Chemical light stick: Difference between revisions
From Halopedia, the Halo wiki
Jack Phoenix (talk | contribs) m (fix) |
m (→Background: Sunray link cleanup, replaced: Vaughan → Elijah Vaughan) |
||
| (26 intermediate revisions by 17 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Chemical | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
[[File:light stick.png|thumb|300px]] | |||
'''Chemical light sticks''', also known as '''"chemlights"''', are plastic tubes containing two isolated elements that when combined, are capable of producing light through chemoluminescence.<ref name="CF100">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/sweet-centennial '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Canon Fodder #100: Sweet Centennial'']</ref> | |||
==Background== | |||
They are currently used by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]. When lit, they glow a sickly yellow color, and are used primarily to mark areas or as emergency lighting.<ref name="FS">''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', Chapter 12</ref> The UNSC also utilizes [[glow rod]]s for similar purposes.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''</ref> | |||
Chemical light sticks were used by [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]] [[Red Team]] to provide lighting in [[CASTLE Base]] on [[Reach]],{{Ref/Reuse|FS}} and later during [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]] on the captured [[Taaku Xur-pattern Spirit|Spirit dropship]].<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', Chapter 32</ref> | |||
Chemical light sticks were also used by [[Recon Team Bravo]] during a night operation.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[Nightfall]]''</ref> | |||
[[Major]] [[Elijah Vaughan]] of the [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST]] kept spare chemical light sticks on his person for situations where other methods of signaling were unusable or unsafe.{{Ref/Reuse|CF100}} | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Chemlights.png| Major Vaughan's spare chemlights. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | |||
**''[[Nightfall]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]'' | |||
**''[[Undefeated]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:Lighting]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:12, February 21, 2024
Chemical light sticks, also known as "chemlights", are plastic tubes containing two isolated elements that when combined, are capable of producing light through chemoluminescence.[1]
Background[edit]
They are currently used by the UNSC. When lit, they glow a sickly yellow color, and are used primarily to mark areas or as emergency lighting.[2] The UNSC also utilizes glow rods for similar purposes.[3]
Chemical light sticks were used by Spartan Red Team to provide lighting in CASTLE Base on Reach,[2] and later during Operation: FIRST STRIKE on the captured Spirit dropship.[4]
Chemical light sticks were also used by Recon Team Bravo during a night operation.[5]
Major Elijah Vaughan of the ODST kept spare chemical light sticks on his person for situations where other methods of signaling were unusable or unsafe.[1]
Gallery[edit]
Major Vaughan's spare chemlights.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: First Strike (First appearance)
- Halo: Reach
- Halo: Tales from Slipspace
- Halo Wars 2
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint - Canon Fodder #100: Sweet Centennial
- ^ a b Halo: First Strike, Chapter 12
- ^ Halo: Combat Evolved
- ^ Halo: First Strike, Chapter 32
- ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level, Nightfall
