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[[File:MawCountdownCEA.png|300px|thumb|[[Cortana]] starts the countdown for the self-destruct as the [[John-117|Master Chief]] looks on in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''.]]
[[File:MawCountdownCEA.png|300px|thumb|[[Cortana]] starts the countdown for the self-destruct as [[John-117]] looks on aboard the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}.]]


The '''Self-destruct''' is an integrated mechanism present in starships, [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] bases and is used to cause a massive explosion to completely destroy itself in order to prevent vital navigational data and strategically-valuable information from falling into enemy [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] clutches, as per paragraph five of the [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|Cole Protocol]].
The '''self-destruct''' is an integrated mechanism present in starships, [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] bases and is used to cause a massive explosion to completely destroy itself in order to prevent vital navigational data and strategically-valuable information from falling into enemy [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] clutches, as per paragraph five of the [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|Cole Protocol]].


==History==
==Known cases==
=== ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' ===
===UNSC ''Pillar of Autumn''===  
[[File:GrenadeTossCEA.jpg|250px|right|thumb|The Chief proposes using explosives to destabilize the reactors.]]
Towards the end of the [[Battle of Installation 04]], [[Cortana]] and Spartan [[John-117]] were forced to activate the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}'s self-destruct sequence in an effort to prevent the [[Flood]] parasite from getting off of [[Installation 04]], and particularly keeping [[343 Guilty Spark]] from firing the [[Halo Array|Halo]] and wiping out all sentient life within three radii of the galaxy. Cortana and Master Chief's plan would have successfully worked had not Guilty Spark aborted the self-destruct sequence, and as Cortana was unable to reactivate the countdown, so the Chief proposed using explosives to cause the fusion reactors to go critical and explode, thereby destroying the ring.<ref> '''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Maw]]''</ref>
In the level [[The Maw]], [[Cortana]] and the [[Master Chief]] were forced to activate the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'''s self-destruct sequence in an effort to prevent the [[The Flood|Flood]] parasite from getting off of [[Installation 04]], and particularly keeping [[04-343 Guilty Spark|343 Guilty Spark]] from firing the [[Halo Array|Halo]] and wiping out all sentient life within three radii of the galaxy. Cortana and Master Chief's plan would have successfully worked had not Guilty Spark aborted the self-destruct sequence, and as Cortana was unable to reactivate the countdown, so the Chief proposed using explosives to cause the fusion reactors to go critical and explode, thereby destroying the ring.<ref> '''Halo: Combat Evolved''' level ''The Maw'' </ref>


=== ''Halo 2'' ===
=== ''Fermion'' ===
 
Cortana attempted to blow the engines of the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} in an effort to stop the Flood and to keep the Covenant from firing [[Installation 05]], but was kept from doing so when the [[Gravemind]] captured her.<ref>'''Halo 2''' level ''High Charity''</ref>
 
=== ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' ===
[[File:FoR - Fermion self-destruct.png|thumb|200px|''Fermion'' self-destructs as several Covenant ships pass nearby.]]
[[File:FoR - Fermion self-destruct.png|thumb|200px|''Fermion'' self-destructs as several Covenant ships pass nearby.]]
The UNSC Remote Scanning Outpost ''[[Fermion]]'' was forced to enact paragraph five of the Cole Protocol and had to flood the station's reactors with deuterium, causing a critical overload in order to destroy the station's science library, which was offline for repairs.<ref name="pretty">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 282'' (2001 edition)</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 286'' (2001 edition)</ref>
The UNSC Remote Scanning Outpost ''[[Fermion]]'' was forced to enact paragraph five of the Cole Protocol and had to flood the station's reactors with deuterium, causing a critical overload in order to destroy the station's science library, which was offline for repairs.<ref name="pretty">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 282'' (2001 edition)</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 286'' (2001 edition)</ref>


=== ''Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian'' ===
=== UNSC ''The Heart of Midlothian'' ===
When the destroyer {{UNSCShip|The Heart of Midlothian}} was captured and boarded by the Covenant, the ship's AI, [[Mo Ye]], told Sergeant [[Michael Baird]] to go to the bridge to reconnect Mo Ye to the rest of herself and the ship in order to enable the self-destruct and destroy the ship along with its data and all the Covenant aboard.<ref>'''Halo Evolutions''', ''Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian''</ref>


When the Destroyer {{UNSCShip|The Heart of Midlothian}} was captured and boarded by the Covenant, the ship's AI, [[Mo Ye]], told Sergeant [[Michael Baird]] to go to the bridge to reconnect Mo Ye to the rest of herself and the ship in order to enable the self-destruct and destroy the ship along with its data and all the Covenant aboard.<ref>'''Halo Evolutions''', ''Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian''</ref>
===''Pilgrims Pride''===
In [[2558|March 2558]], the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} found the damaged freighter, ''[[Pilgrims Pride]]'', leaking atomic matter with faint life signs aboard. ''Infinity'' tugged the ship into one of its deployment bays. An ambush was sprung within the bay when the freighter set itself to self-destruct and multiple UNSC aircraft exited its cargo bay. [[Fireteam Majestic]] was deployed along with Fireteams [[Fireteam Colossus|Colossus]] and [[Fireteam Fenrir|Fenrir]] to repel the attack and prevent the freighter from self-destructing inside the ''Infinity''. The ship was ejected from the '''Infinity'' and exploded in space some distance away.<ref>'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''Issue #4''</ref>
 
==Failed attempts==
===UNSC ''In Amber Clad''===
Cortana attempted to blow the engines of the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} in an effort to stop the Flood and to keep the Covenant from firing [[Installation 05]], but was kept from doing so when the [[Gravemind]] captured her.<ref>'''Halo 2''' level ''High Charity''</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
***''[[Invasion]]''
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo Evolutions]]''
*''[[Halo Evolutions]]''
**''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]''
**''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]''
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Invasion]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==

Revision as of 15:53, April 30, 2014

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Cortana starts the countdown for the self-destruct as John-117 looks on aboard the UNSC Pillar of Autumn.

The self-destruct is an integrated mechanism present in starships, UNSC bases and is used to cause a massive explosion to completely destroy itself in order to prevent vital navigational data and strategically-valuable information from falling into enemy Covenant clutches, as per paragraph five of the Cole Protocol.

Known cases

UNSC Pillar of Autumn

Towards the end of the Battle of Installation 04, Cortana and Spartan John-117 were forced to activate the UNSC Pillar of Autumn's self-destruct sequence in an effort to prevent the Flood parasite from getting off of Installation 04, and particularly keeping 343 Guilty Spark from firing the Halo and wiping out all sentient life within three radii of the galaxy. Cortana and Master Chief's plan would have successfully worked had not Guilty Spark aborted the self-destruct sequence, and as Cortana was unable to reactivate the countdown, so the Chief proposed using explosives to cause the fusion reactors to go critical and explode, thereby destroying the ring.[1]

Fermion

Fermion self-destructs as several Covenant ships pass nearby.

The UNSC Remote Scanning Outpost Fermion was forced to enact paragraph five of the Cole Protocol and had to flood the station's reactors with deuterium, causing a critical overload in order to destroy the station's science library, which was offline for repairs.[2][3]

UNSC The Heart of Midlothian

When the destroyer UNSC The Heart of Midlothian was captured and boarded by the Covenant, the ship's AI, Mo Ye, told Sergeant Michael Baird to go to the bridge to reconnect Mo Ye to the rest of herself and the ship in order to enable the self-destruct and destroy the ship along with its data and all the Covenant aboard.[4]

Pilgrims Pride

In March 2558, the UNSC Infinity found the damaged freighter, Pilgrims Pride, leaking atomic matter with faint life signs aboard. Infinity tugged the ship into one of its deployment bays. An ambush was sprung within the bay when the freighter set itself to self-destruct and multiple UNSC aircraft exited its cargo bay. Fireteam Majestic was deployed along with Fireteams Colossus and Fenrir to repel the attack and prevent the freighter from self-destructing inside the Infinity. The ship was ejected from the 'Infinity and exploded in space some distance away.[5]

Failed attempts

UNSC In Amber Clad

Cortana attempted to blow the engines of the UNSC In Amber Clad in an effort to stop the Flood and to keep the Covenant from firing Installation 05, but was kept from doing so when the Gravemind captured her.[6]

Gallery

  • Self-destruct reference between armed and disarmed self-destruct.

    Self-destruct reference between armed and disarmed self-destruct.

  • Self-destruct sequence initiated reference.

    Self-destruct sequence initiated reference.

  • Self-destruct sequence aborted reference.

    Self-destruct sequence aborted reference.

  • Cortana initiates the self-destruct countdown in Halo: Combat Evolved.

    Cortana initiates the self-destruct countdown in Halo: Combat Evolved.

  • 343 Guilty Spark aborts the self-destruct sequence, Cortana unable to reactivate it, in Halo: Combat Evolved.

    343 Guilty Spark aborts the self-destruct sequence, Cortana unable to reactivate it, in Halo: Combat Evolved.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level, The Maw
  2. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 282 (2001 edition)
  3. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 286 (2001 edition)
  4. ^ Halo Evolutions, Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian
  5. ^ Halo: Escalation, Issue #4
  6. ^ Halo 2 level High Charity
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