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'''Bandersnatch''' was a [[UNSC]] emergency code. Used right after combat operations or disasters have taken place, the code stands for a radiological- or energy-based disaster.  
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'''Bandersnatch''' is a [[United Nations Space Command]] emergency code to be declared following a radiological- or energy-based disaster.<ref name="onyx">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', Chapter 21</ref>


This code has been used many times, most often when a UNSC colony world has been [[glassed]] by [[Covenant]] forces. It was also used during the destruction of the [[Far Isle]] colony due to massive rebellion, and during [[The First Battle of Earth]], after a Covenant [[Assault Carrier]] entered [[Slipspace]] in [[Earth]]'s lower orbit and destroyed the city of [[New Mombasa]].
==Usage==
The emergency code has been used in the following cases:
*In [[2492]], Bandersnatch was declared following the nuclear bombing by UNSC forces to destroy the rebellion on [[Far Isle]].{{Ref/Reuse|onyx}}
*During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the code was used when a [[Human colonies|human colony]] was being [[glassing|glassed]] by [[Covenant]] naval forces.{{Ref/Reuse|onyx}}
*On [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]]; [[Cortana]] declared Bandersnatch, in addition to code [[Hydra (code)|Hydra]], due to the attempted activation of [[Installation 05]], and the [[Flood]] infection which had consumed significant portions of the ring and the Covenant holy city, ''[[High Charity]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|onyx}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The word "bandersnatch" comes from the poem [[wikipedia:Jabberwocky|Jabberwocky]].
The word "bandersnatch" comes from the famous poem [[wikipedia:Jabberwocky|Jabberwocky]].<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandersnatch</ref>


[[Category:UNSC]]
==List of appearances==
[[Category:UNSC Codes]]
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
 
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
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Latest revision as of 17:46, March 19, 2022

Bandersnatch is a United Nations Space Command emergency code to be declared following a radiological- or energy-based disaster.[1]

Usage[edit]

The emergency code has been used in the following cases:

Trivia[edit]

The word "bandersnatch" comes from the famous poem Jabberwocky.[2]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]