Why is Cortana 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.
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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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Is Cortana the villain in Halo Infinite?

Initially appearing as the deuteragonist of both the original Halo trilogy and Halo 4, she returns as the main antagonist of the Reclaimer Saga, serving as the main antagonist of Halo 5: Guardians, the unseen overarching antagonist of Halo Wars 2 and the posthumous overarching antagonist of Halo Infinite.
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What is Cortana's goal in Halo 5?

She wants to seek order in the galaxy, and she's been destructive throughout the entire game. She's become drunk with power.
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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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Cortana Betrays Master Chief in HALO 5 VS Why She Betrayed Him in HALO Infinite



Who killed Cortana?

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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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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Why did Cortana choose Noble 6?

She choose Noble 6 to get to the PoA safely from Halsey's lab. Plus, Noble 6's armor couldn't carrier her like MC's hence he has the data thing attached to his back.
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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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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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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 was Cortana so important?

During gameplay, Cortana provides backstory and tactical information to the player, who often assumes the role of Master Chief Petty Officer John-117. In the story, she is instrumental in preventing the activation of the Halo installations, which would have destroyed all sentient life in the galaxy.
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Why did they change Cortana?

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."
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Why was Cortana on 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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Why did Cortana choose Master Chief?

In H3 Cortana says she did her research and chose Chief because she saw his luck.
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Is Cortana alive in Halo Infinite?

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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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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What is the AI name in Halo Infinite?

Echo-216, the UNSC pilot who only wants to go home, expects a massive gun of some kind, but instead, the Spartan returns with this AI program. The UNSC created the Weapon to assist the Chief in exploring Zeta Halo and finding the actual Cortana.
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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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Who is the strongest Spartan in Halo?

Halo: Ranking The 12 Strongest Spartans (That Aren't Master Chief...
  • 8 Buck.
  • 7 Jerome-092.
  • 6 Kelly-087.
  • 5 Kurt-051.
  • 4 Frederic-104.
  • 3 Spartan-B312 (Noble 6)
  • 2 Linda-058.
  • 1 Samuel-034.
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Is Noble 6 stronger than Master Chief?

Noble Six, however, slightly edges out Master Chief regarding this one. In the dying hours of Halo: Reach, Noble Six fends against hordes of Covenant forces while gravely injured. He never gave up, even when defeat and death were guaranteed.
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Is Noble 6 related to Master Chief?

Noble Six is Master Chief's son and has a brother called The Rookie. And yes this IS possible even though Noble Sex died before halo 1. Behind the mask, he is a troll!
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Who are the endless Halo Infinite?

The Xalanyn, also known as the Endless, was an advanced race, whose members were imprisoned by the Forerunners on Installation 07 by 97,368 BCE due to their ability to survive the effects of the Halo Array. Their cylixes were eventually discovered by Atriox during the Battle for Zeta Halo in 2560.
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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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Do we ever see Master Chief's face?

Paramount's Halo adaptation finally got its debut yesterday, having been stuck in production for what seems like forever. And, in the very first episode, the face of Master Chief was revealed.
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