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A '''distress beacon''' is an automated signal device used in the event of an emergency in space. Various forms of distress beacons exist, including '''emergency locator beacons''',<ref name="fs">'''[[Halo: First Strike|Halo: First Strike (2010)]]''', "[[Tug o' War]]"</ref> while a particular type of beacon that utilizes [[slipstream space]] is colloquially referred to as the '''slipbeacon'''.<ref name="blood">'''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''', ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref> Distress beacons are mounted on most [[human]] starships, and are compact enough to fit in a [[cryo chamber|cryo-tube]].<ref name="fs"/>

A '''distress beacon''' is an automated signal device used in the event of an emergency in space. Various forms of distress beacons exist, including '''emergency locator beacons''',<ref name="fs">'''[[Halo: First Strike|Halo: First Strike (2010)|Halo: First Strike]]''', "[[Tug o' War]]"</ref> while a particular type of beacon that utilizes [[slipstream space]] is colloquially referred to as the '''slipbeacon'''.<ref name="blood">'''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''', ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref> Distress beacons are mounted on most [[human]] starships, and are compact enough to fit in a [[cryo chamber|cryo-tube]].<ref name="fs"/>

~~An emergency locator~~ beacon was used by [[Cortana]] when the rear half of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} was left stranded in space after the [[Battle of Installation 00]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''</ref> When [[Operation: BLOWBACK]] went awry, [[Team Black]] used a slipbeacon to send a distress signal to [[UNSC Fleet Command|FLEETCOM]].<ref name="blood"/> The [[Fetching|fetcher]] [[Oliver Birch]] used one after he and his [[List of animals|dog]] [[Mabel]] became stranded in deep space in a cryo-tube.<ref name="fs"/> During the [[Second Ark Conflict]], Captain [[James Cutter]] devised a plan to plant a distress beacon on [[Installation 09]] and dispatch it to the [[Soell system]], the former home of [[Installation 04]]. There, the beacon would be within range of [[Reach]] to contact the UNSC and have them send the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} help on the Ark.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Hold the Line]]''</ref> However, while Professor [[Ellen Anders]] succeeded in planting the beacon and launching the Halo ring into slipspace, it was intercepted in mid-transit by a [[Guardian]], keeping the message from being received.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Last Stand]]''</ref>

==Operational History==

In [[2526]], during the [[Battle of Circinius IV]], Cadet [[Thomas Lasky]] used a distress beacon in an attempt to get help for [[Hastati Squad]], but believed that that the beacon was broken when he got no response. After the [[John-117|Master Chief]] showed up, he explained he found the cadets due to the distress beacon.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'''</ref>

In [[2552]], a distress beacon was used by [[Cortana]] when the rear half of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} was left stranded in space after the [[Battle of Installation 00]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''</ref> In [[2557]], it was pulled into [[Requiem]] along with the remains of the ''Forward Unto Dawn'' by Requiem's [[gravity well]] and was detected by the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} which attempted to locate the source of the distress beacon.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', campaign level ''[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]''</ref> Unable to reach ''Infinity'' and warn them of the danger, the Master Chief and Cortana attempted to use the satellite at Requiem's core to reach ''Infinity'', inadvertently releasing the [[Ur-Didact]] in the process.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', campaign level ''[[Forerunner (level)|Forerunner]]''</ref>

When [[Operation: BLOWBACK]] went awry, [[Team Black]] used a slipbeacon to send a distress signal to [[UNSC Fleet Command|FLEETCOM]].<ref name="blood"/>

The [[Fetching|fetcher]] [[Oliver Birch]] used one after he and his [[List of animals|dog]] [[Mabel]] became stranded in deep space in a cryo-tube.<ref name="fs"/>

During the [[Second Ark Conflict]] in [[2559]], Captain [[James Cutter]] devised a plan to plant a distress beacon on [[Installation 09]] and dispatch it to the [[Soell system]], the former home of [[Installation 04]]. There, the beacon would be within range of [[Reach]] to contact the UNSC and have them send the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} help on the Ark.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Hold the Line]]''</ref> However, while Professor [[Ellen Anders]] succeeded in planting the beacon and launching the Halo ring into slipspace, it was intercepted in mid-transit by a [[Guardian]], keeping the message from being received.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Last Stand]]''</ref>

==List of appearances==

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-A '''distress beacon''' is an automated signal device used in the event of an emergency in space. Various forms of distress beacons exist, including '''emergency locator beacons''',<ref name="fs">'''[[Halo: First Strike|Halo: First Strike (2010)]]''', "[[Tug o' War]]"</ref> while a particular type of beacon that utilizes [[slipstream space]] is colloquially referred to as the '''slipbeacon'''.<ref name="blood">'''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''', ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref> Distress beacons are mounted on most [[human]] starships, and are compact enough to fit in a [[cryo chamber|cryo-tube]].<ref name="fs"/>
+A '''distress beacon''' is an automated signal device used in the event of an emergency in space. Various forms of distress beacons exist, including '''emergency locator beacons''',<ref name="fs">'''[[Halo: First Strike|Halo: First Strike (2010)|Halo: First Strike]]''', "[[Tug o' War]]"</ref> while a particular type of beacon that utilizes [[slipstream space]] is colloquially referred to as the '''slipbeacon'''.<ref name="blood">'''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''', ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref> Distress beacons are mounted on most [[human]] starships, and are compact enough to fit in a [[cryo chamber|cryo-tube]].<ref name="fs"/>
-An emergency locator beacon was used by [[Cortana]] when the rear half of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} was left stranded in space after the [[Battle of Installation 00]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''</ref> When [[Operation: BLOWBACK]] went awry, [[Team Black]] used a slipbeacon to send a distress signal to [[UNSC Fleet Command|FLEETCOM]].<ref name="blood"/> The [[Fetching|fetcher]] [[Oliver Birch]] used one after he and his [[List of animals|dog]] [[Mabel]] became stranded in deep space in a cryo-tube.<ref name="fs"/> During the [[Second Ark Conflict]], Captain [[James Cutter]] devised a plan to plant a distress beacon on [[Installation 09]] and dispatch it to the [[Soell system]], the former home of [[Installation 04]]. There, the beacon would be within range of [[Reach]] to contact the UNSC and have them send the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} help on the Ark.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Hold the Line]]''</ref> However, while Professor [[Ellen Anders]] succeeded in planting the beacon and launching the Halo ring into slipspace, it was intercepted in mid-transit by a [[Guardian]], keeping the message from being received.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Last Stand]]''</ref>
+==Operational History==
+In [[2526]], during the [[Battle of Circinius IV]], Cadet [[Thomas Lasky]] used a distress beacon in an attempt to get help for [[Hastati Squad]], but believed that that the beacon was broken when he got no response. After the [[John-117|Master Chief]] showed up, he explained he found the cadets due to the distress beacon.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'''</ref>
+In [[2552]], a distress beacon was used by [[Cortana]] when the rear half of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} was left stranded in space after the [[Battle of Installation 00]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''</ref> In [[2557]], it was pulled into [[Requiem]] along with the remains of the ''Forward Unto Dawn'' by Requiem's [[gravity well]] and was detected by the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} which attempted to locate the source of the distress beacon.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', campaign level ''[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]''</ref> Unable to reach ''Infinity'' and warn them of the danger, the Master Chief and Cortana attempted to use the satellite at Requiem's core to reach ''Infinity'', inadvertently releasing the [[Ur-Didact]] in the process.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', campaign level ''[[Forerunner (level)|Forerunner]]''</ref>
+When [[Operation: BLOWBACK]] went awry, [[Team Black]] used a slipbeacon to send a distress signal to [[UNSC Fleet Command|FLEETCOM]].<ref name="blood"/>
+The [[Fetching|fetcher]] [[Oliver Birch]] used one after he and his [[List of animals|dog]] [[Mabel]] became stranded in deep space in a cryo-tube.<ref name="fs"/>
+During the [[Second Ark Conflict]] in [[2559]], Captain [[James Cutter]] devised a plan to plant a distress beacon on [[Installation 09]] and dispatch it to the [[Soell system]], the former home of [[Installation 04]]. There, the beacon would be within range of [[Reach]] to contact the UNSC and have them send the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} help on the Ark.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Hold the Line]]''</ref> However, while Professor [[Ellen Anders]] succeeded in planting the beacon and launching the Halo ring into slipspace, it was intercepted in mid-transit by a [[Guardian]], keeping the message from being received.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Last Stand]]''</ref>
 ==List of appearances==