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'''"The Weapon"''' ([[AI Serial Number]]: '''CTN 0453-0'''){{Ref/Reuse|DH}} is the moniker of an [[artificial intelligence]].{{Ref/Site|Id=TheWeapon|URL=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/06/13/halo-infinite-the-great-journey-so-far/|Site=Xbox Wire|Page=Halo Infinite: The Great Journey So Far|D=13|M=6|Y=2021}} She was created as an exact copy of the AI [[Cortana]], designed to enter an installation to imitate Cortana and lock her down for retrieval.{{Ref/Level|Id=Repository|Hi|[[Repository (Halo Infinite level)|Repository]]}} With the growing threat of the [[Banished]] and [[ | '''"The Weapon"''' ([[AI Serial Number]]: '''CTN 0453-0'''){{Ref/Reuse|DH}} is the moniker of an [[artificial intelligence]].{{Ref/Site|Id=TheWeapon|URL=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/06/13/halo-infinite-the-great-journey-so-far/|Site=Xbox Wire|Page=Halo Infinite: The Great Journey So Far|D=13|M=6|Y=2021}} She was created as an exact copy of the AI [[Cortana]], designed to enter an installation to imitate Cortana and lock her down for retrieval.{{Ref/Level|Id=Repository|Hi|[[Repository (Halo Infinite level)|Repository]]}} With the growing threat of the [[Banished]] and the [[Harbinger]], the Weapon became the Master Chief's permanent new AI companion, replacing Cortana.{{Ref/Game|Id=Hi|Hi}} | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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Six months after the defeat of [[Cortana]], the Master Chief was revived and returned for the Weapon, whom he was surprised to see was still functioning. Not knowing how or why her deletion was averted, she was recovered and accompanied him across Zeta Halo, which was now controlled by the [[Banished]] following the crippling of the ''Infinity''. Recovering the framework that the Weapon had used to lock down Cortana, the two witnessed echoes of Cortana's life scattered across Zeta Halo's systems.{{Ref/Reuse|Foundation}} | Six months after the defeat of [[Cortana]], the Master Chief was revived and returned for the Weapon, whom he was surprised to see was still functioning. Not knowing how or why her deletion was averted, she was recovered and accompanied him across Zeta Halo, which was now controlled by the [[Banished]] following the crippling of the ''Infinity''. Recovering the framework that the Weapon had used to lock down Cortana, the two witnessed echoes of Cortana's life scattered across Zeta Halo's systems.{{Ref/Reuse|Foundation}} | ||
[[File:HINF DigsiteDiscovery.png|250px|thumb | [[File:HINF DigsiteDiscovery.png|250px|thumb|The Weapon and the Master Chief investigate Site Novem.]] | ||
The Weapon helped the Master Chief as he traveled across Halo, destroying a [[Flame-bore|mining laser]] at [[Site Novem]] after he took out the cooling pipes,{{Ref/Level|Hi|[[Excavation Site]]}} disabling one of the [[reformation spire]]s and collecting data on the [[Reformation]],{{Ref/Level|Hi|[[Spire (Halo Infinite level)|Spire]]}} and helping him to destroy three [[Gorespike cannon|Banished AA guns]].{{Ref/Level|Hi|[[Pelican Down (Halo Infinite level)|Pelican Down]]}} | The Weapon helped the Master Chief as he traveled across Halo, destroying a [[Flame-bore|mining laser]] at [[Site Novem]] after he took out the cooling pipes,{{Ref/Level|Hi|[[Excavation Site]]}} disabling one of the [[reformation spire]]s and collecting data on the [[Reformation]],{{Ref/Level|Hi|[[Spire (Halo Infinite level)|Spire]]}} and helping him to destroy three [[Kywasky Workshop Gorespike cannon|Banished AA guns]].{{Ref/Level|Hi|[[Pelican Down (Halo Infinite level)|Pelican Down]]}} | ||
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However, in order to help the Master Chief access the [[Command Spire]], the Weapon was forced to interface with four Forerunner [[ | However, in order to help the Master Chief access the [[Command Spire]], the Weapon was forced to interface with four Forerunner [[Beacon tower|beacons]] in order to override a lockdown on the Command Spire. Throughout her hacking, the Weapon was observed by another presence and it was only on the fourth beacon that she realized that it was actually The [[Harbinger]]. The Weapon realized that it was a trap with the Harbinger trying to break the deadlock on starting the Spires by combining the Weapon's routines with [[117649 Despondent Pyre|the Monitor's]]. The Master Chief suggested stopping and creating a stalemate, but the Weapon warned him that the Harbinger is close and that she would eventually find a way. With no other choice, the Master Chief allowed the Weapon to proceed, but he discreetly activated a deletion protocol for the AI just in case. When nothing happened to her, the Weapon suggested that she was just being paranoid and the Master Chief dodged her question about what he was saying while activating her deletion protocol.{{Ref/Level|Hi|[[The Sequence]]}} | ||
[[File:HINF BrainBurglary.png|250px|thumb|left|The Weapon reveals that she stole Pyre's encephalon from | [[File:HINF BrainBurglary.png|250px|thumb|left|The Weapon reveals that she stole Pyre's [[encephalon]] from The [[Harbinger]].]] | ||
Later, while interfacing with Halo in the [[Nexus (location)|Nexus]], the Weapon was trapped in the system by the Harbinger. The Weapon begged the Master Chief for help, but, worrying that the AI had been compromised, he went through the authentication to manually delete the Weapon instead. However, the Weapon managed to break free of the Harbinger's clutches and override the deletion protocol. The Weapon was livid that the Master Chief was willing to turn on her so quickly rather than trust in her to break free herself while he was furious that she had stopped him and put them all at risk. The Weapon confirmed that the Reformation has begun, but reveals that she had managed to steal Pyre's [[encephalon]] from the Harbinger, reminding the Master Chief that she was an infiltration program. The Master Chief continued to argue that she broke protocol, causing the Weapon to demand what was wrong with him as she was only trying to help them and it was worth the risk before activating a [[gravity lift]].{{Ref/Level|Hi|[[Nexus]]}} | Later, while interfacing with Halo in the [[Nexus (location)|Nexus]], the Weapon was trapped in the system by the Harbinger. The Weapon begged the Master Chief for help, but, worrying that the AI had been compromised, he went through the authentication to manually delete the Weapon instead. However, the Weapon managed to break free of the Harbinger's clutches and override the deletion protocol. The Weapon was livid that the Master Chief was willing to turn on her so quickly rather than trust in her to break free herself while he was furious that she had stopped him and put them all at risk. The Weapon confirmed that the Reformation has begun, but reveals that she had managed to steal Pyre's [[encephalon]] from the Harbinger, reminding the Master Chief that she was an infiltration program. The Master Chief continued to argue that she broke protocol, causing the Weapon to demand what was wrong with him as she was only trying to help them and it was worth the risk before activating a [[gravity lift]].{{Ref/Level|Hi|[[Nexus]]}} | ||
The Weapon continued to accompany the Master Chief, but her tone shifted to outright dejection and sarcasm towards the Chief, even telling [[Fernando Esparza|the pilot]] what the Master Chief had done to her. The Master Chief and the Weapon made their way to the top of the Command Spire, defeating [[Adjutant Resolution]] once again. Once three attacking [[Banished Phantom]]s had been destroyed, the Weapon interfaced with the Command Spire, continuing to treat the Master Chief with sarcasm and dismay over his earlier actions. The Weapon, lacking her usual enthusiasm, shut down the Spire network and successfully stopped the Reformation before demanding answers from him, pointing out that she had waited for him for six months, done everything that he'd asked and while she was supposed to be deleted, he was the reason that she was still here and he could never have accomplished all that he had done on Halo without her. The Weapon demanded to know why he can't trust her like she had trusted him, and he brought up Cortana, but the Weapon told the Master Chief that Cortana was dead and all that was left of her were echoes that will be gone too sooner or later. ''Echo 216'' arrived with the news that all of the Spires were shutting down and the Weapon informed the two men that while the Master Chief was ready for pickup, she was staying in the Command Spire. The argument was interrupted by [[Jega 'Rdomnai]] attacking the pilot in the cockpit and flying off with him after the Master Chief couldn't get into the Pelican to rescue him. The Weapon warned the Master Chief that the pilot didn't stand a chance against a Spartan Killer, and he ordered the Weapon to track them and open [[teleportation grid|a portal]] to somewhere close by. The Weapon argued against this, warning that they could die trying as it was hard to lock down the coordinates, but he had her do it anyways and they departed through a portal in pursuit of 'Rdomnai and the pilot.{{Ref/Level|Id=The Command Spire|Hi|[[The Command Spire]]}} | The Weapon continued to accompany the Master Chief, but her tone shifted to outright dejection and sarcasm towards the Chief, even telling [[Fernando Esparza|the pilot]] what the Master Chief had done to her. The Master Chief and the Weapon made their way to the top of the Command Spire, defeating [[Adjutant Resolution]] once again. Once three attacking [[Eklon'Dal Workshop Phantom|Banished Phantom]]s had been destroyed, the Weapon interfaced with the Command Spire, continuing to treat the Master Chief with sarcasm and dismay over his earlier actions. The Weapon, lacking her usual enthusiasm, shut down the Spire network and successfully stopped the Reformation before demanding answers from him, pointing out that she had waited for him for six months, done everything that he'd asked and while she was supposed to be deleted, he was the reason that she was still here and he could never have accomplished all that he had done on Halo without her. The Weapon demanded to know why he can't trust her like she had trusted him, and he brought up Cortana, but the Weapon told the Master Chief that Cortana was dead and all that was left of her were echoes that will be gone too sooner or later. ''Echo 216'' arrived with the news that all of the Spires were shutting down and the Weapon informed the two men that while the Master Chief was ready for pickup, she was staying in the Command Spire. The argument was interrupted by [[Jega 'Rdomnai]] attacking the pilot in the cockpit and flying off with him after the Master Chief couldn't get into the Pelican to rescue him. The Weapon warned the Master Chief that the pilot didn't stand a chance against a Spartan Killer, and he ordered the Weapon to track them and open [[teleportation grid|a portal]] to somewhere close by. The Weapon argued against this, warning that they could die trying as it was hard to lock down the coordinates, but he had her do it anyways and they departed through a portal in pursuit of 'Rdomnai and the pilot.{{Ref/Level|Id=The Command Spire|Hi|[[The Command Spire]]}} | ||
[[File:HINF HowCanYouTrustMe.png|250px|thumb|The Weapon asks the Master Chief how he can trust her.]] | |||
===Facing the truth=== | ===Facing the truth=== | ||
The Weapon teleported to the two to the [[Repository (location)|Repository]] under the Banished base, but they passed through a data cluster in the process, causing the Chief to witness more of Cortana's memories. Hacking into a terminal, the Weapon played a challenging message from Escharum to the Chief and retrieved the coordinates of the Banished base from the message. As they continued, the two witnessed Cortana destroying [[Sydney]] as an example to [[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]] when the UNSC refused to surrender and her having [[Leonidas]] destroy [[Laconia Station]] due to the threat that the [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan IVs]] there posed to her. After witnessing Cortana destroying [[Doisac]] as an example to Atriox, the Weapon finally realized that she was actually a copy of Cortana herself, which the Master Chief confirmed, explaining that it was the only way to infiltrate the installation's systems and lock down Cortana. The Master Chief explained that the Weapon had all of the same systems and routines as Cortana, but Halsey had scrubbed any information that could have compromised the AI. "You're her. If we'd never met," stated the Master Chief. Horrified by Cortana's actions and the idea that she could end up the same way, the Weapon restored her deletion protocols and asked the Master Chief to delete her, but to promise to rescue the pilot as the Master Chief was all that he had left. The Master Chief instead downloaded the Weapon back into his armor so that they could do it together, admitting that while he didn't trust her, he wanted to.{{Ref/Reuse|Repository}} | The Weapon teleported to the two to the [[Repository (location)|Repository]] under the Banished base, but they passed through a data cluster in the process, causing the Chief to witness more of Cortana's memories. Hacking into a terminal, the Weapon played a challenging message from Escharum to the Chief and retrieved the coordinates of the Banished base from the message. As they continued, the two witnessed Cortana destroying [[Sydney]] as an example to [[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]] when the UNSC refused to surrender and her having [[Leonidas]] destroy [[Laconia Station]] due to the threat that the [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan IVs]] there posed to her. After witnessing Cortana destroying [[Doisac]] as an example to Atriox, the Weapon finally realized that she was actually a copy of Cortana herself, which the Master Chief confirmed, explaining that it was the only way to infiltrate the installation's systems and lock down Cortana. The Master Chief explained that the Weapon had all of the same systems and routines as Cortana, but Halsey had scrubbed any information that could have compromised the AI. "You're her. If we'd never met," stated the Master Chief. Horrified by Cortana's actions and the idea that she could end up the same way, the Weapon restored her deletion protocols and asked the Master Chief to delete her, but to promise to rescue the pilot as the Master Chief was all that he had left. The Master Chief instead downloaded the Weapon back into his armor so that they could do it together, admitting that while he didn't trust her, he wanted to.{{Ref/Reuse|Repository}} | ||
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*The Master Chief's deletion code for the Weapon is "RED FLAG 034 SAMUEL." [[Operation: RED FLAG]] is the mission to the Covenant homeworld [[High Charity]] that the Master Chief and Cortana were supposed to embark upon when they first met, while [[Samuel-034]] was his best friend before Sam died in the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]] in [[2525]]. | *The Master Chief's deletion code for the Weapon is "RED FLAG 034 SAMUEL." [[Operation: RED FLAG]] is the mission to the Covenant homeworld [[High Charity]] that the Master Chief and Cortana were supposed to embark upon when they first met, while [[Samuel-034]] was his best friend before Sam died in the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]] in [[2525]]. | ||
*In ''[[Halo Infinite]]'', the Weapon first transfers into the [[data crystal chip]] by touching it in the same way that Cortana did in ''Halo 3'' before transferring into other systems by the Master Chief touching them like Cortana did in ''Halo 2'', albeit with the Master Chief first manifesting a hologram of her above his hand. | *In ''[[Halo Infinite]]'', the Weapon first transfers into the [[data crystal chip]] by touching it in the same way that Cortana did in ''Halo 3'' before transferring into other systems by the Master Chief touching them like Cortana did in ''Halo 2'', albeit with the Master Chief first manifesting a hologram of her above his hand. | ||
*In ''[[Halo 4]]'', Cortana briefly predicts the future partnership of the Master Chief and the Weapon at the end of the level ''[[Composer (level)|Composer]]'', telling the Master Chief that " | *In ''[[Halo 4]]'', Cortana briefly predicts the future partnership of the Master Chief and the Weapon at the end of the level ''[[Composer (level)|Composer]]'', telling the Master Chief that "They'll pair you with another AI. Maybe even another Cortana model if Halsey lets them. It won't be me, you know that, right?" In her final message to the Master Chief, Cortana jokingly echoes this statement to him. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Epitaph]]'' {{Im}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||