Discussion History UsefulNotes / TheBechdelTest

EDIT: Halo Wars doesn\\\'t apply either. Serina and Anders never talk together when they\\\'re not both reporting to the (male) captain.

EDIT 2: Here\\\'s an incomplete Halo Bechdel test:

*Halo: Combat Evolved – Doesn’t pass. The only female characters are Cortana, Foehammer, and the Bumblebee pilot who might as well be wearing a red shirt because she lasts about 20 seconds. Cortana talks to Foehammer a bit to get her to deliver stuff or to pick up her and the Chief, but that’s it.
*Halo 2 – Doesn’t pass. Cortana gives Intel to Keyes and says “Yes, ma’am”, and that’s it.
*Halo 3 – Doesn’t pass. Keyes [[spoiler:gets killed]] before Cortana gets rescued. They never interact.
*i love bees – Passes. Jan and Gladys talk about Jan being a Spartan 1.1, Sarah-John and Rani discuss Rani’s detective skills, and Rani and Durga discuss the UNSC sacrificing the planet Harmony to keep the Covenant from realizing their code had been broken, as well as a few other conversations.
*Halo Graphic Novel – Doesn’t pass. Maria-062 is effectively the only female character.
*Halo Wars – Doesn’t pass. Serina and Anders never have a conversation together in which the male Cutter isn’t leading.
*Halo 3: ODST – Barely passes. Sadie and the Crone have an altercation over a cash machine.
*Halo: Evolutions – Barely passes.
**Pariah – Doesn’t pass. Dr. Halsey has conversations with Déjà, but they’re about Soren.
**Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss – Doesn’t pass. Effectively only one female character.
**Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian – Doesn’t pass. Only one female character.
**Dirt – Doesn’t pass. Felicia and Allison never have a conversation together.
**Headhunters – Doesn’t pass. No female characters.
**Blunt Instruments – Doesn’t pass. One and Two never speak alone, except for Two telling her about the male Yanme’e [[spoiler:setting them up]].
**The Mona Lisa – Passes. Lopez, Benti, and Burgundy briefly discuss the Mona Lisa’s damage.
**Palace Hotel – Doesn’t pass. Cortana and Palmer don\\\'t have a proper conversation, the discussion channeled through the Chief.
**Human Weakness – Doesn’t pass. It\\\'s only about the female Cortana and two male characters.
**The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole – Doesn’t pass. Being a biography about a man, it’s the wrong setting for any female conversation to take place.
**The Return – Doesn’t pass. Doesn’t satisfy condition number one.
*Halo: The Fall of Reach – Passes. Dr. Halsey and Déjà, and Dr. Halsey and Cortana, discuss various things besides men.

Does \\\'\\\'Halo\\\'\\\' really pass that well? In Halo 2 she\\\'s just asking Foehammer to deliver supplies or pick them up. Does that count as a conversation? In Halo 3, Cortana and Keyes never interact at all. The other Halo stuff might qualify, but the main premise of the entry seems out of place.

EDIT: Halo Wars doesn\\\'t apply either. Serina and Anders never talk together when they\\\'re not both reporting to the (male) captain.

Does \\\'\\\'Halo\\\'\\\' really pass that well? In Halo 2 she\\\'s just asking Foehammer to deliver supplies or pick them up. Does that count as a conversation? In Halo 3, Cortana and Keyes never interact at all. The other Halo stuff might qualify, but the main premise of the entry seems out of place.

Does Halo really pass that well? In Halo 2 she\\\'s just asking Foehammer to deliver supplies or pick them up. Does that count as a conversation? In Halo 3, Cortana and Keyes never interact at all. The other Halo stuff might qualify, but the main premise of the entry seems out of place.

Does [[Halo Halo]] really pass that well? In Halo 2 she\\\'s just asking Foehammer to deliver supplies or pick them up. Does that count as a conversation? In Halo 3, Cortana and Keyes never interact at all. The other Halo stuff might qualify, but the main premise of the entry seems out of place.