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| | #Redirect [[Spartan signals#Oly Oly Oxen Free]] |
| '''Oly Oly Oxen Free''' is a six-note, six-beat tone used as an all clear code by the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]]s. They learned it from [[Deja]] on [[Reach]] when they were younger and have been using it ever since. Spartans would either just whistle the tone or would whistle it and shout ''"Oly Oly Oxen Free"'' after. <ref name="tango">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 166''</ref> The proper counter-response was ''"Oly Oly Oxen Free, All out in the free, We're all free."''<ref name="tango"/>
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| == Psychology ==
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| ''[[Wikipedia:Olly olly oxen free|Oly Oly Oxen Free]]'' was a phrase once used by children playing hide-and-seek, which meant that the game was over and they could safely come out of hiding. Centuries later the phrase used by the SPARTAN-IIs as a secret codeword to signal their presence. Only a select few outsiders knew it, who were close to the Spartans' "family", knew of its use, such as Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]], [[Cortana]], and Sergeant [[Avery Johnson]]. 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. They learned this tune/code from their [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] instructor, [[Deja]], while they were training on Reach.
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| ==Uses==
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| The term ''Oly Oly Oxen Free'' was used on numerous occasions throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Some of the times it was used are as follows:
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| *After the Spartan Team had beaten [[Tango Company]] and [[John-117]] had checked to make sure their evacuation point was all clear.<ref name="tango"/>
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| *After the [[Fall of Reach]], [[Anton-044]] used it as an S.O.S. signal over the [[COM|E-Band]]. <ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 56''</ref>
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| *In order to allow the Spartans to enter [[CASTLE Base]], [[Kelly-087]] used it to let Dr. Halsey know it was them. <ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 118'' (''"Or maybe you're just not saying anything they want to hear," Kelly said. She whistled a six-note singsong tune.'')</ref>
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| *During [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]], [[Linda-058]] used it to let John know where she was so he could find her and pick her up. <ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 322''</ref>
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| *At the end of Operation: FIRST STRIKE, Sergeant Johnson used it to let Blue team know that the [[Gettysburg]] was holding station behind a nearby moon. <ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 326''</ref>
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| *When the rest of [[Blue Team]], minus John-117 arrived on [[Onyx]], Kelly whispered "Olly Olly Oxen Free[sic]", over the COM. <ref name="Onyx">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 236''</ref>
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| *When Dr. Halsey took Kelly-087 on the ''[[Beatrice]]'' with her.
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| ==Trivia==
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| *Oly Oly Oxen Free was originally used to tell players in a game of hide and seek that the game was over and they could come out of hiding.
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| *The phrase is spelled "Oly Oly" in ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' but "Olly Olly" in ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''.<ref name="tango"/><ref name="Onyx"/> The latter spelling is the grammatically correct, but the former has been used more.
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| *The [[Marines]] use it on the ''[[Halo 3]]'' level "[[The Ark (Level)|The Ark]]" when firing on the first [[Covenant]] encampment, as well as in Crow's Nest, but only if the [[IWHBYD Skull (Halo 3)|IWHBYD Skull]] is activated.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Ark (Level)|The Ark]]''</ref>
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| *[[Dana Awbrey]] alluded to this phrase by titling a blog post "Oly Oly [[Axons|Axon]] Free".
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| *Oly Oly Oxen Free has [[List of "seven" references in Halo|7]] syllables.
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| ==Sources==
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| <references/>
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| == See also ==
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| *[[Spartan Signals]]
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| {{SpartanPrograms}}
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| [[Category:Spartans]]
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