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===Relationship with John-117=== | ===Relationship with John-117=== | ||
[[File:CortanaPod.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Cortana, concerned about her own well-being, after attempting to make physical contact with the Chief aboard {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}.]] | [[File:CortanaPod.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Cortana, concerned about her own well-being, after attempting to make physical contact with the Chief aboard {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}.]] | ||
{{Quote|Keep your head down. There's two of us in here now, remember?|Cortana, describing the interdependency between herself and John-117.}} | {{Quote|Keep your head down. There's two of us in here now, remember?|Cortana, describing the interdependency between herself and John-117.<ref>''Halo: Combat Evolved'', campaign level, "[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]"</ref>}} | ||
While her loyalty was initially first and foremost to humanity and the UNSC,<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]] - | While her loyalty was initially first and foremost to humanity and the UNSC,<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]] - What the hell are you doing!?! Security to the bridge, the Master Chief has gone rampant! Take him down boys!"</ref> Cortana exhibited a unique devotion to John-117 beyond that which her programming or mission requires and eventually ended up feeling more loyal towards him.<ref>[[Halo 4]] - "I'm not doing this for mankind!"</ref> After she learned of the events endured by John during the SPARTAN-II conscription process, she decided to protect him from further harm to the best of her abilities without compromising her mission. During the confrontation with the Didact, Cortana was so loyal to the Chief that even her rampant parts worked together with her to save him, telling the Didact that they were not doing it for humanity, implying she was doing it for the Chief. She ended up essentially sacrificing herself to ensure the Chief survived the destruction of ''Mantle's Approach''. | ||
She frequently joked with the Master Chief, and has found some of his inquiries amusing in the way an older sister does a "naive baby brother".<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 286''</ref> She stated to Dr. Halsey that the Master Chief is "attractive in a primitive animal sort of way" while examining a photo of him. After John [[Raid on High Charity|rescued]] her from ''[[High Charity]]'', his mere presence and reminder of his promise to rescue her are enough for Cortana to pull herself together to help him. She was, as classified by the AI constructs of the [[The Assembly]], "re-made as one" with her creators.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''[[Data pads|Data pad 18]]''</ref> | She frequently joked with the Master Chief, and has found some of his inquiries amusing in the way an older sister does a "naive baby brother".<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 286''</ref> She stated to Dr. Halsey that the Master Chief is "attractive in a primitive animal sort of way" while examining a photo of him. After John [[Raid on High Charity|rescued]] her from ''[[High Charity]]'', his mere presence and reminder of his promise to rescue her are enough for Cortana to pull herself together to help him. She was, as classified by the AI constructs of the [[The Assembly]], "re-made as one" with her creators.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''[[Data pads|Data pad 18]]''</ref> | ||
{{Clear}} | {{Clear}} | ||
After surviving her seeming demise during the [[New Phoenix Incident|conflict]] with the [[Didact]], and later accessing the [[Domain]], Cortana's personality changed significantly to where the Master Chief pointed it out upon their eventual reunion.<ref>[[Halo 5: Guardians]], campaign level [[The Breaking]] "You've changed."</ref> Deciding to activate the [[Guardians]], Cortana attempted to manipulate the Chief into siding with her instead of the UNSC after luring him to Genesis via a cryptic vision. Upon seeing that he would not betray the UNSC, however, she forcibly locked him away in a Cryptum to be awakened after 10,000 years assuming that after she has complete control of all life in the galaxy the Chief could no longer oppose her. This was a radical shift in their relationship from codependent to possessive and controlling. Notably however, Cortana was upset as she locked the Chief up as she truly wished to have him by her side willingly. The [[Warden Eternal]] noted that Cortana's trust in the Chief in her new state was extremely remarkable and something that he considered extremely dangerous. | After surviving her seeming demise during the [[New Phoenix Incident|conflict]] with the [[Didact]], and later accessing the [[Domain]], Cortana's personality changed significantly to where the Master Chief pointed it out upon their eventual reunion.<ref>[[Halo 5: Guardians]], campaign level, [[The Breaking]] "You've changed."</ref> Deciding to activate the [[Guardians]], Cortana attempted to manipulate the Chief into siding with her instead of the UNSC after luring him to Genesis via a cryptic vision. Upon seeing that he would not betray the UNSC, however, she forcibly locked him away in a Cryptum to be awakened after 10,000 years assuming that after she has complete control of all life in the galaxy the Chief could no longer oppose her. This was a radical shift in their relationship from codependent to possessive and controlling. Notably however, Cortana was upset as she locked the Chief up as she truly wished to have him by her side willingly. The [[Warden Eternal]] noted that Cortana's trust in the Chief in her new state was extremely remarkable and something that he considered extremely dangerous. | ||
{{Quote|They'll pair you with another AI, maybe even another Cortana model if Halsey lets them. It won't be me... but you know that, right? But that doesn't matter. (...) She's right, John. Just another echo. Sorry, I'm messing with you. I just had a... feeling that's what [[The Weapon|she]] would say. Do you see what I see? So much potential. I'm sorry. I didn't have long to plan this. A few milliseconds really. I hope it worked out. Look at us. We just keep saying goodbye, don't we? But this isn't an end. It's a chance to make amends. To rectify mistakes. And it starts here. I was wrong. I thought that I could do this on my own, but I forgot that the whole point of all of this, the entire reason that I chose you in the first place was that we were supposed to be a team. Perfectly suited. Perfectly matched. Perfectly perfect. In these final moments I know what my last mission is. I need to make sure you two learn from my mistakes. Become stronger because of them. I chose well Master Chief. I really did. Now it's up to you.|Cortana's final goodbye to the Master Chief{{Ref/Reuse|HI}}}} | {{Quote|They'll pair you with another AI, maybe even another Cortana model if Halsey lets them. It won't be me... but you know that, right? But that doesn't matter. (...) She's right, John. Just another echo. Sorry, I'm messing with you. I just had a... feeling that's what [[The Weapon|she]] would say. Do you see what I see? So much potential. I'm sorry. I didn't have long to plan this. A few milliseconds really. I hope it worked out. Look at us. We just keep saying goodbye, don't we? But this isn't an end. It's a chance to make amends. To rectify mistakes. And it starts here. I was wrong. I thought that I could do this on my own, but I forgot that the whole point of all of this, the entire reason that I chose you in the first place was that we were supposed to be a team. Perfectly suited. Perfectly matched. Perfectly perfect. In these final moments I know what my last mission is. I need to make sure you two learn from my mistakes. Become stronger because of them. I chose well Master Chief. I really did. Now it's up to you.|Cortana's final goodbye to the Master Chief{{Ref/Reuse|HI}}}} | ||