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''Oly Oly Oxen Free'' is a six-note, six-beat tone used as an all-clear code and the [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]]s' best-kept secret. Virtually no non-Spartan knows it; the only known surviving non-Spartans being [[Cortana]] and [[Catherine Halsey|Doctor Halsey]], both close to the Spartans' "family". The Spartans learned it from their AI instructor [[Déjà]] on [[Reach]] when they were younger and have been using it ever since. This allows the Spartans to use it with guarded impunity over the [[COM]] to make others aware of their presence, location, or as an all-clear signal. 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. Spartans would either just whistle the tone or would whistle it and shout ''"Oly Oly Oxen Free"'' after. The proper counter-response was ''"Oly Oly Oxen Free, All out in the free, We're all free."''<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 166'' (2003 edition)</ref> The phrase ''[[Wikipedia:Olly olly oxen free|Oly Oly Oxen Free]]'' was once used by children playing hide-and-seek, which meant that the game was over and they could safely come out of hiding. | ''Oly Oly Oxen Free'' is a six-note, six-beat tone used as an all-clear code and the [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]]s' best-kept secret. Virtually no non-Spartan knows it; the only known surviving non-Spartans being [[Cortana]] and [[Catherine Halsey|Doctor Halsey]], both close to the Spartans' "family". The Spartans learned it from their AI instructor [[Déjà]] on [[Reach]] when they were younger and have been using it ever since. This allows the Spartans to use it with guarded impunity over the [[COM]] to make others aware of their presence, location, or as an all-clear signal. 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. Spartans would either just whistle the tone or would whistle it and shout ''"Oly Oly Oxen Free"'' after. The proper counter-response was ''"Oly Oly Oxen Free, All out in the free, We're all free."''<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 166'' (2003 edition)</ref> The phrase ''[[Wikipedia:Olly olly oxen free|Oly Oly Oxen Free]]'' was once used by children playing hide-and-seek, which meant that the game was over and they could safely come out of hiding. | ||
During the [[Battle of Genesis]], Cortana used "Oly Oly Oxen Free" to signal [[Blue Team]] upon their arrival on [[Genesis|the planet]]. The team noted that it had been a long time since they had used the signal, but [[John-117]] recognized that it was Cortana signaling them.<ref>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', ''[[Reunion]]''</ref> | During the [[Battle of Genesis]], Cortana used "Oly Oly Oxen Free" to signal [[Blue Team]] upon their arrival on [[Genesis|the planet]]. The team noted that it had been a long time since they had used the signal, but [[John-117]] recognized that it was Cortana signaling them and activates the console the signal came from.<ref>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', ''[[Reunion]]''</ref> | ||
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