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Sup brah.

Well.. ever since halo1 cortana has been loaded to the max with info about the forunners and there technology, This may be why in halo2 when Commander keyes(miranda) asked cortana what the structure in space was, she said, that is another halo, Yet she Sounded as if she had known about it for some time, this is because she does, she knows that the ark is under earth, and that history is reapeating itself. Let me explain. When she says ''I know you, your past/ Here is my theory.
On both halo's the humans are called reclaimers,
perhaps thousands of years ago the humans(forunners?) activated the halos. So this could be how she knows his Past. And When she says ''your future'' She probly Means Masterchief Activating The Halos Again, and redoing what has already been done. In the books It says that AI's only stay activated for around 7 years , and cortana has been around for some time now and she is loaded with info so, she could be in some false reality thinking the masterchief is bad now trying to stop the activation of the halo, and she might be helping gravemind stop the masterchief from activating/or destroying the halos,

It might make sense to some and not to others but please Tell Me What You Think

[Edited on 7/25/2006]

  • 07.24.2006 6:29 PM PDT

that which is not dead can eternal lie, but with strange aeons even death may die.

I dont know...but I bet she knew were the others halo's were, because would the info from halo 1 say were the others are.

  • 07.24.2006 6:34 PM PDT

Sup brah.

I Think All The Halos And The Ark Share Info somehow

  • 07.24.2006 6:46 PM PDT
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yah i agree and a funyn thign for a halo book or halo 3 would be that
the grave mind asked cortana to marry him
i think it would be funny as hell but it migth not be to others

  • 07.24.2006 6:49 PM PDT
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Wow intersting theory that would make sense and be a good twist to the plot.

  • 07.24.2006 6:49 PM PDT
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Thats an interesting theory. Sounds very plausible.

  • 07.24.2006 6:49 PM PDT
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could be a ai's life is 7 years but u have to suptract all the stuff that shes gone through so thats probaly the awnser

  • 07.24.2006 6:50 PM PDT
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I don't really get that last part.

  • 07.24.2006 6:51 PM PDT

Sup brah.

Well , perhaps Cortana has been tricked Into a false reality because shes pretty old for an AI and shes loaded with information. So she could be corrupt and trying to stop the mc from destroying the halo(s)/ark and helping gravemind to earth to.

Wich is basicly a summary of my last part

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  • 07.25.2006 3:33 AM PDT
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Ok...

1. Why are half the words in your post capitalized?
2. Why did you refer to Commander Keyes as Captain Keyes?
3.I can see how this might not make sense to MOST people
4.Why does your signature make no sense?

Speculating about the plot of Halo 3 is absolutely pointless, as it only serves to create rumors. It won't change anything Bungie plans to do. Go post in The Flood.

  • 07.25.2006 3:42 AM PDT

Sup brah.

1. Used to typing in caps.
2.i refered to cpt keyes as miranda.( i dont think cpt keyes was around when they found the second halo.
3. Well i can see why it didint make sense to you...
4. Why is that offtopic?

  • 07.25.2006 3:56 AM PDT
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So.. where does Gravemind fit into this..? Isnt it his voice?

  • 07.25.2006 4:02 AM PDT

Sup brah.

Gravemind Tricks A Corrupted Cortana Into Helping Him.
Sounds Easy Enough Dosn't It? :)

  • 07.25.2006 4:05 AM PDT
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Posted by: Evilrabbit500
Gravemind Tricks A Corrupted Cortana Into Helping Him.
Sounds Easy Enough Dosn't It? :)


No.. no not really.. thats just an assumption, maybe he reprogrammed her or something.

  • 07.25.2006 4:06 AM PDT
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Posted by: MetalHead666
could be a ai's life is 7 years


well im just saing this but dint dr.haisly say when she deleted her ai on reach that one ai cant be deleted the same whay and probly ment cortana but im not sure what she said any more

  • 07.25.2006 4:07 AM PDT

Sup brah.

She took the memory cubes from the AI's before she destroyed them, but cortana is helpless because she is in the clutches of gravemind.
so i dont think her memory would fit onto a crystal, so she will problaly end up overloading

  • 07.25.2006 4:10 AM PDT
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I am...whimsical today.

We don't know how old Cortana is, it's only been about a month from Halo:CE to Halo 2. If she was created for the Spartan capture mission which was scrubbed when Reach was attacked, then I estimate that she is around a year old.

I never thought that Cortana would know the location of the Ark, interesting stuff :)

  • 07.25.2006 4:16 AM PDT
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To play or not to play....

Who said that the Master Chief was trying to Detroy the Halo rings or the Ark? All he is doing is trying to stop them from being activated. Destroying Halo 04 was Cortana's idea and at the time it was the only real way to stop it from being activated.

Cortana feared that GS 343 would find a way to activated Halo 04 without the index (via hacking the system in some way). This raises an interesting question as to how smart the Monitors are and if they can actually activate Halo's if needed or "wanted".

  • 07.25.2006 4:39 AM PDT
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Posted by: Guscon
We don't know how old Cortana is, it's only been about a month from Halo:CE to Halo 2. If she was created for the Spartan capture mission which was scrubbed when Reach was attacked, then I estimate that she is around a year old.

I never thought that Cortana would know the location of the Ark, interesting stuff :)




but in the books it says the more information that the more data they have its takes off more years of their life.....

  • 07.26.2006 1:01 PM PDT
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I've been around these parts for almost eight years now...wow! Maybe I should be concerned about that...

I too have wondered what she learned in the control room...surely she has access to all of Halo's data from there, and there must be some mention of forerunner history and the ark, not to mention the countless other secrets that are undoubtedly lying around the galaxy.

However, I doubt that Halo would corrupt her. 343 seems extremly shocked that an AI is allowed into the core. Here's a quote,

A construct?! In the core?! That is completly unacceptable! Why, I'll...I'll-

So she couldn't have been attacked/commandeered by another AI program since there are none...or at least none that could be intelligent/powerful enough to take on an AI like Cortona. No, I think she is keeping this knowledge a secret because she knows something we don't which, if revealed to the zealots of the UNSC who quite rightly have natural xenophobia, could put the entire race, or herself, in jeporady...her actions must be in the interest of humanity. It is mentioned repeatedly that this is one of the deepest programs within her, one which only rampancy can override. But now that she is in the clutches of Gravemind, I have no idea whether she has remained loyal to humanity or not...my guess is that she hasn't been attacked by gravemind yet, since gravemind is working with humanity now (or at least until the threat of the Halo's and ark is out of the way). Of course, if her interests conflict with his own, this could be untrue...but hey, it's just theorizing on my part. Hopefully all will be answered when the books/game is released! :P

Note-We aren't sure of Cortona's age, but clues from the books indicate she is between 4-6 years old.

[Edited on 7/26/2006]

  • 07.26.2006 1:28 PM PDT