Catherine Halsey: Difference between revisions

On August 29, she was present in the first test of "smart" AI integration with [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|MJOLNIR Mark V armor]]. Although John-117 and Cortana were nearly killed as a result of Colonel Ackerson's involvement, the test was ultimately successful.  

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Once NOBLE Team had arrived at SWORD, Halsey revealed Noble's true orders to them: to transport a package containing "mankind's best chance for survival" to the ''Halcyon''-class cruiser ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'', holding position in the [[Aszod ship breaking yards]]. After Noble's successful defense of her lab while she made the final preparations, she entrusted [[SPARTAN-B312]] with the package: a fragment of the AI [[Cortana]] now uploaded with the information from the Forerunner facility, secured in an [[armored matrix]]. Once she made certain that Noble Six would deliver Cortana to the ''Autumn'', she left for CASTLE Base under the escort of [[Jun-A266]] while the remaining NOBLE Team members delivered Cortana's fragment to the ''Autumn''.<ref name="journal"/>

Halsey tends to be professional and authoritative when speaking to people, which she rarely does outside of meetings and briefings. She has little patience for extraneous detail, wanting the important facts out of them and then concluding their meeting.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref> Considered extremely difficult to read,<ref name="goo345">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 345''</ref> she rarely voices her current emotions, and often observes people while speaking to them to discern hidden details. Having grown accustomed to keeping secrets, she may appear enigmatic and manipulative at times; while she despises efforts to withhold information from herself, she has a tendency of laying her own plans in advance and only divulging information when it becomes relevant.<ref name="goo341"/> She prefers to work with her authority unchallenged, and does not appreciate being bogged down by having to explain herself, especially in a hurry. On Onyx, this led to a conflict between her and [[Kurt Ambrose]], who eventually confronted the doctor over her self-assumed leadership and instead asserted his own command over the mission, much to Halsey's dismay; despite this, she remained confident in Kurt's leadership ability.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 257-258''</ref> When necessary, however, Halsey has been very verbose about describing the subject at hand, namely if attempting to convince someone of its importance. Outside of professional contexts, her persona has been considered charming and likable by some.<ref name="fs225">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 225''</ref>

Because she is most often occupied with her work, Halsey typically wears a lab coat. On Reach she was often seen wearing a skirt although she has later shown to don the standard ONI scientist utility clothes with a blue tunic and pants under her lab coat. When outdoors in Reach's Highlands and in her SWORD base archaeological site she often wore a heavy parka because of the cold.<ref name="journal">Halsey's Journal</ref> She has a set of antique<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 121''</ref> bifocal<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 119''</ref> glasses which feature a variety of functions, including a [[heads-up display]], a retinal and brain pattern scanner,<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 56''</ref> as well as automatic polarization.<ref name="goo345"/> The frames contain tiny projectors which can beam classified data directly onto her retina.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 231''</ref> However, she seems to have largely abandoned her use of the glasses in the post-war era.