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Subject: Strange symbol in Cortana's message

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At the 0:54 second mark, right as Cortana says the word "am" in "I am your sword", a strange blue symbol flashes on the screen for a fraction of a second. Any idea on what it is?

Here's an image of it.

  • 05.09.2006 9:38 PM PDT
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it looks like some funky view of the bottom of a covenant ship

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It's the halo symbol.

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I don't know, but it looks like something.

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why is cortana acting so weird

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The background looks like an eye. but th foreground looks kinda like a Halo. Maybe it's Cortana's eye.

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Posted by: MAC 720
why is cortana acting so weird


I don't know, but maybe the rumors were right. Maybe Cortana is evil.

  • 05.09.2006 9:43 PM PDT
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My best guess is with the strange message would be... The gravemind has effected her some how. But i'm prolly way off. So how is he going to deal with her being galaxy's away?

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Cortana has been locked up on high charity with a massive zombie-lord made of flesh from thousands of once living things.... so she is a bit crazy atm

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Posted by: Ralphered
Cortana has been locked up on high charity with a massive zombie-lord made of flesh from thousands of once living things.... so she is a bit crazy atm


Gravemind is incredibly smart. Maybe he switched around a couple wires.

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If you guys remember the covenant murals from the deleted portions of Halo 2 -- the halos were drawn as great circles with evil looking eyes at the center of them. If you look at the last cutscene where the delta halo firing sequence is interrupting by an energy pulse, there is a ball of energy building up at the center of the ring... and energy build up that looks vaguley like an eye.

Who knows.

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maybe it's the halo3 symbol appearing?

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Most likely it is the gravemind. She might be coming thru as her self when she says she knows his past. But lets all hope the bungie keeps her alive. U have to remember in the books they said the AI only have a short life span and then they go crazy. So... it could be her time.

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If you have quicktime, go to 0:32, and go frame by frame. There is a weird looking symbol also, looking like cairo station.

In the beginning of her transmission, a few frames show a pegasus like shape.

[Edited on 5/9/2006]

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In my humble opinion, it looks like the ring part of the Halo 3 logo materializing slowly, just so its in you mind's eye, before they give it to you at the end.

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I think it's just a really "light-bloomed" Halo ring from that one background (I'm having trouble finding...).. It's the one with the Halo ring and the "sun" behind it.

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Posted by: MAC 720
why is cortana acting so weird


I don't know, but maybe the rumors were right. Maybe Cortana is evil.


I think this might help with the Cortona evil theory.
Remember in Halo 2 when you had to kill the Prophet Of Regret?
After you killed him a covenant ship came in a blew up that large structuer. Then you fell into the water, then Grave Minde comes in and takes MC.Now is it possible that the Grave Minde could read MC mined? Could be but who knows rite? Enyway at the end of the game Cortona is still in the Covenant Holy city and Grave minde comes up to here and askes here a question correct? Maybe Grave minde asked here about MC but she didnt know enything much about him. Maybe thats why she said in the * I know your past and your futuer*. Ther for this could make cortona more interested in MC and to help him out or to protective of him. Maybe thats why she said * i'am your sheild i'am your sword*. And remember when Cortona says*this is how the world will end*? Msybe Grave Mined knows a lil bite more then enyone huh? But who knows not all of us are on the spot for being rite all the time. Hope this gives the brain a lil thinking.

Thats what my theory about this cortona eveil theroy. Hope this makes sence.

[Edited on 5/9/2006]

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If you've read the books you can kinda get an insight as to why Cortana is acting so wierd. While she is inside the High Charity's computer system unlocking all the doors and such for MC, she encounters a Covenant AI and the AI is trying to stop her, as well as infect her. She also finds the AI to be extremely intelligent, and the data she finds in the Covenant computer system is IMMENSE. So there's the most likely answer to that one.

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Posted by: MAC 720
why is cortana acting so weird


You know, man. If you would just have patientce for the credits to end it shows a scene at the end. In other words SHE IS EVIL YOU DIMWIT!!!

Oh and nice job catchin' that man.

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I think it's just a really "light-bloomed" Halo ring from that one background (I'm having trouble finding...).. It's the one with the Halo ring and the "sun" behind it.

Then why does it have such a strange tearduct shape?

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Posted by: MAC 720
why is cortana acting so weird


I don't know, but maybe the rumors were right. Maybe Cortana is evil.

Rampant may be a better word. A common theory going around is that she has reached the end of her lifespan (7 years) and is going Rampant, in the style of Marathon's AIs.

[Edited on 5/9/2006]

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Oh yeah I just remembered.
A normal "smart" AI has a life span usually of 7 years then they go crazy and glitched.
Cortana has gone years past that limit am I correct? Cortana is going crazy and don't fight against it. It is the truth so all of you shut up about it.

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