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Why is it, that in Halo 2, Cortana told the chief to leave her behind in high charity? If you will remember from the books, she had gotten hold of a coppying program. She could have used it to copy herself into the covenant network, and come with the chief.
What one also needs to remember is this: From Halo CE (the first one) captain keys says that you can't let cortana fall into the hands of the covenant. Well leaving herself in the covenant database certainly goes against that protocal
The chief probably assumed that cortana would destroy herself after everything had been "worked out" but you can see, at the end of the credits of Halo 2, that she didn't destroy herself, and is chatting with Gravemind.
Now remember back to Halo CE again, assualt on the control room. she loggs into the forrunner network, and gets a crap load of information.
Here's where it gets good:
what if the flood, over the hundreds of thousands of years that they had been there, had learned how to munipulate those holo-computers? what if they made a flood-virus? a computer-program flood? what if it infected cortana? it could keep her behavorial program intact, so noone would know the difference.
Possibly, Cortana wanted to stay behind.
Here's my thought. Cortana will turn against you in Halo 3. she may be able to hack in to computers to halt your progress, or even hack into the Chief himself, because he does have those implants. what if Cortana could take controll of MC, and inflict as much damage as possible, to aid the flood?
well, that's just my theory.

  • 07.09.2006 3:25 PM PDT
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I didnt even read it, we've all heard the same exact theory over and over again.

Thats your opinion. I think she may be undergravemind controll i dont think she wants to hurt anyone though.

  • 07.09.2006 3:28 PM PDT
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Yeah, the post was a little long for me, but if it's the same as the other theories, I respect it.

  • 07.09.2006 3:46 PM PDT
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o-for the love of god...It's 6 -blam-ing paragraphs!

  • 07.09.2006 3:49 PM PDT
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Because Bungie will have hard time explaining the MANY people who did not read the books how this would happen. But no, she is not with Chief, but with the Gravemind

  • 07.09.2006 3:51 PM PDT
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I've responded the same way to a lot of these theories, and some guy, like kennywood or something stated good points, it was like,

She most likely cannot be controlled because Gravemind may be capable of controlling some things technical but AI is a completely different matter. She stayed behind probably because there was no time to "copy" herslef into a covenant program.

And how could she "copy" herself into a Forerunner ship?

  • 07.09.2006 3:52 PM PDT

I liked it, oh and about your sig MissionHill macs do suck

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Cortana cannot control the MC. But the Flood getting information out of her is bad enough, isn't it?

She did seem to want to stay behind. Bar none, Cortana could've won the war for humanity right there if she had kept up to her plan to detonate In Amber Clad after Chief got to safety one way or the other. Had she detonated In Amber Clad, it would've destroyed High Charity, the Flood, Gravemind, Delta Halo, and the entire Covenant fleet over it before it can slipstream as well as herself for the greater good and to stop the enemy from getting ahold of her.

Since she had failed even when Delta Halo was priming, she has already betrayed either way.

  • 07.09.2006 4:03 PM PDT
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Hey, I'm new to this so please, hear me out.
In the novelization, I think it was "The Fall of Reach" Dr.Halsey stated that Cortana cannot control the Master Chief through the interface because the link is mearly designed to augment his abilities. She can move the armor directly at the speed of his thoughts through the neural linkage but the action has to be instigated by Spartan 117. Otherwise yah, That might be close to what happened. But I have a thought too: What if due to her intimate knowledge of the forerunner history, Cortana gained an epiphany about the flood and decided of her own free will to "join" their side? I have a feeling that Gravemind could drive a pretty tempting bargain.
Since this is my absolute first post I accept any and all thoughts: flames welcome, critcise away if you will.

  • 07.09.2006 5:11 PM PDT
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Welcome to the Halo 3 Forum. Renowned for its flamers, whiners, n00b people, and crazy-ass theories.

The Chief always did thought Cortana was hiding something from him that she found since they were on the last Halo.

What do you suppose a corrupted Cortana looks like? I was picturing blacked out eye sockets as she looks up, with gashes that looks like she's been grisly mutilated, and talking with a distorted voice.

[Edited on 7/9/2006]

  • 07.09.2006 5:16 PM PDT

Posted by: MissionHill
And how could she "copy" herself into a Forerunner ship?


Read the books, she got a program when she took over a covenant AI.

  • 07.09.2006 5:52 PM PDT

A mythic member but I speak my mind to much.

Everyone that complains about how long it is come in its not that long and they are good theories, makes sence, even if they have been said before which Im not so shore because I never heard of a copying program thats new.

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cortana could not be corrupted by the flood because there were no flood inteligence except for the grave mind and he wasn't on the 1st one also i don't think the books were written by Bungie so they wouldnt know that cortana could make copys

  • 07.09.2006 6:15 PM PDT
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the flood barely kno how to drive cars... i dont think that they can make a virus

  • 07.09.2006 7:07 PM PDT

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cortana could not be corrupted by the flood because there were no flood inteligence except for the grave mind and he wasn't on the 1st one also i don't think the books were written by Bungie so they wouldnt know that cortana could make copys


the books were written by people who are working for bungie. while they write them, bungie makes sure they are on par with "The Halo Bible," which is what the games are made from also. Bungie says they are the official story of Halo.

[Edited on 7/9/2006]

  • 07.09.2006 7:21 PM PDT
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i was picturing her on the cover of a hustler....i mean umm yeah red eyed evil -blam!- with pms problems....

  • 07.09.2006 7:44 PM PDT
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pms problems haha, thats hilarious

  • 07.09.2006 7:46 PM PDT
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Macs do not suck, you just don't know anything about them because youre sitting there on a brand new PC and waiting a minute or so to load a page. Mac's will beat you up anyday, and I could go on and on about how they can.

And what I mean is that--

It's a Forerunner ship!! Its close to a Covenant's ship but not the same exactly, and how would she have time!! She only just had figured out it existed!!! I disagree, she had to stay in the system to help the Master Chief get through all of High Charity, and then figured out it was leaving, she had no time! The Chief only barely made it!!

And thats not even half the point! How could Gravemind controll Cortana?!?! Gravemind can operate machinery but Cortana can think for her own.


AND! why would he need to ASK her a question if he controlled her? she said " shoot" as in--go ahead!

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pms problems haha, thats hilarious

Aha. No.

Anyway, I actually read your theory, I think its highly unlikely for any of that to happen. Just my opinion, but yeah.. HIGHLY UNLIKELY.

  • 07.09.2006 9:29 PM PDT