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The '''Callisto Incident''' was an event which effectively sparked the [[Insurrection]]; an undeclared war between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Insurrectionist]]s. The incident gets its name from {{UNSCShip|Callisto}}, a [[UNSC corvette | The '''Callisto Incident''' was an event which was considered to have effectively sparked the [[Insurrection]]; an undeclared war between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Insurrectionist]]s. The incident gets its name from {{UNSCShip|Callisto}}, a [[UNSC corvette]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 436''</ref> | ||
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Cole's faked distress signal was both a stroke of genius and breach of protocol so severe that UNSC CENTCOM dithered over whether to award him the [[UNSC Legion of Honor|Legion of Honor]] or have him court-martialed. Ultimately they did neither, to avoid setting precedent. However, from that point on, Cole could never again send a distress signal in enemy territory; no one would believe it. As he stated in his personal log: "Surrender, quite literally, is no longer an option for me."<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''page 446''</ref> | Cole's faked distress signal was both a stroke of genius and breach of protocol so severe that UNSC CENTCOM dithered over whether to award him the [[UNSC Legion of Honor|Legion of Honor]] or have him court-martialed. Ultimately they did neither, to avoid setting precedent. However, from that point on, Cole could never again send a distress signal in enemy territory; no one would believe it. As he stated in his personal log: "Surrender, quite literally, is no longer an option for me."<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 446''</ref> | ||
The incident itself is considered to have been one of, if not the, critical catalyst for the [[Insurrection]]. | The incident itself is considered to have been one of, if not the, critical catalyst for the [[Insurrection]]. | ||
