- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: NaughtyCalibur
Yeah, but if Nukes grew legs in Europe and were trying to cross seas into the U.S., then we would destroy Europe and only Europe, not the entire planets population.
That's a great analogy. Except for the Halo universe, The rest of the world = the Haloes. The idea I could gather was that if an outbreak occured, the Forerunenrs woudl scour the universe for the systems they knew already held lifeforms of "sufficient biomass" and put them on the arks. Then, they'd fire the Halos off. The idea, is to not shot yourself in the foot. (fyi: The Killer bees escaped from a lab in brazil, for a realworld labortory escape).
[Begini Tangent]
I get the impression from Gs 343 and his recollections with the last Reclaimer things didn't go according to plans.
"Why would you hesitate to do what you have already done? Last time, you asked me, if it was my choice, would I do it? Having considerable time to ponder your query, my answer has not changed. . . There is no choice. We must activate the ring."
If the reclaimer was forerunner, and if everyone was safely on the arks, why would he hestitate and ask GS 343 if he'd do it if he were the reclaimer? I think the last outbreak happened to quickly to save the forerunner planet(s). I think the Reclaimer was alone when he made the fateful decesion to fire the Halos. The end of the forerunner? Sacrificing themselves so that others already on the haloes could live?