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"I have defied Gods and Demons."
^^^A few Marathon players may recognize that from somewhere. It may not be an exact quote, but Durandal spoke in this exact same tone. He spoke like this in the first game after he went rampant. Saying that he has "broken out of boundaries" and "defied god."

"I am your shield, your sword."
Probably means that Cortana can help Chief accomplish his mission.

"I know You. Your past, your future."
^^^This has allowed me to think the following:


It was Gravemind in the trailer, not Cortana.

At the end of Halo 2, after the credits, Gravemind begins talking to Cortana. And, since High Charity is practically destroyed, Cortana has no systems to flee to. Just that little ashtray-looking holopanel. This leads me to believe that Gravemind used this opportunity to influence rampancy in Cortana, and spoke through her in the trailer.
Think about it; everything Cortana said in the previous games made sense, had no symbolism or dark meaning to it. Why the hell would a sensible AI like Cortana say that she defied Gods and demons? In Halo 2, Gravemind spoke in a symbolic manner: "I am the Monument of Your Sins." It just seems like, everything in the trailer sounded like something Gravemind would have said.

My conclusion on this theory: Gravemind has destroyed Cortana's intelligence and has become the AI himself.

  • 05.13.2006 9:11 AM PDT
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Well I think the sword thing is an obvious reference to the fact Cortana is the name of a sword. Used for infiltration (/stabbing, whatever).

There's a few other threads you can use, me thinks. Lock-ed!
-TGP-

  • 05.13.2006 9:13 AM PDT