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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]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=TFoR15|TFoR|15}} It was broadcast sometime during or before [[2535]] by [[H. T. Ward]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=TCP2|TCP|2}} Shortly after its issuance, all shipboard [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] [[commanding officer]]s were required to read it.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=TCP2}} By 2552, [[Ensign]] [[William Lovell]] was required to read the transmission every day by the letter.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=TFoR15}} | | '''UNSC Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1'''<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 135''</ref> was a [[United Nations Space Command]] transmission that commanded all UNSC personnel to read [[General Order 098831A-1]], more commonly referred to as the [[Cole Protocol]], every single day "by the letter". |
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| | It was broadcast sometime during or before [[2535]] by [[H.T. Ward]], a [[Fleet Admiral]] of [[UNSC Naval Command]]. |
| :'''United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1'''
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| :'''[[Encryption Code]]:''' Red
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| :'''Public Key:''' [[file/first light/|file /first light/]]
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| :'''From:''' UNSC/[[UNSC Naval Command|NAVCOM]] Fleet H. T. Ward
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| :'''To:''' ALL UNSC PERSONNEL
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| :'''Subject:''' General Order 098831A-1 (“The Cole Protocol”)
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| :'''[[Transmission classification|Classification]]:''' RESTRICTED ([[BGX Directive]])
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| :''The Cole Protocol''
| | It was encrypted with the code Red, had a public encryption key of [[file/first light/]] and was classified as [[Restricted]] under the [[BGX Directive]]. |
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| :To safeguard the [[Inner Colonies]] and [[Earth]], all [[UNSC starship|UNSC vessels]] or [[Space station|stations]] must not be captured with intact navigation databases that may lead [[Covenant]] forces to [[human]] [[civilian]] population centers.
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| :If any Covenant forces are detected:
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| :1. Activate selective purge of databases on all ship-based and planetary data networks.
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| :2. Initiate triple-screen check to ensure all data has been erased and all backups neutralized.
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| :3. Execute [[viral data scavengers]]. (Download from [[UNSCTTP://EPWW:COLEPROTOCOL/Virtualscav/fbr.091]])
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| :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.
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| :5. In case of imminent capture by Covenant forces, all UNSC ships MUST [[self-destruct]].
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| :Violation of this directive will be considered an act of [[Treason|TREASON]], and pursuant to USNC Military Law Articles [[JAG 845-P]] and [[JAG 7556-L]], such violations are punishable by life [[Convict|imprisonment]] or [[Capital punishment|execution]].
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| :/end file/
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| ==Trivia==
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| 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.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/zPn16L|Site=ArtStation|Page=Halo Infinite: Out of Bounds Warning|Quote=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.|D=22|M=08|Y=2023}}
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
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| *''[[Halo Infinite]]''
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| == Sources == | | == Sources == |
| {{Ref/Sources}}
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| [[Category:Files]] | | [[Category:Files]] |
