History Fridge / HaloReach

*** Not really. The Master Vhief threatening the Arbiter has more to do with the fact that an Elite was coming up from behind a group of Marines while cloaked, which in his experience is a bad thing. At the time, there was no way for John to know that the Arbiter was the one who lead the assault on Reach; he probably didn't even know about the Schism in the first place. His prior contact with him consisted of dangling in the air with him in front of the Gravemind, after all.

** Or not. S-IIIs actually grow stronger over time as they adapt to the augmentations. They're used as suicide troops not because they have a limited shelf life, but because that was the whole point of the program: to trade lives for time.
** That, and only the Spartan-IIIs of Gamma Company undergo mental degeneration. Jun, having an A in his serial number (A266) is from Alpha Company, and therefore not at risk for that.

*** [[ItGotWorse It's worse than you think]]: [[spoiler: Most (but not all) of the Master Chief's fellow [=SPARTAN-II=]'s were killed on Reach. The [=SPARTAN=]s were a definite {{Nakama}}. The Master Chief's six is being watched by the being who killed his family.]]

* Fairly obvious one- the meta-reason for Noble Six and Master Chief to be the only two "hyper-lethal" Spartans is because they are the only two we, the players control. They're hyper-lethal because ''we're'' hyper-lethal.

** ...Except for [[spoiler: Kat]].

** ...Except for [[spoiler: [[UnfortunateImplications Kat]]]].

** That, and only the Spartan-IIIs of Gamma Company undergo mental degeneration. Jun, having an A in his serial number (A266) is from Alpha Company, and therefore not at risk for that.

** Or not. S-IIIs actually grow stronger over time as they adapt to the augmentations. They're used as suicide troops not because they have a limited shelf life, but because that was the whole point of the program: to trade lives for time.

* FridgeBrilliance: This actually counts for the ''entire series''. It's strongly implied Master Chief and Noble Six have the same skill set and ability. What's the difference between them? '''[[{{Halo 3}} LUCK.]]'''
** "There'll Be Another Time..." The last line is a reference to the fact that you, the player, get another chance to finish the mission that Six started as Master Chief.

* The only survivor from Noble Team is [[spoiler:Jun]]. All Spartan-III's become mentally deranged in some way over time, which decreases their effectiveness until they die, which is why they are used as disposable suicide troops. He is the only one with a derangement that does not hamper his effectiveness. His derangement involves sinking further and further into the ColdSniper trope.

**** It helps to know that [[spoiler: Thel 'Vadamee]] was deceived by the Prophets into a Holy War. When he realized that what he was doing was wrong, he did a pretty quick HeelFaceTurn.

* Why'd the elites suddenly get so much bigger? You're not as tall as Master Chief was.

** Or you could count [[http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Rosenda]], the seventh Noble member who was cut during development.

**** It helps to know that [[spoiler: Thel 'Vadamee]] was deceived by the Prophets into a Holy War. When he realized that what he was doing was wrong, he did a pretty quick HeelFaceTurn.
* How the hell did all those Covenant sneak up on Noble Team, let alone the rest of Reach's military and defensive networks anyway?

** Noble Six is also technically the seventh member of Noble Team, if you included Thom as the original Noble Six.

** Noble Six is also technically the seventh member of Noble Team, including Thom as the original Noble Six.

* Here's one involving [[ArcNumber Arc Numbers]]. Six is the number just before seven, and Noble Six is the Spartan we play as just before Master Chief (whose call sign ends with 7).

* Here's a couple involving [[ArcNumber Arc Numbers]]. Six is the number just before seven, and Noble Six is the Spartan we play as just before Master Chief (whose call sign ends with 7).

** "There'll Be Another Time..." The last line is a reference to the fact that you, the player, get another chance to finish the mission that Six started as Master Chief.

* "There'll Be Another Time..." The last line is a reference to the fact that you, the player, get another chance to finish the mission that Six started as Master Chief.

* FridgeBrilliance: This actually counts for the ''entire series''. It's strongly implied Master Chief and Noble Six have the same skill set and ability. What's the difference between them? '''[[{{Halo 3}} LUCK.]]'''

** [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And]] [[spoiler: [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Jun.]]]]