The description for Halo 4’s epilogue: After the destruction of New Phoenix, and the death of Cortana, Master Chief must carry on. Im hoping for Cortana to be back or alive or at the very least be involved somehow in Halo 5. In Halo 5: Guardians, it turns out that Cortana is not dead, but returns from the grave to take over the universe. I actually like the almost unhealthy co-dependence they develop toward the end of Halo 4, as one is losing her mind (and it's all she has) and the other is losing the structure in what little life he has (rejection of military authority).They both see how the other is coming apart. Also lame, renders the Banished irrelevant . Option A: Retcon like Halo 5 Cortana never happened. Why does she want the rings and control of all species? This is messy and would piss everyone off Option B: Cortana becomes good again and re-joins chief, "abandons" her crusade with the Created. [edit source] Halo 5 [edit source] This isnt 2012 Cortanas pic needs to be updated for Halo 5.AskinNakkLeVaar 00:12, November 29, 2015 (UTC) Can we get a specific quote for source #3 (Halo: The Flood, page 255) about Cortana turning pink/green when angry? "When [Locke] goes into Halo 5, you'll see him transition into a Spartan, a super soldier. Jennifer Lee Taylor (born February 17, 1973) is an American actress and voice actress best known for her roles as Cortana in various Halo games as well as the intelligent personal assistant of the same name. Pyroanime2k16 Nov 8, 2016. This is messy and would piss everyone off. Cortana has maintained a lot of popularity, even despite becoming a villain in Halo 5. Without going into any detail regarding the actual plot of Halo 5 (despite the fact that we don’t know it yet) here’s a primer on all you need to know about what’s going on when Halo 5 kicks off. The twist was a good idea, but I was so used to her being a companion, ally, and friend that when she became a villain, I was torn up. Cortana becoming mad with power in Halo 5 is least of that game's issues... let's start with Cortana existing, followed by that silly love triangle between Chief, Cortana and Warden... See my comment about Marathon. Its like LA Noire style, slapping a real face on a model, creepy. Shame really. We see this happen in the Halo: Tales from Slipspace comic "Dominion Splinter" which is set shortly after the events of Halo 4. We see at the end of Halo 5 that Cortana has the halo rings in mind. On topic, I have no idea what they're going to do with Cortana in Infinite. Possibly if we were talking strictly about multiplayer (which I have my opinions about too), but as far as the campaign alone, Halo 5 was worst of them all. She serves as the main antagonist of Halo 5: Guardians, which is a huge twist for the series. I will admit that I didn't like Cortana becoming the enemy in 5. Cortana is a clone of Halsey. Cortana contacted John-117 sending him to Meridian. There, John and Blue Team rode a Guardian to Genesis. Halsey carries The Librarians geas (as all humans do, just more of it than anyone else). But all his choices are for the greater good, not for humanity, but for the galaxy. And note that Halo 5 is not written by the same guys as Halo … Honestly the ending was good (MC was recovered) and Sad (Cortana's "death"). This is lame and would piss everyone off. ... Halo 5's was the worst but she should have remained dead anyway, I like halo lore but having shards or copies of her or whatever it was in 5 just cheapens her arc in 4. She really pissed me off in other halo games but Halo 4 really changed my mind about her (mainly because of how much the character changes). Option C: Cortana remains evil and is the real enemy (again) in infinite. Created on Reach in the Cranster. Despite what happened to her character in Halo 5, most people still remember Cortana as the funny and helpful AI sidekick to Master Chief and remains a series favorite. Basically, after I got the first Halo 5 mission done, I said to myself "Clearly I've missed a lot of things have happened between Halo 4 and 5 that must've been covered in the ancillary material that 343i counted on us looking into so we would understand what was happening here." Cortana and the Warden Eternal began activating the Guardians on several planets across the galaxy. Option B: Cortana becomes good again and re-joins chief, "abandons" her crusade with the Created. Of course Halo 5 cortana is the least liked because she finally decided to put a shirt on. Option A: Retcon like Halo 4/5 never happened. According to voice actor Mike Colter who plays Jameson Locke in Halo 5 and Halo Nightfall, Cortana will play a role in Halo 5. Be warned that it contains spoilers for Halo 4, as well as various other pieces of Halo canon that have set up the stakes for this epic intergalactic man hunt. I have a feeling deep down in my gut that this theory, isn't just a theory. Part of Cortana's reasoning for her actions in H5 seem to (at least on some level) suggest that it wasn't what Chief thought it was, in that she had knowledge he didn't. Halo 5: Guardians is a first-person shooter video game developed by 343 Industries and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox One.The fifth mainline entry and tenth overall in the Halo series, it was released worldwide on October 27, 2015.The game's plot follows two fireteams of human supersoldiers: Blue Team, led by Master Chief, and Fireteam Osiris, led by Spartan Locke. That said, I think the story is more interesting if there's no satisfying "solution" to what happened to Cortana. ~ Frank O’Connor. Once upon a time, Cortana was going to be Microsoft's answer to Siri and Alexa. So this is probably a really late answer to your question, but after reading the answers that are here, I feel like none of them actually put forth the truth. I love the story the 343 is doing, as well as 5's co op. I guess my question is what do you all think the reasoning is for this? The choices they made with Cortana at the end of 4 and throughout 5 make it difficult to abandon her or to be an ally again. Halo 2 Anniversary Cortana This looks so creepy. There is no "impostor" Cortana. Here is how I see it. It's a prominent role within the game," he said. We got asked a lot about what happened to Cortana – what’s her fate? Can't wait. Banned. Reply. Who knows what 343 is thinking. The plot of Halo 5: Guardians revolves around Master Chief's mission to stop Cortana, which is a conflict of interest. What we see in Halo 5 is either Cortana herself, or, more likely, an amalgamation of fragments that survived. Scullibundo said: Her hair looking real/separate from her hologram body is incredibly dumb to me. Halo Infinite takes place well after the ending of Halo 5, with a rampant Cortana nowhere in sight and the Master Chief adrift in space. And Alienous comment. "Obviously Master Chief will be involved, Cortana… How is the writing for Cortana in Halo 5 ... It’s quite clear that 343 hasn’t even settled on how anything that happened in Halo 5 with Cortana actually came to be, which has been further explored by the Halsey’s Journal blog in The Fractured Narrative of Cortana’s Fate. Halo 5: Guardian's campaign was FAR from perfect. Cortana is a UNSC "Smart" Artificial Intelligence created by, originally with the likeness of, Dr. Catherine Halsey. She also voices Zoey in Left 4 Dead; Princess Peach, Toad, and Toadette in various Mario games between 1999 and 2008; Salem in RWBY, and Lina, Windranger, Puck and Medusa in Dota 2 *shrugs* We'll find out once Infinite drops. Throughout Halo 5: Guardians I wondered whether we might see the return of the eponymous Halo rings. And aparently Halo 5 the ultimate choice. Oct 25, 2017 7,479. Cortana is a virtual assistant developed by Microsoft, which uses the Bing search engine to perform tasks such as setting reminders and answering questions for the user. That’s 5 Halo games then came Halo 4. Pure speculation but I assume infinite is a reboot of sorts and so the rampancy may or may not have happened. Typically nothing my emotions want ever happen. Unless Cortana was actually yanked by the Librarian during John's meeting with her, but theory possibilities for that case are very scarce, and I don't really like that possibility. And of course Laskys scene does parallel the first halo. 343 lied about Cortana’s role in Halo 5. But for what purpose? This is lame and would piss everyone off Option C: Cortana remains evil and is the real enemy (again) in infinite. That’s Halo CE, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo ODST and Halo Reach. Great topic you have here and your correct it has all us Halo fans searching for answers. Would you consider a game as broken as Halo 5 to be up-to-par to other AAA Halo game installments such as Halo 3? She also calls upon every living specie in the universe and tells them to join her and her ‘Created’ group. I mean I like Cortana as a character but even in game she isn't a real person. Jul 8, 2020 #254 Anyone saying Cortana is sexed up in Halo 4don't know what they are talking about, especially when Cortana in Halo 3 had breast phsyics. Pure speculation but I assume infinite is a reboot of sorts and so the rampancy may or may not have happened. So, without wasting any more time… The dad jokes are still there, but Cortana has a new job these days, and it's all tied to Microsoft 365. Why it was wrong for 343 Industries to make Cortana the villain in Halo 5:. From what I gather with everything cortana said and how she talks. 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