Almost immediately upon the Halo TV series’ first trailer debuting in January, a section of the fanbase were laser-focused on Cortana’s new design – and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:far from impressed.

In a departure from the companion’s bright, sci-fi look in the games, the Paramount Plus version of Cortana is ♓a more human-shaped AI, complete with a more muted and clean color palette.

, making pointed reference to the pushback over Sonic the Hedgehog’s initial design in the 202♈0 release. Unlike the Blue Blur, Cortana is stayi🃏ng put. 

Speaking to GamesRadar+ about the controversy ahead of the Halo series launch on March 24, executive producer and🃏 head of transmedia at developer 343 Indܫustries, Kiki Wolfkill, explains the reasoning behind the tweaks.  

"It's so funny, because we change her design for every game. And a lot of that is driven by technology," Wolfkill says. "A lot of the design c𝐆hanges as we progress[ed] through the game generations was because we had access to better graphics, technology, more pixels, and more effects. And so it's always been about ada﷽pting Cortana to the environment."

Wolfkill continues: "In this situation, it's so very different from the games in that she has to feel real. And by that, I don't mean feel like a real hum♍an. She has to feel like a real AI, a real hologram, and be a character that real people are acting against… That was really the impetus in designing her – how do we make her feel very tangible in this Halo world?"

Jen ✨Taylor, who has played Cortana since 2001’s Halo: Combat Evolved and will repr🌠ise her role in the series, is coming into the role with an open mind.

"I understand why ꦑpeople are protective of that [original design]," Taylor says. "I am curious to see how it’s received. I’m interested in seeing something different and seeing something new. I apologize for my wishy-washiness: Yes, I understand. Yes, I’m also interested to see what she looks like in this new version."

A new take on 🐎Cortana doesn’t just extend to her design. Taylor reveals that we’ll see "a pretty different Cortana to the one we’ve met before."

"She has different𝔍 goals than the Cortana that we have known in the past 20 years. So that is really fun. I get to do some slightly different things," Taylor explains.

The Halo series is set to premiere on Paramount Plus on March 24. For more on the iconic series, check out our ranking of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Halo games.