Dr. Catherine Halsey's Computer

"Discover the Halo universe through Dr. Catherine Halsey's computer and find exclusive material and content."

— Official site summary

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Dr. Catherine Halsey's Computer is a marketing website for the Halo: The Television Series Season One. The site is framed as Doctor Catherine Halsey's computer, and contains information on characters well as planets in the series.^[1]

Overview

Site opening

The site opens with the words "Connecting", and "Welcome, Dr. Halsey", before showing the "GOLSTENT TOUCH PAD V15" and having six symbols being entered into it.

Main content

The site is framed as Doctor Catherine Halsey's computer, and contains information on characters well as planets in the series.

Videos

The site also contained a touchpad where if a reader entered the correct password a video was shown.

Week 1: The first password was revealed on social media in the form of a video titled "//System Update.- Week 1" where several symbols were floating around, and 6 symbols turned Green in consecutive order.^[2] When entered on the website, a teaser for the second episode of Season 1 "Unbound" would play called Halsey's Assurances.^[3]
Week 2: The second password was revealed on social media in the form of the video titled "//System Update.- Week 2" where several different symbols from Week 1 were floating around, and 6 symbols turned green in consecutive order. When entered on the website, a teaser for the third episode of Season 1 would play called "Admrial Parangosky Has A Plan For Miranda"

Week 1 content

Video

NOTEBUILDER._V5

At Admiral Parangosky’s request, 
I have halted all active development on the Cortana project and will no longer be pursuing it further. Thank you for your patience in this matter.
- DR. CATHERINE HALSEY

Persons of Interest

John-117

MASTER CHIEF
FLEETCOM\\Asymmetric Warfare Research Group\\Silver
CURRENT MISSION AREA: STOLEN GAUNTLET

Departed Epsilon Eridani system from SSEP MARCHER ID-7b6dbbbc22c48f907e41159f3c72e6d8

Remote BFT contact lost with CONDOR 325.

Medical and psychological eval [REDACTED]

STOLEN GAUNTLET asset retrieval\denial protocols are in effect.

Riz-028

LIEUTENANT, JUNIOR GRADE
FLEETCOM\\Asymmetric Warfare Research Group\\Silver
CURRENT MISSION AREA: SAR\\SECTOR ONE\\ONI DIRECT

After-action assessment from DEFIANT GLASS forwarded to ONI\\Section THREE.

Tactical assessment of Sangheili ground forces currently being compiled for NAVSPECWAR Response Plan ingestion.

S-028 operational evaluation of captured Phantom combat dropship has been forwarded to Materials Group and Watershed Division.

En-route to UNSC STALWART DAWN.

Kai-125

PETTY OFFICER, FIRST CLASS
FLEETCOM\\Asymmetric Warfare Research Group\\Silver
CURRENT MISSION AREA: SAR\\SECTOR ONE\\ONI DIRECT

After-action assessment from DEFIANT GLASS forwarded to ONI\\Section THREE.

Sensor logs in review by DR. HALSEY.

S7 prototype weapons evaluation forwarded to Misriah Armory.

En-route to UNSC STALWART DAWN.

Vannak-134

LIEUTENANT, JUNIOR GRADE (LTJG)
FLEETCOM\\Asymmetric Warfare Research Group\\Silver
CURRENT MISSION AREA: SAR\\SECTOR ONE\\ONI DIRECT

S-134 analysis and breakdown of Sangheili close-combat maneuvers encountered at Madrigal recommended for further development and historical cross-comparison.

Debrief provided initial threat level assessment of S-117 engagement, should containment fail.

En-route to UNSC STALWART DAWN.

Miranda Keyes

[15972-19891-MK]
COMMANDER [CDR]
FLEETCOM\\XEG\\Testing and Evaluation Lab Kappa
ASSIGNMENT: R&D\\WHITETOWER\\KEENLUNA

Security Clearance elevated.

Approved for Special Access Programs ASTER and LIGHTSPARK.

Verification of staff security clearances underway.

Jacob Keyes

[01928-19912-JK]
CAPTAIN [CAPT]
FLEETCOM\\Asymmetric Warfare Research Group\\Operations
CURRENT MISSION AREA: DIRECT ACTION\\SECTOR ONE\\DEFIANT GLASS

Coordinating crisis action team standup for S-117 STOLEN GAUNTLET protocol initiation.

Margaret Parangosky

[00230-00923-MP]
ADMIRAL [ADM]
CINCONI
FLEETCOM\\ONI\\SPECIAL ACTIVITIES

Status report on S-117 and Spartan asset dispensation requested by FADM Hood.

Jin Ha

[!RECORDS DAMAGED!]
TIER 2A INSURRECTION COMMAND
SECTOR ONE\\MADRIGAL

DECEASED.

Kwan Ha

[NO CAA RECORDS]
TIER 5C INSURRECTION ASSOCIATE
SECTOR ONE\\MADRIGAL

Article 72 designation on authority of 00230-00923-MP.

Requesting additional information from Madrigal assets.

Week 2 content

Video

Persons of Interest

John-117

MASTER CHIEF (MCPO)
FLEETCOM\\Asymmetric Warfare Research Group\\Silver
CURRENT MISSION AREA: FLEETCOM Detention Center

Detained on authority of FADM Hood.

Security clearance is INACTIVE, pending NAVSPECWAR evaluation.

Addendum - Medical maintenance and neurological examination ordered by Dr. Halsey.

Riz-028

LIEUTENANT, JUNIOR GRADE (LTJG)
FLEETCOM\\Asymmetric Warfare Research Group\\Silver
CURRENT MISSION AREA: DIRECT ACTION\\SECTOR ONE\\DEFIANT GLASS

Training and maintenance cycle.

On standby for FLEETCOM security response team.

Returned to DEFIANT GLASS OPCON.

Kai-125

PETTY OFFICER, FIRST CLASS (PO1)
FLEETCOM\\Asymmetric Warfare Research Group\\Silver
CURRENT MISSION AREA: DIRECT ACTION\\SECTOR ONE\\DEFIANT GLASS

Training and maintenance cycle.

On standby for FLEETCOM security response team.

Returned to DEFIANT GLASS OPCON.

Vannak-134

LIEUTENANT, JUNIOR GRADE (LTJG)
FLEETCOM\\Asymmetric Warfare Research Group\\Silver
CURRENT MISSION AREA: DIRECT ACTION\\SECTOR ONE\\DEFIANT GLASS

Training and maintenance cycle.

On standby for FLEETCOM security response team.

Returned to DEFIANT GLASS OPCON.

Miranda Keyes

[15972-19891-MK]
COMMANDER [CDR]
FLEETCOM\\XEG\\Testing and Evaluation Lab Kappa
ASSIGNMENT: R&D\\WHITETOWER\\KEENLUNA

Submitted initial xeno-materials exploitation assessment of captured Covenant Phantom.

Request to recover Covenant corpses, equipment, and excavation instrumentation from Madrigal has been filed and pending operational review.

Jacob Keyes

[01928-19912-JK]
CAPTAIN [CAPT]
FLEETCOM\\Asymmetric Warfare Research Group\\Operations
CURRENT MISSION AREA: DIRECT ACTION\\SECTOR ONE\\DEFIANT GLASS

Resuming oversight of Operation: DEFIANT GLASS.

Working group established to report on artifact power surge and effect on FLEETCOM operations.

Margaret Parangosky

[00230-00923-MP]
ADMIRAL [ADM]
CINCONI
FLEETCOM\\ONI\\SPECIAL ACTIVITIES

Approval of assets and materials for Project CORTANA.

Review of future DEFIANT GLASS strategic goals.

Soren-066

TIER 2A CRIMINAL CADRE
SECTOR ONE\\LIBRA ARM
SECTOR ONE\\LIBRA ARM

Forward all sightings and contextual information to ONI\\Section One and Counter-Piracy Action Team.

Modified STOLEN GAUNTLET asset retrieval\denial protocols are in effect (ref: SOREN PROTOCOL).

Jin Ha

[!RECORDS DAMAGED!]
TIER 2A INSURRECTION COMMAND
SECTOR ONE\\MADRIGAL
DECEASED.

Ha-allied insurgent groups have prevented occupation and exploitation of encampment and extraction sites.

Kwan Ha

[NO CAA RECORDS]
TIER 3B INSURRECTION ASSOCIATE
LOCATION UNKNOWN
ARTICLE 72 FUGITIVE

Threat level updated due to potential for disruptive influence on colonial information shaping operations.

Biometric information recovered from Condor 325 and telepresence contact has been forwarded to Madrigal security forces.

Week 3 content

Videos

Persons of Interest

John-117

MASTER CHIEF (MCPO)
FLEETCOM\\Asymmetric Warfare Research Group\\Silver
CURRENT MISSION AREA: ASTER\CORTANA INTEGRATION TESTING

Detached from DEFIANT GLASS for CORTANA integration and assessment.

Biometric profile and maintenance protocols updated on ENDYMION II transport.

CORTANA-specific monitoring using dedicated neural interface controller channels.

Riz-028

LIEUTENANT, JUNIOR GRADE (LTJG)
FLEETCOM\\Asymmetric Warfare Research Group\\Silver
CURRENT MISSION AREA: DIRECT ACTION\\SECTOR ONE\\DEFIANT GLASS

Collating report on integration of Acheron Security smart-link protocol updates with MJOLNIR firmware.

Submitted revised draft of research paper to Exosolar Conservation journal under approved pseudonym, titled “Hybridization of Reavian Redcrests: Quantification of DNA sampling methods and implications for species dispersal.”

All medical and equipment diagnostics within acceptable parameters.

Kai-125

PETTY OFFICER, FIRST CLASS (PO1)
FLEETCOM\\Asymmetric Warfare Research Group\\Silver
CURRENT MISSION AREA: DIRECT ACTION\\SECTOR ONE\\DEFIANT GLASS

Conducting evaluation of JUDGE ABSTRACT mission reports.

All medical and equipment diagnostics within acceptable parameters.

Vannak-134

LIEUTENANT, JUNIOR GRADE (LTJG)
FLEETCOM\\Asymmetric Warfare Research Group\\Silver
CURRENT MISSION AREA: DIRECT ACTION\\SECTOR ONE\\DEFIANT GLASS

Volunteered for testing of KEENLUNA Phantom flight simulator updates.

Evidence of unauthorized access to Reach civilian datanet and participation in ranked XChess matches suppressed by authority of [ERROR! Invalid IDENT]. Novel strategies forwarded to CC-409871.

All medical and equipment diagnostics within acceptable parameters.

Miranda Keyes

[15972-19891-MK]
COMMANDER [CDR]
FLEETCOM\\XEG\\Testing and Evaluation Lab Kappa
ASSIGNMENT: R&D\\WHITETOWER\\KEENLUNA

Transferred to lead a parallel GLASSLAKE initiative focused on the Madrigal artifact, by authority of 00230-00923-MP. Officially, still assigned to the KEENLUNA effort.

Ma’am, the taps and shunts we previously installed in GLASSLAKE are active, as well as the new intrusion spikes. The data will be archived in our usual shadow cluster. - AS

Jacob Keyes

[01928-19912-JK]
CAPTAIN [CAPT]
FLEETCOM\\Asymmetric Warfare Research Group\\Operations
ASSIGNMENT: DIRECT ACTION\\SECTOR ONE\\DEFIANT GLASS

Systems hardening recommendations and facility damage reports forwarded to CASTLE operations team.

Report filed on loss of UNSC Gladius: recommend additional analysis and recovery of ship for forensic study.

Margaret Parangosky

[00230-00923-MP]
ADMIRAL [ADM]
CINCONI
FLEETCOM\\ONI\\SPECIAL ACTIVITIES

Reviewing analysis reports of Madrigal artifact.

Personnel and programs evaluation.

Soren-066

TIER 2A CRIMINAL CADRE
SECTOR ONE\\LIBRA ARM
SECTOR ONE\\MADRIGAL

Forward all sightings and contextual information to ONI\\Section One and Counter-Piracy Action Team.

Modified STOLEN GAUNTLET asset retrieval\denial protocols are in effect (ref: SOREN PROTOCOL).

Jin Ha

[!RECORDS DAMAGED!]
TIER 2A INSURRECTION COMMAND
SECTOR ONE\\MADRIGAL
DECEASED.

Ha-allied insurgent groups have prevented occupation and exploitation of encampment and extraction sites.

Kwan Ha

[NO CAA RECORDS]
TIER 3B INSURRECTION ASSOCIATE
LOCATION UNKNOWN
ARTICLE 72 FUGITIVE

Threat level updated due to potential for disruptive influence on colonial information shaping operations.

Biometric information recovered from Condor 325 and telepresence contact has been forwarded to Madrigal security forces.

Cortana

[CTN 0452-9]
FLEETCOM\\Asymmetric Warfare Research Group\\Silver\\S-117
CURRENT MISSION AREA: R&D\\WHITETOWER\\CORTANA

Subject H-1 destructively analyzed for cognitive impression modeling.

Successful bootstrap using Déjà training protocols.

Consciousness confirmed. Emergent complexity metrics of core processes exceed standard models.

Week 4 content

ONI Database

Earth

Class: Capital System
Status: Defense Zone Alpha [UNSC Priority]
Diameter: 12,756 km
Gravity: 1.0 G
Population: 7,190,234,109 [UEG estimate 2.23.2550]
Climate: Temperate (managed)
Ecology: Complex biosphere (remediation ongoing)

Earth lies at the center of a large and well-established network of habitats and industrial sites spread throughout the Sol system. Cheap spacelift and fast fusion drives make intrasystem transport a routine matter, tying the lives of billions together in a web of information sharing and resource trade that stretches from Mercury to the Oort cloud. Security measures are mediated, to avoid productivity and morale impact. Work continues on an expansive upgrade of Earth’s orbital defense grid.

Reach

Class: Inner Colony
Status: Defense Zone Beta (UNSC Priority)
Diameter: 15,273 km
Gravity: 1.08 G
Population: 703,341,500 [CAA census 12.7.2535]
Climate: Temperate (volatile)
Ecology: Complex biosphere (limited t-clade introduction)

The largest and most prominent of Earth’s colonies, Reach was the first extrasolar world to be settled by humans, and was invaluable for later colonial expansion due to its confluence of slipspace routes and habitability. The majority of its population is of Eastern European descent, primarily Hungarian and Romanian. In addition to being a key mining world, Reach supports the most significant shipyards outside the Sol system. The Reach Military Complex is a network of surface fortifications, weapon satellites, and patrolling warships which form the most extensive line of defense in human space.

Madrigal

Class: Outer Colony
Status: Priority Resource Site - WARNING! Incursion Detected
Diameter: 12,000 km
Gravity: 1.03 G
Population: 59,305,892 [CAA census 12.6.2537]
Climate: Warm
Ecology: Stage 4 terraformed biosphere (systemic regression)

Madrigal possesses extraordinary deposits of deuterium (²H), which is a critical strategic resource used for military and civilian fusion reactors. A large, well organized Insurrection campaign resulted in the destruction of the Colonial Military Authority (CMA) garrison force in 2496 and collapse of the UEG-authorized government. Peacekeeping forces departed the planet in 2535 as part of the UNSC redeployment against Covenant incursions in the sector. The planet is currently under factionalized Insurrection control, with gray market deuterium exports funding what remains of the local economy. ONI continues to monitor events on the planet and conduct targeted strikes, in cooperation with local collaborators, to secure critical deuterium extraction sites for UNSC use.

The Rubble

Class: Unauthorized Colony
Status: Ungoverned
Diameter: -
Gravity: Variable
Population: 54,000 [ONI estimate 3.11.2551]
Climate: Artificial (unstable)
Ecology: N/A

The “Rubble” is an illegal and unauthorized habitat based around an occupied Xedon Industrial Cluster in orbit at the Hesiod L5 point. The facility is closely tied to the nearby colony of Madrigal for deuterium fuel and volatiles, but has no formal relationship with the warlords of that world. ONI analysis indicates the location is a major transhipment point for unauthorized slipspace transports, pirate activity, and smuggling in Sectors One and Three. Intercepted comms-traffic indicates substantial support for Insurrection ideologies.

High Charity

Diameter: c. 350 km (ONI Project BASEARROW estimate)
Gravity: Unknown (assumed c. 0.9 - 1 G)
Population: Unknown
Climate: Artificial
Ecology: N/A

Based on analysis of Covenant battle network (cf. “proselytization relay”) traffic and network organization, the mobile capital-ship designated HIGH CHARITY is the central logistical and strategic coordination node in the alien armada. The facility was believed to be outside of human-charted space until 2540, when it was first sighted above the glassed colony of Harvest. BASEARROW long-range sensor scans have provided first-order estimates of size and mass, but no detailed assessments of accompanying fleet forces or station armament has been possible at this time. Locating and assessing this facility is a priority task for the Office of Naval Intelligence.

Mamore

Class: Outer Colony
Status: Defense Zone Yankee [Security Cordon]
Diameter: 14,398 km
Gravity: 1.11 G
Population: 490 million [UEG census 2.5.2537]
Climate: Warm
Ecology: Stage 1 terraformed biosphere (t-clade adaptation)

Priority settlement target for second-wave exosolar development after development of the slipspace drive, drawing on volunteers from Jovian habitat clusters. Adaptation of terrestrial organisms proceeded well ahead of schedule, including test settlement of cetacean pods.

Mamore was a collection and processing point for populations displaced during counter-Insurrection campaigns of Operation: TREBUCHET and evacuations from Sector One and Sector Two during initial Covenant incursion, leading to rapid expansion of arcology centers and orbital infrastructure.

Anti-UEG sentiment has been a notable element of Mamore since establishment; the native “Freedom and Liberation Party” umbrella group has claimed responsibility for the Haven arcology bombing that killed two million citizens, among other crimes. UNSC peacekeeping operations and targeted Spartan strikes have significantly degraded rebel activity and influence in the arcology centers. An active and aggressive Insurrection presence is still present in ungoverned outer regions.

Eridanus II

Class: Outer Colony
Status: Ungoverned
Diameter: -
Gravity: 1.01 G
Population: 0 [UNSC Navy remove survey 07.11.2530]
Climate: Dry
Ecology: Simple biosphere

Eridanus II was selected for experimental terraforming by Reach For Life pioneer group in 2440, but first permanent habitats were not laid down until 5.13.2497. A biomedical emergency was declared in the colony on 3.5.2530, with surviving researchers evacuated to Arcadia and New Jerusalem. UNSC and CMA records indicate counter-insurrection activity in the Eridanus system, but details are redacted. Colonial infrastructure was abandoned in-place, and recovery operations were canceled due to Covenant activity in proximal slipspace termini.

Production notes

When the site was first launched, the image used for the Earth tab was an image of the planet Reach, shown below. This was corrected a short time after launch, and replaced with an image of Earth first created for use in Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo.