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As the battle at Eridanus Secundus began, Locklear was ordered to collect supplies from the {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}}. While making his rounds, he decided to destroy the crystal with some explosives he had collected. He covered the artifact with [[C-7 Foaming Explosive]]. His judgement was obviously impaired by his bleak situation, and he was very distraught with Polaski's death. Locklear took shelter behind a robotic dolly, but his cover was insufficient. When he detonated the explosive, the artifact was broken into pieces and a brilliant explosion was produced. When the Crystal shattered some of the parts "squeezed" into [[Slipspace]]. The humans on board the ''[[Gettysburg]]'' recovered some shards and chunks of the crystal, while the [[Covenant]] only managed to gather a few smaller pieces.

Although Corporal Locklear technically committed suicide, it was most likely unintentional. He was obviously very upset at the death of Sheila Polaski, a Naval pilot to whom he was attracted to, but he also said just before the accident that he "wasn't going to die." It is possible that he was drunk, although the book does not specify whether he drank any of the alcohol or not. Locklear had no idea of the radiation levels the crystal produced, and believed that taking shelter behind a robotic dolly would protect him from the explosion, however the fact that this dolly was carrying exessive amounts of explosives probably did not help his chances of survival, and does speak to his state of mind after the death of warrant officer polanski.

Although Corporal Locklear technically committed suicide, it was most likely unintentional. He was obviously very upset at the death of Sheila Polaski, a Naval pilot to whom he was attracted to, but he also said just before the accident that he "wasn't going to die." It is possible that he was drunk, although the book does not specify whether he drank any of the alcohol or not. Locklear had no idea of the radiation levels the crystal produced, and believed that taking shelter behind a robotic dolly would protect him from the explosion.

It is possible that by completely encasing a radioactive material in explosive, that it would compress in on itself, achieving critical mass and produce a miniaturized [[Nuclear Bomb|nuclear explosion]]. However unlikely this scenario, an implosion-type first nuclear weapon was the first ever detonated during the Trinity test. This is also supported by the fact that "The brilliant flash of sapphire light was the last thing he ever saw."<ref>Halo: First Strike pg. 284</ref> If Locklear actually did manage to create a small nuclear explosion, then he would have been killed instantly, either by a massive dose of radiation, or he may have simply been vaporized by the explosion that followed.

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 As the battle at Eridanus Secundus began, Locklear was ordered to collect supplies from the {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}}. While making his rounds, he decided to destroy the crystal with some explosives he had collected. He covered the artifact with [[C-7 Foaming Explosive]]. His judgement was obviously impaired by his bleak situation, and he was very distraught with Polaski's death. Locklear took shelter behind a robotic dolly, but his cover was insufficient. When he detonated the explosive, the artifact was broken into pieces and a brilliant explosion was produced. When the Crystal shattered some of the parts "squeezed" into [[Slipspace]]. The humans on board the ''[[Gettysburg]]'' recovered some shards and chunks of the crystal, while the [[Covenant]] only managed to gather a few smaller pieces.
-Although Corporal Locklear technically committed suicide, it was most likely unintentional. He was obviously very upset at the death of Sheila Polaski, a Naval pilot to whom he was attracted to, but he also said just before the accident that he "wasn't going to die." It is possible that he was drunk, although the book does not specify whether he drank any of the alcohol or not. Locklear had no idea of the radiation levels the crystal produced, and believed that taking shelter behind a robotic dolly would protect him from the explosion, however the fact that this dolly was carrying exessive amounts of explosives probably did not help his chances of survival, and does speak to his state of mind after the death of warrant officer polanski.
+Although Corporal Locklear technically committed suicide, it was most likely unintentional. He was obviously very upset at the death of Sheila Polaski, a Naval pilot to whom he was attracted to, but he also said just before the accident that he "wasn't going to die." It is possible that he was drunk, although the book does not specify whether he drank any of the alcohol or not. Locklear had no idea of the radiation levels the crystal produced, and believed that taking shelter behind a robotic dolly would protect him from the explosion.
 It is possible that by completely encasing a radioactive material in explosive, that it would compress in on itself, achieving critical mass and produce a miniaturized [[Nuclear Bomb|nuclear explosion]]. However unlikely this scenario, an implosion-type first nuclear weapon was the first ever detonated during the Trinity test. This is also supported by the fact that "The brilliant flash of sapphire light was the last thing he ever saw."<ref>Halo: First Strike pg. 284</ref> If Locklear actually did manage to create a small nuclear explosion, then he would have been killed instantly, either by a massive dose of radiation, or he may have simply been vaporized by the explosion that followed.