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Subject: How was Keyes calling out to John?

Remember in CE when you're walking around trying to find him and you hear him telling you to stay away? How was he? By that time he was funny consumed by Proto-Gravemind, but how could he still use him COM and warn John?

Looking at the Terminal, and reading The Flood he held a strong will against the Gravemind but utterly lost it in the end, although, where did he find the strength to speak? Not even Jenkins could!

  • 01.24.2012 4:57 PM PDT

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How was Cortana talking to him in Halo 3? Not everything has to have a specific, scientifically plausible explanation. Sometimes you just have to accept things that you can't quite understand without giving them too much thought.

  • 01.24.2012 5:01 PM PDT


Posted by: MsCadetUNIVERSE
How was Cortana talking to him in Halo 3? Not everything has to have a specific, scientifically plausible explanation. Sometimes you just have to accept things that you can't quite understand without giving them too much thought.
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  • 01.24.2012 5:05 PM PDT
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Keyes could see the Chief, they were physically close and he could still speak.

Cortana Moments are actually something to do with the Chief's CNI transponder.

  • 01.24.2012 5:19 PM PDT
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  • 01.24.2012 5:48 PM PDT
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Posted by: chotato
smart, interesting, seems out of place.


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He was still being absorbed, and his comms worked.

  • 01.24.2012 5:58 PM PDT
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Keyes's Nero Implants we're still working, so he called to the Chief though them. You know why Master Chef punched through Keyes's scull? The Nero Implants were intact. Therefore, he could still communicate.

  • 01.25.2012 4:44 AM PDT

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I always thought Keyes had more pride and stamina than Jenkins, which gave him the will to speak one last time. Ah well, it at least gave a better boost to the story-line.

  • 01.25.2012 5:12 AM PDT

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I always thought Keyes had more pride and stamina than Jenkins, which gave him the will to speak one last time. Ah well, it at least gave a better boost to the story-line.

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As well as the already mentioned fact that the transponders in Keys' skull were still intact and, absorbtion by the flood is a gradual process.

  • 01.25.2012 8:13 AM PDT

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Posted by: Quantam
Keyes could see the Chief, they were physically close and he could still speak.

Cortana Moments are actually something to do with the Chief's CNI transponder.
Largely true, but I don't recall Keyes speaking to Chief when he was in the room with him, sooo...

However, CNI stands for Command Neural Implant, which Keyes definitely has. From what we understand of the Flood, the host's brain tissue is largely intact. It has to be, in order for the Flood to utilize their knowledge and skills. Keyes's "absorbtion" was his mind being dominated, not destroyed per se.

Therefore, while he was struggling and fighting against the Proto-Gravemind, he tried to warn the Chief by sending messages through his CNI.

  • 01.25.2012 5:02 PM PDT

Plot convenience.

  • 01.25.2012 6:15 PM PDT

If you read Halo novels you would know(SPOILER) that what Cortana was 'saying' through J-117' CTI in Halo 3 was actually Dr. Halsey's speach to the Spartan II candidates.

  • 01.25.2012 6:27 PM PDT

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Posted by: snip3r dud33
Honestly, this is a good cover up for all the idiots who won't know its a cover up .

He loses to the flood at:
'Wha-OAAAAGHHHHHHHYAAAaaaaaaa-"
"Chief, his vitals are fading; please, hurry!"
Up until then he still had enough willpower to speak. It doesn't explain why he held onto the thought of John at that point...

OHMYGODHE'S-blam!-.

  • 01.26.2012 4:54 PM PDT