Cortana is a fictional synthetic intelligence character in the Halo video game series. Voiced by Jen Taylor, she appears in Halo: Combat Evolved and its sequels, Halo 2, Halo 3 Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians. She also appears in a cutscene and the epilogue of the prequel Halo: Reach, as well as in several of the franchise's novels and comics. During gameplay, Cortana provides backstory and tactical information to the player, who assumes the role of Master Chief Petty Officer John-117. In the story, she is instrumental in preventing the activation of the Halo installations, which would have destroyed all sentient life in the galaxy.
Cortana's original design was based on the Egyptian queen Nefertiti; the character's holographic representation always takes the form of a woman. Taylor, despite her extensive voice acting for video games, is not a gamer; she described portraying Cortana as challenging, due to the character's lack of a physical form. Bungie first introduced Cortana—and Halo—through the Cortana Letters, cryptic emails sent during Combat Evolved 's production in 1999. Since then, the character has been used extensively to advertise the series. Cortana has been recognized for her sex appeal, believability and character depth. The character was the inspiration for Microsoft's intelligent personal assistant.
, 1h34 OriginUSA GenresScience fiction, Thriller, Action ThemesFilms based on video games ActorsAnna Popplewell, Osric Chau, Ty Olsson, Thomas Green, Daniel Cudmore, Mike Dopud Rating66% Alors que le Commandant Thomas Lasky écoute l'appel de détresse de Cortana, il se rappelle les circonstances de sa première rencontre avec le Major Spartan 117. Sur la planète Circunius-IV, à l'Académie Militaire de Corbulo de l'United Nations Space Command (UNSC), qui forme les marines et les ODST (Helljumpers en anglais), un groupe de jeunes cadets de bonne famille s'entraîne pour prendre la relève dans la guerre contre les insurgés des planètes coloniales extérieures. Parmi eux, Thomas Lasky doit faire face à ses doutes sur cette guerre et sur ses propres capacités, alors qu'il est pressenti pour une grande carrière de chef militaire. Tandis que Lasky s'affirme peu à peu, son monde est mis brusquement à feu et à sang par l'irruption d'une nouvelle menace : les Covenants, une terrifiante alliance extraterrestre.