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Cortana: "Halo doesn't kill Flood. It kills their food: Human, Covenant, whatever. You're all equally edible."
Cortana is saying that Halo is meant to keep the Flood from spreading. We're not sure exactly how, but I would guess that it is some kind of energy weapon, since the game has you damaging pulse generators that constitute Halo's "primary firing mechanism."
To say that the Flood is Halo's weapon couldn't be true, since 343GS urges you on several different times by saying, "The Flood is spreading, Reclaimer! We must hurry!" So, 343GS doesn't want the Flood to spread, and Halo was designed to kill their food means that the Flood is merely housed on Halo for containment purposes. There must be some other method that Halo uses to accomplish its nasty purpose, namely, destroying all sentient life within its radius.
Also, IRT the person that asked "Have you even played the game?" I say this: critical reading is a wonderful skill, and I, for one, am glad that I have the ability. You should look into it. Nobody asked IF Halo was a weapon: we already know that. Rather, they asked specifically HOW Halo is a weapon, i.e. what methods/devices does Halo use to attack sentient life?
More careful reading of the question, and less careless, rampaging posting is definitely the order of the day, especially on a forum this large.
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Okay, I realize that others posted this information before I did, but if you look at the timestamps, you'll see that they're all pretty close together. To clarify, I spent several minutes gathering quotes and wording my post, and didn't see that anyone else had posted the info until after I hit submit. So, to those of you that beat me to the punch, I accede to your seniority (and the speed with which you post).
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[Edited on 4/23/2004 11:07:16 AM]