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Subject: What if the true villan behind halo is Cortana herself?
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  • 05.12.2006 7:56 PM PDT
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Posted by: God of turmoil
Are you SURE its not just her voice distorted? It would make sense since the image was kinda fuzzy too...


that was wat i wondered too. but then sum ppl told me they saw the gravemind behind cortana as she spoke. I never checked so i cant say theryre wrong. or right. so im not that sure.

  • 05.12.2006 7:56 PM PDT
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Posted by: Scissorhands
yes all this about her being evil and stuff but has anyone remebered the books? she was in the covenant ships and in their mainframe, and i remember the book pointing out that she was acting different. what if she was hacked? just a theory =)


Yeah in First Strike it even talks about how AIs splitting themselves numerous times can start to make them have malfunctions. Scissorhands is right, it talks about her encounter w/ the Covenant AI and how she was starting to act a little abnormal. If u don't believe me you can even check it in First Strike.

  • 05.12.2006 7:57 PM PDT
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She's obviously not evil, and neither is Gravemind. {Der-der-der; he's the reason Halo wasn't activated}

[Edited on 5/12/2006]

  • 05.12.2006 7:57 PM PDT
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Posted by: JoeCrow_24
i don't think he controlled Penitent Tangent, he just captured him. remember that he forced PT to talk by shaking it, not hacking into it. There is no evidence that he can hack an AI.

True, Although he did Hack into the teleportation grid on Halo. However this could also be explained by Gravemind's coersion of PT.


He was able to use the transport mechanism that Guilty Spark and most likely the other "oracles" are able to use. Thats how he transported the Arbiter and the Chief to their seperate areas. He also hacked into the speaker systems and was able to use the same frequency as the Prophet of Regret and Tartarus.

  • 05.12.2006 7:58 PM PDT
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well cortana never really did anything bad. how do we know that has any role in the whole plot?i mean bungie said they werent giving away any hints only when it first comes out : \

  • 05.12.2006 7:58 PM PDT
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Cort could have EASILY orchestrated the entire Halo plot line.

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Posted by: Piggyfool1
She's obviously not evil, and neither is Gravemind. {Der-der-der; he's the reason Halo wasn't activated}


Thus sparing the Flood's anihilation...so yeah..thats not a bad thing at all right? Der-der-der!

  • 05.12.2006 7:59 PM PDT
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but in the last part of halo 2 it shows a scene with gravemind taking over the whole covenant palce so maybe he will like steal a ship and hipnotize the guys there into fighting for him

  • 05.12.2006 8:02 PM PDT
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Ive read this entire thread and have found it very interesting.

i believe cortana has been affected by gravemind but whether he is controlling her or has corrupted her is another thing.

As for gravemind not being able to use computers, thats wrong as he argues with Truth over the Covenant mainframe as others have said.

I dont think cortana would have been made without some sort of protection from being hacked, which is why i believe that what she learns affects her outlook on the human/covenant war.

Gravemind is definitely talking to in the trailer. but what i find hard to believe is how he is able to do this...even through cortana...as they are still on Delta Halo while to me it looks as if Master cheif is looking at a covenant base on earth. I think the trailer is set during the middle of the game after cortana has found a way to reach earth and back to the MC...just a though

  • 05.12.2006 8:03 PM PDT
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or lieku said der-der-der hes not evil at all

  • 05.12.2006 8:03 PM PDT
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Posted by: masta_chief117
or lieku said der-der-der hes not evil at all


...maybe not satan evil..but hes definently not a good guy...hes working for what we can see as evil...

  • 05.12.2006 8:04 PM PDT
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ya but its new mombasso the setting (i read the q and a) and thats sum forrunner place so maybe truth found it and is gonna use it to blow up the earth and the chief and maybe gravemind will team up (with that evil arbitor) to stop him

  • 05.12.2006 8:05 PM PDT
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Posted by: JAVA24
Posted by: masta_chief117
or lieku said der-der-der hes not evil at all


...maybe not satan evil..but hes definently not a good guy...hes working for what we can see as evil...


hes not really evil i thinks hes more neutral and just wants the fighting to end

  • 05.12.2006 8:07 PM PDT
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Posted by: Fancy_Pants7
Mabey cortana is a forerunner. Very unlikey but mabey?


OH MY GOODNESS, she can't be a forerunner, she was created a FEW YEARS earlier by THE HUMANS it even says it in the books. PLUS it says the AIs only last about SEVEN YEARS.

P.S. you need to know that "mabey" is actually spelled MAYBE.

  • 05.12.2006 8:08 PM PDT
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or another theory.
he does look a little like the flood.he is in the library(with flood)he is able to control other people( the prophet and whats his name)and he wants to stop the fighting thus sending flood to end all other life! done : )

  • 05.12.2006 8:09 PM PDT
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Posted by: masta_chief117
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Posted by: masta_chief117
or lieku said der-der-der hes not evil at all


...maybe not satan evil..but hes definently not a good guy...hes working for what we can see as evil...


hes not really evil i thinks hes more neutral and just wants the fighting to end


I doubt it, he used Cheif and the Arbiter. He has sinister reasons for what he is doing, remember, he controls the Flood.

  • 05.12.2006 8:09 PM PDT
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Posted by: masta_chief117
Posted by: JAVA24
Posted by: masta_chief117
or lieku said der-der-der hes not evil at all


...maybe not satan evil..but hes definently not a good guy...hes working for what we can see as evil...


hes not really evil i thinks hes more neutral and just wants the fighting to end

I dunno about that, the flood is the greatest source for violence in the Series so far. He orchestrated an attack/invasion on High Charity. You could be right though, its just that we dont know enough about the origin of the flood to determine their true motives. So far, it seems that their main goal is to destroy life.

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Posted by: masta_chief117
ya but its new mombasso the setting (i read the q and a) and thats sum forrunner place so maybe truth found it and is gonna use it to blow up the earth and the chief and maybe gravemind will team up (with that evil arbitor) to stop him


the evil Arbiter? that is your friend? man..you need to play Halo 2 again.

  • 05.12.2006 8:10 PM PDT
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Maybe I missed something from CE, but why was the level called "Two betrayals?

  • 05.12.2006 8:10 PM PDT
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oh than thta answers my theory

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man this is actually a theory that could make sense! good stuff, though i doubt it. it seems that in the trailer she gets less and less rampant. Meaning that maybe she faught him off for a while :S,

  • 05.12.2006 8:11 PM PDT