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Cortana was already with chief when Noble delivered her to the POA. Confused? Dont be. What you delivered was basicaly a piece of Cortana with the forunner data inside. Once delivered to keyes, he merged the piece with Cortana and then she plugged the data in that in turn led them to Halo when they jumped to slip space. This explains how she was with chief and 6 at the same time (When taking book canon into account) and I remember hearing or reading somewhere that this theory is indeed what happens. If it wasn't for 6, humanity never would have found Halo.
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"Did we EVER get the eagle that was going to come down and land **on** the helmet?"
"That WAS only on legendary."
"What WAS gonna happen on **easy**?"
[Laughter]
"Was it a slug?"
"[Chuckles] Yeah."
"Wait, you WERE actually gonna' have a bird land on the helmet?"
"Yeah."
After I watched the video, it did not convince me there was a legendary ending, nor did it prove to me there wasn't. The text being in past tense has nothing to do with the proof, as they were talking about other things they did/wanted to do with other parts of the game, they were just speculating ideas that they had. Just because the eagle didn't make it, doesn't mean something else didn't. (Sorry, had to call you out)
As for speculation:
If you play the first level in Halo 1, eventually, master chief navigates to Keyes, and, according to where reach leaves us, "meets" cortana.......... the problem is this:
EXACT DIALOGUE:
Cortana: "Sleep well?"
Chief: "No thanks to your driving, yes."
Cortana: "So you did miss me."
"So you did miss me". Interesting, reach portrays cortana as choosing Noble 6, then being given to keyes. Chief was frozen all the while. So when did they meet? It is a safe bet that 99% of all stories have holes. In this case, halo probably joins this club, Unless...... there is in fact a legendary ending explaining how they meet before their debriefing in the autumns cockpit. It is also worth noting that cortana was allowed to chose a spartan, and she chose Master Chief, but why then did Dr. Halsey exclaim "she has made her choice" and hand her to Noble 6. Another hole? Precursor for a sequel? Legendary ending material? Did cortana know Noble 6 would successfully deliver her to her "real" spartan? Only Marcus and the gang know.....
On the other hand, look at where the credits leave off, the beginning of halo, with literally no space or room for imagination in between, they even used the exact same words. So, assuming Halo has its few holes/errors, there's no room for an extra ending to explain anything (which in the case is really nothing). Yes, Jun and Halsey escape to Castle Base, and that "could" be an ending, but unlikely, because it actually turns out to be quite an adventure (there are books).
Go back through and play the game on normal, and take it all in. Doesn't it feel like Reach as a whole is a legendary ending? Could you ask for a better way to wrap it up?
If you happened to watch the gamescom interview, Brian's exact words were:
"Well, you know, I think fans can expect (like with) all the halo games, if you manage to be able to beat the game on legendary, your probably going to get treated (with) something different than everybody else who can only go up to heroic so, work hard, it'll pay off for you."
Aren't some of those Easter eggs only accessible on legendary? The words "you can expect", sounds like the weather man to me. "Probably", are you guna study for Mondays test? The statement he said is true, and already fulfilled. You worked hard and got paid off with your tribute room. It doesn't matter what we "expect", or what "probably" happens. In the end, its what they did.
So, theres a few more angles to look at it from.
In my own honestly humble opinion, there is no "legendary ending". But, I do believe Bungie has hidden cool easter eggs, and stuffed an explanation to all the holes in the game. Since this game takes place before the events of Halo CE, small pieces can be put together, like a puzzle, throughout the game, not just all at the end.
I'm pretty sure the point of picking 6 was for him to take her to Chief. That was the decision. Now the Chief/Cortana relation I don't know. Maybe it has to do with Chief's relationship with Halsey (Some Halo 1 and 3 quotes are said by both in a Halo Legends episode). Maybe Chief knew Cortana before anyone else did. I'm not sure.