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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"/> | |||
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"/> | 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"/> | ||
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Revision as of 09:45, February 21, 2017
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,[1] while a particular type of beacon that utilizes slipstream space is colloquially referred to as the slipbeacon.[2] Distress beacons are mounted on most human starships, and are compact enough to fit in a cryo-tube.[1]
An emergency locator beacon was used by Cortana when the rear half of the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn was left stranded in space after the Battle of Installation 00.[3] When Operation: BLOWBACK went awry, Team Black used a slipbeacon to send a distress signal to FLEETCOM.[2] The fetcher Oliver Birch used one after he and his dog Mabel became stranded in deep space in a cryo-tube.[1]
List of appearances
- Halo 3 (First appearance)
- Halo: First Strike (2010)
- Halo: Blood Line
- Halo 4
- Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
- Halo Wars 2
Sources
- ^ a b c Halo: First Strike (2010), "Tug o' War"
- ^ a b Halo: Blood Line, Issue 1
- ^ Halo 3, campaign level, Halo
