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A '''fail-safe detonation system''' is a term that is used to explain the self destruct system of an incapacitated [[SPARTAN programs|SPARTAN]]'s [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]].  Once a Spartan-II is killed or wounded fatally, the protocol will have to be enacted by either themselves or a nearby Spartan. This is done to avoid capture of the suit and/or the wearer for identification or technological study. It is likely the Mk. VI also has this capability, since the Mk. V is said to have one.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 315''</ref>
The [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] is equipped with a '''fail-safe detonation system'''. Once a [[SPARTAN programs|Spartan]] is killed or wounded fatally, the [[self-destruct]] protocol will have to be enacted by either themselves or a nearby Spartan. This is done to avoid capture of the suit and/or the wearer for identification or technological study.<ref name="fs">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 315''</ref>


==Effectiveness==
==Function==
The tiny access panel at the back of the suit is opened to activate the protocol, it is activated by typing several digits only Spartans know. Once activated, a fifteen-second countdown timer starts.  Once it hits zero, the suit's fusion reactor overloads and burns everything in its path in a ten-meter radius with a follow-up explosion to finish anything alive.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 315''</ref>
The tiny access panel at the back of the suit is opened to activate the protocol, it is activated by typing several digits only Spartans know. Once activated, a fifteen-second countdown timer starts.  Once it hits zero, the suit's [[fusion reactor]] overloads and burns everything in its path in a ten-meter radius with a follow-up explosion to finish anything alive.<ref name="fs"/>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The [[John-117|Master Chief]] is the only known Spartan to activate the fail-safe detonation system (on [[Grace-093]]'s suit after she was killed by a [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] in the [[Covenant]] city of [[Unyielding Hierophant]]).<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 315''</ref>
The [[John-117|Master Chief]] is the only known Spartan to activate the fail-safe detonation system (on [[Grace-093]]'s suit after she was killed by a [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] in the [[Covenant]] resupply station ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]'').<ref name="fs"/>
*It is known that activation of the armor's fusion reactor is part of the [[Cole Protocol]], and failure to activate the core when possible will result in court martial and/or strip of rank.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

Revision as of 03:58, July 2, 2014

The MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor is equipped with a fail-safe detonation system. Once a Spartan is killed or wounded fatally, the self-destruct protocol will have to be enacted by either themselves or a nearby Spartan. This is done to avoid capture of the suit and/or the wearer for identification or technological study.[1]

Function

The tiny access panel at the back of the suit is opened to activate the protocol, it is activated by typing several digits only Spartans know. Once activated, a fifteen-second countdown timer starts. Once it hits zero, the suit's fusion reactor overloads and burns everything in its path in a ten-meter radius with a follow-up explosion to finish anything alive.[1]

Trivia

The Master Chief is the only known Spartan to activate the fail-safe detonation system (on Grace-093's suit after she was killed by a Brute in the Covenant resupply station Unyielding Hierophant).[1]

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c Halo: First Strike, page 315