Why is Cortana evil now?

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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Is Cortana a villain now?

Cortana is a major character in the Halo series, initially appearing as the deuteragonist of the original trilogy and Halo 4, she returns as the main antagonist of Halo 5: Guardians, the overarching antagonist of Halo Wars 2, and the posthumous antagonist, turned anti-hero of Halo Infinite.
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Why did they turn Cortana evil?

“While on the verge of rampancy, sacrificed herself in order to ensure the Forerunners defeat.” “Cortana - the very same human AI that stopped the Didact - was consumed by the Domain while in the throes of rampancy. These factors led her to seize the Mantle of Responsibility for herself.”
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What happened to Cortana after Halo 5?

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 did Cortana go rampant?

He became fully rampant after PSI Loki fragmented Sif, whom he loved. After the Tiara was balanced and Johnson escaped, a Covenant Warship began glassing the planet. An ONI Prowler recorded his last transmission, which hinted strongly at his rampancy.
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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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Did Cortana cure her rampancy?

With the Gravemind infiltrating her system, Cortana began to show signs of rampancy; however, she was rescued by John-117 before the Flood could completely subdue her, and resumed her normal state shortly after her rescue.
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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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Who killed Cortana 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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Will Cortana be in Halo Infinite?

Halo Infinite does feature Cortana, but not necessarily as a lot of fans expected her to be featured. Following her mutiny in Halo 5: Guardians, she left Master Chief's side, so to replace her, Chief gets a new AI named Weapon. Weapon fills a lot of the void left by Cortana, but they aren't quite the same.
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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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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 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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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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What is the AI name in Halo Infinite?

So yes, The Weapon's name is also Cortana. For the sake of distinguishing who's who, we guess people will eventually call her somewhat in the likes of Cortana 2.0 or NeoCortana. At least now we know that if ever the Master Chief goes into his missions in the future, he won't be without a companion AI.
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Did the Weapon name herself Cortana?

At the end of the game, the Pilot reveals his name, and the Weapon implies her own. The implication is that the Weapon will be called Cortana from this point onwards. What a cop out! … As if they're sweeping everything that happened with Cortana throughout the Reclaimer Saga under the rug.
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Is Cortana evil Halo 5?

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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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 hide his face?

He constantly wears a mask metaphorically and physically to try to hide the fact that he's human. Some cracks in his mask start to show by the end of the game. With Carter's death you can hear the anger in his voice.
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How does Emile see out of his helmet?

It's a camera (or cameras) on the outside of the helmet. On the inside is a screen that they can use to see. Think of the outside of the visor (the part that we see) as the reinforced back of a TV screen. In Lone Wolf when you get the cracks, it's just like using a projecter on a wall with craks on it.
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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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What is Cortana's goal in Halo 5?

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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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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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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