![]() ![]() Halsey- creating a human clone from scratch that is made to be alive long enough to harvest parts from before they die. In the series, Cortana is the result of a “flash cloning” of Dr. In the Halo game series, Cortana is simply an artificial intelligence with a vast trove of knowledge and experience. In Paramount+’s Halo we get a much more horrific birth of Cortana, a darker desire for Halsey to play God, and something that most movies and TV shows are sorely lacking- a morally grey female antagonist. Frankenstein who is employed by the United Nations Space Command (UNSC) and the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) but very clearly has her own agenda. In the series, Halsey is front-and-center, played with frigid presence by British actress Natascha McElhone (The Truman Show, Designated Survivor) and it is here she is given a re-write as a somewhat sinister Dr. Her character was a driven and somewhat benevolent scientist responsible for creating the Spartans (genetically modified super soldiers) to combat the threat of The Covenant, a cabal of religious aliens on a galactic jihad. ![]() ![]() Halsey was only ever referenced in passing and seen as a character in the prequel game, “Halo: Reach”. that has been as synonymous with the franchise as Master Chief and his iconic emerald green armor have since the 2000’s. Katherine Halsey and the new creation of the Cortana A.I. I talked about the backlash facing the Halo series when it came to the main character, Pablo Schrieber’s John-117 aka Master Chief and how he broke the franchises’ “no face” rule within the show’s opening hour, and how adaptations are different than their source material for good reason.īut as Halo has continued, I’ve found a new appreciation for their interpretation of Dr. Paramount+’s HALO series has had an incredible 4-episode stretch so far with the fifth dropping this Thursday on the Viacom-owned streaming service that has capitalized on Paramount’s brand recognition and franchise-building to make hits like “Yellowstone 1883”, “Star Trek Discovery”, “Sponge Bob”, and now “Halo” into household TV names. While her motivations are unclear, Cortana used the power of the Domain to take control of many Forerunner sites, subjugating the known galaxy under her rule, and beginning the Rule of the Created. Though it is not proven, it is thought that Cortana's sudden change in allegiances against the UNSC was in part due to her rampancy, coupled with her exposure to the Gravemind.“He was always willful. Part of her survived, however, and ended up on Genesis, where she came into contact with the Domain and gained access to much of the Forerunner technology in the galaxy. Upon John's revival above Requiem, Cortana assisted him with fighting the Ur-Didact, despite feeling the effects of rampancy, and sacrificed herself to protect humanity and John. After she and John were lost aboard the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn following the Battle of Installation 00, she remained alone for over four years while the ship drifted and John remained in cryo-sleep. Due to her vast intelligence, Cortana was able to help John defeat the Flood at Installation 04, assisted in the Battle for Earth, and fought a battle of wits with the Gravemind aboard High Charity during the Battle of Installation 05. She served as the shipboard AI on the UNSC Pillar of Autumn during and following the Fall of Reach, though is best known as the AI that served with John-117 during the final battles of the Human-Covenant War. Cortana is a smart AI developed by Doctor Catherine Halsey on Reach from a clone of her own brain in 2549. ![]()
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