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This is a list of quotes said by [[Cortana]] in the Halo game series.
The following are a list of quotes said by [[Cortana]] in the ''Halo'' game series.


==[[Halo: Combat Evolved]] ==
==[[Halo: Combat Evolved|''Halo: Combat Evolved'']] ==
=== [[Pillar of Autumn (Level)|Pillar of Autumn]] ===
=== [[Pillar of Autumn (Level)|Pillar of Autumn]] ===
*"Our fighters are mopping up the last of their recon picket now, nothing serious; but I've isolated approach signatures from multiple ''[[CCS]]''-class battle groups, make it three capital ships per group. And, in about 90 seconds, they'll be all over us."
*"Our fighters are mopping up the last of their recon picket now, nothing serious; but I've isolated approach signatures from multiple ''[[CCS]]''-class battle groups, make it three capital ships per group. And, in about 90 seconds, they'll be all over us."
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*"With all due respect, sir, this war has enough dead heroes." - To Captain Keyes.
*"With all due respect, sir, this war has enough dead heroes." - To Captain Keyes.
*"...Yank me."
*"...Yank me."
*"'''WHAT''' the '''HELL''' are you doing?" - If you kill Captain Keyes or any of the crewmen on the bridge
*" What the hell are you doing?" - If you kill Captain Keyes or any of the crewmen on the bridge
*"Security to the bridge, the Master Chief has gone [[Rampancy|rampant]]! Take him down, boys." - Ordering Marines to kill you after a betrayal on the bridge
*"Security to the bridge, the Master Chief has gone [[Rampancy|rampant]]! Take him down, boys." - Ordering Marines to kill you after a betrayal on the bridge
*"The damage to the superstructure is extensive...I don't know how much more abuse the Autumn can take!" - In the damaged part of the ship.
*"The damage to the superstructure is extensive...I don't know how much more abuse the Autumn can take!" - In the damaged part of the ship.
*"If I had fingers, they'd be crossed..." - When the Bumblebee hit [[Installation 04|Halo]]'s atmosphere.
*"If I had fingers, they'd be crossed..." - When the Bumblebee hits [[Installation 04|Halo]]'s atmosphere.
*"Keep your head down there's two of us in here now remember"-When you lose your shield on the first level.
*"Keep your head down. There's two of us in here now, remember?" - When you lose your shields on the first level.


=== [[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved Level)|Halo]] ===
=== [[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved Level)|Halo]] ===
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*"This cave is not a natural formation. Someone built it, so it must lead somewhere. I've hacked into the Covenant [[Battlenet]]. They're actually broadcasting tactical data on unencrypted channels. We should show them who they're dealing with. Master Chief? I'm going to use your [[MJOLNIR|suit]]'s transponder system to monitor their chatter." - In the cave structure in the Halo's surface.
*"This cave is not a natural formation. Someone built it, so it must lead somewhere. I've hacked into the Covenant [[Battlenet]]. They're actually broadcasting tactical data on unencrypted channels. We should show them who they're dealing with. Master Chief? I'm going to use your [[MJOLNIR|suit]]'s transponder system to monitor their chatter." - In the cave structure in the Halo's surface.
*"New traffic on the Covenant Battlenet...a lot more crew made it off the Autumn than I had predicted—the Captain really gave them hell! If we can find Captain Keyes and other survivors, we have a chance to coordinate an effective resistance."
*"New traffic on the Covenant Battlenet...a lot more crew made it off the Autumn than I had predicted—the Captain really gave them hell! If we can find Captain Keyes and other survivors, we have a chance to coordinate an effective resistance."
*"New traffic on the Covenant Battlenet! I've found Captain Keyes! He's being held on a Covenant cruiser, the [[Truth and Reconciliation]], a ship I disabled before we abandoned the Autumn. The Truth and Reconciliation touched down on a desert plateau roughly three hundred kilometers up spin."  
*"New traffic on the Covenant Battlenet! I've found Captain Keyes! He's being held on a Covenant cruiser, the [[Truth and Reconciliation|''Truth and Reconciliation'']], a ship I disabled before we abandoned the Autumn. The ''Truth and Reconciliation'' touched down on a desert plateau roughly three hundred kilometers up spin."  
*"There's our ride. Get aboard, and let's get out of here." - When Foe Hammer approaches.
*"There's our ride. Get aboard, and let's get out of here." - When Foe Hammer approaches.


=== [[Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|Truth and Reconciliation]] ===
=== [[Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|Truth and Reconciliation]] ===
*"The enemy has captured Captain Keyes, and are holding him aboard one of their cruisers, the Truth and Reconciliation. The ship is currently holding position approximately three hundred meters above the other end of this plateau." - Over the radio, the beginning of the level Truth and Reconciliation.
*"The enemy has captured Captain Keyes, and are holding him aboard one of their cruisers, the ''Truth and Reconciliation''. The ship is currently holding position approximately three hundred meters above the other end of this plateau." - Over the radio, the beginning of the level Truth and Reconciliation.
*"Covenant forces detected up ahead. The path up on the left should let us sneak up around them." - Over the radio.
*"Covenant forces detected up ahead. The path up on the left should let us sneak up around them." - Over the radio.
*"The Covenant use a [[Gravity Lift]] to ferry troops and supplies between the ship and the surface. We need to ambush them at the loading zone, and use the lift to enter the ship."
*"The Covenant use a [[Gravity Lift]] to ferry troops and supplies between the ship and the surface. We need to ambush them at the loading zone, and use the lift to enter the ship."
*"We're in. I've got a good lock on the Captain's [[Command Neural Interface|CNI transponder]]. No Covenant defenses detected." - On board the Truth and Reconciliation.
*"We're in. I've got a good lock on the Captain's [[Command Neural Interface|CNI transponder]]. No Covenant defenses detected." - On board the Truth and Reconciliation.
*"Chief, let's see if we can find a way to open this door."  
*"Chief, let's see if we can find a way to open this door."  
*"I'd like to see YOU crack a 128,000-bit modulating encryption key." - About opening the door, to the Master Chief.  
*"I'd like to see ''you'' crack a 128,000-bit modulating encryption key." - About opening the door, to the Master Chief.  
*"One moment, sir. Accessing Covenant Battlenet. According to the data in their networks, the [[Halo|ring]] has some kind of deep religious significance. If I'm analyzing this correctly...they believe that Halo is some kind of weapon. One with vast, unimaginable power." - After Captain Keyes and the Marines were set free.
*"One moment, sir. Accessing Covenant Battlenet. According to the data in their networks, the [[Halo|ring]] has some kind of deep religious significance. If I'm analyzing this correctly...they believe that Halo is some kind of weapon. One with vast, unimaginable power." - After Captain Keyes and the Marines were set free.
*"Now I see...I have intercepted a number of messages about a Covenant search team, scouting for a "[[Control Room]]". I thought they were looking for the bridge of a cruiser I damaged in the battle above the ring. But they must be looking for Halo's control room."  
*"Now I see...I have intercepted a number of messages about a Covenant search team, scouting for a "[[Control Room]]". I thought they were looking for the bridge of a cruiser I damaged in the battle above the ring. But they must be looking for Halo's control room."  
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*"Oh? I didn't realize. He's your pal, is he? Your chum? Do you have any idea what that bastard almost made you do?!"  
*"Oh? I didn't realize. He's your pal, is he? Your chum? Do you have any idea what that bastard almost made you do?!"  
*"You sure that's a good idea?" - Smiling ironically, when 343 Guilty Spark wanted to purge her.  
*"You sure that's a good idea?" - Smiling ironically, when 343 Guilty Spark wanted to purge her.  
*"Do what? I have the Index! You can just float and sputter!"  
*"Do what? I have the Index! ''You'' can just float and sputter!"  
*"You have no idea how this ring works, do you? Why the Forerunners built it? Halo doesn't kill Flood, it kills their food: Humans, Covenant, whatever—we're all equally edible. The only way to stop the Flood is to starve them to death. And that's exactly what Halo is designed to do: wipe the galaxy clean of all sentient life. You don't believe me? Ask [[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|him]]."  
*"You have no idea how this ring works, do you? Why the Forerunners built it? Halo doesn't kill Flood, it kills their food: Humans, Covenant, whatever—we're all equally edible. The only way to stop the Flood is to starve them to death. And that's exactly what Halo is designed to do: wipe the galaxy clean of all sentient life. You don't believe me? Ask [[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|him]]."  
*"Left out that little detail, did he?"  
*"Left out that little detail, did he?"  
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*"The Covenant network is in absolute chaos! From what I've been able to piece together, their leadership ordered all ships to abandon Halo when they found the Flood, but they were too late. The Flood overwhelmed this cruiser and disabled it. The Covenant are terrified the Flood will repair the ship and use it to escape from Halo. They've sent in a strike team to kill the Flood and repair the ship for immediate departure. I've got a good lock on Captain Keyes' CNI transponder signal! He's alive! And the implants are intact! There's some interference from the cruiser's damaged reactor. I'll bring us in as close as I can."  
*"The Covenant network is in absolute chaos! From what I've been able to piece together, their leadership ordered all ships to abandon Halo when they found the Flood, but they were too late. The Flood overwhelmed this cruiser and disabled it. The Covenant are terrified the Flood will repair the ship and use it to escape from Halo. They've sent in a strike team to kill the Flood and repair the ship for immediate departure. I've got a good lock on Captain Keyes' CNI transponder signal! He's alive! And the implants are intact! There's some interference from the cruiser's damaged reactor. I'll bring us in as close as I can."  
*"Oh... I see! Coordinate data needs to be—" - When the Master Chief was teleported in upside down.
*"Oh... I see! Coordinate data needs to be—" - When the Master Chief was teleported in upside down.
*"Right. Sorry." - When the Master Chief hit a part of his helmet with his fist.
*"Right. Sorry." - When the Master Chief hits a part of his helmet with his fist.
*"Analyzing damage...This hole was caused by some kind of explosive. Very powerful if it tore through a ship's hull. All I detect down there are pools of coolant. We should continue our search somewhere else." - In a hangar with a large hole in the floor.
*"Analyzing damage...This hole was caused by some kind of explosive. Very powerful if it tore through a ship's hull. All I detect down there are pools of coolant. We should continue our search somewhere else." - In a hangar with a large hole in the floor.
*"Warning! Threat level increasing!"
*"Warning! Threat level increasing!"
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*"Wait, stop! This is where Foe Hammer is coming to pick us up. Hold position here." - To the Master Chief.
*"Wait, stop! This is where Foe Hammer is coming to pick us up. Hold position here." - To the Master Chief.
*"Cortana to Echo 419! Two Covenant Banshees are approaching on your six! Evade, say again, evade!"
*"Cortana to Echo 419! Two Covenant Banshees are approaching on your six! Evade, say again, evade!"
*"She's gone. Calculating alternate escape route. The ship's inventory shows one [[Longsword]] fighter still docked in Launch Bay [[7]]. If we move NOW, we can make it!" - To the Master Chief.
*"She's gone. Calculating alternate escape route. The ship's inventory shows one [[Longsword]] fighter still docked in Launch Bay [[7]]. If we move ''now'', we can make it!" - To the Master Chief.
*"We're cutting it close!"
*"We're cutting it close!"
*"Shut them down, we'll need them later." -  
*"Shut them down, we'll need them later." -  
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*"We did what we had to do! For [[Earth]]! An entire [[Fleet of Particular Justice|Covenant armada]] obliterated, and the Flood! We had no choice. [[Installation 04|Halo]] ... It's finished."
*"We did what we had to do! For [[Earth]]! An entire [[Fleet of Particular Justice|Covenant armada]] obliterated, and the Flood! We had no choice. [[Installation 04|Halo]] ... It's finished."


==[[Halo 2]]==
==[[Halo 2|''Halo 2'']]==
===[[Cairo Station (Level)|Cairo Station]]===
===[[Cairo Station (Level)|Cairo Station]]===
*"Another whisper, sir, near [[Io]]. We have probes en route." - To [[Terrence Hood]].
*"Another whisper, sir, near [[Io]]. We have probes en route." - To [[Terrence Hood]].
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*"The message just repeats: 'Regret, Regret, Regret.'" - To Sergeant Johnson on cut-scene of Metropolis
*"The message just repeats: 'Regret, Regret, Regret.'" - To Sergeant Johnson on cut-scene of Metropolis
*"[[Prophet of Regret|Regret]] is a name, [[Sergeant]]. The name of one of the [[Covenant]]'s [[High Prophets|religious leaders]]. A Prophet. He's on that carrier, and he's calling for help." - By O.S., to [[Avery Johnson]].
*"[[Prophet of Regret|Regret]] is a name, [[Sergeant]]. The name of one of the [[Covenant]]'s [[High Prophets|religious leaders]]. A Prophet. He's on that carrier, and he's calling for help." - By O.S., to [[Avery Johnson]].
'''When the [[Pelican]] is crashed.'''
'''When the [[Pelican]] crashed.'''
*"You all right, [[Master Chief|Chief]]?" - On [[Easy]].
*"You all right, [[Master Chief|Chief]]?" - On [[Easy]].
*"Hey, wake up." - On [[Normal]].
*"Hey, wake up." - On [[Normal]].
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*"Jump in, now!"  
*"Jump in, now!"  
*"[[Master Chief|Chief]], when you get to [[Earth]], good luck." - When the [[Master Chief]] gets into the [[Forerunner Ship]].
*"[[Master Chief|Chief]], when you get to [[Earth]], good luck." - When the [[Master Chief]] gets into the [[Forerunner Ship]].
*"Don't make a girl a promise... If you know you can't keep it...." - When the [[Master Chief]] promised her, he will back and rescue her.
*"Don't make a girl a promise... If you know you can't keep it...."  


==[[Halo 3]]==
==[[Halo 3|''Halo 3'']]==


*"They let me pick, did [[Cortana|I]] ever tell [[Master Chief|you]] that? Choose whichever [[Spartan]] [[Cortana|I]] wanted. [[Master Chief|You]] know me. [[Cortana|I]] did my research. Watched as [[Master Chief|you]] became the soldier we needed [[Master Chief|you]] to be. Like the [[SPARTAN-II Program|others]], [[Master Chief|you]] were strong and swift and brave. A natural leader. But [[Master Chief|you]] had something [[Spartans|they]] didn't. Something no one saw... but me. Can [[Master Chief|you]] guess? Luck. Was I wrong?" - [[Cortana]]'s voice in the beginning of [[Arrival]].  
*"They let me pick, did [[Cortana|I]] ever tell [[Master Chief|you]] that? Choose whichever [[Spartan]] [[Cortana|I]] wanted. [[Master Chief|You]] know me. [[Cortana|I]] did my research. Watched as [[Master Chief|you]] became the soldier we needed [[Master Chief|you]] to be. Like the [[SPARTAN-II Program|others]], [[Master Chief|you]] were strong and swift and brave. A natural leader. But [[Master Chief|you]] had something [[Spartans|they]] didn't. Something no one saw... but me. Can [[Master Chief|you]] guess? Luck. Was I wrong?" - [[Cortana]]'s voice in the beginning of [[Arrival]].  
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*"...[[Master Chief|you]] found [[Cortana|me]]..." - When the [[Master Chief]] finds [[Cortana]] in the infected [[High Charity]].
*"...[[Master Chief|you]] found [[Cortana|me]]..." - When the [[Master Chief]] finds [[Cortana]] in the infected [[High Charity]].
*"But so much of [[Cortana|me]] is wrong... out of place. [[Master Chief|You]] might be too late..."  
*"But so much of [[Cortana|me]] is wrong... out of place. [[Master Chief|You]] might be too late..."  
*"...[[Master Chief|you]]...keep it. [[Cortana|I]] ''do'' know how to pick 'em!" - Completing the [[Master Chief|Chief's]] sentence in [[Cortana (Level)]]. This is a reference to both the opening monologue on [[Arrival]], and the fact that [[Cortana]] selected the [[Master Chief]], by free choice, out of all the other succesful [[SPARTAN II]] candidates.
*"...[[Master Chief|you]]...keep it. [[Cortana|I]] ''do'' know how to pick 'em!" - Completing the [[Master Chief|Chief's]] sentence in [[Cortana (Level)|Cortana]]. This is a reference to both the opening monologue on [[Arrival]], and the fact that [[Cortana]] selected the [[Master Chief]], by free choice, out of all the other successful [[SPARTAN II]] candidates.
*"The [[Index|Activation Index]] from the [[Alpha Halo|first Halo]] ring. A little souvenir [[Cortana|I]] held onto... just in case. Got an escape plan?"  
*"The [[Index|Activation Index]] from the [[Alpha Halo|first Halo]] ring. A little souvenir [[Cortana|I]] held onto... just in case. Got an escape plan?"  
*"Just keep your head down! ... There's two of us in here now, remember." - Referring to [[Halo: Combat Evolved]].
*"Just keep your head down! ... There's two of us in here now, remember." - Referring to [[Halo: Combat Evolved|''Halo: Combat Evolved'']].
*"Wait, we need to buy some time. This reactor... start a chain reaction. Destroy [[High Charity]]."  
*"Wait, we need to buy some time. This reactor... start a chain reaction. Destroy [[High Charity]]."  
*"You hurt [[Gravemind|it]], [[Master Chief|Chief]]. But not for long. We need to get to [[Installation 04 (II)|Halo]] - destroy the [[Flood]] once and for all." - After destroying the reactors.  
*"You hurt [[Gravemind|it]], [[Master Chief|Chief]]. But not for long. We need to get to [[Installation 04 (II)|Halo]] - destroy the [[Flood]] once and for all." - After destroying the reactors.  
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*"[[Master Chief|Chief]]... [[Cortana|I]]'m so sorry." - After [[Johnson]]'s death.
*"[[Master Chief|Chief]]... [[Cortana|I]]'m so sorry." - After [[Johnson]]'s death.
*"Come on, [[Spartan]] - go, go, go!"  
*"Come on, [[Spartan]] - go, go, go!"  
*"The [[Forward Unto Dawn|Dawn]] is close. We can make it! As long as the ground doesn't fall out from beneath us..."  
*"The [[Forward Unto Dawn|''Dawn'']] is close. We can make it! As long as the ground doesn't fall out from beneath us..."  
*"[[Installation 04 (II)|Halo]] is ripping itself apart!"  
*"[[Installation 04 (II)|Halo]] is ripping itself apart!"  
*"Hurry, [[Master Chief|Chief]]! Don't stop! Charging sequence at 30%..."  
*"Hurry, [[Master Chief|Chief]]! Don't stop! Charging sequence at 30%..."  
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*"If we don't make it--"  
*"If we don't make it--"  
*"It's been an honor serving with you, [[John 117|John]]."  
*"It's been an honor serving with you, [[John 117|John]]."  
*"[[Master Chief|Chief]]?! Can you hear me?" - In the half of [[Forward Unto Dawn]]'s wreck, drifting in the space.
*"[[Master Chief|Chief]]?! Can you hear me?" - In the half of [[Forward Unto Dawn|''Forward Unto Dawn'']]'s wreck, drifting in the space.
*"[[Cortana|I]] thought [[Cortana|I]] lost [[Master Chief|you]], too."  
*"[[Cortana|I]] thought [[Cortana|I]] lost [[Master Chief|you]], too."  
*"But [[Master Chief|you]] did it. [[Truth]] and the [[Covenant]]... The [[Flood]]... It's finished."  
*"But [[Master Chief|you]] did it. [[Truth]] and the [[Covenant]]... The [[Flood]]... It's finished."  
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