Posted by: ProHOTSHOT
So what exactly does that mean. He fought through these incredbily tough situations with tactical assistance from Cortana. She couldn't do the fighting for him, and i believe John has his own wits on tactical thinking.
She provides intel on what is happening, on the objectives at hand, and sometimes just rambles on about random stuff. Now I unfortunetly havent read all of the book and can bareley remember the ones i have but what does Cortana really do.
When intergrated with the Chief's armor does she give him extra superpowers, make him even more tactful, or make him exceptional in any other way you can probably think of. I dont think she does she is simply there as an AI that gives intel on mission status.
Just wanted to see if anyone else was having that question. This person seems to be using the Cortana excuse a lot but im not sure a lot of people understand how you are using it to back up your arguement. I hope someone explains so others like me can understand why she is so suddenley pivotal or if she is just being used as a way to make Chief's feats seem lees exceptional.
I repeat myself... once again.
From Halopedian
Cortana is an extremely advanced "Smart" AI, described once as "a generational leap" in AI technology. Her software is designed to infiltrate computer systems, and she is excellent at the task - as of early 2553, she had never encountered a Covenant security measure that she wasn't able to bypass. In addition, she is proficient with UNSC military hardware and can run military ships and stations almost entirely by herself. The UNSC's primary use of AIs is to oversee targeting of point-defense weaponry used in space battles, but for Cortana, this is merely an additional capability.Cortana has acted as the AI of the Pillar of Autumn, Cairo Station, the Forward Unto Dawn, the Gettysburg and even the Covenant flagship Ascendant Justice.
Cortana can be transferred among various computer systems, either through a data crystal chip or through close physical proximity to a computer system (though it appears that the method of transfer depends on the available technology).
On the battlefield, Cortana is able to gather data from local sources (including the Covenant Battlenet) and improvise effective battle strategies. John-117 acknowledged her as providing "intel support in an operation where their had been no reconnaissance." Her efficiency for planning has helped John-117 and others in many dire situations.
Cortana is also capable of interfacing with Forerunner technology. During the Battle of Reach, she was able to decode a large amount of data from the Babd Catha Forerunner Complex, and while on Installation 04 she was able to make use of the installation's Teleportation Grid.
Another of her abilities is the ability to clone herself, which she learned from a Covenant A.I. she captured and dissected. She can create multiple runtimes of herself to carry out different tasks simultaneously. At one point, she created a clone of her infiltration abilities to give the Chief enough of her capabilities to infiltrate the Covenant command and control station. Although not a complete copy, the clone had at least some of her personality. The clone retained her abilities to hack systems and some limited mission planning routines that allowed her to make basic plans to help the Spartans, but was unable to make the complicated plans that Cortana could come up with. The original clone made a copy of itself into the station's systems to help out and due to being overwhelmed by Covenant security A.I.'s, ended up making hundreds of copies of itself which overwhelmed the system and made accomplishing anything hard for the clones as they began to lose their coherent state, but still could control the system. All of the clones created on the mission were destroyed when the station blew, but provided an invaluable help to the Spartan team. Later, while held captive by the Gravemind, Cortana used her cloning ability to create data-stripped clones of herself and ones of her lower-priority functions to distract the Gravemind. These were all consumed by the Gravemind, but they helped buy Cortana time and one also helped her create her message to the Master Chief. Some were even responsible for the more rampant parts of two of the Cortana Moments.
Cortana is capable of linking her consciousness with a SPARTAN-II through the SPARTAN's armor and neural interface, allowing her to enhance the performance of the armor and communicate directly to the SPARTAN's mind. She has displayed this capability extensively during her time serving with John-117. Although this is not necessarily an ability exclusive to Cortana, her neural link with John-117 marked the first time that a "Smart" AI had joined minds with a human (as noted by the Assembly in 2552).
Its not an excuse, its a fact. A great deal of Master Chief's abilities that allow him to make decisions and actions at the last minute (such as activating the Antimatter bomb in the Assault Carrier during the opening of Halo 2, to escape in the nick of time), even speeding up his reaction time past its already ridiculously short window, and increase the lifting strength and speed of his armor.
In all honesty, I think I would have to say that his "luck" and "Cortana" are one and the same.