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Posted by: ajw34307
Posted by: xSpartan 062
Looking back at Halo, the actual level in Halo 3, we see that the Gravemind is still quite alive and well and we all know the Halo system only destroys sentient life, not the Flood. So if the new Installation 04 fired and did fall apart upon firing, there are two likely outcomes and that is that it may not have had the firing power of a fully operational ring (as 343 wanted to wait until it was finished) and the other outcome is that if it didn't have enough power it actually did not destroy the Flood since Cortana only said it did a number on the Ark, not necessarily destroying it. So perhaps since Mendicant wanted to redeem himself he may be sending John to somewhere capable of destroying the Flood in order to preserve the sentient life.
Also we know the the Halos are what completely destroys sentient life in the Universe (referred to as a Gun pointed at the head of the universe) and the Ark, or other select places are depicted as Shield Worlds to protect against the Halo rings. Well I am reminded of the first Halo 3 trailer where Cortana says "I am your shield, I am your sword". We know what the Shield is referring to and it has always been speculated that the sword is simply the Halos. But what if the sword actually refers to something that will kill the flood? If that is true, this could be what Mendicant is sending the Master Chief to retrieve.
Nice, to that I cannot answer. Cortana seems to be both as she states in the 2006 Announcement trailer. She holds the Activation Index which ignites the sword (Halo) whilst the Forerunners rest inside the Shield (Shield Worlds).
Installation 05 is still under Quarantine and the 100,000 year old war with the Sentinels and the Flood continues I think.
OK I wasn't sure as they leave 05 in between Halo 2 and 3
[edit] no actually you are wrong, at the end of Halo 2 the flood control High Charity and Installation 05, this could be where the game is heading [still very unlikely but strange to leave the flood on 05]
Source: http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Installation_05
[Edited on 07.04.2009 11:48 AM PDT]