: A) Original intent no longer has significance. 343 owns the franchise. It is
: their story.

I disagree

: B) Cortana was certifiably not naked prior to Halo 2 (by
: H2A cinematics, and arguably by the tech-patterns' implication of
: clothing, especially the collar), she was arguably w/o (a thicker)
: bodysuit in Halo 3 (left to interpretation of tech-patterns), and was
: certainly all but naked in Halo 4.

I disagree with that too

: C) I have never said anything besides those points.

a direct quote:

: : Remember, Cortana is naked.

: Technically...
: She's never really implied being 'naked' (her profile not displaying a visible
: semblance of covering over the skin or body suit that isn't flush with her skin,
: at best) until Halo 4.

so you said that she wasn't naked or implied to be naked except for once

: * Concave belly[button]. aka, indentation around the naval region. Most
: definitely something you would see on a slim, fit female figure wearing a
: skin-tight uniform over the midriff.
: Example (and there is tighter attire):
: See also:

: That's all I meant by "concave belly". Not some strange cave where
: the stomach should be or something like that.

Yes, that's what I thought you meant, and for the most part Cortana fits that OK-- now-- but the Halo 1 version (and maybe the Halo 2 version?) pretty strongly does not, it's too pronounced.

: In closing...

: Not naked:
:
: and... collars / no collar
:

: I have now looked through enough pseudo-random images of Cortana (and
: depictions of Cortana) to last me a lifetime. ...Or at least until I play
: Halo again.

: And that is all I have to say about this topic at this time.

She's still naked. You can reject that if you want, you can headcanon it away, you can make yourself see it differently so you don't break your own special morals, but that doesn't mean you should tell other people they're wrong for not agreeing.