[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] somebody talking what was the AI cortana found on high charity/[/quote] [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] The Grenadier What? Where did you get that from? What tasks? She was trapped on High Charity with nothing to do but twiddle her thumbs and hope that somehow she can get back to Earth[/quote] [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] bashveank BTW the AI wasn't on the High Charity, it was on the Unyeilding Hierophant. Also it wasn't a good AI, at least not as good as any Human AI, Cortana just said that it was strong for a covie AI. If you remember the AI was just a buggy copy of a human "smart" AI. [/quote] As Opog quoted from the game, you guys missed a pretty big clue that Cortana encountered something pretty powerful onboard either High Charity or the Forerunner ship. She uses the word "construct", which can be assumed to mean "(smart) A.I.", as GS343 calls Cortana this in Halo 1. That construct is one possibly good reason why Cortana could not just overtake the Forerunner ship systems and cancel the launch. If the construct was on High Charity, and didn't actually leave with Truth on the Forerunner ship, that construct is one possibly good reason why the POA was never detonated when the Halos were milliseconds away from galatic activation. Now, if that construct is as powerful as it is hinted at being, and it was onboard Truth's ship, then it poses a problem to the entire Earth network - and should make for interesting times in Halo 3. Here's the quote: [color=white] Cortana: We don't have time for this Chief. Truth's Phantom is nearing the Forerunner's ship. Cortana: I'll disable this lift once you reach the top. That'll slow them down...I hope. Truth*: Shall we let the Flood consume our holy city? Turn High Charity into another of their wretched hives? No enemy has ever withstood our might. The Flood too shall fail. Cortana: I'll do what I can to stall the launch sequence. There's something inside the ship...a presence that's fighting back! For a Covenant construct it's unusually formidable. No time to admire the view. Truth's Phantom has reached the Forerunner ship. [/color]