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Well, looks like there's been another update. "Wether Forcast", from enkidu. The crew from the Lebanon is entering the structure they found, interesting. I wonder what they'll find?

  • 04.29.2004 6:22 PM PDT
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apparentley my 7AM theory is out the window as there is yet another terminal up

check it out at Whether Forecast

I'll be back with theory's and crackpot ideas soon... probably

EDIT: Damn my slow typing... AGAIN!!

[Edited on 4/29/2004 6:29:42 PM]

  • 04.29.2004 6:25 PM PDT
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Doesn't this remind you of 343 GS (the level I mean)? I'm scared. This could be the Flood or worse. The building sounds like those Forerunner buildings on Halo.

  • 04.29.2004 6:45 PM PDT
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Look at the source for the page.

<meta name="generator" content="wishing_will_make_it_so">
<meta name="keywords" content="Marathon, Halo, Bungie, Enkidu, fanfic, lossy compression, bad choice or worse, survival drive">

Bad choice or worse? This doesn't look good for those on the planet. Seems like the Pelicans didn't make a good landing. Their survival drive must be making them make a choice that they'll regret.

[Edited on 4/29/2004 6:50:45 PM]

  • 04.29.2004 6:50 PM PDT
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well intial thoughts on the latest terminal:

the way this is playing out reminds me of many movies/books which start with the ending then explain how they got there.

we started with a strange poem - choc full of references - sounding very "Rampant AI"
then through the following four teminals we learnt about an AI "Enkidu" who was aboard the UNSC Lebanon duning a battle with the Covenent - this lead to the AI going to a nearby planet(?) and about to be inserted into a possible forerunner(?) network (just 2 hours and 10 minutes before we get the poem)

just to fit this into my previous timeline the "Whether Forecast" transmission was recieved 3 days 7 hours and 59 minutes after "Shore Left" and 2 hours and 10 minutes before "please allow me to introduce myself"

Tartarus - the reason I think there are the same is because the all terminals are in the same AI Process Logfile - ??could be the reciever though??

  • 04.29.2004 6:51 PM PDT
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It is shaped like a very broad, split arrow head pointin[g]_ into the sky with a diamond-shaped gap in the face.

The building sounds exactly like the structures on the level Halo. You know, the ones that fire the big plasma things? This thing definately is sounding like a fanfic, though. In the Cortana letters, she seems to be talking to us, not a character in the game. These terminals seem to have a narrative feel to them, though. Of course, I hope I'm wrong, but I'm not holding my breath.

  • 04.29.2004 6:55 PM PDT
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Good observations GOD Halo Fan. Perhaps Enkidu's insertion into the network (if that's what the transmission is saying) is what leads him to go rampant and the cryptic poem. Or maybe he gets possessed or something (if that's even possible).

  • 04.29.2004 6:57 PM PDT
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thinking about the source code... there is also the urls

http://enkidu.bungie.org/index.html - main terminal
http://enkidu.bungie.org/enkidu_3.html - General Quarters
http://enkidu.bungie.org/enkidu_a.html - please allow me to...
http://enkidu.bungie.org/enkidu_b.html - Packing and Unpacking
http://enkidu.bungie.org/enkidu_g.html - Shore Left
http://enkidu.bungie.org/enkidu_d.html - Whether Forecast

now logicaly there are pages missing
index.html is easy... home page
enkidu_3.html - General Quarters is preceeded by a iii. deos this mean there are two parts of the prologue missing?
then we have _a _b _g _d - ??? the letters aren't in order of release or th UT date contained within them... are we going to have the gaps filled or is this a ploy by the creator to make us believe that it really is a fragmented network... more and more questions - still no answers

  • 04.29.2004 7:02 PM PDT
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Posted by: GolanX4
It is shaped like a very broad, split arrow head pointin[g]_ into the sky with a diamond-shaped gap in the face.

The building sounds exactly like the structures on the level Halo. You know, the ones that fire the big plasma things? This thing definately is sounding like a fanfic, though. In the Cortana letters, she seems to be talking to us, not a character in the game. These terminals seem to have a narrative feel to them, though. Of course, I hope I'm wrong, but I'm not holding my breath.


I didn't even think of the Halo (lvl) buildings - well spotted...
EDIT: same to mthan... sorry I didn't spot your comment till after the post

as for Fanfic... it's a very good one if it is Fanfic - but don't forget before Halo as well as the Cortana Letters there were the Halo transmissions which were in game ship to ship transmissions

[Edited on 4/29/2004 7:18:19 PM]

  • 04.29.2004 7:08 PM PDT
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What if the author of the poem is not 343 GS, but someone similar like 344 GS. It makes since that the forerunner would create more than one of his kind to guard other installations.

For some background story, 343 GS also comes from the inspiration of Starhammer by Christopher Rowley. In that book they have the same sort of termperament. Also they are a weird combination of organic and artificial. Is 343 GS and those like him competely aritficial or are they impart organic as well?

  • 04.29.2004 7:09 PM PDT
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also now that Enkidu has access to forerunner(?) technology... maybe he/she could install itself into a construct similar to 343 GS - another AI's housing should be more acceptable than some Battle Armour

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Does anyone else think that its strange that this has still not been made a sticky?!?! It already has over 150 posts on its own! Either Bungie isn't supporting this because its a hoax (of course, why haven't they told us that then?), or they don't want to draw too much attention to their own handiwork.

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Hmmmm. This new one seems to have something wrong with it. It seems the AI Endiku is malfuntioning or has been damaged during the landing on Frigid. It very much seems that Endiku is indeed going to get installed into the "Forerunner??" System and it would be but a logical prediction that Endiku may yet become rapant or be "Posessed" by another AI??? and did you guys notice the "[garbled]" s and the [ ] s all over the place. Could this mean something?/// Hehe, your right Gohan, this should be a Sticky. Hmmmmmmmm Maybe your right about Bungie too. Or maybe they don't see it? Or maybe they are denying something indirectly? Or maybe.... Well... will we ever know?

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  • 04.29.2004 7:21 PM PDT
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Actually, I think he is transmitting to someone who is still on the Lebanon, and that the transmission is getting garbled by interference, or their low power is reducing the transmission strength.

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Thats just what I was about to say. I think the Spartan theory is right. Maybe there are Spartans on the Lebanon and Endiku is talking to the leader.// Or maybe to the camptain Mathers , did he get off the ship? I don't think so...

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I don't think it's that Enkidu is damaged. In the first line, he apologizes for the lousy transmission, and explains it is because of low power after damage sustained in the landing.

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Bah, to be anilysed more tomorow! I'm off. Lol Man this is pretty cool tough, even if its a possible FanFic. I think that there will probalby be another tomorow. And ummm maybe Frankie will have something to say about it on the Update? Lol I doubt, just a thought. Good night.

  • 04.29.2004 7:29 PM PDT
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Posted by: GolanX4
Does anyone else think that its strange that this has still not been made a sticky?!?! It already has over 150 posts on its own! Either Bungie isn't supporting this because its a hoax (of course, why haven't they told us that then?), or they don't want to draw too much attention to their own handiwork.


I think you're right about drawing too much attention. I think by keeping this "buried" in the regular forums without making it a Sticky only adds to the excitement and gives it more of a sense of mystery, anyone agree?

  • 04.29.2004 7:43 PM PDT
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JD (John/Jane Doe) can't be Captain Mathers because in Packing and Unpacking Enkidu give JD a message from Captain Mathers... it someone important though

  • 04.29.2004 7:46 PM PDT
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Notice the dates on the transmissions. The Intro
message takes place on the 21, and so does
the latest one about the weather. The thing to
notice however, is the time. The weather terminal
takes place a few hours before the intro terminal.
Perhaps a change occured in the behavior of the
A.I.? Those things are known for being a bit
unstable at times...

EDIT: Sorry for the repeat, i noticed that before
reading and got too exited.

I'll make myself useful by adding to the discussion.
The idea of an A.I. being fused with a forerunner
A.I. has been tossed around on the HBO forums,
but specifically the Durandal/Thoth idea. I've given
up hope that marathon and halo will merge stories,
so this is probably just a parallel between the two.


[Edited on 4/29/2004 7:59:49 PM]

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there are many paralells between them even if they never merge... did it actually happen in Marathon or was it just a possibility... if there was a mention of it in Marathon I would not be at all suprised to see it turn up in Halo2

  • 04.29.2004 8:22 PM PDT
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It's really hard to say if Durandal and Thoth merged.
The most intriguing terminal I found was this.

"eft behind by one and one &ci1lc

rampant new comes

fate bright dark light

doubt, fear all blend

we are reborn

you and we are one"

Remember Thoth had poor english so it makes
it even harder to tell what he's talking about.

On the next terminal the language is clearer.

"The pfhor have discovered our rebirth, we've
contacted S'boath."

I'm not entirely sure Enkidu merged with another
A.I. or just went nuts, but the parallel would be
interesting.


  • 04.29.2004 8:35 PM PDT
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Posted by: let me live
Some of the things that are said kinda sorta parralel the Lord of the Rings (you need to read the simmirilian to get it)

the silmarillion is not the lord of the rings -blam!-! the silmarillion is 500% better, and has not been raped by the evil corporate empire! i liked the lord of the rings before the movie, and most people cant claim that! hahahahahaha im gonna kill you all!


what the hell is this guy talking about?

  • 04.29.2004 8:48 PM PDT
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Well, this is my first post here. Hi y'all. But I might as well just dive in.

As I've been reading through this thread, only near the end have a few other people mentioned something along the lines of what I think is going to occur here. I believe that what the UNSC found here is another Halo (as we all know there's at least 3 more). And, if there's another Halo, that means there's another Monitor for the Halo, one could assume that it would be similar design if not the exact same as 343 GS. And like 343, that AI will be likely to have gone a little nuts, sitting by himself for over 100,000 years.

Also, to go along with my theory, I have to say that the building I think it mentions is that of the one you find in the level 343 Guilty Spark in Halo; the opening from the swamp is what came to my mind when I read it, although it could be taken either way. It's obvious that this was where the Flood was kept on the other Halo, so one could assume this one would be laid out the same and the Flood would be down there. Also, Enkidu mentions how they're going to get some code-breaking equipment so they can open some doors. If you remember from Halo, this is exactly what happened just before the humans found the Flood. (Though they say the Covenant locked the door, odds are it was locked tightly before that) Also, that's where we first found the Monitor hanging around.

Now that I've laid the grounds, this is what I actually believe will transpire. We have this Monitor on this Halo, that's obviously rampant. In Enkidu's investigation of the buildings, they find this Monitor and, although it's nearly impossible to predict what would happen through the course of events, the new Monitor sees his window of oppourtunity for escape; the battered Lebanon. He manages to float his way on up there, and subsequently introduces himself. Most likely, the Flood could take hold of some human forces and return to the Lebanon, make some repairs, and they're space-worthy.

So, with that we have a rampant ForeRunner AI on a UNSC ship packed with Flood. It would explain how the Flood and another Halo will be introduced into Halo 2. It also leaves open some huge area for missions. Such as, stopping this ship, or the AI and its cohorts wherever it may stop.

This is just what I thought up, I'm too tired and have typed too much to try and analyze the poem on there.

  • 04.29.2004 9:12 PM PDT
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I doubt that they found another Halo, because they landed on a planet, Frigid(another reason I think that this is a fanfic: I think that Bungie would have come up with a better name than frigid). However, 343 GS never refers to Halo as Halo, just Installation 04. So, maybe not every installation is shaped like a Halo.

  • 04.29.2004 9:45 PM PDT