UNSC Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1 (transmission)
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United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1 was a United Nations Space Command transmission that contained General Order 098831A-1, more commonly referred to as the Cole Protocol.[1] It was broadcast sometime during or before 2535 by H. T. Ward.[2] Shortly after its issuance, all shipboard Navy commanding officers were required to read it.[2] By 2552, Ensign William Lovell was required to read the transmission every day by the letter.[1]
Contents[edit]
- United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1
- Encryption Code: Red
- Public Key: file /first light/
- From: UNSC/NAVCOM Fleet H. T. Ward
- To: ALL UNSC PERSONNEL
- Subject: General Order 098831A-1 (“The Cole Protocol”)
- Classification: RESTRICTED (BGX Directive)
- The Cole Protocol
- To safeguard the Inner Colonies and Earth, all UNSC vessels or stations must not be captured with intact navigation databases that may lead Covenant forces to human civilian population centers.
- If any Covenant forces are detected:
- 1. Activate selective purge of databases on all ship-based and planetary data networks.
- 2. Initiate triple-screen check to ensure all data has been erased and all backups neutralized.
- 3. Execute viral data scavengers. (Download from UNSCTTP://EPWW:COLEPROTOCOL/Virtualscav/fbr.091)
- 4. If retreating from Covenant forces, all ships must enter Slipstream space with randomized vectors NOT directed toward Earth, the Inner Colonies, or any other human population center.
- 5. In case of imminent capture by Covenant forces, all UNSC ships MUST self-destruct.
- Violation of this directive will be considered an act of TREASON, and pursuant to USNC Military Law Articles JAG 845-P and JAG 7556-L, such violations are punishable by life imprisonment or execution.
- /end file/
Trivia[edit]
In Halo Infinite, UNSC General Order 098831A-1 appears in the out-of-bounds warning that displays in a player's heads-up display if they exit the map they're on.[3]
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: The Cole Protocol
- Halo Infinite
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b Halo: The Fall of Reach, chapter 15
- ^ a b Halo: The Cole Protocol, chapter 2
- ^ ArtStation, Halo Infinite: Out of Bounds Warning: "HUD visual design element for the Halo Infinite Out of Bounds warning. This is accompanied by glitch screen vfx and static/radio sfx. Tech Design by Julien Van Putten. Eagle-eyed fans will recognize the string of gak below the countdown." (Retrieved on Aug 22, 2023) [archive]
