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===[[Oly Oly Oxen Free]]=== | ===[[Oly Oly Oxen Free]]=== | ||
''Oly Oly Oxen Free'' is the Spartans' best-kept secret. It is their all clear signal which virtually no non-Spartan knows; the only known surviving non-Spartans being [[Cortana]] and [[Doctor Halsey]]. [[Deja]] knows it too, as she taught this to them, though her fate is unknown as she was situated on the now conquered [[Reach]]. This allows them to use it with guarded impunity over the [[COM]] to make others aware of their presence, location, or as an all-clear signal. It is a simple | ''Oly Oly Oxen Free'' is the Spartans' best-kept secret. It is their all clear signal which virtually no non-Spartan knows; the only known surviving non-Spartans being [[Cortana]] and [[Doctor Halsey]]. [[Deja]] knows it too, as she taught this to them, though her fate is unknown as she was situated on the now conquered [[Reach]]. This allows them to use it with guarded impunity over the [[COM]] to make others aware of their presence, location, or as an all-clear signal. It is a simple six note tune that can be whistled.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 166</ref><ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''</ref> | ||
It is this signal that Master Chief picks up on when he and his companions return to Reach after the events on Alpha Halo and discover that the Covenant didn't [[Glassing|glass]] the entire planet.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]''</ref> It is unknown if Spartan IIIs use it. | It is this signal that Master Chief picks up on when he and his companions return to Reach after the events on Alpha Halo and discover that the Covenant didn't [[Glassing|glass]] the entire planet.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]''</ref> It is unknown if Spartan IIIs use it. | ||