Who killed Cortana in 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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Why was Cortana killed?

Cortana is “dead” in Halo Infinite, or at least she isn't active. At the end of the game, it's revealed that she realized the error of her ways. She leaves echoes of herself scattered around Zeta Halo to point Chief in the right direction and sacrifices herself to stop Atriox's assault on the UNSC.
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Is Cortana still alive?

No one deleted Cortana, and she wasn't locked down (at least not fully) when she blew up part of the Halo, meaning she's almost certainly still alive.
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Who deleted Cortana?

During this period Atriox, the leader of The Banished and a large army of his boys manages to confront Cortana on Zeta Halo at the same time Master Chief appears with the UNSC and an AI known as The Weapon with the plan of containing Cortana and deleting her.
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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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Is Atriox alive in Halo Infinite?

Halo Infinite's Legendary post-credit scene clears up a huge misconception that many players got after seeing it on other difficulties. Usually, the scene plays without voices, and it seems like somehow Atriox is still alive. However, beating the Halo Infinite on Legendary gives players a chance to see the whole thing.
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Who dies in Halo Infinite?

Halo Infinite
  • Tremonius- Killed by Master Chief.
  • Chak 'Lok- Killed by Master Chief.
  • Bassus- Killed by Master Chief.
  • Tovarus- Killed by Master Chief.
  • Hyperius- Killed by Master Chief.
  • Jega 'Rdomnai- Killed by Master Chief (Debateable)
  • Escharum- Fatally wounded by Master Chief.
  • The Harbinger- Killed by Master Chief.
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Is Cortana alive in Halo 6?

If Cortana ever went rampant (which she did), this Weapon was created to delete Cortana and then delete herself. Except she's still alive instead. She functions as Master Chief's ride-along companion for the entire game, offering helpful tactical advice and hacking into installation hardware.
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Is the arbiter dead?

The Arbiter acts as the primary enemy of the game, charged with the destruction of humanity by the Prophet of Regret. He is ultimately killed by human forces at the game's climax.
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How did Cortana get trapped?

After John-117 hunted down and killed the Prophet of Regret on Delta Halo, he, Cortana, and The Arbiter were captured by the Flood's central intelligence - the Gravemind.
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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 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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Does Cortana return in Halo 5?

Cortana begins to lose control toward the end of Halo 4, and ultimately sacrifices herself for Chief. But a fragment of her is resurrected and rises to power in Halo 5: Guardians.
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Who was the brute at the end of Halo Infinite?

The most recent episode of Halo finally squared Master Chief up against a Covenant brute, though according to celebrated television writer David J.
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Will the flood be in Halo Infinite?

While the terrifying parasite didn't directly appear in the Halo Infinite campaign, players did notice that in the game's second level, Foundation, a Forerunner cylix labelled with a Flood Infection Form symbol could be found in a secret room (thanks, HiddenXperia).
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Why did Cortana delete herself?

Cortana deleted herself so that the Banished couldn't use her to take control of Zeta Halo. Even though she went a bit mental with rampancy, her vision was to create peace by force so she didn't necessarily want to hurt people as much as she wanted people to end all conflict.
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Why does Emile have a skull on his helmet?

The one personal action Emile took to signify his victories were the scratches he made on his visor - each of the hundreds of marks that make up its skull-visage in order to threaten the Covenant opposition at first sight.
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Is John 117 the last Spartan?

There are few characters as famous in gaming as Spartan John-117, more commonly known as Master Chief, the so-called “Last Spartan” who saved humanity in its darkest hours.
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Do any Spartans survive Halo Infinite?

76 Spartans were killed at Laconia Station by Cortana in Halo 5. Overall, there was an estimated number of 7150 troops on The Infinity. It seems like Pablo Schreiber – sorry the Master Chief – is the only survivor of the Spartans.
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What did Atriox unlock?

While the regular ending seems to indicate that Atriox unlocks the vault and gains access to The Endless for his own gain, the Halo Infinite post-credits Legendary scene paints a different picture.
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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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Is Master Chief dead?

Yes, the Master Chief does appear to die in episode 9 of the Halo series. As the Covenant army overwhelms him and Silver Team, Master Chief begins to recognise that the only way he can save his comrades and reclaim the artefact is to allow his AI companion, Cortana, to take control of his body.
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How did Cortana survive?

Cortana explains she survived the destruction of the Didact's ship and her own rampancy by entering the Domain, an ancient repository of knowledge. Granted an infinite life span by the Domain, Cortana believes that she and other AI (the "Created") should enforce peace through the galaxy.
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