
This leads the Weapon into choosing her own name. He finally reveals his name: Fernando Esparza. Then, we get back to Master Chief and the Weapon back on the Pelican with the pilot, who has only been known up to this point as Echo 216. Then, the Pilot swoops down and picks up Master Chief and the Weapon. The Weapon explains that the Banished and the Harbinger were looking for something they weren't able to find, which is almost certainly the Endless. This represents what is likely the true end of the Cortana plot that has been prevalent since Halo 4, marking a new beginning for the series that will move forward with this new AI, the Weapon, as Master Chief's primary companion.Īfter escaping the Silent Auditorium, Master Chief and Cortana reappear on the surface of Zeta Halo, where the Weapon explains that multiple days have passed on Zeta Halo since they entered the Silent Auditorium. She then disappears, leaving Chief with the Weapon. Cortana says she understands her final mission is to help Master Chief and the Weapon learn from her own mistakes, and become a stronger team. Cortana says she was wrong in thinking she could do anything without Chief, because they were intended to be a team.

Then, one last echo left behind by Cortana appears for another goodbye with Master Chief.

It seems the Endless are what the Banished and the Harbinger were searching for to set free. It is said the Endless are "worse than the Flood". The Endless are referenced a couple of times throughout Halo Infinite's campaign.
