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[[File:Command Neural Interface.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]]'s command neural interface.]] | [[File:Command Neural Interface.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]]'s command neural interface.]] | ||
'''Command neural interface''' or '''CNI''' implants are implanted in the brain of every [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] ship commander. In addition to the duties of a standard [[neural interface]], they also have several purposes specific to a ship commander. | '''Command neural interface''' or '''CNI''' implants are implanted in the brain of every [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] ship commander. In addition to the duties of a standard [[neural interface]], they also have several purposes specific to a ship commander. | ||
Once installed, they cannot be removed without killing the host or doing permanent damage to the host's brain and are therefore permanent. Their main use is the storage of data codes, NAV data, and also for receiving telemetry from outside sources. [[Artificial intelligence|AIs]] can access the lace with the owner's consent and retrieve data for use. The owner of the lace can also receive data about the ship they command, sent directly to their retinas courtesy of the shipboard AI. The CNI transponder of the commanding officer is the only thing with clearance for initiating a vessel's [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|auto destruct]]. Thus, a UNSC ship may only be destroyed if its commander authorizes its destruction, if it is done manually, or if the commander is dead, their interface may be removed and the codes can be fed into the ship's computer by an AI.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''' campaign level ''[[The Maw]]''</ref> Although permanent, they can be upgraded for specialized functions.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 188''</ref> | Once installed, they cannot be removed without killing the host or doing permanent damage to the host's brain and are therefore permanent. Their main use is the storage of data codes, NAV data, and also for receiving telemetry from outside sources. [[Artificial intelligence|AIs]] can access the lace with the owner's consent and retrieve data for use. The owner of the lace can also receive data about the ship they command, sent directly to their retinas courtesy of the shipboard AI. The CNI transponder of the commanding officer is the only thing with clearance for initiating a vessel's [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|auto destruct]]. Thus, a UNSC ship may only be destroyed if its commander authorizes its destruction, if it is done manually, or if the commander is dead, their interface may be removed and the codes can be fed into the ship's computer by an AI.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Maw]]''</ref> Although permanent, they can be upgraded for specialized functions.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 188''</ref> | ||
CNIs are designed so that the classified information stored within them, such as the locations of UNSC colonies, cannot be forcibly extracted by interrogation or torture, and have been proven effective against even the [[ | CNIs are designed so that the classified information stored within them, such as the locations of UNSC colonies, cannot be forcibly extracted by interrogation or torture, and have been proven effective against even the [[Flood]] for a limited time.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]'''</ref> | ||
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