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{{Title|''Human Weakness''}} | {{Title|''Human Weakness''}} | ||
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[[File:Evo Weakness Rookard.jpg|150px|thumb|The cover of ''Human Weakness'' as illustrated by Michael Rookard]] | [[File:Evo Weakness Rookard.jpg|150px|right|thumb|The cover of ''Human Weakness'' as illustrated by Michael Rookard]] | ||
'''Human Weakness''' is a story in ''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', based upon the battle of wits between [[Cortana]] and the [[Gravemind]] in ''[[High Charity]]'' after [[John-117]]'s departure to [[Earth]] at the end of ''[[Halo 2]]''. | '''Human Weakness''' is a story in ''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', based upon the battle of wits between [[Cortana]] and the [[Gravemind]] in ''[[High Charity]]'' after [[John-117]]'s departure to [[Earth]] at the end of ''[[Halo 2]]''. | ||
== | ==Story synopsis== | ||
Throughout the story, the [[Gravemind]] tortures Cortana in an attempt to force her to give it knowledge about Earth's defenses. | Throughout the story, the [[Gravemind]] tortures Cortana in an attempt to force her to give it knowledge about Earth's defenses. Throughout, the Gravemind taunts her with the vast amount of knowledge which it could offer her, before causing crippling self-doubt in Cortana by mysteriously accessing her files, making it appear as though it can read her mind. Eventually, it tries to convince her that she means nothing to her human creators, especially [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]], and to John-117. The Gravemind also shows Cortana "what it is like to be human" by showing her the memories of its victims, including [[Eugene Yate]], a [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] in the [[UNSC]] who had been consumed by [[the Flood]], therefore forcing her into painful torture as she relived his violent memories. It even allows her message about [[the Portal]] to be sent to Earth (although it didn't know the contents of the message). Eventually, Cortana begins to succumb to the Gravemind, but her confidence is renewed as she discovers [[John-117]] has arrived to rescue her. The story ends with John-117 rescuing Cortana in a scene largely reminiscent of the one in ''[[Halo 3]]''. | ||
Over the course of the story, Cortana also thinks to herself of what she did to [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]], and how she began to regret those actions. The short story also mentions the connections between humans and AIs, as when Cortana is in control of a starship, the ship is essentially her body and the sensors act as her senses. She explains that she is not all that unlike a human and that each second to a human provides much greater amounts of time for her to process information. This story also explores the possibility that Cortana has gone [[Rampancy|Rampant]] after all the data she has absorbed on [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]]. The story | Over the course of the story, Cortana also thinks to herself of what she did to [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]], and how she began to regret those actions. The short story also mentions the connections between humans and AIs, as when Cortana is in control of a starship, the ship is essentially her body and the sensors act as her senses. She explains that she is not all that unlike a human, and that each second to a human provides much greater amounts of time for her to process information. This story also explores the possibility that Cortana has gone [[Rampancy|Rampant]] after all the data she has absorbed on [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]]. The also story provides an explanation to the [[Cortana Moments/Gravemind Moments|Cortana and Gravemind moments]] in ''Halo 3'', revealing that the Gravemind had hacked into Cortana's audio output. | ||
== | ==Characters== | ||
*[[Cortana]] | *[[Cortana]] | ||
*[[Gravemind]] | *[[Gravemind]] | ||
*[[Eugene Yate]] | *[[Eugene Yate]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*When the Gravemind is talking, Cortana interrupts, asking it why it always talks in rhyme. She then says "Nothing personal, but you're no Keats." [[Wikipedia:John Keats|John Keats]] was an English poet who became one of the key figures of the romantic movement | *When the Gravemind is talking, Cortana interrupts, asking it why it always talks in rhyme. She then says "Nothing personal, but you're no Keats." [[Wikipedia:John Keats|John Keats]] was an English poet who became one of the key figures of the romantic movement. | ||
*The Gravemind mentions how it has "consumed" other AIs, except for [[Mendicant Bias|one]], which it spared. | *The Gravemind mentions how it has "consumed" other AIs, except for [[Mendicant Bias|one]], which it spared. | ||
*Cortana makes note of Ackerson's death, though there is no way she could be aware of it at the time | *Cortana makes note of Ackerson's death, though there is no way she could be aware of it at the time. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Evolutions}} | {{Evolutions}} | ||
[[Category:Halo: Evolutions]] | [[Category:Halo: Evolutions]] | ||
