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'''Polypseudomorphine''' is a sedative used by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]. It is found in many, if not all, of the [[health pack]]s that are used on UNSC ships and facilities. Enough polypseudomorphine can knock out an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]] for the better part of a day.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 91''</ref> The drug is usually used for battlefield triage, but some [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] special forces teams also use it to knock out suspects so they can be captured. For example, the [[Spartan-II]] [[Blue Team]] used it to sedate [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]] so he could be brought back to [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] for interrogation. | |||
'''Polypseudomorphine''' is a sedative used by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]. It is found in many, if not all, of the [[ | |||
The drug's name implies that it is formed from [[Wiktionary:poly-|many]] "[[Wiktionary:pseudo-|fake]]" variants of [[Wikipedia:Morphine|morphine]]. The "fake" aspect may refer to the drug being a synthetic or alternate form of morphine. | The drug's name implies that it is formed from [[Wiktionary:poly-|many]] "[[Wiktionary:pseudo-|fake]]" variants of [[Wikipedia:Morphine|morphine]]. The "fake" aspect may refer to the drug being a synthetic or alternate form of morphine. |