Serina

Serina was an artificial intelligence (AI) construct that was assigned to the, a modified Phoenix-class Colony Ship.

Description
Little is known about Serina at this point other than the fact that she acts as a Military Advisory AI, which may or may not be her only function. She is a smart AI (see quotes beneath), which is usually a sign of advanced memory capacity, like Cortana. In Halo Wars: Genesis the following is said: "Spirit's 'smart' AI, Serina, can coordinate the simultaneous repair and refit of 12 ships of the line. We couldn't get along without her." In contrast, other AI's known throughout the Halo Canon exhibit only minor aspects of personality. Her avatar is a young female with long hair and her attire resembles a lab coat. She appears to have a British accent.

She seems to have a caring personality, and she has a fascination with human relationships. Serina also has a theoretic interest in chocolate. She's often acts sarcastic, and on the outside she seems not to care about anyone.

As the Spirit of Fire was too far away from UNSC territory and traveling without an FTL drive, it is unlikely that Serina was deleted.

Quotes

 * "Recalling surface squads so we can all die together. Aye sir!"
 * "Well, this is new... and scary." (Upon seeing the Flood)
 * "The MAC is online and primed. Payback time!"
 * "Expecting trouble, Captain?"
 * "Standard orbit achieved, all systems normal."
 * "So... nothing too difficult then?"
 * "Here are some reinforcements... play nice."
 * "So, we left a note saying we're leaving, right?"
 * "Well, it'll be pretty obvious if he succeeds."
 * "Aye sir, crazy mystery trip to Arcadia plotted in, spinning up FTL drives."
 * "Threading a needle while accelerating around an exploding star inside a planet that's falling apart? Sure, why not?"
 * "So...am I the only one freaked out by the fact that we're inside the planet?"
 * ''"Captain. Wake Up. Something has happened."
 * ''"Closing your eyes might help too."
 * ''"I kissed a boy once..."

Trivia

 * "Spinning up FTL drive" is a reference to Battlestar: Galactica, which uses this phrase constantly when the Fleet enters Lightspeed.
 * Serina, knowing the crew of the Spirit of Fire may be on a one-way trip, manufactured and delivered fake emails from family members to the crew celebrating Valentine's day. No one ever suspected her of this deception.
 * She has a very sarcastic and detached nature. She frequently seems to disregard the lives of others, even her own ship's crew - such as when the Spirit of Fire is slowly being pulled inside the shield world - almost always responding to their peril with some curious remark or dark joke.
 * She can 'remember' several events from the life of her 'brain template', one of them being "kissing a boy".
 * She was voiced by Courtenay Taylor.
 * She had regular talks with Nurse Hershey.