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| '''Oly Oly Oxen Free''' is a six note, seven beat tone used as an all clear code by the [[Spartan-II|SPARTAN IIs]]. They learned it from [[Deja]] on [[Reach]] when they were younger and have used it ever since.
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| ==Psychology==
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| ''Oly Oly Oxen Free'' was a secret amongst the [[Spartans]]; none but they and a select few outsiders knew it. Those outsiders were close to the Spartan family; such as [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]], [[Cortana]], [[Sergeant Johnson]] and Chief [[Petty Officer Mendez]]. Thus, the signal was extremely important to each Spartan; they would rather die than give up the significance of the tone, which could potentially be used to betray or endanger their teammates.
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| ==Uses==
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| The term ''Oly Oly Oxen Free'' was used on numerous occasions throughout [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] and [[Halo: First Strike]]. Some of the times it was used are as follows:
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| *After the Spartan Team had beaten [[Tango Company]], and [[Master Chief|John-117]] had checked to make sure their evacuation point was all clear.
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| *After the [[First Battle of Reach]], [[Spartan-044|Anton-044]] used it as an S.O.S. signal over the [[COM|E-Band]].
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| *For the Spartans to enter [[CASTLE Base]], [[Kelly-087]] used it to let Dr. Halsey know it was them.
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| *During [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]], [[Spartan-058|Linda-058]] used it to let John know where she was so he could pick her up.
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| *At the end of Operation: FIRST STRIKE, Sergeant Johnson used it to let Blue team know where the Gettysburg was holding station behind a nearby moon.
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| *When the rest of Blue team, minus John-117 arrives on Onyx, Kelly whispers it over the COM, except she whispers "Olly Olly Oxen Free" with two L's
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| ==Non-Canon==
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| Marines use it on the level The Ark when firing on the first Covenant encampment, but only if the [[Halo 3: IWHBYD (I Would Have Been Your Daddy) Skull|IWHBYD Skull]] is activated.
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| ==Trivia==
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| *[[Dana Awbrey]] alludes to this phrase by titling a blog post "Olly Olly [[Axon]] Free".
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| *Oly Oly Oxen Free was originaly used to tell players in a game of hide and seek that the game was over and they could come out of hiding.
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| ==Related Links==
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| *[[Spartan Language]]
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| [[Category:UNSC]]
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| [[Category:Spartans]]
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| [[ja:Oly Oly Oxen Free]]
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