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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Stim-Packs are taken orally and designed to "wake up" the user with stimulant drugs. This is primarily used on the battlefield after extended periods of combat, when fatigue starts to set in. It is unclear what drugs are contained in the stim-pack, but they appear to be stronger than caffeine (used in [[coffee]]) yet not as addictive as other, more powerful drugs. | Stim-Packs are taken orally and designed to "wake up" the user with stimulant drugs. This is primarily used on the battlefield after extended periods of combat, when fatigue starts to set in. It is unclear what drugs are contained in the stim-pack, but they appear to be stronger than caffeine (used in [[coffee]]) yet not as addictive as other, more powerful drugs. | ||
==Halo: The Flood== | |||
After four days of straight fighting during the [[Battle of Installation 04]], even the [[Master Chief]] relied on these to get him through.<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 169</ref> | After four days of straight fighting during the [[Battle of Installation 04]], even the [[Master Chief]] relied on these to get him through.<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 169</ref> | ||
==Halo: Combat Evolved== | |||
At the beginning of [[Halo: Combat Evolved]], the crew member asissting the Master Chief mentions that he gave him a '''"double dose of the wake-up stim"'''. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 14:50, November 14, 2008
Stimulation Packs are a type of drug used by UNSC marines.
Background
Stim-Packs are taken orally and designed to "wake up" the user with stimulant drugs. This is primarily used on the battlefield after extended periods of combat, when fatigue starts to set in. It is unclear what drugs are contained in the stim-pack, but they appear to be stronger than caffeine (used in coffee) yet not as addictive as other, more powerful drugs.
Halo: The Flood
After four days of straight fighting during the Battle of Installation 04, even the Master Chief relied on these to get him through.[1]
Halo: Combat Evolved
At the beginning of Halo: Combat Evolved, the crew member asissting the Master Chief mentions that he gave him a "double dose of the wake-up stim".
Trivia
- They are alternatively known as "Stim-Packs" or "Wake-up stims".
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Sources
- ^ Halo: The Flood, page 169
