Joseph Staten: “Cortana’s every girlfriend we’ve ever had… No, just kidding.”ĬJ Cowan: “Cortana is a) naked, b) blue, and c) a hologram.” The attitude has been laid out quite clearly in on of the ViDocs for Halo 3.ĭamian Isla: “At least one of our writers refers to her as your girlfriend.” These are undeniably contributing factors to why Cortana is the way she is, we need to acknowledge that.
She was designed in the late-’90s through the ’00s by teams consisted primarily of men (you can literally count the number of women in Halo 1’s credits on one hand), during a time in which gaming culture was highly toxic towards women (it still very much is). With the advent of motion capture technology being used for every scene in the game, a new artistic direction, and the ability to push the Xbox 360 to its very limits in terms of graphical fidelity, it’s really no wonder that we’ve seen various aesthetic changes.Ĭortana is, of course, still a ‘naked’ holographic woman. It’s hardly a secret that Cortana’s design got a pretty big ‘upgrade’ for Halo 4… Halo Infinite Campai… on So, I’ve played Halo Inf…Ī topic that is greatly important to me – as a writer, as a believer in equality, and as a fan of this franchise – is how Halo 4 reads as a feminist text with regards to Cortana.Ĭortana has long been the subject of a fair bit of controversy in this regard, and I want to address this subject to provide a substantial argument for why I feel that Halo 4 has the most feminist portrayal of Cortana in the series. Timothy Smith BLM AC… on So, I’ve played Halo Inf… Halo fiction for Women’s History Month March 10, 2021.Everything Shadows of Reach sets up for Halo Infinite April 22, 2021.Everything Point of Light sets up for Halo Infinite May 3, 2021.Every Mass Effect Trilogy character who could be in ‘Mass Effect 4’ May 12, 2021.E3 2021: Halo Infinite – A Masterclass of Storytelling June 13, 2021.‘PREVIOUSLY ON HALO’ – A guide to every game, book, comic, and more! September 15, 2021.HALO: DIVINE WIND – Review (NON-SPOILER) October 19, 2021.Everything Divine Wind sets up for the future of Halo November 10, 2021.So, I’ve played Halo Infinite’s campaign… (SPOILER-FREE impressions) November 19, 2021.Tales from Zeta Halo (NON-SPOILER campaign preview) November 26, 2021.If you like what I do please support me on Ko-fi Categories Categories Archives Archives Follow Me
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