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Subject: Halo 1 Secret Message from Cortana?
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So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.

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You know the part were you have to save Captian Keys in the 3rd level of the game?

When he dies or if you kill him, the game goes to third person as if you died,when really MC is alive and you can see him standing, but you can hear Cortana say "Oh no. Without the captian, the covenant-" and it just cuts off from their and goes back to your recent checkpoint.

I remember one time I passed the level and an Elite killed Capitan Keys and it went to the intermission squence and I heard the full message.

Cortana said "Oh no. Without the captian, the covenant have already won."

Is this an Easter Egg or Secret Message?

  • 06.20.2010 11:47 AM PDT

Maybe she just says it because he's the only person that can organise things. In Halo: CE all he does is get captured and die.

  • 06.20.2010 12:06 PM PDT

E4web

I used to hear that all the time on Legendary. It never got cut off for me.

  • 06.20.2010 12:50 PM PDT
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Posted by: Ghost Unknown
I used to hear that all the time on Legendary. It never got cut off for me.
It got cut off for me when I played it on normal. I never tried it on lengendary.

  • 06.20.2010 1:21 PM PDT
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Posted by: Grizzwizz
Maybe she just says it because he's the only person that can organise things. In Halo: CE all he does is get captured and die.
... And yet the covenant didn't even win, they lost. I still don't get this message.

  • 06.20.2010 1:25 PM PDT

Maybe it's just there with no reason except knowing Keyes got killed.

  • 06.20.2010 2:52 PM PDT
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Posted by: Grizzwizz
Maybe it's just there with no reason except knowing Keyes got killed.
Maybe.

[Edited on 06.20.2010 3:41 PM PDT]

  • 06.20.2010 3:41 PM PDT

E4web

Posted by: Decimator Omega
Posted by: Ghost Unknown
I used to hear that all the time on Legendary. It never got cut off for me.
It got cut off for me when I played it on normal. I never tried it on lengendary.


Lol, I meant it as in I always died on Legendary, so I always heard it. :) But it still didn't get cut off for me, but maybe that's down to it being Legendary, perhaps?

  • 06.21.2010 5:22 AM PDT
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Posted by: Ghost Unknown
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Posted by: Ghost Unknown
I used to hear that all the time on Legendary. It never got cut off for me.
It got cut off for me when I played it on normal. I never tried it on lengendary.


Lol, I meant it as in I always died on Legendary, so I always heard it. :) But it still didn't get cut off for me, but maybe that's down to it being Legendary, perhaps?
That's weird because when you die in Halo 1 Cortana doesn't speak as if she also died.

  • 06.21.2010 3:39 PM PDT

E4web

Posted by: Decimator Omega
That's weird because when you die in Halo 1 Cortana doesn't speak as if she also died.


Just to clarify... I meant that Captain Keyes would die a lot because it was Legendary.

  • 06.22.2010 4:39 AM PDT
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Posted by: Ghost Unknown
Posted by: Decimator Omega
That's weird because when you die in Halo 1 Cortana doesn't speak as if she also died.


Just to clarify... I meant that Captain Keyes would die a lot because it was Legendary.
Oh.

  • 06.23.2010 12:43 PM PDT

big halo fanXD

or a logic reson, it is a special thing that you only get on legondary: exc: the legondary ending, the difficulty, ect

  • 06.25.2010 12:35 PM PDT

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Posted by: Decimator Omega
Cortana said "Oh no. Without the captian, the covenant have already won."

Is this an Easter Egg or Secret Message?


Neither, it's a statement made within the context of that game, and it makes perfect sense. When playing the game for the first time you have no idea what the hell is gonna happen moving forward, Capt Keyes is your shot at organizing an offensive.

  • 06.25.2010 4:14 PM PDT
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Posted by: SweetTRIX
Posted by: Decimator Omega
Cortana said "Oh no. Without the captian, the covenant have already won."

Is this an Easter Egg or Secret Message?


Neither, it's a statement made within the context of that game, and it makes perfect sense. When playing the game for the first time you have no idea what the hell is gonna happen moving forward, Capt Keyes is your shot at organizing an offensive.
I see. Thanks. :)

  • 06.26.2010 3:15 PM PDT
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keyes stinks.

[Edited on 06.27.2010 11:30 AM PDT]

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coool but im not sure if its an easter egg but still very cool

  • 06.30.2010 1:16 AM PDT
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Why do we need Keyes? He crashes the ship, gets captured, leaves, gets captured again, and dies. Then we have to get his implants so we can start the self-destruct, then get it shut off and have to blow up the core ourselves. I always kill him in co-op on the first level. You can have one player stand at the bridge end of the hallway to the door that takes you out. Kill Keyes and have the other player run through the door. You can continue the level with all the Marines talking to you about being boarded and what not while trying to kill you!

[Edited on 06.30.2010 10:45 AM PDT]

  • 06.30.2010 10:44 AM PDT
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So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.

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Posted by: Omega 909 FT01
Why do we need Keyes? He crashes the ship, gets captured, leaves, gets captured again, and dies. Then we have to get his implants so we can start the self-destruct, then get it shut off and have to blow up the core ourselves. I always kill him in co-op on the first level. You can have one player stand at the bridge end of the hallway to the door that takes you out. Kill Keyes and have the other player run through the door. You can continue the level with all the Marines talking to you about being boarded and what not while trying to kill you!
Hmm... I should try that.

  • 07.01.2010 8:32 PM PDT