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'''Doctor Catherine Elizabeth Halsey''', (Civilian Consultant 409871, phonetically identified as "'''Charlie Hotel'''"),<ref>[[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|'''Halo Graphic Novel''', ''page 122'']]</ref> is a key scientific adviser of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], best known for her work with the [[SPARTAN-II program]], developing and creating [[smart AI]]s such as [[Cortana]], and for overseeing the development of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]. She served as a scientific adviser for ONI from [[2515]] to [[2522]], when she was made chief scientist,<ref name="alph">'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', map ''[[Alpha Site]]'' - [[ONI Memorial]]</ref> a position she held until the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 286''</ref>
'''Doctor Catherine Elizabeth Halsey''', (Civilian Consultant 409871, phonetically identified as "'''Charlie Hotel'''"),<ref>[[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|'''Halo Graphic Novel''', ''page 122'']]</ref> is a key scientific adviser of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], best known for her work with the [[SPARTAN-II program]], developing and creating [[smart AI]]s such as [[Cortana]], and for overseeing the development of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]. She served as a scientific adviser for ONI from [[2515]] to [[2522]], when she was made chief scientist,<ref name="alph">'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', map ''[[Alpha Site]]'' - [[ONI Memorial]]</ref> a position she held until the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 286''</ref>


Halsey held considerable authority within ONI, despite being a [[civilian]], and commanded respect from important military figures.<ref name="fs123">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 123''</ref> Though generally well-regarded among her peers, she endured intense personal guilt for condemning the Spartans to the life of a super soldier. After the Covenant War, Dr. Halsey was stripped of her position, incarcerated, and treated as a [[war criminal]] by the UNSC at large, which led to her apparent defection to [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|splinter Covenant faction]].<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', episodes ''[[Catherine]]'' through ''[[Exodus (Spartan Ops)|Exodus]]''</ref> After almost a year among the enemy, she was recaptured by the UNSC and commissioned to work on urgent scientific matters, particularly concerning the rise of the [[Guardian]]s.<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians'''</ref>
Halsey held considerable authority within ONI, despite being a [[civilian]], and commanded respect from important military figures.<ref name="fs123">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 123''</ref> Though generally well-regarded among her peers, she endured intense personal guilt for condemning the Spartans to the life of a super soldier. After the Covenant War, Dr. Halsey was stripped of her position, incarcerated, and treated as a [[war criminal]] by the UNSC at large, which led to her apparent defection to [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|reformed Covenant]].<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', episodes ''[[Catherine]]'' through ''[[Exodus (Spartan Ops)|Exodus]]''</ref> After almost a year among the enemy, she was recaptured by the UNSC and commissioned to work on urgent scientific matters, particularly concerning the rise of the [[Guardian]]s.<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians'''</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
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