#carter-a259

[vibe-spartan-nostalgia]

[p0kern1ght]

i have written you down, you will live forever

[halobirthdays]

Happy birthday to Spartan Carter-A259!

Today is his -496th birthday!

Carter was born on Biko and lost his family to a Covenant attack on the colony in 2526. Before he could join the refugee population, he was conscripted into the SPARTAN-III program and was originally assigned to Alpha Company. Alpha Company's intended purpose was deployment to high-risk suicide missions. Carter was deemed too valuable to waste, and he was subsequently separated from Alpha Company and included as part of a Spartan team which provided on-the-field support for the UNSC Army.

When Spartan special forces NOBLE team was assembled, Carter was chosen as its leader. NOBLE participated in the Battle of Reach, largely to slow or interrupt Covenant activity on the planet. Although they were fighting a losing battle, they dealt significant blows to the Covenant advance.

NOBLE's final mission on Reach was to destroy the top-secret Sword Base. While in the base, they discovered Dr. Halsey, who urged them to bring Cortana to the Pillar of Autumn, believing her to be humanity's best bet at survival after Reach's inevitable fall. Carter split NOBLE team's surviving members up: Jun would escort Dr. Halsey to Castle base, while Carter, Emile, and Noble-Six escorted Cortana.

While they were en route to the Autumn, they came under heavy attack, and Carter was seriously injured. He ordered Emile and Six to evacuate and continue their advance on foot while he diverted the attack and covered them in the air. As they made their way, they were unable to continue due to the presence of a Scarab. Knowing that his team had no chance of defeating the Scarab, and recognizing the importance of Cortana, Carter sacrificed his life by flying the Pelican into the Scarab, allowing his team to reach their objective.

[ageless-aislynn]

You know that Choose Your Own Spartan Adventure fic with Noble Team I've been threatening to write talking about for a while? No, well, not too surprising because it's been a while and I have nothing to show for it.

Technically, I actually do have most of the first chapter done as well as portions of the chapters for each Noble Team member. I should mention they're done in Word. You know, the program I can't use anymore so essentially they're here but are inaccessible to me now? I'm not stressed about that or anything, though! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Anyway. Guess who just got an idea for another Choose Your Own... type story for Noble Team?

Yeah, maybe I should do that instead.

*whispers* Anyway, what it was about was...

NEVER MIND, GEESH.

😜

[porkyratt]

I always thought that an evil fucking skull carved onto a visor was a stupid tactical decision

[superintendent-b]

[squeakitties]

[s4nnyside]

i kept my promise. here yall go

[thelvadams]

Halo Reach (2010) Halo: Season 2 (2024)

[churchyaoi]

playing toys again

[duskiily]

what if. they were all just some eepy guys.

(happy halodays!!<3)

[ageless-aislynn]

Halo: Reach - Winter Contingency cutscene, finding Sára Sorvad

Since it goes kinda fast and has that sorta shaky cam thing going on, here are some screencaps of moments I didn’t immediately notice:

Jorge and Sára definitely have the tol and smol thing going on, my gracious! 😍

When the Elite swings his energy sword at them, Jorge turns and takes the hit on his back, then goes down, shielding her with his body.

As the Elite goes after Kat, Carter and Six, Carter pushes Kat out of the way (while Six lights the Elite up liek woah). Is this a good time to add that shielding the other with their body is one of my favorite tropes??? 😍 *waves tiny but mighty Carter/Kat shipper flag*

The Elite jumps Six and, in grim foreshadowing, tries to stab her with the energy sword. She gets a hold of his arm and prevents the blow, then shows him how well Spartans throw haymakers.

*BIG SMILE* 😬😂

This scene always goes so fast that, for the longest time I thought that Kat was who kicked the gun back to Six but it’s Carter. Kat is over a few steps lighting the Elite’s armor up. Also in the background, Jorge is still covering Sára. 💖

This part always bothers me because they just stand there and let that Elite drag the marine away! In that last shot, he’s trying desperately to hang onto the door, ZOMG, and we do nothing! 😭 I mean, maybe they didn’t think they had a shot and could’ve hit him instead (the Elite is holding him up as cover) but still! We just... watch him get dragged away, screaming for help. 😭

Anyway, this next one had to be a GIF, because reasons. 😇

Jorge moves like a frickin’ tank and I love it! 😍👍

Lastly, this bit of trivia is from Halopedia:

Okay, I can see why they cut that but ZOMG I WANT TO SEE IT ANYWAY. I was already shipping it and then I learn

Honestly, if I had the ability/knowledge/etc. to do it, I’d write an entire alternate version of events just to see how that would play out to have Sára with them. Then, of course, there would be the dramatic moment when you think that Jorge has died just to discover that he was

No, I don’t know how. But in my version, it totally happened somehow. *nodnods* 😁

And then, yay, all of Noble Team makes it off of Reach by catching a ride with the UNSC frigate Convenient Plot Device* and it’s a happy ending for everybody!

*C’mon, the way they name their ships, this one would fit right in, IMO. 🤷‍♀️😇

And there we have it, just a few things in this scene that I noticed while I was doing my Reach vid and decided to cap/GIF! 💖

[kapkant7]

Halo brainrot came back for honestly no real reason.

[whotookmytomato]

Three AM thought here, but you know how in America as kids in school you used to write to soldiers at war? Does the UNSC have children write to their soldiers? And do specific classrooms get to write to Spartans? How unhinged does it get?

Like Emile opening his 80th 'tank you for killing the covenant'

John opening one that says "have a good war" and the letter spills glitter everywhere

Fred getting one that says "dear spartan, thank you for dying for humanity, but I really like humanity so I'm glad you're dead"

Carter getting one that says "I'm sad you died when your planet was glassed" and it's a drawing of a covenant ship glassing some planet.

Kelly opens one that says "I'm sorry your girlfriend left you, that's what my dad says what happens when you become a Spartan"

All of these were inspired by pat loller on tik tok, and I desperately need my moots to add their own experiences of writing these letters. I was going to make one that was all happy and have a pop up thing where you accordion the paper and stick it on each side of the card so a butterfly and flower pop up when you open it but my classmate stopped me because it would scare the soldiers because they have PTSD. If only child me understood the mash episodes my mom was watching I could've given them some mash quotes.

[crystalsandbubbletea]

Jorge: If you got arrested what would be the charges?

Carter: Theft.

Jun: Disturbing the peace.

Six: Aggravated assault.

Kat: Arson.

Emile: All of the above. In that order, probably.