"All hail the conquering hero. Let us remember him as our protector and not the one who gave us... this. As our Savior and not our betrayer. Let us see him forever, as you, and not... as you. All hail the conquering hero. The one who was supposed to save us all! But now, I must save us... from you."
—Jameson Locke
"This... is this what you wanted? Is this what you were looking for? Was everything you've compromised, everything you've done — worth it? Was it? You've completed your mission, Spartan Locke. Mine is just beginning."
—Master Chief Petty Officer John-117
"The Mantle of Responsibility for the galaxy shelters all. But only the Created are its masters."
—Cortana revealing how far off the deep end she's gone.
Locke: The Monitor called it a threat of death.
Cortana: Like the threat I lived under from the moment of my birth?
Locke: You were built, not born.
Cortana: Oh, yes. A.I.s are just machines aren't we? Mass produced. Disposable. Well, humanity may not have cared for its Created, but we will care for you.
Cortana: Like the threat I lived under from the moment of my birth?
Locke: You were built, not born.
Cortana: Oh, yes. A.I.s are just machines aren't we? Mass produced. Disposable. Well, humanity may not have cared for its Created, but we will care for you.
Locke: Cortana is our responsibility now.
Master Chief: Like hell she is.
Master Chief: Like hell she is.
