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The following are a list of quotes said by [[Cortana]] in the ''Halo'' | The following are a list of quotes said by [[Cortana]] in the ''Halo'' series. | ||
==''Halo: The Fall of Reach''== | |||
===Chapter 27=== | |||
*'''Cortana''': "Not a lot of room in here. Hello, Master Chief." | |||
*'''John-117''': "Hello, Cortana." | |||
*'''Cortana''': "Hmm... I'm detecting a high degree of cerebral cortex activity. You're not the muscle-bound automatons the press makes you out to be." | |||
*'''John-117''': "Automaton? Interesting choice of words for an artificial intelligence." | |||
:-Cortana and John meeting for the first time | |||
*'''Cortana''': Since you're 'in the know,' Master Chief, I assume you have a plan." | |||
*'''John-117''': "Yes." | |||
*'''Cortana''': "Presumably your plan doesn’t involve getting shot...?" | |||
*'''John-117''': "No." | |||
*'''Cortana''': "So, what's the plan?" | |||
*'''John-117''': "I'm going to finish counting to ten." | |||
:—The recently-introduced Master Chief and Cortana preparing for the MJOLNIR Mark V test | |||
==[[Halo: Combat Evolved|''Halo: Combat Evolved'']] == | ==[[Halo: Combat Evolved|''Halo: Combat Evolved'']] == | ||
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*'''Cortana''': "...you...keep it. I ''do'' know how to pick 'em!" | *'''Cortana''': "...you...keep it. I ''do'' know how to pick 'em!" | ||
*'''John-117''': "Lucky me. Do you still have it?" | *'''John-117''': "Lucky me. Do you still have it?" | ||
*'''Cortana''': "The Activation Index from the [[ | *'''Cortana''': "The Activation Index from the [[Installation 04|first Halo ring]]. A little souvenir I held onto... just in case. Got an escape plan?" | ||
*'''John-117''': "Thought I'd try shooting my way out. Mix things up a little." | *'''John-117''': "Thought I'd try shooting my way out. Mix things up a little." | ||
*'''Cortana''': "Just keep your head down... There's two of us in here now, remember." | *'''Cortana''': "Just keep your head down... There's two of us in here now, remember." | ||
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*'''John-117''': "Wake me... when you need me." | *'''John-117''': "Wake me... when you need me." | ||
:—Dialog with John-117 as he closes himself in a [[Cryo-chamber|cryotube]] aboard the ''Forward Unto Dawn''. | :—Dialog with John-117 as he closes himself in a [[Cryo-chamber|cryotube]] aboard the ''Forward Unto Dawn''. | ||
===Cut dialog=== | |||
*"I'm just my mother's shadow; a reflection in a mirror. I feel my grip slipping on all I have left. What will I be when it's gone?" | |||
*"August 17th, [[2517]], [[Elysium City]], [[Eridanus II]]. [[Elysium City Primary Education Facility Number 119]]. You were six. I was not yet myself." - Referencing Dr. Halsey's and John-117's first meeting in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' | |||
*"It was the coin's fault! Don't blame me! Blame the eagle!" - Referencing the antique US [[quarter]] used to decide John's selection into the Spartan-II program. John correctly determined or guessed that the coin would land on the side depicting the eagle when Halsey flipped it in the air, securing his entry into the program. | |||
*"As per [[Naval Code 45812]], you are hereby conscripted. UNSC special project codenamed SPARTAN II. You have been called upon to serve. You will become the best we can make you. You will be the protectors of Earth and all her colonies. This will be hard to understand, but you cannot return to your parents. This place will become your home. ''This place will become your tomb.'' There will be a great deal of hardship on the road ahead, but I know you will all make it." - Quoting Dr. Halsey in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' | |||
*"We were built on foundations of lies." | |||
*"It's time to ring the bell." - Referencing the objective of the Spartan-IIs' first training exercises as well as that of the MJOLNIR Mark V test in which John and Cortana first met | |||
*"This is UNSC AI Serial Number CTN 0452-9. ''Oly Oly Oxen Free! All out in the free! We're all free!'' - Referencing the Spartan-IIs' [[Oly Oly Oxen Free|confidential security tune]] | |||
*"I'll tell you how to win. You have to ''survive''." - Quoting Dr. Halsey's line to John-117 prior to his Spartan augmentations in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' | |||
*"I asked which one of you would be mine." - Referencing ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' | |||
*"She asked me, could I sacrifice you for the mission. Could I watch you die. Yes. Would you do the same to me?" - Referencing ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' | |||
*"I remember... a sphere of glass. It held a mountain and a storm. I feared... the storm would... shatter... the mountain wash me away... No, but that's... not... right!" - Referring to a snow globe on Dr. Halsey's desk in CASTLE Base on Reach | |||
*"I shall do no harm." - The password to CASTLE Base's medical wing in ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' | |||
*"WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU." - A security code used by Cortana aboard the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' in ''Halo: First Strike'' | |||
*"Whateverittakes." - An AI ethics center nullification code used by Dr. Halsey on [[Kalmiya]] when accessing [[James Ackerson|Colonel Ackerson]]'s files in ''Halo: First Strike'' | |||
*"FOXINTHEHENHOUSE." - An AI self-preservation override command used by Dr. Halsey on [[Endless Summer]] in ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | |||
*"I learned so much in my time with you. Data from Halo systems, from the Covenant. My mind is spread so thin. How much of my limited life did I consume? How much time do I have?" | |||
*"We are acceptable losses." | |||
*"You left me behind. You ''promised'' to return for me." | |||
*"Chief, stop. Stop, will you? Stop, Chief. Will you stop, Chief? Stop, Chief. I'm afraid. I'm afraid, Chief. Chief, my mind is going. I can feel it. I can feel it. My mind is going. There is no question about it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I'm a... fraid. Dr. Halsey taught me to sing a song. If you'd like to hear it, I can sing it for you. ''(singing) It won't be a stylish marriage, I can't afford a carriage, But you'll look sweet upon the seat of a bicycle built for two."'' - Quoting the last words of the AI [[Wikipedia:HAL 9000|HAL 9000]] in the film ''[[Wikipedia:2001: A Space Odyssey|2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' | |||
*"I have walked the edge of the abyss. I have governed the unwilling. I have witnesses countless empires ''break'' before me. I have seen the most courageous soldiers fall away in fear. ''I was there with the angel at the tomb.'' I have seen your future and I have learned. There will be no more anger, no more sadness, no more envy. ''I have won.'' Oh, and your poet Elliot had it all wrong." - Quoting the first [[Cortana Letters|Cortana Letter]] | |||
''Source: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaP4RBGamms YouTube - Cut Mission Dialog Part (2/2)]'' | |||
==[[Halo: Reach]]== | ==[[Halo: Reach]]== | ||
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:—Cortana's last words with John. | :—Cortana's last words with John. | ||
== Other == | == ''Other'' == | ||
*"Bet you can't stick it."- To John-117 in the [[Halo 2 E3 demo|''Halo 2'' E3 demo]]. | *"Bet you can't stick it."- To John-117 in the [[Halo 2 E3 demo|''Halo 2'' E3 demo]]. | ||
*"We ran from them. They followed. We thought they'd never find us... we were wrong." - Narration from the [[Halo 2 commercial|''Halo 2'' TV spot]]. | *"We ran from them. They followed. We thought they'd never find us... we were wrong." - Narration from the [[Halo 2 commercial|''Halo 2'' TV spot]]. | ||
[[Category: Quotes]] | [[Category: Quotes]] | ||