- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I'm copying this over from one of Chaplain's other threads where it seemed to get lost in the mass-flaming at the end. I'll restate right now, these are just MY interpretations of some of the events, but its something to think about.
Ok, here goes....
Yes, I am new to the forums, BUT, I have been playing Halo since it came out, and I am re-reading the books for the 3rd time right now.
While I am not going to state one way or another what my opinion on the subject of humans as forerunners is, I have some problems with some of the arguements on BOTH sides.
Now, these are not FACTS, they are my opinions based upon my gameplay and what I've read.
I'm not going to go back through the entire thread and quote everything but I will try to divide it up by who said it.
Chaplain-
I'm not starting with you to pick on you, but I have a few problems with your arguement.
1. "You can't imagine how exciting this is! To have a record of all of our lost time! Human history, is it? Fascinating." Yes, 343GS says this. But, if my recollection of grammer in the english language is correct, (NOTE: I'm NOT trying to be sarcastic, and no my grammer is definitely not perfect) GS is not saying "Human history," but rather posing a question: He seems to be asking if that is human history. This does not, in my opinion mean that he knows about humans, he is asking for confirmation. Showing an interest in human history is more likely an effect of being an AI with too much curiosity.
2. The subject of Reclaimers and 'the other race' (covenant). This applies to more people than just Chap. From GS's usage of the term Reclaimer, I believe that he is using it as a generic title that he was programmed to give to whomever he chooses to retreive the Index. Because 'the other race' (covies) unleashed the Flood, GS probably felt they would not be suitable Reclaimers. So he started with the Marine, who failed, so GS looked for a more powerful entity (MC). However, if the Humans had released the Flood, I am of the opinion that GS would have collected covies as Reclaimers, not humans. The context of all of GS's conversations makes me believe that he feels the Reclaimer is not a race or a single identity, but rather a....(I don't know what word I'm looking for here, but I'm trying to say that its sorta like a rebirth thing, when one Reclaimer dies, another one is created to take its place etc..).
3.As for the "oxygen-nitrogen based atmosphere an earth normal gravity" It just so happens that most of the covies need similar if not identical conditions to survive. Only the Grunts as far as I can tell require a different sort of atmosphere (methane based). And at this point, we don't know how many other races are in the covenant, let alone how many they may have killed off, or that have just gone extinct for whatever reason. Based on this we don't know anthing about their physiology so we can't tell if only Humans are best fitted for the Ring World. We don't even know if all of the Halos (however many there are) have the same atmospheric and gravitational conditions.
The Other People on the Otherside of the arguement-
I have not yet had the time to go to the other threads or I would know more about your theories. One fact though that I saw mentioned, I kinda had a problem with.
1.Combat Skin. If GS has never met humans before, he would not know what their base phsyiology was. This means that even if the marine was buck-naked, he may have refered to a combat skin.
Now, I hope that I have been civil enough that I don't get flamed straight off, and once again, these are only my opinions based upon my knowledge of all things Halo. That being said, I would love to hear back from all parties involved, and anyone else with a VALID point, no matter how much evidence they have to back it up.
And Finally, I just want to point out, as many other people already have, that anything and everything we say here is nothing more than theory, and unless some lucky sod has gotten his / her hands on an official script, we won't know anything FOR SURE until the magical date of NOV 9th. :)