- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I guess you haven't read the books either, beacuse if you had, you'd know that not everyone died during Reach's plasma bombardment. Fred, Kelly, Will, Vinh, Anton, Grace, Admiral Whitcomb, and Dr. Halsey were all among the survivors. Plus more once the Chief and his team arrived with Cortana and the captured Covenant flagship.
Anyway, as for the game ending in defeat, that would certainly seem possible, as Reach ultimately did fall, though it would likely include some sort of escape as in the books.