

However, this new Noble Six was widely regarded as one of the strongest Spartans in the UNSC, with his "superiors" using him as their own private grim reaper.Įventually, Six's advanced skillset proved worthy for Noble Team. Carter immediately started to have trust issues with the new Noble Six, telling him he was "stepping into some shoes the rest of the squad would rather leave unfilled". Right before Noble Team prepared for the Battle of Reach, Noble Six's replacement SPARTAN-B312 replaced Thom. However, his death may have been his own decision, and nobody was able to accept this. The UNSC asserted that Thom died because he acted too brash by attacking the cruiser without waiting for backup. His death deeply affected both Kat as well as Noble Team leader Carter-A259. He tried to escape before the bomb went off, but he ultimately failed, costing him his life. Thom then accompanies Kat, who is lying on the ground, and takes her nuke and uses his jetpack to fly up to the Covenant battlecruiser. She was incapacitated by an explosive plasma bolt launched by the Fuel Rod Cannon of a Banshee, a flying vehicle. The battlefield was hectic, and Lieutenant Commander Kat-B320 was carrying a nuke. Thom-A293 was present on the Battle of Fumirole, where Noble Team's task was to destroy the Covenant battlecruiser called the Sanctity of Purification.
