Why is Cortana named Weapon?

Cortana's name is a variant of Curtana, the sword used by the legendary Ogier the Dane, just as the titular AI character of Bungie's previous game Marathon 2: Durandal is named after the legendary sword Durendal. Curtana's inscription reveals that the sword has the same "temper as Joyeuse and Durendal".
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Why is Cortana called Weapon?

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.
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Does Weapon choose Cortana as her name?

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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What name did Weapon choose for herself?

The Weapon is encouraged to name herself, and the A.I. asks for Master Chief's permission to choose the name she really wants. While we don't hear what that name is, there's very little doubt that it's “Cortana.”
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Why did Cortana turn 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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Halo Infinite - The Weapon Picks a Name to Honor Cortana



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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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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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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Can you get the pilot in Halo Infinite?

Find the Pilot Halo Infinite House of Reckoning

What you actually need to do is fight through the two training rooms, then, grapple into the ship in the third training room. As soon as you go through the doorway, look to the floor right in front of you. You'll see a tiny disc that you need to approach and investigate.
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Who killed Cortana Halo Infinite?

Unfortunately, the truth was far more uninteresting than I ever could have imagined. It turns out Cortana is in fact dead, having been locked on Zeta Halo by the Weapon, and cornered by the Banished leader Atriox.
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What is the Weapon's name Halo?

The Weapon doesn't have a name in Halo Infinite.
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What is Master Chief's number?

Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, or "Master Chief", is a fictional character and the protagonist in the Halo multimedia franchise.
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Is Atriox alive in Halo Infinite?

Because Atriox MIA months later when the main action of Halo Infinite picks up, it seems like he might be dead. Halo Infinite waits until the post-credits scene to show us that the bearded Brute is alive and well. He appears deep inside some kind of Forerunner structure.
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How did Cortana sacrifice herself?

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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Why are the banished stuck on Zeta Halo?

The Banished went to Zeta Halo because they found something on the Ark that convinced them that there was something buried on this Halo they needed. Master Chief's defeat was intended to humanize him. It's something he's struggling with throughout the game. The game does show Cortana's end after the fact.
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Why did the Master Chief try to delete the Weapon?

However, Weapon's too thoughtful and wouldn't go with Cortana since Weapon knows what Cortana represents to Chief. It would stir up too much past every time he had to call her that. Remember, he tried to delete her because he thought she was going to turn into another Cortana.
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Did Master Chief try to delete the Weapon?

But before you figure everything out, you go on a mission that culminates with Chief trying to delete the Weapon—who, to reiterate, has been your sidekick for most of the game.
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Who is the best AI in Halo Infinite?

These AI characters have just as much of a presence in the Halo series as their flesh-and-blood compatriots.
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8 Best AI Characters In The Halo Series
  1. 1 Cortana.
  2. 2 343 Guilty Spark. ...
  3. 3 Vergil. ...
  4. 4 Roland. ...
  5. 5 Dot. ...
  6. 6 Isabel. ...
  7. 7 Serina. ...
  8. 8 032 Mendicant Bias. ...
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Is Locke in Halo Infinite?

Spartan Locke is almost completely missing from Halo Infinite, and there are very few signs to suggest that he's still alive.
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Who created the flood?

According to Halo lore, the Flood is a product of a war between the Forerunners and the Precursors. Some Precursors, who lost the war, were turned into regenerative dust that created horrific mutations. The remaining Precursors assimilated into this newfound corruption.
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Are the flood on Zeta Halo?

Nope. Allusions are made in the early chapters of the Halo Infinite campaign that Zeta Halo hides a threat that stands to be far worse than the Flood. And the creepy parasitic species does not appear in any capacity.
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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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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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