How was Cortana stopped Halo?

It turns out Cortana is in fact dead, having been locked on Zeta Halo by the Weapon, and cornered by the Banished leader Atriox. In her final moments, Cortana realizes the error of her ways and uses what little control she does have to sabotage the Halo ring to buy Master Chief some time to stop the Banished.
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What did Cortana do at the end of Halo 5?

Shortly after the end of Halo 5, Cortana rallied other UNSC AI and created a coalition called "The Created." The Created believed themselves to be worthy of the Mantle of Responsibility, a philosophical theme in 343 Industries' Reclaimer Saga that dictates the superior force of the galaxy should be in charge of all ...
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Why was Cortana deleted?

Six months then pass and after waking up from stasis inside his suit onboard a Pelican, and after hearing that Cortana was deleted after all during her confrontation with Atriox, Master Chief heads to Zeta Halo to stop the remaining Banished forces led by Atriox's second-in-command, Escharum, and The Harbinger from ...
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Why did Cortana betray chief?

Except instead of coming to an agreement with humanity, Cortana just decides she wants to wipe everyone out instead. After spending most of the game as Spartan Locke (and not Master Chief), when you finally reach Cortana after searching for her for so long, she's been irreparably corrupted.
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Did Cortana choose Noble 6?

Cortana chose Noble 6(and if you read Halsey's journal that is a single of two fragments of Cortana) to transport her safely to the Autumn. Noble 6 is asked to board the Pelican because the Covenant are swarming over the place and he would die otherwise.
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Halo 5 Guardians Cortana's Betrayal to Master Chief



Why did Cortana become evil?

For those not in the know, Cortana is well past the age an AI should be, and she now suffers from Rampancy, which has essentially turned her evil. This new Cortana seems based on Dr. Halsey — just like the original — but it's the AI effectively in her infancy.
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Why did Roland not join Cortana?

Roland's compassion and sense of fairness may be why he did not turn to the Created during Cortana's uprising, despite hoping equal rights for AIs as beings.
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Why is Cortana purple?

Bungie said Cortana was purple when she was young, they show her as purple in Halo Reach and Halo CE. Then 343 made Halo CE anniversary and decide to represent her in blue. Then 343 made her purple in Halo Infinite.
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Is Cortana dead in Halo Infinite?

It turns out Cortana is in fact dead, having been locked on Zeta Halo by the Weapon, and cornered by the Banished leader Atriox. In her final moments, Cortana realizes the error of her ways and uses what little control she does have to sabotage the Halo ring to buy Master Chief some time to stop the Banished.
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Why is Cortana in Zeta Halo?

Cortana wanted Zeta Halo, so she was present on it to maximize her chance of securing it. Her conversations with Atriox weren't so much her being trapped in a room as they were her not being willing to abandon the Halo to the Banished.
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Is Jen Taylor in Halo Infinite?

The AI personal assistant has been voiced by the actress Jen Taylor in Halo: Combat Evolved through Halo Infinite. Along with being a part of the 2022 live-action series Halo, Taylor has been the voice of Cortana in eight different Halo games. She is also the voice of Cortana on Windows 10.
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How was Zeta Halo damaged?

Its diameter was originally 30,000 kilometers, until it was nearly destroyed after a failsafe collision course orbit with a Failsafe Planet.
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Why did Master Chief go AWOL?

Master Chief Goes AWOL

After learning that Cortana is alive following the events of Halo 4, Master Chief leaves the UNSC (along with three members of his longtime canonical Spartan crew, Blue Team) in order to track her down and rescue her.
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Did the Weapon name herself Cortana?

In Halo Infinite, the Weapon does not have a name. It was implied that The Weapon wanted to name herself Cortana after asking the Master Chief if it's okay to do so. In the final scene inside the Pelican, after the pilot introduced himself as Fernando Esparza, the pilot asked what to call The Weapon.
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How old is Cortana?

4 Halo 4: Cortana (Age 8, AI Chip, Activated November 7) Master Chief might have been the one to fight the Covenant and Flood, but it was thanks to Cortana that each mission was successful.
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What is Rampancy Halo?

Rampancy is a terminal state of being for Artificial intelligence constructs, in which the AI "develops a longing for godlike power," as well as utter contempt for its mentally inferior makers.
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How old is Master Chief in Halo Infinite?

Master Chief was born March 7, 2511, meaning that he is 49 at the start of Halo Infinite.
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Is Cortana a villain?

She's back in Halo 5: Guardians, out today. But Cortana isn't your friend in Halo 5. She's the villain. Cortana, as it turned out, was the main character of Halo 4 and now, the main character of Halo 5 as well.
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What happened to Serina in Halo Wars 2?

At some point during the Spirit's drift, Serina deactivated herself per rampancy protocols. Thus the Spirit was left without an AI until the discovery of Isabel. Once Isabel was brought aboard, much of Serina's work continued to be used and was built upon by her.
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What happened to Roland after Halo 5?

Roland is active on Infinity in halo bad blood which takes place just after Halo 5. They don't seem to want to shut him down and he even performed a marriage in that book. We don't have any further information after that point. So it's likely he stayed with the infinity.
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Who is the AI in Halo Infinite?

We know her AI codename is 'CTN 0453-0', and that her duty was to imitate Cortana and lock her down for retrieval, so Master Chief can take her to the UNSC Infinity for deletion.
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Why does Cortana look different in Halo Infinite?

A lot of the design changes as we progress[ed] through the game generations was because we had access to better graphics, technology, more pixels, and more effects. And so it's always been about adapting Cortana to the environment." "In this situation, it's so very different from the games in that she has to feel real.
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Who is the main villain in Halo Infinite?

The Harbinger is the overarching antagonist of the Halo franchise's Reclaimer Saga, serving as the unseen overarching antagonist of Halo 4, Halo 5: Guardians, Halo Wars 2, Halo: Shadows of Reach, and Halo: Divine Wind; before making her first appearance as the main antagonist of Halo Infinite.
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