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=== Production notes === | === Production notes === | ||
*While Cortana was officially stated to be dead following ''[[Halo 4]]'' by both the game itself and developers,{{Ref/Game|Id=Dead1|[[Halo 4]], campaign level [[Epilogue]]|Quote=After the destruction of New Phoenix, and the death of Cortana, Master Chief must carry on.}}<ref name="Dead2">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqD2MkOwDcU Halo Xbox E3 2014 Media Briefing: Halo] ''"At the end of Halo 4, Master Chief was mourning the loss of his closest companion."''</ref><ref name="Dead3">[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/06/12/the-halo-5-guardians-cover-story.aspx The Halo 5: Guardians Cover Story] ''"I call that the ghost of Cortana, her fate is obviously very clear at the end of Halo 4. The story is really about, 'What effect did Cortana's sacrifice have on the Chief?' So it’s not about the dreamlike figure that you see."''</ref> these statements turned out to be deliberate fabrications and disinformation upon her survival in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', where developers later stated the ending of ''5'' was planned before the ending of ''4''.<ref name="Ending">[[The Sprint: Ship It]] ''"I think we knew how Halo 5 ended before we knew how Halo 4 ended. I remember discussing the end of this game real early on."''</ref> | *While Cortana was officially stated to be dead following ''[[Halo 4]]'' by both the game itself and developers,{{Ref/Game|Id=Dead1|[[Halo 4]], campaign level [[Epilogue]]|Quote=After the destruction of New Phoenix, and the death of Cortana, Master Chief must carry on.}}<ref name="Dead2">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqD2MkOwDcU Halo Xbox E3 2014 Media Briefing: Halo] ''"At the end of Halo 4, Master Chief was mourning the loss of his closest companion."''</ref><ref name="Dead3">[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/06/12/the-halo-5-guardians-cover-story.aspx The Halo 5: Guardians Cover Story] ''"I call that the ghost of Cortana, her fate is obviously very clear at the end of Halo 4. The story is really about, 'What effect did Cortana's sacrifice have on the Chief?' So it’s not about the dreamlike figure that you see."''</ref> these statements turned out to be deliberate fabrications and disinformation upon her survival in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', where developers later stated the ending of ''5'' was planned before the ending of ''4''.<ref name="Ending">[[The Sprint: Ship It]] ''"I think we knew how Halo 5 ended before we knew how Halo 4 ended. I remember discussing the end of this game real early on."''</ref> | ||
*Cortana is voiced by [[Jen Taylor]], who also voices Catherine Halsey, reinforcing the connection between the two characters. This is also the case in ''Halo Legends'', where [[Shelley Calene-Black]] voices both Halsey and Cortana.<ref>'''''Halo: Legends''''' credits</ref> In ''[[Halo 4]]'', {{Plain|[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2782926/ Mackenzie Mason]}} serves as Cortana's motion capture actress; {{Plain|[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1224179/ Beckie King]}} provides her performance capture in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.<ref>'''[[Remaking the Legend]]'''</ref> [[Natascha McElhone]] was originally slated to play Cortana in ''[[Halo: The Television Series]]'', but due to scheduling conflicts Jen Taylor was brought in to play Cortana yet again.<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/halo-tv-series-recasts-cortana-with-original-voice-actor '''IGN''' - ''Halo TV Series reacts Cortana with original voice actor]</ref> | *Cortana is voiced by [[Jen Taylor]], who also voices Catherine Halsey, reinforcing the connection between the two characters. This is also the case in ''Halo Legends'', where [[Shelley Calene-Black]] voices both Halsey and Cortana.<ref>'''''Halo: Legends''''' credits</ref> In ''[[Halo 4]]'', {{Plain|[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2782926/ Mackenzie Mason]}} serves as Cortana's motion capture actress; {{Plain|[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1224179/ Beckie King]}} provides her performance capture in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.<ref>'''[[Remaking the Legend]]'''</ref> [[Wikipedia:Natascha McElhone|Natascha McElhone]] was originally slated to play Cortana in ''[[Halo: The Television Series]]'', but due to scheduling conflicts Jen Taylor was brought in to play Cortana yet again.<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/halo-tv-series-recasts-cortana-with-original-voice-actor '''IGN''' - ''Halo TV Series reacts Cortana with original voice actor]</ref> | ||
*"Cortana" (more commonly rendered as "Curtana") is the legendary sword of [[Wikipedia:Ogier the Dane|Ogier the Dane]], which is said to bear the inscription, "My name is Cortana, of the same steel and temper as Joyeuse and Durendal." [[Bungie]] chose Cortana's name in reference to the AI [[marathongame:Durandal (AI)|Durandal]] from the ''[[Marathon]]'' trilogy, who serves a similar narrative role in relation to the [[marathongame:Mjolnir Recon number 54|player character]], himself the spiritual predecessor to John-117. | *"Cortana" (more commonly rendered as "Curtana") is the legendary sword of [[Wikipedia:Ogier the Dane|Ogier the Dane]], which is said to bear the inscription, "My name is Cortana, of the same steel and temper as Joyeuse and Durendal." [[Bungie]] chose Cortana's name in reference to the AI [[marathongame:Durandal (AI)|Durandal]] from the ''[[Marathon]]'' trilogy, who serves a similar narrative role in relation to the [[marathongame:Mjolnir Recon number 54|player character]], himself the spiritual predecessor to John-117. | ||
**In December 2021, [[Martin O'Donnell]] conducted an interview with former Bungie artist [[Paul Russel]], whrein he confirmed that not only was Halo originally going to be set in the [[Marathon]] universe, later on in the story it would've been revealed that the base code for Cortana was based on Durandal's own base code.{{Ref/Site|Id=CTDNLBC|URL=http://marathon.bungie.org/story/newmar-apr22.html|Site=Marathon's Story...What's New?|Page=March–April 2022|D=16|M=4|Y=2022}} | **In December 2021, [[Martin O'Donnell]] conducted an interview with former Bungie artist [[Paul Russel]], whrein he confirmed that not only was Halo originally going to be set in the [[Marathon]] universe, later on in the story it would've been revealed that the base code for Cortana was based on Durandal's own base code.{{Ref/Site|Id=CTDNLBC|URL=http://marathon.bungie.org/story/newmar-apr22.html|Site=Marathon's Story...What's New?|Page=March–April 2022|D=16|M=4|Y=2022}} | ||
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File:Legends-Cortana-Closeup.jpg|Cortana in ''[[Halo Legends]]''<nowiki />' ''[[Origins]]''. | File:Legends-Cortana-Closeup.jpg|Cortana in ''[[Halo Legends]]''<nowiki />' ''[[Origins]]''. | ||
File:Iris - Origins.png|The [[Iris]] symbol projecting onto Cortana's eyes. | File:Iris - Origins.png|The [[Iris]] symbol projecting onto Cortana's eyes. | ||
File: | File:HL Odd CTN 1.png|Cortana's non-canon appearance in ''Halo Legends''<nowiki />' ''[[Odd One Out]]''. | ||
File:HaloReach - Finale.png|Cortana and [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]]. | File:HaloReach - Finale.png|Cortana and [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]]. | ||
File:ReachCortana.png|Cortana in ''Halo: Reach''. | File:ReachCortana.png|Cortana in ''Halo: Reach''. | ||
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File:HINF-Cortana.png|Cortana in a flashback to her first meeting with John-117 in ''Halo Infinite''. | File:HINF-Cortana.png|Cortana in a flashback to her first meeting with John-117 in ''Halo Infinite''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Merchandise=== | ===Merchandise=== | ||
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