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An '''emergency locator beacon''',<ref name="fs">'''[[Halo: First Strike|Halo: First Strike (2010)]]''', "[[Tug o' War]]"</ref> colloquially referred to as a '''slipbeacon''',<ref name="blood">'''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''', ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref> is an automated signal device used by [[human]]s in event of an emergency in space. Given its nickname, it likely uses [[Slipstream space]] to carry the distress signal. They are mounted on most human starships, and are compact enough to fit in a [[cryo chamber|cryo-tube]].<ref name="fs"/> | |||
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An emergency locator beacon was used by [[Cortana]] when the rear half of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} was left stranded in space after the [[Battle of Installation 00]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''</ref> When [[Operation: BLOWBACK]] went awry, [[Team Black]] used a slipbeacon to send a distress signal to [[UNSC Fleet Command|FLEETCOM]].<ref name="blood"/> The [[Fetching|fetcher]] [[Oliver Birch]] used one after he and his [[List of animals|dog]] [[Mabel]] became stranded in deep space in a cryo-tube.<ref name="fs"/> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*'' | *[[Halo: First Strike|''Halo: First Strike'' (2010)]] | ||
*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Communications technology]] | [[Category:Communications technology]] | ||
Revision as of 06:14, September 30, 2011
An emergency locator beacon,[1] colloquially referred to as a slipbeacon,[2] is an automated signal device used by humans in event of an emergency in space. Given its nickname, it likely uses Slipstream space to carry the distress signal. They are mounted on most human starships, and are compact enough to fit in a cryo-tube.[1]
An emergency locator beacon was used by Cortana when the rear half of the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn was left stranded in space after the Battle of Installation 00.[3] When Operation: BLOWBACK went awry, Team Black used a slipbeacon to send a distress signal to FLEETCOM.[2] The fetcher Oliver Birch used one after he and his dog Mabel became stranded in deep space in a cryo-tube.[1]
List of appearances
- Halo 3 (First appearance)
- Halo: First Strike (2010)
- Halo: Blood Line
Sources
- ^ a b c Halo: First Strike (2010), "Tug o' War"
- ^ a b Halo: Blood Line, Issue 1
- ^ Halo 3, campaign level, Halo
