![]() ![]() ![]() While working on that second thesis, Halsey learned various line commands, long discarded and forgotten due to their archaic nature, with which she could interact with computer programs. She was eventually afforded a trip to Circumstance in 2501 from the Dean of Biological Science at Koletre-Browning University, who completely funded her education until the completion of her second doctoral thesis sometime after her fifteenth birthday in 2507. Upon beating her daughter she had said, in Italian, "When the game is over, the king and pawn go into the same box." At a young age, Halsey was sent to the elite academy Endymion Gifted, where she continued to defy educatory standards. The first game of chess Catherine that played with her mother was the only one she ever lost to her. Among the works Halsey read was an English translation of Dante's Inferno. As an adolescent, she was already smarter than her parents and was continually reading, learning, and talking, being eager to share her knowledge with anyone who would listen. At this age, she was already contemplating ideas having to do with artificial intelligences and their longevity. While an impressionable young child, her father recited to her every adventurous tale of L. Ĭatherine Elizabeth Halsey was born on Mawithin the colony of Endymion's coastal city of Port Vernon. This self-portrait was sketched by Halsey at the age of eighteen, just a few months after she began her work on Reach. I joined." - Catherine Halsey recalls her recruitment by ONI in her journal. " The Office of Naval Intelligence had apparently had their eye on me for years and knew that the only way to convince me to join them was to get me to convince me. 5 Non-canon and dubious canon appearancesīiography Early life and education.1.24 The artifact from Sigma Octanus IV.1.22 Xenoarchaeology and other investigations.After almost a year among the enemy, she was recaptured by the UNSC and commissioned to work on urgent scientific matters, particularly concerning the rise of the Guardians. Halsey was stripped of her position, incarcerated, and treated as a war criminal by the UNSC at large, which led to her apparent defection to Jul 'Mdama's reformed Covenant. Though generally well-regarded among her peers, she endured intense personal guilt for condemning the Spartans to the life of a super soldier. Halsey held considerable authority within ONI, despite being a civilian, and commanded respect from important military figures. She served as a scientific adviser for ONI from 2515 to 2522, when she was made chief scientist, a position she held until the end of the Human-Covenant War. ĭoctor Catherine Elizabeth Halsey, (Civilian Consultant 409871, phonetically identified as " Charlie Hotel"), is a key scientific adviser of the Office of Naval Intelligence, best known for her work with the SPARTAN-II program, developing and creating smart AIs such as Cortana, and for overseeing the development of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor. I should have been trying to save every single human life-no matter what it cost." - Catherine Halsey to John-117 regarding her changed views. But now I'm not sure that philosophy has worked out too well. I have killed and maimed and caused a great deal of suffering to many people-all in the name of self-preservation. " For a long time I had thought that we had to sacrifice a few for the good of the entire human race. ![]()
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