- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
There may be more...good point m'friend. Any thoughts on it? Think about this one:
We can tell by 343GS's behavior in relation to the flood's outbreak that the Forerunner have (or had) very different views on the disaster. While humans and covenant panicked and treated the situation as one of the direst of emergencies, 343 simply followed protocol and lead MC to the solution. I don't believe that a species that feared for its own existence would create an AI that could act in such a leisurely manner during this emergency, nor do I think that they would be willing to construct a weapon that would wipe themselves out in order to control a single outbreak (In quoting 343, "...this galaxy will be quite devoid of life, or at least any life with sufficient biomass to sustain the flood...") thus, I believe that the Forerunner: A.) Dwell outside of our galaxy, where they would not be vulnerable to their own "security mechanism" B.) The Forerunners are Ai that do not interest the Flood are thus impervious to Halo's mechanism. which is why they were able to so easily study them and, through their studies, discovered the threats that a massive outbreak could pose. But this theory can easily be struck down by observing the Forerunner architecture. Why would AI need hallways and doors? Maybe for transport vehicles to move the Flood? Or maybe, just maybe, the Forerunners were working in conjunction with the Convenant.
Please post some thoughts.