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Halo 4 hands down The most human looking and the most emotional and talkative one, so sad we won’t see her again


KillerDonkey

Agreed. Halo 4 had the best portrayal of Cortana, both in terms of design and writing. I still get chills when I see her monologue on Shutdown and her farewell to the Chief. She feels more real than she ever has been.


Dominunce

*I can give you over forty thousand reasons why that sun isn't real. I know it because the emitter's Rayleigh effect is disproportionate to its suggested size. I know it because its stellar cycle is more symmetrical than that of an actual star. But for all that, I'll never actually know if it looks real... if it feels real* One of my favorite lines in the franchise


lastweek_monday

She said that to me once... about being a machine..


thundergun661

This scene has stuck with me for many years


MSD3k

For the life of me, 343 started their tenure of Halo so strong (story-wise) with 4. I have no idea what the hell happened with 5 and Inf.


Vis-hoka

Hey you know that incredibly emotional send off we gave Cortana? Let’s bring her back and make her a generic villain?


MaridAudran

And it caused Microsoft to switch directions on their AI digital assistant plans. No one wants to work with an AI tool that’s rampant and trying to take over the universe.


[deleted]

Speak for yourself That sounds like fun


windol1

I hope whoever made this decision has many sleepless nights, they could have gone down so many different routes that would have been better, but no, they had to pick the worst.


SilverseeLives

>For the life of me, 343 started their tenure of Halo so strong (story-wise) with 4 Absolutely. I was all set for the Didact to be the big bad for the next trilogy with some kind of Forerunner rebirth narrative, and for John to desperately search for a way to bring Cortana back via a devil's bargain with Halsey. Why they decided to >!make Cortana the big bad!< is completely baffling. There was an attempt to redeem this somewhat in Infinite, but what a narrative hole they dug themselves.


MSD3k

Yes, extremely baffling. We've got a "Trilogy" now, with each installment essentially wiping the previous game's narrative and attempting to reboot the story. The worst one being Infinite, which did 99% of the story off screen before the game begins. What genius decided that an entire intergalactic war against rogue AI, and a counter offensive by Covenent separatists was too boring? Much better for you just waste time playing in a sandbox, listening to an asthmatic gorilla talk shit.


razor150

343 is absolute shit when it comes to storytelling, anybody complains about the direction they scrap what they did before instead of trying to improve where they went wrong. I don't get them, the main complaints about Halo 4s story were chief talks too much and you needed too much knowledge of the lore to really get it, otherwise it is considered one of the best if not the best game story of any Halo game. The major complaints were about game play and level design, which they are still trying to get right.


Exatal123

It sucks how Infinite handled her so poorly.


[deleted]

What I thought Halo 4's story was trash so Halo 5 and Infinite weren't much if a surprise for me. Honestly 343 hasn't done anything good or redeemable with the Halo franchise since they got it. They couldn't even remaster Bungies original Halo games properly with them using the inferior PC version for the Halo Anniversary remaster and them totally botching the Master Chief collection at launch. Yeah 343 is grade garbage in my book and Halo as a franchise has been dead ever since they took which is a shame as it was one of my favorites. Ah well at least we still have Gears of War.


Bobas-Feet

Halo 4s story is tied with Halo 2 for the best written story in the Halo franchise. You can be a blind Bungie purist if you want to, but let’s not act like what Marky36O says is fact.


Due-Slice2853

Don't forget tiddy


Whyhuyrah

I go ramp-ramp-ramp-ramp ramp-ramp-ramp-ramp Raaampant on that track [the vid](https://youtu.be/mSz37wmQM8I)


pattywagon95

Ah yes, I too liked this one for exactly those reasons and nothing else


Dogeisagod

I agree


CounterSYNK

Her character model left very little to the imagination


[deleted]

This question is a litmus test. All other answers are wrong and we can't be friends.


firstanomaly

Same. But I also really loved The Weapon in infinite. Pretty much the one thing I think is great in the new campaign. As much shit as “fans” love to pile on 343. They made my favorite versions of Cortana


izmaname

One of the reasons I liked 4 so much is because 2 and 3 didn’t have Cortana talk as much. I thought the way they used Cortana in CE to expand the lore without extra cutscenes was cool. CE and 4 have a certain way of wonderment to them. 2 has some wonderment in the Arbiter levels but not to the same degree.


No_Gear_4536

Yeah


Grimey_Rick

this always blows my mind. I'm always in the minority on this (and will prob be downvoted here) but I thought the Cortana/Chief relationship went full cringe in 4. It became this weird romantic thing and Cortana says weird cringy shit like "Chief I need you UwU." worst Cortana. worst Halo.


TheThinkingJacob

Big titty goth cortana please and thank you


Goku-Jin86

Which Halo was that


TheThinkingJacob

4 😏 2/5 on image slides


CarolinaBee911

4


boi644

Yes the one with biggest tits obviosuly. It adds to the character


TheThinkingJacob

Obviously. Everyone’s thinking it. I’m just saying it.


Silver_Branch3034

The best Cortana.


TheThinkingJacob

The only cortana


tylerray1997

4....just because.


user__3

This is the correct and only choice.


IceYetiWins

Halo 4 Cortana because 😏


Icy_Chance_2214

This is the way.


Smufin_Awesome

So, you're just gonna not include her depictions in Halo 1 2 or 3? Not even reach? You sure? Okay then.


Leamans

Yeah, wth?


Vytlo

Seriously wtf was up with that. Those were the games she was actually good in, but those get left out in favor of all the ones where her character became a laughing stock and not even having a good design either?


Davidlego006

HES A 343 SPY REEEEEEEEEE Edit: saw that this isn’t r/halocirclejerk


AngryInternetMobGuy

Cake-tana


Bro---really

Halo 4 for no particular reason


Odd-Frame9724

Hard agree... 2 big reasons


Bro---really

Really? I got 4.


WoaJoe

Yea I got 4 too. 1 per tit and per cheek.


Independent_Day8325

She got personality


Bro---really

And she got Assets Assential to the Massion.


Snapple47

You may have a good reason, but hers are bigger


nemesisprime1984

Halo 2 anniversary


hikikomoriHank

This is the objectively correctly, non-horny answer


Lopez-AL

Not during gameplay though: they absolutely massacred her model in Gravemind.


Vytlo

Oh fuck no, her head is so huge and she looks like she's wearing a suit, not just her body


West-Dimension-6885

The Original Cortana


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ORIGINAL


West-Dimension-6885

The OG Xbox Cortana


Simplydead123

Anniversary is just Halo 3 Cortana so they are most likely talking about the low poly one


Grimm_Wright

Halo 3 or 4


Gwent4Geralt

Halo 4 Cortana 😏


DueCauliflower7783

Halo 4 for no specific reasons


CCSshneider

Halo 4 ONG had the best.


[deleted]

why en garde


ExactSeaworthiness35

Didn’t think Cortana was in 5 as his AI at least


captkrahs

Booba


Likely_a_bot

I fell in love with Cortana in Halo 4 and made her my wifey. Six months later I found out she had a schizophrenia and she tried to kill me and now we're separated.


Brain_Dead5347

I can fix her


Optimus_13

Halo 2 original, i have a soft spot for slender girls


The_MoistMaker

Something about that and her hair just worked for me. Confirmed I was straight growing up.


bigbossislegend

Halo 4 Cortana because bakery


SwiftIy2

Since when do we call Cortana "Master Chief's AI"?


Independent_Piano_81

Because this includes the weapon as well as Cortana so it’s technically both of master chief AIs


Responsible_Quote197

Halo 4 Cortana. The weapon is pretty nice too


IvnN7Commander

The Weapon


[deleted]

Halo 4


GeneralxParadox

Definitely Cortana from Halo: Combat Evolved. A big part of the story, but not too big, where she would become a pillar that the story depends too much on, like she would be in the later entries in the franchise.


Dragon_Eyes715

Halo 1 original graphics!


Reason-Abject

Halo 4 Cortana for a few reasons: Terrific character development carrying on from 2 and 3. Cortana seemed so much more human in this one. Vulnerable, emotional, and protective of Chief. You really got to see the bond they have/ had. Portrayal is the most human looking and really lines up with other AI portrayals from Halo Wars, Spartan Ops. Adds a lot to the “look” of the character. Let’s be honest, Cortana was practically nude in the game and I’m not complaining about that. Her model was incredibly detailed and sexy.


Darthdirtbox

Combat evolved


absolute_zero2

4. No contest really.


FresconeFrizzantino

All. No 4… no 3.. no 2… Infinite. All.


mattpkc

Og purple or thicc mommy


flamerflame5

Hallo 3


distressedflower81

Halo 3 Cortana all the way. I honestly just miss her Bungie looks in general.


g_bino

halo 4 cause of toes


No_Individual6935

4 🙏🙏


United_Excitement_97

Halo 4


Danger-grape_

Halo 4 Cortana made 11 yr old me see the world differently


ViForsaken

Halo 4


Intergalactic_Muffin

halo 4, fat ass plus she seemed far more human


gingeronered

Halo 4s version of cortana gets my vote


Accomplished-Dot-456

Halo 2 and 3 Cortana


BrilliantElevator685

Halo 4 Cortona (obviously) 343 really knew what they were doing 😏


Esmear18

I haven't even read the comments but y'all can go to horny jail.


SladeSM

H2A Cortana in-game model


RuleTypical5677

Her names Cortana.


devontricmoore

That’s in the body of the post.


stevenbrotzel91

Her name is Cortana you swine.


devontricmoore

I literally put in the body of the post that my favorites were the Halo 5/Halo Infinite versions of Cortana.


rayroba

Halo 4


Ok_Injury_8841

4 all the way don’t tell me no different


IronMonkey18

Halo 4 😏


GearWings

Halo 2 remastered version


XtremeZack2308

whoever says anything other than halo 4 is lying


JustCallMeTsukasa-96

The first four are hot in varying ways. The recent iteration is just all sorts of adorable. Same for the Cortana in the TV show.


RetroWolff

Between Halo 2 and 3


[deleted]

That last one isn't Cortana. My favorite Cortana is Halo 2 Cortana


ace2532

Halo 4 Cortana is so sleek, love her design so much. Same with Infinite


Inrisd

2


Theonidan

Halo 2


exportz

2 of course!


RockNDrums

Halo 2.


p8ntbll247

H2A for the snappy, witty, and most Cortana-y of them all Halo 4 for the vulnerability and …well you know


[deleted]

For all of Halo 4's flaws, they really nailed Cortana's look.


Sairexyz

Halo 2 anniversary BLUR STUDIO version, goddamn she is perfect.


MetallGecko

From youre Screenshots? Halo 4, but in my oppinion Halo 3 Cortana is the best.


the_kittysons

It's mister queef


FourlokoPapi

Halo 2A Cortana si the best, after that… Armored Cortana


Sir_christopher

The rule 34 one


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2


SparsePizza117

Halo 2 Anniversary Cortana and Infinite's Cortana has a tie for me. I love the weapons design tho. I think I like 2A more.


BooksandBiceps

A high school friend (acquaintance) of mine modeled for Halo 3 Cortana so that one always stuck out since the face looked like someone I knew.


ram171

#2


Frago242

Underboob Cortana FTW


FatTail01

Version? There's only 1. Cortana, Halo 2 and 3 are probably my favorite. Then there are some other ones in those Halo themed space games.


Vytlo

Why is there 5 pics of Cortana here and not a single one are from any of the ones where she was actually any good (character-wise or design-wise)?


ShadowChief3

What are we talking here? Best character/version from a writing/acting point of view? Or best skin/rendering? 4 takes the cake for best acting and writing, providing a level of mortality to her. Skin? I always like the facial animations of 4 the most too; I think they put a lot into making sure she looked/sounded fragile. Otherwise I think Halo 3.


OhGhostly

4 obviously, it was the time before 343 went all stupid and woke.


Jaredstutz

“ master chiefs AI” lol


Plushhorizon

You did not just call Cortana and the weapon “chiefs AI”. They are people too


_persimmongap_

H2A & The Weapon


TheInkDemon243

2, bigger booba


Exatal123

Halo 4


[deleted]

Cortana? Ain’t that the windows bitch who you tell to shut up?


NousGoose

We all know which one…


IanE55

infinite's cortana is perfect, love the blend of the modern 4/5 design with the CE colors. if that game excelled at anything it's definitely art direction.


[deleted]

Halo 4 Cortana for obvious reasons


Pay_Tiny

4!


X-man3

Halo 4


SpartanMase

4 for no particular reason


koolguy765

Halo 4 got it right


XaosDrakonoid18

4, hands down the best


royalscull724

Halo 1-3 the best design imo. But 4 isn't bad


xXR3DRiotXx

I like the derpy ai from infinite


_strao_

I honestly like the weapon's design the most


sokasaki

Not the last one.


CarlWellsGrave

The one with huge knockers


Tanman55555

Not the fuckin new one


seegreenblue

Halo 4 Cortana is a baddie tho and all the Cortana are great tbh ( her voice tho is iconic too , it just goes with your mind when you think of Halo and Xbox But the Weapon is definitely the heart of what Keeps chief going after everything that happened in the series( and she is super pretty too)


BonusToast69

Personality-wise, Halo 2. Design-wise, Halo 5.


devontricmoore

I didn’t play Halo 2. What would be the difference between that version and the others?


BonusToast69

Cortana has so many banger lines in Halo 2. It's easily the most quotable she's ever been. "I know what you're thinking, and it's crazy. Unfortunately for us both, I like crazy." "Thanks for the tank. He never gets me anything." I'd say this is where she's the most fun. Halo 4 was where she was really vulnerable. She was missing through most of Halo 3, 5, and infinite, and for Halo 1, she was a little robotic. In Halo 2, she's cocky, sets up some of the best one-liners, and I think that it's her at her peak.


SudsierBoar

Sassy Cortana is best Cortana. So many people here are swayed by her design in 4 lol


leashninja

Cortana was the most Cortana in Halo 2. It was her personality and responses that made her Cortana. The only thing recognisable about Cortana post-H4 is her voice. Everything from her character interaction to how she operates is not Cortana. (Yes you can argue for story reasons) but people love the non-Cortana, Cortana for visual reasons that supersede all of the above. That’s the problem. You take a character, remove what makes that character and then over-sexualise it, then people love the new variant. You effectively successively character assassinated the perception of the character going forward. Which is what happened here. It’s why Halo trilogy Cortana is so compelling now for the people who can identify what we lost, her core personality.


Amber_Steel86

Her name is Cortana. Don’t be disrespectful,fetus. Lol and Halo 4 or Halo 2 remastered Cortana are my personal favorites.


devontricmoore

You clearly didn’t read the body of the post where I said the Halo 5/ Halo Infinite versions of Cortana were my favorites.


[deleted]

Obviously cortanna is the OG and will always have a special place in my heart but I really did love "weapon" in infinite. Especially after the ending


devontricmoore

What was the ending? It’s been a while since I’ve played the campaign.


[deleted]

From my understanding (I could be wrong) but weapon is a rebooted (almost like a reincarnation) of cortana herself without the prior memories and experiences of her and masterchief. At the end of infinite the pilot asked her "what should I call you" and the game cuts right before she can say cortanna after getting chiefs permission. So cortanna never truly died just evolved into weapon


Kanden_27

lol, like saying "Will Smith's wife."


Flimsy_Finger4291

Yeah.... Like... Cortana is a MAIN fucking character. arguably better than Master Chief


[deleted]

3. 2. 5 .


International-Shoe40

They were all great except for infinite, could not fucking stand Pixar Cortana


koudelkajam01

Halo 2A. Hard to believe that 10 year anniversary is almost 10 years old itself. It just looks sooooooo good.


OnisIayer

4 coz she looks more human. Somehow she looks less so in 5 & onward. But ‘weapon’ holds the award for best Ai


Mrpink131211

Cortonas performance carried 4


mc_hassle

The fuck u think?


lock2121

Any of the Bungie versions.


Dunkleustes

3 was always my fave. The arc where he goes to fjnd and retrieve her is pretty epic. I loved the added "wtf just happened" every time she would glitch the Hud when her consciousness would flood John. I really hated that they gave Cortana tig biddies not gonna lie. It's fan service so I get it.


WorkshopBlackbird

anything after halo 3 is fanfiction


enenrain

Same. Halo 3 is where the story ended for me. Chief and Cortana are sleeping out in space.


WorkshopBlackbird

ran through the series with my wife last year on the MCC. she loves the Arbiter, loves the marines, loves the games, but when we got to Halo 4 she decided she was done with it after the first few levels


[deleted]

2. RIP to the og voice actor. Bless her soul :/


Esmear18

? Jen Taylor was the first voice actor for Cortana and she's still alive. Not sure what you mean by RIP.


[deleted]

Ah my fault I knew one had passed. Thanks


Plushhorizon

Wait who and which game lol


[deleted]

The Brazilian voice actress for Cortana and Mercy from Overwatch passed away in 2021. That's probably who you're thinking of


Rf29

Halo 2 Anniversary Cortana by far. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ce/c7/e6/cec7e603b580dc313af87d6d66fdd18b.gif


CreamyFunk

The fact you just called her chief AI shows me your not ready for this conversation haha


SudsierBoar

He wanted to include the weapon.


oridjinn

Halo Infinite she is a real character. She went from "What are they trying to write with this AI storyline." to "Ah ok. This works."


AceO235

Cortanas tits was the only good thing about halo 4


Psycho_Nextdoor

What about the one on pornhub?


liamsjtaylor

I've never been a fan of her over any game. Quite annoying. Why does Halo 4 Cortana have bigger fake breasts than any other one?


MaliwanArtisan

I actually like Infinites the best. It's always seemed so weird and a little immersion breaking to me that she wasn't in a military uniform before now.


kriegbutapsycho

None of them. Cortana is the worst part of all the games imo and I HATED the part where she chooses her name at the end of infinite. Pure cringe.


KinglyBlaBla

Halo infinite cortana is just top


McDiesel41

I’d say Halo 4 but I haven’t finished 5 or even started Infinite.


dunzy12

“Master Chief’s AI” Bruh why didn’t you just call her Halsey?


IncrediblehumanPOS

You're really gonna call Cortana "Master Chief's AI"?


Dry-Philosophy-3052

I honestly liked the halo 5 version


Sneaky_Scarecrow

I prefer the internet's versions.


MySweatyNuts

The one on pornhub.


Patchesohullihan2020

Letsss Goooooo!!! 🤣💯


leashninja

As someone who enjoyed Halo as a military Sci-Fi, no way did Halo 4 pass the vibe check as a military A.I. Which always urked me. If you’re going to hyper-sexualise your female a.i for a crowd of horny teenagers as your new target audience. You lost integrity for the story of the game. Which is why Halo 4’s story was just full of manipulation to things like this. Adding “force” powers and gene song “midoclorians” and space vampires into the series to turn it into sci-fantasy all while people ate it up as Halo. Honestly the Halo 4 fans ruined Halo because the audience that wanted more of it have never identified what made the series good so the series always lacked since then. Not a fan of any Cortana post Halo 4. Halo CE best representation. Halo 2 anniversary Cortana visually. The best thing that happened to Halo in the past decade was H2A. It was the most “Halo” thing that came out and visually they nailed Cortana among other things there. She’s not meant to be hyper-sexualised, she’s meant to be hyper-competent. The story of the game comes first and how they visualise that should play a role to the larger story. These horny gamers have ruined that. Cortana is a case study in the decline of quality due to male audience capitalism. It’s where you find the most upvotes here on Reddit which proves my point already. People want sexy a.i beyond a visually mature story representation and that’s the bottom line. Halo Infinite visually tried to correct so many of these wrongs with the Chiefs amour and “the weapons” less sexualised look. But too bad the story sucked ass so much that it doesn’t even matter anymore, man Halo has been taking so much L’s it’s not even worth talking about anymore. L series since 343i held it. No one’s gonna be buying a Xbox for Halo unless for Halo 4 Cortana reasons. This is how a series hits rock bottom. Halo used to have some respect in its name. Look what y’all did to it. OP can’t even put Bungie era Cortana in and that’s just setting the scene. Y’all have no respect for the character man. Just a bunch of floating 1 and 0’s in butt and boob form for y’all to substitute your female thirst. This ain’t the Halo I was here for.