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In a strange twist of fate, one of John's closest friendships was with the [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Cortana]], a construct "born" from the mind of Dr. Halsey herself. Despite some initial hesitation towards working with an AI out of fear of conflicting directives, John and Cortana quickly formed a formidable team. After a near-fatal training exercise masterminded by ONI Colonel Ackerson, John realized that Cortana would be a great help instead of a liability. Their relationship evolved from a partnership to a close friendship over the course of the Battle of Installation 04, probably due in part to the amount of time the two spent with each other. During their adventures, John showed absolute trust in Cortana, believing in her when even Lord Hood was unsure of her reliability, even willing to trust her enough to risk Earth on her word that she had a way to stop the Flood. Years later, on Requiem, he went as far as to disobey a direct order to give her up for decommissioning. The two also had similar personalities: they both had a propensity to blow things up, with John commenting he wasn't sure which one of them was better at it. The pair also enjoyed executing dangerous plans. After Cortana explained to John his strategy to use a disabled bomb to blow up a Covenant carrier was crazy, he offered to leave her behind. Instead, she quipped, "Unfortunately for us both, I like crazy." Cortana ultimately sacrificed herself to save him and John was clearly devastated by her death. | In a strange twist of fate, one of John's closest friendships was with the [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Cortana]], a construct "born" from the mind of Dr. Halsey herself. Despite some initial hesitation towards working with an AI out of fear of conflicting directives, John and Cortana quickly formed a formidable team. After a near-fatal training exercise masterminded by ONI Colonel Ackerson, John realized that Cortana would be a great help instead of a liability. Their relationship evolved from a partnership to a close friendship over the course of the Battle of Installation 04, probably due in part to the amount of time the two spent with each other. During their adventures, John showed absolute trust in Cortana, believing in her when even Lord Hood was unsure of her reliability, even willing to trust her enough to risk Earth on her word that she had a way to stop the Flood. Years later, on Requiem, he went as far as to disobey a direct order to give her up for decommissioning. The two also had similar personalities: they both had a propensity to blow things up, with John commenting he wasn't sure which one of them was better at it. The pair also enjoyed executing dangerous plans. After Cortana explained to John his strategy to use a disabled bomb to blow up a Covenant carrier was crazy, he offered to leave her behind. Instead, she quipped, "Unfortunately for us both, I like crazy." Cortana ultimately sacrificed herself to save him and John was clearly devastated by her death. | ||
After Cortana's defection, John was able to resist her psychological tactics and rejected her proposal to enforce the Mantle upon the galaxy. Instead of attempting to harm her, however, he simply implored her to come home. | |||
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====Thel 'Vadam==== | ====Thel 'Vadam==== | ||
[[File:Chiefarbiter.jpg|thumb|250px|right|John-117 and Thel 'Vadam fighting alongside each other]] | [[File:Chiefarbiter.jpg|thumb|250px|right|John-117 and Thel 'Vadam fighting alongside each other]] | ||