One thing fans will notice is that 6 is absent from a lot of promotional material for the game, most notably the game's cover. There is a reason for this and it is pretty obvious.
Since 6 can be customized to whatever the player wants, the developers wanted to avoid leaving a definitive look for Noble 6. This is understandable since it helps with players immersing themselves into the boots of 6.
5 First Customizable Protagonist
It may not be that surprising, but Noble 6 is the first and so far only customizable protagonist in the series to date. Noble 6 can also be made male or female. If the latter is chosen as 6's gender, that technically makes 6 the first female protagonist in the series.
Players also have the option of customizing their armor as well the color of their helmet's visor. These changes will make the player's look 6's in the campaign. It is a shame that other Halo games have not done this. Halo 5 might have been a bit better and not one of the worst Halo games if they did something like this.
4 Surviving Forever Will Crash The Game
Reach was a game not afraid to kill its main character. After ensuring the Pillar of Autumn escapes Reach (more on that later) 6 will make a heroic last stand against the Covenant in the Lone Wolf epilogue mission. 6 is meant to die and there is no two ways about it unfortunately.
Even if the player finds a way to make 6's last stand last forever, one thing that will not survive is the Xbox 360 since the large amounts of enemies will overheat the console and crash the game. So it is either sacrifice 6 or sacrifice the console.
3 More Human Than Other Spartans
While it is a stereotype in the Halo universe that Spartans are incapable of human feelings, 6 proves that stereotype can be false. There a number of instances where 6 shows a caring and humane side to themselves.
This includes aiding the UNSC evacuate New Alexandria of civilians despite it not being their primary objective. There is also how he holds Jorge's dog tags in a solemn way after the latter sacrifices himself. Not to mention the sacrifice 6 is willing to make at the end of Reach's campaign.
2 Becomes A Team Player Over The Course Of The Game
6 initially has an infamous reputation of being a lone wolf, which Carter tells him to leave behind. Over the course of the game, the player sees 6 become more of a team player over the course of the game.
This is not just included with the rest of noble team but also outside of it as well. Eventually the player might even forget that 6 was originally touted as being a solo artist.
1 They Are The Reason Humanity Wins
Back to the sacrifice again which is possibly the most significant event in the Halo series. As the Pillar of Autumn takes over a camera angle cuts to the hangar, moving the right stick right will move the camera to the pod Master Chief awakens from at the start of the first game.
If it were not for 6 staying behind to destroy the cruiser aiming for the Autumn and delivering Cortana to Captain Keyes. Then humanity would have had no chance against the Covenant and eventually the flood. It is a bittersweet victory that they unfortunately did not live to see.