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The Spartans' Origin
Spartan's. Selected as birth to be the ultimate soldiers. Soldiers designed to be tough and hard as nails...
Who are they?
The spartans, as I said previously, were selected at birth to be the ultimate soldiers, yes I said AT bearth. Yes Halsely chose them for the program when they were six but she didn't choose who the candidates would be. As we all know the spartans all had special characteristics that set them apart from the other children. Whether that may be in smarts or strength it didn't matter. All these children, FROM BIRTH, were incredible.
We all know (or think we know) that the Forerunners were a race that visited many planets. We also know the Covenent think of this ancient race as a form of gods. In sense the Prophets are the "popes" or priests of the Covenent. They act as wise men informing there rulership of the learnings of the Forerunners. They worship the gods unwaveringly.
Do they?
In the recent halo novel (First Strike) at the end of the book the prophet proclaims:"Soon all the relics of the gods, no matter how precious, will be no matter". A unimportant statement perhaps? No. In fact this statement is what started this delve into mistery. We all know that in our day and age religion is falling. Perhaps the same thing is happening with the Covenent. There belief in the religion may be faltering. Keep this in minde.
How did the Covenent first begin this belief in the Forerunners? We know the Forerunners visited many planets. We also know that they left behind certain ruins and items. It is more then likely that the Prohets, who perhaps lived on one of these planets, discovered these ruins. Imagine, the Prophets living on a planet. Primitive and desolate, desperate for anything. Perhaps a group discovered ancient writing on a rock or ruin of some sort. They spent years understanding this writing. Then finally they shared it with the rest of there race.
Now these advancing Prophets spent years apon years learning there teachings. In this sense they evolved. Untill the created there first piece of inter-galactical technolagy. Using this hardware, they travelled to planets trying to find more relics of the Forerunners untill the came apon a planet.
This planet, was inhabited by Grunts. The Prophets used there intelligence and technolagy to force the grunts into there rule. Using the Grunts they created more and more advanced items. Untill finally venturing out again and discovering the Elites.
The Elites, with there blood thirst liked the technolagy that the Prophets had. They were recruited into this "band" of aliens.
The Covenent was formed.
Now it is clear that all the aliens agreed with the teachings of the Forerunners. Later the Brutes and the Hunters (and perhaps others) would join them.
The Covenent traveled the stars. Looking for more lessons. Untill they came apon a piece of writing. This writing most likely spoke of creatures who resembled humans and tolled them of the horrible creations they have created and will create.
The Covenent vowed to destroy the Humans.
They spent years looking for humans. In time the Covenent fell out of touch with there beliefs.
Now the forerunners.
Everybody believes this race to be extinct but I do not beieve so. I believe they still exist. With technolagy so advanced that they discarded their fleshy bodies in favour of mechanicle ones. A robot race if you will. Now they most likely would keep a close eye on their "religious slaves". Sensing that the Covenent was getting less religious they got angry. They Devised a plan to destroy them. Sending hundreds of mini robots around the Universe for the perpous of discovering a race whoch had children. They found the humans. These robots in a sense "implanted" themselves into hundreds of children. These children were selected for one thing.
To be better.
With more intelligence, strength and other qualities they flourished but they never had a chance to use their special poweres. Untill Catherine Halsely was born. She was one who was implanted with a bot and it gave her a above average intelligence. Sensing an act of dusty (subconciously) she created the spartan program. She then selected the spartans.
Each one was an Implantee.
That is my opinion. So in a sense the forerunners DID create the spartans. Also on a sense Dr Halsely is also a spartan, sort of.
Thank you for reading my opinion of the spartans origins. Good Day.
[Edited on 4/19/2004 6:57:40 PM]