Halo Universe - Nerd The F*** Out.

The Existence of Noble Team

Noble Team is a fireteam consisting of primarily Spartan-IIIs (obviously I'm not counting Jorge). And that alone is odd.

Why? It's simple: no one is aware of the existence of Spartan-IIIs. That program - proposed by Col. Ackerson, approved by ONI - was meant to create what had been described as "expendable heroes", and none of them were meant to live past their first, last and - for the most part - only special operations.

Moreover, had the existence of expendable Spartans been revealed, the UNSCDF would've taken a MAJOR plummet in morale. And needless to say, that is not good.

Furthermore, their ranks are also questionable; hell, Spartan-IIs had only achieved non-commissioned ranks (obvious exception being Kurt, whom is a Lieutenant Commander - same rank as Kat), and they've been in active duty for much longer than any III. So why is it that Noble Team outranks John, when they are just a fireteam? And a private one, at that?

Of course, Jorge is spared from this criticism, since he's a II and therefore is justifiable, but still.

Oh yeah; HALSEY was aware of Noble's existence. That alone is a big no-no. If you've read the books, then you know that Halsey would have a serious issue with the existence of Spartans aside from her own. So the fact that she requested their presence during the attack on ONI: Sword Base is just plain iffy.

So yeah. Noble Team's very existence contradicts the established storyline.

Covenant Presence

How the fuck would the Covenant be able to get all of that shit past the ever-vigilant eyes of thew UNSC? Especially if Reach is allegedly the most vital military presence in the entirety of UNSC-controlled space?

That's just... No. It's not possible. If the UNSC was losing the war by so much, there's no way that they'd be so lax in their surveillance; and definitely not when it concerns the biggest gathering of military might (just short of Earth) in the Inner Colonies.

Cortana and the Autumn

I'll admit, I've only seen this on Youtube comments, but still... It needs to be addressed.

Cortana and the Autumn was already up in orbit when the presence of the Covenant fleet was announced. They were the ones that took out the supercarrier, with the cruiser being damaged as a result. And for those that may say that they could've gone planet-side to dock with the shipyard, just think for a moment: in what way would it be practical to go back to a doomed Reach with Covenant forces all over the damn planet just to get something that was already in your possession only to take off moments later and begin the events of Halo: Combat Evolved?

Where the heck would you even find the time for that?

Red Team and other Spartan Teams

You had to be listening carefully, or paying attention to the subtitles for this. At the end of the level "New Alexandria", Kat mentioned something about "Red Team being redeployed to civilian escorts."

Red Team was busy defending the generators for the orbital defense grid. And once the generators were lost, they had to flee to Castle Base, where Halsey and a certain Forerunner artifact resided.

Moreover, the existence of Echo Team and whatnot is... well... non-existent. The only Spartan teams that would be on Reach would be that of the IIs. And the IIs only had a Red, Green, Blue, Grey, and Black Teams. The Spartans were all defending the generators, and Grey and Black Teams have unknown statuses; moreover, the IIIs - Kat, at least - sounded familiar with those teams.

The only teams that they would be familiar with are those of the IIIs, and at that time their respective companies were all KIA and nowhere near Reach. So how they even know about these guys is, yet again, questionable.

And I doubt Jorge would either take the time or even be allowed to introduce the other IIs.

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Honestly, I think Halo: Reach was just one massive, jumbled, noncanon nerd fest with notable figures just being thrown in their to appease the fans. I was expecting to play alongside other IIs as a II, not watered-down versions of the biggest badasses to ever exist in Halo - aside from Rtas, Thel and the other Sangheili, I'll admit. Sure, it's the last Halo game made by Bungie, but... I simply can't forgive them for this.