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'''Fail-Safe Detonation''' is a term that is used to explain the Self Destruct system of a [[Wounded in action|WIA]] or [[Killed in action|KIA]] [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-II]]'s [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]. Once a Spartan-II is killed or wounded fatally, the protocol will have to be enacted by either themselves or a nearby Spartan. This is done to avoid capture of the suit and/or the wearer for identification or technological study. It is unknown if the Mk. VI has this capability, since the Mk. V is said to have one.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 315</ref> | '''Fail-Safe Detonation''' is a term that is used to explain the Self Destruct system of a [[Wounded in action|WIA]] or [[Killed in action|KIA]] [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-II]]'s [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]. Once a Spartan-II is killed or wounded fatally, the protocol will have to be enacted by either themselves or a nearby Spartan. This is done to avoid capture of the suit and/or the wearer for identification or technological study. It is unknown if the Mk. VI has this capability, since the Mk. V is said to have one.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 315''</ref> | ||
== Effectiveness == | == Effectiveness == | ||
The tiny access panel at the back of the suit is opened to activate the protocol, it is activated by typing several digits only Spartans know. Once activated, a fifteen-second countdown timer starts. Once it hits zero, the suit's fusion reactor overloads and burns everything in its path in a ten-meter radius with a follow-up explosion to finish anything alive.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 315</ref> | The tiny access panel at the back of the suit is opened to activate the protocol, it is activated by typing several digits only Spartans know. Once activated, a fifteen-second countdown timer starts. Once it hits zero, the suit's fusion reactor overloads and burns everything in its path in a ten-meter radius with a follow-up explosion to finish anything alive.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 315''</ref> | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*The [[John-117|Master Chief]] is the only known Spartan to activate the Fail-Safe Detonation (on [[Grace-093]]'s suit after she was killed by a [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] in the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] city of [[Unyielding Hierophant]]).<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 315</ref> | *The [[John-117|Master Chief]] is the only known Spartan to activate the Fail-Safe Detonation (on [[Grace-093]]'s suit after she was killed by a [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] in the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] city of [[Unyielding Hierophant]]).<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 315''</ref> | ||
*It is known that activation of the armor's fusion reactor is part of the Cole Protocol, and failure to activate the core when possible will result in court martial and/or strip of rank. | *It is known that activation of the armor's fusion reactor is part of the Cole Protocol, and failure to activate the core when possible will result in court martial and/or strip of rank. | ||